Difference between revisions of "User:Andy/Previous Quotes of the moment"
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| + | ''Yes, [[Wikipedia:Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] intentionally anonymizes the true source '''very''' well. On the flip side, what are your '''REAL''' chances of tracking somebody through more than 2 or 3 hops across cablemodems, unless you manage to mobilize everybody by invoking one of the Four Horsemen of the Internet (copyright, terrorism, drug dealers, and child pornographers)?'' | ||
| + | :— Valdis Kletnieks, [[Wikipedia:NANOG|nanog-l]], 17/06/2006 | ||
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''Twenty-seven [[Wikipedia:Muslim|Muslim]] leaders write to you to demand the right, as Muslims, to criticise and denounce homosexuality. As a believer in free speech, I agree. But do they equally agree to my right, as a homosexual and [[Wikipedia:Atheism|atheist]], to criticise and denounce [[Wikipedia:Islam|Islam]]? And if not, why not? | ''Twenty-seven [[Wikipedia:Muslim|Muslim]] leaders write to you to demand the right, as Muslims, to criticise and denounce homosexuality. As a believer in free speech, I agree. But do they equally agree to my right, as a homosexual and [[Wikipedia:Atheism|atheist]], to criticise and denounce [[Wikipedia:Islam|Islam]]? And if not, why not? | ||
:— Dr. [[Wikipedia:David Starkey|David Starkey]], London, N5 (''[[Wikipedia:The Times|The Times]]'' of London letters page) | :— Dr. [[Wikipedia:David Starkey|David Starkey]], London, N5 (''[[Wikipedia:The Times|The Times]]'' of London letters page) | ||
Latest revision as of 19:45, 31 December 2007
Yes, Tor intentionally anonymizes the true source very well. On the flip side, what are your REAL chances of tracking somebody through more than 2 or 3 hops across cablemodems, unless you manage to mobilize everybody by invoking one of the Four Horsemen of the Internet (copyright, terrorism, drug dealers, and child pornographers)?
- — Valdis Kletnieks, nanog-l, 17/06/2006
Twenty-seven Muslim leaders write to you to demand the right, as Muslims, to criticise and denounce homosexuality. As a believer in free speech, I agree. But do they equally agree to my right, as a homosexual and atheist, to criticise and denounce Islam? And if not, why not?
- — Dr. David Starkey, London, N5 (The Times of London letters page)
The great moral question of the twenty-first century is this: if all knowing, all culture, all art, all useful information can be costlessly given to everyone at the same price that it is given to anyone; if everyone can have everything, anywhere, all the time, why is it ever moral to exclude anyone?
(Also see Quote of the moment)
