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The Internet is not a big truck

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15 Jul 2006

It's a series of tangled up tubes!

Some net neutrality-related Saturday fun. (How often do those words fit together?)

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Governance can prevent AI from being used to undermine democracy. But only if it has teeth.

The apparatus to cement centralized, undemocratic power has already been built. Regulations have a part to play, but they can't just be recommendations.

06 Jul 2026
Happy 250th birthday, America

Happy 250th birthday, America

Let's keep building.

04 Jul 2026
Notable links: July 3, 2026

Notable links: July 3, 2026

AI, surveillance, open tech, and news as a business.

03 Jul 2026

A new media spinout provides streaming apps for public service broadcasters. I just wish it was open.

We need to see more technical collaborations between public service media organizations. It's also really important that they're based on open technology that doesn't lock them in.

03 Jul 2026
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