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The black, large masthead above is my feeble attempt to protest SOPA - Stop Online Piracy Act - which would allow corporations or government to shut down websites immediately; no hearing, no trial. It has tremendous corporate support and Congressional support, including big-time Democrats. Obama has made a swipe at opposing it but in the end, true to form, he'll support it. No guts.
This is a day of protest of SOPA and, as you cruise the web today, you'll see much more effective "blackouts" by Google, Wikipedia, etc. Apparently SOPA started because movie/music types just do not like copyright piracy and have the clout and inclination to use draconian methods to stop it.
To me, SOPA is manna to governments throughout the world since the ubiquitous Internet is the fastest Pony Express in history. But what an annoyance! At one time, the lapse time between governments' enactments and citizens' awareness was huge. Today, pass a bill and seconds later, the world knows. What a bother! A point so well illustrated by use of the Internet and the success of the Arab Spring. (Something Obama profusely praised and aided when it occurred "there" but profusely ignored when the US equivalent took place in the form of the Occupy Wall Street movement.)
And what a political bonus SOPA is! Congress can vote for it to help their biggest donors and also put the lid on future protests at the same time. They don't come much neater.
So, also in protest, I ditched my original website pick for today for these:
First: https://www.popvox.com/
Pop Vox (short for the Latin "voice of the people") allows you to choose the bill you care about and send your message to Congress. It says of itself: POPVOX bridges the gap between the input the public wants to provide and the information Members of Congress want and need to receive. You should bookmark this site; it's simple to use and important to do.
Then there is:
Website Wednesday
The black, large masthead above is my feeble attempt to protest SOPA - Stop Online Piracy Act - which would allow corporations or government to shut down websites immediately; no hearing, no trial. It has tremendous corporate support and Congressional support, including big-time Democrats. Obama has made a swipe at opposing it but in the end, true to form, he'll support it. No guts.
This is a day of protest of SOPA and, as you cruise the web today, you'll see much more effective "blackouts" by Google, Wikipedia, etc. Apparently SOPA started because movie/music types just do not like copyright piracy and have the clout and inclination to use draconian methods to stop it.
To me, SOPA is manna to governments throughout the world since the ubiquitous Internet is the fastest Pony Express in history. But what an annoyance! At one time, the lapse time between governments' enactments and citizens' awareness was huge. Today, pass a bill and seconds later, the world knows. What a bother! A point so well illustrated by use of the Internet and the success of the Arab Spring. (Something Obama profusely praised and aided when it occurred "there" but profusely ignored when the US equivalent took place in the form of the Occupy Wall Street movement.)
And what a political bonus SOPA is! Congress can vote for it to help their biggest donors and also put the lid on future protests at the same time. They don't come much neater.
So, also in protest, I ditched my original website pick for today for these:
First: https://www.popvox.com/
Pop Vox (short for the Latin "voice of the people") allows you to choose the bill you care about and send your message to Congress. It says of itself: POPVOX bridges the gap between the input the public wants to provide and the information Members of Congress want and need to receive. You should bookmark this site; it's simple to use and important to do.
Then there is:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/explorerflash?timeregion=7#/object_gJpTVBtSSh-rRq2QFraNMA
I'm sure I've posted BBC sites before but this link takes you right to the simplest map of history through the ages. There's a time line scroll bar on the right. Click on a time period you want and the screen will fill with links to that time. It's not your dry look at history by rather it uses social and cultural images to give you the flavor of the time.
Your first click on an image will bring up the image and a short caption. Then clicking "More about the Object" will bring you to a new page with more info and sometimes even comments from other viewers.
Do try both websites. The first in order to keep your representative governance active; the second to keep in touch with the history we are all a part of.
Enjoy.
I'm sure I've posted BBC sites before but this link takes you right to the simplest map of history through the ages. There's a time line scroll bar on the right. Click on a time period you want and the screen will fill with links to that time. It's not your dry look at history by rather it uses social and cultural images to give you the flavor of the time.
Your first click on an image will bring up the image and a short caption. Then clicking "More about the Object" will bring you to a new page with more info and sometimes even comments from other viewers.
Do try both websites. The first in order to keep your representative governance active; the second to keep in touch with the history we are all a part of.
Enjoy.
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