You know of course that AT&T and the Bells want to charge a premium for access to their fiber. Google, AOL and others may just give AT&T the ol’ middle finger.

The Just In Time Strike Augmentation (or JITSA) program proposal for commanding a battlefield from the air is the apotheosis of futurismic as I define it: cheap, highly networked, and out of left field. Basic concept: use lots of relatively inexpensive, small, unmanned combat aircraft to loiter over a target and fire at targets of opportunity. Definitely read DefenseTech’s write up.

I don’t know who Ran Prieur is but his obsessively detailed and entertaining apocalyptic visions are fascinating to read. (And probably infuriating if you don’t lean toward the left side of the political spectrum.)

I bet I wouldn’t kill every plant I try to grow if I could rotate my house to follow the sun, like this place in Australia.

Paul Graham tackles the question, “Are software patents evil?” It’s a long essay and well worth reading, but I’ll give you a sneak preview of the conclusion: they’re mostly incidental.