I just got an email asking if I could be free on August 15 for Canvention, the annual Canadian national science fiction convention, because I am being inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association’s Hall of Fame.
Needless to say, my answer was a VERY ENTHUSIASTIC YES.
CSFFA administers Canada’s Aurora Awards and the Hall of Fame, a juried prize that I am UNBELIEVABLY STONKED to be receiving.
One of the many things I use the Internet for is to share videos I make. This was from a video I was recording of Cory Doctorow’s talk at the University of Waterloo on December 4th, 2017.
The W3C continued on its sudden abandonment of support for the open web that it might pander to the powerful media companies calling the tune. This talk is one way in which Doctorow continues to educate and advocate for better.
Thread on Net Neutrality from Cory Doctorow. The internet was built with public money. It should be treated as a public utility. Instead greedy telcos like Comcast give us crappy service, fail to maintain the net, and demand more money for profit.
If you’re anywhere near Waterloo Region (Ontario) on Monday, December 4th, 2017, Doctorow will be giving talks at
Thread on Net Neutrality from Cory Doctorow. The internet was built with public money. It should be treated as a public utility. Instead greedy telcos like Comcast give us crappy service, fail to maintain the net, and demand more money for profit.
If you’re anywhere near Waterloo Region (Ontario) on Monday, December 4th, 2017, Doctorow will be giving talks at