Category Archives: Internet

The heist of the 21st century

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

Now here’s an interesting development (in Icelandic). A player in the game Eve Online, which has a very economical bent, opened a bank and convinced players that they would receive interest on their virtual savings with the bank. After a … Continue reading →

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Chinese blog tops popularity list

Posted on June 10, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

Things have been slow around here. I’m in the midst of a relocation from the US to my home in Iceland and though Iceland is supposedly a leader in terms of connectivity, it takes 2 weeks (!!!) to get my … Continue reading →

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African’s pay on average 90 times more than Americans for Internet

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

This is just very, very sad: CNN.com – Official: Africans pay $1,800 for 1GB of data – May 18, 2006.

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Who do we trust?

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

This article on BBC News considers how perceptions of the media are changing in an information age. Interesting read. BBC NEWS | Technology | Media holds its own in trust poll

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The UNU-IIST on open source software

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Tryggvi Thayer

Things have been very quiet around here lately. I’m hard at work on my thesis and finishing up the semester, so things are probably going to stay fairly quiet for the time being. But, there’s always something. I came across … Continue reading →

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