information architecture & critical history of software (PhD research) in Toronto

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Quinn DuPont studies the critical history of software technologies, focusing on metaphysical, historical, and political issues. He has recently been studying the history of email and developing an argument about the modes of production for software development. Quinn is currently a MITACS Enhanced Accelerate PhD Fellow and iSchool PhD student in Toronto, Canada.

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  • Difference and Repetition
    Difference and Repetition
    by Gilles Deleuze
  • From Taylorism to Fordism: A Rational Madness
    From Taylorism to Fordism: A Rational Madness
    by Bernard Doray
  • Questioning Technology
    Questioning Technology
    by Andrew Feenberg
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Sunday
Dec052010

Follow up review of BlackVPN

After many months of using BlackVPN with occasional frequency I can now speak with more confidence (than my earlier post) that their service is very good, and exactly as advertised. Recently I have been using the US VPN connection to protect my browsing in cafes from Firesheep and other attacks. Their service is always at least 2MB/s (if the cafe’s connection can provide it), and the latency is usually below 100ms. The US VPN is located in San Francisco (at least whenever I have looked). I was using the OpenVPN software to connect, but since purchasing a new Macbook Air I have used the built in PPTP service and everything works fine. Not that I watch much TV, but having the ability to watch Hulu as a Canadian is a real treat.

I highly recommend the service, and I like what they stand for. If you sign up you should use my referral code, that way we both get extra free service: ZQMCTCX