Well, as soon as I’ve clicked publish on this post, I’m going to turn off the Go Dark plugin.  I’ve heard that the blackouts today have brought a lot of awareness and changed a lot of minds.  Unfortunately, Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho still supports PICA (he’s a prideful co-sponsor).  I won’t be voting for him next election.

Of all the blackouts, I think I liked Google’s the best.  It was non-intrusive, and the linked to good, easy to read information.  Wikipedia had a close second, especially considering that they made it easy to find information about congressmen.  Plus, by turning off JavaScript, the site could still be used completely.

I was pleased to see the amount of support for the blackout shown by so many internet companies.  I was very disappointed by Facebook and Twitter for their lack of support.  I’m still of the opinion that SOPA/PIPA would destroy them, and they didn’t raise awareness in the slightest.  (I wouldn’t want them to blackout completely, but something like Google would have been good.)

I came across some really great stuff today though.  I’d like to share it with you, for reading if you’re not already sick of SOPA/PIPA.  I found two great posts by Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media (and publishing).  I also found this video: (Enjoy!)