With all the hubbub about the restriction of access to Usenet it is wonderful to see that some people are putting thought into this, and realizing that the political adventures in stupidity, by the attorneys general; of New York and California, and the governor of California, are just temporary roadblocks, put there as a sham. These things are merely an inconvenience and quite literally have no hope of accomplishing their stated purpose.

What dullards we have running things! (time for a change…)

To its credit, Wired magazine has put up a wiki to show the average netizen how to get around this (hopefully, temporary) stupidity.

On another front, there is much talk about those affected by the Verizon removal of the many parts of Usenet, save for the Big Waste (oops, that’s Big 8), being able to use this to get out of any contractual obligations. It would make sense for anyone who is under a contract that provided news server access, and has it abridged or withdrawn entirely. Verizon wants its stance, that of not removing access entirely, to bolster its good-guy image, but it just isn’t so – for all the posturing, they caved in to a little tyrant (Andrew Cuomo) who also happens to be an idiot (the term is justified here, as we should have people in power who know how to do their jobs, and not simply put up a sham effort, that inconveniences most, and does little to combat stated problems).

On the downside, it was announced that Qwest will be capitulating to this absurd attempt at law enforcement – one opinion was that the methodology was similar to use of  a tactical nuke to kill a cockroach (very appropriate, because cockroaches are said to be one of those species that could survive a nuclear winter).

This small movement seems to be picking up steam, and perhaps the winners will be all who rebel against this tyranny. 

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