Re:US Censorship == Corporate Tyranny
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I could have sworn that the airwaves were public property. I thought that if I wanted to broadcast a television show from my home, I could, I would just need to get set up with the FCC. Are you saying that an individual could not do this? I like the idea of community decency standards, and don't find that to be censorship at all. I still fail to see how either corporate censorship is even at all remotely close to the type of censorship that is unconstitional.
I don't think censorship of network TV is bad. Aren't the "airwaves" technically everyone's property? Therefore, one could argue that community decency standards for the entire US apply. So, if some folks find it offensive, it shouldn't be shown, not on network TV at least. Now, I don't know if WB is network or cable (watch very little TV, just the Simpsons), but I can understand why, for PR, they'd bend to the popular cries of society. Why bash them for that? That's not censorship. They willingly didn't show it, correct? I don't think Uncle Sam stepped in and said, No. Anyway, I think it's a hoot that it was shown on the Internet. One of my favorite Simpson's lines is: "Bart: We've got to let the whole world know about these adult's secrets. Milhouse: We could put it on the Internet. Bart: No, we need to reach people whose opinions matter!":)
Why would the MS Office group want to write Office for Linux? They have programmers down the hall who are intimately aware of Windows's kernel, the number of users who run Windows is exponentially higher than those who run Linux, and would any real Linux user pay money for software? I run Linux. I like Linux. I like free software. I like Office too, but let's be realistic, there's no reason why it will be or should be ported to Linux, or redesigned for Linux. Just my two cents...:)
I really liked one scene near the beginning of the episode. Fry was delivering Pizzas to the Cyrogenics place, and he passed a newstand on his way there, and the newspaper headlined: "Milinnieum Doomsdayers Cautiously Optimistic":)
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I could have sworn that the airwaves were public property. I thought that if I wanted to broadcast a television show from my home, I could, I would just need to get set up with the FCC. Are you saying that an individual could not do this? I like the idea of community decency standards, and don't find that to be censorship at all. I still fail to see how either corporate censorship is even at all remotely close to the type of censorship that is unconstitional.
I don't think censorship of network TV is bad. Aren't the "airwaves" technically everyone's property? Therefore, one could argue that community decency standards for the entire US apply. So, if some folks find it offensive, it shouldn't be shown, not on network TV at least. Now, I don't know if WB is network or cable (watch very little TV, just the Simpsons), but I can understand why, for PR, they'd bend to the popular cries of society. Why bash them for that? That's not censorship. They willingly didn't show it, correct? I don't think Uncle Sam stepped in and said, No. Anyway, I think it's a hoot that it was shown on the Internet. One of my favorite Simpson's lines is: "Bart: We've got to let the whole world know about these adult's secrets. Milhouse: We could put it on the Internet. Bart: No, we need to reach people whose opinions matter!" :)
Why would the MS Office group want to write Office for Linux? They have programmers down the hall who are intimately aware of Windows's kernel, the number of users who run Windows is exponentially higher than those who run Linux, and would any real Linux user pay money for software? I run Linux. I like Linux. I like free software. I like Office too, but let's be realistic, there's no reason why it will be or should be ported to Linux, or redesigned for Linux. Just my two cents... :)
I really liked one scene near the beginning of the episode. Fry was delivering Pizzas to the Cyrogenics place, and he passed a newstand on his way there, and the newspaper headlined: "Milinnieum Doomsdayers Cautiously Optimistic" :)