Once DHS and ICE know “Flash’s” identity, he may end up shackled in front of a judge in the US, and sentenced to a lengthy period at the expense of American taxpayers. He has been a tad unwise. Barbaric. Decades later, he may see his homeland. Then again, he may die in prison. Still, it was much the same under Obama. It amazes me people want o immigrate to the US. Right now, I would not even visit. Since 9/11, the US has been an angry and paranoid nation who treat aliens badly.
Another NZ paper, the Dominion Post, urges caution about TPPA, saying many of the NZ public are not keen on the proposed "agreement." I think it is largely a supine surrender to US corporate interests, spearheaded by Hollywood movie mobsters and big pharma. With little real economic benefit to NZ. Even if there is some benefit, international investors will have the power to take signee governments to the cleaners in kangaroo courts if the investors think their investments will be affected by signee government legislation. A loss of sovereignty. I like individual Americans, their innovative technology, but I fear their corrupt, lobbyist driven government. A government unduly influenced by the rich 1%. This is not what the framers oft the US Constitution envisaged.
Truly appalling and cringe-making. As a NZ citizen, I sure as hell did not vote for our PM's political party, National. Nor the major oppostion party, Labour. They have a bipartisan approach to the TPPA "negotiations" unfortunately. There is some domestic opposition amongst NZ's population to TPPA drawbacks, but it is still weak. Growing though, with business interests standing to gain from TPPA signing a joint letter to some grand poohba whatever promoting TPPA. Most of us are more concerned about our All Black rugby team being pounded by the Poms (Englsh) last weekend....
My Prime Minister, John Key aka The Face, Mr Smile and Wave, is rather fond of the money market - good on him, he has made a bundle there - and the US. But I do wonder about his commitment to the welfare of ordinary NZ people, rather than just the rich here. I think NZ may be monstered in the TPPA "negotiations" if we are not very careful.
Some of our negotiators'/officials' egos may get in the way of our true interests. People with high opinions of themselves can be manipulated.
Because of the appalling secrecy surrounding the "negotiations", we do not have a clear idea of exactly what is going on. Our Parliament does not have to ratify any agreement. An undemocratic and disgraceful state of affairs!
Kim Dotcom may be about to poop in his own nest. This is an extract from an English UK source.
Kim Dotcom to start ad-jacking?
27 September 2012
Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Kim Dotcom has certainly shaken up the world.
If he's not pissing off movie and music moguls with his drop-box services, he's exposing the skulduggery and incompetence of NZ's politicians, along with its intelligence and police services.
So far, Kim has been blessed with the support of the mainstream media, a factor that can not be overestimated in its importance. If you have the media on your side, you have the majority of public opinion on your side.
That's because, like it or not, the media does a wonderful job of shaping that public opinion and most people are slaves to what they read, hear or watch through that media.
So far Kim's done a splendid job of leveraging the medium to his advantage -- but I fear he's about to make a fatal error that could have nasty repercussions.
According to reports published today, Dotcom is preparing to launch a new service called "Megabox".
Unfortunately, Computerworld seems to have gotten it wrong in this story when they assume that Dotcom's use of the word "Mega" means a re-release of MegaUpload.
So what will Megabox do and how will it earn money for Kimbo?
Well it's a music download service that Dotcom hopes will earn him lots of money via two revenue streams.
The first and most conventional revenue stream is to simply ask people to pay for the music they wish to download -- and that's an option with Megabox.
However, if this was all that was offered, Megabox would be little more than an "also ran" and, in a market that's already loaded with such sites, would be unlikely to prosper or even survive.
Kimbo knows that in order to really make a go of this new venture, he has to offer something different, new, innovative and attractive to the market -- and that's what he's attempting with the second option. This involves downloading a piece of software he calls "Megakey" which runs quietly in the background -- watching your internet traffic until it sees something that looks like an advertisement being loaded by a webpage.
According to the information thus far reported, every now and then (about 15% of the time), Megakey will intercept advertising destined to your webpages and replace it with its own ads. In effect, Megakey is ad-jacking software.
Cunning, clever, probably profitable -- but ethical or even legal?
It's claimed that this ad-jacking is really no different to ad-blocking software since it stops the display of advertisements that would normally appear on webpages. The difference is just that it replaces some of those ads with ones that earn Kimbo some money.
Now this is where Kimbo is taking a big, big risk.
Right now, the mainstream media is struggling to make money from their online presence and advertising is one of the few sources of revenue. If Dotcom starts pinching money from *their* pockets through his ad-jacking software, they will not be pleased and, as I mentioned earlier, they have the power to swing public opinion.
Right now, Kimbo is the David to the FBI's Goliath - but if he pisses the media off by stealing the money from their very pockets, I can see this changing very, very quickly.
The very media that is his biggest ally in this battle will almost certainly do a 180 and he'll find that he then becomes portrayed as a criminal who steals from legitimate businesses to fund his lifestyle of excess and luxury.
No matter what the Feds, the NZ government nor the Police do wrong, the media will ignore it and instead, focus on getting Kimbo and his revenue-leaching Megakey software out of their hair.
If Kim is reading this -- I would simply say that you are playing with fire and you run a very real risk of getting burnt if you piss off the very people who are supporting you and shaping public opinion in your favour.
Until now, Kim has played a very clever game but I fear that with the announcement of Megabox and its ad-jacking option, he's really screwed up.
Blocking ads is one thing, leveraging other people's hard work for your own profits -- that's probably going to cause you a world of pain -- just as it did with MegaUpload.
As a Kiwi, I love to watch C+W music videos on YouTube. I cannot buy them, though!
Ex Senator Dodd and his hairy numnuts Hollywood mogul mates are like dinosaurs sitting in a pond whining about the incoming meteor. They ought to provide what consumers want, at a reasonable price, instead of trying to shore up an outdated marketing model by pressuring the American government to insert repressive clauses in secret TPP discussions. The American government should stop bullying those they disagree with.
“Flash Gordon”
Once DHS and ICE know “Flash’s” identity, he may end up shackled in front of a judge in the US, and sentenced to a lengthy period at the expense of American taxpayers. He has been a tad unwise. Barbaric. Decades later, he may see his homeland. Then again, he may die in prison. Still, it was much the same under Obama. It amazes me people want o immigrate to the US. Right now, I would not even visit. Since 9/11, the US has been an angry and paranoid nation who treat aliens badly.
TPPA signing in NZ
Another NZ paper, the Dominion Post, urges caution about TPPA, saying many of the NZ public are not keen on the proposed "agreement." I think it is largely a supine surrender to US corporate interests, spearheaded by Hollywood movie mobsters and big pharma. With little real economic benefit to NZ. Even if there is some benefit, international investors will have the power to take signee governments to the cleaners in kangaroo courts if the investors think their investments will be affected by signee government legislation. A loss of sovereignty. I like individual Americans, their innovative technology, but I fear their corrupt, lobbyist driven government. A government unduly influenced by the rich 1%. This is not what the framers oft the US Constitution envisaged.
Re: this is really shameful behaviour on the part of the NZ hosts
Truly appalling and cringe-making. As a NZ citizen, I sure as hell did not vote for our PM's political party, National. Nor the major oppostion party, Labour. They have a bipartisan approach to the TPPA "negotiations" unfortunately. There is some domestic opposition amongst NZ's population to TPPA drawbacks, but it is still weak. Growing though, with business interests standing to gain from TPPA signing a joint letter to some grand poohba whatever promoting TPPA. Most of us are more concerned about our All Black rugby team being pounded by the Poms (Englsh) last weekend....
GCSB Ministerial Certificate New Zealand Oops
My Prime Minister, John Key aka The Face, Mr Smile and Wave, is rather fond of the money market - good on him, he has made a bundle there - and the US. But I do wonder about his commitment to the welfare of ordinary NZ people, rather than just the rich here. I think NZ may be monstered in the TPPA "negotiations" if we are not very careful.
Some of our negotiators'/officials' egos may get in the way of our true interests. People with high opinions of themselves can be manipulated.
Because of the appalling secrecy surrounding the "negotiations", we do not have a clear idea of exactly what is going on. Our Parliament does not have to ratify any agreement. An undemocratic and disgraceful state of affairs!
Kimbo!!
Kim Dotcom may be about to poop in his own nest. This is an extract from an English UK source.
Kim Dotcom to start ad-jacking?
27 September 2012
Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Kim Dotcom has certainly shaken up the world.
If he's not pissing off movie and music moguls with his drop-box services, he's exposing the skulduggery and incompetence of NZ's politicians, along with its intelligence and police services.
So far, Kim has been blessed with the support of the mainstream media, a factor that can not be overestimated in its importance. If you have the media on your side, you have the majority of public opinion on your side.
That's because, like it or not, the media does a wonderful job of shaping that public opinion and most people are slaves to what they read, hear or watch through that media.
So far Kim's done a splendid job of leveraging the medium to his advantage -- but I fear he's about to make a fatal error that could have nasty repercussions.
According to reports published today, Dotcom is preparing to launch a new service called "Megabox".
Unfortunately, Computerworld seems to have gotten it wrong in this story when they assume that Dotcom's use of the word "Mega" means a re-release of MegaUpload.
So what will Megabox do and how will it earn money for Kimbo?
Well it's a music download service that Dotcom hopes will earn him lots of money via two revenue streams.
The first and most conventional revenue stream is to simply ask people to pay for the music they wish to download -- and that's an option with Megabox.
However, if this was all that was offered, Megabox would be little more than an "also ran" and, in a market that's already loaded with such sites, would be unlikely to prosper or even survive.
Kimbo knows that in order to really make a go of this new venture, he has to offer something different, new, innovative and attractive to the market -- and that's what he's attempting with the second option. This involves downloading a piece of software he calls "Megakey" which runs quietly in the background -- watching your internet traffic until it sees something that looks like an advertisement being loaded by a webpage.
According to the information thus far reported, every now and then (about 15% of the time), Megakey will intercept advertising destined to your webpages and replace it with its own ads. In effect, Megakey is ad-jacking software.
Cunning, clever, probably profitable -- but ethical or even legal?
It's claimed that this ad-jacking is really no different to ad-blocking software since it stops the display of advertisements that would normally appear on webpages. The difference is just that it replaces some of those ads with ones that earn Kimbo some money.
Now this is where Kimbo is taking a big, big risk.
Right now, the mainstream media is struggling to make money from their online presence and advertising is one of the few sources of revenue. If Dotcom starts pinching money from *their* pockets through his ad-jacking software, they will not be pleased and, as I mentioned earlier, they have the power to swing public opinion.
Right now, Kimbo is the David to the FBI's Goliath - but if he pisses the media off by stealing the money from their very pockets, I can see this changing very, very quickly.
The very media that is his biggest ally in this battle will almost certainly do a 180 and he'll find that he then becomes portrayed as a criminal who steals from legitimate businesses to fund his lifestyle of excess and luxury.
No matter what the Feds, the NZ government nor the Police do wrong, the media will ignore it and instead, focus on getting Kimbo and his revenue-leaching Megakey software out of their hair.
If Kim is reading this -- I would simply say that you are playing with fire and you run a very real risk of getting burnt if you piss off the very people who are supporting you and shaping public opinion in your favour.
Until now, Kim has played a very clever game but I fear that with the announcement of Megabox and its ad-jacking option, he's really screwed up.
Blocking ads is one thing, leveraging other people's hard work for your own profits -- that's probably going to cause you a world of pain -- just as it did with MegaUpload.
Re: Re: Re: Clearly Apologism
As a Kiwi, I love to watch C+W music videos on YouTube. I cannot buy them, though!
Ex Senator Dodd and his hairy numnuts Hollywood mogul mates are like dinosaurs sitting in a pond whining about the incoming meteor. They ought to provide what consumers want, at a reasonable price, instead of trying to shore up an outdated marketing model by pressuring the American government to insert repressive clauses in secret TPP discussions. The American government should stop bullying those they disagree with.
Poor Range of Music Videos Available
Short sighted Hollywood et all. I view a lot of good YouTube music videos. But cannot buy them.