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Bill Bars Web Traffic Discrimination
via SFGate: Top News Stories by (author unknown) on February 12, 2008
A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on telecommunications and the...
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Comcast changes tune, won't block large files
via SFGate: Top News Stories by rkim@sfchronicle.com (Ryan Kim) on March 26, 2008
Comcast promised today that it would adopt an agnostic approach to Internet traffic and would no longer target and block file-sharing protocols such as San Francisco's BitTorrent. The nation's largest cable provider said it would work with BitTorrent and...
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Golden Gate Bridge tolls could rise to $7
via SFGate: Top News Stories by mcabanatuan@sfchronicle.com (Michael Cabanatuan) on May 07, 2008
Tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge could rise as high as $7 during the morning and evening commutes and on weekend and holiday afternoons, under a pair of proposals released today and to be considered by bridge district directors Friday. The bridge district is...
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State Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry
via SFGate: Top News Stories by begelko@sfchronicle.com (Bob Egelko) on May 14, 2008
Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November. In a 4-3 decision, the justices said the state's ban on same-sex marriage...
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
via SFGate: Top News Stories by By RON WORD, Associated Press Writer on June 01, 2008
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his...
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Fireworks cache found in Aptos home
via SFGate: Top News Stories by (author unknown) on July 02, 2008
Shared by Logan I fucking hate this state.A 1,543-pound cache of homemade fireworks has been found in a home in the Santa Cruz County community of Aptos. Sheriff's deputies say the fireworks are worth $10,000 and it's expected the bust will put a dent in Aptos and La Selva Beach celebrations on the...
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