Great idea! Let's put the whole Internet in a single gigantic building (on US soil of course, after all this was Gore's invention). Then people would have to drive there, sign in with two forms of identification and a DNA sample, and be monitored by security guards and vicious dogs during their visit. (And anyone wearing a strap-on (dynamite, that is) would NOT be welcome.
I doubt there is anything I can do about it.
You can drop cable. Just like banks will charge ATM fees as long as people pay them, cable companies will play their monopoly as long as people pay them.
And if you owned one, wouldn't you run it that way?
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And who would have predicted that many of us today would be spending more on information than electricity? I know I am. And I include things like broadband, satellite tv, cable, telephone, etc.
Pushing legislation that lets them HACK your computer because of alleged copyright violation.
This is the worst part. RIAA wants legalized vigilantism and punishment without due process. But only for them. Why not? They paid for it, right?
How bout a combo gun/cell/pda? If it doesn't recognize you, it shoots you in the foot, calls the police, and emails the owner. And if you miss an appointment, it fires a warning shot. And you don't wanta know what happens when it crashes.
Really, when would a terrorist's conversation actually include the word "terrorist" ? Maybe he would say something like, "Hey Abdul, we need another terrorist in on this bombing." Or maybe: "Terrorist Jim, meet terrorist Mike."
I hear you. The sites that get real aggressive with pop-ups, such as the auto regen type, just get added to my router's filter. adserver, doubleclick, etc. are just a few ex. p1ss me off, and its "no soup for you!"
Or people discussing scripts for the latest Ah-nuld movie, or other tv stuff. The daily volume of traffic to monitor and process would give anyone a vaporlocking braincramp. Never mind the job of foreign language translation, which the US is backed up on. It's technically impractical, but it burns me that they (the current Administration) would even try!
I'm just cynical enough to believe the adage that one government's terrorist is another government's "freedom fighter". To the Nazi's, the French Resistance were terrorists.
It would seem that the US is trying to spread FUD in other countries WRT to US laws sponsored by big money interests.
Message is: break some of our *special* laws (such as DMCA) and you better not show your face here, even for a lecture.
This is stepping over the line, folks.
Be sure you know who you're speaking to, before you play the "DO-NOT-CALL" card. Otherwise, your conversation might be like:
TELEMARKETER: May I speak to Mr. or Mrs. Smith?
YOU: This is Mr. Smith.
TELEMARKETER: I would like to sell you---
YOU: Excuse me, just put me on your DO-NOT---
TELEMARKETER:
It seems to me that a telmarketing company's main job is to separate the wheat (potential customers) from the chaff (indifferent to antagonistic callees), a whole heluva lotta chaff. They oughta be glad for this DO-NOT-CALL list, since anybody signed up for it is 99.99% chaff.
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Or do only non-pebbles like Europa and Io get cool names?
Careful! Up that laser power too much and we'll be in material breach of the UN thingy on weapons of mass destruction...
Great idea! Let's put the whole Internet in a single gigantic building (on US soil of course, after all this was Gore's invention). Then people would have to drive there, sign in with two forms of identification and a DNA sample, and be monitored by security guards and vicious dogs during their visit. (And anyone wearing a strap-on (dynamite, that is) would NOT be welcome.
I doubt there is anything I can do about it.
You can drop cable. Just like banks will charge ATM fees as long as people pay them, cable companies will play their monopoly as long as people pay them.
And if you owned one, wouldn't you run it that way?
And who would have predicted that many of us today would be spending more on information than electricity? I know I am. And I include things like broadband, satellite tv, cable, telephone, etc.
I can respect taking a John Hancock approach, but if you put a return address on that letter, they might send their thugs to throw you 8ss in jail...
RIAA will dork around with DRM just enough to drive people to P2P in retaliation.
Pushing legislation that lets them HACK your computer because of alleged copyright violation.
This is the worst part. RIAA wants legalized vigilantism and punishment without due process. But only for them. Why not? They paid for it, right?
Star Trek sometimes used the term "gigaquad" whatever that is. Sounds big...
I find it hard to view 115-plus years ago as "these days." Umm, maybe geologically speaking?
How bout a combo gun/cell/pda? If it doesn't recognize you, it shoots you in the foot, calls the police, and emails the owner. And if you miss an appointment, it fires a warning shot. And you don't wanta know what happens when it crashes.
Just googled for "bomb". Got 5,430,000 results. Imagine being Big Brother and having to sort through THAT.
Really, when would a terrorist's conversation actually include the word "terrorist" ? Maybe he would say something like, "Hey Abdul, we need another terrorist in on this bombing." Or maybe: "Terrorist Jim, meet terrorist Mike."
Now I'll be able to search for particular lines of code.
Is probably already using something like it.
Convert the source code to Morse code and beam it to Alpha Centauri.
I hear you. The sites that get real aggressive with pop-ups, such as the auto regen type, just get added to my router's filter. adserver, doubleclick, etc. are just a few ex. p1ss me off, and its "no soup for you!"
Or people discussing scripts for the latest Ah-nuld movie, or other tv stuff. The daily volume of traffic to monitor and process would give anyone a vaporlocking braincramp. Never mind the job of foreign language translation, which the US is backed up on. It's technically impractical, but it burns me that they (the current Administration) would even try!
I'm just cynical enough to believe the adage that one government's terrorist is another government's "freedom fighter". To the Nazi's, the French Resistance were terrorists.
And you'll have some unintended aural consequences.
I'm sure they have plenty experience in monitoring their Internet for subversive content.
It would seem that the US is trying to spread FUD in other countries WRT to US laws sponsored by big money interests.
Message is: break some of our *special* laws (such as DMCA) and you better not show your face here, even for a lecture.
This is stepping over the line, folks.
Be sure you know who you're speaking to, before you play the "DO-NOT-CALL" card. Otherwise, your conversation might be like: TELEMARKETER: May I speak to Mr. or Mrs. Smith? YOU: This is Mr. Smith. TELEMARKETER: I would like to sell you--- YOU: Excuse me, just put me on your DO-NOT--- TELEMARKETER:
It seems to me that a telmarketing company's main job is to separate the wheat (potential customers) from the chaff (indifferent to antagonistic callees), a whole heluva lotta chaff. They oughta be glad for this DO-NOT-CALL list, since anybody signed up for it is 99.99% chaff.