Monthly Archives: March 2008

Amazon EC2 from a network administration perspective

Posted on 2008-03-26 by Dan Siemon

There has been lots of discussion and buzz around the Amazon Web Services (AWS) lately. I posted a few links about this last week. Most of the articles that I have read on AWS speak of it from a high … Continue reading →

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A new way to look at networking

Posted on 2008-03-25 by Dan Siemon

I finally got around to watching A new way to look at networking yesterday. This is a talk given by Van Jacobson at Google in 2006 (yes, it has been on my todo list for a long time).This is definitely … Continue reading →

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Cloud computing

Posted on 2008-03-16 by Dan Siemon

It’s pretty hard to not notice the buzz around ‘cloud computing’. In large part this is due to the new services being offered by Amazon. Who would have thought that a book seller could become the infrastructure for a new … Continue reading →

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Free speech in Canada

Posted on 2008-03-16 by Dan Siemon

In The Inquisition In Canada my friend Bob outlines how Human Rights Commissions (HRCs) are being abused. Last week’s Cross Country Checkup episode titled “Are There Legitimate Limits to Free Expression?” also delves into the role of the HRCs as … Continue reading →

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A few interesting things

Posted on 2008-03-08 by Dan Siemon

ETech: Lessig Calls for Geeks to Code Money Out of Politics But he doesn’t think legislators are by and large crooks who are taking bribes in exchange for votes. In fact, he says we may have the least bribery in … Continue reading →

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The pressure for copyright reform in Canada

Posted on 2008-03-02 by Dan Siemon

No One Likes a Bully: The IIPA and Canada An interesting description of where some of the pressure relating to Canada’s copyright reform is coming from.

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