“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” – George Washington What the hell is a proxy, and why do I want one? Proxies are best described as relays. You send a request *through* it, and receive them back in much the…
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Tag Archive: freedom
Defend Your Right to Privacy
The Problem Privacy is about choice. To have the freedom to act without fear of reprisal, should you so choose. It does not imply that all things require privacy, or that secrecy is always the best alternative. Private citizens should have the choice, and that choice begins with knowing the options. A (Partial) Solution I…
Anonymous Message to Iranian Government
http://iran.whyweprotest.net Twitter: #iranelection #gr88 #neda Hello, leaders of Iran. We are Anonymous. As the eyes of the entire world hold you under close scrutiny, the eyes of the internet have taken a similar notice of your recent actions. While the governments of the world condemn you for your suppression of human rights, Anonymous has taken…
Usenet Indexing and Search Engine Accountability
There has been some controversy lately over at Newzbin. Seems the MPAA is extending their witch hunt into Usenet. Through the debacle, community members have drawn parallels between torrents and NZBs, which is inaccurate. There is a fundamental difference between torrents and NZBs. Torrents need the tracker to connect the swarm, to know who has…
Enforcing GPL Compliance
Justin Tadlock and others (including Dave Coveney) are buzzing about the recent decision by Automattic to pull 200+ from the Theme Library. The problem here is that a lot of themes are allegedly being released under a GPL-compatible license (so they say) with terms that are actually incompatible with the GPL. It’s simple. You can…
Inequality in the Metaverse
One aspect of the Metaverse that has always charmed me is the astounding level of equality. Here, we are all no more than strings of ones and zeroes. Web services do not distinguish between genders, nationalities, religions, or political viewpoints. There is a certain level of elitism imposed by certain parts of this world, though….
