Drew Burden

A nerd showers you with his opinions.

Entries Tagged ‘internet’

What bothers me about S.773 and why some reactions to it bother me more

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has spent considerable time drafting a bill that would give the President power to declare a “cybersecurity emergency” on non-government networks and seize control of them under the pretense of protection.
This does not sit well with me. Giving government the capability to control a public, open and free network is where [...]

SWITCH

Geeks, look away. I am about to show everyone our worst nightmare: a horribly disgusting measure of slowness that will readily drive any of us to near suicide.

This stumped me for months and I eventually arrived at the point where I just didn’t care anymore. I blamed it on my computer’s NIC, and then just [...]

About Kentucky and the internet gambling issue

I voted for Governor Steve Beshear last year.
Not only is this a testament to how good of a job I thought he could do (and I still think he is doing), but the fact he’s in office shows that a lot of Kentuckians thought he was an improvement over his predecessor.
I think Governor Beshear has [...]

All a-twitter in the media

If you happen to pick up a copy of today’s Messenger-Inquirer, on the front page of the Venue section you will find a story about Twitter, complete with my ugly mug which also accompanies this blog post. I met on Tuesday with Beth Wilberding and Jenny Sevcik and spoke to them about Twitter, what it [...]