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If all I wanted from my news outlets was just a straight regurgitation of the "facts"… 1

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If all I wanted from my news outlets was just a straight regurgitation of the "facts" from a single source, I would simply peruse sites like PRNewswire and corporate media sites to read press releases.

When I read a story put together by someone claiming to be a journalist or even just a humble blogger, I want some actual honest analysis of what it means and some fact checking. When I got involved in online media several years back, I always tried to provide some of that analysis even when just aggregating stories that originally appeared elsewhere. Unfortunately many online outlets are increasingly getting robbed of a truly unique editorial voice as they grow larger, effectively making them pointless. Much to my chagrin a former employer of mine is among them with a recent story being robbed of all analysis by an editor so that it is now nothing more than a precis of the press release.

So sad.

#badediting

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Where do your "representatives" stand?

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Where do your "representatives" stand?

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At day's end, +ProPublica reports more Congressmen publicly oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act

What has happened online today is unprecedented. As a result of the stand that that O'Reilly and many other organizations took, I saw stories about SOPA and PIPA bills on the evening news (along with the Daily Show and Colbert Report, on now) for the first time today.

Afterwards, my parents asked me about why Wikipedia and Google were protesting. Thankfully, I was well briefed: http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/11/sopa-protectip.html

Moreover, at day's end ProPublica's Web application, "SOPA Opera," told an important tale.

This morning, according to ProPublica, U.S. Senators and Representatives were 80-31 for SOPA and PIPA this morning.

At day's end, SOPA and PIPA now have 68 supporters and 71 opponents.
http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/

The +OpenCongress Whip count tells a similar tale.

33 for PIPA, 36 against it.
http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Protect_IP_Act_Senate_whip_count

These bills have not been defeated — Senator Reid maintains that PIPA is slated to come up for a vote next week and Rep. Lamar Smith says he'll hold a markup of SOPA in February — but the context for their consideration is forever changed.

#sop #pipa #netfreedom

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Who in Congress Supports SOPA and PIPA/PROTECT-IP? | SOPA Opera | ProPublica
A comprehensive list of where members of Congress stand on the Stop Online Piracy and PROTECT-IP Acts.

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It's a sad sign of continuing tough economic times that Peugeot is shuttering…

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It's a sad sign of continuing tough economic times that Peugeot is shuttering its Le Mans race program.

Over the past five years, the ongoing battle between the diesel powered Peugeot 908s and Audi R10s, R15s and R18s has provided some of the best competition anywhere. Seeing these prototypes running flat-out for 10, 12 and 24 hours warms the heart of any race fan.

Perhaps the biggest disappointment is that we won't get to see the hybrid version of the 908 run in competition. Hopefully Peugeot will at least keep some of the engineering team together so that they are ready to comeback when things pick up.

#peugeot #lemans #alms #enduranceracing

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Peugeot brings down the curtain on its endurance programme so as to ensure the success of its numerous launches in 2012
After 14 victories in the last 16 races, including a double at the Le Mans 24 Hours 2009 as part of the ILMC championship won by Peugeot two years running, in 2010 and 2011, the Brand has decided to c…

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From the sounds of this review, the Scion iQ isn't going to be converted any… 5

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From the sounds of this review, the Scion iQ isn't going to be converted any more Americans to microcars than the Smart ForTwo did. At least the iQ has more cargo space.

#cars

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2012 Scion iQ
The 2012 Scion iQ is slow and tiny—but also surprisingly expensive. Read the review and see photos of Scion's little runabout at Car and Driver.

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Read this article, it's worth your time

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The author actually read through the proposed legislation and just one of the many dangerous passages goes like this:

Let’s cut straight to the nasty bits.

An `Internet site is dedicated to theft of U.S. property’ if [a portion of the site is US-directed] and is used by users within the United States and is primarily designed or operated for the purpose of offering services in a manner that enables or facilitates [copyright violation or circumvention of copyright protection measures].

Still doesn’t sound that bad, but consider this: Any site that allows users to post content is “primarily designed for the purpose of offering services in a manner that enables copyright violation.” The site doesn’t have to be clearly designed for the purpose of copyright violation; it only has to provide functionality that can be used to enable copyright violation.

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Mashable's Chief Architect, +Chris Heald , dissected the SOPA bill section by section to help us understand why it's bad for the web.

Well worth a read if you haven't read SOPA in full or don't fully understand it.

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Why SOPA Is Dangerous
One writer discusses why we need to understand and oppose SOPA — immediately.

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I'm sure it's a complete coincidence that the last three CEO's (Jack… 4

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I'm sure it's a complete coincidence that the last three CEO's (Jack Valenti, Dan Glickman and now Chris Dodd) of the MPAA all went directly from government to the Hollywood lobbying group that has done so much to destroy the concept of the public domain.

#sopa #sopablackout #pipa

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I am not a "corporate pawn" nor do I twist words.

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Movie Studio Association Chief Blasts Proposed Web Blackout | TechPresident
“Only days after the White House and chief sponsors of the legislation responded to the major concern expressed by opponents and then called for all parties to work cooperatively together, some techno…

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