from TFA:
"CPI now finds itself in a District Court battle against the agency, which is being supported by AT&T, Verizon, and the three major industry trade groups: NCTA (cable), CTIA (wireless), and USTA (telephone)."
BoingBoing picked up a report that German police has raided and seized TOR server rooms. TOR is a service that allows one to anonymize his or her internet experience (web, chat, etc). BoingBoing writes: “We need support, lots of people are chanting the same stupid arguments against anonymization over and over again... "You dont need to be afraid if you have nothing to hide"... "Only criminals have the need for anonymity." [] AskMefi has a great list of responses to that infernal "if you have nothing to hide..." question.
soultcer.net : "According to an owner of one of the servers, who talked to a public prosecutor, the public prosecutors office knew that the server owners had nothing to do with the child pornography case. Regardless they confiscated some hard disks so that the TOR servers were unusable. As reason they stated that they wanted to scan for traces (e.g. log files). Even though TOR does not keep any logs? I dont really believe them... Why have the hard disks really been confiscated??"
citizen428.net::Don’t get me wrong, child pornography is one of the worst crimes I can think of, and I wish the German authorities all the best in finding the people they are after. I do however feel that the route taken here wasn’t ideal, as it may well lead to a negative perception of Tor in the general public."
itnomad: "One operator whose server was seized as well wrote a letter to all the TOR-operators in Germany he was aware of, reaching me as well; he wrote that he is not aware of any charges pressed against him at the moment and that his provider, whose server-room was raided, was not avilable for a real comment on the weekend."
....so what are the true inovations on the web in the past 10 years? email, message board, and html - all of those are old... permutations are being billed as the great new thing: blogs, social networks, etc...
but really was anything new invented in the past 10 years?...
I guess the reason Google has been (rumored) to buy dark fiber is because it'll be more cost effective in a long run to own pipe rather than pay for they use...
But if there is only one (is there more?) Internet backbone, then whoever owns it is a monopoly, right?... and they'll be dealt with in a similar maner how monopolist in operating system market where dealt with...
Jon 'six pack' will be sending resumes in Metro...
but will the libraries and sci journals convert their collection of pdf's into this new and shiny format?
Journal of Applied Physics goes back to 1905 in pdf...
going to London at the end of May and finally I can search for a hotel in london with a dissent map...
btw, anyone know of a nice B&B near Camden Town / King's Cross?
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You are 100% right about DISTRIBUTIOn! BT is a perfect (as of today) way to distribute independent films. Wait for the next Blair Witch to start on BT... If I wasn't the lazy bum I am, I'd set up one of those tracker sites for independent films myself....
Salon's.com election news column, War Room reports that early voters in New Mexico and Texas have already reported serious problems with electronic voting machines.
Many computer scientists (aka Slashdot readers) have been very vocal about the potential pitfalls of electronic voting. A group of e-voting experts including Barbara Simons, perhaps the medium's biggest critic, has started a blog to interpret what potential problems might mean as the vote -- and mis-votes -- keep coming in. Are there any Slashdoters who may be interested in this virtual bug hunting/.interpretations?
Salon's.com election news column, War Room reports that early voters in New Mexico and Texas have already reported serious problems with electronic voting machines.
Many computer scientists (aka Slashdot readers) have been very vocal about the potential pitfalls of electronic voting. A group of e-voting experts including Barbara Simons, perhaps the medium's biggest critic, has started a blog to interpret what potential problems might mean as the vote -- and mis-votes -- keep coming in. Are there any Slashdoters who may be interested in this virtual bug hunting/.interpretations?
hence, a new service for Googlers to think about: how to list new (and usefull) sites faster... it would be helpfull to cover 'breaking news' like torrent of SP2 or some other internet activity..
then again, they get tons of new submissions dayly - how do you figure which ones are 'usefull'?...
I wonder how much would it cost ($ and time) to build a similiar system at home...
starting with Asus barebone pvr...
I've been looking at TiVo's and the like for a while now but can't make up my mind whether to buy one or to build one...
well, if this sentiment is expressed more often then more people will see and will think about it... "raising public awareness" that is =]
yes, I agree - there is money to be made... If I was in a position to make millions, would I be concern with human rights?...
Unfortunatly, the answer is 'probably not'...
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trace board memberships here: http://www.theyrule.net/2004/tr2.php
from TFA: "CPI now finds itself in a District Court battle against the agency, which is being supported by AT&T, Verizon, and the three major industry trade groups: NCTA (cable), CTIA (wireless), and USTA (telephone)."
mod parent up
submitted this at 1 am
BoingBoing picked up a report that German police has raided and seized TOR server rooms. TOR is a service that allows one to anonymize his or her internet experience (web, chat, etc). BoingBoing writes: “We need support, lots of people are chanting the same stupid arguments against anonymization over and over again... "You dont need to be afraid if you have nothing to hide" ... "Only criminals have the need for anonymity." [] AskMefi has a great list of responses to that infernal "if you have nothing to hide..." question.
soultcer.net : "According to an owner of one of the servers, who talked to a public prosecutor, the public prosecutors office knew that the server owners had nothing to do with the child pornography case. Regardless they confiscated some hard disks so that the TOR servers were unusable. As reason they stated that they wanted to scan for traces (e.g. log files). Even though TOR does not keep any logs? I dont really believe them...
Why have the hard disks really been confiscated??"
citizen428.net: :Don’t get me wrong, child pornography is one of the worst crimes I can think of, and I wish the German authorities all the best in finding the people they are after. I do however feel that the route taken here wasn’t ideal, as it may well lead to a negative perception of Tor in the general public."
itnomad: "One operator whose server was seized as well wrote a letter to all the TOR-operators in Germany he was aware of, reaching me as well; he wrote that he is not aware of any charges pressed against him at the moment and that his provider, whose server-room was raided, was not avilable for a real comment on the weekend."
... and after that it heps to have huge meda company like NewsCorp pay jounalist to keep the buzz going.
....so what are the true inovations on the web in the past 10 years? email, message board, and html - all of those are old... permutations are being billed as the great new thing: blogs, social networks, etc... but really was anything new invented in the past 10 years?...
awesome link... thanks
hmm.. i guess that shows how much I know.. i'm gonna go and google about how internet works these days...
But if there is only one (is there more?) Internet backbone, then whoever owns it is a monopoly, right?... and they'll be dealt with in a similar maner how monopolist in operating system market where dealt with...
excelent point!
Jon 'six pack' will be sending resumes in Metro...
but will the libraries and sci journals convert their collection of pdf's into this new and shiny format?
Journal of Applied Physics goes back to 1905 in pdf...
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going to London at the end of May and finally I can search for a hotel in london with a dissent map...
btw, anyone know of a nice B&B near Camden Town / King's Cross?
very nicely put... good read...
You are 100% right about DISTRIBUTIOn! BT is a perfect (as of today) way to distribute independent films. Wait for the next Blair Witch to start on BT... If I wasn't the lazy bum I am, I'd set up one of those tracker sites for independent films myself....
same as parent - submitted but just in case:
Salon's.com election news column, War Room reports that early voters in New Mexico and Texas have already reported serious problems with electronic voting machines. Many computer scientists (aka Slashdot readers) have been very vocal about the potential pitfalls of electronic voting. A group of e-voting experts including Barbara Simons, perhaps the medium's biggest critic, has started a blog to interpret what potential problems might mean as the vote -- and mis-votes -- keep coming in. Are there any Slashdoters who may be interested in this virtual bug hunting/.interpretations?
Salon's.com election news column, War Room reports that early voters in New Mexico and Texas have already reported serious problems with electronic voting machines. Many computer scientists (aka Slashdot readers) have been very vocal about the potential pitfalls of electronic voting. A group of e-voting experts including Barbara Simons, perhaps the medium's biggest critic, has started a blog to interpret what potential problems might mean as the vote -- and mis-votes -- keep coming in. Are there any Slashdoters who may be interested in this virtual bug hunting/.interpretations?
I didn't know that.. hmmm.... learn something new everyday... thanks
yeah, i know... i'll try not to do it again... but what if someone else does it?....
What is it?
...
Brilliant!!!
Its a box that lets you record and time shift live TV!
Time shift and record?! Brilliant!!!
And the best part we know what people watch
We know what they watch!? Brilliant!!!
-- P.S. Is it already obligatory brilliant bit or it hasnt caught up yet?
and the cat is historically untouchable creature...
http://www.google.com/search?q=SP2torrent&sourcei
even though Google adds are used on SP2torrent
hence, a new service for Googlers to think about: how to list new (and usefull) sites faster...
it would be helpfull to cover 'breaking news' like torrent of SP2 or some other internet activity..
then again, they get tons of new submissions dayly - how do you figure which ones are 'usefull'?...
I wonder how much would it cost ($ and time) to build a similiar system at home...
starting with Asus barebone pvr...
I've been looking at TiVo's and the like for a while now but can't make up my mind whether to buy one or to build one...
hmm... small attempts to limit freedoms in the US are also so fascinating... =]
will the world meet somewhere in between?...
well, if this sentiment is expressed more often then more people will see and will think about it... "raising public awareness" that is =]
yes, I agree - there is money to be made... If I was in a position to make millions, would I be concern with human rights?...
Unfortunatly, the answer is 'probably not'...