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The chairman of the organisation VNO-NCW, Bernard Wientjes, has said in an interview that any cost (loss of revenue) due to the publication of “Fitna the movie” should be paid by Geert Wilders. He actually is going to look into this and see if this is possible.
Silly man!
Another message on the LiveLeak website:
Following threats to our staff of a very serious nature, and some ill informed reports from certain corners of the British media that could directly lead to the harm of some of our staff, Liveleak.com has been left with no other choice but to remove Fitna from our servers.
This is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above all else. We would like to thank the thousands of people, from all backgrounds and religions, who gave us their support. They realised LiveLeak.com is a vehicle for many opinions and not just for the support of one.
Perhaps there is still hope that this situation may produce a discussion that could benefit and educate all of us as to how we can accept one anothers culture.
We stood for what we believe in, the ability to be heard, but in the end the price was too high.
Very disturbing, I didn’t think this could happen.
Message on the LiveLeak website:
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Somebody is pissed off!
If you read the New York Times article about the action Google is taking to crash the Microsoft – Yahoo deal, you can only conclude “They are scared shit“.
A lot of bloggers are writing about how Microsoft is going to kill Flickr. I think just the opposite. Yahoo and Flickr could mean a good change for Microsoft. Neither Yahoo, Flickr or Google are a big player in the business end of the market. The combination of Microsoft and Yahoo could be a mighty combination.
The Prince of Waalre.
Carvaval 2008.
Maybe Bush should invade Europe also!
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Experts: Islamist Terror Cells in Europe May Now Pose Biggest Threat to US Security
So somebody opened up a smart card, what is the big deal? This was to be expected. Any security measure is a balance between the cost of making a system 100% secure and how often en what the costs are when somebody breaches your security measures.
DutchNews.nl – Hackers break into transport smart card
It sounds really nice, the adoption of open-source software and open standards to cut cost and the dependencies on individual companies. Anyone who looks further into this sees that it is more the case of “using only those open standards so certain companies are excluded”.
Netherlands Adopts Open-Source Software: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance
During the Olympics in 2008 the athletes will have to tell the anti-doping organisation were they are every two hours. Not only during the games but also in the weeks leading to it (link).
I agree with the fact that we have to check atletes on the use of doping but forcing somebody to tell you where you are every two is over the top. I think we have to take a step back and look how we can do this without invading the privacy of the athlete.