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Comment on A ramble about good and evil, or NYT and Net Neutrality by I’m very black-and-white when it comes … « The Stream

I’m very black-and-white when it comes … « The Stream — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:57:23 +0000

[...] has now crossed that line in my opinion. This makes me unimaginably angry, not only because I wrote an impassioned defense of them just a few days ago, but because Google was the very best ally the Net Neutrality movement had, just dropping out of [...]

Comment on A ramble about good and evil, or NYT and Net Neutrality by EH

EH — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:37:39 +0000

This sucks because NYT has become my main source of news, but that article smelled fishy to me, too, and after reading this I totally see your point. I might want to look into alternative news sources – or just be a defensive reader.

Comment on On Facebook "owning" the web by The fact that Facebook has been buying o… « The Stream

The fact that Facebook has been buying o… « The Stream — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:18:01 +0000

[...] is EXACTLY why Google is (rumoredly) building Google Me. I’ve made no bones about my growing distaste for Facebook (or my love of Google, for that matter), so I would love to see Google go into the social space [...]

Comment on On sexy, sexy rail infrastructure by Jimmy » A blueprint for HSR on the East Coast

Jimmy » A blueprint for HSR on the East Coast — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:53:54 +0000

[...] for rail infrastructure when every other infrastructure system in this country is government owned (I blogged extensively on this late last year), and with the exception of some of the farthest out libertarians, I think we can all see the sense [...]

Comment on On Facebook "owning" the web by EH

EH — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:59:11 +0000

I would “like” this except your blog isn’t linked to Facebook and f8 taught me that there is no way to show my appreciation for content on the web other than pushing one of Facebook’s heavenly little buttons.

Comment on On sexy, sexy rail infrastructure by EH

EH — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:48:13 +0000

I love the idea of government-owned rails that private companies would use for free, just like our roads system. Of course with the selling out of some state-owned highways to private contractors, the lines begin to blur again!

Comment on Memo to Obama: "yes we can" be positive about the economy by EH

EH — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:33:29 +0000

Inspiring post. I haven’t been keeping up on economic news, so I appreciate your data and analysis.

Comment on Just "because you can" is no reason to be a dick by Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:13:50 +0000

You write powerfully and well in the middle of the night.

Love the double use of the title line. And your line up of comparative scenarios involving postal mail, highways, and phone lines.