What? Elon Musk May Not Save Us?

The much-revered billionaire of PayPal, electric car, and rocket company fame is having quite a time of it. I figured he was doing great after the recent successes of his rocket launches–especially the giant spectacle made of littering an entire fucking car into the solar system…

Book: Live Work Work Work Die by Corey Pein

Book Pre-Review*: Live Work Work Work Die – A Journey Into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley by Corey Pein … More

Ars Technicast: Bradford DeLong

Jobs, AI, taxes, Facebook and democracy all factor into DeLong’s historically rich explanation of where we’re at. He sounds smart.

The Power and Vision

From the very beginning, Amazon (aka the Bezos) was focused and determined on turning a weird computer-based bookseller into a … More

NYT on #NetNeutrality

Here’s another story from the New York Times on the new FCC chairman making moves to dismantle net neutrality. It … More

FCC Ends Subsidized Internet for the Poor

The Washington Post reports that the FCC has begun to dismantle a federal program that offers a subsidy to poor people for broadband internet service.

Net Neutrality

It doesn’t take much imagination to believe that the future of a free and open internet will be in jeopardy … More

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVACY, GLENN GREENWALD EXPLAINS

There may not be an obvious connection between total surveillance and the economic justice issues I try to explain (and … More

United States Supreme Co. Inc., – Aereo Update (Death to Aereo)

In an unstunning (I called it!) development this week the United States Supreme Court ruled in ABC v. Aereo that Aereo’s … More