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Started by ItsaDuc, January 17, 2012, 06:23:04 PM

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Privateer

#15
January 18, 2012, 07:27:47 AM
i suppose no matter which way you feel, the important part is to contact your house and senate representatives and let them know.

(yes, the idealist in me is typing that out)
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ducpainter

#16
January 18, 2012, 07:30:28 AM
Quote from: Privateer on January 18, 2012, 07:27:47 AM
i suppose no matter which way you feel, the important part is to contact your house and senate representatives and let them know.

(yes, the idealist in me is typing that out)

My understanding is that SOPA is on the back burner while PIPA is still on the Senate agenda.

I'd concentrate on contacting Senators for now.
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ZLTFUL

#17
January 18, 2012, 07:33:57 AM
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#18
January 18, 2012, 07:36:01 AM
Quote from: Privateer on January 18, 2012, 07:27:47 AM

(yes, the idealist in me is typing that out)

excerpted from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

OPTIMISM, n.
The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong. It is held with greatest tenacity by those most accustomed to the mischance of falling into adversity, and is most acceptably expounded with the grin that apes a smile. Being a blind faith, it is inaccessible to the light of disproof -- an intellectual disorder, yielding to no treatment but death. It is hereditary, but fortunately not contagious.

CYNIC, n.
A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
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Speeddog

#19
January 18, 2012, 09:34:19 AM
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The Mad King Pepe'

#20
January 18, 2012, 09:59:51 AM
Article on Politco outlines the amount of spending the lobbies have put forth to push or oppose the bills: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68448.html

As always I can't help think how much good that money could do if spent otherwise: education, health, infrastructures... :(
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Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
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Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

zarn02

#21
January 18, 2012, 10:19:20 AM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on January 18, 2012, 09:59:51 AM
As always I can't help think how much good that money could do if spent otherwise: education, health, infrastructures... :(

Cui bono.
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#23
January 18, 2012, 10:40:44 AM
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#24
January 18, 2012, 01:13:36 PM
there is a link on the google landing page to sign a petition to congress.

http://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

The Mad King Pepe'

#25
January 18, 2012, 01:16:00 PM
Quote from: zarn02 on January 18, 2012, 10:19:20 AM
Cui bono.
Everyone?

Well, everyone except those who the lobby money would usually go to.

"Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll eat for his life".

I think of applying this train of thought to education: helping people get a better education means they can get better jobs (higher paying jobs) which means they will spend more money and pay more in taxes than Joe Shmoe - unemployed or working for minimum wage.

I think that (for example) investing in a course that helps more students make movies (or music) means that there will be more people who appreciate the amount of work involved. The more people appreciate the work, the more will be willing to pay for it. And conversely the fewer will "steal" it. (Look at what Radiohead did with their last albums...)

Of course while all this makes perfect sense in my head (take the blue pill, go down the rabbit hole, have some shrooms and weed and you're there... [laugh]) there's a ton of real-world factors to take into consideration. Still I think it could work.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

Dirty Duc

#26
January 18, 2012, 01:26:41 PM
[rant]DAMMIT!! I need ADVrider today!  WTF with stupid legislation that pisses off the website that holds the wisdom of BMW speedometer cables!!! [bang]

Goat-raping entertainment industry lobbyists!! [/rant]

yes, I feel much better now

zarn02

#27
January 18, 2012, 04:32:41 PM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on January 18, 2012, 01:16:00 PM
Everyone?

Sorry, we've had a miscommunication. I meant it the other way 'round. The reason the money is being spent here versus there is because this benefits the people spending the money.
"If it weren't for our gallows humor, we'd have nothing to hang our hopes on."

The Mad King Pepe'

#28
January 18, 2012, 07:31:06 PM Last Edit: January 18, 2012, 08:08:15 PM by The Mad King Pepe'
Quote from: zarn02 on January 18, 2012, 04:32:41 PM
Sorry, we've had a miscommunication. I meant it the other way 'round. The reason the money is being spent here versus there is because this benefits the people spending the money.
It's cool, even if you did support sopa / pipa I wouldn't have the good fellas send you a horse's head. [laugh]

Find out where your representatives stand on SOPA here: http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/

[EDIT]
Another site that opposes SOPA is craigslist: http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA

However (and the following is my personal opinion) I think the example used with Monster Cable and links to articles on www.techdirt.com aren't very good ones. These articles claim that Monster Cable would have sites such as craigslist, eBay, Sears.com etc labeled as "rogue sites" and thus censored. This is the web page (from monstercable.com) the articles cite and it's more of a warning to avoid counterfeit dealers on the listed sites.

I think this does however show where the issue stands: banning counterfeit goods while still allowing legitimate users sell genuine stuff is a good thingTM. But we can't allow a company to declare a website "rogue" (and thus have it censored) because it's products are available there for a lower price (EG. used cables from Monster on Ebay).
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

ducpainter

#29
January 19, 2012, 09:57:14 AM
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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