This bill could affect jobs and productivity. It will stifle the creative efforts of musicians, podcasters, artists, photographers, online merchants, media creators and more. It will enable people with a simple grudge to block legitimate agencies, businesses and persons from their livelihood.
PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
I just read a blog post that stated "Unless you're living under a rock, you know about..." I don't live under a rock, but I also didn't know -- until this morning -- about the subject at hand.
An observation: Many in the online community seem to think that stepping away for a day or two makes one less viable -- or less knowledgeable -- about the activities therein. It seems to dilute the credibility of those engaged online when they don't spend EVERY moment staring at the screen and talking (at?) (to?) (about?) the rest of the online world.
I also wonder: If those that don't live under a rock already know about the subject being written... why write about it at all? It seems that we all know, so the post would be redundant.
Take some time away. Take care of real world tasks. Shut the lid on the laptop and breathe. It will all be here when you come back.
Photo Rock, Water III by Martin Burns
Thanks to the gang at blaugh.com for this one:
Narrative from the original November 12, 2010 post:
It’s no secret that Google and Facebook have never really been friends, but now it’s getting heated. First, Google blocked Facebook’s API access for downloading contacts, since Facebook doesn’t allow the same — so Facebook decided to circumvent the block. Then, Google warned users that they’d be trapping their data when exporting contacts to Facebook. Now, Facebook’s launching their own mail service.
It’ll never end… but at least it’s entertaining.
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