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AT&T Blocks 4chan Over DDoS... But May Not Like What Happens Next...
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| A few folks have submitted the news that, apparently, AT&T is blocking access
| to a certain subdomain of 4chan. I just checked on my own AT&T DSL account
| and it's true that I can't get there (I can get there if I don't go via
| AT&T). That doesn't mean that AT&T definitely is blocking it, but there are
| reports that folks at AT&T have admitted that it's true. If you don't know
| what 4chan is, the 4chan Wikipedia page is probably the best way to
| understand it.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090726/1817155667.shtml
On Pi Approximation Day, Flying Pigs and DRM
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| Those designing the DRM "simply refuse to face reality," he concluded. "I
| have a machine with an AMD 7550 Dual Core, a ton of RAM, and most importantly
| nearly a TB of hard disc space, and yet I am supposed to keep my games and my
| movies piled around my machine so I can stuff in a disc every time I want to
| use them? What good is all that space for if DRM won't let me use it?"
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| In short, "and it pains me to write this," hairyfeet said, "I have to agree
| with RMS for once. DRM is simply too nasty to allow it to infect Linux."
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/67692.html?wlc=1248774510
Recent:
Amazon Faces a Fight Over Its E-Books
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| A growing number of civil libertarians and customer advocates wants Amazon to
| fundamentally alter its method for selling Kindle books, lest it be forced to
| one day change or recall books, perhaps by a judge ruling in a defamation
| case — or by a government deciding a particular work is politically damaging
| or embarrassing.
|
| “As long as Amazon maintains control of the device it will have this ability
| to remove books and that means they will be tempted to use it or they will be
| forced to it,” said Holmes Wilson, campaigns manager of the Free Software
| Foundation.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/technology/companies/27amazon.html?_r=1
Amazon Kindle doomed to repeat Big Brother moment
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| Yes, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos has apologized for the Orwellian removal of
| Orwell from digital book readers tucked inside the pockets of American
| citizens. And yes, the new-age retailer has promised not to repeat its Big
| Brother moment. But that's not a promise it can promise to keep.
|
| [...]
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| This uneasy feeling was only exacerbated by the fact that Amazon removed the
| books out from under Orwell lovers without explicitly telling them it was
| doing so. There were refund notices sent via email, but nothing more. Many
| Kindlers were left to wonder why their books had disappeared - while others
| wondered why there was a refund.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/25/kindle_conundrum/
Amazon Kindle powered by Linux, FSF not impressed
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| Amazon is also using BusyBox (how can you not if you're running embedded?),
| so it's a good thing they've released that code - BusyBox has been active in
| recent years by way of the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) in making sure
| that vendors that use their code actually comply with the GPL.
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http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/06/amazon-kindle-powered-by-linux.html
Impeach Bezos for Amazon's Kindle Swindle
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| We hope he gets the message that he's swindling his customers and in the
| process undermining important fundamental freedoms to read and share. Amazon
| seems to understand this message when it comes to music -- why don't they get
| it when it comes to the Kindle?
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http://www.defectivebydesign.org/impeach-jeff-bezos-for-kindle-swindle
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