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The Politics of Technology

airrage writes "An interesting Washington Post article today, concerning technology's voice on Capital Hill, talks about how the high-tech sector is no longer the belle of the congressional ball. Apparently, circa 2000, politicos were simply tripping over themselves to be seen as pro-technology. Currently, it's much harder to get congressional leaders to embrace pro-technology initiatives. Seems like technology in general is trending towards more regulation as the industry is seen as staid as railroads, coal, or shipping."

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  1. Dear Sir, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT -- MUST READ!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the FBI has reported that there is a 3rd sniper still on the loose. take a look at this picture, and please report to your local authorities if you have seen this man. be very very viligant.

    Thank you.

    1. Re:IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT -- MUST READ!!! by RebelTycoon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Can you make one with Jesse Jackson also?

      Hey Jesse, when are you going to be running to the snipers defensive...

  3. MOD THIS DOWN -- GOATSE LINK!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  4. Re:MOD THIS UP-- NOT A GOATSE LINK!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't you visit all links before critizing them. It is pee-your-pants-funny.

  5. The Politics of Cracking Many Websites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    telnet to charlesfaris.com - login "charles" - password "maniac"

  6. Re:CmdrTaco - US Flag desecrator and anti-Delawari by Cyno01 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    damnit, everytime someone posts something under united states this comes up, the icon is slightly cut off, if you look closely you can see a bit of the red delaware stripe

    --
    "Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
  7. Re:Jay and Silent Bob Hate Politics! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That shit is gay, '80's style

  8. Re:Ask Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's a tricky one. Is the mare running Linux?

  9. CmdrTaco: Pissing on the graves of dead soldiers by SexyKellyOsbourne · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Date: 2002-05-08 13:55
    Sender: cmdrtaco
    Logged In: YES
    user_id=288856

    Whatever.
    American flags are only good for toilet paper anyways.



    I told my grandfather -- a veteran of both WWII and Korea -- about this site's desecration of the flag, and he said he would shoot whatever pinko communist bastard dared say "whatever" about desecrating the American flag.

    CmdrTaco, hundreds of thousands of brave American soldiers have given their lives so you could live in freedom, and you just piss on their graves with your anti-American, terrorist rhetoric. Linux would not exist today if we were living in the Third Reich, and Hitler would have had you in a concentration camp for being both a Jew and a homosexual.

    If you don't like it here and you want to spit on our flag by displaying it wrong purposefully, then pack your bags and leave for Cuba, you worthless socialist cocksucker.
  10. Re:But the internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yeah, but bullshit propogated by algore himself.

  11. Re:Technology is Politics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Isn't that called slashdot? :-)

  12. Why do you find it necessary to by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    proselytize for karma?

  13. Best bumper sticker I ever saw by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "Run, Jesse, Run!"

    On the front bumper!

  14. WHY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hello. Why USA flag?? It is a flag of oppression.. go to RMS pages and read more about antipatriotism.. USA is the toilet of other nations..

    1. Re:WHY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I told my grandfather -- a veteran of both WWII and Korea -- about this site's desecration of the flag, and he said he would shoot whatever pinko communist bastard dared say America "is the toilet of other nations".

      Anonymous Coward, hundreds of thousands of brave American soldiers have given their lives so you could live in freedom, and you just piss on their graves with your anti-American, terrorist rhetoric.

      If you don't like it here and you want to spit on our flag with your insolent disregard, then pack your bags and leave for Cuba, you worthless socialist cocksucker.

    2. Re:WHY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No. You got me wrong. I do appreciate the veterans. They did what they were told to do.. And yes, they were brave and they did it good.. But I don't understand Bush's politics!!!

  15. Re:Please go outside and look at the sky by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well how did they treat niggers???? Niggers were fucking cotton pickers while the white population had a party.... that is USA. No human rights...

  16. Re:But the internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What a loser! Gore NEVER said that. What Al Gore did was introduce legislation that made it accessible to the public.