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The Mass. Pirate Party weekly chat is every Thursday at 9pm, Eastern time. To get on:
- Go to https://webchat.pirateirc.net/
- Fill out the web form with the Nickname of your choice and enter #masspirates in the Channel box next to it, then click the Connect button
- Start typing and reading
You can also connect via your IRC client at one of the servers listed at http://pirateirc.net/servers.
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
On the FCC’s net neutrality rules
We haven’t read the new FCC net neutrality rules, because you need a Freedom of Information Act request to see them, so we haven’t decided our position on it, but here are a few perspectives: Dan Gilmore: But when it … Continue reading
Posted in Net Neutrality
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Draft Policy: Term of Copyright
The Massachusetts Pirate Party is debating the term of copyright in order to form a policy on it. The “term” of copyright refers to the length of time for which a copyright is in effect. Currently it can get up … Continue reading
Open Thread: Posting and commenting standards
So, we’re just getting all of this started, and as example taken from a couple of my favorite blogs, I figured I’d try and start a tradition using “open threads” for general forum blather and commenting. I think we should … Continue reading
Draft Position on the TSA and Travel Security
At our last general meeting, we decided to post a draft position a week to get feedback and refine the policies we want to implement once we are elected. Our first draft position is on the TSA, Travel Security and … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Travel
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Wikileaks’ Benefit to Democracy
With calls for the head of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, and Amazon.com’s government prompted censorship of Wikileaks, after the release of the latest State Department cables, it is worth reviewing some of the things Wikileaks has revealed that the US … Continue reading
Posted in Censorship, Transparency
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Weekly chat will be this Sunday at 10pm
The Mass. Pirate Party weekly chat is every Sunday at 10pm. To get on: Go to www.mibbit.com Click the Launch Mibbit WebChat button Enter in a Nick of your choice and enter #mp-weekly in the Channel box next to it, … Continue reading
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