"Since its inception almost 30 years ago, the internet has been transformed from a primitive device for sharing thoughts and ideas, into a massive network where people pay to connect and read advertisements they don't want, while calling each other 'asshats'."
"If knowledge is power, then the Google Web Accelerator completes the trifecta of web domination:
Through its continued dominance in search, Google knows what people are looking for.
Through the Urchin acquisition, they know what people are buying and how they are converting.
Through the GWA, Google knows where people are going on the web.
If adoption of each product is successful (and its well on its way), Google will soon have the most comprehensive, complete understanding of user behavior the Internet Economy has ever seen...the modern-day successor to the Roman Empire."
Tas at Loaded Mouth attempts to clear up some misunderstandings concerning, online privacy and hit-trackers. I've reformated these excerpts into a script format for the sake of readibility. Now, observe as Tas crushes goofball using solar-lunar stance.
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Goofball: I do have a problem turning over my [IP] address or being followed around the web after I visit a site.
Netscape's new browser rocks. Its still in beta, but I haven't had any problems with it. (Besides the bizarre way it just displayed the javascript "add a new link" dialogue. How Ironic.)Anyway, its features are excellent. It can read pages like IE explorer, or Firefox, if you want. I haven't yet tested out its CSS capabilities. But I will soon get to that. Oh, and I've never seen a browser with such great visual aesthetics. Now go away, I'm busy.
Any
law about the flow of information online must be anchored in freedom of
expression as defined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights
Internet
users alone must decide what material they can and wish to access
online. Automatic filtering of online content, by governments or
private firms, is unacceptable.
