Tag: net neutrality
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A Whole Lot on Net Neutrality, A View of the End of Civilization, and Some Happier Things
Today was a big day in the fight for Net Neutrality. It was another big push to fill the public comment boxes at the FCC with our very solid desire that the Internet remain open and accessible, regardless of what company gets it to your screen. Cable companies and phone companies (like Comcast and Verizon)…
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Celebrity Death and Dying, A Metal Morning, Throwback Thursday, and Some Bad News for Freedom
Bunches of things in the feed. A fantastic little article about Betty White and how she dyes. The sad news that Joan Rivers won’t be dying any more… or getting any more plastic surgery… or telling any more snarky jokes. I was in a totally metal mood this morning, so there’s a selection of tunes…
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Life Imitating Art, Remixing Art, Art Imitating Life, and Remixing Life
Aside from the sad (but expected) death of Dick Smith, one of the greatest special effects makeup artists of all time, there’s a lot of creative stuff going on in the feed today. Not all of it is what I’d call “good” creative–that new Sprint plan that kind of steps all over the idea of…
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Affordable Housing, Role Playing Games, Legal Wranglings, Inspiration, Tragedy, and Everything Since Friday
Yeah, apparently I’m skipping Friday updates more often than not. I should stop that. Actually stick to my own schedule. One of the big topics that ended up being discussed today in the stream was the whole rich/poor divide and the idea of affordable housing… spawned by an article about a new building in NYC…
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Cultural Perspective, Political Wranglings, a Really Big Hole, and Some Humor
My brain is feeling particularly fried and unfocused tonight… bit of a busier day at work than expected plus not enough sleep last night leads to that, I guess. So the “additional content” part of the feed is going to be even more lame than it’s been lately. Sorry ’bout that…