The story on the front page implied that the sites went down in 1996 because of the high demand for elections related news... the story actually says that's not the case:
The immediate culprit was a busted cross-country Internet pipe which was spewing out bad data, Witt said. But that wasn't the only flaw. Like many sites at the time, PoliticsNow had its servers in one place (in their case, Palo Alto, Calif.) meaning a breakdown in a long-distance line would cut the East off from their systems. Most large sites now have backup servers in various parts of the country so users are automatically directed to the nearest "branch" server."
Oh well, that almost sounded like an exciting story until I read it. Slashdot not quite reading their own submissions again I suppose.
So they both came out half-heartedly for Napster. Sort-of. That shouldn't be enough to get any of your votes. As internet-savvy people, and those who respect the power and influence and IMPORTANCE of the Internet, you cannot allow either of these two men into power.
Bush still believes that the dark forces of the Internet somehow cause children to manufacture their own guns and shoot down their neighbors puppies. All this while viewing FAR too much pornography.
Gore still believes that the entertainment industry needs to be policed and regulated so that we are able to live our entire lives without seeing one good movie or one entertaining website.
Don't let either of these two men fool you, neither supports the Internet (even if they did invent it).
Sure, they're very intimidating... but all you had to do was throw one grenade through that eye window in front and it was done for... or funnier yet, simply get those legs twisted up and they instantly toppled. Why on Earth build a vehicle with enormously long legs that invariably do nothing but topple the whole thing if they get snagged.
I'm much prefer that giant quadrangle thing the guys who collect robots had. You weren't going be tying any strings around that thing.
She was satirizing their comments more then making her own point. She was showing that if Bush or Gore want to point to the Internet or the Movies as the cause of violence, she can be just as ridiculous in showing that they are the solution to violence.
I'm 100% certain that if you sat down jamie and asked her (I'm assuming it's a female jamie, and if I'm wrong I'm sorry) she would tell you that she doesn't really believe that Doom is directly lowering the rate of violence in this country.
Guns are gaurenteed by the US Constitution because they are the last line of defense against a tyrannistic government. If all other options for removing an oppressive government from power have failed, guns are left. It's sad, but true.
Incidentally this is why people worry about groups who want to ban guns, you and people like are leading yourselves down a road to tyranny.
In order for this sort of thing to ever become popular enough to be functional (hit the critical point) it will have to be easier to use. This program inolves way too many steps for the everyday napster user to bother going through (changing proxies, running DOS programs, etc).
For this to be viable it needs to be available in a single windows executable package. Otherwise it'll be doomed, like so many other neat toys, to the hacker-nerd doldrums.
2600 turned their theoretical community based on the magazine and their internet presence into local real communities by encouraging meetings in public places.
Becoming a martyr is EXACTLY the point of civil disobedience. If you don't get caught and penalized more than the unwashed masses are willing to tolerate then you've gained nothing (except for that Dave Mathews Band version of All Along the Watchtower).
What's the point of giving them internet access at all, if you're going to tell them what they can and can't look at.
Just leave some old newspapers littered around the laundromat, that'll be enough for anyone who doesn't care about having their interests chosen for them.
Unless you pick an offshore country that only has ONE internet connection, and that connection goes straight to your country or a country friendly to yours, there is little threat of it being entirely cut.
Lets say that I have a server with hard core pornography on WallaWalla Island, that has hardline internet connection to the United States, Britain and China. Even if someone convinces the United States and Britain to cut off all connections to your country, it seems unlikely that they'll be willing to cut off all connection to China as well... Or if only the United States agrees to cut connections to your island country, then requests for your site will just be routed through England... again no problem.
The basic architecture of the internet limits the use of cutting the direct connections between two nations. So go ahead, find a third party country and start hosting.
Slashdot Mirror
Oh well, that almost sounded like an exciting story until I read it. Slashdot not quite reading their own submissions again I suppose.
"I also want to make damn sure that poor writers are ripped off"
So they both came out half-heartedly for Napster. Sort-of. That shouldn't be enough to get any of your votes. As internet-savvy people, and those who respect the power and influence and IMPORTANCE of the Internet, you cannot allow either of these two men into power.
Bush still believes that the dark forces of the Internet somehow cause children to manufacture their own guns and shoot down their neighbors puppies. All this while viewing FAR too much pornography.
Gore still believes that the entertainment industry needs to be policed and regulated so that we are able to live our entire lives without seeing one good movie or one entertaining website.
Don't let either of these two men fool you, neither supports the Internet (even if they did invent it).
Are you saying that everyday needs do not include downloading porn and refreshing slashdot? I don't think so.
Here's the space fungi thing you're referencing.
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http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/10/02/19122
Sure, they're very intimidating... but all you had to do was throw one grenade through that eye window in front and it was done for... or funnier yet, simply get those legs twisted up and they instantly toppled. Why on Earth build a vehicle with enormously long legs that invariably do nothing but topple the whole thing if they get snagged.
I'm much prefer that giant quadrangle thing the guys who collect robots had. You weren't going be tying any strings around that thing.
She was satirizing their comments more then making her own point. She was showing that if Bush or Gore want to point to the Internet or the Movies as the cause of violence, she can be just as ridiculous in showing that they are the solution to violence.
I'm 100% certain that if you sat down jamie and asked her (I'm assuming it's a female jamie, and if I'm wrong I'm sorry) she would tell you that she doesn't really believe that Doom is directly lowering the rate of violence in this country.
Guns are gaurenteed by the US Constitution because they are the last line of defense against a tyrannistic government. If all other options for removing an oppressive government from power have failed, guns are left. It's sad, but true.
Incidentally this is why people worry about groups who want to ban guns, you and people like are leading yourselves down a road to tyranny.
Who is ever going to sign up for thier service?
How can they track if you buy something or not?
What the hell?
In order for this sort of thing to ever become popular enough to be functional (hit the critical point) it will have to be easier to use. This program inolves way too many steps for the everyday napster user to bother going through (changing proxies, running DOS programs, etc).
For this to be viable it needs to be available in a single windows executable package. Otherwise it'll be doomed, like so many other neat toys, to the hacker-nerd doldrums.
Those cute chimes by CmdrTaco et all are usually bad enough, but they're nothing compared to this gem from Wired:
"The CueCat is a cheapo bar-code scanner that looks like a marital aid and plugs into a computer's keyboard socket."
2600 turned their theoretical community based on the magazine and their internet presence into local real communities by encouraging meetings in public places.
that this would count as news.
oh well, welcome to the 21st century i suppose.
Becoming a martyr is EXACTLY the point of civil disobedience. If you don't get caught and penalized more than the unwashed masses are willing to tolerate then you've gained nothing (except for that Dave Mathews Band version of All Along the Watchtower).
Dull, you all are.
It's actually a joke from Catch 22 (or, in reality, not so much a joke as a sad commentary on life).
What's the point of giving them internet access at all, if you're going to tell them what they can and can't look at.
Just leave some old newspapers littered around the laundromat, that'll be enough for anyone who doesn't care about having their interests chosen for them.
It is better to live on one's feet than to die on one's knees.
According to this page not one person in this study ever looked slashdot, but SOMEONE looked at PostalNews.com 9 times.
Thanks.
Here courtesy of Brunching Shuttlecocks.
Lars skirted the question... but does anybody know approximately how much an artist makes per CD sold? Is there a website with this information?
Click here.
The government don't own the skies, you could host your servers in a balloon!
Unless you pick an offshore country that only has ONE internet connection, and that connection goes straight to your country or a country friendly to yours, there is little threat of it being entirely cut.
Lets say that I have a server with hard core pornography on WallaWalla Island, that has hardline internet connection to the United States, Britain and China. Even if someone convinces the United States and Britain to cut off all connections to your country, it seems unlikely that they'll be willing to cut off all connection to China as well... Or if only the United States agrees to cut connections to your island country, then requests for your site will just be routed through England... again no problem.
The basic architecture of the internet limits the use of cutting the direct connections between two nations. So go ahead, find a third party country and start hosting.
But their spam was illegal in the first place so it seems unlikely that they would press charges.