With the exception of Canada, the countries mentioned have a tremendous advanage regarding broadband penetration, and that is relative population density.
I wonder how many times I have said this.. but just about any nordic country has lesser population density than the US and our population is quite spread out. You know, telecom corporations used to be in a similar monopoly position like in the US but our broadbands got a LOT cheaper when they were forced to share their copper.
Don't know about the US but in Europe DIY printer stalls that accept most memory cards and bluetooth are becoming increasingly common.. of course there's a chance the machine keeps copies of the photos printed. *tinfoil hat off*
At least they have done it here (Finland) to some extent already, a recently passed law forbids selling/distributing DVDs that have been acquired from outside EU/ETA.
Not only did we invent and build it -- we paid for it. That doesn't entitle us to something? The British got to define the Prime Meridian based on their global empire. Subsequently this has defined GMT. Wouldn't it make more sense for GMT to be based on New York (the center of the World Financial System and headquarters of the United Nations)? Isn't that whole argument just as silly as insisting that DoC hand over the root servers? Where is the problem here that they want to fix?
If having GMT in one's capital meant total control over information infrastructure it sure as hell would'nt be in London.
I received one of these letters in the mail, it claimed that I owed $4,583 for having downloaded "Enter Sandman" by Metallica... Well, I've never downloaded that MP3, and I've never even owned a Metallica CD to rip the song from.
I really do wonder how the hell they decide those sums.. do they use random number generators or something?
Hmm.. I recall reading somewhere Hitler was somewhat obsessed over number 7 believing in it's magical properties or something like that.. guess this is the definitive proof that GOOGLE IS EVIL!
Stop putting words in other people's mouths. The question here isnt if saddam should be allowed to dabble in WMDs but if the US should be messing around with biological weapons. Hell, the west even gave him some of that anthrax goodness for "defensive research."
Uhh - last I checked, Russia has a trade surplus, while the USA has been running a trade deficit for longer than anyone can remember. Large parts of the USA is extremely backward and large parts of US cities are decaying (or now, covered in mud and water). Don't believe everything you see on CNN regarding other countries. CNN is not even reality television, it is more like show wrestling...
Heh, you have not seeing "decaying" until you have been to Russia. Officials are not paid, pensioners are pretty much abandoned, getting electricity during winter might be hard, corruption is rampant and they are going even more authoritian than before.
Funny that the green party was the most opposed party to the legislation this blurb is about.
Don't recall if slashdot has posted anything about it but currently it's legislative war going down here in finland as the parliament is trying to put forth a finnish version of DMCA (bit less evil though). The major parties however have been brainwashed by the recording industry fronts and will pass it.
Get out of your narrow little American world view and realize that there are places in the world that make "Jesusland" look like a fucking utopia. Hell, the US has even more liberal free speech laws compared to even Europe, and Europe is pretty damn liberal. Try wearing a swastika in Germany or France and see how long it takes for the police to drag you off the streets.
At least our major parties don't cage any dissidents off plain sight. I personally value their freedoms more than some assholes whose idols managed to kill millions of people and devastate this continent. Quite ironic how they managed to wipe out so much physical history while trying to "preserve" it.
But what has the U.S. done with this power? Have we engaged in wars of conquest across the globe? No, we have not. The United States hasn't conquered, occupied, and retained possession of a single piece of territory since the Spanish-American war! We left Europe after WWI, only to return to liberate it again during WWII. Then, having sacrificed the better portion of an entire generation of American young men, we left again without making any territorial claims. We left Germany after helping to rebuild. We left Japan after rebuilding. We left Korea. We left Vietnam. We left Kuwait. We left Somalia and Kosovo. We're going to leave Afghanistan and Iraq, too, when the job is done.
Guess you forgot to take those military bases with you..
And getting forced out by the local guerrillas (Vietnam, Somalia) does'nt count in my opinion.
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What do they mean by 'net predators' excatly? Pedophiles?
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It was a catholic high school right?
Well.. they did sue that Civilization: call to power makers but I can't remember how that went.
With the exception of Canada, the countries mentioned have a tremendous advanage regarding broadband penetration, and that is relative population density.
I wonder how many times I have said this.. but just about any nordic country has lesser population density than the US and our population is quite spread out. You know, telecom corporations used to be in a similar monopoly position like in the US but our broadbands got a LOT cheaper when they were forced to share their copper.
Try seeing what happens to western gun manufacturers who openly sell weapons to countries that have these same restrictions imposed on them.
Don't know about the US but in Europe DIY printer stalls that accept most memory cards and bluetooth are becoming increasingly common.. of course there's a chance the machine keeps copies of the photos printed. *tinfoil hat off*
At least they have done it here (Finland) to some extent already, a recently passed law forbids selling/distributing DVDs that have been acquired from outside EU/ETA.
Not only did we invent and build it -- we paid for it. That doesn't entitle us to something? The British got to define the Prime Meridian based on their global empire. Subsequently this has defined GMT. Wouldn't it make more sense for GMT to be based on New York (the center of the World Financial System and headquarters of the United Nations)? Isn't that whole argument just as silly as insisting that DoC hand over the root servers? Where is the problem here that they want to fix?
If having GMT in one's capital meant total control over information infrastructure it sure as hell would'nt be in London.
You forgot the leftist party too.
I received one of these letters in the mail, it claimed that I owed $4,583 for having downloaded "Enter Sandman" by Metallica... Well, I've never downloaded that MP3, and I've never even owned a Metallica CD to rip the song from.
I really do wonder how the hell they decide those sums.. do they use random number generators or something?
Not to mention it's somewhat cheap for a mobile device with that kind of a screen..
True, but the manufacturer should not sue the people who give out instructions to turn the oven into a raygun. (not that Sony has done that yet but..)
Hmm.. I recall reading somewhere Hitler was somewhat obsessed over number 7 believing in it's magical properties or something like that.. guess this is the definitive proof that GOOGLE IS EVIL!
Or they can just pull a north korea when it comes to internet.
Stop putting words in other people's mouths. The question here isnt if saddam should be allowed to dabble in WMDs but if the US should be messing around with biological weapons. Hell, the west even gave him some of that anthrax goodness for "defensive research."
What about when the person who said it has a long history about lying about these kinds of things?
Both of which allow having biological agents for peaceful and protective purposes. I.E. Exactly what the US is doing here.
If the goverment says so it must be true!
Uhh - last I checked, Russia has a trade surplus, while the USA has been running a trade deficit for longer than anyone can remember. Large parts of the USA is extremely backward and large parts of US cities are decaying (or now, covered in mud and water). Don't believe everything you see on CNN regarding other countries. CNN is not even reality television, it is more like show wrestling...
Heh, you have not seeing "decaying" until you have been to Russia. Officials are not paid, pensioners are pretty much abandoned, getting electricity during winter might be hard, corruption is rampant and they are going even more authoritian than before.
Funny that the green party was the most opposed party to the legislation this blurb is about.
Don't recall if slashdot has posted anything about it but currently it's legislative war going down here in finland as the parliament is trying to put forth a finnish version of DMCA (bit less evil though). The major parties however have been brainwashed by the recording industry fronts and will pass it.
Get out of your narrow little American world view and realize that there are places in the world that make "Jesusland" look like a fucking utopia. Hell, the US has even more liberal free speech laws compared to even Europe, and Europe is pretty damn liberal. Try wearing a swastika in Germany or France and see how long it takes for the police to drag you off the streets.
At least our major parties don't cage any dissidents off plain sight. I personally value their freedoms more than some assholes whose idols managed to kill millions of people and devastate this continent. Quite ironic how they managed to wipe out so much physical history while trying to "preserve" it.
But what has the U.S. done with this power? Have we engaged in wars of conquest across the globe? No, we have not. The United States hasn't conquered, occupied, and retained possession of a single piece of territory since the Spanish-American war! We left Europe after WWI, only to return to liberate it again during WWII. Then, having sacrificed the better portion of an entire generation of American young men, we left again without making any territorial claims. We left Germany after helping to rebuild. We left Japan after rebuilding. We left Korea. We left Vietnam. We left Kuwait. We left Somalia and Kosovo. We're going to leave Afghanistan and Iraq, too, when the job is done.
Guess you forgot to take those military bases with you..
And getting forced out by the local guerrillas (Vietnam, Somalia) does'nt count in my opinion.
BZZ, you lose!
The coverage is excellent even in european countries that are more sparsely populated (read: nordic) than the USA.
Wish you people would stop spreading this kind of misinformation.
Ha, democrats would qualify as laissez-faire conservatives here.
As a matter of fact, yes. Too clumsy.
And what would be the adblock equivalent? I really really really would prefer to have something that is able to kill those flash ads.
Well.. until posessing an analog device like that becomes an offence comparable to having a fertilizer bomb in your basement.