WIFI
What is our world coming to? Personally, I believe that a large percentage of the policing that goes on around here should be directed at serial killers and rapists and child molesters and drug dealers with a penchant to sell to kids on the playground. I mean, lets be honest. We live in a pretty fucked up world right now. And the sickness is spreading every day. For all you know, some very dark things could be going on in the house right next door. The next Manson or Dahmer or Susan Smith. Or worse yet, it could be happening right at the end of your driveway.
Its official. For the first time ever, a man has been arrested and is about to standtrial for the stealing of a wifi signal. Now before I even get into this, let me just say that as I write this, I am sitting in my neighborhood coffee shop (TheGrind) enjoying the liberty of a wireless internet signal. They offer one - free of charge. Unfortunately though, my laptop doesnt seem to like using their signal. Instead it picks up on a loose signal. One just flying around the air. Someone who refers to themselves as bitch.
Now, I consider myself someone with a strong moral compass. Someone who can barely tell a tiny little half-truth without feeling convicted about it. Its supposed to be that way. But if you think that I feel bad about gaining access to the internet through bitch's signal, you are sadly mistaken. I feel no remorse. Like I said, its just up there. In the air. Loose. For anyone and everyoneto grab and go surfing on the world wide web. This is something that I do. It is something that every does. Now I am not saying, either, that something becomes right just because every else is doing it, but COME ON!! Its a freaking internet signal. Bitch can stop me if he/she wants to. Just put in a password or an encryption code. Until that time, it's a free-for-all.
I have wireless internet at my house. I don't pay for it. Primarily because it's not my house. But, the people I stay with right now do - that makes things legit. But up until the time that this current misfortune befell me and I had to rely on the kindness of strangers for all my basic needs, I guess, I stole internet access - so says "the man". If I was in my apartment and a could hold my computer over my head, out the window, standing on one leg, in order to get a signal that I didn't have to pay for, I'd do it in a heartbeat. If I could sit outside of a Dairy Queen and access their Grill and Chill online account without having to buy a chili dog, I was there. And why shouldn't I be able to do that? Isn't it my God-given right? This is getting ridiculous.
In fact, the most preposterous part of this entire story is the fact that current legislation is going to make it possible for a lot of major cities, country-wide, to be wired up for completely free internet access. This is the future. It may be a little Orwellian, but that's progress. At least it will help the government get a better handle on all the sickos out there who misuse the world wide web. Plus the socialist, liberal in me has no problem with more state control.
However, it looks like this new way of doing things is not getting its start in St Petersburg, Florida. This is where a 41 year old man was spotted with a laptop, in his SUV. Sitting in front of a neighbors house, accessing his neighbors floating wifi signal. So, his neighbor ratted him out and now he's facing jail time. Now, I know some of you are saying, well, he should of just been paying for his own signal. A 41 year old man. And wireless so affordable these days. What's his problem?
Well...we don't know what that man was going through! I am 4 years from 41, and WHO KNOWS! Maybe I'll be in the same position one day. They'll pick me up outside a Motel 8, jacking for signals! Let's just give this guy a break! Let us not begin such an inane crackdown! If the state is trying to make an example, they are too late. Internet is everywhere. If the guy was stealing credit card numbers or looking at kiddie porn, that is one thing, but he was just checking his email on his free Yahoo account. Let him go.
This reminds me of the fall of Napster and how, in an effort to crack down on illegal downloads of copy write protected music files, a 12 year old girl was arrested for stealing the new Britney Spears single to listen to. These are the real criminals, I guess.
What's next? Condoning torture in the name of God and country and war?
More to follow...
Also, thanks bitch!
Its official. For the first time ever, a man has been arrested and is about to standtrial for the stealing of a wifi signal. Now before I even get into this, let me just say that as I write this, I am sitting in my neighborhood coffee shop (TheGrind) enjoying the liberty of a wireless internet signal. They offer one - free of charge. Unfortunately though, my laptop doesnt seem to like using their signal. Instead it picks up on a loose signal. One just flying around the air. Someone who refers to themselves as bitch.
Now, I consider myself someone with a strong moral compass. Someone who can barely tell a tiny little half-truth without feeling convicted about it. Its supposed to be that way. But if you think that I feel bad about gaining access to the internet through bitch's signal, you are sadly mistaken. I feel no remorse. Like I said, its just up there. In the air. Loose. For anyone and everyoneto grab and go surfing on the world wide web. This is something that I do. It is something that every does. Now I am not saying, either, that something becomes right just because every else is doing it, but COME ON!! Its a freaking internet signal. Bitch can stop me if he/she wants to. Just put in a password or an encryption code. Until that time, it's a free-for-all.
I have wireless internet at my house. I don't pay for it. Primarily because it's not my house. But, the people I stay with right now do - that makes things legit. But up until the time that this current misfortune befell me and I had to rely on the kindness of strangers for all my basic needs, I guess, I stole internet access - so says "the man". If I was in my apartment and a could hold my computer over my head, out the window, standing on one leg, in order to get a signal that I didn't have to pay for, I'd do it in a heartbeat. If I could sit outside of a Dairy Queen and access their Grill and Chill online account without having to buy a chili dog, I was there. And why shouldn't I be able to do that? Isn't it my God-given right? This is getting ridiculous.
In fact, the most preposterous part of this entire story is the fact that current legislation is going to make it possible for a lot of major cities, country-wide, to be wired up for completely free internet access. This is the future. It may be a little Orwellian, but that's progress. At least it will help the government get a better handle on all the sickos out there who misuse the world wide web. Plus the socialist, liberal in me has no problem with more state control.
However, it looks like this new way of doing things is not getting its start in St Petersburg, Florida. This is where a 41 year old man was spotted with a laptop, in his SUV. Sitting in front of a neighbors house, accessing his neighbors floating wifi signal. So, his neighbor ratted him out and now he's facing jail time. Now, I know some of you are saying, well, he should of just been paying for his own signal. A 41 year old man. And wireless so affordable these days. What's his problem?
Well...we don't know what that man was going through! I am 4 years from 41, and WHO KNOWS! Maybe I'll be in the same position one day. They'll pick me up outside a Motel 8, jacking for signals! Let's just give this guy a break! Let us not begin such an inane crackdown! If the state is trying to make an example, they are too late. Internet is everywhere. If the guy was stealing credit card numbers or looking at kiddie porn, that is one thing, but he was just checking his email on his free Yahoo account. Let him go.
This reminds me of the fall of Napster and how, in an effort to crack down on illegal downloads of copy write protected music files, a 12 year old girl was arrested for stealing the new Britney Spears single to listen to. These are the real criminals, I guess.
What's next? Condoning torture in the name of God and country and war?
More to follow...
Also, thanks bitch!
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