Boston Linux & Unix (BLU) Home | Calendar | Mail Lists | List Archives | Desktop SIG | Hardware Hacking SIG
Wiki | Flickr | PicasaWeb | Video | Maps & Directions | Installfests | Keysignings
Linux Cafe | Meeting Notes | Blog | Linux Links | Bling | About BLU

BLU Discuss list archive


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Steal this film 2



 On Thu, 3 Jan 2008, eric c wrote: 

> Bill Horne wrote: 
>> eric c wrote: 
>>> Arr mates, have you seen this yet? 
>>> 
>>> http://stealthisfilm.com/Part2/
>>> 
>>> It be good watchin' 
>>> 
>>> - Eric C - who's pirate accent really sucks. 
>>> 
>> Eric, 
>> 
>> Sorry, Comcrap is blocking BitTorent. Please tell me how to get an mpeg 
>> video. BTW, what's the film about? 
>> 
>> Bill 
>> 
> 
> Sorry to hear about them blocking bittorrent.  Probably won't do much good 
> but I hope that you have complained.  Switch to Speakeasy.  It's way 
> overpriced but no blocked ports or filtering (that I can tell). Anyway... 
> 
> The film producers make some interesting parallels between the control of 
> modern media and the control of early print.  Industry and government 
> reaction to both.  Makes you laugh at the madness.  The first movie was good 
> also.  Same subject with a slightly different spin.  That's not a great 
> explanation, I haven't had my first cup of coffee yet but you get the idea. 
> It's worth checking out.  See: 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steal_This_Film
> 
> If you have an ftp server I could download what ever format of the 
> documentary you prefer and send it over to you or put it on removable media 
> and bring it to the next BLU meeting... 
> 
> I don't have flash installed on my home workstation and haven't looked at the 
> quality of these but you may want to try it. 
> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=steal+this+film+2&search=Search
> 
> - Eric C. 


BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities.

Valid HTML 4.01! Valid CSS!



Boston Linux & Unix / webmaster@blu.org