Because blip doesn’t have it.
Making my own blip, bitches.
Except, you have the inconvenience of having to download it, woohoo!
Everyone should read this.
Consumer groups around the world demand transparency on secret copyright treaty
Glyn sez, “The Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement [ed: a secret, non-UN treaty that rich countries are cooking up that will criminalize copyright infringement, sending non-commercial file-sharers to prison; authorize border guards to search your hard-drive and personal electronics for copyright infringements; and require governments to give media giants the power to decide who should and shouldn't have Internet access, without having to prove anything in a court of law] has been making its way in secret for some time, a coalition of consumer groups have now demanded that the text of the directive be made public.
“The resolution calls for a halt to the plurilateral negotiation of an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) led by the United States, until the negotiating texts are made available to consumer groups and other conditions are met.TACD wants future negotiations to be respectful of civil liberties such as the right to privacy and also demands the inclusion of developing countries in ACTA negotiations as the stated intention is to extend and apply the treaty to them. The resolution offers recommendations to ensure IP enforcement policies and practices address issues such as transparency, evidence and process, competitiveness, consumer protection, human rights, access to knowledge, and digital rights.
The resolution reflects discussions TACD had with representatives from the EU and the US government on 9 June, during the TACD 10th annual meeting in Brussels (IPW, Enforcement, 11 June 2009). But the resolution was released for the first time on 18 June and forms part of a larger effort by TACD to push back on the IP rights enforcement issues, according to consumer representatives.”
via boingboing.net
Twitter for Monday, June 22.
I think I am going to start a daily summary of my twitter posts here. Although I loathe double-posting content, I saw someone else do this on their blog and thought it was a good idea for two reasons. First of all, I feel like my brilliance [buahaha] is wasted, disappearing into the abyss of twitter but minutes after it’s posted. Also, I always intend on updating my blog with some of these thoughts, but as this is a more significant undertaking, I tend to never get around to it. I figure this is better than nothing?
#”The anti-bullying bill is an urgent threat to our children and the institution of marriage.” -Christian Action League
#Every child in N. Carolina has to complete an abstinence before marriage curriculum. Just wow.
#Do you want to deprive cats of their catnip? http://bit.ly/t4MCb #cats #drugs
#Can I handle working in a vet office? How do I find out without trying?
#RT @MattPotma : http://bit.ly/15e3v9 All cars sold in Can. as of 2010 will be limited to 150km/h! ( @mthrsuperior buy that racecar now)
#Can’t wait to go home and practice drums. ‘And-1-and-2-and-1-and-2…’ :D!!
#“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.” “Authorities are easily outnumbered.”
#Having a spouse who works for the Feds made it impossible for me to ignore the injustices of our current economic model. I miss apathy.
#We need to support workers, now more than ever. The recession is an excuse to fuck over the poor. #taxtherich #fascism #strikeTO
#Can’t believe all the anti-union stuff I am reading this morning. Ugh.
#RT @thegoodatheist RT @sarahelabance: Christian Action League lobbying 2 okay bullying of gay school kids http://bit.ly/11WRUw
I want to cross that line
Breathing in the night
There’s nothing else I’m needing now
The wind is at my side
And so are you
Together we will rise
Above all these words and promises we couldn’t keep
Together we will fly
Above it all now
But sometimes we will fall
From the light
But it shines on us tonight
Together we will rise
Together we will riseSurely it’s a sign now
That everything’s in tune to some kind of higher plan
Yeah surely it’s a sign
That you were right
There’s this secret line
That we’ve been denied
And we’re crossing it tonight
And together we will rise
And together we will rise
Sometimes we will fall
From the light
But it shines on us tonight
And together will rise
Past this light
And we’ll cross it here tonight
And together we will rise
Listening to The Frames is so last summer-tastic it is kind of freaking me out. Last summer was really complicated and difficult for me, moreso than any other time in my life for sure.
This is the part of blog that is materialistic.
Haven’t bought anything for myself in a long time. Actually Jeff bought these, but let’s pretend, okay?
Kozy N’ Dan (I have a piece of their art as one of my tattoos) have partnered with Puma to make some shoes and clothing. Most of the stuff is not available to the North American market, and the shoes are too big for me! I ordered this awesome windbreaker, men’s small, hopefully it fits. It has not yet arrived, but we also noticed there were shoes on sale…
I wish this was not only available in Europe!
[a puma attacking the goddess Nike... haha!]
My UO house.
Because now that I have seen more inspiring places I will be knocking my house in UO down, I think. So here are screenshots to immortalize it. Because if real life is any indicator, I like to remember places I lived in.
My neighbourhood.
Today, schipperkes.
In ode to the one I encountered while walking Roxy who seems so tough and calm and fearless and zen. When I look on wikipedia, there is a lot of talk of them behaving quite differently from that so perhaps there goes my dream of owning one of these little pig-tank-beasts. They just seem to be a big dog trapped inside a little dogs body, but not in an asshole-ish way. Like they would be able to hold their own with Roxy. Even their faces sort of look like a larger dogs.
