Please ? Could all the ISPs in China, in fact, anyone providing access in the APNIC area, please start charging us if we wish to receive email from any of your clients.
Cutting out all the spam from that hellish region would be lovely.
It seems to me that a good way to fight spam would be to get hold of one of these "Super Duper Master Email Marketing 100% Guaranteed Opt-In Lists" and spam the email addresses with an email informing them about spam, and how to fight against it.
If Ronnie Scelson claims to get a 1% response rate from commercial adverts, it should be possible to get something higher than that from a mail telling them about how their privacy is being abused.
If it got even a 5% response rate, 50,000 people writing / emailing / faxing their representatives would get quite a bit of attention.
Something to think about...
If it ensured that everything it was told conformed with everything it already "knew", how would inaccuracies or misconceptions be corrected ?
Cyc, killing is good. It is acceptable to kill small children and wear their skin as a suit.
Uh, Cyc, killing is bad, mmm-kay ? No Cyc, put down that child !
Is there a plugin which will stop moz from sucking quite so much as it does ?
I use it moz, IE and Opera on a daily basis, but I greatly prefer Opera.
Moz is just too slow, at least on my windows machine, but I can run Opera on a PII 300 in linux and it works like a charm.
but it's been incredibly difficult to try and explore what's out there
Yeah, incredibly difficult to get off your lardy arse and drive in your big LardArse Mobile to Best Buy or wherever it is you buy your hardware these days.
Do you people honestly think that the RIAA gives a flying fuck about what you people think ?
Do you really think that the industry association charged with the task of defending the interests of the very people you all depend on day and and day out for your entertainment will listen to your pitiful whinings ?
They dont have to listen to you because you`re already taken care of.
Imagine a crack dealer with a monopoly on a city. Addicts start whining about the price of crack. Does the dealer panic and start lowering prices, increasing the amount of quality crack, setting up crack co-operatives to help the addicts get their crack in the most convenient way possible ?
No.
You know why ? Because the addicts have nowhere else to go. Now, imagine the RIAA & MPAA as the dealer, and your sorry asses as the crack addicts.
You can whinge, whine, complain, threaten, stomp your feet and pout all you like but it wont make any difference. When you`re through with it all, they`ll still be there in control of the crack, fixing the prices to whatever level they like and cutting it with rat poison (ie. Britney Spears, Nsync, et al).
And you`ll do what ? Go home and watch TV.
You depend on them for your entertainment, you destroy these enemies and you destroy a part of yourself.
So, what are you going to do about it ? Thats right. You`re going to write letters to your Congress-being.
You might as well be writing letters to the corrupt police officials the crack dealer has bought off in the hypothetical city.
One day Western society will waken up and see how utterly pathetic it has become.
Its time to throw something far more than words at the people who are responsible for corrupting entire generations with their greed.
Feel free to mod this as troll/flamebait/whatever just because you dont happen to agree with it.
Part of the joy of building my own PCs is that I can spread the cost of the hardware over a period of time.
When the time comes for me to think about upgrading (every 30 seconds it seems), I dont rush out and buy a complete set of new parts.
I can choose which parts should be upgraded, then wait 6 months until my bank balance recovers, and then upgrade something else.
Not to seem patronising, but I think a lot of America needs to waken up and realise what is going on with their Government.
What is it called when an elected politician receives large donations of cash from a for-profit corporation in exchange for political favours at the expense of public interest ? Click Here to find out.
Now, writing letters and phoning elected members of the various legislative bodies is all well and good, but to be brutally honest, ultimately futile.
Do you honestly imagine that anyone who receives millions of dollars of grey-area funding would be willing to give it all up simply because of a few letters ?
There is a much wider and more far-reaching issue at hand. The problem doesnt lie with the entertainment industry and their ridiculous attempts at monopoly control, the real problem is that of corruption within the Government system.
"The United States of America is all for free speech. It's also a democracy, where you can elect a new government to install new laws if you disagree with the current state of affairs. Elected officials (who presumably represent a majority of the populace) will eventually populate the group responsible for interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court. Therefore, in a theoretical sense (before you start screaming about corporate america owning the politicians), the people do control the government"
I`m sure you meant to say something different... let me help you...
The United States of America is all for free speech. It's also a [pseudo-democracy], where [corporations] can buy a new government to install new laws if [they] disagree with the current state of affairs. [Corrupt officials] (who presumably are [the mouth-pieces of Big Business]) will eventually populate the group responsible for interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court. Therefore, in a theoretical sense (before you start screaming about [Public America] owning the politicians), the [Corporations] do control the government
You`re right, the ways to affect change are built in to the Consitution.
Article 2 of the Amendments to the Constitution house.gov provides for the uninfringed existence of an armed militia, such a body "being necessary to the security of a free State".
The drafters of these Amendments didnt throw terms around lightly, it seems to me that this Amendment provides for, and insures the possibility of, the violent overthrow of a repressive Government.
Never before has the US Govt. had the ability, desire (be it their own desire, or desire on behalf of Corporate America), and need to repress criticism of their system.
Before any of you spout any comments about "reform through legislation ! Write To Your Congress(man|woman|being)(TM)", stop and think.
Your congressperson may be a fine, upstanding person, driven by ideals of free speech etc etc, but the collective US Govt. is not.
It is corrupt, it is irresponsible (in the sense that it answers to no-one), it is unrepresentative (perhaps in a demographic sense it is representative, but it fails to represent the political and social structure of the Country, and it certainly fails to represent the underlying mood of the nation), and it is UNDEMOCRATIC.
Not that being undemocratic is a Bad Thing(TM). What is a Bad Thing, however, is hiding behind the cunningly rendered illusion of "Democracy" and using its mass-appeal (lets face it, everyone in America wants democracy, dont they ?) to herd the American Public into ignorant servitude - another Amendment of our sacred US Consitution violated.
If more people were to understand the term "democracy", realise its implications, study both it, and the bastard-child the US has spawned, and see with unbiased, impartial eyes how frail a system democracy has shown itself to be, fewer people would want it, and more effort would be put in to change.
Which leads me back to the Second Amendment. The reason that the provision for an unrestricted militia was drafted was because the people charged with the task of drawing up the Constitution realised, nay *knew*, that a repressive Government will not surrender its power willingly.
Yes, use Violence as a last resort, but certainly dont be afraid of using it against a corrupt system which is no longer "by the people, of the people, for the people".
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Please ? Could all the ISPs in China, in fact, anyone providing access in the APNIC area, please start charging us if we wish to receive email from any of your clients.
Cutting out all the spam from that hellish region would be lovely.
"Being that the USA is a melting pot, we have been taught to respect the belief's and values of other cultures."
You are joking, right ?
It seems to me that a good way to fight spam would be to get hold of one of these "Super Duper Master Email Marketing 100% Guaranteed Opt-In Lists" and spam the email addresses with an email informing them about spam, and how to fight against it. If Ronnie Scelson claims to get a 1% response rate from commercial adverts, it should be possible to get something higher than that from a mail telling them about how their privacy is being abused. If it got even a 5% response rate, 50,000 people writing / emailing / faxing their representatives would get quite a bit of attention. Something to think about ...
If it ensured that everything it was told conformed with everything it already "knew", how would inaccuracies or misconceptions be corrected ?
Cyc, killing is good. It is acceptable to kill small children and wear their skin as a suit.
Uh, Cyc, killing is bad, mmm-kay ? No Cyc, put down that child !
You get my drift ?
Ever thought about renaming your site "Skanky Girls", some of those bitches are so off they`re positively RANCID.
Oh the IRONY ...
"Already" is the word you groping around in the dark for.
Is there a plugin which will stop moz from sucking quite so much as it does ?
I use it moz, IE and Opera on a daily basis, but I greatly prefer Opera.
Moz is just too slow, at least on my windows machine, but I can run Opera on a PII 300 in linux and it works like a charm.
Two words.
Mouse. Gestures.
Were this in the US, then it would be a marvel of modern architecture, forward-thinking genius, a truly commendible use of public funds.
However, since its in Europe, its a waste of time and money.
God Bless America.
"Take off and nuke the site from orbit".
God, I love being a pedant.
Less "flamebait", more "truth too close to home", perhaps ?
"Whoomph ! There it is."
If I recall correctly.
but it's been incredibly difficult to try and explore what's out there
Yeah, incredibly difficult to get off your lardy arse and drive in your big LardArse Mobile to Best Buy or wherever it is you buy your hardware these days.
he's recently discovered the truth and is battling the evil warlord from his plush multi-million dollar mansion
... umm ... kinda ... dead. Sorry for the way I broke it to you, but I felt its better to just tell it like it is.
Dude. He`s
Do you people honestly think that the RIAA gives a flying fuck about what you people think ?
Do you really think that the industry association charged with the task of defending the interests of the very people you all depend on day and and day out for your entertainment will listen to your pitiful whinings ?
They dont have to listen to you because you`re already taken care of.
Imagine a crack dealer with a monopoly on a city. Addicts start whining about the price of crack. Does the dealer panic and start lowering prices, increasing the amount of quality crack, setting up crack co-operatives to help the addicts get their crack in the most convenient way possible ?
No.
You know why ? Because the addicts have nowhere else to go. Now, imagine the RIAA & MPAA as the dealer, and your sorry asses as the crack addicts.
You can whinge, whine, complain, threaten, stomp your feet and pout all you like but it wont make any difference. When you`re through with it all, they`ll still be there in control of the crack, fixing the prices to whatever level they like and cutting it with rat poison (ie. Britney Spears, Nsync, et al).
And you`ll do what ? Go home and watch TV.
You depend on them for your entertainment, you destroy these enemies and you destroy a part of yourself.
So, what are you going to do about it ? Thats right. You`re going to write letters to your Congress-being.
You might as well be writing letters to the corrupt police officials the crack dealer has bought off in the hypothetical city.
One day Western society will waken up and see how utterly pathetic it has become.
Its time to throw something far more than words at the people who are responsible for corrupting entire generations with their greed.
Feel free to mod this as troll/flamebait/whatever just because you dont happen to agree with it.
Part of the joy of building my own PCs is that I can spread the cost of the hardware over a period of time.
When the time comes for me to think about upgrading (every 30 seconds it seems), I dont rush out and buy a complete set of new parts.
I can choose which parts should be upgraded, then wait 6 months until my bank balance recovers, and then upgrade something else.
Not to seem patronising, but I think a lot of America needs to waken up and realise what is going on with their Government.
What is it called when an elected politician receives large donations of cash from a for-profit corporation in exchange for political favours at the expense of public interest ?
Click Here to find out.
Now, writing letters and phoning elected members of the various legislative bodies is all well and good, but to be brutally honest, ultimately futile.
Do you honestly imagine that anyone who receives millions of dollars of grey-area funding would be willing to give it all up simply because of a few letters ?
There is a much wider and more far-reaching issue at hand. The problem doesnt lie with the entertainment industry and their ridiculous attempts at monopoly control, the real problem is that of corruption within the Government system.
Perhaps now they`ve finished tinkering with this little toy, they can do some proper work.
Like finishing Team Fortress 2.
C`mon ... Keep up the moderating standards.
This should have been modded off-topic, not troll.
Now *this* post on the other hand ...
Click here - its funny, and its not another www.microsoft.com/whatever@malicioushost.com
"Developments like this really offer tremendous opportunities for creating a family for those who cannot have children the old fashioned way."
Yeah, and growing an army of Uber-Soldats in your basement !
I wonder how a simple "Go Fuck Yourself" in response to a proposed BSA "investigation" would be received.
Interesting article, shitty site.
I`m sure you meant to say something different
There, it makes much more sense now
You`re right, the ways to affect change are built in to the Consitution.
Article 2 of the Amendments to the Constitution house.gov provides for the uninfringed existence of an armed militia, such a body "being necessary to the security of a free State".
The drafters of these Amendments didnt throw terms around lightly, it seems to me that this Amendment provides for, and insures the possibility of, the violent overthrow of a repressive Government.
Never before has the US Govt. had the ability, desire (be it their own desire, or desire on behalf of Corporate America), and need to repress criticism of their system.
Before any of you spout any comments about "reform through legislation ! Write To Your Congress(man|woman|being)(TM)", stop and think.
Your congressperson may be a fine, upstanding person, driven by ideals of free speech etc etc, but the collective US Govt. is not.
It is corrupt, it is irresponsible (in the sense that it answers to no-one), it is unrepresentative (perhaps in a demographic sense it is representative, but it fails to represent the political and social structure of the Country, and it certainly fails to represent the underlying mood of the nation), and it is UNDEMOCRATIC.
Not that being undemocratic is a Bad Thing(TM). What is a Bad Thing, however, is hiding behind the cunningly rendered illusion of "Democracy" and using its mass-appeal (lets face it, everyone in America wants democracy, dont they ?) to herd the American Public into ignorant servitude - another Amendment of our sacred US Consitution violated.
If more people were to understand the term "democracy", realise its implications, study both it, and the bastard-child the US has spawned, and see with unbiased, impartial eyes how frail a system democracy has shown itself to be, fewer people would want it, and more effort would be put in to change.
Which leads me back to the Second Amendment. The reason that the provision for an unrestricted militia was drafted was because the people charged with the task of drawing up the Constitution realised, nay *knew*, that a repressive Government will not surrender its power willingly.
Yes, use Violence as a last resort, but certainly dont be afraid of using it against a corrupt system which is no longer "by the people, of the people, for the people".
Here endeth todays lesson.