I just got back from giving an informal Q&A. The topic was how to propose. In our department, passing the proposal means advancing to candidacy. It involves forming a dissertation committee, writing a proposal document, and giving a 40 or so minute talk outlining your proposed research. There were only two panelists (the Q&A was [...]
So the Cactus Cafe controversy of the moment is who KUT will pick to manage the “repurposed” venue. The “villain” in this story is supposed to be Cameron Smith, who has apparently been petitioning behind the scenes for some kind of involvement with the venue as far back as the beginning of the controversy. The [...]
I have a bit of a soft spot for the “Keep Austin Weird” campaign. What can I say? I’m a sucker for loose and mysterious confederations of local people campaigning under a banner of weirdness. But that sort of begs the question: who’s turning Austin normal? I came across one answer as I was reading [...]
Some more on metered broadband coming to Austin: It was no accident that Time Warner Cable included Austin in its plans to roll out tiered pricing plans for Internet access. In fact, the city’s concentration of tech-savvy customers is the very thing that attracted the company’s efforts. And some worrying usage cases being considered: Austin [...]
Web users, the meter is running. In a strategy that’s likely to rankle consumers but be copied by competitors, Time Warner Cable (TWC) is pressing ahead with a plan to charge Internet customers based on how much Web data they consume. Starting next month, the company will introduce tiered pricing in several markets. I’m not [...]