http://peteashdown.org/journal Fast Forward the Future Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:14:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Come celebrate Senator Hatch's latest reassurance that the government is fully trustworthy and always does the right thing at Salt Lake Acting Company's "Nutcake Night" on July 16th. I have 10 tickets at a discounted rate of $35 available. Please email if you are interested in attending with ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/07/11/nutcake-night/ Over a year ago, Provo City put out an RFP titled, "Request for Proposals for Partnership Opportunities with Telecommunication Service Providers on the iProvo Network". This was a public invitation to companies like XMission to provide services to the citizens of Provo over the fiber network installed by the ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/05/07/iprovo-sale-and-rfp/ A number of people have asked whether I would be interested in running for Utah governor or congress this year. It is humbling to be considered. However, currently my commitment to my family, XMission, and the local organizations I sit on boards for does not lend the time ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/03/11/2008-elections/ Another sweet gem of ignorance has been dispensed from the Utah Legislature. HB407 asks for creation of a "Community Conscious Internet Provider" seal, which can then be used by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) for marketing their virtue. Where it gets fun is how it asks the ISP ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/02/25/the-big-brother-seal-of-approval/ According to Ethan Millard, HB139 is dead. However, with the Utah Legislature it isn't over until it's over. This is a good sign, thanks to everyone who helped fight this legislation. Thanks to Representative Daw for listening to my and others concerns about the technical problems. http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/02/12/hb139-stalled-out/ I have been reluctant to endorse a presidential candidate up until this time because I think the way our primary system works is utterly messed up. Seeing candidates drop out of the race after 124,000 people caucus in Iowa is not broad democracy in any sense. However, Utah's ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/02/01/obama-for-president/ The informal meeting held Thursday on HB139 was the most level-headed meeting I've had the pleasure to attend at the Capitol. Thank you to all who attended. Representative Daw acknowledged a number of problems with the bill, but I do not know how that changes the status. ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/02/01/hb139-meeting/ Since 2002, I have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in building a free community wireless network. This initiative started with the Olympic games and has expanded to many other locations - gathering places, Salt Lake City Main Street, libraries, Liberty Park, Pioneer Park and an ambitious project in ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/01/24/the-end-of-free-xmission-wireless/ I received an email from the Utah Technology Council urging me to vote for vouchers today. They claimed that the issue has been clouded by "misinformation". Yet one issue has not been answered for me since the start. Even when I posted this query on Steve Urquhart's ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2007/10/23/voucher-question/ Here is the text of a speech I delivered at a war protest in Provo last Friday. "...with liberty and justice for all." The first time I remember saying the pledge of allegiance, I was in kindergarten. Since that time, I have said these words and knew that America stood for ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2007/09/24/iraq-war-protest-speech/