One of the good things for you Canadians is that you have the Electronic Privacy Act, as well as a stronger bill of rights in your constitution.
Also, your corporate laws don't bend over to help them quite so much as ours do here in the US.
Germany just passed a revised copyright law to expressly permit academic research and the digital copying of materials, especially over networks or via electronic storage devices.
Sometimes the best answer to repression is to get the Heck out of Dodge...
"Of course, the threat that makes me shudder is the idea of weaponizing nanotech. Although it wouldn't necessarily be a weapon of mass destruction, it would certainly have some frightening capabilities..."
Wouldn't that be a Weapon of Miniscule Destruction (WmD) instead of a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD)?
How do we know that the nanotech is HIPAA-compliant? If it fixes my damaged liver, will it broadcast that information to spam providers in Utah who will tell me about the evils of drink?
And what if I do like to eat steaks? Just because I have nanotech cleaning out my arteries, should I have to worry about it telling my vegan girlfriend that I'm not exactly sticking to a vegan diet when she's not around?
Hmm?
Aren't organic nanotech particles good for you?
I personally prefer my nanotech free range, fair trade, and open source.
After all, if it's anti-corporate nanotech, it must be good for you!
The person responsible for firing the two coders was actually living in Bangalore, India, and was not acting for the benefit of the US Media Lords. We have replaced him with a small electric hamster. Our sincere apologies.
Is it some kind of shell you run on top of the kernel?
I mean, I recognize Linux and Unix, but I can't find anything called Windows - unless you mean X-Windows?
Is it any good? Where can I get a download of it - any ideas?
It would be really bad if people sent me spam at uce@ftc.gov - why it would make me feel really sad.
And if someone were to harvest my email address of uce@ftc.gov and send spam to it... well, I might cry!
"Won't someone PLEASE think of the children!!!!"
Yeah, they're hard to hit, cause they're small enough to duck behind bushes and make for smaller targets...
All that hitting animals on the head with nets is probably making my son and I really dangerous individuals.
And I can't think how dangerous using pit-holes to trap animals is...
When you're just getting started, you get maybe 2 cents per CD sold if you're signed to a major label. But if you self-produce you make $6 per CD in pure profit for retail, and $10 per CD in pure profit if sold at a show.
If you join an indie label that's a collective, you can usually pull down $2 per CD in profit.
So, the only people being rewarded for going to the major labels are established superstar bands - like the Rolling Stones - who get a larger cut.
Anyone else would be better off going either indie or self-published.
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One of the good things for you Canadians is that you have the Electronic Privacy Act, as well as a stronger bill of rights in your constitution. Also, your corporate laws don't bend over to help them quite so much as ours do here in the US.
Germany just passed a revised copyright law to expressly permit academic research and the digital copying of materials, especially over networks or via electronic storage devices. Sometimes the best answer to repression is to get the Heck out of Dodge ...
Man, those batteries are heavy ...
"Of course, the threat that makes me shudder is the idea of weaponizing nanotech. Although it wouldn't necessarily be a weapon of mass destruction, it would certainly have some frightening capabilities..." Wouldn't that be a Weapon of Miniscule Destruction (WmD) instead of a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD)?
Should I be worried that an ex-girlfriend or ex-wife hires someone to hack the nanobots "fixing me up"? This is a far worse danger, IMHO.
How do we know that the nanotech is HIPAA-compliant? If it fixes my damaged liver, will it broadcast that information to spam providers in Utah who will tell me about the evils of drink? And what if I do like to eat steaks? Just because I have nanotech cleaning out my arteries, should I have to worry about it telling my vegan girlfriend that I'm not exactly sticking to a vegan diet when she's not around? Hmm?
Aren't organic nanotech particles good for you? I personally prefer my nanotech free range, fair trade, and open source. After all, if it's anti-corporate nanotech, it must be good for you!
Is it some kind of shell you run on top of the kernel? I mean, I recognize Linux and Unix, but I can't find anything called Windows - unless you mean X-Windows? Is it any good? Where can I get a download of it - any ideas?
It would be really bad if people sent me spam at uce@ftc.gov - why it would make me feel really sad. And if someone were to harvest my email address of uce@ftc.gov and send spam to it ... well, I might cry!
"Won't someone PLEASE think of the children!!!!" Yeah, they're hard to hit, cause they're small enough to duck behind bushes and make for smaller targets ...
All that hitting animals on the head with nets is probably making my son and I really dangerous individuals. And I can't think how dangerous using pit-holes to trap animals is ...
When you're just getting started, you get maybe 2 cents per CD sold if you're signed to a major label. But if you self-produce you make $6 per CD in pure profit for retail, and $10 per CD in pure profit if sold at a show.
If you join an indie label that's a collective, you can usually pull down $2 per CD in profit.
So, the only people being rewarded for going to the major labels are established superstar bands - like the Rolling Stones - who get a larger cut.
Anyone else would be better off going either indie or self-published.