November 2010
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“We’re not really violent people. This is our first gun.”
—National Lampoon’s Vactaion
I was just detained by the TSA for Taking Pictures →
erratasec.blogspot.com
TSA: Not all parts of the government are accountable to the public, especially the TSA.
Me: Wow. No, ALL parts of the government are accountable to the people, especially the TSA. I’m not sure what type of country you think we live in.
God bless America.
Don't like digital locks? Then don't buy the products: Minister →
globalnational.com
“I don’t think it has to be a commercial purpose in order for it to be destructive to those who are doing the creating … I think misses the point,” he said. “If I digitally unlock someone’s creation and I put it on BitTorrent, or I put it onto the web, or I circulate it with some friends in a university campus, whether I’m doing it for commercial purposes, for corporate sabotage purposes, for altruistic anarchical reasons that I think everyone should have it for free, the effect is the same.”
Perhaps he is right. Perhaps “file sharing” does as much damage as illegally reselling bootleg copies (it doesn’t by the way). But that still doesn’t explain why I shouldn’t be able to rip a DVD and put it on my iPod.
I guess, yes, it stops the movie companies from making a profit on me buying my “iPod edition” of the film, but why on earth should I have to purchase another copy? Wasn’t buying it on VHS, then DVD, then Bluray enough?
When will these idiots learn that they’re not stopping thieves. They’re creating a nation and generation of thieves.
Oh I could go on forever…
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Much To Soon
Who knows if it’ll be the same when it does actually get released. But for now its a beautiful and simple ballad that I absolutely love.
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