When something that citizens believe is their unalienable right is denied, a "black market" will be created.
A smart dot.com, can pay people to report the winners/results on the most popular events and then just post them on their web site. Given the non-availability in all other sites -- this is sure to be a monster hit!
If you are that paranoid, you can always just delete all your cookies at the end of the session.
But in the US, most regular grocery store goers will have a "card" that you give to the cashier while checking out. The purpose of the card is to ensure that all discounts are given to you -- without the need for paper coupons.
So just like the credit card companies, they already know what you buy, where you buy and when you buy.
We make such a big thing about privacy on the web but in the offline world, we already have given up much!
Who cares if the online store knows how many condoms I buy every day?
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Britney Spears, N'Sync, etc. should also be liable for making some kids brain dead!
Fred is a MS apologist. In a column entitled, "Microsoft greed is good", he wrote,
"Gates is fighting for the consumer and against the businessman, while most of his competitors, from Apple to Sun to Netscape, are fighting for the businessman at the expense of the consumer."
As a smoker, I have to go out for a smoke every one and half to two hours. While many will say this is counter-productive, on the contrary I feel refreshed when I get back to my desk!. The combination of the walk, the fresh air and the nicotine (which of course you don't have to take) does wonders!
With the Napster ruling, maybe Metallica can not start paying for their bills. (article clipped from Chicag Tribune).
Freeloaders
Could the rock band Metallica be that hard up for cash?
We know the band is embroiled in a lawsuit with Napster over copyright infringement but... that's no excuse for walking out on a $300 bar tab here.
Ed Suqi, a VIP host at Chicago's Glow nightclub, tells Inc. that the band left without paying the bill. And they stiffed Suqi on the tip too.
Suqi, 24, said the band ranked among the worst celebrities he has waited on. "They don't want people downloading their music for free," but they never even asked for the bill before they vamoosed, he said.
Nonetheless, at last report, the Metallica CD was still playing in Glow's jukebox.
Mouths for Metallica could not be reached for comment.
"They're going to have an increasing difficulty getting access to cash," he said. "There has got to be an intermediary to wire that cash, and credit card companies and wire companies will be increasingly concerned about getting involved in activities that are banned."
Oh yeah? In another year or two, digital payments through an internet currency will lessen the dominance of the credit card companies. Look at PayPal, DotBank, etc.
But where will it stop? What happens when it goes across national borders, e.g. the French request to bar Yahoo France from allowing links to Yahoo US containing Nazi memorabilia. What about if totalitarian states like China and Singapore banning links to sites about democracy or heaven forbid to sites that are critical of them. Links are links and should never be illegal. Illegal content is different.
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If UCITA has been passed as law in Virginia, then according to its terms, AOL cannot be sued.
When something that citizens believe is their unalienable right is denied, a "black market" will be created.
A smart dot.com, can pay people to report the winners/results on the most popular events and then just post them on their web site. Given the non-availability in all other sites -- this is sure to be a monster hit!
If you are that paranoid, you can always just delete all your cookies at the end of the session.
But in the US, most regular grocery store goers will have a "card" that you give to the cashier while checking out. The purpose of the card is to ensure that all discounts are given to you -- without the need for paper coupons.
So just like the credit card companies, they already know what you buy, where you buy and when you buy.
We make such a big thing about privacy on the web but in the offline world, we already have given up much!
Who cares if the online store knows how many condoms I buy every day?
Britney Spears, N'Sync, etc. should also be liable for making some kids brain dead!
Fred is a MS apologist. In a column entitled, "Microsoft greed is good", he wrote,
"Gates is fighting for the consumer and against the businessman, while most of his competitors, from Apple to Sun to Netscape, are fighting for the businessman at the expense of the consumer."
As a smoker, I have to go out for a smoke every one and half to two hours. While many will say this is counter-productive, on the contrary I feel refreshed when I get back to my desk!. The combination of the walk, the fresh air and the nicotine (which of course you don't have to take) does wonders!
With the Napster ruling, maybe Metallica can not start paying for their bills. (article clipped from Chicag Tribune).
... that's no excuse for walking out on a $300 bar tab here.
Freeloaders
Could the rock band Metallica be that hard up for cash?
We know the band is embroiled in a lawsuit with Napster over copyright infringement but
Ed Suqi, a VIP host at Chicago's Glow nightclub, tells Inc. that the band left without paying the bill. And they stiffed Suqi on the tip too.
Suqi, 24, said the band ranked among the worst celebrities he has waited on. "They don't want people downloading their music for free," but they never even asked for the bill before they vamoosed, he said.
Nonetheless, at last report, the Metallica CD was still playing in Glow's jukebox.
Mouths for Metallica could not be reached for comment.
"They're going to have an increasing difficulty getting access to cash," he said. "There has got to be an intermediary to wire that cash, and credit card companies and wire companies will be increasingly concerned about getting involved in activities that are banned."
Oh yeah? In another year or two, digital payments through an internet currency will lessen the dominance of the credit card companies. Look at PayPal, DotBank, etc.
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10. When speaking fast, you can make yourself sound intelligent.
9. Own half the world's perfume and still never have to use deodorant.
8. You get to eat great food like snails and frog's legs.
7. If there's a war you can surrender really early.
6. You don't have to read the subtitles on late night films on TV.
5. You can test your own nuclear weapons in other people's countries.
4. You can be ugly and still become a famous film star.
3. Allow Germans to march up and down your most famous street humiliating your sense of national pride.
2. You don't have to bother with toilets, just shit in the street.
1. People think you're a great lover even when you're not.
Cheers,
But where will it stop? What happens when it goes across national borders, e.g. the French request to bar Yahoo France from allowing links to Yahoo US containing Nazi memorabilia. What about if totalitarian states like China and Singapore banning links to sites about democracy or heaven forbid to sites that are critical of them. Links are links and should never be illegal. Illegal content is different.
AOL 5.0 does not run on Win NT. It runs only on Win 9x!