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by Roop Dirump 06/18/2003, 5:24pm PDT |
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Fussbett wrote:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/zd/20030617/tc_zd/43508
...Sen Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) came out in favor of using some technology that would "destroy" a PC used to illegally share copyrighted files, after the appropriate warnings.
I'm moving to Canada! Oh wait, would this computer-busting technology only destroy American computers or does it know no international boundaries? I hope the two "warnings" are big bitmaps of Orrin Hatch looking cross.
Seriously, no politician over 50 should be allowed to make any statements about computers.
...Fag Fussbett Sanitario (F-Can) came out (of the closet) in favour of banning all old politicians from ever speaking about technology. The entire world responded by cheering.
I remember when he thought that an IP address meant "intellectual property" address, and thought if you required people to not hide it, it would solve everything. Then the guy from Napster corrected him. He squinted his eyes, suspicious, but seemed to believe him.
Roop |
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