Sorry for the light posting. My son’s HP Mini netbook appears to have been infected with a virus. He doesn’t remember what he was doing at the time. I’ve spent countless hours trying to figure it out. The screen is stuck with this image. (I took a photo, don’t worry.) You can’t really tell...
Wow! Nothing like an election year and a massive protest to get our representatives to listen to us. The online piracy bills, SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate, have been shelved. Politico has the details. House and Senate leaders abandoned plans to move on SOPA and PIPA on Friday — the...
The English version of Wikipedia will go dark in protest of the SOPA and PIPA bills in the House and Senate, respectively. The popular forum Reddit is also blacking out for the day for the same reason. The Hill has the details. Wikipedia will black out on Wednesday to protest two controversial Internet piracy...
After the recent uproar over SOPA, the House has shelved the anti-piracy bill until they can reach a consensus, according to The Hill. House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said early Saturday morning that Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) promised him the House will not vote on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)...
We can add Paul Ryan to the list of SOPA opponents. Good for him. “The Internet is one of the most magnificent expressions of freedom and free enterprise in history,” Ryan said in a news release. “It should stay that way. “While H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, attempts to address a legitimate problem, I...
Opponents of the SOPA bill in the House and its counterpart in the Senate have a wild card up their sleeve. The Hollywood bigwigs may have big bucks and powerful lobbyists, but there is something they don’t have. But these companies have yet to roll out the heavy artillery. When the home pages of...
A House bill known as SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act) and the Senate counterpart to the bill, Protect IP, have raised a number of concerns about internet freedom. The bills under consideration are being pushed by Hollywood to protect copyrighted material. But critics argue that they would go well beyond the stated goal. One...
Why would any Republican not only support, but sponsor legislation that would give more power to the federal government? The Stop Online Piracy Act, HR3261 is sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) in the House, with a companion bill sponsored by by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the Senate. The legislation would give the...
Do you like all of the taxes and fees on your phone bill? If so, you’re going to love the new fee that will be used to fund “broadband for everyone,” another progressive utopian dream. But by having the phone companies pay for it, and pass the cost along to consumers in the form...
President Obama is going to host a town hall style event on LinkedIn tomorrow to talk about the economy. LinkedIn is a social network people use for business and professional networking. He doesn’t seem to be getting the warmest reception from the business community. I’m sure when the time comes he’ll load it up with more...
I wish I thought of this, but one little blogger with a few sidekicks can’t think of everything. I need sleep, don’t you know? Anyway, Heritage has made it easy for you to tweet President Obama during his little twitter townhall. It’s really pretty easy. They even have suggestions for questions. Let’s flood him!...
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