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Community Choice Award "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Govt"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the make-your-sarcastic-vote-heard dept.

Last week we took nominations for a Slashdot category at the SourceForge Community Choice awards. Our category was 'Most Likely to be Shut Down By Government Agency'. Your nominations were tallied, and we arbitrarily selected a few that we think are the best. Today is the day where you can at long last determine the winner, using the incredibly scientifically accurate Slashdot Poll. Our nominees are Truecrypt, EFF Patent Busting, GNU Software Radio, WikiLeaks, Cryptome.org, Tor, Freenet, and CowboyNeal.

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  1. Most likely to be shut down by the government? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot of course!

    1. Re:Most likely to be shut down by the government? by fbjon · · Score: 3, Funny

      Slashdot of course! That's what the headline says: "Community choice award most likely to be shut down by government".


      Quick, to the polls before the MIBs arrive!

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  2. So I'm guessing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    TrueCrypt has already changed it's name to TueCrypt to avoid pursuit.

  3. **AA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've lost track. Is the **AA is counted as a government agency, or is the government counted as an **AA agency? Can anyone clarify?

  4. Re:The Most Likely Choice... by Wandering+Wombat · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Truth Is Out Th-*WHACK*

    WikiLeaks domain sold to the Urinary Tract Infection Society Of America.

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  5. Re:Tuecrypt by LighterShadeOfBlack · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's not a typo, the 'r' is merely encrypted in seemingly redundant information in the rest of the summary. Or is it? Plausible deniability, suckers!

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  6. Re:Links please? by AutopsyReport · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please link me to this Google website you speak of, thanks.

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  7. Re:Links please? by kevin_conaway · · Score: 3, Funny

    Had you read the summary, you'd know that the poll has already been conducted and that this post is merely announcing the winners

    Oh the irony of this post in light of how wrong I am.

    I apologize and retract my statement

  8. Re:what? by MonsterTrimble · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was I the only one who punched in http://www.cowboyneal.com/ and got blocked because it's a porn site?

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  9. Re:what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're the only one who reported back and got modded Interesting.

  10. Naw ... None of those ... by jxliv7 · · Score: 3, Funny


     
    I must have been busy with something really really important or I would have nominated
     
    . . . . . the Sirius and XM satellite radio merger
     
    . . . . . the United States Patent Office
     
    . . . . . the border between the United States and Mexico
     
    . . . . . Amtrak
     

  11. Re:what? by hansamurai · · Score: 3, Funny

    What else would it be?

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  12. Re:YouTube? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The low signal-to-noise ratio keeps YouTube from being considered in my mind. Too much crap, not enough diamonds.

    People are too busy watching their favorite new hip-hop dance or replays of clips from American Idol or whatever the kids are into these days to find the interesting, insightful, and thought-provoking pieces.

    When YouTube hit, I thought it was the perfect place for documentaries and culture works, but apparently it's a place for pop culture trash and soft-core pornography. Never underestimate the reptilian brain of your average Joe Sixpack.

  13. Excellent question! by spazdor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, Slashdot. Tell us. What projects *are* most likely to be shut down by government?

    Listening attentively,
    -US Gov't

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  14. Re:what? by just_another_sean · · Score: 3, Funny

    And interestingly one of the categories they thought to offer links for was "Slashdot Subculture"; which is apparently pretty shallow. Clicking it brings a page of... nothing.

    So there you have it. Slashdot Subculture, already targeted and dealt with by the Government!

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