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   =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lerxst_in_Wonderland to All   
   Re: An Alison situation   
   02 Jul 11 19:03:33   
   
   From: ratata@yeahright.fu   
      
   "Don Bruder"   
      
   > Translation, *EVERY* FB user that has ever had a visitor to their page   
   > has made facebook money with no compensation to them, and they claim all   
   > rights to do anything and everything they like with whatever hits their   
   > servers in connection with your account, with nothing owed to you for   
   > the use of it if and when they get around to doing so.   
   >   
   > But hey - don't let me stop you from putting more money in Zuckerman's   
   > pocket if that's what tickles yer pickle. Just don't think I'll ever do   
   > anything that'll help make it happen.   
      
   I understand the romantic notion, but let's break this down:   
      
   Driving lines others' pockets with money.  From the evil oil empires to Dow   
   Chemicals to rubber plantation slave owners.   
      
   Logging on to the internet makes people money   
      
   By using a Mac you are supporting Pixar, Disney, and Apple, and Chinese   
   subcontractors   
      
   Have you flushed your toilet today?   
      
   How many clothes do you own which were made in China?   
      
   My point is that Zuckerman is relatively harmless and if the little shit   
   makes money, power to him.  Last month was the first month where social   
   networking accounted for more internet trafficking than porn.  Most of that   
   was on Facebook.  Who cares?  Is somebody going to take that picture from my   
   wedding and make a jillion dollars on it?  Cool.  Wish I'd thought of it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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