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the_ignored
SFN Addict
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 Posted - 01/18/2012 : 18:21:54
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So, who's worried about this Stop Internet Piracy Act? I know that there's nothing I can do about it as I'm Canadian and this is an American bill that they're contemplating.
Wikipeidia, google and several other sites have closed down for the day (or at least put up special "banners") to note this.
Webcomics, Cracked.com etc have also joined in, as well as freethought blogs.
Here is PZ Myer's take on this, which I suspect is more accurate than the Rapture Ready people's take.
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>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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podcat
Skeptic Friend
435 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2012 : 20:11:54 [Permalink]
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| Well, this group of people, including Adam Savage and author Neil Gaiman, wrote a letter expressing their concern about SOPA and PIPA. |
“In a modern...society, everybody has the absolute right to believe whatever they damn well please, but they don't have the same right to be taken seriously”.
-Barry Williams, co-founder, Australian Skeptics |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13476 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2012 : 09:17:36 [Permalink]
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Here's a TED talk (sort of) that pretty much explains SOPA and PIPA and the history of such laws. Really good.
Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)
| What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume. |
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
Genetic Literacy Project |
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How big a deal is SOPA anyway?
