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Americans Are Getting Shafted by Broadband ISPs

[...]"Americans pay far too much for Internet connections that are far too slow compared to consumers in other countries. This unprecedented initiative brings together public- and private-sector groups to build the political and popular will to address this critical problem." Today's ...

Net Neutrality: Still an Issue

This definitely isn't the first time Mari has blogged about this: First post, later post. To think that it's been an issue this long and is still not resolved depresses Mari. Net Neutrality? Say What? In case you've been under ...

Valentine’s Day Chocolates Hurt the Planet

How much do you know about those Valentine's Day chocolates people love to cram in their faces today? Did you know they have a pretty negative effect on the economies where they're grown and on the tropical environments where ...

Dear Comcast…

This edition of Wednesday Wisdom is really more of a one-line-war-cry1 directed at a big evil corporation that Mari only remains with because they're the only service provider available in Mari's area. "THOU SHALT NOT BLOCK MY BITTORRENT UPLOADS." - Mari At ...

First Corn, Now GRASS?

Those crazy scientists! Don't they know we're all going to die in a fiery hellstorm when the Sun enguls the Earth anyway1? So why are they still trying to develop alternative fuels made from clean materials? Ethanol made ...