That's the kicker: it doesn't matter if you have internet access or not. The only qualification is that the device in question is internet-capable, or can be made so with "minimum effort". If you have a computer, even one without a network card, it's internet-capable because you could easily stick a card or USB device into it.
For Businesses: Radios, TVs, and, starting Jan. 1, Internet-capable devices are required to be registered and paid for individually. 200 computers = 1104.00.
Note this is also true for the self-employed. I've got a television, 5 computers, an Internet-capable mobile phone, and an iPod FM-tuner in my home office. That means I get to pay 56.14 (about $70 US) per month to finance documentaries about how cheese is made.
You also have to pay for any old computers you may have sitting around in closets, and Linux rack-servers. I imagine big hosting companies like 1und1 and VServer aren't particularly happy about this.
We had a frost in June this year here in Germany. The first warm day was the opening day of the World Cup, on June 12th, I think it was. Do they just say stuff like this to scare people, hoping that nobody remembers that there *wasn't* a spring this year?
No, I'm using my eyes. If I visit LGF, I see that there are comments. They're part of the blog. There is no more argument, you're just being foolish and, as is typical of the right, trying to lie through your teeth so often that people just begin to default to believing you.
That's a poor attempt at a shout-down. When you can't support your argument, scream "Lies! Lies!" When you visit LGF, you have to click the 'comments' link, then scroll past the disclaimer to read comments. They are not visible on the main page, and not readable without seeing the disclaimer. I'm right; you're wrong. Get over it.
Cite an actual article. I'm not going to read through a whole page of Google search results just because you claim they're something that the first three I DID read aren't.
Jews did 9-11
by Jews did 9-11 Wednesday, Jul. 02, 2003 at 10:38 PM
The basis for this website is the paranoia that the U.S. Government itself brought down the towers.
No. Actually, Jews did it. To fool Americans into fighting Israel's enemies. Simple as that.
Is that anti-Semitic? I get the feeling that that might be just a touch anti-Semitic, maybe I'm wrong. That's from indymedia, a leftist 'news' site which, by the way, has NO DISCLAIMER. Still accepted by Google as legitimate news.
Now, one might argue that I cherry-picked a random comment to prove my point. But you can't argue that yourself, because it would invalidate your entire argument that comments are an integral part of the site's content.
By your own argument, I've now proven that Google News will accept anti-Semitic trash from leftist pages when it should be kicking them, too. But Google won't, because Google is biased against conservative news sources, for whatever reason.
To the dailykos page: The very first sentence denies the Holocaust ever happened. The next three or four seem to be setups that the whole thing was a big, tragic misunderstanding. I'm not in the habit of reading further if the 2nd or 3rd sentence isn't something along the lines of, 'actually, it did happen'.
Here are some really vicious anti-Semitic articles that must've slipped under your radar, all of which are considered legitimate news by Google:
You're begging the question. It is NOT an established fact that comments or trackbacks are part and parcel to a blog. And it's not stated specifically anywhere in Google News' terms or conditions, at least as far as I can find. If that were so, you could get a site indexed just by leaving a well-worded racist comment and then lodging a complaint. That's why sites like Slashdot have disclaimers.
The quoted comment isn't worse than a thousand others on Daily Kos (search) Democratic Underground (search). But that's the whole point. They're COMMENTS.
Typical. Claim with no backup. It's amazing how liberals are engaged in all this bad behavior that nobody can ever seem to source...
If you'd like examples of racist news items from the left at Google News, here's a couple to get you started:
That's why we have congressional elections every two years. Congress can also declassify stuff. Am I understanding this correctly that Slashdotters don't believe in classified information? I realize it's all a big RepubliKKKan conspiracy anyway, but what about in November, when the Democrats take over again? Will it be OK then?
When I start Inkscape in XP, it's in German. My region setting is Germany, but my XP installation is English. It should take the language from the OS language setting, not the region setting, goobs.
Developers really need to re-think the notion that every living in a particular region all speak one language. It's a mobile, diverse world out there.
The OP is talking about an in intrusion into his computer activity, not necessarily his privacy. (Although it does associate specific computer activity with an email address and IP address, which should be cause for concnern...) In this regard, Steam is extremely intrusive: It requires you to authenticate yourself to the game's manufacturer every time you start the game.
I've never seen such a thing with *any* retail application. Even XP only makes you do this when you first install it, not every time you fire it up.
Slashdot Mirror
That's the kicker: it doesn't matter if you have internet access or not. The only qualification is that the device in question is internet-capable, or can be made so with "minimum effort". If you have a computer, even one without a network card, it's internet-capable because you could easily stick a card or USB device into it.
This is incorrect. Read this:
/ index.html#9 (German)
http://www.gez.de/door/gebuehren/gebuehrenpflicht
For Businesses: Radios, TVs, and, starting Jan. 1, Internet-capable devices are required to be registered and paid for individually. 200 computers = 1104.00.
Note this is also true for the self-employed. I've got a television, 5 computers, an Internet-capable mobile phone, and an iPod FM-tuner in my home office. That means I get to pay 56.14 (about $70 US) per month to finance documentaries about how cheese is made.
You also have to pay for any old computers you may have sitting around in closets, and Linux rack-servers. I imagine big hosting companies like 1und1 and VServer aren't particularly happy about this.
We had a frost in June this year here in Germany. The first warm day was the opening day of the World Cup, on June 12th, I think it was. Do they just say stuff like this to scare people, hoping that nobody remembers that there *wasn't* a spring this year?
"Run on Windows, OS X, and Linux" is pretty much the opposite of "they'll be released on Steam".
Wow.
If you really believe that a secret cabal of Jews controls everything, your opinion about anything else is utterly unimportant to me. Ciao.
That's a poor attempt at a shout-down. When you can't support your argument, scream "Lies! Lies!" When you visit LGF, you have to click the 'comments' link, then scroll past the disclaimer to read comments. They are not visible on the main page, and not readable without seeing the disclaimer. I'm right; you're wrong. Get over it.
Here ya go, buddy.
Is that anti-Semitic? I get the feeling that that might be just a touch anti-Semitic, maybe I'm wrong. That's from indymedia, a leftist 'news' site which, by the way, has NO DISCLAIMER. Still accepted by Google as legitimate news.
Now, one might argue that I cherry-picked a random comment to prove my point. But you can't argue that yourself, because it would invalidate your entire argument that comments are an integral part of the site's content.
By your own argument, I've now proven that Google News will accept anti-Semitic trash from leftist pages when it should be kicking them, too. But Google won't, because Google is biased against conservative news sources, for whatever reason.
To the dailykos page: The very first sentence denies the Holocaust ever happened. The next three or four seem to be setups that the whole thing was a big, tragic misunderstanding. I'm not in the habit of reading further if the 2nd or 3rd sentence isn't something along the lines of, 'actually, it did happen'.
Here are some really vicious anti-Semitic articles that must've slipped under your radar, all of which are considered legitimate news by Google:
Anti-Globalism site expounds on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion:
http://www.etherzone.com/2006/mako052206.shtml
Jews control everything, including the U.S. presidencyh ow&kid=712
http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=ks
Protocols of Zion are real; Jews conspire to take over world.
http://www.indymedia.org/en/2004/06/854426.shtml
Anti-Semitic; it's the new progressive.
You're begging the question. It is NOT an established fact that comments or trackbacks are part and parcel to a blog. And it's not stated specifically anywhere in Google News' terms or conditions, at least as far as I can find. If that were so, you could get a site indexed just by leaving a well-worded racist comment and then lodging a complaint. That's why sites like Slashdot have disclaimers.
The quoted comment isn't worse than a thousand others on Daily Kos (search) Democratic Underground (search). But that's the whole point. They're COMMENTS.
If you'd like examples of racist news items from the left at Google News, here's a couple to get you started:
Holocaust Denial5
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/6/13/162842/56
General Antisemitisms ite%3Aindymedia.org+jews&btnG=Search+News
http://news.google.de/news?hl=en&ned=&ie=UTF-8&q=
Jewish conspiracy for 9/11b tnG=Search+News
http://news.google.de/news?hl=en&ned=&q=jews+wtc&
It is censorship, but Google's a privately-held company and can censor their content all they want.
It's actually about blogs/sites being dumped because of complaints; they were listed before, but were then dropped owing to alleged political bias.
That's why we have congressional elections every two years. Congress can also declassify stuff. Am I understanding this correctly that Slashdotters don't believe in classified information? I realize it's all a big RepubliKKKan conspiracy anyway, but what about in November, when the Democrats take over again? Will it be OK then?
And slashdot reaffirms itself as an obnoxious Internet neighbor, stomping all over other people's servers.
When I start Inkscape in XP, it's in German. My region setting is Germany, but my XP installation is English. It should take the language from the OS language setting, not the region setting, goobs.
Developers really need to re-think the notion that every living in a particular region all speak one language. It's a mobile, diverse world out there.
Well, I just did a full-text search for the phrase, "which is why they control everything" and it came up negative. That's something, I guess...
I haven't used it in months. When I last cranked it up, it wouldn't let me play Half-Life single-player just because it couldn't find their server.
Maybe they've improved; I'll check it out next time I boot Windows.
The OP is talking about an in intrusion into his computer activity, not necessarily his privacy. (Although it does associate specific computer activity with an email address and IP address, which should be cause for concnern...) In this regard, Steam is extremely intrusive: It requires you to authenticate yourself to the game's manufacturer every time you start the game.
I've never seen such a thing with *any* retail application. Even XP only makes you do this when you first install it, not every time you fire it up.