What's This?

A blog kept by Ira Wagman of the School of Communication at Carleton University.
Let's be honest -- this blog is so-so at best.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Just a series of tubes redux

A brief presentation from Molly Wright Steenson about communication through pneumatic tubes in the 19th century that reminds us that our modern-day fascination with messages traveling through "dumb pipes" -- something which is at the centre of discussions about net neutrality -- is the latest chapter in a long story.



That much awaited wrap-up on the CRTC hearings is still coming....

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