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<blockquote data-quote="SeniorGeek" data-source="post: 180037" data-attributes="member: 4823"><p>As a techno-geezer*, I already miss the useful non-commercial information that was available in the past. It is still out there, but it can be hard to find. </p><p> </p><p>I am not against commercial use of the internet - it sure is better than ordering some company's printed catalog, waiting for it, mailing an order with paper-based payment and waiting. However, it has become difficult to find information that is NOT commercial in content. (Except someone ranting to the camera on their PC. That is <u>way</u> too easy to find, and I do not care to hear what color someone's roommate dyed their cat.)</p><p> </p><p>A lot of businesses have reaped the benefits of this infrastructure that our government created, and it has lots of benefits for individuals. So, do we let some businesses effectively take this from us and profit from the communication system that was researched, developed and built on our tax dollars? I hope not.</p><p> </p><p>* I almost forgot: We had to type uphill in the snow. In the 70's, we would type on machines that punched holes in yellow paper tape that could then be uploaded to a distant computer. Downloading a program would also produce yellow punched tape. This produced vast quantities of confetti, which we called "snow". Today, it would be called "yellow chad", which is not as funny. </p><p> </p><p>You tell that to these kids nowadays, they don't believe you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeniorGeek, post: 180037, member: 4823"] As a techno-geezer*, I already miss the useful non-commercial information that was available in the past. It is still out there, but it can be hard to find. I am not against commercial use of the internet - it sure is better than ordering some company's printed catalog, waiting for it, mailing an order with paper-based payment and waiting. However, it has become difficult to find information that is NOT commercial in content. (Except someone ranting to the camera on their PC. That is [U]way[/U] too easy to find, and I do not care to hear what color someone's roommate dyed their cat.) A lot of businesses have reaped the benefits of this infrastructure that our government created, and it has lots of benefits for individuals. So, do we let some businesses effectively take this from us and profit from the communication system that was researched, developed and built on our tax dollars? I hope not. * I almost forgot: We had to type uphill in the snow. In the 70's, we would type on machines that punched holes in yellow paper tape that could then be uploaded to a distant computer. Downloading a program would also produce yellow punched tape. This produced vast quantities of confetti, which we called "snow". Today, it would be called "yellow chad", which is not as funny. You tell that to these kids nowadays, they don't believe you. [/QUOTE]
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