Comments for BackBay http://backbay.wordpress.com Wed, 14 May 2008 01:16:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Pulp Assemblage by shanna http://backbay.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/pulp-assemblage/#comment-150 shanna Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:55:34 +0000 http://backbay.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/pulp-assemblage/#comment-150 Time to update the blog Bob! :) Time to update the blog Bob! :)

]]> Comment on Traverse City Film Festival by Dermacia http://backbay.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/traverse-city-film-festival/#comment-25 Dermacia Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:11:38 +0000 https://backbay.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/traverse-city-film-festival/#comment-25 This post, however off-topic it may be, is about Internet freedom. \"Network Neutrality\" -- the First Amendment of the Internet -- ensures that the public can view the smallest blog just as easily as the largest corporate Web site by preventing Internet companies like AT&T from rigging the playing field for only the highest-paying sites. But Internet providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress to gut Net Neutrality. If Congress doesn\'t take action now to implement meaningful Net Neutrality provisions, the future of the Internet is at risk. In the end game, only large companies will afford domains if the communications monopolies have their way with this. This of course isnt new news, but its coming to a head and blogs like this one will be a ghosttown unless all of us figure it our pretty darn quick. I wont post any links, but advise that if you value the internet, and blogs likw this one, that you search Google for \"Network Neutrality\" and educate yourself on this issue as it effects all of us. This post, however off-topic it may be, is about Internet freedom. \”Network Neutrality\” — the First Amendment of the Internet — ensures that the public can view the smallest blog just as easily as the largest corporate Web site by preventing Internet companies like AT&T from rigging the playing field for only the highest-paying sites.

But Internet providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress to gut Net Neutrality. If Congress doesn\’t take action now to implement meaningful Net Neutrality provisions, the future of the Internet is at risk.

In the end game, only large companies will afford domains if the communications monopolies have their way with this. This of course isnt new news, but its coming to a head and blogs like this one will be a ghosttown unless all of us figure it our pretty darn quick. I wont post any links, but advise that if you value the internet, and blogs likw this one, that you search Google for \”Network Neutrality\” and educate yourself on this issue as it effects all of us.

]]> Comment on Day Two by O Lucky Malcolm at The Genius of Malcolm McDowell http://backbay.wordpress.com/2006/08/03/day-two/#comment-2 O Lucky Malcolm at The Genius of Malcolm McDowell Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:38:38 +0000 https://backbay.wordpress.com/2006/08/03/day-two/#comment-2 [...] Three more reports from the Traverse City Film Festival: One from Record-Eagle Blogs (+ picture), one from Yugflog and one from BackBay which mentions that the world premiere of ‘O Lucky Malcolm!’, a documentary on Malcolm by Jan Harlan at the festival. At 10:00 pm. I saw O Lucky Malcolm a really fine documentary about Malcolm McDowell. We waited for Michael to come from cancelling the outdoor screening of Jurasic Park. He came in soaked for the introduction of director/producer Jan Harlan and Malcolm McDowell. Malcolm bounded on to the stage at Old Town Playhouse exclaiming he came because he would do anything for Michael Moore. He feels that the questions that Michael asks in his films were not being asked. The Q & A after the film was a treat. This program may be my favorite of the Festival which no doubt holds further gems. [...] [...] Three more reports from the Traverse City Film Festival: One from Record-Eagle Blogs (+ picture), one from Yugflog and one from BackBay which mentions that the world premiere of ‘O Lucky Malcolm!’, a documentary on Malcolm by Jan Harlan at the festival. At 10:00 pm. I saw O Lucky Malcolm a really fine documentary about Malcolm McDowell. We waited for Michael to come from cancelling the outdoor screening of Jurasic Park. He came in soaked for the introduction of director/producer Jan Harlan and Malcolm McDowell. Malcolm bounded on to the stage at Old Town Playhouse exclaiming he came because he would do anything for Michael Moore. He feels that the questions that Michael asks in his films were not being asked. The Q & A after the film was a treat. This program may be my favorite of the Festival which no doubt holds further gems. [...]

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