More "end of the desktop PC"

[JoeHill]

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 23:02:56 -0500
"Walter Dnes" <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org> wrote:

>   Just be thankful that the web exploded and created itself in a
> big-bang event that caught the regulators flat-footed.  Look at what
> happened with satellite TV.  Following the same pattern, we'd now all
> have 9600 bps dial-up, and we'd only be allowed to view Sympatico.ca
> internal webpages.  The CRTC has tried to "make the internet safer for
> children" on a couple of occasions, but gotten nowhere.  However, if
> there only a few major servers running our programs, it'll make things
> "so much easier" for regulators.

Ok, so I'm not alone here in thinking this is a *bad* idea. Someone mentioned
.NET, the idea of being tied to something like that scares the bejeebers out of
me. It's about as secure as a broken screen door, to begin with.

...and yes, I am thankful.

We should have something in the Charter of Rights about the "right to bear
computers" :-P

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