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The Hoopla Over the DC Court’s Ruling and Net Neutrality

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There are several good articles quickly appearing regarding the DC Court’s rulings in favor of Verizon’s case against the FCC. I encourage readers to take a look at Sam Gusten’s Time Business and Money article, Dian Schaffhauser’s Campus Technology article, and Barbara Stripling’s Wired article for impacts related to business, education, and libraries, for instance.… Continue reading The Hoopla Over the DC Court’s Ruling and Net Neutrality

Community Informatics · Social Justice

Who owns our data on the Internet

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Independent of what you may believe about the ethics of the multinational agribusinesses, this Salon article raises questions about the Internet and data ownership that are of central importance. I’ve been using the Internet closely enough for long enough to have seen similar threats come and go. But in the past (for instance, when Microsoft… Continue reading Who owns our data on the Internet

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Responding to Representative Davis Regarding Obamacare

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The following is a script used to call Representative Davis’ office in Washington today. He responded late last week to my initial correspondence indicating he agreed with me that Obamacare should be repealed and defunded. This is my response: ——————— Hello, My name is Martin Wolske and I live at 1806 Clover Lane in Champaign,… Continue reading Responding to Representative Davis Regarding Obamacare