Re: [issues] Standards?? PHOOEY!!!

2000-07-03 Thread JoAnne Abbott
Mr Dan McGarry wrote; * WAP requires that content be translated from text-based to binary format before being transmitted to the client device. Guess who controls that gateway? * By forcing an intermediary into the transaction (the translation layer), they keep a choke-hold on content. Their

Re: [issues] Standards?? PHOOEY!!!

2000-07-03 Thread Dan McGarry
- Original Message - From: JoAnne Abbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 5:30 AM Subject: Re: [issues] Standards?? PHOOEY!!! > Also if the FCC could be persuaded to push for carving up the mostly > unused portion of the UHF broadcast band the, com

Re: [issues] "Female Hackers Battle Sexism [...]"

2000-07-03 Thread Vinnie
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, curious wrote: > This conversation, though not directly, brings up some rather anoying > social standards/beiefs or whatever you want to call it.. When a women is > discovered to enjoy sex with multiple partners she is automagicly > classified as a slut.. by all genders invo