Two Tech Tidbits
I seem to have chosen the wrong side on the high-def DVD conflict. It was bad-enough when more and more major studios announced they would only produce hi-def content in Blu Ray format, now Netflix announced they will only carry Blu Ray and will phase out their HD DVD stock. Guess which format I (foolishly) chose?
(I was also going to grouse that I had to learn about this via my news feeds, rather than Netflix being considerate-enough to inform me. But as I was writing this, I got the note from Netflix.)
In other news, some Muslims are signing an online petition demanding that Wikipedia remove images that depict the prophet Mohammed. My reaction to this is, I admit, colored by my atheism, but nonetheless: get over it. First of all, online petitions are lame and ineffective. Not only can signatories not be verified, as I understand it a large number of the signers are anonymous out of concern for backlash or something. This rather defeats your purpose. Secondly, and much more importantly, you do not have the right to dictate terms to Wikipedia. Or anyone else who isn't Muslim, for that matter. You believe that pictures of Muhammed are blasphemy. Christians consider willful suicide (especially that which kills non-military bystanders) to be pretty offensive, too. How about focusing on the renegade elements within your own house, before offering interior decoration advice to others? Some have said that it shows insensitivity to Muslims, but Wikipedia also features detailed, politcally-neutral (well, in theory at least) articles on the rise of Germany's Third Reich in the years prior to World War II. Would you have those articles censored of any images of the swastika, out of concern for the feelings of Jews who are either survivors of the holocaust, or related to survivors? Simply put, every religion has something they consider so offensive it should be hidden away and never allowed to see the light of day. You aren't special. You are being treated just as equally and fairly as any other faith on Wikipedia. My opinion on this is not because I particularly dislike Islam, at least not any more or less than I feel towards most organized religions.
Except, maybe, for the Scientologists. But they're just nuts, and you really don't want to be associated with them even accidentally or in passing.
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