TooOldForThis - Slashdot User

Comment Censorship, schmensorship (Score 0) 764

by TooOldForThis on Thursday December 30, 2010 @05:15PM (#34714712) Attached to: Amazon Censorship Expands

I guess the answer is to make Amazon carry every title ever written. Or maybe to let the whiners buy their stuff elsewhere if they feel so strongly about it.

It is rather amusing to hear the self-righteous, pseudo-intellectual prattling on both sides. High marks for entertainment value. I'm sure God, or the Great Pumpkin, or the holder of the Great White Handkerchief (I favor the former, but to each his or her own) is laughing out loud at our sense of self-importance.

Censorship, not censorship...who cares? Amazon is (rightly) free to decide which titles they carry. You are (rightly) free to decide where you spend your money. It is the *free* market after all. Funny how those who hate the free market really hate the 'free' part.

And the Bible? Really? Amazon decides not to carry some books and folks start trashing the Bible? I guess its naive of me to expect better but, seriously, is that the best argument you can make?

Comment Re:First impressions (Score 1) 705

by TooOldForThis on Wednesday December 22, 2010 @05:37PM (#34645856) Attached to: Is Net Neutrality Really Needed?

I look at the link and I think, "Gosh, is the Wall Street Journal capable of delivering an objective opinion on this? They do, after all, have a stake in the issue."

So I click through, and there's the sub-head: "The campaign to regulate the Internet was funded by a who's who of left-liberal foundations."

Technically, I have to actually read the article to come up with an opinion. But I had a chili dog for lunch, and I don't need to be nauseated any further. I might even agree with the article's conclusion, but I doubt I'll find the reasoning sound.

So you're willing to pass judgement without reading the whole article? Very enlightened and progressive. Really.

-k

Comment Re:It all comes down to one question. (Score 2, Insightful) 705

by TooOldForThis on Wednesday December 22, 2010 @05:34PM (#34645800) Attached to: Is Net Neutrality Really Needed?

Do you trust someone with a profit motive to screw with your connection, or someone with a political motive?

Profit motive. Because I can take my business elsewhere.

And since when has any government regulating body ever been satisfied being limited to their original mandate? Exactly what was the FCC's original purpose? Don't underestimate the desire to hold power over others, even from government functionaries. *Especially* from government functionaries.

-k

Geek Squad Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter To God Squad 357

Posted by samzenpus on Monday August 16, 2010 @10:16AM from the who-would-jesus-sue dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Wisconsin priest has God on his car but Best Buy's lawyers on his back. Father Luke Strand at the Holy Family Parish in Fond Du Lac says he has received a cease-and-desist letter from the electronics retailer. From the article: 'At issue is Strand's black Volkswagen Beetle with door stickers bearing the name "God Squad" in a logo similar to that of Best Buy's Geek Squad, a group of electronics troubleshooters. Strand told the Fond du Lac Reporter that the car is a creative way to spur discussion and bring his faith to others. Best Buy Co. tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that it appreciates what Strand is trying to do, but it's bad precedent to let groups violate its trademarks.'"

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