So it begins. Secure in its now expanded monopoly, AT&T is beginning to curtail just what services you can access. Why? Well because they cost them too much.
A while back my wife joined several Atlanta based mother groups. She has really enjoyed the friends she has made there and some of the fun things they have done together. It seemed a safe place to meet people. The groups all tend to operate in a manner of checking out whomever joins and only meeting new folks in large public gathering to prevent problems with bad people.
Recently one of them let a man (Eric Jeffares AKA James Jeffares) join who has a criminal history thats just been discovered. Information about the guy is here
Give me a break. WTF are they thinking. Filesharing isn't a threat to national security, maybe a threat to a few antiquated business models...
Next will come, "filesharing support terrorists" or "this is your brain on filesharing"
We are in an energy crisis right? Our President has asked us to curtail our dependency on foreign oil right? So converting your car to bio-diesel would be a great idea right?
Found this over on Digg. I cant imagine this poor guys frustration!
US Citizen Quarantined For LifeA young man sits in a locked room in the detention ward at Maricopa Medical Center, under sheriff's guard. He is not allowed a TV a cellphone or visitors. A video camera catches his every move. He has been isolated here for eight months and is expected to remain much longer, perhaps until he dies. But Robert Daniels is not charged with any crime.
Oh my side! Will they quit thinking they are the terrorist focus of the world forever?
Boston police blow up traffic counter chained to lightpostThanks to the Boston Police bomb squad, this is one traffic counter box that won't get a chance to kill anyone.
Unbelievable, courtsey of DSLReports.com
RIAA Fast Settlement System Launches - It's like a drive through for the p2p accused...
Ok this is just rediculous. I dont recall electing anyone at the FCC so where is my representation for what will essentially be a new tax??????From Digg:FCC Aproves Tax: ISPs now required to pay for Fed's Wiretapping Broadband providers and Internet phone companies will have to pick up the tab for the cost of building in mandatory wiretap access for police surveillance, federal regulators ruled Wednesday.
Spotted this on Digg....RIAA to students: 'drop out of college to pay settlement'An MIT student accused of copyright infringement has been documenting her struggles with the RIAA. Upon trying to negotiate her settlement, a representative told her "the RIAA has been known to suggest that students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able to afford settlements." Is this justice or insanity?
