So I would assume Germany would be the first to get economic sanctions right? They refuse to let their citizens engage in online purchases of Nazi books and clothing. Give me a break...
AND France, and Austria, and Slovakia, and Czech... and others. A significant percentage of the EU censors something. So to describe this as disingenuous is generous to say the least.
God only knows what the UK censors... since I am an inmate there... I mean live there... I can't see out past Hadrian's Firewall, so I've no idea what I can't see, probably lots of things. Probably less by the day.
While my scientific rational mind realizes it's just a coincidence... the fact that the date Apophis is due to come dangerously close to (or possibly hit) the Earth in 2036 is April the 13th causes me some niggling concern.
By "tag" in this context do we perchance mean "nuke into oblivion"... just asking...
Because the elephant population has, in fact, _NOT_ tripled the past few years.
Exactly, and in all seriousness there is so much sleaze, agenda-ism, corruption and mismanagement in Wikipedia (already well documented, and proven here), that it is far better to start a new project that has a chance of not making the same mistakes. One that has a chance of maintaining a good reputation and high standards, something Wikipedia has completely failed to do.
This project sounds like a great idea -- and if nothing else it is ALWAYS good to have competition.
It's enough to make a guy avoid any and all children when in public.
It is. I guess the best solution for everyone is to have kids raised in kibbutz-style farms, that only licensed persons can enter, and for them to have their own Intranet. The western governments want to watch and control everyone all the time. So fine, let them start with the kids -- round 'em up and fence them off.
Personally I'm all for it. I'm sick of my indulgence in legal adult pleasures being prohibited or interfered with because of the "think of the children" asshats.
Oh...wait? What? You actually want freedom? Not this kind of totalitarian control?
Then let me say this loudly and clearly -- your children are YOUR responsibility, not society's. Get them out of everyone else's face.
To the people here in the U.S. who consider the Bush administration an oppressive theocratic regime, pay attention.
Actually there's very little difference. It's one of media spin. In the US and the UK (actually Oceania) most of the press is owned by Rupert Murdoch. He's quite happy to have Eastasia or Eurasia as the enemy of his state. So the media will report such things as curtaining YouTube as "evil and "oppressive".
However, when Oceania governments curtail freedoms -- and they do regularly -- there's no press to speak out that anyone in the West really hears or sees.
Closely followed by the award for most incomprehensible summary. I've re-read it twice. I have no idea what is happening. Seems Pakistan has destroyed the internet or something. Although, despite living in the People's Republic of (formerly Great) Britain, my internet seems to be working. I can even access YouTube.
Unless it's all a cunning plan by my Governemnt to make it seem like I can connect, but reality I'm behind Hadrian's Firewall and surfing the UK Intranet. Which, admittedly, knowing the UK Government is perfectly possible... All I know is living in the UK I'm in no position to criticize the Pakistanis, because their country is much freer than mine.
Whats the point of placing the server in a nuclear bunker when you can just snip the cable (both metaphorically and physically) to limit the access.
No, it's cool. I mean after a nuclear war, rather than have, you know... access to how to get the power grid back up and running or basic medical procedures information that may save lives, and help society return to normal quickly... no, it's much better to have the dirty laundry of banks preserved for eternity.
Although it should, admittedly, serve as a warning to humanity -- since it was most probably the banks that ultimately were behind the war in the first place. It is likely no coincidence that banker rhymes with wanker.
6 million people is about 10% of the total population. Maybe if such a large portion of its citizens want to do something it shouldn't be illegal. If the government were obeying the will of the people this shouldn't even be an issue.
Quite correct, unfortunately the 0.001% that's running the country is in fact criminal, so there's not much we can do about it -- except leave. Seriously, this is but one further step, out of many already taken, towards totalitarianism.
The sun has set on the British Empire, and night is falling on the UK. It's coming. If you have a brain and care about your freedom, make preparations to leave -- while you still can. Britain is not a free country, and it is only going to get worse.
Have you heard that the UK team could only go to the olympic games in China, if they signed (individually) a paper that they will not say anything against the regime?
Oh the irony.. one country that is famous for its human rights abuses, lack of freedom, lack of free speech, invasive surveillance of its people, aggressive unwarranted invasions of other countries is now forbidding its athletes from criticizing China -- a more liberal country.
I'm (slightly) joking. At least today I am, ask me in a few months when the sun has finally set on the UK. In truth there's little to choose from between the UK and China. The UK is probably more of a undemocratic totalitarian state, whereas the Chinese are maybe involved in more actual death.
It's an archaic long-forgotten form of the Internet. It was popular in the days of steam when the World was in black and white. It's essentially a flat webpage that's too large to fit down a tube, so had to be delivered by hand via an army of small boys (kind of like giant nanobots -- though some exhibited tendencies like viruses).
Like the Internet, much of the Newspaper network was ruled by the Prince of Darkness, Rupert Murdoch.
Google does filter results in some countries though. Nazi related things are filtered in Germany and France.
While I understand why those countries think they should have laws like that -- Google should still refuse. It's a retarded policy that only drives the Nazis into hiding, and adds a layer of forbidden attraction. Exactly the same thing would happen with porn -- or ANYTHING else that someone wants to make forbidden.
As a teenager, in the days when there was no internet and a computer took up a medium sized building, I found porn. I found it, because I was actively trying to. So were most of my friends.
I cannot think of any way you could have stopped me then, nor any way you could stop a teenager now. Age verification etc is simply a token gesture to shut-up the lunatics on the religious right-wing. It's a worthless annoyance.
Porn isn't a big deal. It's people having sex, it's good thing. I do not want to have to jump through hoops to find it, and I am sick of paying the price for bad parenting. Educate the damn kids and leave the rest of us alone.
No-one ever gets this right. Including the summary of this article.
The Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, is a document of The Council of Europe.
It has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the European Union. This is not the same organization, despite having SIMILAR membership, and the word Europe in the title. In fact, not all Council of Europe members are actually European -- Turkey for example.
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God only knows what the UK censors... since I am an inmate there... I mean live there... I can't see out past Hadrian's Firewall, so I've no idea what I can't see, probably lots of things. Probably less by the day.
While my scientific rational mind realizes it's just a coincidence... the fact that the date Apophis is due to come dangerously close to (or possibly hit) the Earth in 2036 is April the 13th causes me some niggling concern.
By "tag" in this context do we perchance mean "nuke into oblivion"... just asking...
This project sounds like a great idea -- and if nothing else it is ALWAYS good to have competition.
Personally I'm all for it. I'm sick of my indulgence in legal adult pleasures being prohibited or interfered with because of the "think of the children" asshats.
Oh...wait? What? You actually want freedom? Not this kind of totalitarian control?
Then let me say this loudly and clearly -- your children are YOUR responsibility, not society's. Get them out of everyone else's face.
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However, when Oceania governments curtail freedoms -- and they do regularly -- there's no press to speak out that anyone in the West really hears or sees.
Unless it's all a cunning plan by my Governemnt to make it seem like I can connect, but reality I'm behind Hadrian's Firewall and surfing the UK Intranet. Which, admittedly, knowing the UK Government is perfectly possible... All I know is living in the UK I'm in no position to criticize the Pakistanis, because their country is much freer than mine.
Although it should, admittedly, serve as a warning to humanity -- since it was most probably the banks that ultimately were behind the war in the first place. It is likely no coincidence that banker rhymes with wanker.
The sun has set on the British Empire, and night is falling on the UK. It's coming. If you have a brain and care about your freedom, make preparations to leave -- while you still can. Britain is not a free country, and it is only going to get worse.
I can write to them, but since my MP is a member of the New Labour Regime, I'm far from convinced he is able to read.
... the first computer with enough specs to able to run Vista! (just)
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I'm (slightly) joking. At least today I am, ask me in a few months when the sun has finally set on the UK. In truth there's little to choose from between the UK and China. The UK is probably more of a undemocratic totalitarian state, whereas the Chinese are maybe involved in more actual death.
The First Rule of the Olympics is:
You don't talk about the Olympics.
Night is slowly falling over the UK.
It's an archaic long-forgotten form of the Internet. It was popular in the days of steam when the World was in black and white. It's essentially a flat webpage that's too large to fit down a tube, so had to be delivered by hand via an army of small boys (kind of like giant nanobots -- though some exhibited tendencies like viruses).
Like the Internet, much of the Newspaper network was ruled by the Prince of Darkness, Rupert Murdoch.
Google does filter results in some countries though. Nazi related things are filtered in Germany and France.
While I understand why those countries think they should have laws like that -- Google should still refuse. It's a retarded policy that only drives the Nazis into hiding, and adds a layer of forbidden attraction. Exactly the same thing would happen with porn -- or ANYTHING else that someone wants to make forbidden.
As a teenager, in the days when there was no internet and a computer took up a medium sized building, I found porn. I found it, because I was actively trying to. So were most of my friends.
I cannot think of any way you could have stopped me then, nor any way you could stop a teenager now. Age verification etc is simply a token gesture to shut-up the lunatics on the religious right-wing. It's a worthless annoyance.
Porn isn't a big deal. It's people having sex, it's good thing. I do not want to have to jump through hoops to find it, and I am sick of paying the price for bad parenting. Educate the damn kids and leave the rest of us alone.
Your kids are your problem, not society's.
Sigh...
No-one ever gets this right. Including the summary of this article.
The Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, is a document of The Council of Europe.
It has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the European Union. This is not the same organization, despite having SIMILAR membership, and the word Europe in the title. In fact, not all Council of Europe members are actually European -- Turkey for example.
Jimmy Wales is supporting him. Not exactly a shining example of truth and justice. Is Lessig a fan of Ayn Rand too?
I'm sure his wikipedia page will be carefully protected by a very efficient cabal though.