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Pakistan To Scour Google, Yahoo For Blasphemy
sv_libertarian sends in this excerpt from an AP report:
"Pakistan will start monitoring seven major websites, including Google, Yahoo, and Amazon, for sacrilegious content, while blocking 17 other, lesser-known sites it deems offensive to Muslims, an official said Friday. The moves follow Pakistan's temporary ban imposed on Facebook in May that drew both praise and condemnation in a country that has long struggled to figure out how strict a version of Islam it should follow. ... 'If any particular link with offensive content appears on these websites, the (link) shall be blocked immediately without disturbing the main website,' [said Pakistan Telecommunication Authority spokesman Khurram Mehran]."
Hilariously.
Allah Akbar.
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
I wonder if they will ship this out to a call center in Mumbai. Now that would be funny.
"Thank you for calling the blasphemy hotline, this is Steve, how may I direct your call?"
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Come censor slashdot!
P.S. I secretly rub bacon in all the other ingredients at Subway.
A slashdotter who didn't build his own computer is like a Jedi who didn't build his own lightsaber.
The faith may be entire fantasy, but there are some good hygiene and food preparation tips in there if you don't have refrigeration!
My thoughts exactly. If Facebook is stronger than your religion, then your religion could use a little strengthening. It reminds me of when a guy at a church I used to attend said that he saw The Da Vinci Code in the theater and it "challenged his faith." I suggested that he challenge his faith more often, it could really use the exercise.
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The only thing the Da Vinci Code and that awful sequel challenged in me was my ability to suspend disbelief. What gawdawful dreck.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
There's an old saying: Give an Islamic radical an inch and he'll beg you to stick the other seven in.
FTFY
So if we can introduce Muhammad shaped icons into call centre systems they would have no choice but to move all the previously outsourced British tech support back into the UK and generate thousands of jobs.
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Shhhh . . .Stick Muhammad is sleeping. Don't wake him up with your freaky religious intolerance. He'd be disappointed by your unwillingness to be happy to just conquer and tax people you don't agree with.
I scream. You scream. I assume that means we're both acquainted with the problem. We proceed.
Just wait until they learn about Rule 34.
Bending over backwards to "accommodate" someone will get you killed in Pakistan. You can only "accommodate" in the missionary position.
Here is a list of inoffensive websites. This is a comprehensive list which will encompass every single website that is not insulting to Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Republicans, Democrats, Randroids, Scientists, Fantasy Writers, Raisin Smugglers, Budgie Smugglers, and Serial Murderers:
http://127.0.0.1/
There. You will never be offended.
Pakistan: We are laughing at you.
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BMO
With enough offensive stimuli, some are likely to suffer from premature detonation.
Pakistan has Glenn beck to? those pore bastards.
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"Scour"? It's the fucking Internet. How hard can it be? Start here! Let everyone know when you're done, ok?
UTF-8: There and Back Again
Great idea Pakistan. I think the only practical and effect way to do that would be to just block the entire Internet. Reminds me of Weird Al's song...
There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Caruso
It's as primitive as can be