silconous - Slashdot User

Comment This has yet to be an issue for me.... (Score 1) 940

by SquierStrat on Thursday October 09, 2008 @03:05PM (#25319547) Attached to: Tips For Taking Your Laptop Into and Out of the US?

I travel a lot. I've yet to have an issue with this.

Has Verizon Forfeited Common Carrier Status? 721

Posted by kdawson on Monday November 06, 2006 @04:24PM from the single-point-of-failure dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "Freedom of speech, the future of the Net, you name it. In October, a U.S. vigilante group asked Verizon to cut off Net access to Epifora, a Canadian ISP that hosts a number of (entirely legal) web sites offering support to minor-attracted adults. Shortly thereafter, Verizon gave 30 days notice to Epifora, ending a 5 year relationship. Telecos have traditionally refrained from censoring legal content, arguing that as 'common carriers' it is outside of their scope to make such decisions. Furthermore, they have refrained because if they did so in some cases, they might be legally liable for other cases where they did not exercise censorship. The questions are: has Verizon forfeited their claim to common-carrier status by selectively censoring legal speech that they do not like? And can the net effectively route around censorship if the trunk carriers are allowed to pick and choose whom they allow to connect?"

Comment Funny (Score 1) 1080

by silconous on Wednesday December 07, 2005 @11:19PM (#14207864) Attached to: Computer Jobs -- How to Resign Professionally?

At one job I was the system admin at I revoked my own account the day I gave notice. I told them I would stay on two weeks to help the other guys but I wouldn't touch a keyboard just sit over there shoulder and answer questions.

Journal Journal: Marines

Journal by silconous on Monday February 16, 2004 @03:12PM

Hey were you in VMFA-232

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