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I wish law enforcement had the resources to go after whomever is DDOSing these ant-spammers.

But I understand that, especially now during our war against terrorism, law enforcement must prioritize, and go after bigger threats to our well-being.

I applaud John Ashcroft for realizing this, and using our scarce law enforcement resources to attack the real threats: Tommy Chong, the bong seller, and porn that personally offends him.

If these anti-spammers were serious, they'd do the right thing and incorporate as for-profit companies and make the campaign contributions that would purchase them real police protection. That they haven't makes it clear to me that they have no reason to expect law enforcement to take them seriously.

I had a chance to see a lengthy demo of WM9 at NAB2003 this week. Now granted, I don't spend much time on the Windows side of the tracks, but I was duly impressed. I mean, I know what I can and can't do with my cable modem connection -- and judging from the transfer speeds of the WM9 player I can definitely play hidef and 5.1 on my machine. Errr, if I owned a Windows machine, which I don't. But my point is the data would fit through my pipe.

Here is my NAB Journal entry with screenshots. I have a picture of the projector Landmark is installing in its theaters but not on this machine. I'll upload if anyone's int'rested. By the way, I plan to write more about this so if you're authoritative on WM9 (either pro or con) and you don't work for MS or one of its endless outsourcers or PR firms, could you email me?

I had a chance to see a lengthy demo of WM9 at NAB2003 this week. Now granted, I don't spend much time on the Windows side of the tracks, but I was duly impressed. I mean, I know what I can and can't do with my cable modem connection -- and judging from the transfer speeds of the WM9 player I can definitely play hidef and 5.1 on my machine. Errr, if I owned a Windows machine, which I don't. But my point is the data would fit through my pipe.

Here is my NAB Journal entry with screenshots. I have a picture of the projector Landmark is installing in its theaters but not on this machine. I'll upload if anyone's int'rested. By the way, I plan to write more about this so if you're authoritative on WM9 (either pro or con) and you don't work for MS or one of its endless outsourcers or PR firms, could you email me?

Has it ever occurred to you that you don't have to be RICH to be GREEDY or ENVIOUS? ... Your so-called "elite" can only have whatever power over you that YOU decide to give them.

Forgive me for bringing this back on topic, but one doesn't have to be rich, greedy or envious to have their lives ruined by others who are exactly that (e.g., RIAA suing the shit out of a student). Why? Because the rich, greedy and envious make the rules by which the rest of us are forced to live.

To (mis?)quote a priest in a recent documentary which aired on HBO entitled, "A Question of Miracles", "I hope there's a special place in hell for those who profit from the suffering of others."

"Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose." -- Janis Joplin

I'm not sure, but I've heard t'ings. I think I'd rather pick on the house of the mouse than try an get a "tax" from the good fella's. They usually settle out of court don't they?

what happened in my case is that the internet gave me a fifteen second attention span. i mean at least tv made me sit there now i cant even focus on tv for that long. because here im only a single click away from another interesting distracting bit of information, halfway through an article.

I wrote a column for a trade magazine earlier this year profiling the "rogue" founder of iCraveTV. In it he explains the biggest problem facing his nationality-sniffing technology: figuring out whether a user from AOL.COM is logging in from Canada or another country. Apparently ordinary checkers get spoofed all the time on this. But he claimed near-100 percent detection for his i-wall system. And for those of you wondering what the cable companies' role in all this is, you may be surprised what he says.

From tvbarn.com, emphasis mine:

You may not know this, but in electronics showrooms across the country, the V-chip has already reached near-ubiquity. A $3 implement, the technology designed to block out objectionable programming adds little or nothing to the price point of a new TV. And since half the TV sets manufactured between July and December have to be in compliance anyway, it appears the big TV makers decided, Let's just go all the way. (As a salesman at my local store pointed out, Why take a chance and leave out something your competitor might put in?)

So, how much have TV prices gone up since July? You never did answer that question.

Somewhere out there is a 'concerned parents' group that's still going to go ballistic over every 'offensive' broadcast, even if it's rated "NC99 - no viewers under 99". They'll just claim that the V-Chip is 'too hard' for parents to use.

They'll be lying, as Aaron Barnhart proved with a little experiment involving V-chipped televisions and a reluctant newbie.

Somewhere out there is a 'concerned parents' group that's still going to go ballistic over every 'offensive' broadcast, even if it's rated "NC99 - no viewers under 99". They'll just claim that the V-Chip is 'too hard' for parents to use.

They'll be lying, as Aaron Barnhart proved with a little experiment involving V-chipped televisions and a reluctant newbie.