Just came across this gem of a piece on the Internet. It appears that BellSouth, one of the biggest ISPs in North America, is now looking at increasing its revenue by forging deals with web companies that would allow the latter to pay a premium to get increased throughput/QoS on BellSouth’s network. The article has done a good job of non-objectively citing the bad effects of such a paradigm move.
I have mixed feelings about this proposal. On the outset, it sounds rather unnecessary to me. Why would a large scale …
I just got back from a week long Thanksgiving vacation in Florida with my sister and brother-in-law. I have to say, Disney World is a very unique place on Earth, and I truly enjoyed my 5 days there. We had a good hotel, a good rental car (Mercury Grand Marquis), and an awesome weather to complement the long needed vacation.
I drove for more than a thousand miles on this trip, passing through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to reach Florida, and I have to say that I prefer …
Today, I implemented three major changes in the blog. Firstly, I upgraded the core to WP 1.5.2. Secondly, I have started using the Google AdSense program just to see how much money I could potentially make with it, and last but not the least, I have added Bayesian comment filtering to help me cope with comment spam. Recently, I had been getting about 60 spam comments on a daily basis. I hope the new plugin helps alleviate these issues.
UPDATE: I messed up and now all the images on my blog …
Remember my post about using GPS to catch criminals? Well, I talked about the possibility of using advanced technology to monitor vehicles in that post. Turns out that the UK is actually rolling out such a system. It is based on a technology known as Automatic Number Plate Recognition.
The system will maintain a central database containing information about all cars, and would be linked to various other TV channels, radio services, and surveillance systems. “The primary aims claimed for the system are tackling untaxed and uninsured vehicles, stolen cars and …
Check out http://www.rexfeatures.com/features/516925/ to see what the world’s ugliest car looks like!