Month: March 2017

The Concise Oxford Dictionary: Authoritarian 1. favouring, encouraging or enforcing strict obedience to authority as opposed to individual freedom; 2. tyrannical or domineering. -n. a person favouring absolute obedience to a constituted authority Authoritative 1. Being recognized as true or dependable 2. (of a person, behaviour etc.) commanding or self-confident 3. official, supported by authority […]

News this morning from the American heartland – John Deere tractors have been sold under such stringent conditions that farmers are no longer allowed to make necessary repairs without the manufacturer’s permission, and only by going through authorized dealers. Which means that the entire operations of a farm can be brought to halt while the ransom is […]

This is going to be an ongoing series, I can tell. Today’s headline is “Women settle lawsuit with Canadian maker of Internet-connected vibrator for US$3.75M” and you are going to ask what this has to do with the Internet of things? Everything. This is the Internet of things at work, or play, if you feel that way […]

The ARIN conference that I am attending has certain lunch tables reserved for specific topics, such as “whither IPv6” or “IANA/ICANN transition”. Frankly they leave me speechless, and I thought today we could set up the history table. There we could discuss a variety of larger issues.   Suggested topics include: Could the battle of Gettysburg […]