Tag Archives: connectivity
The BOLD PRINT giveth…
Charlie Stross, mostly offline in Sydney, Australia: The hotel booking info that promised broadband internet access actually meant “we’ll rent you a PCMCIA card with Windows XP drivers that lets you talk to a cellphone network, at vast expense” — … more…
spacewalking
this is a message from the void. I’ve been deprived of net access at home since last tuesday – thanks a bunch, BT customer services – and I’m likely to remain so until somewhere in the region of next weekend. … more…
The Death Of The Internet (yeah, again)
The Internet’s promise as a new medium — where text, audio, video and data can be freely exchanged — is under attack by the corporations that control the public’s access to the ‘Net, as they see opportunities to monitor and … more…