Category Archives: Interwebz

SOPA/PIPA roundup

Posted on January 19, 2012 by holly

So, the mass internet protest yesterday (which is only a tiny, tiny fraction of the Internets) was influential enough that a bunch of people were mad about Reddit, Wikipedia, and the Oatmeal were down that they wrote their senators and … Continue reading →

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Cute Videos of the Week

Posted on January 18, 2012 by holly

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvwShQQdDF8   Okay. I admit it. I’m like your favorite aunt who forwards the cute videos everyone has already seen. I just hope you haven’t seen it yet. And you should. They’re kyoot.

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The Day the LOLCats Died

Posted on January 18, 2012 by holly

  I can’t say whether he’s a good singer or not (’cause, ya know, I’m kinda sorta deaf…) but thank God for the captioning because then I can say that I rather like the lyrics.

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The ALA is supporting the Internet blackout today

Posted on January 18, 2012 by holly

The ALA is supportive of the Internet Blackout protest–I’m proud to say that I’m a member of this organization. I understand the need to protect copyright interests, but you know what? Copyright laws were created to help facilitate the flow … Continue reading →

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Rep. Smith Goes to Jail and Extraditing people who break U.S. Copyright laws

Posted on January 17, 2012 by holly

So, it’s not a good day for the freedom of information. First, Vice figured out that Rep. Lamar Smith, who created SOPA, could easily go to jail if his law passes. You see,  Rep. Smith broke copyright law. Creative Commons … Continue reading →

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PIPA and SOPA Breaks the Internet

Posted on January 17, 2012 by holly

Here’s a thought provoking video about PIPA and SOPA, and how it would affect the internet as we know it today. Internet Armageddon, anyone? Isn’t it crazy? The whole purpose of copyright is to protect the rights of the creator … Continue reading →

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Websites join in the strike against SOPA and PIPA

Posted on January 17, 2012 by holly

SOPA and PIPA aren’t dead. They’ve merely been temporarily shelved, and are supposedly undergoing a dramatic makeover just like the one in Cinderella, only the bills’ proponents are hoping that the Cinderella-ing the bills will thereby make them unrecognizable and … Continue reading →

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