nwrickert
sand groper
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join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL | Obscene
Forget the porn. It's that wasting of $89M of public money that is really obscene
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
Premium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY |  Wait..what?
Is it $89 or $189 million? Topic says 89 while the short story says 189. |
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Jodokast96
R.I.P Bassman442
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join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ | Total cost is $189M, $89M of which is for the filter. |
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StEaLtHBuNnY
join:2002-10-12
Bergenfield, NJ | teenagers are getting smart
First the iphone and now the porn filter.... I cant wait to see whats next |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
|  The Australian governments porn web site
»www.netalert.gov.au/
They offer more than 1 filter. The kid only tried out one.
»www.netalert.gov.au/filters/Comp···ers.html
Download the software and try it out on your own(if you live in Australia): »www.netalert.gov.au/forms/proces···load.php
And they recognize that education is a big part of the effort, not just blocking:
»www.netalert.gov.au/programs.html
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Can't regulate the internet
When are governments going to get this? Not to mention the fact that ADULTS should be able to decide if they want to watch porn or not. As far as protecting the kids, well that's the job of the PARENTS not the government. Governments usually suck at 95% of what they do. Who in the right mind would want them to raise their children? |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
| Pointless
My guess, these filters are only good on web pages, even if implemented properly. What's to stop 13 year old timmy from jumping on p2p or some file sharing site, and grabbing there? We all know kids are smarter than most of their parents when it comes to computers these days. |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:   | Looks like the Austrialians
are going to be able to still go "Down Under" after all  |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | A pity
Just think how many homes they could have wired with fiber with that money. |
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mobbo
join:2005-04-13
Denton, TX
 ·Verizon FIOS
| $$$
Anyone who has ever worked in the webhosting/server hosting business knows the absolute BEST way to make a profit on the internet is porn... hands down. I just wonder if the people who have made so much money have handed any of that to lobbyists to stay protected. |
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Trub
join:2002-12-25
Plano, TX | Good point! |
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u3912974
join:2007-07-31
San Francisco, CA
| The Internet is based on porn
At least many have said, esp in jest. I don't use it. If I needed it I guess it would be nice to be able to though. I do think however that a lot of it isn't just pics but the worst of the worst. Hollywood and the Internet are far different from the library. And they really shouldn't be. |
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Jodokast96
R.I.P Bassman442
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join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Yup, you're right.
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iAWst1zXkM |
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old_wiz_60
join:2005-06-03
Bedford, MA | Teenagers and filters
Just think how much fun it wold be to be the poor programmers who have to try to build a software filter that is immune to the attacks of millions of horny techno-savy teenagers! Dilbert had a few strips about that. |
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LilYoda
Feline with squirel personality disorder
Premium
join:2004-09-02
Mountains
4 edits |  I can't believe noone has linked to AvenueQ yet...
Man I have to do everything here...
EDIT: Aaaaaah, I see someone else has done the job already. GJ Jodokast96
So I'll post one without background laughs, and subtitles for those that don't get the lyrics
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pn4kZyqVRU |
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ross
join:2000-08-16
·Digizip
| Here's a scary part...
"Still, rather than recognizing that the government has wasted many millions of dollars on a futile program, one of the main political backers of the program said it only highlights why the country needs to spend even more on filters, including those ISP filters that won't work either."
If education is to play a mighty part, why not start with the the idiot responsible for the above statement, and his intended audience...? |
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GlenQuagmire
Giggidy Giggidy Giggidy Goo
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join:2004-02-16
Grand Rapids, MI | reply to jc100
Re: Pointless
When I was 13 their was no porn filter available to keep me from my pr0n, though it was low quality gif's I downloaded form BBS's.
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| reply to LilYoda
Re: I can't believe noone has linked to AvenueQ yet...
Here's the original from Avenue Q:
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtiGd58J0bY
Funny thing, one of my son's favorite Disney shows is Johnny and the Sprites which stars John Tartaglia who used to be a part of Avenue Q. Kind of funny to think of Disney as being closely related to The Internet Is For Porn.  |
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therubex
@comcast.net
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Re: The Internet is based on porn
quote:
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Actors Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association ("AEA" or "Equity"), founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 45,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.
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We watch videos on YouTube ... users can, and often do, upload copyrighted content ... Here's where you as an Equity member, come in. Let's say you're surfing through YouTube (or ANYWHERE on the internet) and you see a clip from a show that you are certain is an Equity production. You can try to get it taken down ...
»www.actorsequity.org/NewsMedia/n···Tube.asp |
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the niTz
Premium
join:2004-07-05
Sahuarita, AZ | reply to Jodokast96
Re: Wait..what?
wow 189 million wasted on a useless idea ..... nice |
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