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Ken Schafer

I’m an artist and entrepreneur living in
Toronto, Canada whose principle interests
are music, art, design, technology.

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The Weird Economics of Utility Networks – Forbes

I don’t think most people appreciate how unusual the economics of utility services like residential broadband are. Trade economists distinguish between “tradables” like shoes and iPods and “non-tradables” like haircuts. But while you can’t ship a haircut overseas, haircuts are somewhat portable.…

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