Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
Actually it is a joke but it has a more sinister twist for those SLUG members who are easily led. It is primarliy there to make people laugh at religion. Whether you are religious or not, it's aim is to do something rediculous under the supposed banner of religion. Then when you see how rediculous their claim is, you associate that rediculousness with religion. You could imagine a similar situation where Microsoft covertly puts out a stupid claim about something under the banner of Linux and its devotees. They then send this claim to corporate decision makers who might be making a decision about whether to use Linux or not. However because they recieved this rediculous information they assume that using Linux is on a par with stupidity. They don't want to look stupid and so they don't use Linux. See the logic? It's the association of one with the other. It's actually almost boring that they can't come up with something more ingenious against religion. Yawn. And I'm sure that I don't need to reinforce it any further with SLUG members. Treat it with the contempt it deserves and throw it in the SPAM bin - /dev/nul. Ben Donohue -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 10:09:29PM +1000, Ben Donohue wrote: Actually it is a joke but it has a more sinister twist for those SLUG members who are easily led. I'm sure such a beast does not exist. You ever tried leading a penguin? 'Tis more difficult than herding cats. (And look it up in the Jargon file, cats are most definitely more hackerly than any other domesticated animal). It is primarliy there to make people laugh at religion. Whether you are religious or not, it's aim is to do something rediculous under the supposed banner of religion. No. It's aim as I see it is to show the ridiculous nature of one group of rather fundamentalist Christians deciding what will be acceptable on the Web. This site in no way makes fun of people who follow Christ's teachings; it shows the arrogant absurdity of those who seek to impose their own version of Christianity/morality on the rest of the Web. Then when you see how rediculous their claim is, you associate that rediculousness with religion. 'Tis a cheap shot I know, but please use a spell checker. Unless your aim is to ridicule Red Symons (you do have to be from Melbourne to qualify for that I hope you realise) I believe he has a trademark on 'rediculous'. It appears he will also crash Mozilla free of charge. A great Aussie icon indeed. So long as you don't click on him. :-) You could imagine a similar situation where Microsoft covertly puts out a stupid claim about something under the banner of Linux and its devotees. Do you really think this would have much effect? Five minutes after such a thing was posted, you'd get 500 posts to various news sites declaiming the desperate straits MS was in if they did this sort of thing. Hell, in five minutes, Slashdot would have released five stories/updates describing the dastardly tactics of MS. And then where would they be? MS would be back to herding penguins I expect. They don't want to look stupid and so they don't use Linux. See the logic? It's the association of one with the other. I think your problem with this site is that you think that it's saying that religion==stupid. I don't see this at all. I think the basic message here is that if you let any one group take control over the net, then you will be eaten by a grue. Because your lamp will have gone out, and you'll be groping forwards into blackness not even realising that Pitr has a box of matches and is standing right next to you. (Pitr gallantly standing in for any opinions that differ in any degree from your own). (And has anybody actually completed a successful kernel config using ESRs CML2 make advent? Damn I hate grues at this point in time. I shall beat this game soon... :-). It's actually almost boring that they can't come up with something more ingenious against religion. Seriously, it's only against the worst aspects of religion, if anything. I'm kind of sorry for you if you can't see that, you must have a very narrow view of religion. Treat it with the contempt it deserves and throw it in the SPAM bin - /dev/nul Dang, I wish I wasn't such a basically nice guy and could laugh at the missing 'l' there. Further_discussion-/dev/slug-chat Flames-/dev/me -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 10:09:29PM +1000, Ben Donohue uttered: It's actually almost boring that they can't come up with something more ingenious against religion. Yawn. And I'm sure that I don't need to reinforce it any further with SLUG members. Treat it with the contempt it deserves and throw it in the SPAM bin - /dev/nul. Of course, that's supposed to be '/dev/null' -- Steve I'm a sysadmin because I couldn't beat a blind monkey in a coding contest. --Me PGP signature
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
On Saturday 23 June 2001 00:07, Andrew Bennetts wrote: Very cute. I wonder who sent it. See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/19878.html -Andrew. Organization: Rudis Muiznieks Rudis Muiznieks Northland Village, P.O. Box 67166 Calgary, AB T2L 2L2 CA Phone: (403) 264-2471 7195 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registrar Name: Register.com Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com Domain Name: NETAUTHORITY.ORG Created on..: Wed, Jun 13, 2001 Expires on..: Fri, Jun 13, 2003 Record last updated on..: Fri, Jun 22, 2001 Administrative Contact: Rudis Muiznieks Rudis Muiznieks Northland Village, P.O. Box 67166 Calgary, AB T2L 2L2 CA Phone: (403) 264-2471 7195 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Technical Contact: Rudis Muiznieks Rudis Muiznieks Northland Village, P.O. Box 67166 Calgary, AB T2L 2L2 CA Phone: (403) 264-2471 7195 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zone Contact: Rudis Muiznieks Rudis Muiznieks Northland Village, P.O. Box 67166 Calgary, AB T2L 2L2 CA Phone: (403) 264-2471 7195 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Domain servers in listed order: MIKEYCOMICS.COM 161.184.88.55 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
Dear slug, It has recently been brought to our attention that you are, or have been, in violation of the Net Authority Acceptable Internet Usage Guidelines. It has been reported that you distribute offensive materials over the Internet. Net Authority has investigated these claims and verified that they are true. As a result, your personal information has been added to one or more Net Authority Internet offender databases. Your information will be stored in the databases until enough evidence has been gathered against you to warrant further actions. To help avoid such a situation, it is strongly recommended that you cease your immoral actions on the Internet at once. You have been added to the following databases: - Hate Literature Offenders - General Blasphemy Offenders If you would like more information about Net Authority or the Net Authority Acceptable Internet Usage Guidelines, you may read the details at http://www.netauthority.org/. It is imperative that you fully understand the guidelines if you wish to avoid further prosecution. May God be with you as you struggle to overcome these evil impulses. You will be in our prayers at night. God speed, Net Authority Investigations Department [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netauthority.org/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
Is this a joke??? Dean Net Authority Investigations wrote: Dear slug, It has recently been brought to our attention that you are, or have been, in violation of the Net Authority Acceptable Internet Usage Guidelines. It has been reported that you distribute offensive materials over the Internet. Net Authority has investigated these claims and verified that they are true. As a result, your personal information has been added to one or more Net Authority Internet offender databases. Your information will be stored in the databases until enough evidence has been gathered against you to warrant further actions. To help avoid such a situation, it is strongly recommended that you cease your immoral actions on the Internet at once. You have been added to the following databases: - Hate Literature Offenders - General Blasphemy Offenders If you would like more information about Net Authority or the Net Authority Acceptable Internet Usage Guidelines, you may read the details at http://www.netauthority.org/. It is imperative that you fully understand the guidelines if you wish to avoid further prosecution. May God be with you as you struggle to overcome these evil impulses. You will be in our prayers at night. God speed, Net Authority Investigations Department [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netauthority.org/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
Oh Geez. This is classic. :) From their FAQ: Do people ever get wrongfully added to your databases? One complaint that people often have with us is that they were added to our databases in error. We have come to the conclusion that this is rarely the case. People often claim that they were added by their friends as a practical joke. Now, consider this scenario. A young man, let's call him Ray, notices that his friend, let's call her Jody, has been acting a little strange. She is much more aloof around family and friends, and she has been spending a lot more time at the computer. These are clear, tell-tale signs that Jody is exploring illegal pornography on the Internet. Out of fear for the safety of both Jody, and the Internet as a whole, Ray reports Jody as an offender and she is added to our database. Imagine now that Jody discovers that Ray has added her. She confronts him, and what does he say? Out of the fear that she may get angry, and possibly violent with him, he says he added her as a practical joke. You see? Even though Ray added Jody to the database out of genuine concern for the Internet, Jody has been led to believe it was simply a practical joke. From About Net Authority: The Net Authority is a group of individuals who have taken it upon themselves to govern the Internet. We have waited patiently and in vain for the World's governments to put their resources together and develop a standard set of guildelines for what material should be permitted on the Internet, and what should not. We have prayed without answer for a centralized agency with the power and the means to stop crimes against humanity on the Internet. The time for waiting has ended. Clearly we, the people, must take matters into our own hands. Net Authority writes those guidelines. Net Authority is that agency. - Original Message - From: Net Authority Investigations [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: slug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 2:18 PM Subject: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations : Dear slug, : : It has recently been brought to our attention that you are, or have been, in violation of the Net Authority Acceptable Internet Usage Guidelines. It has been reported that you distribute offensive materials over the Internet. : : Net Authority has investigated these claims and verified that they are true. : : As a result, your personal information has been added to one or more Net Authority Internet offender databases. Your information will be stored in the databases until enough evidence has been gathered against you to warrant further actions. To help avoid such a situation, it is strongly recommended that you cease your immoral actions on the Internet at once. : : You have been added to the following databases: : - Hate Literature Offenders : - General Blasphemy Offenders : : If you would like more information about Net Authority or the Net Authority Acceptable Internet Usage Guidelines, you may read the details at http://www.netauthority.org/. It is imperative that you fully understand the guidelines if you wish to avoid further prosecution. : : May God be with you as you struggle to overcome these evil impulses. You will be in our prayers at night. : : God speed, : : Net Authority Investigations Department : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.netauthority.org/ : : -- : SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ : More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
Very cute. I wonder who sent it. See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/19878.html -Andrew. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
You have been added to the following databases: - Hate Literature Offenders - General Blasphemy Offenders Well hate literature I can understand, but in what religion is flaming Microsoft considered blasphemy? Well Gates did buy evil from Satan, so I guess he is a diety of sorts. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Notification of Internet Violations
From reading their definition of hate literature offenders (ie that one groups views are superior to another) they are in breach of their own guidelines :) (it won't let you add their own email address to the database unfortunately...) Paul On Saturday 23 June 2001 15:16, Dean Hamstead mumbled something about: Is this a joke??? Dean Net Authority Investigations wrote: Dear slug, remove crud -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
