No, this is not the original site, or a mirror - this is procyon101's own parody page. It was created *after* the story hit slashdot, and it even links back to this slashdot story.
Again, this isn't what the original site looked like.
"This isn't about freedom of information, this is about porn."
Nope, wrong. If that were true then the filters would only filter out porn, but the truth is that they filter about a lot more- the restrict access to information about birth control, atheism, many non-xtian religions, hacking, homosexuality, and more.
The pro-filter crowd *wants* to make you think it's about protecting the kids from smut, when really it about filtering "objectionable" ideas. The "Save the Children" cry is their emotionally-charged door opener.
The statement "unlike ordinary radio and TV broadcasters, Webcasters must pay royalties to record companies" is incorrect. Every station on your dial pays royalites to ASCAP and BMI for the music they play. This smacks of lack of research, and kind of deflates your they're-picking-on-us stance.
Are content companies trying to surpress progress? Yes. But it's out of fear, not out of malice.
Piffle. The GPL gives you rights that you wouldn't otherwise have - even though you haven't paid a cent for the software, the GPL gives you the right to distribute and make changes to it. And if you don't like the GPL, then you don't have to use your new rights.
On the other hand a shrink-wrap licence takes rights away from you that you can't get back. After you've paid good money for a product you may find out that the licence restricts you from reviewing it, reverse engineering it, or even benchmarking it; and once you've broken the shrinkwrap you're bound to those restrictions until the earth burns.
Sure they're both licences, but to equate them is to equate giving a gift to mugging someone.
I'm not talking about information or knowledge. Or Das Kapital. I'm talking about pornography. No one is trying to keep people from learning about various political philosophies on the Internet.
You are flat-out wrong. This is exactly what the filter-mongers want you to think, that this issue is porn; but if that's the case, why block alt.atheism and soc.feminism? Cyber Patrol has, at least according to Peacefire.org .
This whole issue is a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater - they're using the cry of "protect the children" to silence various political philosophies and groups, and using our tax dollars to do it. Shameful.
I bought one, and while it hasn't replaced my component stereo and collection of polka 8-tracks it is great for jogging, roller blading, and playing through my car stereo. The 32M version holds over 70 minutes of audio at 56Kbps.
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We're made to eat a certain amount of meat? Really? Do you have a citation for this statement?
For anyone who cares, you can get all of your protein (even essential aminos) from plants, and your b12 from sprouts.
No, this is not the original site, or a mirror - this is procyon101's own parody page. It was created *after* the story hit slashdot, and it even links back to this slashdot story.
Again, this isn't what the original site looked like.
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"This isn't about freedom of information, this is about porn."
Nope, wrong. If that were true then the filters would only filter out porn, but the truth is that they filter about a lot more- the restrict access to information about birth control, atheism, many non-xtian religions, hacking, homosexuality, and more.
The pro-filter crowd *wants* to make you think it's about protecting the kids from smut, when really it about filtering "objectionable" ideas. The "Save the Children" cry is their emotionally-charged door opener.
Are content companies trying to surpress progress? Yes. But it's out of fear, not out of malice.
On the other hand a shrink-wrap licence takes rights away from you that you can't get back. After you've paid good money for a product you may find out that the licence restricts you from reviewing it, reverse engineering it, or even benchmarking it; and once you've broken the shrinkwrap you're bound to those restrictions until the earth burns.
Sure they're both licences, but to equate them is to equate giving a gift to mugging someone.
You are flat-out wrong. This is exactly what the filter-mongers want you to think, that this issue is porn; but if that's the case, why block alt.atheism and soc.feminism? Cyber Patrol has, at least according to Peacefire.org .
This whole issue is a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater - they're using the cry of "protect the children" to silence various political philosophies and groups, and using our tax dollars to do it. Shameful.
- Got to www.shopper.com and search for "Rio" to find the lowest pre-rebate price; last time I checked it was $124 from shopping.com .
- Order it!
- Mail the rebate form from Diamond along with the UPC from the Rio box, and wait for your $50.
I bought one, and while it hasn't replaced my component stereo and collection of polka 8-tracks it is great for jogging, roller blading, and playing through my car stereo. The 32M version holds over 70 minutes of audio at 56Kbps.