Tech

OpenRange

I live in Taylors, SC, and around here my best option for Internet service has always been BellSouth/AT&T DSL. I didn't want television or phone service, just fast enough Internet to perform common tasks. That meant I was stuck at paying about $40 a month—more...

The Flip Side

Duncan Johnson made a valid comment on a recent post. The Internet may be an opiate for the people, but that's not the whole story. So here's something on the flip side. I recently attended a large evangelical-ish church while on vacation (and limited by snow from...

Western Assumptions about Technology

Americans assume that the Internet is a tool for democracy. Not necessarily so, says a new book (or rather a review of it). Authoritarian regimes make an implicit deal with their populations: help yourselves to pirated films, silly video clips and online pornography,...

Current Kindle Savings

I have now saved $83.26 on books by buying a Kindle. Admittedly, I would not have purchased some of these books had I not gotten a Kindle... And that would put the figure in the $60s. But I'm sure glad I bought those books (like Nothing to Envy, Stalingrad, and 1776)...