At the flick of a … what? (March 22, 2015)
A friend recently showed me a press release from the House Judiciary Committee, titled “at the flick of a switch“. The press release…
Category: Issues
The Internal Panetta Review: Still a secret (March 16, 2015)
One of last year’s prominent stories was a Senate subcommittee investigation into allegations of CIA torture. A Guardian article mentioned a document called…
Your Voice: Boston Olympics (March 11, 2015)
We have had some interesting discussions on IRC about Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Some of us point to the…
Mass Pirates Endorse “We the People Act” (March 7, 2015)
(Updated (Oct 18th 2015): we have since withdrawn support for the We The People Act.) Dollars are not votes. Last fall, the Massachusetts…
3-2 for Net Neutrality, and this is a Good Thing (February 27, 2015)
With yesterday’s FCC ruling, broadband providers are now classified as Title II common carriers. This is a Good Thing. To understand the importance…
Net Neutrality and Community Broadband Pass at FCC (February 26, 2015)
We are very pleased that the FCC voted today to approve Net Neutrality and Community Broadband. It was only due to the work…
Will Fleurant on Meshnets – March 4th (February 25, 2015)
On Wed. March 4th, Pirate Will Fleurant will give a presentation on Meshnets to the Boston Desktop Linux Users Group. This event will…
Last day to remind the FCC you want Net Neutrality! (February 25, 2015)
The FCC will finally vote on Net Neutrality Thursday. It looks like they will vote to treat ISPs as common carriers just like…
March Cryptoparty in Worcester (February 15, 2015)
The March cryptoparty will be in Worcester on Sunday, March 22nd. It starts at 2pm in the Banx room of the Worcester Public Library…
PirateCon 2015 will be Sat., April 25th (February 9, 2015)
We set Saturday, April 25th as the date for PirateCon 2015. It will be at the Community Church of Boston at 565 Boylston Street #2, Boston,…