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willrandship


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Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:19:38 pm    Post subject:
I don't think it would become "The new DNS root" as DNS servers are shockingly easy to set up. Get a powerful enough server and you're all set. It's not exactly extreme bandwidth. 1 string in, 4 bytes out.

I bet, given the right motivation, we'd see clusters of DNS servers that vie for support from classic browsers like Firefox and Chrome.
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Posted: 24 Apr 2012 03:46:43 pm    Post subject:
willrandship wrote:
I don't think it would become "The new DNS root" as DNS servers are shockingly easy to set up. Get a powerful enough server and you're all set. It's not exactly extreme bandwidth. 1 string in, 4 bytes out.

I bet, given the right motivation, we'd see clusters of DNS servers that vie for support from classic browsers like Firefox and Chrome.


Well you know what they'll do then, they'll just amend the legislation so that it's illegal to start or use a DNS that doesn't comply with their rules.
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Posted: 24 Apr 2012 04:49:42 pm    Post subject:
I don't think they're tech-savvy enough to understand what a DNS root is, and that would infringe on citizens' rights extremely heavily. (Oh, wait....)

They'd probably accidentally illegalize all servers. That would be fun.

"Atlas Shrugged" is looking better and better.
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Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:25:21 pm    Post subject:
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"Atlas Shrugged" is looking better and better.

Ayn Rand only ever looks good if you squint really hard and ignore the social Darwinism. Forget about net neutrality Wink
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:23:20 pm    Post subject:
CISPA passed in the house Sad
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012 11:31:10 pm    Post subject:
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CISPA passed in the house Sad


And Obama has promised to veto it. Unlike the NDAA, which had really bad things tacked onto what was otherwise an essential bill, there's no necessity behind CISPA so the man can safely veto it without hurting anything.
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Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:08:20 am    Post subject:
Is there enough support in the house for a two-thirds vote?
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Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:54:03 pm    Post subject:
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Is there enough support in the house for a two-thirds vote?


I doubt it. Even if there were, the Supreme Court would still b!tch-slap the sh*t out of it. It won't even get that far though because there are certainly enough decent democrats and libertarian-leaning Republicans to keep it from passing in the Senate, especially if 2/3rds are needed to to overturn the President's veto.
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Posted: 18 May 2012 11:04:28 am    Post subject:
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willrandship wrote:
Is there enough support in the house for a two-thirds vote?


I doubt it. Even if there were, the Supreme Court would still b!tch-slap the sh*t out of it. It won't even get that far though because there are certainly enough decent democrats and libertarian-leaning Republicans to keep it from passing in the Senate, especially if 2/3rds are needed to to overturn the President's veto.


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A) There has to actually be a court case before the Supreme Court can look at it. And it has to make it through the lower courts. And the Justices actually have to want the case.
B) Hollywood wants this bill hard. Therefore the majority of the Democrats will vote for it (nor will Obama veto it).
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Posted: 21 May 2012 03:26:05 am    Post subject:
elfprince13 wrote:
DShiznit wrote:
willrandship wrote:
Is there enough support in the house for a two-thirds vote?


I doubt it. Even if there were, the Supreme Court would still b!tch-slap the sh*t out of it. It won't even get that far though because there are certainly enough decent democrats and libertarian-leaning Republicans to keep it from passing in the Senate, especially if 2/3rds are needed to to overturn the President's veto.


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A) There has to actually be a court case before the Supreme Court can look at it. And it has to make it through the lower courts. And the Justices actually have to want the case.
B) Hollywood wants this bill hard. Therefore the majority of the Democrats will vote for it (nor will Obama veto it).


A) You don't think they're are already lawyers working on just this? Just about every other censorship bill that's passed the congress was later shot down by the courts before they could be implemented. Encyclopedia Dramatica is actually a decent source for this if you'd like to look it up. I cannot provide a link for obvious reasons.

B) That could very likely be true, unfortunately, but one thing my cynical political views have taught me is that anything a majority of democrats vote for, virtually all Republicans will vote against, even if they initially proposed or supported the idea. Democrats have like 54 seats give or take a Lieberman, so even if there were no filibuster(and there always is), it would only take 4 or 5 good democrats to keep the bill from passing. This is completely ignoring the house which is full of Republicans who will vote with their senate counterparts anyway. Even if somehow it did leave congress, it would still have to get past Obama's promised veto. While he certainly has a lot of friends in Hollywood, I wouldn't count new media out. He gets plenty of input from facebook and twitter, and will take notice of the numerous online petitions that are sure to spring up as this vote draws closer. Given that a lot of his voting base are young people who use the internet, it may be more prudent for him to side with them on this. It's not like Hollywood is gonna throw their support behind Romney.
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Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:34:38 pm    Post subject:
I got this in an email and found it interesting:

http://www.holyconflictofinterest.com/

I just wonder how long that site will last until its taken down on copyright infringement grounds...
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Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:43:52 pm    Post subject:
This is a cross-post from slashdot:

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RT had a very interesting interview with former NSA official turned whistleblower Thomas A. Drake, who said, 'Security has effectively become the State religion; you don't question it. And if you question it, then your loyalty is questioned.' 'Speaking truth of power is very dangerous in today's world,' he added. The interviewer pointed out that investigative journalists are labeled as 'terrorist helpers' for trying to reveal the truth, to which Drake said the government's take is 'you go after the messenger because the last thing you want to do is deal with the message.'


Network World also has a pretty good article on William Binney's keynote at HOPE 9, wherein he revealed some technical details and a bit more background on the NSA's domestic surveillance program. Unfortunately, neither audio or video of the talk are available yet.


Link


This is really scary, that the NSA is doing all this (especially w/o a warrant). The interview is also very interesting to watch.
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Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:57:41 pm    Post subject:
DShiznit wrote:
I got this in an email and found it interesting:

http://www.holyconflictofinterest.com/

I just wonder how long that site will last until its taken down on copyright infringement grounds...


Yep, that's our (VT's) Leahy alright. Also a St Mike's alum.



seana11: have you seen this interview? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AgtPE_X_GhQ
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:32:23 am    Post subject:
Another interesting thing I came across:

http://www.political-prostitution.com/

The video has very high production value, I recommend you watch it for that alone.

EDIT- I saw something on Thomas Drake on the Daily Show recently, it made me laugh and cry:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-6-2012/a-leak-of-their-own---license-to-spill?xrs=share_copy
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