Blog Archive
Can Open Source Software Save Democracy?
Oct 26, 2009 03:19 PM
Voting machines and their foibles were catapulted to the top of public consciousness during the 2000 Presidential election, but have gone largely unnoticed in subsequent elections, which is a good thing. The possibility that a widespread glitch could affect a close national election, and the potential for this to undermine democracy, cannot be over ...
FCC Gets Net Neutrality Boost
Oct 20, 2009 12:57 PM
Prominent tech companies and individuals associated with the creation of the Internet (although not Al Gore) are filling new Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski's inbox with letters in support of his 0 Comments | Read Full Post
The Custom URL Shortener
Oct 16, 2009 04:44 PM
My first thought when I saw that the federal government had created its own URL shortener was: what a waste of time and effort. The more I think about it, the more I wonder why other large organizations with popular Websites haven't done this for their links.
