Re: !@[redacted] Re: 3 gathering storms: Webcast copyblock; Net discrimination...
- From: Haradda@[redacted]
- Subject: Re: !@[redacted] Re: 3 gathering storms: Webcast copyblock; Net discrimination...
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:38:38 EST
In a message dated 3/9/2006 10:21:02 PM Mountain Standard Time,
hart@[redacted] writes:
> "You cannot serve both God and mammon."
>
While I believe this is a true statement. We live in the world as it is. If
I wanted to be rich financially I never would have had six children. I am
rich but only in children.
>
> >I am not a cutting edge or a first adopter. But when I went into the
> >hospital for 18 days eariler this montth I brought my laptop. I had 1,142
> mp3
> >music files, 500 movies, and 40,000 books. I hardly watched the TV at all.
>
> If you survived 18 days in the hospital, you have better health care than
> most.
Perhaps, though it can be a mixed blessing.....I am fortunate to have my
wife's health insurance. from her working.
>
> >
> >Over the past year I only went to 2 movies and bought no cd's. Bought
> >several hundred books though. Bought 600 PD DVD's. Of course I am a sample
> >of one but if I am a trend then the corporate-boys are in big trouble.
>
> They know that, that's why the laws are being rewritten as we speak,
> to keep the RIAA, MPAA, and publishers in the driver's seat when all
> could easily be had by everyone.
Yes, but it is too little and too late on their part. They don't and can't
control the entire world. As much as they would wish to. The next few years
are going to be very interesting indeed. I am glad to be here at this time to
see the walls start to crumble. I wonder sometimes if anyone realizes how
dangerous we are to the status quo we are.
>
> Once again I suggest you read Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson,
> and give him credit for predicting all this so many years ago!!!
>
I have.