I have been on hiatus from half-wired for a few weeks, because of final exams and life in general. Now… Read more Blogging consistently is hard to do
Author: Ellery Roberts Biddle
writer, editor, tech and human rights expert
Another utopia? Yoani on neoliberalism in Cuba
Yoani Sánchez recently imagined for her readers a blissful, free market-economic future for Cuba. Entitled “Neoliberalismo,” the post hailed Cuba’s… Read more Another utopia? Yoani on neoliberalism in Cuba
The Internet will not be socialized (for now)
Over the last four years, the Cuban and Venezuelan governments have been planning to build a submarine fiber optic cable… Read more The Internet will not be socialized (for now)
Across the Gulf: Day of the Dead
I have been less than half-wired lately because of my recent work as a contributing writer for Global Voices. I… Read more Across the Gulf: Day of the Dead
From Nokia with love
Cubans, Cuban-Americans, Cuba policy experts, and now even big telecom (AT&T, Nokia, and Verizon) are pleading with the Obama administration… Read more From Nokia with love
Technical difficulties
Earlier this week, Yoani Sanchez tweeted that she could no longer send Twitter messages from her cellphone, via SMS (presumably,… Read more Technical difficulties
A market in broad daylight
Two weeks ago, Cuban government officials announced plans to expand Cuba’s private sector by issuing more permits for private businesses… Read more A market in broad daylight
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