Monthly Archives: December 2006

Interesting sites

Posted on December 30, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Urban Legends is the place to visit before you decide to believe one of the rumours that circulate on the Internet. Did you know that camel-hunting is specifically prohibited by law in Arizona? Or that a condemned prisoner is legally … Continue reading →

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Interesting blogs

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Jaanus is a cool Estonian, one of the peope behind the technologies that run Skype. I use Skype a lot (not as much as I use my SIP), and some of their features are really good. Well, the free phone … Continue reading →

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Joi Ito is the new chair of the Board of Creative Commons

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Joi writes about the new chairman position he takes. You could read more about Creative Commons or see what Creative Commons does in Bulgaria. I am happy that both Joi and Larry Lessig made it to Bulgaria in the last … Continue reading →

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Lybia sentenced five Bulgarian nurses to death

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I don’t even want to comment on that terrible news. The whole case lasts now for 8 years, and it may take some more. You may wish to read some of the responses worldwide not only to the news of … Continue reading →

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Free phone calls? Yes, it's possible

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I am not talking about SIP, Skype or other similar technologies. I am talking about Future Phone. You dial the access numbers, located in the USA. They are +1-712-945-1111 or +1-712-858-8883, and you can then place a phone call – … Continue reading →

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France Telecom will provide 100 Mbps to home users

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

My colleague Patrick Vande Walle writes about it. The French newspaper Le Monde reports that the incumbent operator France T?l?com will start deploying 100 Mbit/s Internet connections to the home in the Paris area, starting next March. Its competitor, Free, … Continue reading →

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FTC to Host Workshop on Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Last month I wrote about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) involvement in the Net Neutrality discussion. The FTC announced couple of weeks ago about a workshop to take place in February in Washington, DC. It may be worth going, or … Continue reading →

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Bulgaria could change its policy towards passports issued to Macedonians. Now.

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

I’ve read in the Thursday edition of the Sega daily an article by a colleague – Krassimir Karakachanov, leader of the VMRO political party. The headline is “How long are we going to support the anti-Bulgarian elit in Macedonia?” I … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons turns four on Dec. 16

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Creative Commons turns four on Dec. 16th. As Larry Lessig says, “on December 16, 2002, in San Francisco, we launched this licensing project. Within a year, there were a million licenses. Within two years, 12m. Within three years, around 40m. … Continue reading →

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Interesting blogs (6 of many)

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

My friend Ethan writes a lot about Africa. It’s good to check his blog regularly.

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