Nerd News: Internet Service the Way it Should Be!

"While some other cities can also brag about gigabit access, in this Sonoma County town it costs only $79.99 a month."

If that doesn't grab your attention I don't know what will, see the rest of the story at Ars.

Nerd News: ACTA being referred to the European Court of Justice (will review impact on Rights & Freedoms)

Full story at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/128

"As you are no doubt aware, within the EU institutional process, the European Commission has already passed ACTA to national governments for ratification. The Council has adopted ACTA unanimously in December and authorised Member States to sign it. The Commission has also passed on ACTA to the European Parliament for debate and a future vote.

That said, I believe the European Commission has a responsibility to provide our parliamentary representatives and the public at large with the most detailed and accurate information available. So, a referral will allow for Europe’s top court to independently clarify the legality of this agreement."

If you read the full story, it sounds, at least to me, like more of a political move, to get some of the pressure from the public shifted to another part of the governments.

But I confess my knowledge of EU government & politics is far from detailed.

I would welcome comments from any readers that have more expertise or experience.

Nerd News: Reddit "Free Internet Act"

See these links:

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/p1qmo/the_free_internet_act_a_bold_plan_to_save_the/

http://www.reddit.com/r/ACTA/comments/p0zn2/the_free_internet_act_a_bold_plan_to_save_the/

They were posted RoyalWithCheese22, this snippet from first link above clearly explains RoyalWithCheese22's thoughts:

I say its time to change tactics. The MPAA knows very well how to play the game when demanding legeslation: Aim ridiculously high, when opposition builds up, negotiate, sacrifice some of your over the top demands. Force your opponents to sacrifice some of theirs. Voila you didn't get exactly what you wanted but you moved in the desired direction.