Lose your Time Warner Internet connection (again)? You could try Open DNS | Technology | Los Angeles Times
If you live in Greater Los Angeles and are fed up with Time Warner Cable, there’s probably not much you can do about it (unless you’re the L.A. city attorney, in which case you can sue). The frequent outages, slow customer service and small number of high-definition channels are a fact of life. But the next time your Time Warner Internet goes down, wait a moment before you shout expletives at your modem. There may be a solution, albeit an unauthorized one.
Selling Modded Cable Modems Gets You 20 Years
U.S. federal authorities arrested a 26-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly selling modified cable modems that enabled free Internet access, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Matthew Delorey of New Bedford, Mass., is charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison for each charge, and a $250,000 fine.
Remote tribe discovered worshipping iPad • The Register
Anthropologists claim to have contacted a remote Papua New Guinea tribe which worships a crude effigy of an Apple iPad crafted from the bark of a sacred tree.
via Remote tribe discovered worshipping iPad • The Register.
Michael Geist – ACTA Guide, Part Five: Speaking Out
The 7th round of ACTA negotiations will conclude around lunch time today in Mexico. If past meetings are any indication, a few hours later the participating countries will issue a bland statement thanking the host Mexican government, discussing the progress on civil enforcement, border measures, and the Internet as well as noting the transparency discussions and the continued desire to address the issue. The release will then conclude by looking forward to the next meeting in Wellington, New Zealand in April.
Sometimes Rufus wished that people would take a bath with their clothes ON.
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Holy wow! AT&T admits NYC/San Fran 3G service sucked
A recent AT&T earnings call consisted of a lot of talk talk talk but one slide stands out: it essentially admits that 3G in San Francisco and New York sucked ween AKA were both far below their official performance objective.
Official Google Blog: A new approach to China
This will be a really noble gesture if it actually happens.
HOW TO – Make a cheap “pager scanner” « adafruit industries blog
HOW TO – Make a cheap “pager scanner” « adafruit industries blog.
