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Lee Konstantinou

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      Lee Konstantinou wrote a new post, Only Science Fiction Can Save Us! 7 years, 8 months ago

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      Lee Konstantinou replied to the topic How do we create and safeguard an open Internet? in the Conversation Questionspace 7 years, 8 months ago

      How do we create and safeguard an open Internet? The answer’s simple. If we want to create and safeguard an open Internet, all we have to do is . . . create and safeguard it. The thornier problem, in my view, is that many people regard an open Internet as undesirable. Some owners of intellectual property see an open Internet as an instrument t…[Read more]

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      Lee Konstantinou wrote a new post, The Drone Commons 7 years, 8 months ago

      I believe that the most important question we face about the future of the Internet is who will win political and economic control over the networks, platforms, and software upon which we increasingly depend.

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      Lee Konstantinou replied to the topic The Drone Commons in the Conversation Big Ideas 8 years, 11 months ago

      Interestingly, Brenda, Google’s apparently working on something very much like this now:

      Attached to the bottom of each envelope is the 22-pound “payload.” It’s topped by a sheet of solar paneling the size of a basketball backboard. Beneath the solar sheet is a construct resembling a large camera tripod, whose legs are antennas that allow the b…

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      Lee Konstantinou replied to the topic The Drone Commons in the Conversation Big Ideas 8 years, 11 months ago

      I like the idea of microdrone balloon carriers and something like htbtp. As revelations about the NSA’s metadata collection schemes and its PRISM program come out, I am becoming convinced that having a Drone Commons is desirable — but not enough. One would also need something like distributed or decentralized server services — free or…[Read more]

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      Lee Konstantinou replied to the topic The Drone Commons in the Conversation Big Ideas 9 years ago

      Thanks for the links, Julian, and for your questions, Darusha! My present idea is that in low-density zones — as much as in high-density zones — the drones would be the network. Individuals with compatible […]

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      Lee Konstantinou replied to the topic Let's talk about brains! in the Conversation Big Ideas 9 years ago

      Over the last couple years, I’ve been reading a lot about “brain reading” technologies. It seems not improbable that we’ll all be wearing the equivalent of tinfoil hats in less than a decade, to protect ourselves […]

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      Lee Konstantinou replied to the topic Let's build an airship in the Conversation Big Ideas 9 years ago

      I don’t agree with the core assumption of the initial post, that we’d have ubiquitous airships but for the evils of socialism. It’s premised on the idea that capitalists are leaving money on the table because of […]

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      Lee Konstantinou replied to the topic The Drone Commons in the Conversation Big Ideas 9 years ago

      Thanks for the comments.

      I very much like the idea of “drone hunters,” Melodie. I’ve become obsessed recently with mosquito lasers. One can imagine an arms race between drone-killing lasers and drones. This […]

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      Lee Konstantinou started the topic The Drone Commons in the Conversation Big Ideas 9 years ago

      I believe that the most important question we face about the future of the Internet is who will win political and economic control over the networks, platforms, and software upon which we increasingly depend. Will the Internet be, in practice, privately owned, operated on proprietary platforms? Will it be run more like a public utility, subject to…[Read more]

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      • Thinking big November 14, 2015 - Terre Haute Tribune-Star
      • Future perfect December 10, 2014 - Aeon Magazine
      • Review: Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future December 8, 2014 - Barnes & Noble Review
      • The Untapped Potential of Science Fiction November 15, 2014 - Time
      • Saving Spaceship Earth October 22, 2014 - LA Review of Books
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