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- 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...
- 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.
- 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 ?
how so... i use wireless and thats private infrastructure as far as im aware.feck wrote:Your $40 Internet connection was made possible and brought about by government subsidies.
do you mean the awful debacle of the socialised telecom becoming the frankenstein telstra ?
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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)
- 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...
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:11 am
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Cricket | A bit of a sticky wicket
- Replies: 160
- Views: 29869
Re: Sport
clear headed and incredible reflexes, hit n giggle cricket can be entertaining.Typhoon wrote:9Wq5MHIRWqQ
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, ...
Re: Time for a Joke
a women goes into a bar and asks for a double entendre.
the barkeep gives her one.
the barkeep gives her one.