net neutrality
The FCC is set to pass net neutrality, so the evil Internet companies will not be able to make some of your Internet better than some of your other Internet. But: The rules, however, would allow wireless companies more latitude in putting limits on access to services and applications. And also another guy says: The [...]
Remember when the Obama Administration was going to undo all the attacks on civil liberties that were perpetrated under the Bush Administration? Guantanamo shut down, DOMA repealed, no more secret prisons or eavesdropping, etc. None of that has happened, obviously, but the most important institution within the executive branch — the Copyright Office — recently [...]
Barack Obama’s been getting hugs and kisses galore for the comedy routine he performed for Scarlett Johansson and other hardscrabble White House “correspondents,” but where is the adoration for Real American stage actress Michelle Bachmann? The other day she gave a masterful performance of her new Off-Broadway show, I’m Not a Betting, Casino-Type Woman, as [...]
Haitian refugees are being imprisoned at Guantanamo, because Bagram is obviously a bit out of the way. [Think Progress] Once again, Newt Gingrich is caught felching about the 2012 presidential elections. [AMERICAblog] Armageddon’s arrival has been delayed by one minute. Please be patient. [Hit & Run] The GOP has defeated the Democrats at Twitter. Truly, [...]
The hottest topic among nerds in recent weeks/years has been that of Net Neutrality, the backers of which would like consumers to have free reign over the Internet as opposed to, say, telecom companies determining what shit you get to look at, for how much, and at which speeds, forever. The FCC is moving forward [...]
Obama is demanding that the companies that received the most bailout money pay their highest-earning employees 10% of what they normally do. [New York Times] Oh here’s something new: everyone is worried about getting sick but is too lazy and/or too terrified to actually get a flu shot. [Washington Post] The weird Jett Travolta/Bahamas were [...]
Obama’s interference in governors’ races is upsetting to those who think that Obama’s desire to keep Democrats in power is soo partisan. [New York Times] Internet service providers are terribly angry with the FCC, which wants “net neutrality,” a concept of unimaginable injustice that would prohibit these Internet service companies from purposely slowing down connections [...]
