You raise a very good point (and counter to the moderation it isn't "funny"). There is a ton of content in the vaults at the CBC and it is *all* supported by Canadian taxpayers. Most of it historically relevant. However, there is no way to access it without travelling to the CBC HQ in Toronto and requesting it.
Take for example, some great work by the late Allan McFee on the Eclectic Circus. This material should certainly be public, but the only mention of Allan relates to his death. This archive could be hosted on the CBC site; it is brilliant stuff. But sadly, no archive appears on the site, and his memory fades.
He indicated that he would first like to send out a raw version of the story -- unedited to prove to the geek crowd that there is no conspiracy behind the story. This would be followed by revised edits of the story.
My suggestion to him is to moderate and edit the story based on the higher moderations, ala slashdot. Then the more reasoned, intelligent view of the story would appear.
That way when an interesting story about open source and privacy issues appeared the final version of the evolved, more interesting view of the story would make it to the air.
Groove Networks was quoted in the article. They gave jxta a luke-warm reception. I wonder if the following article has anything to do with their response?
The problem I see with current privacy online is threefold--you often are not given the option to not generate personalization, the information gathered is often, if not always, shared, and most importantly, cross referencing can destroy all limits.
This is a good point. I keep track of who I provide personal information by embedding the company in my name. So I have registrations:
Rickmacromedia Harris
Ricknetscape Harris
Rickibmdeveloper Harris
You get the point. If they sell my names to list brokers, I know who is spamming me. And when I receive spam addressed to RickPornBoy I know where it originated
Ahh you don't understand. Canada is a haven for monopolies. Take our banks for example. They introduced and perfected the concept of "service charges". They willingly pillage your account each month to feed their profits. Try to go to one of the 5 other banks in this country and you receive the same treatment. (OK technically it's an oligopoly, same effect).
Hey maybe the big banks and M$ can partner, give M$ access to our accounts and completely eliminate their distribution channels!
See the earlier comments re: separating content and logic -- "Separate code and layout". ASP generally comingles the presentation layer with the business logic and data access. This is not a very sound approach to developing scalable, easily maintained applications. However for quick solutions, ASP/VBS is fine for prototyping, rapidly developed applications. The same applies for Cold-Fusion -- unless there is a concerted attempt to separate presentation and logic.
Slashdot Mirror
As proof I submit:
news:alt.binaries.subgenius
My wife believes in Object Oriented sex. She objects every time I bring it up.
You raise a very good point (and counter to the moderation it isn't "funny"). There is a ton of content in the vaults at the CBC and it is *all* supported by Canadian taxpayers. Most of it historically relevant. However, there is no way to access it without travelling to the CBC HQ in Toronto and requesting it.
Take for example, some great work by the late Allan McFee on the Eclectic Circus. This material should certainly be public, but the only mention of Allan relates to his death. This archive could be hosted on the CBC site; it is brilliant stuff. But sadly, no archive appears on the site, and his memory fades.
He indicated that he would first like to send out a raw version of the story -- unedited to prove to the geek crowd that there is no conspiracy behind the story. This would be followed by revised edits of the story.
My suggestion to him is to moderate and edit the story based on the higher moderations, ala slashdot. Then the more reasoned, intelligent view of the story would appear.
That way when an interesting story about open source and privacy issues appeared the final version of the evolved, more interesting view of the story would make it to the air.
First the Canadian dollar heads south, then the north pole heads north.
Soon enough our beer will start tasting like that weak, watery American beer.
are acting like Scientologists.
This is a good point. I keep track of who I provide personal information by embedding the company in my name. So I have registrations:
- Rickmacromedia Harris
- Ricknetscape Harris
- Rickibmdeveloper Harris
You get the point. If they sell my names to list brokers, I know who is spamming me. And when I receive spam addressed to RickPornBoy I know where it originated- The preferred drink will be Labbat's Fifty
- TV will broadcast 24 hours of Red Green, old Hockey Broadcasts and Beachcomber episodes
- The mission will definitively prove that duct tape is a universal adhesive
- Hockey hair/mullets will be the hairstyle of choice
And the inhabitants will bore the tears out of Americans by staging some silly referendum every 6 years.Give me your tired, your poor, Your religiously prosecuted...
--cubicles are for closers
Makes me long for a time when the web wasn't littered with lawyers.
Hey maybe the big banks and M$ can partner, give M$ access to our accounts and completely eliminate their distribution channels!
Afterall, Canada is just the suburbs of the US isn't it?
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Wrong. Canada is Ono to your Yoko.
See the earlier comments re: separating content and logic -- "Separate code and layout". ASP generally comingles the presentation layer with the business logic and data access. This is not a very sound approach to developing scalable, easily maintained applications.
However for quick solutions, ASP/VBS is fine for prototyping, rapidly developed applications. The same applies for Cold-Fusion -- unless there is a concerted attempt to separate presentation and logic.