1996-01-26 Richard Moore Dear C-R, Two earlier posts (“building a parallel isochronous Internet” & “Bradley re: isochronous techhie talk”) discussed some issues re/developments in net communications technology. Below are some snippets from Allan Bradley’s comments, along with two threads from Arun’s india-gii list: re/ISDN re/”PLANET 1″. My point in encouraging this “net evolution” thread is … Read more…
1996-01-26 Richard Moore Dear Arun, You wrote: >I suppose I helped start this thread Yes indeed. There’s _lots_ of optimistic talk on the net (cyberpunks an easy example) about how technology and cleverness will maintain the net culture, but that’s a viewpoint that hasn’t been heard much on c-r. When I saw your original note … Read more…
1996-01-26 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 From: Gary Chapman <•••@••.•••> Subject: New Book on Cyberculture To: Multiple recipients of list CYBER-SOC <•••@••.•••> New and Recommended: Escape Velocity: Cyberculture at the End of the Century By Mark Dery Grove Press, 1996 A pretty wild and entertaining look at “cyberculture,” including all the hype … Read more…
1996-01-26 Craig A. Johnson Two more examples of the global trending toward Net censorship. Forwarded from from Dave Farber’s IP list. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 11:53:01 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: global censoring and watch what you say online To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) I said this would happen in … Read more…
1996-01-26 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 From: •••@••.••• (Allan Bradley) Subject: Techie stuff I think there is a bit of confusion as to what defines the “Information Super Highway” and the Internet. The Internet, in my opinion, is not the Information Super Highway (ISH). I think people believe that the Internet is … Read more…
1996-01-25 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 Sender: Activists Mailing List <•••@••.•••> From: henry <•••@••.•••> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Subject: Scientology wins summary judgment against Lerma The Seventh Amendment reads as follows: “In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of … Read more…
1996-01-25 Craig A. Johnson Below is a response from Mark Stahlman to my Net “straight jacket” piece. I will follow it with my brief response to Mark. This should be read in light of my clarification of 24 January. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 08:40:48 -0800 From: Mark Stahlman (via RadioMail) <•••@••.•••> Subject: … Read more…
1996-01-25 Craig A. Johnson Below is an excerpt from the latest Voters’ Telecommunications Watch (VTW) Alert regarding the New York state bill which would prohibit “disseminating” material which is “harmful to minors.” (See Cyber Rights 19 December, “Exon-like Plague Hits New York.”) The remainder of the VTW alert containing the actual bill language is available … Read more…
1996-01-25 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 Sender: “Steve Eppley” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> re: QUESTION of open net survival Jason Wehling wrote: >Richard Moore wrote: >> I’m convinced survival is unlikely, not because the two _couldn’t_ >> co-exist, but because of strategic political considerations — the >> potential threat is too great … Read more…
1996-01-25 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 From: •••@••.••• To: Multiple recipients of list <•••@••.•••> Subject: TELECOM BILL ON NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY The pending telecom deregulation bill will be the topic of conversation on this week’s NPR Science Friday show, in the 3 PM to 4 PM (EST) segment. I’ll be one of … Read more…