March 6th
My day started out early although not as early as yesterday.
At the moment we are just getting rain but the forecast says snow is coming. ARGH! It is cold, you know that damp wet cold that get you right down into you bones type cold. I am so looking forward to summer.
Not much going on today just the usual. I really don’t want to go out but since book I’ve ordered through the library has come in I guess I will go out and pick it up.
Have a good one!
AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have all agreed to start spying on their users.
The US's largest Internet Service Providers are implementing a new "online infringement" plan to identify and punish, with virtually no due process, users suspected of downloading copyrighted content.
https://act.demandprogress.org/letter/six_strikes_2013/?rd=1&t=1&referring_akid=undefined
Remember CISPA? Well, it’s back - sign the petition
http://www.cispaisback.com/
Recommended Reading
Koch Brothers Revel In Sequester
http://www.nationalmemo.com/koch-brothers-revel-in-sequester/
New Dimension: Nebulas Are Even More Amazing in 3-D - cool
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/nebulas-in-3-d/?pid=6309&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
When A Supreme Court Justice Sounds Like A Racist Internet Commenter, We've Got A Problem
http://www.upworthy.com/when-a-supreme-court-justice-sounds-like-a-racist-internet-commenter-weve-got-a?c=upw1
Insensitive Remarks Led to Young Scalia’s Firing by Kinko’s
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/03/insensitive-remarks-led-to-young-scalias-firing-by-kinkos.html?mbid=nl_Borowitz%20%2888%29
Giant camel fossil found in Arctic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21673940
World's most detailed scans will reveal how brain works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21660159
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez dies aged 58
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053
Stomach cancer 'spotted by breath test'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21671455
Soviet war veteran found in Afghanistan after 33 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21668541
Strong winds ground at least six ships on Caribbean coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21676646
Emperor penguins' 'cold coat' discovered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21669963
Edinburgh Zoo pandas 'are preparing to mate'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21681462
Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and Arthur C. Clarke - God, The Universe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQQAv5svkk&feature=player_embedded - !
US snowstorm blankets Midwest states
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21686086
Petitions - Important
Oppose Seismic Surveys in the Atlantic - sign it please
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6937
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, fun stuff, art, nebulas, fossils, health, passings, animals
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
At the moment we are just getting rain but the forecast says snow is coming. ARGH! It is cold, you know that damp wet cold that get you right down into you bones type cold. I am so looking forward to summer.
Not much going on today just the usual. I really don’t want to go out but since book I’ve ordered through the library has come in I guess I will go out and pick it up.
Have a good one!
AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have all agreed to start spying on their users.
The US's largest Internet Service Providers are implementing a new "online infringement" plan to identify and punish, with virtually no due process, users suspected of downloading copyrighted content.
https://act.demandprogress.org/letter/six_strikes_2013/?rd=1&t=1&referring_akid=undefined
Remember CISPA? Well, it’s back - sign the petition
http://www.cispaisback.com/
Recommended Reading
Koch Brothers Revel In Sequester
http://www.nationalmemo.com/koch-brothers-revel-in-sequester/
New Dimension: Nebulas Are Even More Amazing in 3-D - cool
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/nebulas-in-3-d/?pid=6309&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
When A Supreme Court Justice Sounds Like A Racist Internet Commenter, We've Got A Problem
http://www.upworthy.com/when-a-supreme-court-justice-sounds-like-a-racist-internet-commenter-weve-got-a?c=upw1
Insensitive Remarks Led to Young Scalia’s Firing by Kinko’s
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/03/insensitive-remarks-led-to-young-scalias-firing-by-kinkos.html?mbid=nl_Borowitz%20%2888%29
Giant camel fossil found in Arctic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21673940
World's most detailed scans will reveal how brain works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21660159
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez dies aged 58
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053
Stomach cancer 'spotted by breath test'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21671455
Soviet war veteran found in Afghanistan after 33 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21668541
Strong winds ground at least six ships on Caribbean coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21676646
Emperor penguins' 'cold coat' discovered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21669963
Edinburgh Zoo pandas 'are preparing to mate'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21681462
Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and Arthur C. Clarke - God, The Universe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQQAv5svkk&feature=player_embedded - !
US snowstorm blankets Midwest states
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21686086
Petitions - Important
Oppose Seismic Surveys in the Atlantic - sign it please
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6937
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, fun stuff, art, nebulas, fossils, health, passings, animals
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how