Here are some references that showed through out the decades this project as been going on there were several scandals related to corrupt officials. Some are old references but still valid today:
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1571/42_18/951 50321/p1/article.jhtml
http://www.taxpayer.net/TCS/wastebasket/transporta tion/W6-16-97.htm
http://www.bigdigsucks.com
etc...
We should revolt on these types of patent lawsuits. Check out http://www.bustpatents.com/ for some information about this. Donate your time or money to fighting this issue.
Your numbers are not even close. The annual defense budget is only $330 billion. A lot no doubt, but not the amount you stated. So statement is inaccurate since it is based on your "numbers".
See for more details:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2003/bud12. html
...to paraphase a rock song...why have we not started to contact our representatives and tell them how horrible this legislation is? If nothing else, the 2000 election should have showed us that a few votes can count and that we should voice our opinions. If the millions of P2P users actually emailed or called there congressman, this bill would die very quickly.
I already wrote my representatives. When will you?
ooguru
I am surprised I did not read this already. What about the privacy implications of such a scheme? In order for advertising to work well, you have to track that the ad cause me to click through and purchased product X. That means my OS or whatever knows/tracks my purchasing online?
I for one, would not want this to be the norm.
Oh wait, what do I have on my desktop? Windoze! More and more it is built in already to track me. Oops! I guess this is a moot point.;-)
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Here are some references that showed through out the decades this project as been going on there were several scandals related to corrupt officials. Some are old references but still valid today: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1571/42_18/951 50321/p1/article.jhtml
http://www.taxpayer.net/TCS/wastebasket/transporta tion/W6-16-97.htm
http://www.bigdigsucks.com
etc...
We should revolt on these types of patent lawsuits. Check out http://www.bustpatents.com/ for some information about this. Donate your time or money to fighting this issue.
Your numbers are not even close. The annual defense budget is only $330 billion. A lot no doubt, but not the amount you stated. So statement is inaccurate since it is based on your "numbers". See for more details: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2003/bud12. html
...to paraphase a rock song...why have we not started to contact our representatives and tell them how horrible this legislation is? If nothing else, the 2000 election should have showed us that a few votes can count and that we should voice our opinions. If the millions of P2P users actually emailed or called there congressman, this bill would die very quickly. I already wrote my representatives. When will you? ooguru
I am surprised I did not read this already. What about the privacy implications of such a scheme? In order for advertising to work well, you have to track that the ad cause me to click through and purchased product X. That means my OS or whatever knows/tracks my purchasing online?
;-)
I for one, would not want this to be the norm.
Oh wait, what do I have on my desktop? Windoze! More and more it is built in already to track me. Oops! I guess this is a moot point.