We’re in the lull between All Star Weekend and the rest of the regular season, so there’s not much going on or to blog about.
Picking up with game day stuff for the matchup with Calgary tomorrow.
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Slow Day
No Game Notes Today
I’m unexpectedly pressed for time at work today, so I can’t fit in a notes post. But here’s hoping the Wings can make it 3-0 against the Coyotes this season and retake the Central lead. The Coyotes played last night, so they should be at a further disadvantage. Time to take care of business.
Fight SOPA/PIPA Day Followup
Turns out it did have some effect. The Wikipedia blackout especially motivated constituents beyond the geek crowd and changed minds in Congress to the point where support for the bills is at least waning, which is great.
But the fight’s not over yet. And neither is the larger war.
Fight SOPA/PIPA Day
Sorry to go all political with the blog today, but some issues are too big to ignore. This is one of them.
By now, you’ve probably heard all you ever wanted to hear about the so-called “Stop Online Piracy Act” and maybe less about its cousin, the “Protect IP Act.” If not, Wired UK, of all places, has a great breakdown. And here’s a video about PIPA specifically. The Twitter version of one example how this could effect you if it becomes law: you could lose all your family photos if just 1 user uploads copyrighted content & the site is ordered down. And have little to no recourse.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has another, advocacy-style overview complete with a tool for contacting your representatives. Which is kind of the point of this day: sites like Wikipedia, Reddit, WordPress.com and others are going dark in protest of the two bills, and I’ve added a lightbox in solidarity with those efforts. The aim is to get Americans to call their representatives and “melt phone systems in Washington.”
There is a ton of lobbying power behind this legislation, so it’s going to take a very loud outburst from constituents to change minds in Congress, especially when they don’t necessarily understand what they’re doing.
These bills would effect more than just users of the internet in the US—if either becomes law in the States, it may not be long before a similar law ends up on your country’s books. So, you can petition the US State Department on this, if you’re interested.
No Game Day Notes Today
My workday just unexpectedly blew up, so I can’t fit in a notes post today. I should be able to tweet the game tonight, however.
No Game Notes Today
Still in holiday vacation mode, but depending on when things wrap up with a family function tonight, I may get to catch the whole game. If so, I should be able to tweet it. We’ll see.
Merry Christmas
And happy holidays! I hope you all have safe and restful holidays with family and friends.
As has been typical this time of year, it’ll be slow around here for the next week or so. We’ve got family in town all week so I can’t say for sure which games I’ll be able to catch, if any. Things will pick up after the first of the year.