http://www.JoelBlodgett.com It Really Is Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:31:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Interesting article that takes you back in time a little can be read here. Tales from the crypt: Our first computers I am fortunate enough to live in a time when the world has been completely transformed by a single invention in a relatively short time. I guess ... http://www.JoelBlodgett.com/2008/04/01/what-was-your-first-computer/  I sent an email to the two Kentucky representatives which sponsored bill HB775.  I quickly received a response back from Jimmy Higdon.    He informed me that he had received several emails and calls regarding this bill.    He stated "We have no plans to move this bill forward". The idea of ... http://www.JoelBlodgett.com/2008/03/18/follow-up-on-kentucky-hb775/  Two Republican state representatives from my home state have recently put a bill in to the state house that has me scratching my head.   Tim Couch and Jimmy Higdon have recently proposed HB775.  You can read about it here.   http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB775.htm It basically dictates that any web site on the internet that ... http://www.JoelBlodgett.com/2008/03/17/why-i-may-be-forced-to-move-my-business/ This is one of those stories that could have some people running for the hills. Heart defibrillator implants can be hacked I guess if I was wearing a heart pacer or some other type of medical device like the one mentioned above this issue would most likely ... http://www.JoelBlodgett.com/2008/03/13/wireless-health-care-products-at-risk-for-hacking/ I read a very interesting testimony that was given by Caroline Frederickson, the director of the ACLU's Washington legislative office, yesterday at the hearing on "Net Neutrality and Free Speech on the Internet". You can read the speech at http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/Fredrickson080311.pdf Up until now I was pretty neutral about "Net Neutrality". ... http://www.JoelBlodgett.com/2008/03/12/what-is-net-neutrality-really-all-about/  This will be my first of hopefully many post.    Blogging is a new thing to me.  I prefer to stay in the shadows versus stick myself out there.  There is no way to stick yourself more out there then running a blog with your name in it. http://www.JoelBlodgett.com/2008/03/08/new-site-new-post/