allow me to hyperbolize
"'I'm concerned about e-mails being blocked from advocacy groups, of all sides,' said Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat who supported the amendment. 'I'm concerned about start-ups that may be shut down.'"
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"But it does not do what Amazon, Google, Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp, Yahoo and their allies want: to forcibly prevent by law a two-tier business model from ever being adopted on the Internet."
Bye bye net neutrality, hello Chinese-styled censorship. How is this not a form of indirect censorship, I have no clue, since it's going to make it more difficult for anyone who isn't a media giant (like not-for-profits and advocacy groups) to get their message out. Not even two weeks ago when President Hu visited, we were urging China to take a step forward regarding censorship, and now Congress is moving the US backward. A step backward now means a leap forward next time to get where we should be.
During moments where rain clouds hover above my head like Eeyore, I feel like the progressive movement of the United States is on a treadmill that can't turn off. It just keeps running and running to stay in the same place without even the opportunity to stop and catch its breath. It's important to keep writing our Congress people, go to demonstrations and try and alter the process because if progressives stand still, we're going to be thrown off the treadmill and land injured on the floor.
If you would like to know more about the concept of network neutrality, Wikipedia has a great article. MoveOn.org published a concise page on why the new law is bad.
On a more personal note, life here is hectic. I'm devoting every free hour business hour to The Rose starting tomorrow to finish every piece of design work for the summer before I leave, and it's a little hectic. Every time I show my to-do list to a staff member, they add one more task to it. Festival of the Arts is this Sunday, and while it's only one afternoon, I'm nervous beyond belief because I have to improv in front of a crowd who will be very close to me. Anybody at Brandeis should come anyway, as it's the only time you'll ever see me improv, and our instructor will be dancing with a sharp sword. Our performance is Sunday at 3pm in Shapiro Campus Center and we'll be running a belly dance workshop 4pm in the Bernstein-Marcus Courtyard. This semester is ending way too quickly.
On the bright side, I spoke with a student who just got back from Paris this evening. Not only did she meet the love of her life there, but she also advised spending a lot of time reading newspapers in cafés. The barista plan is still on!
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"But it does not do what Amazon, Google, Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp, Yahoo and their allies want: to forcibly prevent by law a two-tier business model from ever being adopted on the Internet."
Bye bye net neutrality, hello Chinese-styled censorship. How is this not a form of indirect censorship, I have no clue, since it's going to make it more difficult for anyone who isn't a media giant (like not-for-profits and advocacy groups) to get their message out. Not even two weeks ago when President Hu visited, we were urging China to take a step forward regarding censorship, and now Congress is moving the US backward. A step backward now means a leap forward next time to get where we should be.
During moments where rain clouds hover above my head like Eeyore, I feel like the progressive movement of the United States is on a treadmill that can't turn off. It just keeps running and running to stay in the same place without even the opportunity to stop and catch its breath. It's important to keep writing our Congress people, go to demonstrations and try and alter the process because if progressives stand still, we're going to be thrown off the treadmill and land injured on the floor.
If you would like to know more about the concept of network neutrality, Wikipedia has a great article. MoveOn.org published a concise page on why the new law is bad.
On a more personal note, life here is hectic. I'm devoting every free hour business hour to The Rose starting tomorrow to finish every piece of design work for the summer before I leave, and it's a little hectic. Every time I show my to-do list to a staff member, they add one more task to it. Festival of the Arts is this Sunday, and while it's only one afternoon, I'm nervous beyond belief because I have to improv in front of a crowd who will be very close to me. Anybody at Brandeis should come anyway, as it's the only time you'll ever see me improv, and our instructor will be dancing with a sharp sword. Our performance is Sunday at 3pm in Shapiro Campus Center and we'll be running a belly dance workshop 4pm in the Bernstein-Marcus Courtyard. This semester is ending way too quickly.
On the bright side, I spoke with a student who just got back from Paris this evening. Not only did she meet the love of her life there, but she also advised spending a lot of time reading newspapers in cafés. The barista plan is still on!