As usual most of the/. readers, and the US government seem to forget that the internet is not just based in the US.
It doesn't really matter what the Supreme Court decides regarding web content, simply because they do not have jurisdiction over the web.
Yes, they may force US based ISPs to adhere to this or that, but the rest of us can simply stick our fingers up at their rulings.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not and "Adult webmaster", and I'm actually in favor of some kind of censorship for kids.But I believe it's the responsibility of parents to censor the input their children recieve. I don't want anybody telling me what is good enough to show my kids, I can decide that for myself.
Porn sites will simply move to another host, which permits them to do as they wish.
If you don't like these kind of stories, you can always remove them with your/. preferences.
Re:What IT Is And Isn't
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What is 'IT'?
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I mean, it sounds like there could have been a really significate joke there. Am I missing something?
Are Seth Brundle, Veronica Quaif and Anton Bartok characters from an obscure SF novel you probably have to be a SF enthusiast to have even heard about, let alone read?
The Fly
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[BRUNDLE]
What am I working on? Uh...I'm working on something that'll change
the world and human life as we know it.
[VERONICA]
Change it a lot or just a bit? You'll have to be more specific.
[BRUNDLE]
What, you want me to be specific here, in this room, with, uh...half the
scientific community of North America... eavesdropping?
Slashdot Mirror
Over the years they have won numerous
awards for their innovative advertising
campaigns.
This is just another example of it.
my 0.02 euro
This is one of the better advertising stunts
I've seen in a while.
Who posted this message, and why do they want to increase the traffic to this site?
As usual most of the /. readers, and the US government seem to forget that the internet is not just based in the US.
It doesn't really matter what the Supreme Court decides regarding web content, simply because they do not have jurisdiction over the web.
Yes, they may force US based ISPs to adhere to this or that, but the rest of us can simply stick our fingers up at their rulings.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not and "Adult webmaster", and I'm actually in favor of some kind of censorship for kids.But I believe it's the responsibility of parents to censor the input their children recieve. I don't want anybody telling me what is good enough to show my kids, I can decide that for myself.
Porn sites will simply move to another host, which permits them to do as they wish.
One of the things that strikes visitors to your country, is the American attitude to alcohol.
You are all paranoid about alcohol and alcoholism!
You have the most draconian alcohol laws on the planet, with the exception of Arabic countries where it is completely forbidden.
Maybe I'm missing something obvious but, I'd like to see what this device looks like.
here's an account we should all be able to use.
cowboyneal2001
cowboyneal2001
I wonder which type of fs linuxtoday has, /. trouble.
because it seems to be in a little
If you don't like these kind of stories, you can always remove them with your /. preferences.
Are Seth Brundle, Veronica Quaif and Anton Bartok characters from an obscure SF novel you probably have to be a SF enthusiast to have even heard about, let alone read?
The Fly
Script supported by Movie Scripts Online
[BRUNDLE]
What am I working on? Uh...I'm working on something that'll change
the world and human life as we know it.
[VERONICA]
Change it a lot or just a bit? You'll have to be more specific.
[BRUNDLE]
What, you want me to be specific here, in this room, with, uh...half the
scientific community of North America... eavesdropping?
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