Oh YEAH! TAYLOR SWIFT! teaching us about Freedom while basking in her millions. OMG ROTFLMFBO
Bottom line: any single bit of additional Internet access for ANYONE is GOOD. Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato, Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes <a...@acm.org> +1 (347) 766-5008 On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 3:25 AM, J.M. Porup <j...@porup.com> wrote: > Can't you see the bars of your cage? > > https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/500130322810273794 > > > On 01/05/15 19:34, Myself wrote: > > You are using the Internet now. Are you a slave? Are you more equal than > > others to deserve it better and decide for them? > > > > On Jan 5, 2015 7:16 PM, "J.M. Porup" <j...@porup.com > > <mailto:j...@porup.com>> wrote: > > > > The Cuban people deserve to be free. How did Cory Doctorow put it? > > Information doesn't want to be free, people do. > > > > The question is, will information free the Cuban people? Or will it > > enslave them? > > > > JMP > > > > > > On 01/05/15 19:02, Myself wrote: > > > Hollywood and Google belong to the Defense Department, Facebook is > CIA > > > and it's all controlled by the Illuminati and E.T., still, Cubans > > > deserve Internet access like everybody else. Checking my cable > modem > > > now, Batista may be creeping up the coaxial :) > > > > > > On Jan 5, 2015 6:22 PM, "J.M. Porup" <j...@porup.com > > <mailto:j...@porup.com> > > > <mailto:j...@porup.com <mailto:j...@porup.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > As a journalist who's spent a long time covering (and living > > in) Latin > > > America, I observe that American culture--that is, > > *information*--is a > > > major tool in maintaining regional hegemony. > > > > > > In other words, Hollywood and Google both belong to the Defense > > > Department. > > > > > > If I were Cuba, why would I want to make it easy for the > > jackbooted (if > > > red white and blue) thug next door to stomp all over me and > > re-install > > > the next Batista? > > > > > > JMP > > > > > > -- > > > J.M. Porup > > > www.JMPorup.com <http://www.JMPorup.com> < > http://www.JMPorup.com> > > > > > > PGP fingerprint: > > > > > > 1442 C867 3E9D 14A1 58FC > > > 2266 6AC3 56C1 D73A 6884 > > > > > > On 01/05/15 15:59, Myself wrote: > > > > Under the new measures announced by the Obama administration > in > > > December > > > > 2014, Cuban exiles can buy and send to the island satellite > > Internet > > > > equipment, Wi-Fi routers, repeaters and pay for this service > > for their > > > > relatives in Cuba. American companies such as HughesNet > provide > > > Internet > > > > service with plans starting at $40 a month for a 5 megabits > > plan. Cuba > > > > is in the coverage area, already some Cubans illegally > > connect to the > > > > internet this way. This wouldn't require any infrastructure > > costs from > > > > the Cuban government, in fact, small neighborhood service > > > providers via > > > > Wi-Fi could be legalized and the government could collect > > taxes from > > > > them in a similar way they are taxing "cuentapropistas" > (small > > > business > > > > owners) now. > > > > > > > > In a matter of months most neighborhoods in Cuba could be > > connected. > > > > Cuban exiles have the economic means and desire to > > communicate with > > > > their families over the Internet. The only thing standing in > the > > > way are > > > > Cuban custom's regulations and the Cuban government's > > willingness to > > > > allow Internet access in a massive scale. The Cuban > > government should > > > > stop blaming the embargo for the lack of Internet access and > > start > > > > moving forward, it's time to put some pressure on them too. > > > > > > > > More info (Spanish): > > > > > > > > > > > > Exiliados cubanos podrían costear acceso a Internet: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cubanet.org/tecnologia-2/exiliados-cubanos-podrian-costear-acceso-a-internet/ > > > > > > > > regards, > > > > Rafael > > > > www.lasingularidad.com <http://www.lasingularidad.com> > > <http://www.lasingularidad.com> > > > <http://www.lasingularidad.com> > > > > PGP > > > > > < > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA5BA76902CB232E3> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Myself > > <falcoco...@gmail.com <mailto:falcoco...@gmail.com> > > > <mailto:falcoco...@gmail.com <mailto:falcoco...@gmail.com>> > > > > <mailto:falcoco...@gmail.com <mailto:falcoco...@gmail.com> > > <mailto:falcoco...@gmail.com <mailto:falcoco...@gmail.com>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hold your horses, the Cuban government's restrictions > > haven't > > > > changed a bit. This new deal has so far been one sided > and > > > > overhyped. Satellite, Wi-Fi equipment is still banned at > > cuban > > > > customs and just last week a Cuban was sentenced to three > > > years for > > > > providing satellite service. Raids on the barrio offline > > Wi-Fi > > > > networks have been rampant this year. > > > > It's too early to tell if the new measures will mean > > more openness > > > > or more wariness on the cuban side. Proceed with caution > and > > > without > > > > jeopardizing american citizens in the process. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cubanet.org/noticias/desmantela-etecsa-red-clandestina-de-wi-fi-en-vibora-park/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.miscelaneasdecuba.net/web/Article/Index/548e5be53a682e084cff2ad0#.VJNBmXuWmQc > > > > > > > > regards, > > > > Rafael > > > > www.lasingularidad.com <http://www.lasingularidad.com> > > <http://www.lasingularidad.com> > > > <http://www.lasingularidad.com> > > > > > > > > PGP > > > > > > > > > < > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA5BA76902CB232E3> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Yosem Companys > > > > <compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu> > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu>> > > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu> > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu>>>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > From: Claro Noda <n...@complexperiments.net > > <mailto:n...@complexperiments.net> > > > <mailto:n...@complexperiments.net > > <mailto:n...@complexperiments.net>> > > > > <mailto:n...@complexperiments.net > > <mailto:n...@complexperiments.net> > > > <mailto:n...@complexperiments.net > > <mailto:n...@complexperiments.net>>>> > > > > > > > > Initiating new efforts to increase Cubans’ access to > > > communications > > > > and their ability to communicate freely- > > > > > > > > Cuba has an internet penetration of about five > > percent—one > > > of the > > > > lowest rates in the world. The cost of > > telecommunications in > > > > Cuba is > > > > exorbitantly high, while the services offered are > > > extremely limited. > > > > > > > > The commercial export of certain items that will > > > contribute to the > > > > ability of the Cuban people to communicate with > > people in > > > the United > > > > States and the rest of the world will be > > authorized. This > > > will > > > > include the commercial sale of certain consumer > > communications > > > > devices, related software, applications, hardware, > and > > > services, and > > > > items for the establishment and update of > > > communications-related > > > > systems. > > > > > > > > Telecommunications providers will be allowed to > > establish the > > > > necessary mechanisms, including infrastructure, in > > Cuba to > > > provide > > > > commercial telecommunications and internet services, > > which > > > will > > > > improve telecommunications between the United States > > and Cuba. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/12/17/white-house-fact-sheet-on-cuba-whats-changing/ > > > > > > > > this might be relevant to the list. > > > > > > > > regards, > > > > Claro. > > > > -- > > > > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable > > on Google. > > > > Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: > > > > > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > > > > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > > emailing > > > > moderator at compa...@stanford.edu > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu> > > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu>> > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu> > > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu > >>>. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. > > > Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: > > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > > > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing > > > moderator at compa...@stanford.edu > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu> <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu > > <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu>>. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. > > Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing > > moderator at compa...@stanford.edu <mailto:compa...@stanford.edu>. > > > > > > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. 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