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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Australian ISP-Level Net Filter Will be a Referendum on Porn

27-Feb-08

The recently elected Labor government in our blessed country is proceeding relentlessly in their quest to implement an isp-level net filter with trials soon to be conducted in Tasmania. Once again common sense goes out the window and we have a government ramming a solution down our throats that only the sectional religious interests actually want. But I’m not too worried. Why? Because the government is setting itself up for an immense embarrasment. And it’s forcing out into the open something that the rest of the country has been happy to keep under the rug. And what is this something? Well, it turns out - shock horror - a lot of us really, really like porn.

Response From Anonymous

06-Feb-08

I just wanted to say that the response from Anonymous to my post on their movement has been fantastic. Their ability to address the criticism contianed in the article and respond positively to it gives their movement credibility and I believe - strength. I wish them the very best for their day of protest on the 10th of Feb - and urge all to join in on the legitimate peaceful protests.

A couple of problems…

01-Feb-08

The guy I was sharing a server with freaked out about my piece on Anonymous - and has insisted that I get off ‘his’ server before it got hacked. I was critical of anonymous to some degree - but am of the opinion that they are more reasonable than that, given especially that many […]