http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130531/02593523270/bradley-manning-accused-aiding-classified-enemy.shtml#c393 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:43:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130531/02593523270/bradley-manning-accused-aiding-classified-enemy.shtml#c393 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/06034223155/quack-professor-releases-dumbest-violent-video-game-theory-ever.shtml#c353 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:27:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/06034223155/quack-professor-releases-dumbest-violent-video-game-theory-ever.shtml#c353 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/17153622773/everywhere-big-brother-is-smiling-congress-sells-your-privacy-cool-84-million.shtml#c249 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:32:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130419/17153622773/everywhere-big-brother-is-smiling-congress-sells-your-privacy-cool-84-million.shtml#c249 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/07522922677/with-google-fiber-way-att-fiber-customers-receive-free-boost-to-connection-only-976-mbps-slower-than-googles-connection.shtml#c287 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:18:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/07522922677/with-google-fiber-way-att-fiber-customers-receive-free-boost-to-connection-only-976-mbps-slower-than-googles-connection.shtml#c287 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/07522922677/with-google-fiber-way-att-fiber-customers-receive-free-boost-to-connection-only-976-mbps-slower-than-googles-connection.shtml#c176 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:31:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/07522922677/with-google-fiber-way-att-fiber-customers-receive-free-boost-to-connection-only-976-mbps-slower-than-googles-connection.shtml#c176 bit while our operating systems use Mebibytes [2^20] (compared to the Megabytes [10^6] of hard drive manufacturers). Your 35Mbps connection is about 4.5 MiBps. That is enough to stream a reasonably HD movie from Netflix, but if you have somebody else in the house wanting to stream, play an online game, or browse in a snappy matter you'll be out of luck. I have 50 Mbps service with Charter and am actually pretty pleased with it. But saying that you'll never peg a high-speed connection is just showing a lack of imagination.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130409/02005422630/investigation-into-illegal-spying-kim-doctom-reveals-nz-intelligence-illegally-spied-85-people.shtml#c29 Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:13:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130409/02005422630/investigation-into-illegal-spying-kim-doctom-reveals-nz-intelligence-illegally-spied-85-people.shtml#c29 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130406/18105622612/sen-feinstein-says-congress-ready-to-take-action-to-rein-violent-video-games.shtml#c721 Tue, 9 Apr 2013 08:36:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130406/18105622612/sen-feinstein-says-congress-ready-to-take-action-to-rein-violent-video-games.shtml#c721 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/23435122608/organization-that-plagiarized-guide-making-science-posters-has-pricey-lawyer-threaten-original-creator-with-copyright-claim.shtml#c119 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:33:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130405/23435122608/organization-that-plagiarized-guide-making-science-posters-has-pricey-lawyer-threaten-original-creator-with-copyright-claim.shtml#c119 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130308/13380622263/9th-circuit-appeals-court-4th-amendment-applies-border-also-password-protected-files-shouldnt-arouse-suspicion.shtml#c103 Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:00:55 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130308/13380622263/9th-circuit-appeals-court-4th-amendment-applies-border-also-password-protected-files-shouldnt-arouse-suspicion.shtml#c103 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130301/02155422167/kim-dotcom-loses-appeal-concerning-extradition.shtml#c795 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:28:53 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130301/02155422167/kim-dotcom-loses-appeal-concerning-extradition.shtml#c795 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130131/12204721842/one-funniest-sr-bl-ads-youll-see-this-year-makes-fun-nfl-trademarks.shtml#c343 Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:17:29 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130131/12204721842/one-funniest-sr-bl-ads-youll-see-this-year-makes-fun-nfl-trademarks.shtml#c343 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130129/09264821815/truly-stupid-ideas-adding-drm-to-html5.shtml#c151 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:09:37 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130129/09264821815/truly-stupid-ideas-adding-drm-to-html5.shtml#c151 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130124/07015421777/just-two-more-days-to-unlock-your-phone-then-youll-be-breaking-law.shtml#c300 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:27:10 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130124/07015421777/just-two-more-days-to-unlock-your-phone-then-youll-be-breaking-law.shtml#c300 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130122/17510021756/canadian-kindle-owners-forced-to-leave-american-kindle-content-features-behind.shtml#c429 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:19:16 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130122/17510021756/canadian-kindle-owners-forced-to-leave-american-kindle-content-features-behind.shtml#c429 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130122/17510021756/canadian-kindle-owners-forced-to-leave-american-kindle-content-features-behind.shtml#c72 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:13:36 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130122/17510021756/canadian-kindle-owners-forced-to-leave-american-kindle-content-features-behind.shtml#c72
In fairness, the first thing I did when I bought it was root it and remove the ads. I haven't given a dime to Amazon (outside of the cost of the hardware) and purchase everything through 3rd party sources using Calibre to synchronize. It's an extremely locked down device, but credit where credit is due.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130103/10020821566/inventor-wind-up-radio-complains-about-google-generation.shtml#c148 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:42:41 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130103/10020821566/inventor-wind-up-radio-complains-about-google-generation.shtml#c148
It really isn't fair to ask everybody to become conversant with the underlying technologies behind everyday conveniences. The world is becoming much more complicated. I know the most basic aspects of how my truck works, but I would not trust myself to do any major repair work. Asking a non-techie to learn the basics of Java, C (and its cousins), Assembly, etc. is just asking for trouble.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130114/18442221671/dear-hbo-disney-netflix-et-al-fragmenting-online-tv-lets-piracy-keep-its-biggest-advantage.shtml#c342 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:00:31 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130114/18442221671/dear-hbo-disney-netflix-et-al-fragmenting-online-tv-lets-piracy-keep-its-biggest-advantage.shtml#c342 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130111/00145421637/just-how-dumb-is-it-cbs-to-block-cnet-giving-dish-award.shtml#c515 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:24:01 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130111/00145421637/just-how-dumb-is-it-cbs-to-block-cnet-giving-dish-award.shtml#c515 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121220/07392821448/swedish-appeals-court-says-web-designer-is-responsible-copyright-infringement-studentbay.shtml#c7 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:57:17 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121220/07392821448/swedish-appeals-court-says-web-designer-is-responsible-copyright-infringement-studentbay.shtml#c7 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121022/06171620785/tim-tebow-trademarking-tebowing-tarnishes-trademark.shtml#c315 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:54:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121022/06171620785/tim-tebow-trademarking-tebowing-tarnishes-trademark.shtml#c315