http://www.wetmachine.com The Blog of author John Sundman and Friends en-us Nucleus CMS v3.23 © Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.wetmachine.comnucleus/wetmachine_icon.jpg http://www.wetmachine.com http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1393 I know he doesn't, but oh....wouldn't it be cool if he did. Here is his Most Awesome Thruthiness riffing on my favorite subject, the worshipers of the Gods of the Marketplace. Stay tuned . . . . http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1393 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:15:41 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1392 I'm pleased to post a guest blog posting from Professor Alan L. Feld of Boston University School of Law. Two disclaimers are in order. First, the views expressed herein by Prof. Feld are his own, and not those of B.U. Second, he is my Dad &#821... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1392 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:13:40 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1389 The Pains is now available for you to read online. And for you to pre-order printed copies. I would advise your buying several copies: it's the surest way to avoid extraordinary rendition to an undisclosed location and being subjected to enhance... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1389 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:37:58 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1388 What can you do in a virtual world? Quite a bit, although we're still quite far from the answer being, “Anything you can do in the real world.” Here's a baseline list of today's raw capabilities, in the language of virtual worlds. (Th... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1388 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:18:50 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1387 To update on the question of whether cable companies think they are above the law. According to this piece by Ted Hearn in Multichannel News, all 13 cable cos responded to the FCC's letter of inquiries (LOIs) issued in response to the consumer co... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1387 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:44:13 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1386 Good news right before Sabbath kicks in. According to this article, Obama's FCC transition team will now include Susan Crawford and Kevin Werbach!!! These are not just people who “get it.” These are people who “got it”... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1386 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:17:22 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1385 I clearly missed a class in law school. Not once in my Administrative Law class did my professor ever tell me that you could respond to a federal investigation by telling the agency “We know you have authority, but we'd rather not answer th... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1385 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:15:51 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1383 Recognizing that some professed conservatives in Congress have some trouble remembering all that “Old Testament” stuff, allow me to clarify the reference. At the end of the Book of Jeremiah, the Babylonians come and do everything Jere... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1383 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:55:02 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1382 You served too. We thank you and salute you. And you in the Foreign Service as well. Thanks. http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1382 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:52:10 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1381 As anyone reading the sidebar can tell, I'm a big fan of the folks over at OpenLeft. So I was extremely happy when Matt Stoller asked to interview me on what the November 4 white spaces vote at the FCC means for the future of media and telecom po... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1381 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:33:51 -0500