Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo The topic that just keeps on giving. http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,1370#msg-1370 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:17:38 -0400 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40927#msg-40927 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40927#msg-40927
This is more "loonie software CEOs" than legislators.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/adobe-has-its-head-in-the-clouds-over-pricing-20130215-2ehat.html

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The main questions journalists wanted answered were to do with Adobe gouging Australians on price when it comes to selling software such as Photoshop in Australia. As pointed out by many, including tech website Gizmodo, it's actually cheaper to pay for a return airfare ticket to the US and purchase one particular collection of Adobe's software there than it is to buy it here in Australia - and even then you'll end up with $601 worth of savings, points and a holiday!

Frankly, I think the Australian govt should provide further assistance to help these companies price themselves out of the market. Say, a 100% tariff, the proceeds of which are used to subsidise and promote cheaper competitors with international parity pricing policies.

Or maybe Australia needs to threaten to "do a china" and instruct law enforcement agencies to place a "lower priority" on copyright infringements of know price-gougers.

That'll never happen of course, there's so many companies on that list that law enforcement authorities wouldn't be policing anyone.]]> Tony Leggett Spork Central Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:44:27 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40921#msg-40921 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40921#msg-40921
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"He’s the conductor of his own crazy train," one of Smith's fellow legislators told Fox News.

Gold.]]> Tony Leggett Spork Central Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:38:34 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40920#msg-40920 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40920#msg-40920 Tony Leggett Spork Central Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:37:15 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40913#msg-40913 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40913#msg-40913 “No one has a right to make fun of anyone. It’s not a First Amendment right.”]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:20:31 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40158#msg-40158 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40158#msg-40158 James DeBenedetti Spork Central Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:50:27 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40155#msg-40155 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40155#msg-40155
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House Republicans: Copyright Law Destroys Markets; It's Time For Real Reform

Wow - kudos but we're officially in opposite-world now...]]> Tony Leggett Spork Central Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:33:17 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40152#msg-40152 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40152#msg-40152
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johnny k
That's too bad - what have Republicans got to lose now? They've proven ineffective at blowing donors' money on campaigns; might as well appeal to the techno-literate/youth vote with something of actual substance.

What they have to lose is the primary. As the moderates leave, the shrinking remainder of the party will move further rightward, to the point where it's completely irrelevant - like the Republicans are now in California.]]> James DeBenedetti Spork Central Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:50:01 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40150#msg-40150 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40150#msg-40150
Leahy has been doing this shit for a while, which makes me think he's just an old confused coot. But hey, electronic civil liberties is not a left/right divide, at least not in a world where Obama is on the left. I think it's more of a corporate interests thing. New senators on both sides are less beholden and more principled about this stuff, like Franken and some of the Tea Partiers.]]> johnny k Spork Central Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:18:16 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40149#msg-40149 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40149#msg-40149
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Wow, something good almost came out of the House Republicans.

Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.]]> James DeBenedetti Spork Central Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:04:36 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40147#msg-40147 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40147#msg-40147 I dunno.]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:32:49 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40146#msg-40146 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40146#msg-40146 Wow, something good almost came out of the House Republicans.]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:41:59 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40145#msg-40145 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40145#msg-40145 Never mind.]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:58:07 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40144#msg-40144 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40144#msg-40144 It turns out that that a bill intended to protect Americans' online privacy turned out to be a great place to add amendments stripping them of that privacy.

Feel like the FCC and SEC and 20 other government agencies ought to be able to read your e-mail without notifying you or a judge? Then this is the bill for you!

Otherwise, Americans should contact their senators (http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm) and tell them that you are opposed to Leahy's amendments to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:27:22 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40001#msg-40001 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,40001#msg-40001 Mr Conroy finally tears down his porn-wall...]]> Tony Leggett Spork Central Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:51:44 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39667#msg-39667 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39667#msg-39667 John Willoughby Spork Central Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:02:20 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39664#msg-39664 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39664#msg-39664 johnny k Spork Central Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:47:17 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39662#msg-39662 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39662#msg-39662 El Jeffe Spork Central Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:58:59 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39659#msg-39659 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39659#msg-39659 "Sorry, you can't 3D print anything that doesn't have our authorization."]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:27:32 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39468#msg-39468 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39468#msg-39468 John Willoughby Spork Central Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:29:02 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39467#msg-39467 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39467#msg-39467
ddt]]> ddt Spork Central Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:48:14 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39466#msg-39466 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39466#msg-39466 http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/how-a-rogue-appeals-court-wrecked-the-patent-system/

Having this discussion about resistance to change in regards to higher education with my wife yesterday (NPR had some piece on online alternatives). There's too much money in the entrenched system. At least with edu, if the timing is right, something revolutionary and not evolutionary will come about, when society is willing to accept alternative forms of employability to diplomas. I expect/hope this by the time I have college-age children. I have a moral problem with paying a lot of money for a marginal increase in educational value, and incurring that debt. Just feeds the system.

With patents, the system is protected by a misguided, lobbied government, and I don't see a way out until new-generation tech companies (Google and newer) put the same muscle into lobbying that the old guard does. Or, as with Aereo or MP3 players, one industry goes up against another. Economic interest is going to get it done, nothing else.]]> johnny k Spork Central Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:32:45 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39465#msg-39465 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,39465#msg-39465 Before you innovate, check with Congress. They'll make sure that no existing industries might be harmed by your technology. But don't worry, existing industries have always eagerly welcomed technologies with the potential to disrupt their business models.]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:38:27 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38762#msg-38762 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38762#msg-38762 John Willoughby Spork Central Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:20:07 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38761#msg-38761 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38761#msg-38761 the Olympic Wi-Fi police!

Loved the bit about how fish & chip vendors aren't allowed to sell hot chips by themselves as McDonalds is "the official olympic chip vendor"...

Capitalism gone mad...]]> Tony Leggett Spork Central Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:28:32 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38534#msg-38534 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38534#msg-38534 The anti-censorship political party ends up, quite ironically, the only party censored...]]> Tony Leggett Spork Central Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:43:23 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38244#msg-38244 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38244#msg-38244 John Willoughby Spork Central Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:20:52 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38236#msg-38236 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38236#msg-38236
Did not know that...]]> Tony Leggett Spork Central Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:23:37 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38202#msg-38202 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38202#msg-38202 could end up killing the internet.

Why is it so hard for single-issue activists to even consider the ramifications of their demands? I guess that would be the "single-issue" thing...]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:39:35 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38041#msg-38041 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38041#msg-38041 johnny k Spork Central Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:25:58 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38040#msg-38040 Re: Loonie Legislators and that Wacky Webernet Thingo http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1370,38040#msg-38040 Here we go again.

You pay for "unlimited" internet. FaceBook pays for their internet. Yet, somehow, more money is owed to telcos because you and FaceBook are using the internet to communicate with each other.]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:54:44 -0400