I’d like to start out today by saying that the thoughts of everyone here at the site are with those affected by the floods in New Brunswick.
On to the subject of net neutrality.
The reality is that we live in a day and age in which websites such as this, and millions besides, are one of the last true bastions of independent published thought and opinion. Over the last decade they have become a serious threat to controlled media. Let’s make sure it remains that way.
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I second the thought out to those on the east coast- I have been watching the news intently for the last few days, whenever I can. I have many friends there and in surrounding areas and am praying for their safety. Things are just things and are replaceable, but it is hard to comprehend and accept when you actually have to start all over again and come out of something horrible, with absolutely nothing.
Hang in there!!
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Very thought provoking video! I had no idea the internet was at risk.
(but am not surprised given it’s power). Net neutrality is VITAL and must be ensured.
p.s. everyone in manitoba is also praying for N.B.
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That terrified me.
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Not that many years ago I started out working with an web pioneer. He died, in a sports car accident, having never realised his vision (selling property). Today, only a couple f decades down the line, the web is everything. It feeds our very existence. i don’t see any other choice…
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Matthew, I am sorry…excuse our ignorance over here…
bu what floods?
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much of new brunswick, (east coast) is under water1
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This is a very interesting video. On one hand, we seems like a very real threat. But I hope/wonder that as Gen-Y (maybe X too) and younger generations rise into places of power (generally people who understand the internet) that this will become less of an issue (as long as the tables don’t turn before we get there). Then again, I am often too much of an idealist.
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Finally, I’ve been waiting a long time for you mention this issue Matt, thankyou!
I’d just like to say that there is a Net Neutrality Rally on Parliament Hill on May 27th,
with both representatives from the NDP and the Liberals speaking, with many more speakers to be added, however I don’t believe there are any musicians perfoming yet, nudge, nudge!
Details are at this link:
http://www.netneutralityrally.ca
and another very informative link to have is:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca
Be There And Be Heard!
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Thanks for the video link. It’s very scary indeed.
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One of the reasons the net is at risk is file sharing. Believe it or not, organizations like the RIAA have jumped all over AT&T/Vorizon/et. al. for their support in controlling/policing content. The only people who care about the blogs are members of CSIS/CIA/NSA/CSEC/FBI/RCMP. The corporations are far less concerned about what you blog or what pictures you post. They just want to know how can they make money!
Organizations that are trying to cut out the freedom, because they feel it interferes with their profits (RIAA etc..) spin things such that Telco’s can have their cake and eat it to.
Who gets screwed? Same as always, the consumers.
Technically, all the hardware is owned by the Telco’s. But they forget we pay to use it however we please. When you rent a car, you are to drive it, they can’t tell you “You can drive it but not on Broadway, only 12th” or “you can drive it but not to McDonald’s, only Burger King”. The only way to really do this is keep standing up and write in. Maybe we should all pool $20 per person and bribe politicians, that seems to work better than our voices and letters. It works for the corporations! Whoever gives the most $$$ gets the attention of the government as a whole.
I like the video very much, a nice summary. The concept, as I mentioned before, was originally DOD and came into fruition a lot longer that 15 yrs ago. Only universities and state-departments were using it though. The original idea of packet routing, as shown at the start, began in 1966/67.
Thanks Matt for the post!
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Fantastic video, a real eye-opener.
Through working here in Alberta, I have met a great number of people from New Brunswick, and my heart truly goes out to them in this time of crisis.
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Quoting Stormydog:
watch the news once in a while,or pick up a news paper
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Firstly…I am having trouble with the quote application… Nothing ever happens when I click on the little “quote bubble”, so… to quote:
Still goofy’s response to Stormydog:
Quoting Stormydog:
Matthew, I am sorry…excuse our ignorance over here…
bu what floods?
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watch the news once in a while,or pick up a news paper
****With all due respect, I believe Stormydog is from England, or at the very least Europe, and seemed to be genuinely interested in what was happening on the Atlantic coast. MAybe it is just me, but I found your comment (still goofy) a bit sarcastic slash arrogant.
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My thoughts, and prayers, go out to the people of New Brunswick; as well as to the people of Arkansas and the southern states hit by tornados.
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the internet threatens the establishment….
power to the people.
Think what might have happened in the 60’s or the 70’s if the internet was in existence?
Lets make it happen NOW!
I am such a hippy.
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Quoting still_goofy:
Thanks a bunch Goofy, what a charming response. I live in England. You may have heard of it. It’s a teeny weeny island overcrowded with ignorant people who don’t know where Canada is…
I am afraid our news here in the UK didn’t report on it. Did you see the news about the terrible flooding we endured here recently, when Sheffield was virtually submerged? No, I thought not..
I made a genuine enquiry, having just logged on very late at night after an intense day at work.
Yes, believe it or not, I am intelligent enough to have a career…quite a lucrative one, actually, in advertising. It pays enough to allow me to blow half a month’s salary to fly to Toronto for 2 days see Matthew in Kingston at the end of the month.
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Quoting BruiseViolet:
Thank you BV.
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I’m in NB! :) thanks for thinking of us. I’ll see you *again* Matt, on the 24th in Fredericton. Your venue is dry. ;)
(I’m the one who prattled on about WordPress. *sigh* I’ll try and be less dorky this time, I swear.)
Anyway, all the heavy rains in Ontario, Quebec and Maine, coupled with the snow finally melting - which was record hitting this winter - means all this water is heading down the Saint John river. This river cuts through NB on its way to the Atlantic. There’s plenty of low-lying areas that haven’t flooded like this in… well, long as I can remember. I’m dry where I am and hubby can make it to work. He has to cross the river at Hartland and says it’s pretty high there.
And net neutrality - yeah I’ve been writing online a long, long time. We need all the dissenting voices we can get. Individual expression is an important thing for *everyone*. (I’m tired - that’s all I got. :D ) Going against media & their perceptions can be an uphill battle at times. See, I homeschool my kids and… yeah, you just thought of a stereotype right there, didn’t you? :D But our family is normal, and in good days outright fantastic.
And my oldest daughter is one of Matt’s biggest fans and his posts have lead to interesting household discussions and *education*. Not sheltering, not bias, as our kids are allowed to have differing opinions than us.
whoa, tangent. :D
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Thanks for the video, Matt.
I’m definitely spreading the word.
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As someone in Fredericton, I must say, this flooding is ridiculous. I had no idea how bad it was until I walked downtown and saw it myself. Unfortunately my girlfriend’s grandparents owned waterfront property and their house is completely flooded.
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My heart goes out to those suffering the consequences of the floods in NB as well.
Good video on net neutrality - it really sums it up quite well. I really hope this is a battle we can win against controlled media. There are rumours of a June election coming up, but I am doubtful. If there is, however, you can bet that I’ll be contacting my MP’s to let them know how young voters feel about net neutrality, and getting others to do the same.
I’d hate to see this excellent little website be drowned out by the corporate web.
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MP - singular. oops o_O
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As I am sure anyone in Ontario and most of canada knows, Bell and Rogers have both been throttling traffic for years (though never directly admitting it). In fact rogers is one of the few ISPs in the world that throttle all encrypted traffic so they can curb peer to peer transfers, which in turn slows down things like VPN for legitimate work purposes. Now Rogers has instituted a download/upload cap in a tiered way, with people paying 65/month for the fastest package getting only 100gigs a month as a sum of upload/download (most people are getting 60 gigs a month at $45) and charing $2 a gig more up to $25 as a overage charges. Bell has been doing this for years as well but now with rogers hoping on board, there is no where else to run. These two companies own the internet in most of Canada. Even if you go to an outside company, they rent their lines off Bell/Rogers, who in turn throttle all traffic even more and will eventually start to charge their renters for overages on their lines.
The internet is suppose to be a place where you can go and do what you want without being stopped by anyone and these two companies have shut out an entire province to net neutrality. Who knows, maybe they are just trying to grab all the money they can before something like the grid can be implemented into commercial applications, effectively killing them (for those of you who don’t know about the grid, http://www.memphisrap.com/cgi-bin/content/pub9990263694155.cgi?itemid=9990285095284 ). The grid is basically the internet on a week long crack binge. You would be able to download a full HD movie in 3 seconds.
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Stormy- yeah but surely Sheffield being submerged is a good thing? :) Have an ace trip over to see him, you’ll love it.
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To:stromy dog
hey man ,i apolgize for my comment, didn’t mean it to sound the way it did, if you would said you were from england and asked whats goin, i could of sent a couple of links to whats happening in new brunswick, as for the flooding that happens in england ,yes we do here about it over, i normally read the bbc’s website, good source of information to whats happening in the world.
As far as i new ,you were from canada till i read were you were from, i havent figured out if its possible to check out ppl profiles to see the location
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Quoting pyemaster:
Pyemaster, you are a naughty, cheeky git!! ;0)
Thanks, I WILL have an ace trip…I’m f*cked if my flight is delayed though. And I’ll need LOADS of Red Bull to keep me awake. I can’t wait. This will be the highlight of my life. And if I get to meet him, apart from wanting to lick him all over, from head to toe, I will beg Matt to come to Europe soon. I’ve already offered to take him to the British Grand Prix – my treat – to show him what real motorsport feels like!! :0)
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Quoting still_goofy:
No probs Goofy…easy mistake. You guys are so lucky to have Matthew – he is a National Treasure, no mistake. It breaks my heart to think he is not so well known here in Europe. But, than again, I like to feel smug knowing that most of those around me are listening to sh*t, while I can listen to the sweetest music ever. And I promise to look things up on the web first in future. :0)
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Quoting Stormydog:
I think the banger racing goes up as far as Sheffield (not sure if that is where you live) Now that is real motorsport, everything is mangled beyond recognition, the chance of something blowing up at any point is good/very good, and a bunch of pikey type monkeys hammering broken oily bits back on to the ‘cars’ for another few smashes :) Plus, its 75% you’ll get pickpocketed, stabbed, or get food poisoning from the burger vans probably operating illegally and almost certainly ran by people who dont wash their hands. You cant beat that.
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Quoting pyemaster:
Nope. Nowhere near. I’m about 45mins from Silverstone, the Home of British Racing. I’m going to 5 Grand Prix this year, culminating in pit straight tickets at Monza. Well, someone has to sort out those Ferrari fans…
No bullsh*t, F1 is the dog’s bollox…it excites every sense and leaves you begging for more…just like a certain Canadian musician I could mention…
(and no, not Bryan F*cking Adams!!! ;0)
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True, Hamilton has made me somewhat more interested in F1 after the Schumacher years.. He did phenomenally well last season, I was up at 4am in a bar in Sydney watching the last race live to see if he could clinch it, ah well, he’s got a big future. McClaren dont seem to be able to get their shit together this season for some reason, they look a little off the pace. Speaking of which, tell me, you’re a fan, why cant Honda reclaim their racing pedigree? They are purebred racing through and through that company, and yet their results since going their own way from BAR havent been convincing. They are failing again this year and it bothers me! The world’s largest engine manufacturer, they obviously know their stuff. That, combined with the fact Jensen Button is one of the most naturally gifted racing drivers in decades of F1, let alone British racing, and matched with a loyalty to the H badge regardless of his lack of success makes him a real jewel in their crown. Barichello hasnt gelled with the car since day one in my opinion, and although their problem was suspension two seasons ago in that they couldnt transfer the power to the tyres effectively in the exits of the corners, it seems to now be something different. Get it fixed!!! (My CRX is fine though :P)
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Quoting pyemaster:
Tyres. And the fact they sacked chief dynamicist Geoff Willis…
I have met Lewis and he is such a cool guy. But you’re right – McLaren need to get their shit together fast if he is to win the WC this year.
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Save the Canadian Net at http://stopthethrottler.ca
Matt please post this, it’s really important right now