No, really there isn't. Corporate takeovers to stifle the competition is normal practice ( hell its the primary reason they exist ), so nothing 'new' was really released here.
I realise that Slashdot and PCMag are US-oriented but I'm getting a bit tired of articles written as if what happens in the US affects the whole world.
And if you truly think that events in one large country concerning multinational companies does not effect people in other countries, please continue to hide your head in the sand. Like it or not, all our economies are tied together.
Since you are in effect accessing sites declared "illegal for a US citizen to view", is the very act of trying to get around the DNS block considered 'intent' and grounds for search/seizures looking for evidence of downloaded files or just outright criminal charges from the act itself?
I tend to agree ( and point to point dial-up , uucp style ) but "Private mesh" could eventually solve this problem for people in more developed areas, and at better speeds. Get enough people linked together and they are their own backbone.
of course i would expect it to be outlawed before then.
When the time comes that squelching speech doesn't violate it in the eyes of the federal courts, we have no rights at all and only 'privileges' given out, and removed, at their whim.
Sure, computer control makes total sense and i agree is pretty much required for safety. So does monitoring. But designing a system where a control component has direct outside access is just dumb.
I still say why are any of these connected to a commodity OS as well.
You don't *need* it to be online directly, nor do you need it to be tied to any specific commodity OS at this stage of the game. In the old days this was the case. Isolated networks, and dedicated operating systems were the norm ( including the monitoring systems ).
With potentially 1million 'consumers' out of the mix i wonder what effect this will have on the overall economy growth of China.
I realize its not a HUGE percentage of people and sure they can still export and make a handful very wealthy, but with that many people out of work again, the local economies will have to suffer.
We haven't reached it yet, but its coming. Once we can fully automate the manufacture of the robots and their raw materials, then anyone not in a service industry is pretty much out of work. And then those that are may not have any customers...
It will take a complete re-think of our economy to prevent a total collapse of civilization.
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The problem is he was using period software on period hardware. I don't see a huge deal with it.
Us fans of retro hardware do this all the time and we don't think its 'special'.
Ill install OS/2 from the original floppies on a PS/2 model 80. ya, that will show them!
WTF? and why do we care?
And if America didn't have "WWW", the rest of the world would have never heard of it. Where do you think it really took off, then spread outwards?
Yep, the US.
They might have patented it and still let people use it for free, but retain control to keep the 'bad guys' from abusing things.
Patents themselves are not evil. its how they are used that can be, or not.
No, really there isn't. Corporate takeovers to stifle the competition is normal practice ( hell its the primary reason they exist ), so nothing 'new' was really released here.
So you go to a different country with less stringent requirements.
They virtualized it all onto a machine that the NSA has in a storage closet.
if he means there will no longer be any local processing power, due to the current state of 'web apps' this wont happen..
And it isn't the rest of the civilized world .. those that made those 'people' rich beyond imagination over the last 30 years or so.
I realise that Slashdot and PCMag are US-oriented but I'm getting a bit tired of articles written as if what happens in the US affects the whole world.
And if you truly think that events in one large country concerning multinational companies does not effect people in other countries, please continue to hide your head in the sand. Like it or not, all our economies are tied together.
Lets go on strike and risk what few jobs we do have. Ya, that makes tons of sense to me?!?!?
Smart move CWA.
"We think the internet is controllable."
For the average Joe, which are most of the 'consumers', yes it is.
Since you are in effect accessing sites declared "illegal for a US citizen to view", is the very act of trying to get around the DNS block considered 'intent' and grounds for search/seizures looking for evidence of downloaded files or just outright criminal charges from the act itself?
Don't laugh. its possible..
I tend to agree ( and point to point dial-up , uucp style ) but "Private mesh" could eventually solve this problem for people in more developed areas, and at better speeds. Get enough people linked together and they are their own backbone.
of course i would expect it to be outlawed before then.
So, i guess that blows that. And they better be upfront that hey are monitoring and restricting your access against a set of rule THEY come up with.
Plenty of other methods of communication.
That all your friends don't use.
It will suck.
When the time comes that squelching speech doesn't violate it in the eyes of the federal courts, we have no rights at all and only 'privileges' given out, and removed, at their whim.
On its face, the quote is correct. A turbine and generator would be hard to build yourself. From scratch.
Actually its quite simple to build both from scratch. Hint: Nikola Tesla.
Umm its pretty trivial and most home routers even have a button to do it..
Sure, computer control makes total sense and i agree is pretty much required for safety. So does monitoring. But designing a system where a control component has direct outside access is just dumb.
I still say why are any of these connected to a commodity OS as well.
You don't *need* it to be online directly, nor do you need it to be tied to any specific commodity OS at this stage of the game. In the old days this was the case. Isolated networks, and dedicated operating systems were the norm ( including the monitoring systems ).
With potentially 1million 'consumers' out of the mix i wonder what effect this will have on the overall economy growth of China.
I realize its not a HUGE percentage of people and sure they can still export and make a handful very wealthy, but with that many people out of work again, the local economies will have to suffer.
We haven't reached it yet, but its coming. Once we can fully automate the manufacture of the robots and their raw materials, then anyone not in a service industry is pretty much out of work. And then those that are may not have any customers...
It will take a complete re-think of our economy to prevent a total collapse of civilization.
Still cheaper than doing it here apparently. Of course there is that line where it is no longer cost effective.