Category Archives: internet

A word in favour of net neutrality + a photo

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Ossington

I have been hard at work, and so I have been neglecting this space. Since the defeat of SOPA, measures against an open internet are again being pushed into place by the old boys with money. Here are a couple … Continue reading →

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World-first Edward Snowden interview reveals NSA spying on billions of innocents.

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Ossington

Ho, Interview link beneath the image. Snowden interview in English Peace – J

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We’re About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It [WIRED]

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Ossington

“Rather then focus on Innovation and Growth, we are moving towards a Rent based (toll based) economy. This is a sad day as our most innovative platform ever created is becoming more and more a consumer centric, monitored and controlled … Continue reading →

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Amazing short film from TIFF, set entirely on a computer screen.

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Ossington

This short film blew me away. Give it the serious watch it deserves. I am quite thankful that I grew up for a time without the internet, because life with the internet is a different beast altogether. This film touches … Continue reading →

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Dr. Sheila’s Robot and the Human Brain Project (comic & vid)

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Ossington

Robots: present joke, future quandary. I believe you will enjoy this short (9-frame) comic. It has humor and, I believe, an actual worry for the future. http://i.imgur.com/MRl9H95.jpg (link here, image below) The piece is by one ‘Jim Benton’. ( http://jimbenton.com/ ) Suppose that … Continue reading →

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Follow the rules unless you’re making the rules ( playing Thrasymachus for a moment)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Ossington

In keeping with my interest in writing something every day, I was going to post some fiction. However, perhaps I should bore you with that another time. I want to share a thought. A thought and a link to something… … Continue reading →

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Amanda Todd, cyberbullying, and the open internet.

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Ossington

There has been a lot of talk recently about this incident of a youth suicide as a consequence of bullying. It’s interesting not simply because a poor young girl suffered, nor because she was caused to take her own life, … Continue reading →

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Stop Online Piracy Act… don’t knock it ’till you try it. (yum)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Ossington

Although google.ca didn’t appear to support the blackout, much of the internet (which I frequent) did. The apparent lack of content to lull me along my shift at work is likely what made me feel sick this morning. On my … Continue reading →

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