· “If you’re going to take charge, take charge.” http://bwbx.io/XwIa
· Don’t confuse that screaming and yelling for meaningful change. http://bwbx.io/1SBW
· You “reform” the tort laws by making it easier to get away with committing torts. http://bwbx.io/tMP5
· Reason is not always a match for money in Washington. http://bwbx.io/yn6U
· Seagate has released what it claims is the industry first 3 TB external hard drive. http://bwbx.io/v2Zd
· Like most of the contestants, she had started calling Watson (Jeopardy-competing computer) “he.” http://bwbx.io/mjEB
· Wall Street reform bill hits snags. http://bwbx.io/IDm8
· Paul Krugman’s slightly cryptic slides from his talk on inequality and crises. http://bwbx.io/R1GE
· IBM, HP, and Oracle aim to place Unix-based midrange systems in the heart of the data center. http://bwbx.io/TQQr
· Subprime mortgage crisis boiled down largely to lenders making loans with no regard for a person’s ability to pay. http://bwbx.io/4wBB
· Australia: Velocity’s future will come down to the wording of the final agreement – if one can be reached. http://bwbx.io/GqqV
· Red is E Asia, Oceania; Green is Europe, rest of Asia, Africa, Blue is N America, Yellow is S America and the Caribbean. http://bwbx.io/UVJZ
· “When we talk about Net Neutrality, we need to be clear that it is an objective, enforceable, and unbiased ideal…” http://bwbx.io/uvFW
· President Obama on Monday put his clout behind the National Broadband Plan by the Federal Communications Commission. http://bwbx.io/R83x
· Ability to change altitude even by a couple of thousand feet could make a big impact on how close you are to jet stream. http://bwbx.io/RDTI
· PHOTO: With a capacity of 5 MB, the IBM 350 disk storage unit could have stored about two MP3 files. http://bwbx.io/rfy7
· Boeing to inspect its entire test fleet of 787 Dreamliners before further flights, no change in delivery schedules. http://bwbx.io/SDVr
· The EU has a bumpy road ahead. http://bwbx.io/UfJP
· The new bill does try to protect these big banks against themselves. http://bwbx.io/ShVm
· While U.S. GDP is slowly crumbling, problems with the global financial system continue. http://bwbx.io/a33d
· “For the first time, there will be a financial regulator in Washington watching out for families instead of banks.” http://bwbx.io/hkQe
· “It’s absolutely astounding how many people are having problems with banks” http://bwbx.io/zttY
· The regulations impose restrictions on banks’ using their own funds to speculate in derivatives. http://bwbx.io/3QxX
· Community banks generally are set up to accommodate the needs of small businesses, not the average person. http://bwbx.io/zUth
· Free checking might be a thing of the past at many banks, at least without carrying hefty minimum balances. http://bwbx.io/y5om
· Economy has two debt problems: too much bad credit, and not enough new good credit for production and consumption. http://bwbx.io/lDui
· “The big hole here is that nothing is being done about Fannie and Freddie. And that is a huge hole.” http://bwbx.io/FV1C
· “You don’t say ‘Boy, not being able to do agricultural swaps is going to impair JPMorgan’s core business’ ” http://bwbx.io/hn8
· “As people migrate off copper to fiber it will be a very competitive world and we probably wouldn’t hold 76 percent” http://bwbx.io/oIGd
· The absurdity of net neutrality is apparent when you apply it to other businesses: … http://bwbx.io/4lv7
· AT&T CSRs aren’t perfect, but sometimes they aren’t given every scrap of information we think they should have. http://bwbx.io/Nmw1
· “Net neutrality is a complex issue with different concepts used in different countries” http://bwbx.io/ey8L
· The Banking Reform bill has actually gotten tougher in its yearlong journey through the halls of Congress. http://bwbx.io/QK5e
· Opposition’s continued failure to understand importance of broadband would wreak havoc with Australia’s economic future. http://bwbx.io/zfk5
· AT&T trying to shape online conversation about the AT&T brand. http://bwbx.io/NaKG
· Amended 1941 Communications Act already gives president wide authority to shutter parts of the communications network. http://bwbx.io/isV7
· House-Senate conference panel agreed to let the SEC impose a fiduciary duty on brokers after a six- month review. http://bwbx.io/NeX4
· One time victory may not count. What matters is long haul … public memory being so transient … http://bwbx.io/wUfm
· Fed: Bank lending has continued to contract in recent months. http://bwbx.io/wxbu
· Fed: financial conditions have become less supportive of economic growth on balance, due to developments abroad. http://bwbx.io/YwfW
· Web service providers cannot be blind to specific infringement violations, but need not actively seek out infringers. http://bwbx.io/cqnB
· The bigger problem is knee jerk assumption that bigger bandwidth automatically equals more innovation. http://bwbx.io/82yF
· First set of staff-led stakeholder session – consumer protection, broadband investment promotion – June 25, 2010. http://bwbx.io/v19Z
· Concept of “stimulated emission” that makes lasers possible was articulated by Einstein in 1917, made practical in 1960. http://bwbx.io/b2BW
· Wall Street banks face a turning point on Wednesday as U.S. lawmakers spell out limits on lucrative trading practices. http://bwbx.io/wUfm
· Majority of $11 billion will be used for services rendered by Telstra to NBN Co and will be paid-out over many years. http://bwbx.io/lrFY
· Australia: The AUS$11 billion figure also includes the value to Telstra of avoiding costs. http://bwbx.io/Io9L
· “For far too long our approach to cybersecurity has been disjointed and uncoordinated.” http://bwbx.io/jdnn
· Niels Bohr Library & Archives have over 500 oral history transcripts mounted on the Web. http://bwbx.io/t5ys
· The IPO Crisis is creating an equity crisis companion that is exacerbating the credit crisis. http://bwbx.io/E5Dz
· With commercial real estate, GE would be exiting properties “as it can.” http://bwbx.io/m46d
· Canada, last member of the Group of Seven industrialized nations to enter global recession, was the first to recover. http://bwbx.io/z62M
· Verizon Wireless has had 3 years to study the iPhone, model its data usage and make fun of AT&T. http://bwbx.io/k53c
· FCC is hosting discussions seeking consensus on Internet-access rules and plan to have series of stakeholder meetings. http://bwbx.io/aDS0
· EarthLink has filed a petition with the FCC to block the planned merger of cable provider Comcast and NBC Universal. http://bwbx.io/le5I
· “Would it had been better if we’d have never invented the Internet?” http://bwbx.io/x22A
· ITER reactor aims to replicate the kind of fusion that occurs in the sun as an abundant source of energy. http://bwbx.io/5opE
· “I don’t see 60 votes for a price on carbon right now” http://bwbx.io/IOPA
· Republicans saw little irony in posing as last-ditch defenders of Medicare … http://bwbx.io/4eK7
· The thirty-three deepwater-capable rigs in the Gulf cannot afford to sit idle during the six-month moratorium. http://bwbx.io/cguP
· The company later attributed the “small people” reference to language difficulties and said Svanberg meant no insult. http://bwbx.io/33t3
· Other countries fearing the impact on their own security if the U.S. were to shut down essential parts of the Internet. http://bwbx.io/mLN2
· Autodesk releases new details on Project Butterfly collaboration tool. http://bwbx.io/SiYh
· Given Treasury’s recent debt projections, the time left to take the appropriate action is running out. http://bwbx.io/mOu5
· The Term Deposit Facility test attracted 109 participants. $1 billion was awarded through competitive bidding. http://bwbx.io/TYdR
· By migrating Telstra customers to NBN, Australia will benefit from a national wholesale-only broadband network. http://bwbx.io/o0fI
· Telstra likely to become NBN Co’s largest customer. http://bwbx.io/Vr7J
· Verizon called the FCC move a “terrible” idea and urged the FCC to let Congress determine the FCC’s authority. http://bwbx.io/q65N
· .. suddenly reports are coming out that these telcos might be willing to agree to legislation on net neutrality. http://bwbx.io/gX2H
· What is the broadband industry afraid of? http://bwbx.io/7Ptu
· Starbucks might be Americans’ best bet for cheap access to the Internet. http://bwbx.io/nuoJ
· “It’s an axiom that broadband breaks down barriers, an axiom that is true at the FCC as well” http://bwbx.io/YYp3
· Top lobbyists from the major Internet service providers, such as AT&T, Verizon and Comcast, will be invited. http://bwbx.io/F6q6
· Net neutrality means open flow of information over the Internet, regardless of revenue generated by the information. http://bwbx.io/xmqc
· “The FCC rules make no sense anymore” http://bwbx.io/BiMI
· The most important topic on the G-20 agenda will be creating a more balanced pattern of global growth” http://bwbx.io/Nz7U
· “It shouldn’t be treated as gospel, and it shouldn’t be used as a weapon and that’s how the Opposition intend to use it” http://bwbx.io/E7Be
· “We can’t prevent a future majority in Parliament doing whatever it likes, but we can put some safety nets in there.” http://bwbx.io/4m9
· “We must look at all options for protecting them for the future.” http://bwbx.io/kibv
· “The urgency to fix cybersecurity problems at DHS and across the country is missing” http://bwbx.io/dwr3
· Video accounts for 73 percent of consumer Internet traffic, but just 8 percent of consumer Internet revenue. http://bwbx.io/QSQo
· FCC has an obligation to move forward with an open, constructive public process to ask hard questions, find a solution. http://bwbx.io/ivyk
· “This is all about AT&T and Verizon trying to keep their spectrum advantage” http://bwbx.io/n0eJ
· Australia: Implementation study is not a substitute for a rigorous cost-benefit analysis. http://bwbx.io/11V2
· Government should not focus on super-fast broadband speeds or on certain advanced technologies (such as fiber optics). http://bwbx.io/th5J
· AT&T can’t simply ride its copper into the sunset unless it is also content with being a mere bargain-basement provider. http://bwbx.io/5y0u
· Any restrictions carriers place on their Internet traffic: “Once you cross that line you open yourself up to abuses” http://bwbx.io/CgnI
· When Apple finally puts its phone on another carrier in the US, AT&T will be in for a shock: http://bwbx.io/ST4m
· In short, the definitive battle for the future of the Internet is underway. http://bwbx.io/BLej
· “It is a sad day when the government puts more emphasis on ensuring broadband for iPads than it does on public safety” http://bwbx.io/NzPt
· Wisconsin to have fiber optic connections “regardless of demographics, geography or economic status.” http://bwbx.io/ttjJ
· “This is a rural community, but it doesn’t mean we are Dogpatch or Hayseed” http://bwbx.io/NSDE
· In Singapore, ICT industry revenue grew by 8 per cent to reach S$62.8 billion in 2009, despite the economic downturn. http://bwbx.io/DUbH
· New Zealand: IPENZ argues fibre could not be justified as nationally strategic in the way the electricity system could. http://bwbx.io/JGt0
· “Yet it is this kind of blind faith — which is the actual name of a rig in the Gulf — which led to this disaster.” http://bwbx.io/1Ehj
· Astronomical costs of discovery regularly force defendants to negotiating table to settle otherwise winnable cases. http://bwbx.io/ILe
· “It is time for DHS to get serious about security.” http://bwbx.io/cwFK
· Imagine yourself standing alone before a gigantic table covered with these 1 billion puzzle pieces … http://bwbx.io/b7f0
· NASA test demonstrated that coastal GPS systems can effectively be used to predict the size of tsunamis. http://bwbx.io/mBrW
· Banks in France and Germany alone have nearly $1 trillion in exposure to the economies of southern Europe. http://bwbx.io/W4Lj
· “Wall Street is over.” http://bwbx.io/Cce5
· Bank of America took $25 billion in TARP funds, spent $1,194 to seek U.S. patent protection for another ‘invention’ .. http://bwbx.io/ctyp
· … banks will no doubt be a little relieved they can still trade derivatives. http://bwbx.io/Yp9W
· “This is not an easy provision for banks to deal with.” http://bwbx.io/pAFX
· At their most simple, derivatives are financial bets on the future value of something, like airline fuel or mortgages. http://bwbx.io/lci4
· [PHOTO] Check out the differences between BP’s Flickr page on the oil spill and Greenpeace’s page. http://bwbx.io/gRP2
· Chinese government needs to prove to its people that it won’t allow foreign companies to take advantage of them. http://bwbx.io/t3QO
· New York may have to pay its bills with IOUs for the first time since the 1980s. http://bwbx.io/jAKv
· “For all of its ‘user-friendly’ allure, the Internet can also be a dangerous place” http://bwbx.io/lFjv
· Technology trade association TechAmerica is worried about powers the bill would give the DHS. http://bwbx.io/Z0AO
· To “guarantee system safety,” retail locations must install Internet Management Software recognized by the authority. http://bwbx.io/AiWk
· These are complex matters with a number of variables factored in. http://bwbx.io/dYCC
· Infrastructure needs to adapt to changes in production structures and patterns of movements in goods and people. http://bwbx.io/XCrw
· Broadband penetration appears to mirror economic development, with the Netherlands and Denmark on top. http://bwbx.io/RqjK
· EU: “Banks are trading with the ECB rather than with each other.” http://bwbx.io/LH3r
· “Asking for a feasibility study makes sense. But I’m not sure we’re going to get our money’s worth out of it.” http://bwbx.io/YSva
· Every bubble has two components: an underlying trend that prevails in reality and a misconception relating to that trend http://bwbx.io/vPbK
· Australia: What assumptions driving govt. policy and whether these are outdated or not? http://bwbx.io/ZvxO
· The idea of an Internet “kill switch” that the president could flip is not new. http://bwbx.io/DhDO
· In Italy, Fastweb, Vodafone and Wind are planning to launch a shared fiber optic network to deliver FTTH to end users. http://bwbx.io/OKYy
· Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group aim to educate lawmakers about network management and other technical issues http://bwbx.io/vfgm
· … It is only a matter of time before one of the airlines begins charging for seats in the waiting area. http://bwbx.io/VMcX
· Thirty percent of U.S. exports of goods and services — or $461 billion — last year went to Europe. http://bwbx.io/vdDc
· Eternal vigilance is the price of … http://bwbx.io/zrJW
· “This is not a tax benefit available to doctors or teachers or firefighters, but only available to investment managers.” http://bwbx.io/ydaq
· Why should a car dealer or a small bank be allowed to exploit a poor or uninformed consumer, any more than a big bank? http://bwbx.io/AWYA
· “Progressives in the United States blame the bankers, while conservatives blame the government and the Federal Reserve” http://bwbx.io/ueqU
· If Europe’s recovery is snuffed out by its debt problems, it will pose a danger to the global economy as a whole. http://bwbx.io/idTA
· Most outdated feature is patent term is same in all industries regardless of the product life cycles in industries. http://bwbx.io/6UIJ
· “This is about banks trying to avoid losses and having the taxpayers absorb them.” http://bwbx.io/zrJW
· In North Carolina we just had legislation passed that stops cities that want to bring fiber to their citizens homes. http://bwbx.io/m7jn
· The political battle underlines the shifting nature of wireless communications. http://bwbx.io/QxIp
· Because credit-default swaps are a form of insurance, they ought to be regulated like an insurance product. http://bwbx.io/Jg61
· It’s clear that Mr. Stephenson’s mail filtering staff needs some additional training on dealing with customers. http://bwbx.io/eoK5
· Galante promptly did what any normal person would do under the circumstances: He blogged about it! http://bwbx.io/ken8
· 99 percent of American businesses employ 500 or fewer employees, and create two out of every three new jobs. http://bwbx.io/4Zfs
· There was a naive belief that German rates could bring German living standards” http://bwbx.io/eFPu
· “The fiscal situation for states going into 2011 will still be worse than before the recession” http://bwbx.io/ATwz
· “The bond market is a bubble” http://bwbx.io/xwft
· When the poor are this unhappy it makes it politically impossible to support pro-growth policies. http://bwbx.io/zaNI
· 73 former Congress members, 42 from Treasury Dept. became lobbyists for big banks, insurance and real estate companies. http://bwbx.io/cj3k
· “If you continues to e-mail the CEO, a cease-and-desist letter may be sent to you.” http://bwbx.io/Fg1N
· More than $240 billion has been invested in our nation’s wireless infrastructure from 1998 to 2008. http://bwbx.io/hTMR
· European Union plans to create a watchdog group to control credit rating agencies. http://bwbx.io/MmJy
· NASA air-breathing X-51A scramjet engine made the longest supersonic combustion, reaching Mach 5. http://bwbx.io/cqN
· Core dilemma in regulatory reform is choice between a robust financial system and leverage-fueled economic growth. http://bwbx.io/XAOZ
· US House of Representatives has passed a defense bill with major cybersecurity policy changes. http://bwbx.io/kZCm
· MAP: daily oil impact assessment map. http://bwbx.io/lQO0
· Countries that rank higher than the U.S. are densely populated, use subsidies, and promote computer use. http://bwbx.io/48xS
· Chairman Sarma understands broadband is not a luxury but an essential to India’s competitive advantage. http://bwbx.io/vBlx
· The amount of dispersants used is unprecedented and the behavior of the dissolved oil unknown. http://bwbx.io/knCJ
· Less than 10 minutes after the (BP) request was submitted, federal regulators approved the permit. http://bwbx.io/O4Y6
· The Gulf accounts for 30% of the USA’s domestic oil production. http://bwbx.io/zbUz
· Same officials responsible for collecting fees from oil drilling offshore, public lands and policing their operations. http://bwbx.io/RRGi
· Forget BP for a moment. When is the United States going to get its act together? http://bwbx.io/eWrC
· Live VIDEO link from the ROV monitoring the damaged riser. http://bwbx.io/E9m4
· We can tolerate failure in many technologies we use daily. When PC crashes, reboot is ok. But oil rigs need to do better http://bwbx.io/QYVf
· SOFIA is a world-class airborne observatory to complement the Hubble, Spitzer, Herschel and James Webb space telescopes. http://bwbx.io/jKCD
· Congress enacted first version of the legislation with a large majority in the House and unanimously in the Senate. http://bwbx.io/OgcL
· House of Rep. passed US competitiveness and innovation legislation, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. http://bwbx.io/pKcI
· Innovation priorities: empowering people to innovate; unleashing innovation in firms; creating and applying knowledge. http://bwbx.io/ZK1q
· The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was primarily concerned with the traditional telephone. http://bwbx.io/2cxF
· Whether a “legislative posture” produced all those broadband lines is an interesting question to ponder. http://bwbx.io/kPIM
