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Newzbin2 Closes For Good
AlphaWolf_HK writes "Newzbin2, one of the most recognized index sites for usenet, has closed for good. A statement reads: 'It is with regret that we announce the closure of Newzbin2. A combination of several factors has made this the only option. For a long time we have struggled with poor indexing of Usenet, poor numbers of reports caused by the majority of our editors dropping out & no-one replacing them. Our servers have been unstable and crashing on a regular basis meaning the NZBs & NFOs are unavailable for long periods and we don't have the money to replace them. To make things worse all our payment providers dropped out or started running scared. The MPA sued Paypal and are going at our innocent payment provider Kthxbai Ltd in the UK. Our other payment provider has understandably lost their nerve. Result? We have no more payment providers to offer & no realistic means of taking money (no, Bitcoin isn't credible as it's just too hard for 90% of people).'"
Friend its getting old... one group howls about those damn eggs and another those fucking chickens. Same guys just different position on the arc of douchebaggery. Corrupt Government feeds evil Corporations. Evil Corporations Corrupts Government. Whores and pimps, they're a matched set, they come like conjoined twins welded at the hip. You can have honest government. you just have to make it COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT. You can have honest Corporations, sorry, that's a flat out lie. Abolish corporations, they're a boil on the ass of society and they are nothing but disasters waiting to happen. Create other vehicles for people to combine resources into privately held business and hold them to account for the deeds they do. If they get caught trying to make government do something it shouldn't, fine them into the stone age and use the money to take care of sick babies and old folks.
We have every means at our disposal to create a body of zero sum games and clever social systems expressly designed to prevent the undue concentration of wealth and power while amply rewarding hard work, creative genius and in general managing something resembling a meritocracy. Its time to inspire the best in being human while limiting and managing the worst. Look at where the pointy sharp objects are in our system and whip a little social nerf on them so people can't fatally fuck up. As long as people are ignorant, greedy and self obsessed, bad things will happen. We can mitigate the disasters though, while still ensuring the maximum freedom and capacity to be human is preserved. That is a worthy goal for this generation./p>