January 2012
76 posts
I am not going to shut up about this. If we don't... →
“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”
– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X)
“As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this...”
– President Obama’s statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via barackobama)
Alright people, we need to concern ourselves with...
chocotaur:
Five facts:
1. ACTA isn’t the “European” SOPA. It’s nearly GLOBAL, and will apply to every country that signs the treaty.
2. ACTA is far more aggressive. ACTA will not simply affect websites and have them blocked out of the internet - its measures go as far as surveillance of anything you share through private channels.
3. ACTA doesn’t have a campaign against it that is as...
“What’s the worst thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re...”
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Full frontal feminism: a young women’s guide to why feminism matters
By Jessica Valenti
“But no wait the odds ARE equal! and and and and — and men get oppressed just as badly!” Lul sure.
(via cwnl)
Classic, and always bears a reblog.
-Jess
(via stfuconservatives)
apriki:
If you’re planning to continue to use a downloading system (and I honestly hope you do - saying megaupload shutting down is the end of downloads would be like saying file sharing was dead when napster got taken), here are a few tips:
FOR UPLOADING
rename your files something simple - for example, “GOT” or even “throne” for Game of Thrones, or “TVD” or “vampire” for The Vampire Diaries....
“I was at the movies yesterday and before the movie started they had this long ad...”
– Mindy Kaling (via pacify-eris, megalong) (via thewhitestdevilyouknow)
“What kind of fucked up world do we live in where Google and Wikipedia take the...”
– Bob Lefsetz, “Which Side Are You On?” (via midnightentity)
“Really? ‘Nerds’? You know, actually, I think the word you’re looking for is...”
– JON STEWART, on members of Congress considering the SOPA and PIPA bills exasperatedly calling for “nerds” to help them understand SOPA and PIPA, on The Daily Show.
Why does Congress bother convening at all?
(via inothernews)
I wonder if they’d use the word ‘Nerds’ if the hearings were about,...
A good time to talk about things that fuck me up...
stfuconservatives:
squintyoureyes:
‘Piracy’ implies profit is being made which is almost never the case!
‘Stealing’ implies property is being lost which is also not necessarily the case!
When throwing around words like property theft and piracy you are talking about hypothetical loss of a hypothetical profit and that hypothesis is based on the PATENTLY RIDICULOUS premise that all shared...
stfuconservatives:
iphysianthe:
my mom’s argument against piracy is “well what if you wrote a book and one person bought it and then hundreds of people got to read it for free and you didn’t make any money!”
MOTHER YOU HAVE JUST DESCRIBED
LIBRARIES
Libraries: the original file-sharing program.
The First Battle of the Internet War
stfuconservatives:
wickedclothes:
In response to the United States Department of Justice shutting down the popular MEGAUPLOAD website, hacktivist group Anonymous has shut down the Department of Justice website.
I think Anonymous won the hearts of millions today.
I have a consistent eye turned sideways toward Anonymous, but this is really awesome. Don’t mess with the Internet, folks. I want...
MEGAUPLOAD IS DOWN, THE INTERNET HAS FALLEN. THEY...
#PROTEGO MAXIMA #FIANTO DURI #REPELLO INIMIGOTUM
#PIERTOTUM LOCOMOTOR #I ALWAYS WANTED TO USE THAT SPELL
Let's destroy a blockbuster.
stfuconservatives:
sanityscraps:
abaldwin360:
stringpicker:
abaldwin360:
Chris Dodd’s statements about the blackout yesterday got me thinking.
These huge media distributes got so big making money from us. Money we paid for the entertainment they distribute. Money they in turn are trying to use to influence laws that would censor our internet and push far to harsh punishments on...
