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Vint CerfNovember 6, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:07 PM/EST
Naming Names in the National CTO SearchNow that Barack Obama has won the election, people are taking his call for a national CTO seriously. Venture cap honcho John Doerr suggests former Sun bigwig Bill Joy. Responding to a question from Obama (forwarded by a reporter), Doerr... October 31, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008 11:17 AM/EST
More Archimedes and Bit RotYesterday I said that the story of the Archimedes Palimpsest reminded me of the bit-rot problem. Turns out that bit rot was on the mind of the project team, and that Vint Cerf -- the data-degradation Paul Revere I had... October 30, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:53 PM/EST
Archimedes and the Bit Rot ProblemSomehow I was reminded of the bit-rot problem by this site about the Archimedes Palimpsest. The background: Several treatises by Archimedes were copied onto parchment during the heyday of the Byzantine Empire, about one thousand years ago. A couple of... October 20, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008 9:44 AM/EST
Naming Names in the National CTO SearchA speculative short list of candidates for the job of national CTO. The economic crisis has since made it certain that a White House CTO would become one of Obama's most important advisers, should he triumph in November. "Obama... September 26, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008 11:01 AM/EST
Vint Cerf: Keeping the Internet HealthyThe long version of my interview with Vint Cerf is now posted here. More lightly-edited elements of the conversation here.... September 4, 2008
Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:23 PM/EST
The Cloud, the Haptic Web and Robotic TelepresenceMy last question for Vint Cerf was about the future. What does a guy who helped create the internet think the net, and the society built around it, might look like in 20 or 50 years from now? "That's... August 28, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:14 AM/EST
Towards a National Technology PolicyA final excerpt from my conversation with Vint Cerf (previous bits here; I'll get the whole thing online soon, with a shorter version set to appear in the print mag). Here, Cerf discusses the need for a national technology policy.... August 26, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:15 AM/EST
The Candidates (and Vint Cerf) on Net NeutralityJohn McCain's technology platform (discussed here previously) says he opposes network neutrality. This strikes me as an area where it hurts McCain to be less familiar with quotidian technology like the net than he is with telecom lobbyists. Barack... August 20, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:17 AM/EST
Pay Attention to the Bit Rot ProblemA discussion in the comments at Slashdot about this post, and the Perl programming language. Before you click away in less time than it takes to think "I pay people to worry about this kind of stuff," consider a... August 19, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:06 AM/EST
The Edge-of-the-Internet ProblemThe bottom-line impact of Verizon's fiber-to-the-home strategy remains to be seen. But connectivity at the very edges of the internet is a serious issue. Whether Verizon makes money or not, the last-mile capacity it's adding is critical to the...
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