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ICANN's Time Is Up, According To John Gilmore
EyesWideOpen writes: "Salon has a lengthy interview with Cygnus Software co-founder John Gilmore about why he feels it's time for ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, to go. Gilmore, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is currently helping to fund a lawsuit filed by ICANN director Karl Auerbach against ICANN. ICANN has denied Gilmore access to its financial information, providing the basis for the lawsuit. Gilmore states: 'I believe it's because there is information in there about how ICANN has misused its money, and/or has favored people who lent or gave it money.'"
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
Here is my ass
Which you may kiss.
Take time and aim well
You don't want to miss.
For if you aim low
And your lips they do fall
Then you will find
You'll be sucking my balls.
If you aim high
Despite your true heart
Sucks to be you
Now you're eating my fart.
---"These people are the Internet equivalent of the Nike-store-smashing-anarchist juveniles. They need to grow up and realize how the real world works."
I wouldn't say that the first sentance is true, but the second certainly is. EFF is a so-called polictical activism committee. Well, they whine for money for court cases that usually are doomed to the very start. Why dont they usually win? Well, they don't give enough money to overturn the laws as they're made. All other PAC's do heavy lobbying and giving of heavy amounts of money to opposing officals.
The EFF is a reactionary orginazation. These do NOT work. Instead, I'd rather put money (from anon sources) into a pool requesting program X to be written. So what if the program is deemed "Illegal". If it's out there (source and all), no company/government/grassroots campaign can take it away. For my example, look at the 200K being offered to hack the X-Box for Linux. That's exactly what I'm suggesting.
Please leave the country immediately, you are no longer welcome here. Please take the beaners and chinks with you.
Thank you.
[ and now, the ebonics version ]
Yall bes be steppin les you wan ussa poppa cap in yo black ass. Get up on out ahere and bring dem messicans and china mans wichall.
Word.
Our President is #1, and don't you forget it, you cumloving ass terrorist.
I know just what you mean.
So I went into the liquor store and this fucking towelhead who doesn't speak english is talking towelhead with his buddy. Who the fuck does this rag think he is, coming to our country and refusing to speak our language? You know, when we let people in, we should stop and ask if they speak english. If not, just shoot the fuckers. Their country probably wouldn't want them back anyway.
It's just fucking amazing how ignorant this stupid fucking towel was, and racist, too. He had a lot of nerve to discriminate against our superior race by only speaking in his stupid fucking camel jockey language. If there were any sort of justice in the world I would have been allowed to beat him to death on the spot.
Thanks for joining me in the fight against these fucking scum races, brother.
Don't get me started on the goddamned niggers...
The evil bastard who runs an open gateway?
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.