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Net Neutrality 7-20-2006

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Net Neutrality Links

I’m adding this link to the Net Neutrality Page.

Net Neutrality On Life-Support.

It’s clear to me that net neutrality is on life support. If Ted Stevens is any indication of how well these issues are understood by the people allegedly paid to represent us, expect to hear him and his cronies echoing this ad’s message when they vote to do to net neutrality something they would never have done to Terri Schiavo.

The problem is that in addition to net neutrality, the communications bill is also dealing with the issue of “red lining” and broad band access to disadvantaged communities. The lobbyists for the cable and telco interests have focused on splitting the digitial “haves” from the digital “have nots” in their effort to kill net neutrality. So far they have succeeded. That is why the Markey amendment didn’t pass in the House. The people hoping to get high-speed access are looking at the bill as a way to protect their right to access, while we are arguing about access to content.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Toys in Portugal Get the Link Leak Virus!

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Tueday Night Was Filled with Sunsets and Toys

Open Comments Last Night was held on west coast of Portugal, complete with umbrella drinks and everyone brought their favorite toys — People showed up with legos, transformers, even slinkys. Too bad the infamous link leak virus. Link Leak Virus is a special strain of the indie virus with blogtipping mutations that occur in threes edged its way in.

Cool links were shared.

About the Toys

Here’s a peek at the conversation. [Read more…]

Net Neutrality 7-19-2006

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Net Neutrality Links

I’m adding these links to the Net Neutrality Page.

Googleman: Congress needs a comic book!

Kid you not, Google’s Vint Cerf in his debate today actually ruminated on the need to create a comic book to educate Congress on the Internet and net neutrality. He also played to the elites in the audience, by giving veiled instructions to a questioner to google “Stevens” and “tubes.” Mr. Cerf apparently is not shy about telling a room full of press that he and his colleagues do not have a very high opinion of the mental aptitude of our national legislators.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic and the TOYs Are in Portugal!

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It’s Like Open Mike Only Different

Here’s how it works.

open mike night

The rules are simple — be nice.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. . . . Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.

Tonight we talk about toys.

Here’s a link to the Toys of the Century.

We might also talk about

  • crayons and legos.
  • transformers
  • sandboxes and sand castles.
  • The Where is Basil Contest?

AND THE EVER POPULAR,

What ever happened to the drinking moose and his friend the pig?

Portugal

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic at 7pm Chicago Time — Bring Your Toys!

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It’s about Toys of the Century!

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YES, the mike will be open again tonight. So start collecting your thoughts. Remember, you get to bring what you want to talk about.

The rules are simple — be nice.

We met lots of new friends last week as we always do. If you missed it, stop by this week, and it’s your turn to come.

Tonight we talk about toys.

Here’s a link to the Toys of the Century.

We might also talk about

  • crayons and legos.
  • transformers
  • sandboxes and sand castles.
  • The Where is Basil Contest?

AND THE EVER POPULAR,

What ever happened to the drinking moose and his friend the pig?

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.

And we’ll be on the beach in Portugal.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Net Neutrality 7-18-2006

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Net Neutrality Links

I’m adding this link to the Net Neutrality Page.

Technologists square off on Net neutrality

WASHINGTON–Two Internet pioneers dueled on Monday over whether proposed Net neutrality regulations supported by companies like Google and Amazon.com are the best way to prevent “abusive” behavior by broadband providers.

A debate here hosted by the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research institute that brags of challenging “conservative thinking,” pitted Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf, who co-developed the Internet’s backbone protocols and has emerged as a leading proponent of congressional antidiscrimination mandates for network operators, against Dave Farber, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist widely considered to be a “grandfather” of the Internet.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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