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			<outline created="Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:45:03 GMT" pgfnum="13770" text="I caught on that there was a conference in NYC as it was happening called &lt;a href=&quot;http://hackingsociety.us/&quot;&gt;Hacking Society&lt;/a&gt;, put on by Union Square Ventures. They invited a lot of famous Internet thinkers and the CEOs of some tech companies, and people from Washington."></outline>
			<outline created="Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:45:59 GMT" pgfnum="13771" text="I only listened to the end of the audio feed, so I only know what was discussed through people's summation. So I don't know if what I am about to say was said. If it was, it bears repeating. :-)"></outline>
			<outline created="Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:46:56 GMT" pgfnum="13772" text="&lt;img src=&quot;http://scripting.com/images/2012/04/24/nyer.gif&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; height=&quot;177&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;float: right; padding-left: 15px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 15px;&quot; alt=&quot;A picture named nyer.gif&quot;&gt;The best way to preserve Internet freedom is to use it. "></outline>
			<outline created="Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:47:05 GMT" pgfnum="13773" text="That means creating a network that is of the Internet, only. Without any corporate ownership of rights to individual people's content. As nice as the VCs are that ran this show, and the execs who were there, and they certainly are &lt;i&gt;very nice&lt;/i&gt; people, it doesn't matter. Corporations behave like corporations. And freedom and corporate ownership are two things that don't mix well. "></outline>
			<outline created="Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:48:35 GMT" pgfnum="13774" text="It also means creating a network of people who vote. "></outline>
			<outline created="Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:48:50 GMT" pgfnum="13775" text="That's the main way to get lawmaker's respect, I hear. From a pretty good &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/461/take-the-money-and-run-for-office&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;. Sure they need to raise money, but their opportunities to make money are greatly enhanced by being in office. And votes is what puts them in office and keeps them there. "></outline>
			<outline created="Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:49:39 GMT" pgfnum="13776" text="That means, esp if you are a Republican, fighting the voter suppression efforts of the Republican Party. "></outline>
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