I don't think this is a Bay Area thing. Google, Schmidt, and even Cory,
operate at a supranational level, traveling from place to place and speaking
and working all over the globe, without any regard to national borders or local
cultures. They live in cyberpsace, literally. I'm sympathetic
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/11/19/translation-project-
protect-global-internet-freedom-statement/
Translation Project: Protect Global Internet Freedom statement -
Global Voices Advocacy
Over the next seven days, Global Voices Lingua volunteers will be
translating a public online
