It could also mean that developers in the US are less likely to innovate in these areas for fear of being sued.
Step outside and it's a whole different world. Actually not really. It's just a different set of pirates running things, most of whom are simply trying to appease the US. Maybe we'll see more anonymous development in free software.
If the media really cared about open government and barring corruption, they would be publishing daily headlines about denials to FOIA requests, how long they have been waiting, and what the alleged reason is.
It will get no attention if it doesn't headline with something about "Hot Grits"..
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And we tried "hopey changey" with Jimmy Carter... It's not much of a stretch to say we are in Nixon's 11th term in office.
Well yeah... that's the idea. The gatekeepers are in grave danger (is there any other kind?) of losing their power.
These days I would consider that an oxymoron..
So Chrome is a keylogger. Most of the new commercial stuff probably is. Nobody seems to care enough to do some deep checking...
Yeah baby.. Now it's Microsoft's turn..
That's funny as hell!
Both governments and many others would love to filter the net. Now, Google and Yahoo might not be so interested. It could cut into ad revenues.
No, he's saying ice cream comes in many flavors..
The only hope is to hide in all the noise. The P2Pers got stupid when they started blathering all about it. Goddamn teenyboppers..
...in order to keep it's content providers.
BBC is the content provider.
Won't work. The controlling computer will just filibuster..
Leave in "little" flaws to save a buck. Well we all know what happened there.
skateboard?
Why don't they use the LoC file size unit?
Not "better".. Safer..
...they're not a person.
Yes they are..
...Firefox was sat using 1.8gb of RAM...
Don't run Farmville..
Dell? Austin? Never happen..
It could also mean that developers in the US are less likely to innovate in these areas for fear of being sued.
Step outside and it's a whole different world. Actually not really. It's just a different set of pirates running things, most of whom are simply trying to appease the US. Maybe we'll see more anonymous development in free software.
...yell at the kids in the back to be quiet while the car is driving.
Ah nice.. a car that turns itself around.
...everything is known to cause cancer in California...
Are you saying that this nano thingy will consume the whole state?
See that? First pass he was cool. On the second, he was all skinny and shit. Third pass was the ghost. Call the ASPCA!
Here -- he says he's not dead!
Belief is not subject to rational discussion.
Yes, we know :-) Try talking to a fundamentalist republican or democrat.
Because Bush and Gore were the same. Yeah right. What a load.
No, Cheney and Lieberman are the same. Actually, Lieberman's worse.. Bush and Gore are sock puppets.
If the media really cared about open government and barring corruption, they would be publishing daily headlines about denials to FOIA requests, how long they have been waiting, and what the alleged reason is.
It will get no attention if it doesn't headline with something about "Hot Grits"..