Let's not forget this little gem: Facebook is trying to get into classrooms as an educational tool. Not only will the childre learn from a RIAA-approved curriculum, they will use only corporate, closed walled gardens as their learning and social platform. They will not know a world outside corporate control.
For decades here in the Central Europe there was a special name for the perfect Soviet citizen: Homo Sovieticus. Not only does the corporatocracy in the United States (and the rest of the world, increasingly) create a Homo Corporaticus, it creates it in the image of the Eastern counterpart. Oh, it would be so funny had it not been so sad.
Especially that the censorship opponent will be immediately labelled "terrorist-paedophile", so it's a "good thing" they can't voice their "evil" opinion, right?
No, that's the shortest argument against it. And while I appreciate the sentiment, it is quite important to keep the debate around this topic on a level that allows for technical, philosophical and economy-based arguments to be made, otherwise we land up in a mud slinging contest ("you're a coward!", "oh yeah? well you're a terrorist-paedophile!") that anti-censorship folk would probably lose.
It is beyond moronic and deceitful, but the general public will not see it that way. They will see "porn" in the same category as "terrorist content" and once they hear about a friend or relative "opting-out" of the filter, it will paint a picture for them. And somehow I am not convinced it's not by design.
This is what we get when the unwashed masses get their information from Daily Mail and do not receive proper schooling in topics like democracy, personal freedoms, etc.
I don't think this is really doable, because each and every time there is a fsckton of political stuff going on behind the scenes and political reasons to do or not do stuff. It is impossible to measure the real (vs. perceived due to political reasons that we do not know of) impact of any single argument. At least, that's my experience with this.
Yeah, I get that a lot. You can make the browser window less wide and get the mobile layout (more readable,a ccording to some), or just use the.txt link: http://rys.io/en/109.txthttp://rys.io/en/94.txt
That's censorship, plain and simple. How about we all read the HOWTO: Effectively argue against Internet censorship ideas (tested already in Poland and Iceland; pure text version available) and use it to beat politicians into submission on this issue?
Carr's motivation is purely political (yes, thank you Capt. Obvious), and he should be called out on it.
And this attempt will fail, too, as people are watching. And no, no such bargain has been done. Network filtering is not something we in the NGOs are willing to agree on. And as last year has shown, we are able to get enough clout to do something about it.
I do not think internet filtering will become law in Poland anytime soon. There is a meeting of NGOs and Ministry of Justice on that topic planned during the next week, and we believe we can convince lawmakers that internet filtering is a bad idea.
I would like to remind you all that a year ago there was an idea for network filtering (in the context of anti-gambling crackdown), and the very same loosely-weaved group of NGOs and bloggers, on a similar meeting with the Prime Minister convinced the Government not to make it a law. So we have a good track record here. Hopes are up.
important part of NGOs talks with the Government in Poland right now is advocating open standards, and transparency. seems we might have gained some ground here, too. there will be an additional Open Data submission soon.
well, not quite. there will be some provisions about what is *not* open and up for grabs, but those will be few and will be clearly defined in the bill. everything else will be completely open.
yes, thanks to election looming around the corner it was possible to actually pressure the government and the PM for this, but it looks like it will become the law before the elections. so win anyways.
Disclaimer: I was participating in the meetings, representing the Polish FLOSS Foundation.
please tell me which part of "I am working to iron out the incompatibilities between the browsers on my brag, but it's early in development and really, really hard, as many new HTML5 options are used (i.e. CSS3 Multicol, allowing for a nice horizontal layout)" you do not grasp?
I know about the problems, I know how this website looks like in Safari and IE. guess what. as soon as I have time I will be working on that. by the way, looks great in Lynx/Links. in the meantime - "release early, release often". I wanted a horizontal layout with pure HTML/CSS and I got one. booyah!
if you have some material technical advice, please share. i.e. how - without JavaScript and relying on UA Strings - can I detect which browser we are serving content to and select the proper stylesheet (yeah, conditionals for IE; nothing for Safari; got it working for Chrome/Chromium with some interesting hack). otherwise - thanks, Capt. Obvious, for your valuable input.
yeah, we're waking up. you wouldn't believe how much is going on!
there are going to be many, many more stories from Poland in the following month or two, among others - about discussions with the Government about network censorship and data re-use (a huge success has been just announced there).
that was not supposed to be a "rant", but pure information. I am working to iron out the incompatibilities between the browsers on my brag, but it's early in development and really, really hard, as many new HTML5 options are used (i.e. CSS3 Multicol, allowing for a nice horizontal layout).
Trac is a Bugzilla, Wiki, and then some - plus it has thousands of plugins.
Also easy to administer and manage. Great tool, I use it for many projects.
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Putting Skype and Ekiga in the same category ("Free"). This should be split between "Gratis" and "Libre". There is a huge difference.
Let's not forget this little gem: Facebook is trying to get into classrooms as an educational tool. Not only will the childre learn from a RIAA-approved curriculum, they will use only corporate, closed walled gardens as their learning and social platform. They will not know a world outside corporate control. For decades here in the Central Europe there was a special name for the perfect Soviet citizen: Homo Sovieticus. Not only does the corporatocracy in the United States (and the rest of the world, increasingly) create a Homo Corporaticus, it creates it in the image of the Eastern counterpart. Oh, it would be so funny had it not been so sad.
Isn't the .txt version good enough for that?
Especially that the censorship opponent will be immediately labelled "terrorist-paedophile", so it's a "good thing" they can't voice their "evil" opinion, right?
Well played, Sir, well played indeed. :)
No, that's the shortest argument against it. And while I appreciate the sentiment, it is quite important to keep the debate around this topic on a level that allows for technical, philosophical and economy-based arguments to be made, otherwise we land up in a mud slinging contest ("you're a coward!", "oh yeah? well you're a terrorist-paedophile!") that anti-censorship folk would probably lose.
It is beyond moronic and deceitful, but the general public will not see it that way. They will see "porn" in the same category as "terrorist content" and once they hear about a friend or relative "opting-out" of the filter, it will paint a picture for them. And somehow I am not convinced it's not by design. This is what we get when the unwashed masses get their information from Daily Mail and do not receive proper schooling in topics like democracy, personal freedoms, etc.
I don't think this is really doable, because each and every time there is a fsckton of political stuff going on behind the scenes and political reasons to do or not do stuff. It is impossible to measure the real (vs. perceived due to political reasons that we do not know of) impact of any single argument. At least, that's my experience with this.
Yeah, I get that a lot. You can make the browser window less wide and get the mobile layout (more readable,a ccording to some), or just use the .txt link: http://rys.io/en/109.txt http://rys.io/en/94.txt
Sure, just click the .txt link. Here, let me get that for you: http://rys.io/en/109.txt http://rys.io/en/94.txt
That's censorship, plain and simple. How about we all read the HOWTO: Effectively argue against Internet censorship ideas (tested already in Poland and Iceland; pure text version available) and use it to beat politicians into submission on this issue? Carr's motivation is purely political (yes, thank you Capt. Obvious), and he should be called out on it.
Yes, I was basically slashdotted. Here's the text in full: http://acta.wikidot.com/acta-kprm-en
Samsung seems to be backing Tizen now: http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/01/09/samsung-backed-open-source-mobile-os-tizen-leaks-in-new-screenshots/ This is interesting, taking Samsung's position in Android: http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/01/09/2151233/samsung-could-soon-start-to-twist-googles-arm Maybe I actually will find a good replacement for my Maemo-based N900... :)
Samsung apparently backs Tizen, the latest Maemo/MeeGo derivate: http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/01/09/samsung-backed-open-source-mobile-os-tizen-leaks-in-new-screenshots/ This could all prove very interesting!
Or write one in Qt (Qt WebKit): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hv-oouXsPc
And this attempt will fail, too, as people are watching. And no, no such bargain has been done. Network filtering is not something we in the NGOs are willing to agree on. And as last year has shown, we are able to get enough clout to do something about it.
I do not think internet filtering will become law in Poland anytime soon. There is a meeting of NGOs and Ministry of Justice on that topic planned during the next week, and we believe we can convince lawmakers that internet filtering is a bad idea.
I would like to remind you all that a year ago there was an idea for network filtering (in the context of anti-gambling crackdown), and the very same loosely-weaved group of NGOs and bloggers, on a similar meeting with the Prime Minister convinced the Government not to make it a law. So we have a good track record here. Hopes are up.
important part of NGOs talks with the Government in Poland right now is advocating open standards, and transparency. seems we might have gained some ground here, too. there will be an additional Open Data submission soon.
well, much ave changed during those 20 years. remember, we were spearheading the demcratic changes in this region.
well, not quite. there will be some provisions about what is *not* open and up for grabs, but those will be few and will be clearly defined in the bill. everything else will be completely open.
yes, thanks to election looming around the corner it was possible to actually pressure the government and the PM for this, but it looks like it will become the law before the elections. so win anyways.
Disclaimer: I was participating in the meetings, representing the Polish FLOSS Foundation.
please tell me which part of "I am working to iron out the incompatibilities between the browsers on my brag, but it's early in development and really, really hard, as many new HTML5 options are used (i.e. CSS3 Multicol, allowing for a nice horizontal layout)" you do not grasp? I know about the problems, I know how this website looks like in Safari and IE. guess what. as soon as I have time I will be working on that. by the way, looks great in Lynx/Links. in the meantime - "release early, release often". I wanted a horizontal layout with pure HTML/CSS and I got one. booyah! if you have some material technical advice, please share. i.e. how - without JavaScript and relying on UA Strings - can I detect which browser we are serving content to and select the proper stylesheet (yeah, conditionals for IE; nothing for Safari; got it working for Chrome/Chromium with some interesting hack). otherwise - thanks, Capt. Obvious, for your valuable input.
yeah, we're waking up. you wouldn't believe how much is going on! there are going to be many, many more stories from Poland in the following month or two, among others - about discussions with the Government about network censorship and data re-use (a huge success has been just announced there).
that was not supposed to be a "rant", but pure information. I am working to iron out the incompatibilities between the browsers on my brag, but it's early in development and really, really hard, as many new HTML5 options are used (i.e. CSS3 Multicol, allowing for a nice horizontal layout).
I summed up some arguments to Ars' art here: http://lwb.elka.pw.edu.pl/trac/lwb/blog/rysiek/2011/01/13/on_google_h264_and_openness In short, h264 is a "standard" but a patented, "trojan" one; Google should just submit WebM to ISO and be done with it.
Trac is a Bugzilla, Wiki, and then some - plus it has thousands of plugins. Also easy to administer and manage. Great tool, I use it for many projects.