by Dr Hugh Bradlow, 4 August 2008
Blogger Hugh Bradlow returns from a well deserved holiday and sets out to rectify certain technical claims made recently by Alan Kohler in his article "FTTN-piracy and porn"... well, other than his reference to “little switches inside the nodes” – as that was a little bit too hard to figure out what he was referring to - perhaps those switches are run by “little green men"?
I have been somewhat quiet of late and that is because I have been on a family holiday (more of that in my next blog) and it has taken me a few weeks to catch up with necessities. However, I notice that during my absence, Alan Kohler wrote an article (FTTN-piracy and porn - www.businessspectator.com.au, registration required) essentially accusing the NBN of being a ‘cargo cult’ (in fact, as I recall, Mr Kohler has used that exact term previously). My colleague, Dr Tony Warren, has already responded... More...