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| ZEVRAN ARAINAI | DA:O+ | Docked |

“Stay with me. I can offer you shelter, good company and… all of my heart.”

An updated version of this is now available on my Redubble.

#zevran arainai #dragon age #dragon age origins #i miss him...

oncelerfucker69-deactivated2019

headlines I like to see

quasi-normalcy

Why would you post the headline but not the article? (X)

milkshakedoe

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/with-net-neutrality-on-the-chopping-block-communities_us_5a0f467de4b0e6450602eaa5

We should be loud and clear in the coming weeks like we’ve been before: net neutrality is crucial to helping everyone, regardless of where they live or how much money they make, get online.

But there’s another way we can fight for an open internet.

Last week, 19 towns across Colorado voted to allow the exploration of creating a local, public alternative to expensive private providers.

Fort Collins voters went the furthest, passing a measure to finance an assessment of starting a city-owned broadband utility, which would aim to provide faster service at a cheaper price. That means residents could have a say in whether a new public network maintains the principle of net neutrality, whatever the FCC decides in the future.

“People who don’t normally get excited or vote actually turned out this time and actually got energized,” said one resident who had campaigned for the measure.

Not everyone was excited. Industry groups spent more than $450,000 campaigning against the measure. In fact, the very reason Colorado towns had to vote “yes” before even exploring public broadband is because of an industry-backed state law requiring municipalities to jump through hoops to take control of their internet infrastructure. (The industry has successfully pushed similar legislation in over 20 states.)

Comcast and the like are quaking in their boots about a public option, and they should be. Cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee, which became the first U.S. city to offer gigabit internet speed after going public, are outperforming private providers and even forcing them to innovate to play catch up.

Why shouldn’t internet access be a public good? The web should be like the Postal Service, which, because it’s public, provides affordable mail service to everyone, rich or poor, in all areas of the country.

And why should a handful of corporate executives and investors get rich while providing expensive, slow access and unbearable customer service? Comcast’s CEO, billionaire Brian Roberts, pocketed $33 million last year alone while running America’s most hated corporation.

People need the internet for life in the 21st century, to communicate, apply for jobs, and access crucial resources. Everyone should have affordable access.

(17th Nov, 2017 - Donald Cohen)

mysticalmoonstone-deactivated20

See, this is action, take it out of their greedy little hands. It should be a public utility, since a lot of our tax dollars already went into the infrastructure. The cable companies got another thing comming if they think we will just let this happen, we are the generation of dooers and changers, that really should scare the shit out of them.

cuttlefishen

Honestly having previously lived in Chattanooga, I can vouch that this is honestly the best way to go. My internet was through EPB (the city power company) and it only cost like $25 bucks a month to get the basic internet which had download and upload speeds constantly hovering around 100 anytime i checked. It was amazing.

tpfnewsdesk-deactivated20181216

The agency is expected to make this change in February, which will make America's broadband situation look better than it actually is.

The Federal Communications Commission’s decision last week to repeal net neutrality was a major blow to internet freedom, but it’s only the first in a long line of actions that the FCC will take to tell itself that America’s broadband situation is better than it actually is. Up next: redefining high speed wired internet to include cell phone service. Because, according to FCC chair Ajit Pai, that’s totally the same thing.

This idea to reclassify smartphone data as broadband was first proposed in August, but with the net neutrality repeal out of the way, the FCC is expected to vote on the proposal by February 3. Currently, the FCC defines broadband connection as 25Mbps download speeds and 3Mbps upload speeds minimum. The new proposal would keep these minimums in place for fixed wireline broadband but also expand the definition to include cell phone data coverage.

This would not only camouflage many of the communities in the US with no access to the internet, but could prevent them from getting necessary funding to build that access. Cell service is often slower, more expensive, and comes with data caps, and even tethering a computer to a phone for internet isn’t a long-term solution, especially for families with multiple people trying to log on at once to do homework, or work, or watch Netflix.

“It seems antithetical to all the other efforts we’re doing,” said Deb Socia, the executive director of Next Century Cities, a coalition of municipalities aimed at expanding local broadband access. “I spent a good part of my life as a teacher and a principal. If I had a classroom full of children that included a lot of failing students, I wouldn’t change my standards [to increase the number of passing grades,] I’d change the intervention.”

Though the process to change these definitions is not as formal as what was required to roll back net neutrality rules, there was still an opportunity for groups to comment this summer, and if there’s enough public backlash, it could potentially meet a different fate. Like net neutrality, it ultimately just comes down to the FCC to make the decision, but groups like Next Century Cities are hoping to hold the agency’s feet to the fire in the meantime.

In January, the group is launching a campaign called #MobileOnly, challenging people to spend one day in the month using only their cell phone data for internet access—no laptops, no computers, and no Wi-Fi. It’s a challenge that’s so unappealing I refuse to even entertain the idea, but it’s one that millions of Americans will be left with as an only option if these broadband definitions are changed. Socia herself will be doing the challenge, as will the two Democrat commissioners on the FCC, Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel.

“Promoting deployment of mobile broadband services alone is not sufficient to bridge digital divides in underserved rural and urban communities,” Clyburn said in a press release for the campaign. “By standing together through this movement, we will demonstrate why it is so essential for all Americans to have access to a robust fixed broadband connection.”

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated that the #MobileOnly challenge was month-long, but participants are asked to pick just one day to take part.

empressreborn-deactivated201812

Net Neutrality was first. Canada came after.

Our phones are next.

Nolite te Bastardes Corborundorum.

savenetneutrality

excuse me.

phone

too?

actualaster

No amount of backlash will change their minds, we need to jump on our reps to fight it.

We also need to keep fighting them, I see much less coverage which is what they want.

At this point I think maybe it’s time to dismantle the FCC since they don’t care about the American people

peanutters

yea-u-right-deactivated20190716

Reblogging for awareness but also reblogging for the furby.

ginathethundergoddess

JUST SAYING 2018 HAS SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS.

You want to see change? VOTE INEFFECTIVE LEADERS OUT OF CONGRESS. RESEARCH YOUR CANDIDATES AND WHERE THEY STAND ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO YOU, SPREAD THE WORD, AND VOTE.

The people who sit in Congress dictate they way our country is run. Right now I’d venture to say more than half of them aren’t doing their job-that is, they are no acting within the interests and demands of the people of their states. They are allowing big business to screw over the American (and Canadian, but this is an America-centric reblog, i apologize) people just to stick to the party line. We need to wipe the slate clean entirely and boot every outdated member of the House and Congress out of there and replace them with people who actually give a fuck. People who will vote with the ideals and interests of their fellow citizens in mind not just the ideals and interests of whatever big business happens to be padding their pockets at the time.

Nothing will get done if things remain as they are in this country. I think there are plenty of senators and representatives that have been in their seats for far too long and have forgotten who they’re there for. Let’s remind them.

And let’s remind the president that he is not the highest authority. That his power can and should be checked.

amistilllame

Contact your senators

omegastation

Liam discovering what the hell the Andromeda galaxy is hiding: a summary

#mass effect andromeda #liam kosta

fuck ajit pai and fuck congress and fuck everything else tbh

the repeal of net neutrality FUCKING went through. yeah. it’s that kind of day.

it is still NOT OVER YET.

but please for the love of god stop contacting ajit fckn pai. he’s literally a meme edgelord stuck in 2007 or worse and he WILL NOT LISTEN.

contact CONGRESS.

AND PAY ATTENTION TO ED FUCKING MARKEY AND WHAT HE’S DOING.

#today is the fckn WORST #BUT ITS NOT OVER #IT ISNT FUCKING OVER

noonewouldlisten25

DO NOT FREAK OUT IF THE NET NEUTRALITY BILL IS PASSED ON THURSDAY.

Ajit Pai will still have to take this bill to court and defend it. That’s where the real battle begins.

DO NOT STOP FIGHTING. BUT ALSO DON’T WORK YOURSELF INTO STATE OF PANIC FOR THURSDAY.

randomslasher

THIS IS IMPORTANT.

This is where the real voices are heard.

This is where our voices may really matter.

Yes, if it passes Thursday, that will suck. But right now, Thursday’s vote is on the people who have largely been planning to do this no matter what we say.

Please, PLEASE don’t stop fighting if Thursday goes the way it probably will. IT IS NOT OVER YET.

writscrib

A commissioner tells Slate that the FCC needs to hold public hearings.

This is something that is very important to pay attention to, and if you are an American I implore you to do everything that you can! Contact your representatives, research your ISPs, and keep a vigilant eye on this! The FCC is likely to make this ruling close to Thanksgiving in an attempt to squeak it by without anyone noticing.

Net neutrality is the reason why you can visit any website confidently. It’s why you don’t have to pay a premium to be able to access YouTube. It’s why you don’t have the internet bundled into different packages like TV is.

If they remove net neutrality protections, then there is no benefit to the consumer. Put simply, your ISP could choose to charge you more in order to visit specific sites, and not every town in the United States has the option to switch to a new ISP because some ISPs hold a monopoly in some areas.

This is what the internet looks like without net neutrality:

bbs-butt

@nunyabizni. Could you spread this?

nunyabizni

Yikes, yeah.

princessbubblegumandjustice

They’re trying to fatigue public resistance by trying to repeal net neutrality as often as possible. We have to stay vigilant. Motivate yourself by assuming no one else is calling/writing. Don’t assume other people will do it.

#please fckn call okay #just...do it

justryderthings

JRT: answering important vid-calls in your pj’s

lonicera-caprifolium

((a common occurrence))

#mass effect

shepard-alenko

“Bit nippy.” ► Some favourite comments by Kaidan in ME1.

#mass effect #kaidan alenko

spaceeeeeblog

nova+havoc strike=♥

#they so fckn would do this #and i love it #mass effect andromeda

ladyinsanity

EA and BioWare Reveal MassEffectArchives.com

Mass Effect Archives is a new site that keeps track of your decisions and world state in Mass Effect. Very similar to Dragon Age Keep, this allows players to upload details from their personal Ryder… and Shepard.

Does this mean that the decisions made in the Trilogy will be carried over to Mass Effect: Andromeda or future games? No, says BioWare. Although decisions from ME1-ME:A are combined in the world states section, “the choices you select in the Mass Effect Trilogy tapestry do not carry over to the events of Mass Effect: Andromeda”. Additionally, BioWare notes that although the Trilogy and ME:A are combined in the World States section, this joining “does not indicate that [Trilogy] decisions to carry over to any future installments.”.

Additionally, the Mass Effect: Andromeda soundtrack is available for free. All you have to do is log into your account and download.

You can see it all at MassEffectArchives.com.