There is an interesting thing about having a legitimate 3rd party hard-line / cabled internet service provider, like back when DSL internet had at least 20 different options to choose from. It forces dramatic price and service competition and incentive to innovate faster and better services. With Google joining into the fray of the typically two-party ISP wired provider market of today, Google would seem just happy knowing it would break even or make only a tiny fraction of profit from its fiber internet, tv, and phone service. The goal of Google is not to make Google fiber a major profit wing it would seem from all account from their people. Yes it will provide you with internet access hundreds of times faster at a fraction of the rate other telecom provider are charging. But that leaves many supply side capitalists asking, “why?” Continue reading
Mozilla and Epic Games Port Unreal 3 Engine to Javascript and WebGL

Mozilla, the non-profit organization behind the open source Firefox browser with the help of game developer Unreal Games has done something rather mind-blowing. Mozilla using a newly developed “highly optimized version of JavaScript” has worked with Epic Games to port their Unreal 3 Game Engine to web scripting language JavaScript with API support from WebGL. Making it possible for modern generation 3D with the simple access of a modern web browser with out the need of any plugins. Continue reading
Hacker group Exposedsu crack major credit report sites. Post First Lady Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, and other Celeb credit reports.

In what can only be call a network security and identity protection blunder of massive proportions hackers have cracked the security for several major online credit reporting services. The Russian hacker group “Exposedsu” posted the credit reports of several important key United states political figures, political gadflies, major hollywood actors, and reality tv personalities. The credit reporting services that seem to have been caught up in this mess are Transunion, Equifax, FreeCreditReports.com, YourScoreAndMore.com, and CreditKarma.com. Transunion and Equifax being the primary of the major three public credit reporting agencies. Continue reading
Donkey Kong “Girls Can Save The Day Too!” Edition made by father for his little hero princess

If an award for “Video Gamer Father of the Year” was ever created, Mike Mika would win it hands down. The Creative Director at Making Fun, LLC, Mike Mika is a video game maker by trade. He has made games such as NFL Blitz, Klax, Disney’s Tarzan, and the Gameboy port of the classic Yar’s Revenge. He is one of the original members of the iOS game company NGmoco:) So to say that he enjoys video games is an understatement. But so is just saying how much he enjoys sharing them with his little girl Ellis. Continue reading
Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jerry Moran, and Rep Darrell Issa win awards for supporting online ventures at Internet Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill.

At the Internet Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill event held by the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (IC2 Coalition), Oregon U.S Senator Ron Wyden – (D), Kansas U.S Senator Jerry Moran – (R), and California 49th District Representative Darrell Issa – (R) win awards for their help in stopping SOPA and PIPA and keeping the digital internet still a growing place. On hand was IC2 Coalition Co-founder and Board Chair and COO of ServInt Hosting Solutions, Christian Dawson, as well as Reddit / Breadpig / Hipmunk Co-Founder / founder Alexis Ohanian to give out the awards. More photos after the jump. Continue reading
Dalek designer Ray Cusick has passed away. COMMISERATE!
Sad news broke that Designer Ray Cusick, the true father of the famous and popular ‘Doctor Who’ scourge of the universe, the Daleks, has passed away. Continue reading
Is this the Xbox 720; Codename Durango?

It’s no secret that the newest incarnation of Microsoft’s Xbox game console is on the way. For two years the name ringing the halls of the internet has been Codename “Durango”. All developers have been tight-lipped and nothing as much as a peep has come out save for an unsubstantiated eBay auction of a Xbox “Durango” early dev kit. But leaked information could finally give us a possible glimpse of what Microsoft might have up it’s sleeve for raw horsepower of the system. Continue reading
Aaron Swartz

I had a chance to meet Aaron Swartz several times. He was of the generation I grew up in. He was a great guy and had such a passion. I didn’t know him personally like a best pal but he touched all of our lives. He was a bright light of passion just meeting him the first time. He talked about technology and knowledge with hope, altruism, and a dream it could make life better for his fellow-man. Continue reading

