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I noticed the phenomenon XKCD describes above in a recent trip outside the states to Uzbekistan, via Munich. When I touched down in Germany, to my surprise the airport didn't have wifi and data roaming was $20 a megabyte. With prices more fitting of truffles than data and no internet outlets like I had seen in Denmark, for the next 12 hours connectivity would be a luxury for emergencies only. So what's the problem? If you're only in Munich for 12 hours, … [Read more...]
The World Wide Web is often compared to the American Old West, such as in the recent exchange over NPR and Pastebin between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the hacker collective Anonymous. When the FBI stated that "The Internet has become so important to so many people that we have to ensure that the World Wide Web does not become the Wild Wild West," the Anons answered "when was the Internet not the Wild Wild West?" After all, it's a … [Read more...]