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• SOPA faltering, but this is only round 1

  January 20, 2012

  Wednesday’s blackout by several websites in protest of SOPA undoubtedly pushed the pending SOPA legislation against the ropes.  As the NY Times reported, this was a case of grassroots new media beating the old guard. On January 17, only 31 members of the U.S. House of Representatives opposed the legislation, with 80 in support.  The […]

  posted in technology by mark

• Going dark tomorrow in protest of SOPA

  January 17, 2012

  This blog is admittedly a small fry, but principles matter.  And based on principle and in a show of solidarity with popular websites like Reddit, Minecraft, Craigslist, Wikipedia, and A VC, this blog will join them in going lights out tomorrow in protest of the SOPA legislation currently pending in congress. For more rationale, see: […]

  posted in technology by mark