No wikipedia
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....they pulled it for 24 hours in protest of a proposed new USA law that, in their opinion, is very draconian.
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US government says the bill theyre passing is to protect copyrighted materials, pirates are called pirates because theyre pirates. Pirates dont care, and neither does the government. However the ability to censor the internet? that is very appealing. easy way to squash any internet protest activity and shut everybody up again. Clever bastards they are.
Don't worry about teh current affair shows though, they can always do a landlords/tennants from hell. Builders form hell. Neighbours from hell. Supermarkets from hell. Bus routes from hell. Checkout savings.... from hell.
Don't worry about teh current affair shows though, they can always do a landlords/tennants from hell. Builders form hell. Neighbours from hell. Supermarkets from hell. Bus routes from hell. Checkout savings.... from hell.
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I'm just having a mental image of all these school kids simultaneously shouting "noooooo" as their homework is due tomorrow...
Happy2
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:laughing4 very good loneroad And sadly its true
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Hopefully they'll be able to work out that there are other sources of information. I have a feeling many will just say "couldn't do it, no wikipedia". Hopefully the teachers will take the opportunity to show the kids how to do research rather than taking the easy way out.
The US is basically having the same argument we had here in Australia over the Clean Feed. For different reasons, but essentially the argument is about giving a few people control over the content of the internet.
The US is basically having the same argument we had here in Australia over the Clean Feed. For different reasons, but essentially the argument is about giving a few people control over the content of the internet.
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They gave a few days notice, so people could get their homework done early.
I support Wikipedia in this fight against the forces of evil (US Congress and other like-minded governments - which includes Australian govt).
There is a good article/interview by a Curtin University professor on this at:
Wikipedia blackout | SOPA | PIPA
I support Wikipedia in this fight against the forces of evil (US Congress and other like-minded governments - which includes Australian govt).
There is a good article/interview by a Curtin University professor on this at:
Wikipedia blackout | SOPA | PIPA
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Farm Boy
And you gave Wikipedia a $ Donation naturally Demon.
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It would be interesting if Google did the same thing - any search brings back one result: the Wikipedia article about SOPA.
Temptations
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How come Wikipedia is near the top for almost any search term?? Google love Wikipedia!
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Sounds very familiar, and quite close to home. I do love a dose of irony every now and then!
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Yes the content on "A Current Affair" always leaves me chuckling. It is so vastly different from actual current world events.
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I know... on the plus side we aim for a bit of transparency here, so if I go silly and let the power go to my head, people will see it and say "he's a dick".
Happy2
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Nice to find out your first name Richard
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No no, my dad named me "dick", not Richard. He was a dick too...
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jaxonjorja
I hope it's not too late!;D
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WRXXXR
I'm sure you've heard / read whats happening with megaupload in recent days? We'll end up like north Korea
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Never trust ANY government. Some are much worse than others, but all are untrustworthy.
Government is about power, and closing down anything which exposes them or threatens their personal power.
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No, I haven't. I've been out of the loop on most things. *goes to google...*
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FBI shut it down...........
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WRXXXR
Bit more than shut it down!!
Going to be a massive legal shit-fight. Extradition and all sorts. They confiscated dozens of highish end cars, toys etc but not the giraffe (apparently they had one as a pet).
my techo nerds mates tell me that this new sopa stuff would mean that anyone distributing pirate micheal Jackson songs could be jailed for 5 years.. Yet his killer got 4 lol.
Going to be a massive legal shit-fight. Extradition and all sorts. They confiscated dozens of highish end cars, toys etc but not the giraffe (apparently they had one as a pet).
my techo nerds mates tell me that this new sopa stuff would mean that anyone distributing pirate micheal Jackson songs could be jailed for 5 years.. Yet his killer got 4 lol.
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jaxonjorja
you don't have to be just distributing it either. If your webpage points to another webpage that does pirate / distribute pirated stuff, your also in a bit of strife!
olice: :nono:
Look out google!!!!
olice: :nono:Look out google!!!!
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Agreed. The SOPA PIPA proposals are too much of a blanket. Makes me wonder how much money the record companies (and whoever else is involved in this) is spending on lobbying for this. And were they are getting the money, considering the state of the US economy and the lost profits caused by pirates.
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I wonder if this will just lead to people trying to get their fix of American tv shows on the deep web and ending up in all sorts of trouble.
I'm no IT uber nerd but i'd rather just download utorrent and jump on pirate bay than play around with things that I shouldnt be! SWAT raiding my house is a safer option
I'm no IT uber nerd but i'd rather just download utorrent and jump on pirate bay than play around with things that I shouldnt be! SWAT raiding my house is a safer option