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9-11-03
A new Bill (actually it was
introduced about six weeks ago) is currently inching through the House of
Representatives that aims to protect children from pornography online. http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/2242761
suggests that this legislation specifically targets child pornography and its
links to online pedophiles.
A laudable goal I’m sure and
one I would readily support however, like most things political, the true
purpose is cloaked in subterfuge and that familiar cry “It’s for the
children!” Digging a little deeper
the actual aim and likely source of this legislation is blatantly obvious. Dropping by http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d108:10:./temp/~bd97yH::
reveals the title of H.R. 2885. “To
prohibit the distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate
commerce.”
You don’t have to be Stephen
Hawking to figure that one out.
As if to solidify that
point, http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32762.html
has a blow-by-blow account of a Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the subject
earlier this week. Pesky things
like facts kept getting in the way, like the fact that the touted 42% of files
found with certain word searches were child pornography. When someone asked what happens when you
search for words not directly associated with kiddie porn (as the “certain”
words all were) and the number dropped to a paltry 1%. Of course the “keynote” witness spent
all his time berating P2P as the downfall of the recording industry.
Speaking of the RIAA, last
week our favorite price-fixing fascists offered an “amnesty” program for file
sharers which basically offered to leave them alone if they signed and notarized
a form they could print from the web http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/090803.asp). Identify yourself, admit your guilt,
delete all of the MP3s on your system, destroy any music CDs you burned with
those files and swear off software like KaZaA and Morpheus. Once the Copyright KGB has that piece of
paper in their hot little hands you’re off the
hook.
Oh, contraire says the
Electronic Frontier Foundation at http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112362,00.asp. The EFF warns that signing this form
admitting guilt offers you up on a pedestal to non-aligned labels, allowing them
to sue you silly and probably win handily.
Nothing like a coerced confession, is there? As a matter of fact, Californian Eric
Parke has already filed suit (http://news.com.com/2100-1027-5073972.html?tag=nl)
noting the deception that oozes from what some have called the “Shamnesty”
program.
You might be able to view
the actual agreement at http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/pdf/sampleAgreement.pdf
but most likely it will be down. It
would seem the RIAA is about as adept at managing their website as they are with
PR.
On the PR front, 261 more
netizens have received subpoenas accusing them of sharing copyrighted material
(http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=1804&u=/washpost/20030908/tc_washpost/a42637_2003sep8&printer=1). As you undoubtedly know they are being
threatened with a maximum fine of $150,000 PER SONG as well as 10 YEARS in
prison for these nefarious acts perpetrated against (ahem) “
artists, musicians, songwriters,
retailers, and everyone in the music industry.” Ummm… yeah.
Lucky for most average
“music thieves” the RIAA says it’s only going after the most egregious file
sharers, those hosting 1,000 or more songs online. On Monday they found “Mr. Big”, the
kingpin of piracy, New York’s most notorious swapper, personally responsible for
millions of dollars in lost sales.
The identity of Mr. Big …12-year-old Brianna LaHara of West
84th St. on the Upper West Side.
http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/5349.htm
quotes that upon learning of the suit the honor student “got really scared. My stomach is all turning.” I’m sure Al Capone, another criminal
mastermind, muttered something similar upon his arrest for tax
evasion.
According to http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32740.html
the RIAA, no doubt smelling their own blood in the water, settled with the
little girl’s family within 24 hours for $2,000, which http://news.com.com/2100-1027-5074227.html?tag=nl
points out has already been pledged by a P2P industry group. Fortunately for the good guys though,
this quick hush job didn’t hide the audacity of the media group from a Senate
Judiciary Hearing on Tuesday. Sen.
Dick Durbin, taking part in the grilling of new RIAA president Cary Sherman,
reportedly asked, “Are you headed to the junior high schools to round up the
usual suspects?”
I guess not all congress
critters are lamebrains after all ;)
Kevin Mefford,
Editor
Greetings to all the 84 Online listeners from sunny and hot Parris Island, SC. RCT Heite here, formally known as a civilian, now on the road towards being one of our nations finest.
It’s Sunday, 31 August and
we’re getting ready for church in about 30 minutes or so. On Sundays we get about three or four
hours of free time to do whatever, a nice little breath of sanity. We start Training Day 6 tomorrow. Counting today I have 77 days until
graduation.
What’s it like at Parris
Island? Well, you wake up around
04:30 to 05:00 (sometimes as early as 03:30, depending on what you have to do
that day). You have to get dressed
quickly, square away your rack and get ready to form up to head to chow. What’s nice about it is the view of the
night sky that early in the morning.
Unobstructed by bright lights and pollution… it’s quite a majestic, even
awe-inspiring sight. You can easily
pick out constellations and planets.
It’s just amazing.
Chow is pretty good. We get three square meals a day but I
don’t want to know the amount of saltpeter they
contain.
We have PT (physical
training) after chow. Various
exercises… running, stretching, crunches, pull-ups, everything needed to get our
bodies fit for the grueling Crucible.
PT usually lasts two to three hours, sometimes with a little martial arts
or other instruction periods to fill it out.
Between PT and lunch we
drill. The M16-A2 only weighs about
nine pounds but it feels more like 90 after you’ve been at it a
while.
After lunch we have our
major period of instruction. They
are constantly cramming knowledge into us, in every way and at every
chance. This usually lasts a good 3
hours or so, and then it’s time for dinner.
After dinner it’s back to
the house for more drills, weapons cleaning and a shower, hitting the racks at
20:30. That’s a major change for
someone like me who usually stays up till 2:00 in the morning or later. Then we repeat it all over again the
next day.
In just the two weeks that
I’ve been here I’ve changed. I’ve
come to understand the true meanings of honor, courage and commitment. I’ve left my childhood behind and moved
towards becoming a man. At times
it’s tough and you want to quit (four recruits have so far) by my motivation is
simple. If the recruits on the left
and right can do it, so can I.
Platoon 2101 is just like
any other family out there. We have
our brats and our quiet ones, the lazy ones and every other type
imaginable. We come from all
over. Some from Louisville, a lot
from New York and Florida. We have
one recruit who was born in Vietnam and another who came to the United States
only eight months ago from Columbia.
We range in age from 17 to
30 and we all have one mission, to become a United States Marine.
I invite any listeners or
readers with questions to mail me (no email down here). I will do my best to respond to all
correspondence.
From the US Marine Corps
Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC this is RCT Heite, signing
off.
RCT Heite, Robert K.
0733
PLT 2101 2nd
RTBN
PO Box
12004
Parris Island, SC
29905-2101
Email
Question of the Week
Q: Bob and crew:
I bit the bullet
and purchased a licensed (thru IU... student copy) version of XP Pro. I've been
running on a 'free' (read between the lines) copy. I have 2 install
options
• Upgrade
(recommended)
• New Installation
I chose New Installation. What
happened is I now have (2) boot options for XP Pro: old and officially licensed.
The 'new' install shows no programs and did not retain or transfer any of
my settings, nor does it recognize any programs or folders on my drives (have 2
hard drives: 1 for OS and programs, 2nd for pictures and files). When I
'upgraded' from XP Home (the original OS load when I purchased the PC (HP
Pavilion, loaded)), it was seamless and retained all my files and settings. Should I:
1. Upgrade my existing
load of XP Pro and uninstall new load? Will this change the product key to the
licensed one?
2. Can I migrate my current settings / programs / folder
structure to the new load? (and then uninstall the old load)?
Any other
suggestions?
A: My advice would be at this stage to wipe
the drive clean and start over. Delete the partitions, create a new one,
reformat and do a clean install of the XP Pro on the main drive. Especially
since you said your data is saved on another drive. All you will have to do is
to reinstall your programs after you reinstall your OS. One piece of advice.
Before you do your reformat reinstall, pull out the ribbon cable and power
supply from the data drive. That will prevent you from inadvertently formatting
the wrong drive. I know it sounds silly, but it has happened to many people
before and this way you are sure.
Thanks for
listening,
Hash
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