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The internet's on strike! Today's SOPA and PIPA protest notice.

By Troutnut on January 18th, 2012, 5:18 am
I'm joining much of the rest of the internet today in protesting two awful pieces of pending US legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) in the Senate. Several major websites such as Wikipedia, Craigslist, and Reddit are completely blacked out today, except for pages explaining these bills' consequences. I'm not blacking out Troutnut.com, but I am straying from my focus on fly fishing to call attention to this important non-partisan issue. I have also transferred Troutnut.com's domain registration from GoDaddy to Namecheap, as part of a boycott of GoDaddy in response to their support for SOPA. I hated their TV commercials, anyway.

In a nutshell, these bills:

  • ...are intended to stop piracy.
  • ...won't stop piracy, nor even really slow it down.
  • ...will undermine both commerce and free expression on the internet.

The Stanford Law Review and Electronic Freedom Foundation have two of the best explanations of why these bills are dangerous and unnecessary. We can fight online pirates without endangering everyone else's freedom.
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Updates from November 12, 2011

Closeup insects by Entoman from the Fall River in California

Ephemerella dorothea infrequens (Pale Morning Dun) Mayfly LarvaEphemerella dorothea infrequens (Pale Morning Dun) Mayfly Larva View 2 PicturesThis mature nymph is associated with the dun from the same location and date range posted on this hatch page. Size 10mm.
Collected November 12, 2011 from the Fall River in California
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on December 15, 2011
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Updates from November 9, 2011

Closeup insects by Entoman from the Fall River in California

Female Centroptilum album (Tiny Sulphur Dun) Mayfly DunFemale Centroptilum album (Tiny Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Dun View 3 PicturesApprox. 5 mm. This is a very significant hatch. It is mostly seen at the height of Summer and I was very surprised to see it emerging this late in the season and in such numbers. When this one is emerging, the fish can become quite selective.
Collected November 9, 2011 from the Fall River in California
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on December 10, 2011
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Some last glimpses of liquid water for the year in interior Alaska

By Troutnut on November 5th, 2011
Winter's already in full swing up here, except that the rivers haven't finished freezing up. The ice here will be 4 feet deep by March.

Photos by Troutnut from the Tanana River in Alaska

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From the Tanana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationTanana River
Date TakenNov 5, 2011
Date AddedNov 10, 2011
AuthorTroutnut
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From the Tanana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationTanana River
Date TakenNov 5, 2011
Date AddedNov 10, 2011
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From the Tanana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationTanana River
Date TakenNov 5, 2011
Date AddedNov 10, 2011
AuthorTroutnut
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Updates from October 16, 2011

Closeup insects by Entoman from the Fall River in California

Female Ephemerella dorothea infrequens (Pale Morning Dun) Mayfly DunFemale Ephemerella dorothea infrequens (Pale Morning Dun) Mayfly Dun View 3 PicturesSize: 10mm. At emergence the specimen was a fairly bright olive green and there was obvious difference in color between the forewing (med. dun) and the hind-wing (pale cream). It was really noticeable as they floated by. You can just make these features out in the second photo, but not so much in the first that was taken 24 hours after capture. Total time from emergence to molting - approx. 48 hours.

Entoman
Collected October 16, 2011 from the Fall River in California
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on October 21, 2011
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