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WHO'S ON THE NET?
Married couples make up 53% of Internet users, with unmarried males
comprising 28%, unmarried females 11%, and other families 8%, according to
NPD Group Inc. (Investor's Business Daily 1995-04-03 A4)
REGULATE THE NET?
Martha Siegel, part of the legal duo that caused an uproar last April by
sending e-mail messages advertising their "green card" services to 6,000
Usenet groups, thinks the Internet is prime for regulation: "(T)here's no
great difference between communications through the computer and other
media. That's why we believe the FCC should officially take control of the
Internet, just as it has all other communications media. The Internet is
too big and powerful to go without official regulation. The public needs to
be protected, and we have no doubt it will be. In a very short time, the
dust will settle, and the mainstreaming of the Internet will be complete."
(Inc. Technology, Summer '95 p.44)
[Cantor & Siegel redefine chutzpah for the digital age. Not only have they
published a book telling readers how to make money out of the Internet by
"spamming" newsgroups, they keep up the practice themselves. They hop from
provider to provider as their spamming attacks cause sysops to ban them
from their host systems. Meanwhile, "Cancelmoose" continues his/her vigi-
lance and unleashes a "cancelbot" each time C&S spam. I'm sure C&S would
like to see the FCC regulate the Internet. They understand how to lobby
the FCC and Congress. They seem to be having no luck lobbying the denizens
of Cyberspace.]
"ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO BEAM"
The publisher of the New York Times says he's ready to distribute the paper
via CD-ROM, the Internet or via ESP. "Hell, if someone would be kind
enough to invent the technology, I'll be pleased to beam it directly into
your cortex. We'll have the city edition, the late city edition and the
mind-meld edition." (International Herald Tribune 1995-04-05 p.11)
[Any comment would be superfluous, including this one.]
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Layer of ash separates morning and evening milk.
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