Jim Troutman

@jtroutman.bsky.social

fixing or building broadband & Internet & data centers since 1992 | Co-founder NNENIX.net & nepeeringforum.org | Skytalks.info | He/Him/Papa. | I speak for myself. | Tired and cranky but not a curmudgeon. Yet. | roaming New England & Atlantic Canada

I've yet to find a mainstream story on the net neutrality ruling that mentions U.S. broadband is a failed market dominated by entrenched regional monopolies pampered by corrupt state and local governments it's like that essential part of the story isn't of interest to them

Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities

A U.S. Court of Appeals this week ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to revive the so-called net neutrality rules that were first introduced a decade ago under the Obama Administration.

npr.org

Marc Rogers aka cjunkie, head of security at Defcon and responsible for modernizing their enforcement against harassment and assault, has suffered a devastating spinal cord injury and faces catastrophic medical expenses. Please donate if you can & share regardless. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ma...

Donate to Support Marc Rogers' Road to Recovery, organized by Katie Vogel

cjunkie (Marc Rogers) is an invaluable and beloved member of our hacker community: a… Katie Vogel needs your support for Support Marc Rogers' Road to Recovery

gofundme.com

Do you have a tale of warning ? Can we learn from your experiences? Want to tell how it really is and how to try to make it better? Want to do it off the record? We got you Submit to our cfp at skytalks and this year you get a speaker badge at @bsideslv.org Https://skytalks.info

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show SpaceX Starlink satellite internet platform is currently experiencing an international outage; reason unknown. 🛰️📉 #StarlinkDown

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It’s important to understand that this is the way all capitalists think about all the “little people” they exploit; this one is just saying it with no filter, which happens every now and then with people who have become accustomed to thinking of their fellow human beings as food.

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31 years ago this extraordinary woman burned her career and life to the ground to speak out against a horrific, massive crime against children. And she was a hell of an artist. A blazing soul. RIP

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This last year (post-Covid) my brain has not been working the best. Felt like a lot of “fog of war” happening — limited task/project visibility beyond what was immediately in front of me, usually. Got a recent ADHD diagnosis & meds & now I can sometimes see through the fog. So that is something.