You seem to have the same answer that others here do but it's a bit off. Anyone can already get the source code and use it. But it's the license that is the issue here. No one can legally place it on their site and write their own version AFAIK.

Well I see your point but I disagree. It's not confiscation because Google would still own the copyright and this would be their choice to open source it.

I think the FSF approach is this - imagine a world where instead of hiding information and ideas, which is what source code is, we share those ideas and move forward so much faster. It's not in the name of security you see, it's in the name of freedom and moving humanity forward that much faster. You don't have to agree with it. It's idealistic, but some of us are.

The source is obfuscated and also compressed.

Considering Rustock was taken down in March and this is data between January and February I'd say it's probably not related.

The irony is myspace seems to be the place all musical artists go to these days, with facebook being an afterthought. I do concert and show promotion as a side business and I see tons of myspace band sites still. Facebook doesn't really cater to them like myspace did. It's ashame.

No worries. Python has just as many ways to fuck up your day.

I understand your criticism of prototype languages, but Python is not one of them. Python is a strongly typed language.

Well yes and no. In the case of someone like the RIAA claiming they traced it back to a user -yes there is some room to say it's not foolproof. Far from it. But with someone like the FBI? That's not going to work. They will catch you in the act using a "man in the middle" sniffer like Carnivore to ensure the evidence chain of custody can be proved correct in a court room. Considering almost every piece of networking equipment made has LEO intercept capabilities built in, it's not hard.

You mean that low rolling resistance due to their tires? I had a time looking for weight comparisons though, where do you get your data on weight from?

Because hybrids don't use the road any less.

Yes but I would argue that now Apple is almost obligated to NOT pull the app because their fight with Google trumps all. Because when they do pull it you know Google will use that as an edge when marketing. We will see though. I hope this is the case.

Yeah and I can easily point to other establishments, like say the Washington Post who got 4 Pulitzers last year and have legendary investigative journalists such as Bob Woodward or sports columnists like Michael Wilbon. That's a competitive paper that has equal journalism in every metric one can measure, particularly politics where the op eds are written by heads of state and others of equal caliber frequently. Yet they are currently free to view. Go figure.

Then go ahead and sign up. I'm going to pass like I think most people will because I don't have $425 a year to just piss away.

Seriously, what news will I find there that can't be found elsewhere? Commentary? Isn't that like, the Internet?

Well let's use HBO then. It's $45-50/month to create entire TV shows that cost millions to make. Compare that to the $35/month for NYT all acess and you start to see a disparity in value. Big time.

Even at $15 a month, wouldn't that be too much considering the price of delivery is so low? My real point was the cost is not within reason. I predict it will fail and they will lower it.