Why SOPA Is Dangerous
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I’m sure you’ve heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it’s worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you’re opposing, not just the vague principle behind it. Second, it’ll provide you with a valuable insight: that these bills are written in an attempt to obscure the truth. First off, I’m going to qualify that I’m not a lawyer. However, I am a programmer, and that’s made me pretty good at unraveling spaghetti code. If ever a bill was spaghetti, this is it. If a programmer on my team wrote code as convoluted as this bill, I would fire him on the spot. That being said, there may be provisions I’m wrong about; if there are, please do correct me. My intent is to communicate the truth of this bill as cleanly as possible. [Complete Story Here]
To Sum Up -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOPA: Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websites I think that is about all we need to know, censorship on the internet :sigh:
Software Kinetics Wear a hard hat it's under construction
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To Sum Up -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOPA: Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websites I think that is about all we need to know, censorship on the internet :sigh:
Software Kinetics Wear a hard hat it's under construction
Metro RSSNorm .net wrote:
SOPA:
Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websitesDoes it mean that Americans will only be allowed to look at American boobies, and then only if they've paid for it?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I’m sure you’ve heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it’s worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you’re opposing, not just the vague principle behind it. Second, it’ll provide you with a valuable insight: that these bills are written in an attempt to obscure the truth. First off, I’m going to qualify that I’m not a lawyer. However, I am a programmer, and that’s made me pretty good at unraveling spaghetti code. If ever a bill was spaghetti, this is it. If a programmer on my team wrote code as convoluted as this bill, I would fire him on the spot. That being said, there may be provisions I’m wrong about; if there are, please do correct me. My intent is to communicate the truth of this bill as cleanly as possible. [Complete Story Here]
This is a good recap and a quick read: http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html[^]
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I’m sure you’ve heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it’s worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you’re opposing, not just the vague principle behind it. Second, it’ll provide you with a valuable insight: that these bills are written in an attempt to obscure the truth. First off, I’m going to qualify that I’m not a lawyer. However, I am a programmer, and that’s made me pretty good at unraveling spaghetti code. If ever a bill was spaghetti, this is it. If a programmer on my team wrote code as convoluted as this bill, I would fire him on the spot. That being said, there may be provisions I’m wrong about; if there are, please do correct me. My intent is to communicate the truth of this bill as cleanly as possible. [Complete Story Here]
But. But. But... If you don't use soap, how will you get clean? :confused:
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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But. But. But... If you don't use soap, how will you get clean? :confused:
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Norm .net wrote:
SOPA:
Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websitesDoes it mean that Americans will only be allowed to look at American boobies, and then only if they've paid for it?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Yes.
Alberto Bar-Noy --------------- “The city’s central computer told you? R2D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer!” (C3PO)
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Bergholt Stuttley Johnson wrote:
but why so much fuss about scottish farmers is beyond me
It's because they produce so many illegal clones of copyrighted sheep.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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what? as congress is a load of sheep? plus rules only apply to foreign countries when said foreign country is not the US
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Norm .net wrote:
SOPA:
Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websitesDoes it mean that Americans will only be allowed to look at American boobies, and then only if they've paid for it?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
only if there is no mention of darwin or gambling
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.