Its mostly a left-libertarian thing, where anyone can play
This is definitely true of my local indymedia radio station. There are several shows that allow people to call in, and I have been very impressed that they let anybody call in and say whatever they have to say. This includes people on the far left, center, and far right. It helps provide for a more balanced viewpoint. For me, this is only one of many sources of news though. I think that it's always best to check out as many sources as possible, and from there, it's a little easier to filter out the more biased stuff and have a more accurate picture.
That being said, I don't think it's right for any government to sieze the equipment of any journalistic organization, as (IMHO) it is one more step toward the suppression of free speech, and the general oppression of the public.
I do support the artists directly, at least the good ones (which are usually not on the major labels). I buy music from the artist directly on their site or from Indie Music. If I have to go through a major label, then, IMHO, that is not supporting the artist.
BTW... next time, AC, try posting as yourself. You may appear to have a little more credibility that way.
You will be "reselling" it, but the labels will be taking the money. I do, however, think that this is a VERY small step in the right direction, and it indicates that they are at least (finally) interested in looking at alternative methods of distribution.
I, for one, still will not welcome our RIAA-false-legit-filesharing overlords, and will still refuse to support the major labels (since they rip off the artists anyway).
FTA: Even though Isaacs stressed that the open source approach was an "easy decision to make," courting the open-source community can sometimes prove difficult.
Since he made this statement, it may be possible that he has something (no idea what) in mind to return to the "community." IMHO, it appears that he already knows that eBay is not likely to get something for nothing.
I really struggled with the distinction of "current," as I really do think that the thuggery of the US gov't has been happening for many generations. Likely, it's just more noticable now with the increased speed and volume of communications.
I am no fan of Clinton, Bush, or most people in either of the two major parties. With very few exceptions, I view them as self-legislated-legalized criminals (oxy-moron, I know).
I have been racking my brain for a long time in an attempt to figure out what to do about it, and have so far come up with very little. I do attend protests (but Bush usually runs away from DC during the big ones), send letteres, email, faxes, and phone calls, all of which appear to fall upon deaf ears.
Being the eternal optimist, I will continue to keep trying, and continue to think about a constructive solution to this issue. So far, I've got a gallows on the West lawn for after the jury trial.;)
... and I could not resist picking it up. From what I saw / read, it seems to be a very good book for beginners - much better than the "Dummys" series. It has some well thought out text and explanations, as well as plenty of colorful diagrams to help the novice visualize the way networking works. I think I'll buy a copy for my father (who is a little more geeky than he is willing to admit;)).
If the government (all three branches) were to actually act in the interest of the people and not the corporation, this would not really happen. IMHO, the current government "leadership" is not just acting like a bunch of thugs, they ARE a bunch of thugs.
And yes... this is a flame. I have had enough of these people.
They're making progress in this ares, but still have a long way to go. I wonder how long it will take for the researchers to develop some kind of motor system that is lightweight and has enough tourque to more accurately mimic normal human movements.
This may also advance the general robotics fields too (I would love to have a robot to fetch food and clean).
Pure speculation: It could be that Google is going to start using this system for their [advertising] customers in Beta, with an eye toward braching out to the more general public in future [insert jokes about Google beta here]. I'm fairly confident that there are more people using Google than PayPal (I know - apples and oranges), so market exposure would not be an issue either.
I agree with you that it would be very interesting to see Google take on eBay/PayPal. In fact, it could almost be billed as the classic "Good -vs- Evil" situation.:)
I wonder if it might not be better to add an amendment that says, "no riders. period." Let EVERYTHING stand on it's own. Since corruption is so easily facilitated by the "grey areas" of the law, let's (in this case) make a simple black and white.
CNN was content that was free on my cable channel.
... and how much do you pay each month for basic cable? Most of the content on their site/channel is not worth my time or money anyway, so I just use various web sites (US domestic and international) in an attempt to get a better rounded view of the news, and I don't have to pay for it anyway.
I don't think that Human brains are binary based, logic gate controlled computation machines, and this difference accounts for why we have so much diffuclty with developing strong AI on them.
Every day I see evidence that we have so much difficulty developing strong AI on the Human brain.
Why would radicals not also be capable of defacing it?
What is defacement to one person is likely an adjustment of facts to another. While I'm on the fence regarding the usefullness of this, I do think it could be quite an interesting socioligical experiment. It would be interesting to cache all of the iterations and watch the progression.
I stand corrected on the "everyone" statement. I do understand that there are [very] few reps that actually voted against it, and we should consider giving them a chance (after reviewing their voting records on other legislation, of course).
I let emotion get the best of me and made a sweeping generalization.:)
They just don't realize that loss of freedom is too high a price to pay for safety.
I hope that you are really not so naive as to really believe that. These people are paid to propose crap like this. Do you think that there are not any people in their districts who send them letters complaining about the loss of freedoms? IMHO, this is the big power grab, and even if it isn't and even if you are correct, that still doesn't mean that we should just sit back and watch it happen. If we do, then we don't deserve any freedom.
That's a good point. I always thought that there would just be another "terrorist" incident just before the 2008 enections, and martial law would be declared, thus keeping Bush in office indefinitely. I guess this is a cleaner, more permanent way to accomplish the implementation of [what I perceive to be] the new dictatorship of the USA. We really, really need to remove everybody in the House, Senate, and White House immediately, and restore the rights of the people.
A person I know who studied PoliSci told me that most dictatorships and other oppressive regimes start out as democracies or representative republics. The laws are changed slowly over time to consolidate the power and money into the hands of fewer and fewer people, as well as slowly eroding the rights if the average citizen. Eventually, this leads to a whole different type of gov't and the people never really noticed the changes until it was too late. They were too busy being distracted by bread and circuses (now it's Michael Jackson and Britney Spears).
Electronic communications provisions would have ranked a lot higher for me, as well as banking & financial provisions, and detention provisions, ability to issue "secret" warrants, sneak and peak... All of those ranked a lot above worrying about my library card book list.
I agree with you wholeheartedly there. Personally, I think that the whole act should be repealed, and that those who drafted it should be sent to the klink. Also, you are correct in that a major housecleaning (and whitehousecleaning, and senatecleaning) is in order. I would also add to that charges of treason for those in this administration for implementing and maintaining policies that make it really easy for people to be motivated to join terrorist organizations. To me, that is providing "aid to the enemy" by helping in their recruiting.
A little OT, but maybe relevant: A friend of mine (who happens to be Chinese) and I were talking yesterday. We agreed that the major difference between the US and China is that in China, the government owns business, and in the US, business owns the government.
I don't know... The way I look at it, I have been and will continue to pay for all of my books with credit cards. I want those bastards to know what I read, and that I disagree with their policies. IMHO, it's important that we stand up to them and exercise what little freedom we have left. If we don't, then the gov't will see it as an indication that we either don't care, or are not paying attention and will continue to walk all over us. No more.
Even though it's likely that Bush will veto this, I still am really thankful that we have such outspoken librarians in this country. They have really been helpful in trying to protect people's privacy, and have also done a lot to bring privacy issues to light in the eyes of the public.
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This is definitely true of my local indymedia radio station. There are several shows that allow people to call in, and I have been very impressed that they let anybody call in and say whatever they have to say. This includes people on the far left, center, and far right. It helps provide for a more balanced viewpoint. For me, this is only one of many sources of news though. I think that it's always best to check out as many sources as possible, and from there, it's a little easier to filter out the more biased stuff and have a more accurate picture.
That being said, I don't think it's right for any government to sieze the equipment of any journalistic organization, as (IMHO) it is one more step toward the suppression of free speech, and the general oppression of the public.
Now I have to clean the coffee off my monitor :-)
I do support the artists directly, at least the good ones (which are usually not on the major labels). I buy music from the artist directly on their site or from Indie Music. If I have to go through a major label, then, IMHO, that is not supporting the artist.
BTW... next time, AC, try posting as yourself. You may appear to have a little more credibility that way.
I'm not going to pay a dollar + bandwidth and get only 50 cent in return ;)
I, for one, still will not welcome our RIAA-false-legit-filesharing overlords, and will still refuse to support the major labels (since they rip off the artists anyway).
Since he made this statement, it may be possible that he has something (no idea what) in mind to return to the "community." IMHO, it appears that he already knows that eBay is not likely to get something for nothing.
You're right... how about 50 years instead?
I am no fan of Clinton, Bush, or most people in either of the two major parties. With very few exceptions, I view them as self-legislated-legalized criminals (oxy-moron, I know).
I have been racking my brain for a long time in an attempt to figure out what to do about it, and have so far come up with very little. I do attend protests (but Bush usually runs away from DC during the big ones), send letteres, email, faxes, and phone calls, all of which appear to fall upon deaf ears.
Being the eternal optimist, I will continue to keep trying, and continue to think about a constructive solution to this issue. So far, I've got a gallows on the West lawn for after the jury trial. ;)
... and I could not resist picking it up. From what I saw / read, it seems to be a very good book for beginners - much better than the "Dummys" series. It has some well thought out text and explanations, as well as plenty of colorful diagrams to help the novice visualize the way networking works. I think I'll buy a copy for my father (who is a little more geeky than he is willing to admit ;)).
If the government (all three branches) were to actually act in the interest of the people and not the corporation, this would not really happen. IMHO, the current government "leadership" is not just acting like a bunch of thugs, they ARE a bunch of thugs.
And yes... this is a flame. I have had enough of these people.
This may also advance the general robotics fields too (I would love to have a robot to fetch food and clean).
It could be that Google is going to start using this system for their [advertising] customers in Beta, with an eye toward braching out to the more general public in future [insert jokes about Google beta here]. I'm fairly confident that there are more people using Google than PayPal (I know - apples and oranges), so market exposure would not be an issue either.
I agree with you that it would be very interesting to see Google take on eBay/PayPal. In fact, it could almost be billed as the classic "Good -vs- Evil" situation. :)
Where do you live (if you don't mind my asking)? Where I live, you have to pay about $50 USD / month for basic cable. Total rip off.
I wonder if it might not be better to add an amendment that says, "no riders. period." Let EVERYTHING stand on it's own. Since corruption is so easily facilitated by the "grey areas" of the law, let's (in this case) make a simple black and white.
... and how much do you pay each month for basic cable?
Most of the content on their site/channel is not worth my time or money anyway, so I just use various web sites (US domestic and international) in an attempt to get a better rounded view of the news, and I don't have to pay for it anyway.
Every day I see evidence that we have so much difficulty developing strong AI on the Human brain.
Sorry... I couldn't resist ;)
"If you put chocolate sprinkles on shit, all you have is shit with sprinkles on top."
The point being, the software that runs on top of any OS can only be as secure as the OS itself.
What is defacement to one person is likely an adjustment of facts to another. While I'm on the fence regarding the usefullness of this, I do think it could be quite an interesting socioligical experiment. It would be interesting to cache all of the iterations and watch the progression.
I let emotion get the best of me and made a sweeping generalization. :)
I hope that you are really not so naive as to really believe that. These people are paid to propose crap like this. Do you think that there are not any people in their districts who send them letters complaining about the loss of freedoms? IMHO, this is the big power grab, and even if it isn't and even if you are correct, that still doesn't mean that we should just sit back and watch it happen. If we do, then we don't deserve any freedom.
Who will maintain their systems then?
A person I know who studied PoliSci told me that most dictatorships and other oppressive regimes start out as democracies or representative republics. The laws are changed slowly over time to consolidate the power and money into the hands of fewer and fewer people, as well as slowly eroding the rights if the average citizen. Eventually, this leads to a whole different type of gov't and the people never really noticed the changes until it was too late. They were too busy being distracted by bread and circuses (now it's Michael Jackson and Britney Spears).
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I agree with you wholeheartedly there. Personally, I think that the whole act should be repealed, and that those who drafted it should be sent to the klink. Also, you are correct in that a major housecleaning (and whitehousecleaning, and senatecleaning) is in order. I would also add to that charges of treason for those in this administration for implementing and maintaining policies that make it really easy for people to be motivated to join terrorist organizations. To me, that is providing "aid to the enemy" by helping in their recruiting.
A little OT, but maybe relevant: A friend of mine (who happens to be Chinese) and I were talking yesterday. We agreed that the major difference between the US and China is that in China, the government owns business, and in the US, business owns the government.
I don't know... The way I look at it, I have been and will continue to pay for all of my books with credit cards. I want those bastards to know what I read, and that I disagree with their policies. IMHO, it's important that we stand up to them and exercise what little freedom we have left. If we don't, then the gov't will see it as an indication that we either don't care, or are not paying attention and will continue to walk all over us. No more.
Thank you!!!!!