Date: 10/28/2004 06:42 AM
From: Susanna King (sking@sc.edu)
Subject: Foreigners Blocked From Bush Site
I just wanted to let you know that a few people on Slashdot discovered yesterday that, ironically, it’s only the site with the "www" prefix that's blocked ("Foreigners Blocked From Bush Site," Oct. 27, 2004). People outside the U.S. can still access http://georgewbush.com and http://origin.georgewbush.com. So whatever the reason for Akamai's blocking foreign IPs, it's not really effective for keeping people out.
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Date: 10/27/2004 05:04 PM
From: Jos Cruz (cruzpr13@yahoo.com)
Subject: World From on High: Jam Cell Calls
All communications that I read are related to the use of cellular jamming devices at public premises ("World From on High: Jam Cell Calls," Oct. 17, 2004). What about jamming jails in the best interest of our families? We know that jailed criminals manage their criminal activities from their cells using a cellular phone. They do not have most of the civil rights that we do, and we let them go against us from that protected site.
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Date: 10/28/2004 08:17 AM
From: Javier Collazo (javocoll@earthlink.net)
Subject: Foreigners Blocked From Bush Site
It seems that it’s not just foreigners that are blocked from the site ("Foreigners Blocked From Bush Site," Oct. 27, 2004). I’m a U.S. citizen, as are all Puerto Ricans who live in Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory. Guess what? I don’t have access to the George Bush site. I don’t mind in the least that the people that work for the president consider Puerto Rico another country, but the fact that U.S. citizens, living in the U.S., can’t access general information on the president makes me wonder how this government pretends to defend democracy while breaking the cornerstone of this form of government, which is the right of the society to be informed. I won’t even comment on how this restriction reflects the views that the president and his people have over my island.
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Date: 10/28/2004 07:04 AM
From: NudeCybot (nudecybot@nudecybot.net)
Subject: Home PCs Plagued With Problems
Great article ("Home PCs Plagued With Problems," Oct. 25, 2004).
The incredulity of the laptop owner is understandable. What she doesn't understand (and is not answered in the article) is how the applications she uses (Internet Explorer and Outlook) are unsafe since they are capable of installing spyware without her knowledge.
If we all switch to Firefox, Safari and Opera that will be a big improvement.
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