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Death of Internet Predicted: Film at 11
Remik writes "The Register has a piece analyzing several threads of Lawrence Lessig's blog, and concluding that the Internet as we know it is dying. For anyone who reads the majority of YRO posts, Lessig's blog is one of the most important sites on the net." Another submitter summed it up well: 'Lessig is predicting that the days of the Commons of the Internet are over, and that as a result of FCC deregulation, the concentration of digital rights in the hands of just a few large media companies will kill the internet for good. Even former FOX and Vivendi executive Barry Diller has criticised the move.' We joke, but there are large elements of truth to Lessig's dour predictions.
And they say *BSD is dying ... geez ... :)
Maybe Al Gore can hurry up and finish Internet2?
Newspaper editorial on the death of print
Movie-house trailer on why home DVDs will mean the end of film
"The End Of The Book Printing Industry" as seen at Border's
Puuuuhhhleeeeze! This is nonsense. It's buzzword fishing, it's -1 Flamebait
Michael, YHBT, YHL, HAND
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"The inter-net is being taken from the infidels! They will be boiling in their own blood! Our corporations, bless Allah, are overcoming them right now. As a matter of fact, you are not even on the inter-net now because it has indeed been shot down."
"Go home and pray to your collective saviors. There will be much gnashing of teeth. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria."
"There will be more beautiful news tomorrow. Out of my press conference!"
This space for rent.
That's the sound of the nickel I get every time someone predicts the death of the net.
I paid off my car with the proceeds from the non-death of USENET. I'll probably pay off my mortgage before the Internet truly dies.
Dude...this is slashdot we're talking about...they still think First Post is funny.