Sad but true. If the DOT regulated what you were allowed to listen to on your car stereo when you were traveling on Federal highways, people would be up in arms. Why does the moralizers @ the FCC think it can do the equivalent (regulate the content that travels over public bandwidth). What's more is, if it were actually in the public's interest to do such things, then it'd be up to Congress, not some bureaucrats, to make that call.
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Michael Weinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Jim Blandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Tom Higgins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> To address concerns about the filter, the FCC is > >> proposing that adults could opt out and access all Internet sites. > > > > I laughed out loud when I read this. Within seconds of deployment, > > there will be more minors opting out than adults. > > Or they'll request your SSN and cross check it with the Homeland > Security's records. > > Seriously, sometimes it feels like it's way to much to hope that of > the five guys who regulate most of our communications, all five > actually have an inkling of how the world and the tech works. > > -- > Michael Weinberg > President > Personal Telco Project, Inc. > A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit > > > > -- "(Information) consumes the attention of its recipients, hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." -- Herbert Simon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
