irc/usenet?

[Bill Vermillion]

press any key to reboot  -oops- Jay R. Ashworth said on Tue, Aug 03 12:47  

> On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 11:47:01AM -0400, Kenneth Brody wrote:
>
> > I am not aware of any IRC channels, but John Esak has set
> > up a chat room that's really "chat", because it includes
> > audio. I believe that it needs you to have Windows Media
> > Player 9 or later, but other than that, it's open to all:
> > <http://www.tinyurl.com/yuag7>.

> Note that allowing Windows to update your media player to version 9
> subjects you to nasty DRM-imposing EULAae that may permit Microsoft to
> force, for example, your copy of WinAMP to stop working.

To paraphrase the old Dupont slogan "Better profiteering through
restrictive licensing"

For those who don't remember the original it was "Better Living
Through Chemistry".  [haven't heard that since long before Bophal]

The latest parody on that has to do with genetically engineered
plants and animals "Better Living Through Frankenfoods".


Bill
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