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Read it. Sign it. Talk about it.
Cheers.
P. S.Thanks for the comic link, Fred!
P. P. S. If you want to get really fucked up squirrely ass mad about all this corporate ownership of the entire fucking world bullshit be sure to drop by Michael Geist’s blog where he looks at the secret ACTA negotiations that start today in Mexico where this agreement is being designed to extend far beyond counterfeiting and how it will reshape domestic law in many countries, including Canada.
Yesterday started out well and then just ended in a steaming heap of suckage for me but I shan’t dwell upon that here. Instead I give you Banyak Films documentary Us Now all about mass collaboration through the Web and how it’s reshaping the future of government.
You can find it at the Us Now Vimeo page or you can just watch it here:
Very cool insights which everyone should be aware of. This is why Net Neutrality and net access is important and is very much a free speech issue. Watch it. Share it. Talk about it. Act on it.
Now if you’ll excuse me I’m off to the backyard to write some neat shit.
