exorcist stairs...

...where better to stop to revel in the hoyas trouncing cincy.

from the mobile (gotta love that nokia n95 5mp image quality), with the kids...

nice start to the weekend.

morgan moves in...

...or out, depending how you look at it.

spent the day moving morgan into umd, wiring the room, etc. started out looking like a prison cell. ended up looking pretty much the same, but with a bit of color, a hint of warmth.

sigh. melancholy doesn't even begin to describe the mood right now.

from the mobile, from the dorm...

net neutrality debate re-opens...

not unexpected, senators dorgan (d-sd) and snowe (r-me) introduced a bipartisan net neutrality bill when congress reopened - essentially identical to the one they proposed in the last congress. in short, the bill would establish a national broadband non-discrimination policy, requiring broadband providers to meet a series of obligations, like offering comparable levels of bandwidth to third-party providers that they offer to their own affiliated services. and the fcc would be empowered to set up a complaint procedure for enforcing the requirements.

per senator dorgan, “the success of the internet has been its openness and the ability of anyone anywhere in this country to go on the internet and reach the world...if the big interests who control the pipes become gatekeepers who erect tolls, it will have a significant impact on the internet as we know it.”

nice momentum in the wake of the conditions the fcc imposed on AT&T related to its acquisition of sbc, e.g. a two-year moratorium on offering any service that “privileges, degrades or prioritizes any packet” transmitted over its broadband service.

in short, bravo. but let's not forget wireless...

myphonerocks on iphone

thanks paul, for the balanced yet provocative post. worth the read. linked here

change, incidentally, is in the air...

hoyas open 18-2...

...over notre dame in first 5 mins. sweet. (from the mobile)

welcome 2007...

...look out for dolan.

(from the mobile)