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Previewing McCain and Obama on geek issues |
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Written by Mayor Awesome
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 |
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Awesome Townies believe strongly that the internets shouldn't be based on a "tiered" system of access. Providing more bandwith to some sites while limiting bandwith to other sites would break the internets. Ars Technica has a great article about where Barack and John stand on issues of net neutrality: In terms of the candidates' broader philosophies on tech issues, Weitzner primarily relied on Obama's lengthy white paper. He stressed Obama's commitment to using technology as a means of promoting greater openness in government, and touted his plan to name a federal government–wide Chief Technology Officer to coordinate policy across the alphabet soup of federal agencies. Playing to the civil libertarian crowd, he also stressed Obama's anti-censorship approach to child protection, centered on prosecution of child exploiters and technological empowerment of parents. ... And in case you were wondering, Fish reassured us that McCain "does know how to use e-mail... and a few other modern conveniences."
Great. McCain knows how to use the emails and a fucking microwave. :-/ Read the full article here.
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