an ongoing somehow theoretical discussion:

Exploring New Configurations of Network Politics

naming rfid and all other "internet of things" silicon cockroaches may be a good idea, even i don't think they will have the same lifespan.

farewell to peer to peer?

The era of BitTorrent, Kazaa, iMesh and other peer-to-peer (P2P) networking services appears to be ending, according to the Arbor Networks study of Internet traffic trends. The study measured P2P traffic as a percentage of overall Internet traffic and found that it declined more than 70% between 2007 and 2009. Now representing less than 1% of Internet traffic, P2P is the fastest-declining application on the Internet | networkworld

maybe, maybe not. should ask mr. p2p, though. if that is so maybe one should tell the record and film industry¿?

need to take a closer look:

America's Energy Future examines the deployment potential, costs, barriers, and impacts of energy supply and end-use technologies during the next two to three decades, including energy efficiency, alternative transportation fuels, renewable energy, fossil fuel energy, and nuclear energy, as well as technologies for improving the nation's electrical transmission and distribution systems. | america's energy future: technology and transformation

european discussions will take place in passau while the rest of the crowd will stop over in valencia.