Carnivore loose in Iran June 24, 2009

06.23.09
The Wall Street Journal came out today about Iran’s Web Spying and  I smelled a rat. More like a Carnivore.
Iran got their network built by a joint venture between Nokia Siemans Networks. One of key features is the ability to perform deep packet inspection. In non-geekspeak, this means the Iranian government can “read” the contents [...]

Fail Whale: Cox Communications, Perveyor of High Bandwith Bull June 12, 2009

Telcos are broken at many levels.
I live in the Phoenix area and am forced at gunpoint to deal with these horrible organizations all the time.
1. The Sale:

They get you on the phone and will tell you anything to get your credit card number.
They know that without them, you are stuck dealing with the other batch [...]