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Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:31 pm
by Caesar
I vote for Pippa
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:27 pm
by Seiche
Spagett wrote:If you too dumb to read the wikipedia page about why they are doing it, you are too dumb to see the part where they tell you how to bypass the blackout.
turn off javascript, or use your phone.
or
this.
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:43 pm
by MSUsousaphone
Kellanium wrote:Gunner Recall wrote:Kellanium wrote:I <3 this GIF, explaining the whole thing in rather hillarious terms
http://theoatmeal.com/ YES IT'S A SITE, BUT THE GIF IS ON THE SITE
That gif is awful and terribly misleading.
Kitten bbq is delicious.
Not sure if serious...
Totally serious.....though some say Texas style....I feel Kansas City. The sweet just blends with the meat better. JMO.
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:56 pm
by theavondon
Texas style all day, fuck any other barbecue.
Also, has any of this talk made anyone want sopapillas?
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:40 pm
by IEatCats
Reddit's been down all day, too.
Should be up in about 15 minutes, though. :\
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:01 am
by Christopher
HEY GUYS
HEY
HEY GUYS LISTEN WHAT IF
WHAT IF
WHAT IF WE INCONVENIENCED PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE BUT DO NOTHING TO ACTUALLY WORK TOWARDS SOLVING THE PROBLEM
YEAH LETS DO THAT
FUCK YEAH
SO LE EPIC XD LEEJON
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:19 am
by Astricii
Christopher wrote:HEY GUYS
HEY
HEY GUYS LISTEN WHAT IF
WHAT IF
WHAT IF WE INCONVENIENCED PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE BUT DO NOTHING TO ACTUALLY WORK TOWARDS SOLVING THE PROBLEM
YEAH LETS DO THAT
FUCK YEAH
SO LE EPIC XD LEEJON
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57361 ... uselMain.0shit seems to be working.
One thing that will never work is
cynicism.
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:24 am
by theavondon
Astricii wrote:One thing that will never work is cynicism.
Pfffffft. Like that'll stop me.
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:04 am
by McSpunckle
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:06 am
by Astricii
theavondon wrote:Astricii wrote:One thing that will never work is cynicism.
Pfffffft. Like that'll stop me.
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:08 am
by theavondon
Astricii wrote:theavondon wrote:Astricii wrote:One thing that will never work is cynicism.
Pfffffft. Like that'll stop me.
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Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:28 am
by snipelfritz
Anybody know what kind of support this has in the house?
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:31 am
by Mike
SOPA/PIPA will likely end up dead for the rest of the session. It's an election year, after all.
One problem is that the backers of legislation like this are in it for the long haul, and have a lot of money to spend, while the public's attention span is weak, and their votes easily bought.
Ultimately, the Internet will be regulated, whether we protest or not. Legislation like this directly impacts my website and me, and it stinks.
How many of you knew that SCOTUS ruled today, 6-2, that the congress has the power to take public domain creative works out of the public domain, and assign copyright to them?
That public domain image you used, or that public domain song you recorded, might not be public domain anymore. You might be an accidental thief.
SCOTUS and the congress agree: you can put the genie back in the lamp.
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:34 am
by Mike
snipelfritz wrote:Anybody know what kind of support this has in the house?
SOPA is stuck in House Judiciary Committee. Hasn't made it to the senate yet.
PROTECT IP Act has been introduced in the senate. Hasn't made it to the house yet, or to committee, I believe.
These things aren't going anywhere, at least not fast.
Re: PIPA SOPA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:10 am
by morange
I wrote:Senator Graham,
I'm writing to say that I'm absolutely against SOPA and PIPA, and I'm appalled that legislation like this could ever become more than a glimmer of a thought.
Websites like Wikipedia and Google fight for our freedom while the government threatens to take it. It's a disgusting situation, the idea that American freedom of speech should be reduced in the interest of monetary gain. America has just been propositioned to sell her soul.
Just now realizing that the grammar is not all that great. Oh well.