http://tlf.disqus.com/The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.enThu, 16 Mar 2006 14:58:45 -0000http://techliberation.com/2006/03/16/parisitic-technologies/#comment-1445290<p>San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper boxes are a parasitic technology. By distributing free newspapers near bus stops, they allow Consumers to skip reading the on-bus advertising that helps pay for public transportation.</p><p>Worse yet, the Guardian is funded by its own advertisers, so this techno-parasitism-theft attack on a transportation resource is taking place for commercial gain.</p>dmartiThu, 16 Mar 2006 14:58:45 -0000