"Empathy and understanding of a person's mindset and actions, while noble pursuits, do not provide an ability in relegating responsibility of such mindsets and actions to a certain party. Placing of blame and responsibility requires a…"
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Free the network!
The idea has been around for a long time, and we are starting to get near a point where its actually very possible.
I wanna direct your attention to this page. Take tyur time to watch the vid, and you will see why i think this is some very awesome stuff!
http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/3/28/motherboard-tv-free-the-network
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Tags: Internet, free, net, neutrality
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Permalink Reply by The Shiznit on -
Fantastic find!!!
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Permalink Reply by Lore on -
Looks interesting. The video doesn't work on the computer I'm on right now but I can see on the one at my apartment.
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Permalink Reply by steven.a.a.bauer on -
I agree. This is really cool. My concern for this is how to protect the network. (either physically or cryptographically) As a mathematician, I think it's possible to create an unbreakable encryption (though I don't know how) and would be interested in discussing the ethics of creating an unbreakable code.
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