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http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0823f.html#item15

Read this. I sort of see it and yet, I do no not.
Internet has gone from information collection/display to members-only groups which have services for only members?
The other thought is: How would a person be allowed to join a group?
 
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yes.
Lets create unity about some minor issues as if offshore-software to India is good/bad, that muslim vs. USA issue and the true meaning of ortogonality.
Everybody program very fast and clean so that we could be 22th world economic power.
Then we create ranch-nation and rule the world. Hmm. Do I want rule the world??? Don't matter.
For me the article is just another conspiracy theory born out of no-news-in-summer.
 
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article is worthless?
 
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michael,
i was curious so i tried to visit ppjdg.org
what the heck is WEBpliance? and why did i get several warnings about a bad security certificate?
 
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppjdg/
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http://www.ppjdg.org.ejip.org/ will serve best at this point.
 
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