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  1. It's not about sharing anymore by |DaBuzz| · · Score: 2 · on Could This Be The End Of The Internet?

    This disturbs me. The Internet is all about sharing, but not just files, but ideas ...

    In the early days yes, the Internet was about sharing files, ideas, etc. ... but now it's all about commerce which is generated by allowing ACCESS to files and ideas.

    I have no opinion on the banning of file sharing (although I do have my opinion about Napster) but to assume that today's internet is the same internet of last year is just naive.

    The internet is no longer about the free flow of ideas en masse, it is about the profitability of the product of content which is comprised of files, ideas, and other media. I don't see this as 'sharing', it is simply providing access at a fee (banner ads cost me bandwidth, screen real estate, and my eyeballs).

    While many of us would like to go back to the days of old where only "geeks" knew how to maneuver around gopher, do we also want to go back to the days of 14.4 modems and T1 lines being the end-all be-all in bandwidth? I mean come on guys, someone has to pay for the OC-468 line across the Atlantic!

  2. I had this happen to me last week by |DaBuzz| · · Score: 2 · on Spammers Hit Wireless Phones

    I could not believe it when my text message alarm went off and it was a SPAM for term life insurance.

    It prompted me to write a very annoyed entry on DaBuzz.net.

    If you want to feel my pain, go check it out.

  3. Intel Boycott Banner by DaBuzz · · Score: 1 · on Intel PSN Boycott Planned

    I made a banner at DaBuzz.net that anyone can use (steal) if they want.

    Enjoy.

  4. Divx Sales figures are a lie. by DaBuzz · · Score: 1 · on DVD panel accepts Divx

    Check out Why Divx Sucks to see how BAD this Divx thing has really gotten. View my latest editorial response to see the REAL story behind the bullshit numbers Tricky Dick Sharp shouted out at the CES.
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  5. Divx Sales figures are a lie. by DaBuzz · · Score: 1 · on DVD panel accepts Divx

    Check out Why Divx Sucks to see how BAD this Divx thing has really gotten. View my latest editorial response to see the REAL story behind the bullshit numbers Tricky Dick Sharp shouted out at the CES.
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  6. Huh? by DaBuzz · · Score: 1 · on SunWorld Explains *bsd

    Maybe I'm missing something, but I find no mention of "ftp" or "microsoft" in that article. Where is this quote coming from?
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  7. Public Domain VS GPL by DaBuzz · · Score: 1 · on TIGER/Line 1997 data set to be released as GPL

    The FAQ says that the data set is public domain anyway so what value would a GPL'd CD add? Also, how "open" is this "Open Source(tm)" representative when he selectively gives away stuff like this and excludes anyone he feels isn't worthy?

    I'm not trying to say what he should do, he can do what he wants but it just seems kind of ironic to me that he would buy something up that is public anyway, then GPL it only to keep it to himself and what he feels are a few "worthy" companies.
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  8. 1995 copyright notice by DaBuzz · · Score: 1 · on Making $95,000+ from Junkmail?

    I would have thought that the 1995 copyright notice at the bottom of the page would have been a tip off that this isn't "news". However, it is true.
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