Welcome to our soap box.

We try to keep the blog as on-topic as possible... or, at least, we figure as long as it has something to do with books then we can write about it. However, today I am going to get on my political soap box to talk about something that has nothing to do with books, but does have something to do with the internet.

So the deal is this: Congress is pushing a law that would abandon the main principle the internet was based on: a concept called "Network Neutrality". Network Neutrality is what prevents companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from deciding which Web sites should be put in front of you, determined by which sites pay them the most. The best explanation I have found for how this all works was on Wordcandy's favorite place to get up-to-date news: The Daily Show:



Little sites like ours would be puttering along on that second level, and might never reach your computer. In support of Net Neutrality, Wordcandy is in the process of joining the SavetheInternet.com Coalition. We encourage everyone to check out the site, read up on the issue, and, if you are interested, become involved. This is an issue that could visibly affect the average user on the internet.

That's it: I am now going to jump off my soap box, and pack it away (along with the rest of my apartment). Just two more weeks 'til I leave Ohio and move to DC!

Seriously, I might really want to start thinking about packing soon.

Oh, well... I'll get around to it.