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18 January 2012

Craig Hockenberry (@chockenberry) nails it:

Notice a theme? iconfactory.com theoatmeal.com/sopa Content creators oppose SOPA/PIPA. Content distributors do not.

— Craig Hockenberry (@chockenberry) January 18, 2012

UoP is the personal blog of Minneapolis-based freelance web developer and independent musician Scott Anderson @room34.
Scott is the sole proprietor of Room 34 Creative Services, and creator of ICS Calendar, No Nonsense, On This Day and other WordPress plugins. You can find Scott's music — as Room 34 — on YouTube, Bandcamp, and all major streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. He also plays bass with 32nd Street Jazz, South High Community Band and Lake Country Jazz Collective.

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