Life in 1995

Because of the utter boredom at work today I managed to pick up the latest edition of the Onion Newspaper, a fine reputable news sourse (repution of a unique variety that is) and found an amusing and all too poignant article - Recently Unearthed E-Mail Reveals What Life Was Like In 1995. Having lived through the transition of old-school DOS operating systems to the prolific Microsoft monopoly, and the break up of the AOL monopoly to a plethora of ISPs, I remember well the beginning of the 'new fangled' world wide web and all that came with it. For those of you out there who also remember the "days before" you maybe be horrified to hear of late how there is a movement to limit the freedom and neutrality of the internet.

"Gasp! How can this be?!" You ask.
I answer, "It's all too true."

Therefore, I and billions and billions of bloggers (said in Carl Sagan like intonation) have been asked by MoveOn.org to blog about this catastrophe to help raise awareness. So here it goes...

SAVE WILLY! I MEAN THE INTERNET!! (sorry, bad joke, losing all ability to be funny)

Anyways, below you'll find some really awesome links and I hope you take the time to look at them and get involved. Nothing will change unless we decide to change it! Let's be of one voice on this and let the big gurus know, that they may take our lives but they'll never take our world wide web!!! (end of horrendous pop culture humor)

First - Sign MoveOn's petition
Then, check out famous bloggers - actress Alyssa Milano blogs on Internet freedom
Make friends with MoveOn's coalition MySpace profile – including a video explaining this issue
And lastly, find out where your representative stands on the issue


Here are some other good articles on the matter, though perhaps not as amusing as the Onion:
"Net Losses," New Yorker
"Why You Should Care About Net Neutrality," Slate - Prof. Tim Wu Guest Column
"Gun Owners, Librarians Unite Against Bells,"Telephony Online
"New Group Aims to ‘Save the Internet’" CNet News
"Average Joe And Saving The Internet," Webpronews.com
"Panel Vote Shows Rift Over 'Net Neutrality'" Los Angeles Times