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So you trust the Swedish government?

by itmag 15y ago

raganwald 15y ago
If you have a thought to share, do so with my blessing. A one-liner rhetorical question like this works fairly well in conversation but not as well in a threaded forum where people are looking for a more compact expression of ideas.
- huggyface 15y ago
  There is nothing rhetorical about their question. You are solving the possible US domain confiscation problem by substituting a possible Swedish domain confiscation problem.
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  - Shivetya 15y ago
    or having the Swedes cave into US demands. While we have this issue with the US declaring it can seize .com domains I prefer the setup rather than turning it over to the UN where it make it near impossible to not have a domain subject to anyone's whim.
  - nsns 15y ago
    Do keep in mind that the U.S. isn't just "another country", it is the center of most big entertainment businesses, and its government is highly, perhaps uniquely, influenced by corporate agendas.
    - cobrausn 15y ago
      It also has some of the strongest support for free speech in the world, which have held up remarkably well considering the amount of money and vested interest that has tried to get around them. Not fool-proof, obviously, but it is something worth considering when thinking about these issues.
- itmag 15y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law
verelo 15y ago
By comparison i would...also they do make great chocolate? Whats not to like... I've registered a few .it's (Italy) and still maintain a bunch of .com.au's. I dont know, the internet is starting to scare me...maybe avoiding .com isnt a terrible idea, but i have no idea how the others would behave. Likely they wouldn't be much better... I feel like we're in the 60's of the Internet and soon 'the man' is going to come down on us all and we'll have to get real jobs and stop smoking our virtual weed.
- mvip 15y ago
  While we do have great chocolate in Sweden, you have most likely mixed up Sweden with Switzerland.
  - verelo 15y ago
    No one else loves "Kex Choklad"? http://swedishchocolate.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/swedish-chocolate.jpg http://swedishchocolate.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/swedi... Yeah you're right, this isn't my day...sorry to any of the Swiss or Swedes who i have offended.
    - gala8y 15y ago
      Have a sip of swedish chocolate moose... You'll be back on your feet in no time.

So you trust the Swedish government?

by itmag 15y ago

So you trust the Swedish government?

If you have a thought to share, do so with my blessing. A one-liner rhetorical question like this works fairly well in conversation but not as well in a threaded forum where people are looking for a more compact expression of ideas.

huggyface 15y ago
There is nothing rhetorical about their question. You are solving the possible US domain confiscation problem by substituting a possible Swedish domain confiscation problem.
- deleted 15y ago
  [deleted]
- Shivetya 15y ago
  or having the Swedes cave into US demands. While we have this issue with the US declaring it can seize .com domains I prefer the setup rather than turning it over to the UN where it make it near impossible to not have a domain subject to anyone's whim.
- nsns 15y ago
  Do keep in mind that the U.S. isn't just "another country", it is the center of most big entertainment businesses, and its government is highly, perhaps uniquely, influenced by corporate agendas.
  - cobrausn 15y ago
    It also has some of the strongest support for free speech in the world, which have held up remarkably well considering the amount of money and vested interest that has tried to get around them. Not fool-proof, obviously, but it is something worth considering when thinking about these issues.
itmag 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law

verelo 15y ago

By comparison i would...also they do make great chocolate? Whats not to like... I've registered a few .it's (Italy) and still maintain a bunch of .com.au's. I dont know, the internet is starting to scare me...maybe avoiding .com isnt a terrible idea, but i have no idea how the others would behave. Likely they wouldn't be much better... I feel like we're in the 60's of the Internet and soon 'the man' is going to come down on us all and we'll have to get real jobs and stop smoking our virtual weed.

mvip 15y ago
While we do have great chocolate in Sweden, you have most likely mixed up Sweden with Switzerland.
- verelo 15y ago
  No one else loves "Kex Choklad"? http://swedishchocolate.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/swedish-chocolate.jpg http://swedishchocolate.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/swedi... Yeah you're right, this isn't my day...sorry to any of the Swiss or Swedes who i have offended.
  - gala8y 15y ago
    Have a sip of swedish chocolate moose... You'll be back on your feet in no time.