Fight the Good Fight with SmokePing
- Nov
- 11
My Internet connection is unstable. I do realize ISPs generally claim
some downtime is expected, and service is not guaranteed, and countless
other excuses are common for intermittent service. I currently pay
$120/month for business-class service, however, and I expect to get
reliable Internet access on a regular basis. more>>
A Tale of 7 Patents: Rockstar v. Google
- Nov
- 11
Patent warfare is a veritable fixture of the mobile world these days, sadly, and — by virtue of Android — that heaps a whole lot of mess within the boundaries of the blogosphere’s Linux territories. We’ve seen plenty of skirmishes come and go already, of course, but the latest example is being called nothing short of “thermonuclear” war.