AFAIK, international internet lines from a given country are not THAT numerous, and are usually owned by either the government, universities and telecom companies. Either case, it's very likely that the Chinese government has way to control whatever goes through there. And if they cannot buy American products to do so, then they'll just develop their own. Is Amnesty thinking that they have no programmers? And if the companies comply, what is really going to change?
In this case, "free network" means that computers are free to network with each other as long as they are in the park, or that the park has free (wireless) internet access as well?
I guess a free Internet would be expensive for the provider and slow for the user... however I don't think it would be very difficult to have your own provider giving you access (for which you are already paying) wherever you are.
Think about it: the more we use the net, the more we discover and the more varied our interests become. I don't mean that we change our sexual orientation or nationality because of it, but merely that we like to take a look at a more varied set of issues.
At the same time these profiling technologies try to make you fit into a specific category which, by definition, is only interested in a single specific subject.
Frankly, most IT books have more than 300 pages and are priced at $50 or more. Most of these, however, filled with a lot of "tricks" to increase page count - large fonts, large margins, useless chapters, you name it.
Editors have to make a living, but if as the consumer we are always saying "the bigger the better", then it will only result in editors believing that "size is everything" as their daily spam suggests.
This may have been suggested before:/. should add what the "average price" for the book is in the review summary.
I know some subjects are "priceless" for some but for the common mortals affordability is the main concern:-)
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AFAIK, international internet lines from a given country are not THAT numerous, and are usually owned by either the government, universities and telecom companies.
Either case, it's very likely that the Chinese government has way to control whatever goes through there. And if they cannot buy American products to do so, then they'll just develop their own.
Is Amnesty thinking that they have no programmers? And if the companies comply, what is really going to change?
I want to know how to build my Precious! ^^
you better not run any portal servers from there or you'll get sued by "Linkin" Park!
Think about all those sunbathing girls that will be in need for tech support.
Doing things well will... earn you a suntan cream application rights!
...there will be a Tivo instead of a fax machine in "Office Space 2: Telecommuting". (wielding a bat) -"Take this, you racist hardware!"
In this case, "free network" means that computers are free to network with each other as long as they are in the park, or that the park has free (wireless) internet access as well?
I guess a free Internet would be expensive for the provider and slow for the user... however I don't think it would be very difficult to have your own provider giving you access (for which you are already paying) wherever you are.
Think about it: the more we use the net, the more we discover and the more varied our interests become. I don't mean that we change our sexual orientation or nationality because of it, but merely that we like to take a look at a more varied set of issues.
At the same time these profiling technologies try to make you fit into a specific category which, by definition, is only interested in a single specific subject.
Who's mistaken?
It's not about "finding out how much it cost" (many ways to find out :-D ), but rather about "knowing the cost at a glance".
:-)
Time is money
Frankly, most IT books have more than 300 pages and are priced at $50 or more. Most of these, however, filled with a lot of "tricks" to increase page count - large fonts, large margins, useless chapters, you name it. Editors have to make a living, but if as the consumer we are always saying "the bigger the better", then it will only result in editors believing that "size is everything" as their daily spam suggests.
This may have been suggested before: /. should add what the "average price" for the book is in the review summary.
I know some subjects are "priceless" for some but for the common mortals affordability is the main concern :-)