January 2011
Watchsoupsoup:
My response to “what are your feelings regarding The Daily What?”
SS, You’re boss. (And I like your new avatar.)
December 2010
Sending hope in a shoe box →
Sixteen-year-old Valery Bianco and his 13-year-old sister Marina Bianco take extra care in preparing and wrapping their shoe box gifts for “Operation Christmas Child.”
They know firsthand what these gifts could mean to a child.
“I was almost 10 when I received my shoe box, and it was touching to receive a gift as an orphan, someone people don’t care about,” Valery says.
Those shoe boxes were...
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“During these past weeks, rather than a nerd takeover, I saw the crumbling of the...”
– Zeynep Tufekci (via azspot)
I can hardly express my sadness, frustration, and disappointment. As someone who has lived and worked in a business where corporate consolidation and acquisition completely changed the entertainment landscape, I know what this now means for the Internet. I can imagine it...
“Campaign money is now more than ever the lifeblood of U.S. politicians, and you...”
– Amy Goodman (via azspot)
“The FCC decision was described as a “compromise” between public and corporate...”
– Black Agenda Report (via azspot)
Obama is a spineless sellout. I regret uttering any ounce of support for him.
Lost At E Minor and Facebook. Friends indeed ...
lostateminor:
We have a Facebook Fan Page, and we use it to give away free MP3s, share videos we dig, and hear about your favourite cultural things. So please Like our Lost At E Minor Facebook page, and then let us know which of the friends above you’ll be [psst, we bags the Grumpy one]. Win? Win.
Original Article
FCC's Swiss Cheese "Rule"
I was thinking come more about this and something struck me. We’ve heard a lot about the Media Corps who don’t know how to stop the bleeding and can’t transfer their business model to the digital marketplace to cover their high overheads, etc, but do you notice whom this FCC pandering really benefits? ATT, Comcast, Verizon, TW. OK, if the Comcast/NBC merger happens, then a...
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Torrenting Season 2 of Community 'cause Hulu only... →
Click through for a revealing article.
Al Qaeda group contemplated poisoning salad bars... →
writer-a:
Washington (CNN) — The al Qaeda group that built two toner-cartridge bombs in an unsuccessful attempt to blow up planes in October also has contemplated spreading poison on salad bars and buffets at U.S. hotels and restaurants, U.S. officials told CNN Tuesday…
“…al Qaeda abandoned their plans when their research indicated that apparently, U.S. buffet consumers would notice no...
Was It Google And Verizon Or The FCC That Just... →
kenyatta:
While that may read like it’s a statement from Google or Verizon — actually, the entire section reads a lot like their joint proposal — it’s actually the FCC’s statement. Yes, that’s the FCC citing Android’s openness as a reason why they don’t need to impose net neutrality rules for mobile broadband.
Except wait. What the hell does an open operating system have anything to do with...
Tumblr Request
I’d really love a “reblog post” button at the TOP of the post I’m about to reblog as well as the bottom. There are times I know I’m not going to add a comment and I just want to reblog w/o scrolling down to the bottom to get to the button.
:)
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Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue... →
kateoplis:
The good news is that the Federal Communications Commission has the power to issue regulations that protect net neutrality. The bad news is that draft regulations written by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski don’t do that at all. They’re worse than nothing.
For many Americans — particularly those who live in rural areas — the future of the Internet lies in mobile services. But the...
Best LittleCo of 2010: Tumblr →
urlesque:
azspot:
Tumblr launched back in 2007, but this year it really took off in terms of growth - crushing its nearest light blogging rival, Posterous. Tumblr achieved this growth at surprisingly low staffing levels: just 16 employees, with an estimated 20 before end of 2010. It’s got plenty of money behind it, though. The company has raised $40m. $30m of that was raised this month from...
FCC Net Neutrality Rules Slammed From All Sides →
azspot:
Republicans, including FCC commissioner Robert McDowell, blasted the new rules as an interventionist over-reach by an activist federal regulator intent on asserting control over the internet.
Democrats, including Sen. Al Franken from Minnesota, along with public interest and free speech groups, slammed the rules as woefully inadequate to protect the public from the predations of an...
The End of the Internet as We Know It? →
sectionfive:
Tomorrow morning, the country’s five federal communications commissioners will be casting votes that could dramatically alter the Internet.
The commissioners are voting on a troubling Net Neutrality proposal released earlier this month by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. While Genachowski’s proposal has yet to be made public, it reportedly would not offer the same protections to...
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“When young, I remember clearly how my father told me why our country was so...”
– Steve Wozniak, in an open letter to the FCC on net neutrality. Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer, Inc. with Steve Jobs and created the Apple I and Apple II series computers in the mid-1970s.
Read the full letter here.
(via theatlantic)
Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday... →
bradofarrell:
apophatic:
tanya77:
FUCK YOU, BARACK OBAMA. ALL YOU FUCKING CARE ABOUT IS MONEY. YOU ARE WORSE THAN THE REPUBLICANS. THEY KNOW THEY ARE LIKE THIS. YOU BULLSHITTED US ALL INTO BELIEVING YOU WEREN’T. YOU HAVE FUCKED EVERY SINGLE GENERATION AFTER US. YOU ARE A FUCKING FAILURE.
The US Government is a JOKE. It might as well be a Monarchy with the Corporations being Parliament.
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Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday... →
FUCK YOU, BARACK OBAMA. ALL YOU FUCKING CARE ABOUT IS MONEY. YOU ARE WORSE THAN THE REPUBLICANS. THEY KNOW THEY ARE LIKE THIS. YOU BULLSHITTED US ALL INTO BELIEVING YOU WEREN’T. YOU HAVE FUCKED EVERY SINGLE GENERATION AFTER US. YOU ARE A FUCKING FAILURE.
The US Government is a JOKE. It might as well be a Monarchy with the Corporations being Parliament.
Old Jews Telling Jokes: Filming in Boca Raton on...
spiegelman:
Old Jews Telling Jokes is coming to Florida, or as Sam calls it, “the motherlode.” Some of you must have family there. Some of them must be Jewish. All of them must be old. Do they tell jokes? Let me know! We’re going to do two sessions on February 3rd. Please email me if you have someone to recommend. ericspiegelman at gmail
