Tag Archives: politics

I stand with the Net

Denizens of the Net are choosing sides. To my dismay, Amazon and eBay’s PayPal have decided that they are on the Net but not of the Net. When it comes down to it, they have decided they don’t really care for the Internet all that much, except as a low-friction cash register. How we would have […]

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Internet exceptionalism

Telephones were invented for speaking, and cars were invented for driving, but the Internet was not invented for any single use. That is the source of its value, and certainly of its economic value. It’s why we need to preserve Net neutrality. David Weinberger

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Get out there and vote

It’s the most important thing you can do today.

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Why voting is important

It’s very rare I have a WTF moment, but this just blew me away!

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What’s next?

So they passed the Digital Economy Bill during “Wash Up” – by the way, has there ever been a more ridiculous yet apt name for a political process? – riding roughshod over democracy and ignoring the flaws in the bill that were repeatedly pointed out to them (I won’t repeat them here, but instead point you towards […]

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