Category Archives: Networks

The new twitter

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 14, 2010

Okay… now it gets good. * * * UPDATE: Liz Gannes posts some details at GigaOm.

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iCandy

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 9, 2010

The kitchen table is covered with iTrash. We’re recharging the proprietary batteries. No grab and stash common batteries fit this gear. You can skip the pharmacy or the hardware store or the supermarket or the airport kiosk if you need a new battery. Rather, when the battery dies, you either buy the next generation of [...]

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Weekend Bobcat

By Frank Paynter | Published: June 13, 2010

Lots o’ lynx… Google stuff. So much of this is great. Why is Feedburner so difficult for me? Can the US Punish BP’s Shareholders? The editors of the New York Times asked that question. Is there any doubt that the US could freeze their assets and confiscate every dime? And would that be “punishment?” The [...]

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RSS feed

By Frank Paynter | Published: March 10, 2010

There comes a time every year or two when I screw up my feed settings terribly. In fairness to myself I must add that sometimes it’s Feedburner’s fault. Sometimes their instructions are opaque, and in one instance while they were being digested by the Google borg they actually hosed up my feed themselves. Really. So [...]

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Buzz cuts

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 11, 2010

Google Buzz has been up and running for a couple of days and the amount of interest generated has been phenomenal. Reviews are mixed. I love it. It provides a canvas for anybody to share their digital offerings, whether blog posts, tweets, videos, still photography, or just online chat. It’s an open environment (as contrasted [...]

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Getting my bearings

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 13, 2009

In global news, updating this Tajikistan News Net story, Curtis Lavelle Vance got a life sentence. He was spared the death penalty because his mama didn’t raise him right. I’m okay with that. The death penalty sucks. On the tech front, and celebrating our commitment to “slow news,” the text of Richard Bennett’s April 2009 [...]

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Whatever happened to Swifty Lazar?

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 16, 2009

First, who was Swifty Lazar? It’s one of those names that has been embedded in my consciousness seemingly without antecedent. So, this morning, when–while following a thread from Improprieties–I happened upon a young fellow named Irwin Lazar, my thoughts swiftly turned to Swifty. Swifty Lazar. The name stood out clearly in my mind, like the [...]

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A National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51

By Frank Paynter | Published: July 23, 2009

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: A National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51 Dear Ms. Dortch, Compared to the rest of the world, America’s broadband efforts are shameful. An open internet is a public resource that deserves scrupulous regulation and a [...]

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