[CS-FSLUG] Linux on Core Duo MacBook

[Timothy Butler]

> For the record, we don't have any cable tv or satellite. But think of
> how the internet is the largest cess pool that has ever existed--and
> there are no real controls to keep it out entirely.... what to do?

	True. What I was thinking though is more to do with direct support. I  
don't have any reason to suspect my ISP actively supports the stuff  
out on the Internet. But, since they are the CableCo, they do actively  
support what they deliver to my TV. And frankly, some of that stuff I  
think is far more damaging to society, both Christian and non, than  
what the proposition in California is fighting. Part of me thinks that  
means I shouldn't subscribe, especially, when my cable company throws  
in free HBO, etc. But, when that free HBO provides me with a chance to  
see a good, wholesome movie that I can then weave into a sermon  
illustration or use when talking with a non-believer... that reminds  
me of Ed bringing up the Roman road network.

	Similarly, I wonder -- indeed, struggle -- with the idea of  
supporting hotels that provide filth via PPV in room. It seems wrong  
-- to me -- to support hotels that actually are all but attacking the  
institution of marriage, knowing that many of the videos purchasers  
are easily temptable guys away from their families. They aren't  
targeting some other group that wouldn't be married anyway, they are  
most likely hurting those that *are* married. At the same time,  
virtually every hotel does it, especially if you move beyond the  
cheapest, dirtiest hotels (ironically -- one form of dirt or another).

	Admittedly, when I see that, it makes me want to stay at a different  
hotel, just to voice my displeasure. But, as offering PPV has become  
easier, the amount of hotels that don't offer "adult" services is  
shrinking at great rapidity.

	This had been on my mind anyway, after a recent stay at a hotel. I  
had been contemplating whether it was wrong for me to support the  
hotel because of this exact issue, and since it fits in nicely with  
our discussion, I'll throw out these thoughts for what it is worth.

	-Tim

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