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ACTA IS A THREAT TO FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
This Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, negotiated in secret, would:- turn Internet operators into a private copyright police.
- impose harsh and unfair penalties on users and consumers.
- harm access to medicines and to essential knowledge in poor countries.
- inhibit innovation.
- establish new anti-democratic policy-making that bypass parliaments.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Graduate School
We are currently away from home visiting the grad school that’s already sent an acceptance letter to my husband. His current profs were commenting on how absurdly quick they responded to him – three days after the applications were due, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life
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Just An Update
Well, fuck me. Another semester, here I come. I have to go full-time so I can get financial aid; half time brings in zip, zilch, nada, and I would have to pay out of pocket. We don’t have the money … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life
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Suck My Ass
The world can suck my ass right now. I just found out my identity has been stolen; a collection agency called me about a cell phone account I supposedly never paid. This is not the first time someone’s used my … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life
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Lynching in the American South
I am disappointed in the way my JanTerm (January mini-mester) is going. The class itself – and the professor – are fantastic. The class is titled “Strange Fruit: Lynching in the American South” and, while it addresses a more serious … Continue reading
Posted in Annoyances, Ponderances
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Pet Peeves – Parents
One of my pet peeves happens to combine personal interests and work interests. There is nothing more horrifying or annoying than watching a mom sit her baby in a high chair, then plop its food (usually just some of her … Continue reading
Posted in Annoyances
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