I don't think it's right that phone companies are being forced to block 900 numbers. That's not the topic at hand though.
Also, even though I don't have to opt-in to the porn blocking, the ISP MUST opt-in to providing such a service or become a felon. The rights of the ISP owners are being challenged. They're even being threated with felony criminal charges. That's not supposed to happen in america.
If the people of Utah want porn blocking software, then the government of Utah should provide it for them. They shouldn't be threatening people with felony charges.
Also, even though these representatives were elected by the people, it doesn't mean that everyone in the state voted to approve every law they make. Just because someone voted for Bush, and likes most of what Bush does, it doesn't necessarily mean they agreed with his decision to wage war in Iraq.
Your version of representative government that defies the rules of the constitution doesn't work. That's why we forced segregation into the south. Because their representative governments were oppressing minorities. Representative government is by and large, a great institution, but sometimes they go over the line in infringing on people's rights.
There's a cost to adding that option. The rights that are being taken away are the rights to run your business the way you see fit.
People in Utah are able to get porn blocking software, but they're legislating to companies so that they MUST provide it? I don't know all the details of the case either, but it seems like Utah wants the ISPs to provide this service for free. Is that fair to the ISPs? I don't think so.
You make it sound like 100% of the people in Utah who are behind this law. If they were, you might have an argument.
That's like saying that anti-segregation laws are ok because most of the people in Alabama are behind them. No, they're not, because they're unconstitutional. Even if 99% of the people in a state want blacks and whites separated, our Constitution provides protections to that 1% who don't.
A bad law is a bad law. Netnanny software is available to anyone who wants it. Why is Utah forcing ISPs to provide it directly? I think the rationale for this law is that the people of Utah want to force the ISPs to give them this software for free.
Stern is a tired old relic. O&A are much, much better and will last a lot longer than Stern, who is becoming a parody of himself. I used to be a huge Stern fan, read his books, saw the flick, and loved them all, but he's really not funny anymore. He's not even putting any effort into it.
O&A are no longer on the premium channel, so you don't have to pay extra for them anymore.
Sirius is throwing themselves into debt with boneheaded stunts like this. Their stock is in the toilet, and XM is much stronger financially.
I was only talking about keys or tokens, if you look at the subject. Not talking about fingers.
I just want one token that works for every instance where I need to log in, or no tokens at all.
A password/fingerprint combo seems to be the best way to avoid the frustration of having a million tokens. The token I have is a little device that changes numbers every minute. To log in, I enter my username, then a 4 digit password, then whatever number happens to be on my passcode token. If, in the future, I need a seperate token for each secure website I visit, I'll go insane.
Think of it like those little discount cards that every grocery store gives out. I have ten of them. I'm not putting that many cards in my wallet! So I end up telling the grocery store clerk that I left my card at home, and she just tells me to enter my phone number.
Only with tokens, I can't give anybody my phone number. And what if you lose your token!! Can't log in for a week or so. Great.
Tokens suck. I'm a techie, and I hate them. The non-techie people in my office CAN'T STAND USING THEM!!! And we only have the one!
I have to use a password and token at work and it's a pain in the ass.
Most people won't want to use this system because they don't want a new token for everything they do business with. In Microsoft's world view, I'll have to have one or two for work, four for the banks I do business with, one to check on my mortgage, one to log into my computer, one to check my e-mail, etc.
Where the hell am I going to put all these tokens?
There needs to be a "one token fits all" situation, or there'll be riots. I don't want to keep track of twenty tokens just to use my computer.
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I think it would be a good service for the ISPs to implement, but I don't think the courts should make it mandatory for them to do so.
I don't think it's right that phone companies are being forced to block 900 numbers. That's not the topic at hand though. Also, even though I don't have to opt-in to the porn blocking, the ISP MUST opt-in to providing such a service or become a felon. The rights of the ISP owners are being challenged. They're even being threated with felony criminal charges. That's not supposed to happen in america. If the people of Utah want porn blocking software, then the government of Utah should provide it for them. They shouldn't be threatening people with felony charges. Also, even though these representatives were elected by the people, it doesn't mean that everyone in the state voted to approve every law they make. Just because someone voted for Bush, and likes most of what Bush does, it doesn't necessarily mean they agreed with his decision to wage war in Iraq. Your version of representative government that defies the rules of the constitution doesn't work. That's why we forced segregation into the south. Because their representative governments were oppressing minorities. Representative government is by and large, a great institution, but sometimes they go over the line in infringing on people's rights.
There's a cost to adding that option. The rights that are being taken away are the rights to run your business the way you see fit. People in Utah are able to get porn blocking software, but they're legislating to companies so that they MUST provide it? I don't know all the details of the case either, but it seems like Utah wants the ISPs to provide this service for free. Is that fair to the ISPs? I don't think so.
You make it sound like 100% of the people in Utah who are behind this law. If they were, you might have an argument. That's like saying that anti-segregation laws are ok because most of the people in Alabama are behind them. No, they're not, because they're unconstitutional. Even if 99% of the people in a state want blacks and whites separated, our Constitution provides protections to that 1% who don't. A bad law is a bad law. Netnanny software is available to anyone who wants it. Why is Utah forcing ISPs to provide it directly? I think the rationale for this law is that the people of Utah want to force the ISPs to give them this software for free.
yeah, great bill. :rolleyes:
Stern is a tired old relic. O&A are much, much better and will last a lot longer than Stern, who is becoming a parody of himself. I used to be a huge Stern fan, read his books, saw the flick, and loved them all, but he's really not funny anymore. He's not even putting any effort into it. O&A are no longer on the premium channel, so you don't have to pay extra for them anymore. Sirius is throwing themselves into debt with boneheaded stunts like this. Their stock is in the toilet, and XM is much stronger financially.
I was only talking about keys or tokens, if you look at the subject. Not talking about fingers. I just want one token that works for every instance where I need to log in, or no tokens at all. A password/fingerprint combo seems to be the best way to avoid the frustration of having a million tokens. The token I have is a little device that changes numbers every minute. To log in, I enter my username, then a 4 digit password, then whatever number happens to be on my passcode token. If, in the future, I need a seperate token for each secure website I visit, I'll go insane. Think of it like those little discount cards that every grocery store gives out. I have ten of them. I'm not putting that many cards in my wallet! So I end up telling the grocery store clerk that I left my card at home, and she just tells me to enter my phone number. Only with tokens, I can't give anybody my phone number. And what if you lose your token!! Can't log in for a week or so. Great. Tokens suck. I'm a techie, and I hate them. The non-techie people in my office CAN'T STAND USING THEM!!! And we only have the one!
I have to use a password and token at work and it's a pain in the ass. Most people won't want to use this system because they don't want a new token for everything they do business with. In Microsoft's world view, I'll have to have one or two for work, four for the banks I do business with, one to check on my mortgage, one to log into my computer, one to check my e-mail, etc. Where the hell am I going to put all these tokens? There needs to be a "one token fits all" situation, or there'll be riots. I don't want to keep track of twenty tokens just to use my computer.