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by noddy
Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:32 am
Forum: Philosophy
Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
Replies: 106
Views: 3358

Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?

the government tried and failed to get all the private suppliers to implement their blacklist filtering and also enforce their copyright agreements with the american big boys so anyone that isnt seeing the nationalisation of our infrastructure with that in mind isnt paying attention. alas, thats a m...
by noddy
Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:08 am
Forum: Philosophy
Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
Replies: 106
Views: 3358

Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?

to answer the topic question, i do think everyone needs access to the internet and that can be done by via the upgrade of libraries and i dont think private industry was failing to provide extremely cheap options - basic smartphones with high speed data connections are only $30 a month.
by noddy
Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:53 am
Forum: Philosophy
Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
Replies: 106
Views: 3358

Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?

feck wrote:Your $40 Internet connection was made possible and brought about by government subsidies.
how so... i use wireless and thats private infrastructure as far as im aware.

do you mean the awful debacle of the socialised telecom becoming the frankenstein telstra ?
by noddy
Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:02 am
Forum: Philosophy
Topic: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?
Replies: 106
Views: 3358

Re: Is Internet Access a Human Right ?

its is a "right" now in australia via the NBN and as with all government controlled rights say goodbye to competition and different vendors with different choices and say hello to centralised one-way-for-everyone at a government dictated cost with subsidies for the poor.... makes turning o...
by noddy
Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:54 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Occupy the Globe
Replies: 358
Views: 17498

Re: Occupy the Globe

the tea party was easily ignorable because of the christian fundies ranting about gays (queue redneck durian stereotype) and occupy australia is pretty much doing the same thing to itself with stunts like this. (queue whiny arts student stereotype) What do these tarded zombie walks have to do with ...
by noddy
Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:22 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Occupy the Globe
Replies: 358
Views: 17498

Re: Occupy the Globe

the tea party was easily ignorable because of the christian fundies ranting about gays (queue redneck durian stereotype) and occupy australia is pretty much doing the same thing to itself with stunts like this. (queue whiny arts student stereotype)
by noddy
Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:22 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Occupy the Globe
Replies: 358
Views: 17498

Re: Occupy the Globe

with regards occupy and the mainstream, id say the latest approach of the "zombie shuffle" is doing way more harm than good... http://wn.com/Melbourne_Zombie_Shuffle http://www.walkingmaps.com.au/IndividualWalkAction.action?walkId=67 hassling people in the train station and calling em work...
by noddy
Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:11 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Cricket | A bit of a sticky wicket
Replies: 160
Views: 29869

Re: Sport

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clear headed and incredible reflexes, hit n giggle cricket can be entertaining.
by noddy
Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:43 am
Forum: Tea Time
Topic: Levitas
Replies: 4764
Views: 442596

Re: Time for a Joke

Three Aussie blokes working up on an outback mobile phone tower Mongrel, Coot and Bluey . As they start their descent, Coot slips, falls off the tower and is killed instantly.. As the ambulance takes the body away, Bluey says, 'Well, bugger me, someone's gotta go and tell Coot's wife. Mongrel says, ...
by noddy
Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:59 am
Forum: Tea Time
Topic: Levitas
Replies: 4764
Views: 442596

Re: Time for a Joke

a women goes into a bar and asks for a double entendre.
the barkeep gives her one.