Monthly Archives: August 2007

Keys to the Kingdom

Posted on August 5, 2007 by Ray

Although I didn’t invent this correlation, I am highly amused with the idea that the number of keys someone carries is a function on his or her power. People who lack power own few or no keys. Extremely powerful people … Continue reading →

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Men’s Fall 2007 in August

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Ray

Image source: jcrew.com It’s 90 degrees in New York. All week, I’ve been receiving catalogs showing off sweaters, flannel shirts and wool pants. Just looking at them, makes me sweat. I get the catalogs because I shop online, which then … Continue reading →

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Being (not so) prepared

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Ray

I’ve been posting a lot on the massiveness of the attempts to re-direct telecom infrastructure in positive ways. The macro problem is basically how to tackle large scale problems and change conventional ways of thinking, which led to the question, … Continue reading →

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What’s it all about, Wi-Fi?

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Ray

Images source: upgrade:travelbetter.com With all this Google and spectrum talk swirling the internet and news media, I keep coming back to Wi-Fi as a good way to contextualizing the importance of having open networks and services, as well as open … Continue reading →

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Google gets 2 out of 4

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Ray

Just a quick post on the upcoming 700MHz spectrum. Yesterday, FCC released guidelines on the auction. Google was pressing for 4 points on its policy blog: * Open applications: consumers should be able to download and utilize any software applications, … Continue reading →

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