3-2-1 Countdown for Equality: No Bittersweet Victories
Following is a message from Courage Campaign Equality Program. Below the fold are details on how you, no mater where you live, can help make Nov. 3rd a day of triple delight in Washington, Michigan and Maine. If you are a blogger, grab this code from Courage Campaign and run with it yourself. Help WA, ME and Kalamazoo Win on November 3rd: Blog About the Campaigns Today Progressives are closer than ever to a victory on health care reform. As 2009 comes to a close, we’ve moved for
People of faith speaking out for Approve Referendum 71
Reverend Joan Montagnes and about 50 members and friends of the East Shore Unitarian Church took it to the streets of Bellevue, Washington Sunday. Rev. Joan said she put out the call for lay leadership, Chris Conkling answered, and the event happened in short order. Their message: Vote APPROVED on Referendum 71 ! Their philosophy: The visibility was a natural expression of the U-U’s foundational Seven Principles, especially We covenant to affirm and promote the inherent w
Singing For Health Care Reform
(Full disclosure: The group that organized the protest is one I work with on my job.) This is something I wish I’d been a part of, and I hope they call me if they need an extra baritone next time. (It’s rare that my vocal training and my politics intersect.) Plus, the guy who got “punk’d” was none other than Bill McInturff , the guy who gave us Harry and Louise . (Not to mention killing health care reform and giving us another decade of pre-existing conditions, recissions, etc.) R
FCC Warns About Lack of Spectrum
Forget about wiring rural America. Blair Levin, the man spearheading the FCC’s program to boost broadband adoption nationwide, says the biggest crisis facing the US is a lack of available wireless spectrum
Exclusive: Msnbc.com Readies New Video Player for Facebook
msnbc.com, was the first major video provider to provide an embeddable player, allowing users to play videos on their sites. Finding widespread adoption of the player “off domain,” the company is further nurturing the process by allowing a its player to be resizeds so it can fit into various page formats on sites and on Facebook, Charles Tillinghast, president and publisher of msnbc.com told Beet.TV. New Ad Thumbnail “Gallery” For its video player on the site, the company is about to
Internal Clouds Are More Than Just VMware
By Dwayne Melancon , Tripwire’s VP of Corporate and Business Development I was just reading a NetworkWorld article called Internal Clouds are More Than Just Virtualization and it’s got some pretty good data (and perspective) about how companies view internal clouds. One interesting (but not so surprising) quote in the article is this one: …when asked to define the internal cloud, IT executives typically replied “my VMware environment” Sure, many internal clouds will run on the ba
Rep. Polis and Net neutrality: A tale of three letters
Colorado U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, the man who made millions as an internet entrepreneur, drafted a letter (pdf) and blogged at the Huffington Post in favor of Net Neutrality . That makes sense. In addition to owing his fortune to the Net, Polis has been a fan and beneficiary of the progressive “net roots” community throughout his brief but burgeoning political career. So of course he would support legislation designed to ensure the internet remains a level playing field and that it
Cree shares jump to 52-week high after strong 1st-quarter results, outlook
Cree hits 52-week high after solid 1Q results NEW YORK ? Shares of Cree Inc. jumped to a 52-week high Wednesday after the LED lighting manufacturer posted fiscal first-quarter results well above Wall Street’s expectations and gave a strong outlook for the current quarter. The company said it is benefiting from growing LED adoption and it’s in
Use-Based Pricing For Internet
Usage based pricing for bandwidth is common in Pakistan and other developing countries. In US, flat rate pricing is more prevalent. But that is changing as more and more bandwidth consuming products are becoming common. This causes worry to many who think that the change will hurt consumers and adoption of new services. Here’s one view . Some cable companies have instituted monthly usage limits, though they are usually so high they affect only the heaviest users. A plan with 150 gigabytes, f
Tuesday This & That: Open Thread
It’s an open thread! Pleeeeease feel free to chat, blogwhore , and link-share in the comment thread… So below is what my cartoon sockpuppet Bookworm Bob & I have been looking at so far this week. Tina Dupuy at Fishbowl LA ’s Mormon’s Use Reno 911 Drag Queen in Their Ad : We caught a commercial on TV for/from the Mormons about their website . In the spot are average everyday people just chatting about their faith. When who would pop up on the screen but comedia
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