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Are You An Internet Entrepreneur In Colorado? Oppose PIPA!

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If you are a entrepreneur in Colorado who is working on something related to the Internet, please consider signing the following letter to Senator Udall and Senator Bennet opposing the Protect IP (PIPA) Act. The letter follows: To: Senator Udall, Senator Bennet.

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Protect The Internet

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Recently, two bills have been introduced into Congress that – if passed – will do irreparable damage to the Internet, entrepreneurship, free speech, and job creation as a result of the continued entrepreneurial activity around the Internet. The Senate bill is called the Protect IP Act.

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How To Predict The Future

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We needed improvements in video compression and in TCP/IP – the underlying protocol that essentially runs the Internet. I looked at the future predictions for “modem speed” (as I called it back then, today we’d called it internet connection speed or bandwidth). Gene Kim laughed at my prediction. But I digress…).

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American Censorship Day Is Tomorrow (11/16/11)

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There are two very disturbing bills making their way through Congress: Protect IP Act (PIPA - S.968 A number of organizations in support of free speech and a free and open Internet have recently come out in opposition to these bills. PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

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Print From Anywhere With Pogoplug

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It took me one phone call to get Internet (DSL) working again (ACS had to reset my password) and within about 15 minutes everything was working just fine. I have an old HP 3330 with a JetDirect USB to Internet print server. It turns out that nothing really works except hard wiring its IP address into our printer setup.

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Corporate Bad Activity Against Innovators

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I was going to write about how the FCC’s potential action on net neutrality could seriously jeopardize Internet innovation, but Fred Wilson beat me to it (he’s got an east coast time advantage over me) with a phenomenal post titled The Fast Lane, The Slow Lane, and The No Lane.

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Compromise vs. Problem Solving

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This is a key national conference held in Boulder at the intersection of technology and public policy with a particular focus on the Internet. This year’s conference subtitle was “ The Challenges of Internet Law and Governance.”