Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:40:59 -0400, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > I have to say, at the risk of pissing people off, that I find it really > appalling that anyone would refuse to register at a newspaper site in > order to read or see something they want to read or see - isn't it > enough that it's FREE? Do you steal your books and newspapers because > you don't want to participate in the "capitalist system?" Gimme a break. > > > The following article might shed som light on this practice: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64392,00.html Some people are afraid of what will be done with the info, such as sell email addresses, resulting in spam. And the newspapers claim they want it to target ads. For the record, I registered legit with the NY Times, LA Times and Chicago Tribune. For some reason the way the Washington Post did things ticked me off, and I refuse to give them anything close to legit. -- ================================================ Ken Firestone, W3CAT Kerry-Courage under fire. kenf01@gmail.com Bush-Driving under the influence. kenf@speakeasy.net ================================================