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Aussie Minister Backs Down on Internet Censorship
gballard writes "After the constant furore raised by rights groups, ISPs and concerned citizens over the Australian Government's planned 'internet filter,' it seems that Australia Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is finally backing down. In a recent interview, the Minister conceded that many of the sites blocked by the filter were legitimate businesses (including, in one case, a Queensland dentist's homepage) and changed his story on whether the planned filter would restrict 'Refused Classification' websites or use the broader (and more vague) criterion of 'prohibited.'
It's a positive step, but as the article above suggests, at the moment it's only one crack in the defenses of a censorship plan with broad ramifications for Australian internet users."
Censoring the letter 'r' now, are we?
Perhaps, but you're the one yelling at your TV!
With apologies to the original TV Series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_Minister
Minster's office, Civil Servant and Minister. .. I'm the Minister I have to be able to know what the public can't see in case I'm asked about it! .... LIE!
CS : Why on earth would the people be worried about not having access to information?
Mi : Well they want to be able to access it!
CS : But Minster, if they don't know about it they can't access it!
Mi : Don't know about it ! The Entire List has been leaked.
CS : Oh no Minister, what we want the public to THINK is the entire list has been leaked.
Mi : Then whats the entire list?
CS : Oh you don't want to know that Minister.
Mi : Why not
CS : Exactly Minster, if you don't know then you don't have to dissemble to the public.
Mi : Dissemble ?
CS : Discourse with knowledge in error, converse in a manner likely to perjure yourself,
Mi : So you're saying that nobody knows the full list, including me, just so I don't have to lie about it?
CS : YES MINISTER!
--- This meme is memory intensive
MythTV, watched it a bit later in the evening, so in essence I stopped swearing whilst pressing the skip button.
# cat
Damn, my RAM is full of cats. MEOW!!
Our entire legal system is based upon Christian morality.
Yeah, from memory Christ was particular down on pirating MP3s but came out strongly in favor of software patents.
Pull your head from your ass.
I think you mean pull thy head from thy neighbor's ass.
Yeah, from memory Christ was particular down on pirating MP3s but came out strongly in favor of software patents.
I did say "based upon" I do recognise that there are modern ammendments, but you might remember "Thou shalt not commit murder" "Thou shalt not commit adultery (unless thou art Mormon)" "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife"... Actually, come to think of it, our laws are based more upon American soap operas from the 80's.
I think you mean pull thy head from thy neighbor's ass.
Laws against sodomy are definately based on Christian morality.
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