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Young Cubans Set Up Mini-Internet
An anonymous reader writes: Internet connections remain illegal for Cuban households, but many of the country's citizens still want to tap into the power of networked information exchange. A group of tech-savvy young Cubans has set up a network comprising thousands of computers to serve as their own miniature version of the internet. They use chat rooms, play games, and connect to organize real-life activities. Cuban law enforcement seems willing to tolerate it (so far), but the network polices itself so as not to draw undue attention.
One of the engineers who helped build the network said, "We aren't anonymous because the country has to know that this type of network exists. They have to protect the country and they know that 9,000 users can be put to any purpose. We don't mess with anybody. All we want to do is play games, share healthy ideas. We don't try to influence the government or what's happening in Cuba ... We do the right thing and they let us keep at it."
One of the engineers who helped build the network said, "We aren't anonymous because the country has to know that this type of network exists. They have to protect the country and they know that 9,000 users can be put to any purpose. We don't mess with anybody. All we want to do is play games, share healthy ideas. We don't try to influence the government or what's happening in Cuba ... We do the right thing and they let us keep at it."
You are *so* cool! I bet you have a neckbeard too!
I sure do, but any time I go visit a new contract or even just go on vacation, I shave it. It's not an attachment or an affectation, I just don't measure my value by the cleanliness of my neck. It's not my fault I was born hairier than the average bear.
But hey, thanks for recognizing how great I am. I could use the publicity.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Well, I'm sure Raoul Castro would be okay with you coming up with a plan to abolish or restructure the Cuban government, provided any such abolishment or restructuring went through the proper channel of getting Raoul Castro's approval first.
Ditto with China. I doubt they would even blink an eye at your website entitled "My plan to abolish the Chinese government, with the prior approval and properly-obtained consent of the Chinese government."
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.