Freedom
How to beat piracy
09/05/08 08:10
Piracy seems to be a major headache for content
'owners'.
it is evident in their never ending quest to squelch their
'non-paying' customers.
the word 'pirate' is being touted so often, one might imagine
we are living in the dark ages of privateers. here be monsters!
in fact, none of this true. considering all p2p users 'pirates'
is a tactic used by media giants to marginalize and criminalize
otherwise law abiding, normative people. 'pirates' are those who
make thousands of duplicates in china and offer you Office '08 for
$29.99. millions of others, who just want to watch the latest 'Lost'
episodes, are simply engaging (freedom surfing) in a business
model yet to be exploited by said media giants.
It's the business model, stupid!
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it is evident in their never ending quest to squelch their
'non-paying' customers.
the word 'pirate' is being touted so often, one might imagine
we are living in the dark ages of privateers. here be monsters!
in fact, none of this true. considering all p2p users 'pirates'
is a tactic used by media giants to marginalize and criminalize
otherwise law abiding, normative people. 'pirates' are those who
make thousands of duplicates in china and offer you Office '08 for
$29.99. millions of others, who just want to watch the latest 'Lost'
episodes, are simply engaging (freedom surfing) in a business
model yet to be exploited by said media giants.
It's the business model, stupid!
Read More...
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Freedom Surfers
08/04/08 12:16
Not a Terrorist, not a Criminal or a Pirate.
A Freedom Surfer, Thats what I am.
Like the logo? Right click, save as, and use freely. Read More...
A Freedom Surfer, Thats what I am.
Like the logo? Right click, save as, and use freely. Read More...
Remote-O-Kill
24/03/08 21:30
A new system deployed by the IDF in the Gaza-region
enables soldiers stationed
in the operations room to fire at Palestinians near the Gaza fence (source ynet).
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in the operations room to fire at Palestinians near the Gaza fence (source ynet).
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Zeitgeist (The Movie)
16/03/08 09:12
Last night, I watched the film 'Zeitgeist'. Follows
my short impression.
The American Dream
First, something i want to get over with before we go into reviewing
the content, is the quality of the film.
this is not a well done movie. there is almost no footage, no background
music, what footage there is mostly lifted from other movies, it is badly
edited, directed and in general, it is an amateur work done with very low
(or none at all) budget.
since this is not a movie review, i am not going to talk anymore about the
'make' but only of the content. Read More...
The American Dream
First, something i want to get over with before we go into reviewing
the content, is the quality of the film.
this is not a well done movie. there is almost no footage, no background
music, what footage there is mostly lifted from other movies, it is badly
edited, directed and in general, it is an amateur work done with very low
(or none at all) budget.
since this is not a movie review, i am not going to talk anymore about the
'make' but only of the content. Read More...
Digital Rabbis To Keep You Chaste
09/03/08 14:36
A few weeks ago, the govrment of Israel has passed a
law requiering all ISP's to filter content that might
be inappropriate for children or considered
'abomination'.
the law stipulates that a subscriber that wishes to have accsess to 'abominations' (AKA unfiltered content), must register with the ISP with explicit consent for this. all subscribers that did not register with the ISP will recive filtered content, or will be cut off from the service.
Many people think this is a blessing, in a 'think of the children' sort of way.
Amnon Cohen. he thinks
its cool. do you? Read More...
the law stipulates that a subscriber that wishes to have accsess to 'abominations' (AKA unfiltered content), must register with the ISP with explicit consent for this. all subscribers that did not register with the ISP will recive filtered content, or will be cut off from the service.
Many people think this is a blessing, in a 'think of the children' sort of way.
Amnon Cohen. he thinks
its cool. do you? Read More...