Flat Fees And Better Views

Marty's post has had me musing about virtual lawyers in Second Life.

Bandwidth On The Run

Here's what you get when you call up AT&T to (finally) request that they bring your DSL service up to the "pro" level for which you've been paying over the last year but never have gotten: line testing and resetting that destroys what little connectivity you were subsisting on, and a technician out to look at things — in 5 days. Hence, I'm mostly offline at the moment. Enjoying a temporary stint of connectivity in the walloping 110-degree furnace that is Indian Wells, CA, but running around too much to take advantage.

I haven't researched it but am betting there's a good deal of class action activity around this service level issue...

Sad Source Codes To Catch Up On...

Adam's Mom by ZDNet's Steve Gillmor — "Adam Curry's mom passed away over the weekend. All of our thoughts and love are with you and your family, Adam."

So sorry to hear this Adam, be well.

Maybe You'd Get Served With A Virtual Summons?

Bloggger and trademark lawyer Marty Schwimmer has a fascinating post about the use of real world trademarks in virtual world Second Life.

Real Trademark Issues In Virtual Worlds | digg story

Google's Net Neutrality Strategy

Internet pioneer and Google VP Vint Cerf says Google's next stop on the quest to ensure net neutrality is the DOJ's antitrust division, if and when "something bad happens."

Google says bill could spark antitrust fight | digg story