German Hackers Propose Uncensorable Global Grid — With Satellites

braindrainbahrain writes "The members of the Stuttgart Hackerspace have taken it upon themselves to launch their own space program. The immediate goal of the Hacker Space Program is to create an uncensorable internet in space beyond the control of terrestrial entities using a network of ground stations and communications satellites. In the longer term (think the year 2035), they'd like to put a hacker astronaut on the moon!"

Amateur Radio Satellites

[Ozoner]

Are you aware of the more than 70 Amateur-Radio Satellites which have been launched since 1961?

see http://www.spacetoday.org/Satellites/Hamsats/HamsatsBasics.html [spacetoday.org]

Re:Free speech!

[SuricouRaven]

*Almost* a holy symbol. For some strange reason, the Nazi version was drawn back-to-front. Pre-nazi, the other way around dominated, though the flipped form was not unknown.

Re:Prediction: Bad people will use it

[Anonymous Coward]

Usually most laws about cause and effect require the accusation to pass the "reasonable man" test.

Would a reasonable man dial 911 if you yell fire in a theatre? Yes. Therefore, you as the person yelling fire get the bill for the false alarm.

Would a reasonable man try to kill a senator because you posted a hardcore libertarian rant on a weblog? No. Therefore, if it happens, it's not your fault.

Yes, the reasonable man test has a lot of grey area (often related to silly stuff like religion), but that's for the courts to figure out. Sucks if your court is full of crazies. That's why "free speech" is always going to be limited as long as there's a government and people controlling it, even if you have the "right" spelled out on a piece of paper. He who has the money and the guns makes and/or breaks the rules and all that.