Is this the beginning of the end for the global, unregulated, uncensored, Internet?
I'm of the belief that there is no government on the planet that really wants a global, unregulated, uncensored, Internet. The reason it exists at all in this form is the result of several societies (primarily western) having years of legal precedent protecting individual rights regarding freedom of expression. But don't think for a minute that if they could somehow regulate and censor the Internet your nation wouldn't try to do it.
...expect Betamax to be overturned within the year.
I watch less TV than ever now, and yet it really bothers me the idea of losing the ability to time-shift my viewing. My response will probably be to simply no longer watch anything.
That has been my response to the RIAA. What used to be a 4-6 CD a month habit is now reduced to zero. Going on 3 years now. And no, I don't p2p anything. I simply stopped acquiring new music. I listen to the radio and see live stuff, thats it. It really was a bit of an adjustment, but after a short time, I realized I simply can't support such behavior and now I'd much rather keep my money.
The same with TV and mainstream movies for the most part. I don't pretend I'm some sort of elitist. It is just that everything is so overtly commercial, and it becomes even more obvious when you step back and stop participating.
I think I speak for many Trek fans that when I first heard about Enterprise, the possibilities for a prequel series seemed very interesting, and after Voyager we deserved something decent.
Like many I was worried about Berman being involved. I became more worried when the opening credits feature a dreadful recycled pop song instead of something symphonic. Then the temporal cold war silliness starts. Meanwhile, all along has been little effort to remain consistant with the Trek universe.
I will admit, I have not laughed so hard in a long time as I did when I saw the Xindi Nazi at the end of last season. But I don't think that was the intended effect.
For everyone who who is proclaiming this season is much better, how could it get much worse. Paramount and Berman especially should be ashamed at how they have treated such a large and loyal fanbase.
That said, I'm actually surprised that UPN killed it. They kept Voyager going for seven years and it was horrible most of that time. Enterprise seems like the high spot on their garbage filled network.
Trek needs a rest. If you want to send someone your money give it to http://www.eff.org/ or some other worthy cause. Don't worry, there will be more Trek, it has made too much money to be ignored forever.
OK, we all agree the guy is a loser, but no one has commented on Darth-tater yet: An action figure worthy of my cubicle.
I'm a little surprised (but,not that surprised) that Lucas would allow it to be licensed, as it does not seem to take the Star Wars thing very serious. But it reaffirms the general consensus that its all about the money.
Oh will you behave! If you're going to be logical and display common sense, nobody here is going to want to play with you. Now go put on your tin foil hat and play nice.
Talk about a flashback. I remember bringing a copy of Improv into a company I worked for and showing the Controller who was a Lotus-123 whiz, he was absolutely fascinated with it. For about a week he had that eyes glazed-over look that some gamers get. Improv was both innovative and unique. Too bad Lotus could never figure out how to market two spreadsheet products. I always wondered why they didn't just incorporate them into one great spreadsheet. Maybe, just maybe, Excel would not have taken over and kicked 123 to the curb.
On every machine I build for friends, family and clients I always place the Firefox icon on the desktop, taskbar and start menu and set it as the default browser, I rename the desktop icon as "Internet Browser". Then I delete the IE icon from the desktop and taskbar leaving it only in the start menu and as a finishing touch I set the default homepage in IE to http://www.stopie.com/ Surprisingly, I've gotten very few complaints.
Oh man, I want one of those Magic Cubes so bad, which is funny, because I hated the Rubiks Cube (not because it was hard, it was just too popular). So how about it ThinkGeek? I want "the toy the government doesn't want you to know about". How cool would that be.
This could be an opportunity for sirius to get into the game and become actual competition. Sometimes its amazing how a niche product can create a halo over an entire product line.
I've worked with brilliant folks who couldn't pass an exam to save their lives. I've also, unfortunately, worked with a few "Paper MCSE's." Experience is all the matters in the end.
The best they are good for (as others have already attested to) is to get past the clueless HR people and schedule an interview.
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Is this the beginning of the end for the global, unregulated, uncensored, Internet?
I'm of the belief that there is no government on the planet that really wants a global, unregulated, uncensored, Internet. The reason it exists at all in this form is the result of several societies (primarily western) having years of legal precedent protecting individual rights regarding freedom of expression. But don't think for a minute that if they could somehow regulate and censor the Internet your nation wouldn't try to do it.
adjusts strap on tin foil hat
For a moment I thought it was an article about my career.
and XP is just bloated W2K...
No, I'm not trolling, but give me a break, we're gonna get a couple of new features that will require twice the hardware and disk space... Again.
What can Brown do for You?
...expect Betamax to be overturned within the year.
I watch less TV than ever now, and yet it really bothers me the idea of losing the ability to time-shift my viewing. My response will probably be to simply no longer watch anything.
That has been my response to the RIAA. What used to be a 4-6 CD a month habit is now reduced to zero. Going on 3 years now. And no, I don't p2p anything. I simply stopped acquiring new music. I listen to the radio and see live stuff, thats it.
It really was a bit of an adjustment, but after a short time, I realized I simply can't support such behavior and now I'd much rather keep my money.
The same with TV and mainstream movies for the most part. I don't pretend I'm some sort of elitist. It is just that everything is so overtly commercial, and it becomes even more obvious when you step back and stop participating.
Just jot it down and stick it on your monitor.
If you are really security minded, you can simply stick it under the keyboard.
Nevermind.
How are cartoons going to indicate someone having an idea?
I think I speak for many Trek fans that when I first heard about Enterprise, the possibilities for a prequel series seemed very interesting, and after Voyager we deserved something decent.
Like many I was worried about Berman being involved. I became more worried when the opening credits feature a dreadful recycled pop song instead of something symphonic. Then the temporal cold war silliness starts. Meanwhile, all along has been little effort to remain consistant with the Trek universe.
I will admit, I have not laughed so hard in a long time as I did when I saw the Xindi Nazi at the end of last season. But I don't think that was the intended effect.
For everyone who who is proclaiming this season is much better, how could it get much worse. Paramount and Berman especially should be ashamed at how they have treated such a large and loyal fanbase.
That said, I'm actually surprised that UPN killed it. They kept Voyager going for seven years and it was horrible most of that time. Enterprise seems like the high spot on their garbage filled network.
Trek needs a rest. If you want to send someone your money give it to http://www.eff.org/ or some other worthy cause. Don't worry, there will be more Trek, it has made too much money to be ignored forever.
OK, we all agree the guy is a loser, but no one has commented on Darth-tater yet: An action figure worthy of my cubicle.
I'm a little surprised (but,not that surprised) that Lucas would allow it to be licensed, as it does not seem to take the Star Wars thing very serious. But it reaffirms the general consensus that its all about the money.
Oh will you behave!
If you're going to be logical and display common sense, nobody here is going to want to play with you. Now go put on your tin foil hat and play nice.
This same article originally appeared in Autoweek as: "Under the Hood, with Big Brother" Just sayin.
You kids and your high technology.
Why back in my day we used our kidneys and liver to filter our alcohol and we liked it!
Talk about a flashback. I remember bringing a copy of Improv into a company I worked for and showing the Controller who was a Lotus-123 whiz, he was absolutely fascinated with it. For about a week he had that eyes glazed-over look that some gamers get. Improv was both innovative and unique. Too bad Lotus could never figure out how to market two spreadsheet products. I always wondered why they didn't just incorporate them into one great spreadsheet. Maybe, just maybe, Excel would not have taken over and kicked 123 to the curb.
On every machine I build for friends, family and clients I always place the Firefox icon on the desktop, taskbar and start menu and set it as the default browser, I rename the desktop icon as "Internet Browser".
Then I delete the IE icon from the desktop and taskbar leaving it only in the start menu and as a finishing touch I set the default homepage in IE to http://www.stopie.com/
Surprisingly, I've gotten very few complaints.
Oh man, I want one of those Magic Cubes so bad, which is funny, because I hated the Rubiks Cube (not because it was hard, it was just too popular).
So how about it ThinkGeek? I want "the toy the government doesn't want you to know about".
How cool would that be.
Being from SoCal; What is this "rain" that you speak of?
Because it is marionette technology...
Dang! And I was getting comfortable with all that wireless technology.
Does this mean I'm my own Big Brother?
"... and here's a picture of me in my tin-foil hat at coordinates XY..."
This could be an opportunity for sirius to get into the game and become actual competition. Sometimes its amazing how a niche product can create a halo over an entire product line.
I completely agree.
But the administration should get past the embarassment and call off the cops.
In the BIG picture, they have been done a favor.
mine say AOL on 'em.
(Why is it I don't throw them away?)
I sense great hostility in the crowd...
Quick! Someone post some SCO news.
And yet I can't seen to stop collecting them.
I've worked with brilliant folks who couldn't pass an exam to save their lives. I've also, unfortunately, worked with a few "Paper MCSE's." Experience is all the matters in the end.
The best they are good for (as others have already attested to) is to get past the clueless HR people and schedule an interview.
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