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Thursday, November 2, 2006
A whole, not a hole 
| | I'm tired of hearing the Net referred to as a "medium". Same goes for "social media" such as blogs, wikis and IM. Yes, packets go through the Net. In an almost-literal sense, Senator Stevens is right that it's a system of "pipes". |
| | But the Net is pure infrastructure. We work on it, just as we work on the electric power grid, the road system and our water and waste treatment systems — all of which also support the transport of stuff (electrons, cars, water, waste). |
| | Getting clear what the Net is, and what it supports, is critical to finding common ground in what has become a private vs. public debate, and which should go deeper than that. |
Just in time to finish The Reformation
The old turn-around
| | After his cableco — follwing in the bigfoot-steps of telcos that love to turn every interaction with trapped customers into "billing events" — offered "to take my payment over the phone... for a fee" (to correct an error that was not his fault), Chip Hoagland decided to turn the tables: I've taken the position that I will not give positive feedback or help with providers system errors without a payment/service credit. |
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