You're in London? I'm jealous. Especially about the Indian food. ;-) If you get a chance, try the Motijhell restaurant, at 53 Marchmont Street, south of Cartwright Gardens (Near the Russell Square tube stop and also fairly close to King's Cross/St. Pancras). They make the best Dhansak Curry in London, IMHO. Cybergate, one of the best London cybercafes (they will let you plug in your own laptop; many others will not) is around the corner at 3 Leigh Street, a few doors east of Cartwright Gardens.
Richard Bennett
· 1 year ago
I'm back now, it was a short trip. Your restaurant is only one tube stop from my hotel. I landed near the Holburn station, a pretty great location where the Picadilly Line and the Central Line cross. Had DSL in the room, but it wasn't the greatest speed. You should come to the next NN event over there, you'd like it.
Brett Glass
· 1 year ago
I'd love an excuse to get over to Europe. If I can arrange to be invited to such an event, I will go. It will be especially important to speak on this issue once Obama is elected and the "network neuterers" go to work on Internet-crippling legislation.
Richard Bennett
· 1 year ago
The regulators are going to be active regardless of who wins, so it's a matter of some importance for both candidates to have sound advice. The McCain tech policy team - Mike Powell, Meg Whitman, and Carly Coverphoto - doesn't impress me a great deal. Obama's is much more diverse, as one would expect.
Brett Glass
· 1 year ago
Both Obama and his team worry me. Obama professed his support for the ill advised Dorgan/Snowe bill two years ago. Lessig is apparently one of his campaign's advisors. And it is of great concern that Gigi Sohn -- a lawyer from the DC lobbying group "Public Knowledge," which was behind the Comcast debacle -- is representing his campaign on network issues. See also the following URLs:
All the more reason for responsible people to help Obama see the right side. If this election were being fought over Internet regulation alone, McCain might be the better choice, but he has a tendency to get all mavericky and take irrational position, like he did with campaign finance restrictions. But there are much larger issues at stake, of course. If it happens that we have to kill the Internet to save the global economy, for example, it's not a hard choice to make.
Brett Glass
· 1 year ago
It's very hard to get a politician's attention, Richard. Obama will be surrounded by advisors, and it is clear from his choice of advisors what they are going to say. I'm not normally a single issue voter, but how can I support Obama when he is trying to drive me out of business and my customers off of broadband and back to dialup?
Richard Bennett
· 1 year ago
When I lobbied the California Legislature, I had face-to-face meetings with committee chairs, got regular phone calls from the governor's office, and served on boards and commissions where I got lots of attention from politicians. If you play your cards right, you can influence the process.
But look at the issue in the larger sense: if Sarah Palin becomes the stewardess of the economy, your customers won't have jobs. What does that do to your business?
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http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=oba...
http://alpie.net/blog/bin/post.cgi?id=499
http://obama.senate.gov/podcast/060608-network_...
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6495...
But look at the issue in the larger sense: if Sarah Palin becomes the stewardess of the economy, your customers won't have jobs. What does that do to your business?