As a Pakistani who has spent considerable amount of time in and out of the country, this blocking has absolutely nothing to do with "blasphemous content".
The reality is that right now in Pakistan there are serious allegations of vote rigging going around, the Military Junta in its usual dictatorial form has to find a cover story to block news about any vote rigging as they already do the same with the regular news media. They blocked the biggest Pakistani News TV being broadcast from Dubai, GEO TV, a few months ago over the news station airing reports critical of the current government.
I really doubt 90% of Pakistanis even care about the cartoons, this is really an excuse to hide under their real motivations, ie vote rigging.
There are tons of websites that can be stated as "blasphemous" however none of them are blocked, so why block youtube, especially at this point in time.
"Would be terrorists were weeded out. Some child threatened to blow up a building from the Middle East and he was deported 12 hours later. I think they know a lot about safety."
I go to the University of Missouri - Rolla and I am an Electrical Engineering major, you seem to be missing a few facts.
The man was from India, not the Middle East, he had a breakdown because of getting (of all things) a C in his masters courses due to depression. He has not been deported and is in jail pending a trial.
We have a very multicultural faculty from all over the world who are truly interested in their students as compared to just getting research grants.
We aren't "politically correct" but we also welcome everyone with an open heart, studying engineering/math related courses for hours a day tends to weed our prejudices when you need tutoring or help from the Indian/Arab/Chinese/Pakistani etc.. student who barely speaks any english yet manages to get straight A's in all his courses.
UMR isn't politically correct, but it sure isn't a hillbilly university either, we have some of the smartest and brightest people i have ever had the oppurtunity to go to class with and study under, and they have come from everywhere on the planet. Everyone is welcome at UMR.
This is what I do at work, tape a report or some other piece of paper at the top of your monitor. Flip it back when your playing that game of Quake during when your supposed to be working on tps reports. When your boss is about to pass by flip the paper so that the monitor is now covered. Oh, and always keep an open notebook with some papers scattered on the desk. He won't even notice.:)
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Yes I have to agree with you on this.
As a Pakistani who has spent considerable amount of time in and out of the country, this blocking has absolutely nothing to do with "blasphemous content".
The reality is that right now in Pakistan there are serious allegations of vote rigging going around, the Military Junta in its usual dictatorial form has to find a cover story to block news about any vote rigging as they already do the same with the regular news media. They blocked the biggest Pakistani News TV being broadcast from Dubai, GEO TV, a few months ago over the news station airing reports critical of the current government.
I really doubt 90% of Pakistanis even care about the cartoons, this is really an excuse to hide under their real motivations, ie vote rigging.
There are tons of websites that can be stated as "blasphemous" however none of them are blocked, so why block youtube, especially at this point in time.
Reeks of a CYA cover story to me.
"Would be terrorists were weeded out. Some child threatened to blow up a building from the Middle East and he was deported 12 hours later. I think they know a lot about safety."
I go to the University of Missouri - Rolla and I am an Electrical Engineering major, you seem to be missing a few facts.
The man was from India, not the Middle East, he had a breakdown because of getting (of all things) a C in his masters courses due to depression. He has not been deported and is in jail pending a trial.
We have a very multicultural faculty from all over the world who are truly interested in their students as compared to just getting research grants.
We aren't "politically correct" but we also welcome everyone with an open heart, studying engineering/math related courses for hours a day tends to weed our prejudices when you need tutoring or help from the Indian/Arab/Chinese/Pakistani etc.. student who barely speaks any english yet manages to get straight A's in all his courses.
UMR isn't politically correct, but it sure isn't a hillbilly university either, we have some of the smartest and brightest people i have ever had the oppurtunity to go to class with and study under, and they have come from everywhere on the planet. Everyone is welcome at UMR.
and i didn't RTFA
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This is what I do at work, tape a report or some other piece of paper at the top of your monitor. Flip it back when your playing that game of Quake during when your supposed to be working on tps reports. When your boss is about to pass by flip the paper so that the monitor is now covered. Oh, and always keep an open notebook with some papers scattered on the desk. He won't even notice. :)
Hey, im a n00b at slashdot, so mod me up =]
all i gotta say is, congratulations, and best wishes to you both, may you both lead a wonderful, and nerdy life together!!
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