The great distractor that is internet is the subject of this post from Dey Da. He also equates it with the intellectual equivalent of Kubla Khan’s “miracle of rare device, a sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice.”

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This is the first time I am in this cold a weather. Check the photo I took of the compass in the rental 9 degrees fahrenheit. Last time I was in this cold would have been in Louisville about 14 degrees.

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While driving around riding my new Firefox 1.5, I stumbled across something called FON. Initial words “FON is is wifi revolution” caught my attention I started reading more about it. It is a pretty interesting concept analogous to File-sharing networks. Here instead of sharing your files you are actually sharing your internet bandwidth so that FON members can utilize your bandwidth and surf the net while they are near you and you get the same benefits if you happen to be near a FONer. From there website

FON is an integration of those wanting to contribute to free universal communication and solidarity. We are a usernet growing larger every time we exchange part of our bandwidth for the ability to connect to the bandwidth of other FON members, in every moment from every location in the world.

Pretty interesting. I am sure telecom companies won’t like it. They might even introduce a clause in the service :D But if an idea catches up with the masses there is nothing there to prevent it from spreading like virus. So far this is only in Europe let us see when it becomes common in US specially the silicon valley

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Finally internet is opening new avenues to express oneself in true human nature. Read IT in Punjab (Hat Tip - Desipundit)

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Came across The 9 Men who run China via Tim Iacono. Amazing, never knew Chinese policies are decided by engineers at the top in Politburo Standing Committee.

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I have wanted to move away from Kubrick look which was showing of age. I liked Squible for its different look. It also matches closely with the design I have had in mind.

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Recently a close friend started an aggregator for India related news with the name Grabline. Well wishes to him. Take a look if you are interesed in reading India related news at one site.

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