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dumky

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Using Crowdsourcing to Protect Your Privacy

Yes, reputation systems like this seem to offer simple solutions for consumers to find out which Apps they are willing to deal with, given their... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 2, 2012 at 6:26 PM EDT

The Fundamental Flaw in Sharing Applications Like Airbnb, Getaround, and CLOO

Division of labor and specialization I agree that internet opens up new kind of sharing and in some cases this can work out well. But there is... (read full comment)  

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 4:57 PM EDT

Sony's Head-Mounted 3-D Display

It's two 720p (!) OLED displays with a very wide display angle. Also, I think it's wired, so there is no battery life issue. For 3D, sounds like... (read full comment)  

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 4:43 PM EDT

Dreaming of a Snoop-Proof Net

Bad intervention First, many of the proposed solutions are software only. But the Egyptian incident involved lack of connectivity (a hardware... (read full comment)  

Posted on February 17, 2011 at 5:17 PM EST

Has Google Succumbed to Monopolistic Practices?

Monopoly vs. dominant player There is an important issue of defining what "monopoly" means and when the negative effects (higher prices and lower... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 22, 2010 at 2:06 PM EST

Why No Second Internet Bubble?

Subjectiveness of value I am worried when I see statements like this: "it's entirely possible that, by occupying our time more cheaply than ever,... (read full comment)  

Posted on September 20, 2010 at 9:04 PM EDT

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Why Isn't the Price of Broadband Obeying Moore's Law?

Why should it? I think it is silly to expect that broadband should follow Moore's law (which applies to transistor density). Most products (LCDs,... (read full comment)  

Posted on September 13, 2010 at 9:29 PM EDT

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Experts Divided Over Google-Verizon Net Proposal

Legitimacy, corruption and innovation There are two broad problems with any regulation of internet: one is principled and the other utilitarian. ... (read full comment)  

Posted on August 12, 2010 at 10:26 AM EDT

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Google Demos TV Platform, New Android and Mobile Ads

Google TV ecosystem I am glad to see a more balanced analysis of the Google TV annoucement. There are many things still to be hashed out for the... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 21, 2010 at 12:30 PM EDT

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