tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post1777579974568989493..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Simon & Alison Holst’s tried and true recipes for chicken.Beattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-16435268258615478102010-12-22T11:29:14.563+13:002010-12-22T11:29:14.563+13:00Have you been following the net neutrality issue? ...Have you been following the net neutrality issue? It's the principle that all internet traffic should pass equally freely through all points in the net -- meaning that a company, for instance, can't pay for its traffic to get preferential service, eg a bigger bandwidth allocation so their website/video service/whatever works better than those who can't/won't pay. The FCC in the US finally made a ruling on this after many years of deliberation. It's a big deal for the "information should be free" (in every sense of the word) advocates but beyond most people.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-59392782618730977692010-12-22T06:36:38.489+13:002010-12-22T06:36:38.489+13:00Thanks for this tasty post. On a less cheery note,...Thanks for this tasty post. On a less cheery note, I don't know how much this site might be affected by this, but it might be a good time for us to do some Paul Revere-ing on the Internet–today the U.S. FCC is passing down the first of the Net Neutrality rulings. Al Franken on HuffPo (scroll down middle column there) says we should be outraged, and he doesn’t usually exaggerate. The Internet should not be headed toward corporate blogs buying the fast lane and the rest of us stuck in slow.<br /><br />Not sure where to make our voice heard, by emailing the White House or maybe the FCC page with How To Make ECFS Express Comments? It might be good if non-corporate websites had a community way for us to alert each other when something important like this comes up. Please consider passing it on.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com