Net Nuetrality, and other tidbits

Feels like Monday…

* The FCC’s Net neutrality plan is much worse than it looks

“Under the new proposal, ISPs will be slower to upgrade their networks and will find it easier to exploit customers on both ends.” Read more..

I hope you’re not surprised… * China accuses Cisco of supporting US cyberwar efforts

“China is attacking secret surveillance programs of the U.S. government with harsh words from its state-controlled press, accusing Cisco of helping the U.S. in cyber espionage.” Read more..

* IE8 zero-day vulnerability unpatched for months, possibly millions at risk

“An unpatched zero-day use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) was publicly disclosed on Wednesday by the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) because it has been more than six months since the flaw was initially reported and Microsoft has yet to issue a fix.” Read more..

[Please understand, one shouldn’t get too sore at MS for this, as a better question is, “why is someone using an obsolete version?”] (Some might argue a better question is, “why is someone using Internet Explorer at all?)

Follow up: The eBay data compromise: What you need to know

“eBay has joined the elite list of companies that have lost members’ personal information. Learn how that affects you personally.” Read more..

Bah. That’s enough for today.

Today’s quotable quote: “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” ~ Jim Rohn

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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)

Changes coming to an Internet near you!

folks, I only have time to day for a quick ‘reading reco’ (that I think you’ll fersher wanna see).

* Thanks to Tom Wheeler, the end of the open Internet is nigh

“The very fate of a free society rests on enshrining the open Internet — and the FCC chairman seems determined to do the opposite.” Read more..

[ um… one question: do we really have a ‘free society (by what definition?)’? Another might be, is that what the Powers That Be want for us? ]

Related (and reco’d): Two-timing Netflix will speed the downfall — and rebirth — of a free Internet

“Netflix’s deals with Comcast and Verizon are terrible in the short run, but bring us closer to Net neutrality’s moment of truth” Read more..

[ and no. It ain’t just Netflix. The (other) ISP’s and “content providers” are busy screwing things up as well. ]

Yippee yahoo.

(And BTW, I have already had 8 telemarketer calls this morning.. not one for something I would possibly want. So.. I’ll think on today’s quotable quote. Or.. Plan B, disconnect my Internet when I disconnect my phone. Going “off the grid” is sounding better each week, sad to say.) (Read the articles.)

Today’s quote: “I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” ~ Martha Washington

Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)

Music streaming, the FCC, and other stuff too

Yay. The weekend is here. Here are a few items for your consideration.

* Comparison: The 8 best music streaming services to use at work

“In case you left your portable radio in 1998, here are some more modern options for picking the music to pass your workday.” Read more..

* I’ve often said that the best predictor of future technology was to look at Star Trek. While we don’t yet have hand phasers, or “transporters”, other “sci fi” items are now a routine part of our lives. One of the ‘quantum leaps’ in man’s evolution is going to be “replicators”; and guess what? They’re here. 3D ‘bioprinting’: 10 things you should know about how it works

“Using living cells to 3D print organs may sound far-fetched, but it’s happening. Bioprinting is quickly gaining traction. Here’s how it works.” Read more..

[related: How 3D bioprinting is changing the world: Photos of 10 great projects ]

Beam me up, Scotty.

* About the FCC proposal: Net Neutrality: What’s Really Happening?

“Is net neutrality really dead? Here are some of the top questions about the FCC’s plan, and what we know so far.” Read more..

* Sunday Beauty #155 Here’s another interesting image for your weekend.

Click on image to see more by this artist (reco’d)

“end of the day” by paul bica, courtesy of Flickr Commons

Today’s quote: “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” ~  John Muir

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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)