Several Links (Some Even Political!!)
http://whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com/ - I found this interesting. I know Obama isn't perfect & there's a lot that needs to be done but I thought some of these were interesting and positive.
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ysabetwordsmith posted this a few days ago and I meant to post it here but lost the plot a bit. This is something important. I signed the petition.
" Do you really own the smartphone 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.
[2]Please click here to fight back by sending emails to Obama and
Congress and telling them to protect our resale rights.
If we don't speak out now, we won't be able to sell almost anything we
own -- and if we do, we'll face charges for violating intellectual
property law!
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 been made in a different country. We
expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
If we want to sell products that were made abroad, from Macbooks and
iPhones to our clothing and textbooks -- even our homes -- we'll have
to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the
right to deny it!
This is bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay,
hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to make
things and move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional
American yard sale.
[3]Please help us fight back. Just click here to email your lawmakers
right away and tell them to stop shilling for copyright holders.
Thanks so much -- and please share this campaign with your friends by
forwarding this email or using the links below.
--Demand Progress
[4][fb] If you're already on Facebook, [5]click here to share with your
friends.
[6][fb] If you're already on Twitter, click here to tweet about the
campaign: [7]Tweet
References
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1. http://act.demandprogress.org/go/599?t=7&akid=1387.1952447.4cE8SX
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There's a Change.org petition here calling on the President and Congress to cut their own pay before they cut social services & bring themselves more in line with the average Amerian wage. It's an interesting idea but I don't know if it would happen. Still, if you live in the US take a look at the petition.
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angelikitten has taken time to make her Rainbow Children moodtheme into an official DW moodtheme. I have used her Rainbow Children for a few years, I'm going to pop over and update to the one she's uploaded. Here's the moodthemes DW has. To change your mood theme, go to the DW customise page and click on "display" Under "customise your theme" in the list.
Hmm, maybe it's time for me to think about changing my background too.
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ysabetwordsmith is also doing a poetry fishbowl on June 19 about "The featured series is Hart's Farm, a historic fantasy series set on a farm in Sweden, with a focus on community life and a wide diversity of sexual preferences. (The current period corresponds to something like 1850-1920).". Go check it out and support her poetry!
More comment(s) at Red_trillium's Dreamwidth journal. Come join the conversation! You can comment there using OpenID or ask me for an invite to create your own account.
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ysabetwordsmith posted this a few days ago and I meant to post it here but lost the plot a bit. This is something important. I signed the petition.
" Do you really own the smartphone 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.
[2]Please click here to fight back by sending emails to Obama and
Congress and telling them to protect our resale rights.
If we don't speak out now, we won't be able to sell almost anything we
own -- and if we do, we'll face charges for violating intellectual
property law!
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 been made in a different country. We
expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
If we want to sell products that were made abroad, from Macbooks and
iPhones to our clothing and textbooks -- even our homes -- we'll have
to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the
right to deny it!
This is bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay,
hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to make
things and move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional
American yard sale.
[3]Please help us fight back. Just click here to email your lawmakers
right away and tell them to stop shilling for copyright holders.
Thanks so much -- and please share this campaign with your friends by
forwarding this email or using the links below.
--Demand Progress
[4][fb] If you're already on Facebook, [5]click here to share with your
friends.
[6][fb] If you're already on Twitter, click here to tweet about the
campaign: [7]Tweet
References
Visible links
1. http://act.demandprogress.org/go/599?t=7&akid=1387.1952447.4cE8SX
_________________________________________________________
There's a Change.org petition here calling on the President and Congress to cut their own pay before they cut social services & bring themselves more in line with the average Amerian wage. It's an interesting idea but I don't know if it would happen. Still, if you live in the US take a look at the petition.
_________________________________________________________
angelikitten has taken time to make her Rainbow Children moodtheme into an official DW moodtheme. I have used her Rainbow Children for a few years, I'm going to pop over and update to the one she's uploaded. Here's the moodthemes DW has. To change your mood theme, go to the DW customise page and click on "display" Under "customise your theme" in the list.
Hmm, maybe it's time for me to think about changing my background too.
________________________________________________________
ysabetwordsmith is also doing a poetry fishbowl on June 19 about "The featured series is Hart's Farm, a historic fantasy series set on a farm in Sweden, with a focus on community life and a wide diversity of sexual preferences. (The current period corresponds to something like 1850-1920).". Go check it out and support her poetry!
More comment(s) at Red_trillium's Dreamwidth journal. Come join the conversation! You can comment there using OpenID or ask me for an invite to create your own account.