It seems to me that "hackers" are extremely curious people. Much more so than the "average joe." They are therefore more prone to experiment with their toys than ol' Joe.
Why would this curiosity be limited to computers? Now wether most end in a pagan religion is a debateable topic. But I can see a canned life being less appealing than out of the box software.
So maybe its nothing more mystical than curiosity.
Corporations should not have a right to spy on sh*t of a personal nature of any employee. And if they decide to do it anyway (imagine that) there should be heap big punishments handed out. But this is not the part of your article that worries me.
A truly free society has the ways and means of civil disobedience. Consider a world in which the original signers of the Declaration of Independance had not the means to meet and confer. Consider a world where persons such as Martin Luther King had not been able to communicate privately with his peers.
It is a case of killing the dog to get rid of his fleas. While there are certainly nefarious uses of the Internet being done on a regular basis, there are perfectly legitimate uses going on at the same time. And yes, I'm claiming that the planning and enactment of civil disobedience is a legitimate use. Somehow I doubt the British government from around 1776 would agree.
The internet is only one part of our communication network here in the US of A. Yet the RIGHT to privacy already established for other means of communication is not enjoyed by users of a network. What's wrong with this picture? Communication is communication and should be protected by our constitution. If we allow "them", whoever they may be, to take away that right without a fight, then we also give up the right to change the face of the world.
Spys will be spys. Make 'em work for it, don't just give it to them.
I prefer to think of Napster/MP3 as a "try before you buy" proposition. I have bought CDs made by Metallica, Celine Dion, Prodigy, Kid Rock, Nine Inch Nails, Cracker, etc, ad nauseum, as a direct result of listening to the songs first on MP3. Many of which were obtained from Napster. In comparison I have NOT bought CDs by many other artists as a direct result of hearing their material on MP3, because after hearing this material I thought it sucked. I was also banned from Napster. I then deleted Metallica from my hard drive, my CD collection and you bet your sweet bippy that I won't buy anything by them again. (Unless they open their closed minds.) MP3 and techniques for sharing them, like Napster, are the "Radio" of today. In a typical radio station setting you are forced to listen to what radio directors think of as popular. They are not interested in playing what's "good", or diverse. They are interested in attracting advertisers. Nothing wrong with that, but you miss an awful lot of music that way. (You certainly won't hear Prodigy played on any radion stations around here. (Around here being St. Louis, Mo.) I am certain this situation is even worse in smaller venues. BTW: Statistics show, and the "Recording Industry" admits, CD sales have jumped by a large margin since MP3 trading became popular. I wonder why? (The statistics quote is something I've read recently. I'd point you to it if the Alzheimer's wasn't such a problem. hehehe.) Have a nice day.:)
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I beg to differ. It's still broke. Thinks its a Cirrus Logic fer chrissake.
not as a module either.
*sigh*
It seems to me that "hackers" are extremely curious people. Much more so than the "average joe." They are therefore more prone to experiment with their toys than ol' Joe.
Why would this curiosity be limited to computers? Now wether most end in a pagan religion is a debateable topic. But I can see a canned life being less appealing than out of the box software.
So maybe its nothing more mystical than curiosity.
Corporations should not have a right to spy on sh*t of a personal nature of any employee. And if they decide to do it anyway (imagine that) there should be heap big punishments handed out. But this is not the part of your article that worries me.
A truly free society has the ways and means of civil disobedience. Consider a world in which the original signers of the Declaration of Independance had not the means to meet and confer. Consider a world where persons such as Martin Luther King had not been able to communicate privately with his peers.
It is a case of killing the dog to get rid of his fleas. While there are certainly nefarious uses of the Internet being done on a regular basis, there are perfectly legitimate uses going on at the same time. And yes, I'm claiming that the planning and enactment of civil disobedience is a legitimate use. Somehow I doubt the British government from around 1776 would agree.
The internet is only one part of our communication network here in the US of A. Yet the RIGHT to privacy already established for other means of communication is not enjoyed by users of a network. What's wrong with this picture? Communication is communication and should be protected by our constitution. If we allow "them", whoever they may be, to take away that right without a fight, then we also give up the right to change the face of the world.
Spys will be spys. Make 'em work for it, don't just give it to them.
shadz
'Tis true. still learnin' how to use this thing. hehehe.
Thanks!
I prefer to think of Napster/MP3 as a "try before you buy" proposition. I have bought CDs made by Metallica, Celine Dion, Prodigy, Kid Rock, Nine Inch Nails, Cracker, etc, ad nauseum, as a direct result of listening to the songs first on MP3. Many of which were obtained from Napster. In comparison I have NOT bought CDs by many other artists as a direct result of hearing their material on MP3, because after hearing this material I thought it sucked. I was also banned from Napster. I then deleted Metallica from my hard drive, my CD collection and you bet your sweet bippy that I won't buy anything by them again. (Unless they open their closed minds.) MP3 and techniques for sharing them, like Napster, are the "Radio" of today. In a typical radio station setting you are forced to listen to what radio directors think of as popular. They are not interested in playing what's "good", or diverse. They are interested in attracting advertisers. Nothing wrong with that, but you miss an awful lot of music that way. (You certainly won't hear Prodigy played on any radion stations around here. (Around here being St. Louis, Mo.) I am certain this situation is even worse in smaller venues. BTW: Statistics show, and the "Recording Industry" admits, CD sales have jumped by a large margin since MP3 trading became popular. I wonder why? (The statistics quote is something I've read recently. I'd point you to it if the Alzheimer's wasn't such a problem. hehehe.) Have a nice day. :)