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I just finished a Firefly marathon. It was supposed to give me something to watch while wrapping presents, but I think it distracted me more than anything. Oh well.

I want Jamba Juice now

Sounds like you're gonna have all sorts of fun, Kael.

I disagree re: increased censorship. American media is getting more explicit and getting away with more every year. Yes, Europe is still far ahead of us, but we're making progress. Sure, politicians and media whores with nothing better to do will periodically try to ban something (remember the Mass Effect sex scandal? Or almost every GTA game ever made?) but it rarely gets far. The first amendment ensures that (in theory) nothing can be banned unless it causes demonstrable harm.

@ Bdthemag: Frankly, America isn't well thought-of in the world. We probably deserve some of that antipathy. I doubt that other major countries, especially in Europe, will censor much more than they already do.

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Quote from: Criptfeind on December 24, 2011, 01:53:51 am

Yeah. You know. I think SOPA is stupid. But. Really?

Can you really just watch that again and then ask yourself. Really?

I don't believe SOPA will be the end of the internet, but I think there will be many epic blunders and tragic victims should it pass, similar to the many people whose lives were ruined over the past decade over downloading a few cds worth of music.  The things that people are predicting will indeed happen, just not to the entire internet.  It's not going to be apocalyptic, just painful and angering.

And while the end result of SOPA may not be as bad as the video implies, I do believe the intentions behind it are.  It gets very hard to swallow.

THANK YOU! Someone else who's being a bit rational about this!

Everywhere I go, it's endless whining of how the entire Internet will be censored and how people will be dragged out of their homes in the middle of the night for downloading porn or such nonsense.

Hey man when they catch you have fun paying that stupid fine from hell. Its not that its illegal just makes pirating harder.

I don't pirate stuff (much). All I'm saying is that a lot of people are freaking out about this. I've read at least one post comparing it to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.

Quote from: Criptfeind on December 24, 2011, 01:53:51 am

Yeah. You know. I think SOPA is stupid. But. Really?

Can you really just watch that again and then ask yourself. Really?

I don't believe SOPA will be the end of the internet, but I think there will be many epic blunders and tragic victims should it pass, similar to the many people whose lives were ruined over the past decade over downloading a few cds worth of music.  The things that people are predicting will indeed happen, just not to the entire internet.  It's not going to be apocalyptic, just painful and angering.

And while the end result of SOPA may not be as bad as the video implies, I do believe the intentions behind it are.  It gets very hard to swallow.

THANK YOU! Someone else who's being a bit rational about this!

Everywhere I go, it's endless whining of how the entire Internet will be censored and how people will be dragged out of their homes in the middle of the night for downloading porn or such nonsense.

I gave away my 4-pack long ago, sorry

Granted, but the government mandates switching to a new format and CD players are confiscated.

I wish I had a big frosty glass of root beer in front of me.