Seriously, this link is more scary than funny, because it reflects how most consumers think concerning all that the media ogres are trying to accomplish. The average Joe or Jane Somebody will shrug his/her shoulders, agree to whatever liberty-crushing licenses, and never really know that they signed away their rights and the rights of their grandchildren in order to play Resident Evil 32.
Spread the word, keep your friends and family from becoming digital serfs.
Ahh come on, when there's serious encryption-breaking to do, you need REAL power.
The power of American Maid! *triumphant musical noise plays in the distance*
If this encryption is any good though, the kid better get his lawyers on the phone now, before:
a) Dubya labels him a terrorist mastermind (ok ok, so Dubya wouldn't use a big word like mastermind)
b) Some software mobsters (read: Microsoft) decide to 'liscence' (read: steal) the algorithm from him.
For those who are unfamiliar with the details of the bill, you will find them here
Also, please sign the online petition that is posted online here It would also be good if you write your elected officials, but at least add your name to the petition.
Personally, I'm glad I don't live in the US. You have a facist government!
Actually, fascism, in it's idealistic form, was dedicated to the average working class of society. (The Volkswagon car company being a good example, brought about in the 1930s by the then-fascist government of Germany).
The United States government is not fascist in that it rarely cares about its citizens (and when it does it's usually only as an afterthought).
Personally, I liken the US government to a totalitarianistic parlimentary dictatorship, in which a handful of rich fat old white men (think Strom Thurman, folks) decide what the rest of the country will do, make, sell, and say ("we're sorry, but your machines don't have our prohibitive security measures built into their hardware, so we'll have to torch them. OH, and next time make the blinkie lights blue, or else!")
So , in the future when you go US-government-bashing, remember our neighbor to the south, Cuba-because our legislature sure does remember them -- as role models.
Think about it: the United States, "defenders against evil empires" now gives our more strategic and dangerous govermnet secrets to one such empire (China), while emulating another (Cuba).
Ahh, time to brush up on my Deutsch, because if you've noticed, it looks a lot better to be a German lately than an American....auf weiterzan!
1. Using the word 'Open'(*C), which is CLEARLY a
trademark of OpenBSD.....tsk tsk
2. 'SSH'(*R), three capital versions of the ROMAN
alphabet, copyright circa 400 BC
3. And of course, we're ALL aware
that 'shell'(*TM) is owned exclusively by the
Turtle Wax corporation.
Oh, this just in: Berkely Software Distribution has announced thier petented ownership of the term 'socket'. I guess we'll all have to do client/server 'pluggie' programming now...
(NOTE: dripping sarcasm copyright Rune69, all rights reserved)
Is there a country where it's legal to kill the owners of ridiculously stupid patents? anyone?
Microsoft was brought down by the arrogance of its founder?
Whenever I use a Microsoft product, I always get brought down by a 'fatal exception occurring in 0:675460;;56566557.678600012020er'
Bull right back at ya.
A lot of the time, the apathy arises from 'Republicrats' -- the "majority" -- telling a voter who chooses an indie/third party candidate that he or she is "throwing away his or her vote". Personally, I get so sick of hearing that ridiculous statement that I could spit nails. I know from experience that many voters feel the same. Also, people shouldn't vote for Nader to "stick it to the man"; they should vote because he is the best candidate.
Many of us are young, and we are the present/future. Don't vote for some Dumbo because his tie is perty, vote for him because you believe he will do the damn job right! We live in the Internet age;go to the damn website and look at the issues. (Amen haha)
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Actually, there will be a Doom 3 for Linux.
Take a look here, or go hereto preorder a copy.
In the same e-mail, I sent a link to RedHat.
Hopefully, my family will finally switch to an OS that actually works.
Thanks Microsoft, for helping me make my family realize how much your software sucks -- couldn't have done it without you! *smiles*
Seriously, this link is more scary than funny, because it reflects how most consumers think concerning all that the media ogres are trying to accomplish.
The average Joe or Jane Somebody will shrug his/her shoulders, agree to whatever liberty-crushing licenses, and never really know that they signed away their rights and the rights of their grandchildren in order to play Resident Evil 32.
Spread the word, keep your friends and family from becoming digital serfs.
The power of American Maid! *triumphant musical noise plays in the distance*
If this encryption is any good though, the kid better get his lawyers on the phone now, before:
a) Dubya labels him a terrorist mastermind (ok ok, so Dubya wouldn't use a big word like mastermind)
b) Some software mobsters (read: Microsoft) decide to 'liscence' (read: steal) the algorithm from him.
First, yesterday's news that the Vatican Endorses .NET Messenger Service, and now this!
For those who are unfamiliar with the details of the bill, you will find them here
Also, please sign the online petition that is posted online here
It would also be good if you write your elected officials, but at least add your name to the petition.
The future you save just might be your own...
...are aware of the seriousness of their acts.
Don't they know that virus making will soon be considered a hate crime?
On another note, I wonder how many victims of the Warhol virus also caught this recent virus.
Actually, fascism, in it's idealistic form, was dedicated to the average working class of society. (The Volkswagon car company being a good example, brought about in the 1930s by the then-fascist government of Germany).
The United States government is not fascist in that it rarely cares about its citizens (and when it does it's usually only as an afterthought).
Personally, I liken the US government to a totalitarianistic parlimentary dictatorship, in which a handful of rich fat old white men (think Strom Thurman, folks) decide what the rest of the country will do, make, sell, and say ("we're sorry, but your machines don't have our prohibitive security measures built into their hardware, so we'll have to torch them. OH, and next time make the blinkie lights blue, or else!")
So , in the future when you go US-government-bashing, remember our neighbor to the south, Cuba-because our legislature sure does remember them -- as role models.
Think about it: the United States, "defenders against evil empires" now gives our more strategic and dangerous govermnet secrets to one such empire (China), while emulating another (Cuba).
Ahh, time to brush up on my Deutsch, because if you've noticed, it looks a lot better to be a German lately than an American....auf weiterzan!
Be At Home is a remote security using webcams and cellphones.
Check them out at beathome.com
1. Using the word 'Open'(*C), which is CLEARLY a trademark of OpenBSD.....tsk tsk
2. 'SSH'(*R), three capital versions of the ROMAN alphabet, copyright circa 400 BC
3. And of course, we're ALL aware that 'shell'(*TM) is owned exclusively by the Turtle Wax corporation.
Oh, this just in: Berkely Software Distribution has announced thier petented ownership of the term 'socket'. I guess we'll all have to do client/server 'pluggie' programming now...
(NOTE: dripping sarcasm copyright Rune69, all rights reserved)
Is there a country where it's legal to kill the owners of ridiculously stupid patents? anyone?
Microsoft was brought down by the arrogance of its founder? Whenever I use a Microsoft product, I always get brought down by a 'fatal exception occurring in 0:675460;;56566557.678600012020er'
Oh, but the Sioux are really the Lakota.
Sioux is an Indian word meaning 'enemy', approapriately what the enemies of the Lakota called them. 8o)~
Bull right back at ya. A lot of the time, the apathy arises from 'Republicrats' -- the "majority" -- telling a voter who chooses an indie/third party candidate that he or she is "throwing away his or her vote". Personally, I get so sick of hearing that ridiculous statement that I could spit nails. I know from experience that many voters feel the same. Also, people shouldn't vote for Nader to "stick it to the man"; they should vote because he is the best candidate. Many of us are young, and we are the present/future. Don't vote for some Dumbo because his tie is perty, vote for him because you believe he will do the damn job right! We live in the Internet age;go to the damn website and look at the issues. (Amen haha)