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From the world's foremost techonoligical historian, Timothy Wu boldly draws the battle line between Apple and Google: at stake is the soul of the Internet, and the winner will shape our future...'The Master Switch is brilliant . a must read for those who want to know more about the future of the Internet' - Josh Silverman, CEO, Skype

We live in an age of extreme corporate concentration, in which global industries are controlled by just a few giant firms-big banks, big pharma, and big tech, just to name a few. But concern over what Louis Brandeis called the "curse of bigness" can no longer remain the province of specialist lawyers and economists, for it has spilled over into policy and politics, even threatening democracy itself. History suggests that tolerance of inequality and failing to control excessive corporate power may prompt the rise of populism, nationalism, extremist politicians, and fascist regimes. In short, as Wu warns, we are in grave danger of repeating the signature errors of the twentieth century. In The Curse of Bigness, Tim Wu, special assistant to President Biden for technology and competition policy, explains how figures like Brandeis and Theodore Roosevelt first confronted the democratic threats posed by the great trusts of the Gilded Age-but the lessons of the Progressive Era were forgotten in the last 40 years. He calls for recovering the lost tenets of the trustbusting age as part of a broader revival of American progressive ideas as we confront the fallout of persistent and extreme economic inequality

The author advocates for stricter antitrust enforcement and challenges the dominance of large corporations, drawing on his expertise in net neutrality and antitrust policy. He emphasizes the need for a more equitable economic landscape, highlighting the negative impacts of corporate bigness on competition and society. Through his insights, he aims to inspire action towards a fairer market structure that benefits consumers and fosters innovation.

A revelatory look at the rise of the 'attention merchants', the marketeers who harvest, influence and control our consumption in ways previously unimagined, for resale to advertisers. Tim Wu argues that this is not simply the by- product of recent inventions but the end result of more than a century's growth and expansion in the industries that feed on human attention.

In this age of an open internet, it is easy to forget that every American information industry, beginning with the telephone, has eventually been taken captive by some ruthless monopoly or cartel. With all our media now traveling a single network, an unprecedented potential is building for centralized control over what Americans see and hear. Could history repeat itself with the next industrial consolidation? Could the internet- the entire flow of American information- come to be ruled by one corporate leviathan in possession of "the master switch"? That is the big question that the author presents in this pathbreaking book. As Wu's sweeping history shows, each of the new media of the twentieth century- radio, telephone, television, and film- was born free and open. Each invited unrestricted use and enterprising experiment until some would-be mogul battled his way to total domination. Explaining how invention begets industry and industry begets empire- a progress often blessed by government, typically with stifling consequences for free expression and technical innovation alike- Wu identifies a time-honored pattern in the maneuvers of today's great information powers: Apple, Goggle, and an eerily resurgent AT & T.A battle royal looms for the internet's future, and with almost every aspect of our lives now dependent on that network, this is one war we dare not tune out. Part industrial expose, part meditation of what freedom requires in the information age, this book is a stirring illumination of a drama that has played out over decades in the shadows of our national life and now culminates with terrifying implications for our future. -- from Book Jacket

In this provocative new book, the authors tell the fascinating story of the Internet's challenge to governmental rule in the 1990s, and of the fate of one idea--that the Internet might liberate users forever from government, borders, and even their physical selves.

Repairing a fountain pen is not as simple as it seems. After learning the parts and mechanical characteristics of a pen through the directions in this service manual, one can quite easily remedy most ordinary complaints. Clear drawings and simple instructions are provided.

222 different glass perfume bottles, 81 peg stoppers, and 91 various jars made 1910 to 1925 by Diamond Glass shown in clear drawings. Includes glass mould numbers, sizes available, weight per gross, and estimated prices without lables. Original labels on bottles will bring considerably more.

Magnesium is the lightest metallic construction material and bears high potential for automotive components, medical implants and energy storage systems. However, the practical use of untreated magnesium alloys is restricted as they are prone to corrosion. An essential prerequisite for the inhibition or control of the degradation process is a deeper understanding of the underlying corrosion mechanisms. For instance, identifying the reaction pathways most relevant for the release of gaseous hydrogen — one of the main products during magnesium corrosion — builds the foundation for adapting the hydrogen evolution rate in general. A possible approach to modulate the hydrogen evolution and magnesium dissolution rate is the introduction of small organic molecules that either stabilize the corroding surface or capture corrosive species. Such molecules constitute benign and useful materials to modify the service environment of magnesium for applications that require tailored degradation properties. This thesis illuminates different aspects of magnesium degradation, ranging from atomistic insights into the corrosion process itself to further developing strategies for effective corrosion control. By combining atomistic simulations and machine learning techniques, a holistic framework is developed to improve understanding and enable more efficient magnesium corrosion engineering in the future.

Iluze o světě bez hranic. V 90. letech 20. století akademici i ředitelé velkých firem považovali Internet za hnací motor nové globalizace, která podkope autoritu a význam klasického státu. Zdálo se, že příchod Internetu je předzvěstí nového způsobu uspořádání lidských záležitostí, který nás navždy vysvobodí z tyranie teritoriálních vládců. Tato kniha vypráví příběh o Internetu, který v 90. letech 20. století začal narušovat moc jednotlivých státních správ, a následném boji vlád o ovládnutí nového média. Je to příběh smrti snu o kyberkomunitách, které si vládnou samy, a jednou provždy tak uniknou zeměpisným omezením. Je to také příběh o zrození a prvních letech nového druhu Internetu - územně ohraničené sítě, kde regionální zákony, státní moc a mezinárodní vztahy mají stejný význam jako technická invence. Pohled autorů na vývoj Internetu ale není pesimistický. Ukazuje, že zeměpisně ohraničený Internet má řadu nedoceňovaných výhod, zohledňuje potřeby jednotlivých uživatelů i firem, které na Internetu podnikají.