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I hate to say that not even American legislative and judiciary branches could be stupid enough to outlaw the anchor tag, because they prove me wrong half the ti

by khafra 17y ago

I hate to say that not even American legislative and judiciary branches could be stupid enough to outlaw the anchor tag, because they prove me wrong half the time I make that sort of assumption. But this is really another "series of tubes" moment; I don't think it'll go anywhere.

danw 17y ago
I thought the "series of tubes" was an excellent analogy for the internet.
- smanek 17y ago
  I don't think it's that part of Stevens' speech that bugged people. He also said: "an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it [Tuesday]. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially." And a lot of other gibberish about network neutrality.
  - danw 17y ago
    Ahh, that makes sense. I hadn't heard his entire talk, only the "series of tubes" snippet that was repeated and played upon.
roc 17y ago
It's not the first time and probably won't be the last. But there's just no way it could ever go through.
Ardit20 17y ago
well, a judge is probably 60 or something. I mean by the time the internet became widespread they were thinking of retirement, not to mention that they might have secretaries and stuff so perhaps don't really need to even use a computer, so can;t blame them, blame those who are supposed to help the judges make a decision, like the clerks.
- ojbyrne 17y ago
  If you're wondering why you're being voted down you should probably check the age of Vint Cerf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf
  - Ardit20 17y ago
    Yes, I was going to apologise, I commented generally and did not even read the article :P, but the judge apparently blogs so am proven wrong. My lecturer is a judge also, albeit he does crime rather than copyrights. He clearly knows how to use a computer, he is quite advanced with office words, but then he does crime :P he can't afford a secretary ha. My point is that these people might not actually know how the internet works and it is the fault of the court clerk not the judge if they arrive at a wrong decision. However, in defence of this judge, I think the article exaggerates a bit. The judge is speaking about a specific circumstance, not banning all linking.

by khafra 17y ago

danw 17y ago

I thought the "series of tubes" was an excellent analogy for the internet.

smanek 17y ago
I don't think it's that part of Stevens' speech that bugged people. He also said: "an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it [Tuesday]. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially." And a lot of other gibberish about network neutrality.
- danw 17y ago
  Ahh, that makes sense. I hadn't heard his entire talk, only the "series of tubes" snippet that was repeated and played upon.

roc 17y ago

It's not the first time and probably won't be the last. But there's just no way it could ever go through.

Ardit20 17y ago

well, a judge is probably 60 or something. I mean by the time the internet became widespread they were thinking of retirement, not to mention that they might have secretaries and stuff so perhaps don't really need to even use a computer, so can;t blame them, blame those who are supposed to help the judges make a decision, like the clerks.

ojbyrne 17y ago
If you're wondering why you're being voted down you should probably check the age of Vint Cerf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf
- Ardit20 17y ago
  Yes, I was going to apologise, I commented generally and did not even read the article :P, but the judge apparently blogs so am proven wrong. My lecturer is a judge also, albeit he does crime rather than copyrights. He clearly knows how to use a computer, he is quite advanced with office words, but then he does crime :P he can't afford a secretary ha. My point is that these people might not actually know how the internet works and it is the fault of the court clerk not the judge if they arrive at a wrong decision. However, in defence of this judge, I think the article exaggerates a bit. The judge is speaking about a specific circumstance, not banning all linking.