Corvus Crow
The Fireraven
Friday, 10. September 2010, 17:39
Saturday, 04 September 2010
Censorship The section has now been replaced with a black and white bar that reads "censored". An "erotic" service is still active outside the US.

The listings came under renewed scrutiny after the suicide in prison last month of a former medical student who was awaiting trial in the killing of a masseuse he met through Craigslist.

And last week in a joint letter to Craigslist, 17 attorneys general said women and children would "continue to be victimised in the market and trafficking provided by Craigslist".
What a ridiculous article. I wonder if the author really thinks that because of that censorship there suddenly will be no more prostitution and abuse. It will just move somewhere else. You could as well blame your local newspaper, online dating services or simply just search engines. So let's just block all communication between humans and there will be no more prostitution. As a nice side effect there also won't be articles like this anymore either.
Monday, 09 August 2010
Censorship The best part of the easy, web-based jailbreak exploit for iOS devices was that pranksters have been hacking iPhones inside Apple Stores.

So Apple did what any parent would do if the kids were causing trouble: it blocked Jailbreakme.com from the in-store Wi-Fi. A simple, effective fix, right? Actually, no.

Now maybe Apple should block FaceBook already, and stop those damn teenagers hogging the MacBooks all day long. And get off my lawn!
Must be tough to keep all those fanbois under control.
Monday, 02 August 2010
Censorship WikiLeaks is not a news organization; it is a criminal enterprise. Its reason for existence is to obtain classified national security information and disseminate it as widely as possible -- including to the United States' enemies. These actions are likely a violation of the Espionage Act, and they arguably constitute material support for terrorism. The Web site must be shut down and prevented from releasing more documents -- and its leadership brought to justice.

Assange is a non-U.S. citizen operating outside the territory of the United States. This means the government has a wide range of options for dealing with him. It can employ not only law enforcement but also intelligence and military assets to bring Assange to justice and put his criminal syndicate out of business.
Someone is really mad here. How cute. If Wikileaks would have released several thousands of pages about Taliban secrets which reveal their cash flow, the hideouts of leaders and names of informers, Thiessen would have praised Wikileaks as an important institution. But it's not so funny if your side is the one with the leak, is it? Thiessen has still the style from when he worked for Bush and Rumsfeld, helping to bring war into the middle east. In his book, you can only be a friend or an enemy; nothing between. Don't forget: "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter".
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Censorship The federal government has censored approximately 90 per cent of a secret document outlining its controversial plans to snoop on Australians' web surfing, obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws, out of fear the document could cause "premature unnecessary debate".

Hernandez went further to say that she considered disclosure of the document uncensored "could be misleading to the public and cause confusion and premature and unnecessary debate".
Sure, that would be a perfect world for the government: nobody questions its actions. That has been tried many times in history and so fair failed. Well, except for dictatorships like China; but that's where Australia is trying to go.
Friday, 23 July 2010
Censorship The 10-year-old budding actress' effort to raise money for a U.K. children's hospice through a homemade video has been dealt a setback by a copyright dispute with a New York-based publishing company that owns the rights to a song from a Charlie Chaplin movie.

After her mother, Yvonne, wrote to explain the background of the project, the publishers said Bethany could keep the song online for one year as long as the family paid a $2,000 fee and a further $250 every time she performs the song in public, the U.K. Daily Mail reported.
I am sure that the Charlie Chaplin will see a lot of the money that's being made with his works. Without constant bullying from lobbyists, it would be already public domain.
Random quote from Anonymous: My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.