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File Sharing — Harmful to Children and a Threat to National Security
jkrobin writes to mention that a recent report from the US Patent office calls peer-to-peer file sharing harmful to children and a threat to national security. "Interestingly, the report makes numerous references to RIAA and MPAA legal actions against file actions, as well as cites a 2005 Department of Homeland Security report that government workers had installed file-sharing programs that accessed classified information without their knowledge."
oh please wont someone think of the children
So we have a GOOD reason, for once, to comment without reading the article.
we will end no whine before its time
So they busted out the old terrorist chesnut and "Think of the children?" All they needed was to add something about immorality (implying Christian morality), and they would have had a perfect score.
Also may cause dizziness, insomnia, psoraisis, and the Creeping Crimean Crud.
The cause of the fall of the Roman Empire? File sharing.
JFK's assassins? File sharers.
Besides, file sharing isn't mentioned in the Bible, so it must be forbidden by God.
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Recently, Paper has also been called into question.
If you take a heavy-stock piece of high quality paper, fold it into quarters, grasp the edges, and slam your arm down to force air through the middle flap, you can create a sound that will stop an airport in its tracks.
The Etch-A-Sketch brand has been revived and is being offered as a paper-replacement tool, but Microsoft has expressed doubt that the One Etch-a-Sketch Per Child program will work.
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"Department of Homeland Security report that government workers had installed file-sharing programs that accessed classified information without their knowledge."
How about changing the title to: Human Stupidity-a Threat to National Security?
- Windows XP SP2 - $83
- Mac Tiger OSX - $129
- Half life 2 - $29.99
- 20Gb of music - ~$2000
- Getting all of the above with p2p - Free
- Murdering children and bringing to a halt the fabric of modern society - Priceless
- ?????
- Profit!
For this and everything else, there's Bittorrentfor sale
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We need to outlaw conventional paper and force the use of PDF documents everywhere.
Think of how many times you have cut your finger on the edge of rough paper. And now, can you tell me that paper is harmless to children and not a threat to national security? I don't think so.
I, for one, think this law will enable greater national security and protect the children from harm.
We need to abandon earth and become a space-faring civilization - otherwise our children's children will be plagued by potential weapons (rocks) to use against one another.
I call for a disbanding of the NRA (The national rock association)
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The "When you pirate MP3s, you're downloading COMMUNISM!" poster dates back to 2000; it only took us seven years to go from wacky parody to grim reality.
It sounds like the network administrators in said "governmental offices" should take the precautions neccessary to police the bandwidth. Furthermore, any environment in which said p2p applications are capable of leaking any private information need to be under closer scrutiny.
Yeah, imagine if they had p2p in Star Wars:
FULL DEATH STAR PLANS!!!NO KIDDING!!!!.R2D | DroidFile | 5.1 Gb
deathstarschematics.r2d | DroidFile | 5.1 Gb
Death Star 1of20.r2d | DroidFile | 250 Mb
Apology to Ubuntu forum.
Reminds me of when my brother got busted with pot. He lost his car and about $3k in fines and court costs. My parents blamed pot. Although pot didn't do that to him the government did. Pot only ever got us high.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
So a baby seal walks into a club...
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That's it! We can't wait any longer! We have to declare a WAR ON FILE SHARING. I mean, it's worked for everything else, right?
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But we cannot get rid of paper, for paper beats rock, and rocks are the BIGGEST concern.
Not true! You can bring a rock on an airplane, but try boarding with a pair of scissors...
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...Russians are drunk...
I'm Irish, you insensitive clod! How dare you give our national identity to the Russians!!!
I got nothin'
We should ban VCRs while we are at it.
I fear the Y2038 bug
I think its more like the media is the car, the State of Fear is powered by them, the government is the driver.
and the rest of us are being taken for a ride.
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
If it goes anything like the other "War On $FOO" that we've attempted, I'm all for it. It'll be free files for everybody!
"Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
national security threatens you!
-insert a witty something-
So we need to keep the rocks to defeat the scissors.
But wait, we need scissors to beat paper!
But wait, we need paper to beat rock!
Uh-oh.
You mean freedom files, right?
I agree. I love my potatoes, corned beef, and I think Irish women are extremely hot.
I was just trying to be funny... now where did I put my beer............
I got nothin'
Reminds me of when my brother got busted with pot. He lost his car and about $3k in fines and court costs. My parents blamed pot. Although pot didn't do that to him the government did. Pot only ever got us high.
Funny thing. A friend of mine smoked some pot and totaled his car. The police issued lots of fines but missed his stash. He did not blame the cops, government or pot. He blamed those damn bats that ran him off the road.
He first saw those bats on a Madonna video, which he watched on Youtube and then shared by accident with Communist China. Arguably, the bats, and P2P by extension, are both a menace to corporate profits and a national security risk. They sure did him harm.
I don't even want to mention the spiders he's talked about.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
but you have to have the land to grow the crops and trees on. information without an opportunity to utilize it is totally useless.
if you know how to grow a good potato crop, it doesnt do you much good if someone else can kick you off the land that's suitable to grow it on.
physical resources and information are complimentary. can you imagine how screwed MacGuyver would have been without a tube sock, matchbook, toenail clippings, sodium hypochlorite, wire and a used condom?
British are arrogant
You're just jealous because I'm better than you.
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