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- Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:27 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
Actually, I had, at two different points. One rinzai, one Franciscan. However, there is no zen on the mountain but the zen you bring with you. A nuke is not a flint axe, and consciousness that evolves at a cybernetic pace is not flickerings on a cave wall. At some point, the tools change everything...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:25 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
until they allow drinking and shagging im probably not welcome at a monestry and its moot anyway, they ran out of monks at our local one and it became a tourist trap.
i think most people do agree with you ibrahim and thats why im a pessimist.
i think most people do agree with you ibrahim and thats why im a pessimist.
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:13 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
nice summary. now onto the nitty gritty, how doth one define justice within this context... I thought quite simply. If you have a person, or persons, enjoying entitlements and privileges supported by others in circumstances where those privileges are either denied them or granted with a penalty - w...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:03 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
This concern seems like part of living in human society generally, not a problem specific to the Internet, TV, or any other communications medium. thats exactly it ... pre internet and pre everything happening on the internet, this aspect of human society had local flavours and was only poorly enfo...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:27 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
yeah...... freedom isn't free. It costs money....... There is a confusion between freedom and human rights, the two aren't exactly coequal. Basic contractual agreements and conventions because one is a human being and lives in a society that claims to be moral and under the rule of law is confuted ...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:42 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
somewhere between the cliche;s you love so much are things that have been lost and i want back..somewhere along the line "progress" became ruthlessy enforced rather than encouraged.. i cant afford to go off the grid, that is only possible for the very rich or very poor in my country, i wil...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:27 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
What are you guys worried about? The gubbermint seeing what websites you visit? I pity the NSA factotum grinding his teeth in boredom while reading my emails. its not so much "worry" .. its more that over the last few decades ive watched all sorts of things move from the "free and ch...
Re: Time for a Joke
Under SOPA you could get 5 years in prison for uploading a video of Michael Jackson, that's 1 more year than the guy who killed him
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:25 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Eric Cantor kills SOPA
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3470
Re: Eric Cantor kills SOPA
they only stuffed up on this bill by concentrating on copyright which doesnt trigger a good kneejerk across enough sub cultures. in australia they focused on terrorists and druglords and pedophiles and anonymous bullies causing pretty teenage girls to suicide.. and it all passed with approval across...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:20 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
Lol, man; people don't make a deal with the devil out of nowhere. Scratch got all the bennies. He may not ever come to collect. But eventually, you start cheering for him, even though you know it's wrong, just because you find yourself on the same side. I had one experience with credit back in 1993...
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:26 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Eric Cantor kills SOPA
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3470
Re: Eric Cantor kills SOPA
http://blog.curry.com/stories/2012/01/16/sopaIsARedHerring.html the TL;DR snapshot is that laws to control the dns servers are only needed if the dns servers dont comply with government demands - the dns root servers are complying with government demands so the law has become somewhat irrelevant. As...
Re: Levitas
so.....is that a relapse or a prolapse.Typhoon wrote:Japanese custom officials caught the men on their second attempt and sent them home after imposing fines. Later, one of the suspects allegedly orchestrated an unsuccessful bid to smuggle gold bars from Mongolia to Hong Kong using a similar method.
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:22 am
- Forum: The Muslim World | The Middle East
- Topic: Poop trucks of Dubai
- Replies: 8
- Views: 518
Re: Poop trucks of Dubai
the difference with those cities is they are old and formed adhoc over time so their isnt a daftness per se in the fact they dont have sewers... its a different thing. when starting from scratch in a modern context with a budget big enough to build the biggest and craziest buildings in the world, it...
- Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:47 am
- Forum: Science + Technology
- Topic: N3RdZone - Using and Abusing Tech
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1764
Re: N3RdZone - Using and Abusing Tech
So do I. Somebody out to write Utilizing Raspberry Pi for Dummies so us non-geniuses (I'm speaking for myself here, not anyone else on the thread) can have fun, too. feck posted how to setup a linux vm and these little buggers run a small linux, so first step is already documented :) normally for t...
Re: Time for a Joke
- At the National Art Gallery in Dublin , a husband and wife were staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted 3 black men totally naked, sitting on a bench. Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink penis. The curator of the gallery...
- Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:23 am
- Forum: Science + Technology
- Topic: N3RdZone - Using and Abusing Tech
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1764
Re: N3RdZone - Using and Abusing Tech
Gentlemen, behold ! http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8523/raspimodelabmono1699x10.png A credit card sized computer for $25. A cheap assed HTPC ! An ultra low powered torrent / file / print / DNS server! The brains inside your inexpensive [ GENERIC_TOKYO_DESTROYING_ROBOT_IDEA ]! The controller of ...
- Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:50 am
- Forum: The Muslim World | The Middle East
- Topic: Poop trucks of Dubai
- Replies: 8
- Views: 518
Poop trucks of Dubai
Amazingly, Dubai doesn't have a sewage infrastructure to support its skyscrapers, including the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Drivers said they'd been queuing for three days! Unsurprising then, that many dump their loads into storm drains that lead directly to the open sea. Tourists ar...
- Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:30 am
- Forum: North America | Canada; USA; Mexico
- Topic: Collecting Rainwater is Illegal
- Replies: 20
- Views: 891
Re: Collecting Rainwater is Illegal
if everyone isnt forced to participate in the socialised service then they are killing poor babies and grannies because that model requires the well off to pay extra so that the poor can get the service at a cheaper rate.
see alabama.
*twisted*
see alabama.
*twisted*
Re: Levitas
In General: 1. Never take an open stubby to a job interview... 2. Always identify people in your paddocks before shooting at them. 3. It's tacky to take an Esky to church. 4. If you have to vacuum the bed, it's time to change the sheets. 5. Even if you're certain you're included in the will, it's ru...
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:22 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Power of Words
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4890
Re: Power of Words
the dry and abrasive philosopheriserinater only flies when odin walks.
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:59 am
- Forum: Tea Time
- Topic: Graphics Card Problem
- Replies: 13
- Views: 755
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:46 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Power of Words
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4890
Re: Power of Words
i quite got into the "mind hacking" meme at one stage - the way different humans have different response patterns when in different moods and the ability to trigger a mood using different concepts... a pulpy scifi book (paratwa?) first got me thinking about it. the simplistic explanation b...
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:03 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Power of Words
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4890
Re: Power of Words
there is a cultural difference in perception between those of us raised "sticks n stones" versus those raised to be ermm, polite.
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- Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:56 am
- Forum: Tea Time
- Topic: Graphics Card Problem
- Replies: 13
- Views: 755
Re: Graphics Card Problem
simple answer for windows after a significant hardware change is backup your stuff and reinstall ... unless you enjoy spending hours on forums and tinkering with drivers and registry settings.
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:05 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
- Replies: 106
- Views: 3438
Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
What is "A Right" anyway? Something a group of people allow themselves to do; usually expressed as a prohibition on an authority's actions. I don't see where "Internet Access" and it's implied infrastructure falls under that rubric unless enough people agree and write it all dow...