Up On the Roof…

We’ve had sporadic internet outages before. Gmail has been down for an hour or more, on occasion. Twitter has the famous “fail whale,” more often than we’d like, and certainly your ISP has been down too.

On these occasions there’s not much we can do about it. If its a connection problem and there’s an iPhone or Blackberry, we’re okay. If its a website or service, we have no choice but to wait. These are pretty isolated events that happen a few times during the year and in a few locations, but…

What if we had the Big One?

What if we had a large scale, full or multi-day, Internet blackout?
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An article on Ars Technica today covered a new patent by Apple, that could tie its Nike+iPod device to particular pieces of clothing.

If they carry through with it and you have intentions to buy this pedometer on steriods, you could find yourself limited to the shoes you run, jog or walk in. Additionally, it could restrict your choice of any garments, such as head gear, jackets, sweatpants, etc…

There were plenty of comments on Ars, mostly negative, most on how evil Apple is becoming, but maybe not? This could be start of something big.
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