Welcoming crowd. I just joined the list. I am reconsidering.
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Alex M (Coyo) <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2013, Victor Shamanovsky <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> If you are using gmail, twitter, facebook, laptop, and a smart phone >>> with a data provider, that you didn't build yourself, there is no excuse >>> that can stand up to a notion that the best of the breed tools and >>> resources help all of us move forward. >>> >> > I fundamentally disagree with this. If you had said this in front of me, I > could not promise I would not seriously injure you before I could inhibit > the impulse. > > We can, and should, construct our machines from sand, rocks, trees, plants > and scrap. > > We can, and should, take hold of our own fates and destinies, rather than > put our trust in Google, and rely on that organization, or any other. > > It will not be long before Google, like all other commercial enterprises, > submits to the same pressures and inclinations as any other commercial data > host. It certainly does not fill me with confidence when it is common > knowledge that Google is before all other things an advertisement company. > > No, Google-user, I think we can forge our own path, seize fate by the > throat, and innovate without interference, as we always have, and always > will. > > Begone. > > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/**mailman/listinfo/discuss<http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > FAQ: > http://wiki.freeculture.org/**Fc-discuss<http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss> > -- twitter.com/konklone | sunlightfoundation.com | awesomefoundation.org
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