2009/12/17 Dean Hamstead <[email protected]> > I don't consider gut wtetching violence freedom of speech. > > I was interested in marches and so forth about wasting tax money on cisco > hardware... I mean filtering. >
Now not only are they going to filter out unfavourable news, they are already starting to embed their own "message" :) http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Industry-welcomes-filter-policy/0,130061791,339300066,00.htm > > Dean > > > > > On 17/12/2009, at 4:29 PM, Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dean Hamstead wrote: >> >>> Anyone heard of actual protests? >>> >> >> there is/was this... >> >> Aussie Gamers all around the country are preparing to take to the streets >>> this Saturday to protest the lack of an R18+ rating for video games in >>> Australia >>> >> >> < >> http://treatuslikeadults.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/protest-on-the-5th-of-december/ >> > >> < >> http://gamerblips.dailyradar.com/story/treat-us-like-adults-rally-for-an-r18-rating-brisbane/ >> > >> <http://www.growupaustralia.com/left-4-r18-rally-imminent-337/> >> <http://left4r18.xtremenetworkonline.com/> >> >> >> BTW, regarding pirates, a tour guide on Rhodes explained it to me....the >> people of Rhodes side with "pirates" from time to time, when they are no >> longer happy with their current legitimate owners. Then the pirates become >> legitimate rulers until the locals get a better offer....in this way, the >> Arabs, Crusaders and Ottomans have come and gone. They are currently >> tolerating the Greeks and EU. >> >> Marghanita >> >> >> >> -- >> Marghanita da Cruz >> http://ramin.com.au >> Tel: 0414-869202 >> >> >> -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
