No one cares whether or not you want random people using your wireless network. What they're upset about is that people are using your internet connection for free when they ought to be paying your ISP for their own connection. In their minds, this is the same as stealing cable TV- something they've been telling us is bad for years.
Is it a fair comparison? No, not really since I'd venture to guess that most squatters are paying for internet access at home so I don't think the ISPs as a whole are really losing money by this, though I'm sure they think they are.
Discovery #9 was the most interesting in my opinion. It's telling that scientists are willing to kill something for no other reason than to prove that it is, or was, the oldest living animal. Not sure about clams, but I'd much rather be anonymous and alive than famous and dead.
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No one cares whether or not you want random people using your wireless network. What they're upset about is that people are using your internet connection for free when they ought to be paying your ISP for their own connection. In their minds, this is the same as stealing cable TV- something they've been telling us is bad for years. Is it a fair comparison? No, not really since I'd venture to guess that most squatters are paying for internet access at home so I don't think the ISPs as a whole are really losing money by this, though I'm sure they think they are.
So what your saying is that Slashdot advertisers know about my mistress??!?!?!
Discovery #9 was the most interesting in my opinion. It's telling that scientists are willing to kill something for no other reason than to prove that it is, or was, the oldest living animal. Not sure about clams, but I'd much rather be anonymous and alive than famous and dead.
Hey Rob, If you had $1,000 to blow on Thinkgeek stuff, what would you buy?
I guess what I don't understand is why you would call a phenomenon 'global warming' if it doesn't necessarily make the globe warmer
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