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Although I don't participate or like 4chan that much (primarily because of Weeaboos, no offense), I still don't believe that it shouldn't be censored... I'm a supporter of Net Neutrality since the internet in my opinion should stay like it is, uncensored.... and I don't really like any kind of censorship and have been pretty vocal about it on Twitter... Not surprising, since AT&T have been attacked for not enabling MMS and internet tethering which was promised in iPhone 3.0 (by the way, I am a iPhone user and have to deal with AT&T... but /b/ still loads on my iPhone)
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2009-07-27, 00:32 | Link #3402 | |
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2009-07-27, 00:35 | Link #3403 |
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Don't mention it... Customer support for the most part is bad... because most of it is outsourced. (Thank god Apple still have US customer support).
Anyways, the 4chan censorship should make people want Net Neutrality more... People should instead of complaining to AT&T for censoring the internet, they should really demand to congress for Net Neutrality... once it's passed... AT&T won't be able to censor the internet... and you will hit two birds with one stone. (also, Obama is a big supporter of Net Neutrality, just for your information)
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2009-07-27, 01:08 | Link #3404 | ||
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Hohoho. Typical.... "usually physically or mentally." That woman is implying that the rich is by no means disadvantaged. I guess there is something "progressive" people never understand. Quote:
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2009-07-27, 02:00 | Link #3405 |
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I was posting from home. Even if I weren't, I'm not sure what's so "naughty" about it.
I am, on the other hand, pushing my luck a little at another forum at the moment. A very familiar forum member there has been annoyingly vocal in her support for Thio, prompting me to engage her in debate. I shouldn't really be commenting there given my relationship to the said forum...but, well, I don't think I've crossed the line yet, with respect to professional ethics. PS: In any case, it's no longer a secret where I work, and in what capacity. I've long since revealed my job details in my profile here, along with my age. People in the industry can easily work out my real identity from there. It's a very small community, after all. |
2009-07-27, 07:30 | Link #3407 | |
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Besides, regarding Thio, I also have a friend on my side who is rather outspoken against weirdos (it is funny why he sees a lolicon/weeabo/mentally-disabled type as a friend yet condemns others of my kind) like LGBTs and Muslim radicals. He thinks that such people are mentally incapable. I leave him to his thoughts because I respect my friends and their views. Nonetheless, if you have to punch somebody in the face, do it. Don't wait till they blow themselves bigger because even a boot in the arse wouldn't work by then. Often I people debating on the stand of such people vulnerable to loopholes in their own arguments. Probably because they are purists. EDIT :Today is 27 July. Officially the 56th year since the armistice which "ended" the Korean War.
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2009-07-27, 11:06 | Link #3408 | |
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It seems that this morning, AT&T unblocked 4chan... it was due to a DoS attack.
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2009-07-27, 12:07 | Link #3409 | |||
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Before hitting the sack, AT&T started unblocking 4chan. (Following blogs and twitter (oh god) the entire site was being blocked) Honestly though, it was a shitty decision to block the site and it was illegal to do so with the FCC rules in place. Hopefully this will wake people up about Net Neutrality and demand it from our government. Can careless about 4chan these days, (4chan used to be better back in the day before the media found out about it and a bunch of newfags invading it) but i don't want fucking censorship on the net.
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2009-07-27, 12:15 | Link #3410 |
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Sure do... but back in the Bush era... they actually killed net neutrality and remember Ex-Senator Ted Steven's remarks on net neutrality having a poor understanding of Net Neutrality and calling it a series of tubes...
Atleast the Obama administration is finally doing something about net neutrality which the failed Bush administration failed to do...
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2009-07-27, 14:55 | Link #3411 | |
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Japan's herbivorous boys shun sex and careers
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2009-07-27, 19:23 | Link #3412 |
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Debrief for the 4chan-AT&T debacle.
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Anon vs Anon let the blood of geeks and nerds flow
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2009-07-28, 13:31 | Link #3414 | ||
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Japan: Activist visit won't affect ties with China
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2009-07-29, 00:12 | Link #3417 |
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It's all for the broadcaster's profit; more outrage and controversy means higher ratings and conversely more advertisement money.
it'll be ironic how the story of the Uighers will cause some Japanese viewers to shed tears, and how the comedic commercial which will pop up 5 minutes in; will brighten their mood instantly. China will continue to push its weight around as long as it can; just like the US. The Uighers never had a chance; unlike countries in the Eastern Hemisphere, China has no desire to bow down to its people. The Uighers are dying and will continue dying so long they try to resist the government; unlike several Middle-Eastern examples; China has no problem throwing its police force; and perhaps eventually its 7 million man army at its own people; especially minorities like the Uighers. Whether its right or not; is of course all a matter of whose in control.
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2009-07-29, 00:36 | Link #3418 |
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The Weiwuer people are basically faced with the problem people with ancient cultures have: how to modernise without giving away too much of their heritage away. Numerically, they don't have the advantage. They're also located in a remote part of the planet. The PRC government had its cards on the table: they are going to modernise this area, whether anyone likes it or hates it. Xinjiang is a frontier which the PRC would hold, at almost any cost. Unless you're prepared to go to the ends of the world to stop them, it's best to adapt.
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2009-07-29, 00:55 | Link #3419 | |
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2009-07-29, 01:01 | Link #3420 |
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"It's being destroyed whether they like it or not."
Exactly. The thing is: If they want to have a say as to which part of it remains, they'll have to get outside help and preserve it elsewhere. The Han is of now a large minority, but you're right, they'll form the majority in the future. Chinese policy in Xinjiang has the dubious honour of making both the Han and the Weiwuer feel that they're being discriminated against. It's a bit like the Versailles treaty: it manages to be too tough and too soft at the same time. On the Xinjiang issue, I recommend Ching Cheong's (he of the espionage case) series of articles. On the espionage case, I feel that he's the wrong man at the wrong time, where the PRC just wanted to vent their stuff on someone and picked on him. Still, his analysis is worth reading. E.g. I'm sure it comes as a surprise to many that the CCP actually encouraged Xinjiang to break away from China before the communist takeover in 1949.
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