The "Random Thoughts" Thread

[Shawn Zipay]

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Imgur has just announced they're joining in with Wiki and Reddit for the blackout on the 18th to oppose SOPA/PIPA.

I might actually have to go outside or something...

http://imgur.com/blog/2012/01/16/imgur-joins-blackout/

I'd black out TGN but nobody would give a damn.

[SgtMattBaker]

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Imgur has just announced they're joining in with Wiki and Reddit for the blackout on the 18th to oppose SOPA/PIPA.

I might actually have to go outside or something...

http://imgur.com/blog/2012/01/16/imgur-joins-blackout/

I'd black out TGN but nobody would give a damn.

lol, looks like going out is going to be an option...

It might not do a lot if you turn it down, but any support helps... even if no one notices.


On another note, download the Kingdoms of Amalur demo if you can, I actually enjoyed it and might end up buying it.

[5t3v0]

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Found a copy of Battlefield 2142 yesterday for $6 and bought it. Sad to see there are only 4 servers in Aus, none of them populated at this moment...

[jake_]

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Google put up a blackout banner! And Craigslist put up a page too (although you can get to the site after 10 seconds).

Internet, fuck yeah! :awes:

[Shawn Zipay]

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Google put up a blackout banner! And Craigslist put up a page too (although you can get to the site after 10 seconds).

Internet, fuck yeah! :awes:

This one is quite interesting as well. Probably the best I've seen so far in terms of effectiveness: http://www.zachstronaut.com/

Keep in mind I have no damn idea what that website is normally. So for all I know it's a porn site I just linked to here.

[Rambo]

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Had the worst day.

Crashed my boat in italy and then tripped and fell into a life raft when i should have been saving everybody, could it get any worse lol.

Thank god there were small children to use as floaties is all im saying!

[Hellsent 2.0]

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last night at midnight I watched a livestream of my boss and friend get married in vegas, just them there, no guests and it was really sad imho, they looked happy but god when I get married I definitely aint doing it in vegas..like it was sad how she walked down the aisle alone with no guests to see her... kinda felt bad but hey thats what they wanted so who am i to judge

[Shawn Zipay]

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http://techland.time.com/2012/01/19/feds-shut-down-megaupload-com-file-sharing-website/

Who the hell needs SOPA when they can just do shit like this already...

FFS

[Shawn Zipay]

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Looks like Anonymous is attacking a ton of sites in response to Megaupload being shut down. Including the RIAA, the FBI, MPAA, etc.

[Anarchy1]

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From what I'm reading, it seems they were shut down for not acting on copyright claims and profiting from copyright infringement. They ignored all DMCA requests and were even paying people to upload illegal content to get more traffic to the website.

[Shawn Zipay]

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I read quite the opposite. Megaupload has always been really good about complying with DMCA requests when they were made. From the Reddit article about this, someone's comment

"Early 2011" - "The FBI contacted New Zealand Police in early 2011 with a request to assist with their investigation into the Mega Conspiracy." said Detective Inspector Grant Wormald of OFCANZ
28-OCT-2011 - MegaUpload labelled a 'rogue' site by MPAA.
09-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload releases a music video with RIAA artists endorsing MegaUpload.
10-DEC-2011 - UMG doesn't like the video. Has it removed from YouTube.
12-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload files suit against UMG on the grounds that UMG cannot remove the content as MegaUpload holds the copyright, not UMG.
16-DEC-2011 - UMG says "So what? We can take down whatever we want!" and "You can't touch us. This isn't DMCA. We didn't take it down because of copyright. We took it down because we can."
21-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload labelled a "rogue" site by the USTR.
28-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload wants an explaination from UMG.
19-JAN-2012 - MegaUpload shut down by Feds
20-JAN-2012 - New Zealand arrests in US led global copyright infringement investigation of Megaupload.com and related sites.

[jake_]

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Megaupload was posing a threat to other companies and so they were "taken care of."

[Rambo]

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Yeah this was just on the news, the goverment of America's head is getting too big and if this is how "freedom" is going to be?.

We all live in the shaddow of americas dictatorship now.

the war has started.

[Rambo]

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Oh dear i feel a bit guilty for venting that now, i know its not the public's fault but infact the public's concern, no matter what country your in.

[CptainCrunch]

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Its OK Rambo. Americans are used to it. One day we will relize that it IS our representatives doing it and not the other guys/states.