New York Times FRONT PAGE Story on Free Keene, Robin Hood, FSP!

the-new-york-times[1]Thanks to columnist Dan Barry for taking an interest in the goings-on here in Keene and also thanks to the editors for making it a FRONT PAGE story! His piece was published today in the New York Times and focuses on Robin Hooding, the Free State Project and the haters. Here’s the story:

KEENE, N.H. — In most places, the parking enforcement officer reflects the municipal compact. Armed only with a gadget that can spit out a ticket at the forgotten drop of a dime, the officer quietly serves civic and commercial life by ensuring that meters are fed.

In most places, yes. But not here in charming Keene, where parking officers figure in a philosophical tug of war between a small band of activists who live by the motto “Free Keene,” and the great majority of residents who were unaware that their city was in bondage. (more…)

Free Keene & Free Talk Live Sites Now Immune from Government Takedown

SiezedHave you seen those news stories about the US government stealing domain names from people they don’t like?  Now, if they do that to us here at Free Keene, you’ll need to use our .bit domain to find us.  However, there are a few steps you must take before being able to see .bit domains. Meowbit is an easy-to-use program that allows anyone with a windows computer to access the decentralized .bit domain names.  Here’s a guest blog from Meowbit creator Michael W. Dean:

Free Talk Live, the preeminent syndicated liberty radio show, has added a dot-bit mirror, so you can still access the site in case some cranky government control freak ever seizes their domain.

Ian Freeman of Free Talk Live’s site Free Keene also has a dot-bit mirror.

Get the Namecoin wallet and MeowBit dot-bit viewing software, free, here. (more…)