Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationIn their efforts to control people and protect profits, governments and associated industries (often in league with powerful Internet Service Providers — ISPs — who in some respects are admittedly caught in the middle), seem willing to impose draconian, ultimately fascist censorship, identification, and other controls on the Internet and its users, even extending into the…
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Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation 60 Minutes on CBS News: Congress: Trading stock on inside information? While Congressman Bachus was publicly trying to keep the economy from cratering, he was privately betting that it would, buying option funds that would go up in value if the market went down. He would make a variety of trades and profited at…
Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation“The occupation is incredibly important as a symbol, as an organizing platform and as a model,” said another active participant, Max Berger. “But ultimately the impact the movement will have is a result of organizing that takes place outside the park.” “The way it works is, right now we have a set of tactics and…
Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Ever since SOPA was introduced, we’d heard that the eventual House Judiciary Committee hearings on the bill would be an unfairly stacked deck. Despite such wide opposition to the bill, and the fact that this represents a massive change to the…Via www.techdirt.com
Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureKnocking out a gene in muscles allows mice to run twice as far – targeting the same gene in their fat cells prevents them developing type-2 diabetes…Via www.newscientist.com
Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationIn this new bill, Hollywood has expanded its censorship ambitions. No longer content to just blacklist entries in the Domain Name System, this version targets software developers and distributors as well. It allows the Attorney General (doing Hollywood or trademark holders’ bidding) to go after more or less anyone who provides or offers a product…