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Wired on Defeating the Olympics Censorship
An anonymous reader writes "As discussed on Slashdot recently, Internet footage of Olympics events are being censored for US citizens. Wired.com is covering the issue in a recent story, discussing ways of defeating these measures. Duane Wessels, developer of the Squid caching proxy, and Len Sassaman, Mixmaster anonymity software author, are interviewed. Are they correct? Is geolocation content censorship impossible?"
Perhaps the BBC should desist its international broadcast activities, and take action against the filthy, non british leeches who patronize the network. Perhaps the BBC should flush its worldwide reputation down the toilet-- and become more fully absorbed into the government.
The 1980 Olympics were IN the U.S. Dumbass.
I have been reading about how the europeans are booing both Isreal and the USA!
Is this why the GOP is trying to censor the Olympics?
Thanks for putting this early as a signpost that I need to read any further because the author is a complete dumbass.
No, I'm not a FNC fan, but you *are* a total and complete child-raping dumbass.
I really think you guys need to get things into perspective.
Huh. A dumbass AND an uber-hypocrite. Wow.
Killing yourself is this only service you could ever hope to perform for mankind.
And, yet again, you failed to read the first sentence of my post again, you friggin' tool. Let me highlight my point for you:
"THE Greek organizers of this summer's topless Olympics, which began in Athens yesterday..."
My point, you blind twit, is that you are applying your own set of values to Islamic culture. If it were the case that all Olympians couldn't wear clothing above their waste, for whatever reason, the events wouldn't be broadcast in the Western world (particularly the United States) due to the fear of being exposed to images of naked breasts. Yet, for some reason, that is okay... however, what these Islamic countries are doing is only an extrapolation of the beliefs of people in the Western world (rather than just breasts, they feel the entire female body is enticing to males, and thus men need to be protected from it).
Of course, you may not agree with this (and I feel the hysteria about breasts in the Western world is more than a little silly), however, judging an entire culture based solely on your own values is silly and narrow minded.
There, is that clear enough for you?
In all fairness, most Canadians are anti-American.
Something I'm exposed to every day as an American living in Canada.
I can't answer your trite question, but will point out the irony that your post is by far the most judgemental attached to this story.
Perhaps the inverse is actually true. That other peoples have been judging Americans (As a whole no less! If we were all of one race this would amount to racism!) for so long that some of you have started to believe the hype. And from your AC follow up it appears you also think your position is beyond reproach. Irony, thy name is NeedleSurder, and thats why I love you. Is there somewhere we could meet to hug?
Surely if someone is anti-American they must necessarily be anti-Canadian (and anti-Brazilian as well), since both Canada and Brazil are part of America. Or was he just using the blinkered, parochial view that the United States were sole owners of the entire continent, and if so where did he think Canada was?
I'm old enough to remember when discussions on Slashdot were well informed.
You're a fucking pedantic cunt retard. Look, moron, quit trying to sound smart by parroting some shit you heard on K5. It doesn't make you look smart, it only makes you look like a fucking pedantic cunt retard. Since you're too goddamned stupid to understand this, I'll explain it. This country is not called the United States. It is called the United States of America. Four words, not two. Brazil is a completely separate country, as is Canada. Now, here's where fucking idiots like you invariably drop the ball. Believe it or not, a country and a continent can share a name! I'm sorry to have you tell you and the other parrots this, but it's the truth. In order to make up for it, I suggest your retarded ass go back to "GRAAAWWWK! MS is bad!" Seriously, everyone that vomits this sputum sounds like a goth chick trying to sound cool because she cuts herself and listens to Manson. You're not cool, you're a fucking moron. Shut the fuck up and die.
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.