Tuesday, September 28, 2010

An article that was just published in the Huffington Post

By David Segal and Aaron Swartz

When it really matters to them, Congressmembers can come together -- with a panache and wry wit you didn't know they had. As banned books week gets underway, and President Obama admonishes oppressive regimes for their censorship of the Internet, a group of powerful Senators -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- have signed onto a bill that would vastly expand the government's power to censor the Internet.

The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced just one week ago, but it's greased and ready to move, with a hearing in front of the Judiciary Committee this Thursday. If people don't speak out, US citizens could soon find themselves joining Iranians and Chinese in being blocked from accessing broad chunks of the public Internet.

IF you want to read more about this please click the following link      HUFFINGTON POST

Saturday, September 25, 2010

SUNSHINE AND MARIGOLDS……….

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sunshine, lollypops, rainbows in candy shops……
my lovely marigolds in the shadow of Mt Wellington…..on a rather interesting weather day for Hobart, 3 seasons in one day.
Unable to access Curtin University as the server is down, so I’m having a day off study :) (sort of)