I agree, age is an important consideration here, I have a vision of high school lab administrators locking 18 year old seniors to ".kids" - that will be a sad, sad day.
I'd say if this system is really going to work (which I have serious doubts), they need ".teens" as well. Of course ".teens" screams porn but that's beside the point. Censorship, even of the kids, will never work and it's even worse when it's done by an eletrical device that only understands ones and zeros that's sitting in the backroom.
Watch your kids, just don't ever make it my problem.
I believe you are correct but the horrifying thing for me is what happens when/if palladium is mixed in? All of a sudden, everything is about security.
I do realize this man is referring to national laws applying to the world, yet even then it doesn't really matter. But I particularly liked this part:
Policymakers need to tread carefully, said Wolfgang Kleinwachter, professor of international communication at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Going too far one way could restrict freedom and choice, he said, while the opposite could foster organized crime.
<sarcasm> So logically, too much freedom and choice ends up as organized crime... Of course.
It's nice to see a nice foreign view on things. I hope nobody would go too far, though. I like my freedoms just as much as the next guy. I'm just glad we Americans don't have this problem. Really all the government is doing with laws like the DMCA is just stopping us from becoming crime bosses. Those net filters at the library are a simple means of preventing a mob war. What we need is prohibition those damn file-sharing apps... </sarcasm>
Why not make your own?
People here should check out the free CGI Proxy Script and upload it to your own server. (Wow, that sounds like spam, but no... I only recommend it because it's cool)
True it's still not free, but when you figure-in hosting will also bring email and all sorts of other goodies, it might be worth your while instead of always shelling out for all the anonymizing services, file storage, email, and whatever.
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I think the parent means "Copyrighted with Anal intent"
I agree, age is an important consideration here, I have a vision of high school lab administrators locking 18 year old seniors to ".kids" - that will be a sad, sad day.
I'd say if this system is really going to work (which I have serious doubts), they need ".teens" as well. Of course ".teens" screams porn but that's beside the point. Censorship, even of the kids, will never work and it's even worse when it's done by an eletrical device that only understands ones and zeros that's sitting in the backroom.
Watch your kids, just don't ever make it my problem.
I think the real question is if people are really willing to pay this much ($800-2500) for a laptop with handwriting recognition and a swivel screen?
I think you should do a little more research into the two major political parties.
I can't speak for CowboyNeal, but I think any time MS has a decent competitor, we all win. This is the slashdot people you are talking to after all.
I can't even say I especially like anything Corel but I would still hope they do well.
I believe you are correct but the horrifying thing for me is what happens when/if palladium is mixed in? All of a sudden, everything is about security.
Be careful throwing around the term "useful." I don't care how great the game is; no flash for me thank you.
(and yes, I do understand humor)
Flamebait?
Quite possibly so but also very true. I love and use KDE but I agree, they need to speed up directory window-loading.
True, but the bread it makes is damn tasty!
Interesting point but I think the fact that a sound/video/whatever recording turned into a program is still a sound/video/whatever recording.
A sound/video/whatever recording recorded to a cd/dvd/harddrive/whatever is still a sound/video/whatever recording.
Dude, that's not a bad idea.
I do realize this man is referring to national laws applying to the world, yet even then it doesn't really matter. But I particularly liked this part:
Policymakers need to tread carefully, said Wolfgang Kleinwachter, professor of international communication at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Going too far one way could restrict freedom and choice, he said, while the opposite could foster organized crime.
<sarcasm>
So logically, too much freedom and choice ends up as organized crime... Of course.
It's nice to see a nice foreign view on things. I hope nobody would go too far, though. I like my freedoms just as much as the next guy. I'm just glad we Americans don't have this problem. Really all the government is doing with laws like the DMCA is just stopping us from becoming crime bosses. Those net filters at the library are a simple means of preventing a mob war. What we need is prohibition those damn file-sharing apps...
</sarcasm>
I think you get it.
Hey, we let some Canadians play. ;)
RMS?
Ha Haa
Anyone know how this thing is spread and if Kazaa Lite can get it even with the Brilliant Digital stuff disabled?
Why not make your own?
People here should check out the free CGI Proxy Script and upload it to your own server. (Wow, that sounds like spam, but no... I only recommend it because it's cool)
True it's still not free, but when you figure-in hosting will also bring email and all sorts of other goodies, it might be worth your while instead of always shelling out for all the anonymizing services, file storage, email, and whatever.
Just a thought.
Hmm, I can't seem to remember which party signed the DMCA into law. How about those guys backing the SSSCA? Anyone remember?
Take your pick - the 1st Ammendment or no Microsoft.