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Doctorow on the Demise of the Digital Hub

Posted by michael on from the programming-restored-to-original-meaning dept.

natpoor writes "Cory Doctorow writes an excellent piece in this week's TidBITS about how Hollywood is out to destroy the digital hub and what it means for citizens and open source. "In Hollywood's paranoid fantasy, digital television plus Internet equals total and immediate 'Napsterization' of every movie shown on TV." Slashdotters will know some of it, but this is the best write-up I've seen, and it is well-linked. Far more important than AOL on OSX!"

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  1. Demise of the Digital Hub by FrostedWheat · · Score: 5, Funny

    TidBITS hub in particular.

    RIP .. *router in peace*

  2. I've Got Better Use for CPU Cycles by Bob(TM) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you seen what's on TV? I've got better uses for the hardware.

    --

    The little guy just ain't getting it, is he?
  3. Stop advocating terrorism! by Aexia · · Score: 5, Funny

    They'll just be developed in other countries. You'll be able to import them, somehow.

    Only terrorists would do that. You're not a terrorist are you? Then why are you advocating a crminal enterprise that can only aid and abet terrorists? I've got my eye on you, boy.

    From now on, if you ever go talk to your terrorist friends, I'm going to know. Then we're going to hold a nice secret military tribunal for you and the rest of your terrorist organization. Don't try to complain about being mistreated; Only the guilty complain about "civil liberties" being "violated." Don't you get it, boy? We're at war with the terrorists and you're either on our side or their side. And it looks more and more like you're on the side of the terrorists.

    Now, so far, we still have to have such outdated notions like "evidence" when it comes to putting terrorists like you away. For now. You and your terrorist buddies won't be able to hide being the Constitution for much longer.