To be fair, that's still a constant rate of 3 per week, so it doesn't look like V day has had any effect. Not that that's not a completely fucked up number in the first place though.
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Gee-fucking-gee, America. This is what happens when you deny people proper access to mental health services.
Backlash wroteGee-fucking-gee, America. This is what happens when you deny people proper access to mental health services.
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At this rate I think I'd almost blame it more on the way the national media glamorizing school shooters. My local news station had made a point of refusing to show the Aurora theater shooter's mugshot or say his name, right up until his trial ended. Then on the night his sentence finally gets handed down Nightly News with Lester Holt starts out the broadcast by plastering his mug everywhere with the headline AURORA THEATER SHOOTER JAMES HOLMES CONVICTED. I was floored by the contrast. Fucking vultures, the whole lot of them.
All in One wroteBacklash wroteGee-fucking-gee, America. This is what happens when you deny people proper access to mental health services.
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At this rate I think I'd almost blame it more on the way the national media glamorizing school shooters. My local news station had made a point of refusing to show the Aurora theater shooter's mugshot or say his name, right up until his trial ended. Then on the night his sentence finally gets handed down Nightly News with Lester Holt starts out the broadcast by plastering his mug everywhere with the headline AURORA THEATER SHOOTER JAMES HOLMES CONVICTED. I was floored by the contrast. Fucking vultures, the whole lot of them.
I think it's a mixture of multiple things and it can't be placed on one reason. That reason, going against the people on my Facebook timeline, is not because teachers didn't carry guns.
6 days later
I have to bring this NN issue again one last time, and that will be it.
The FCC is going to put in the Federal Register the repealed rules since December 14 last year by tomorrow, and by April 23, it will become their official policy.
According to the Battle for the Net site, it takes a 51% Senate and two-thirds majority to prevent this. In the Senate, it is 50-50 now with one more vote for either side, but in the House, it will take 75 more people.
Edit: As of April 9 at the time of writing, I am down to two full weeks here before time's up.
5 days later
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
University cost and efficiency vs value upon graduation.
gBacklash wrote
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
Backlash wrote-snip-
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
You left out the very best part of the pornography censoring:
[url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/porn-websites-sites-pages-videos-internet-adult-uk-digital-economy-bill-a7433551.html]Source[/url] wroteWhile there are no strict guidelines as to what acts and images can’t be shown on commercial DVDs, adult film producers have found that they have had to cut almost all kinds of non-conventional videos from their films.
Such restrictions include the “four-finger rule”, for instance, which limits the number of digits that can be placed into any orifice while on video.
Absolutely beautiful. I remember hearing that Britons would have to call up their ISP if they wanted access to pr0n and thinking that was absurd. This is really a whole new level of "Who asked for this".
Backlash wrote
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
Because people keep voting Conservative for some reason. I really don't know why.
malmon wroteBacklash wrote
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
Because people keep voting Conservative for some reason. I really don't know why.
Because look how good it's working for us Americans!
HAHAHAhaha help
Backlash wrote
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
TBH it doesn't really affect my life. Surprisingly enough my univeristy ISP seems to be exempt from this, at least judging from the number of times i've used exhentai on eduroam (daily). It's stupid but there'll always be ways around.
RX14 wroteBacklash wrote
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
TBH it doesn't really affect my life. Surprisingly enough my univeristy ISP seems to be exempt from this, at least judging from the number of times i've used exhentai on eduroam (daily). It's stupid but there'll always be ways around.
Well, it's not April yet
malmon wroteRX14 wroteBacklash wrote
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
The plans were initially announced in July 2017 with Matt Hancock, the then minister of state for digital and culture, saying the pornography block would be fully in place" by April 2018. Since then the government has been attempting to formalise the process of how websites should apply an age-verification system and establish a regulator for doing so.
For the first time, he added, the government would have the power to block websites, en-masse, without court orders. “This is a first in a democracy,” he continued. “Although this appears to be just about protecting children from porn, it isn't. It will block any site that doesn't comply with strict UK content rules.”
Sex & Censorship’s Barnett has been concerned that a great deal of content could be caught in the new regulation’s net that shouldn't. But the law does attempt to clarify this. It refers to videos or parts of videos that are already assigned an R18 certificate, but goes on to refer to “any other material” that “would be an R18 certificate”.
Mal, Chris, why on Earth is this happening? I can't imagine there being any popular support for such a law in this day and age.
TBH it doesn't really affect my life. Surprisingly enough my univeristy ISP seems to be exempt from this, at least judging from the number of times i've used exhentai on eduroam (daily). It's stupid but there'll always be ways around.
Well, it's not April yet
I don't know what effect it would have on me if I just couldn't watch porn anymore. I hope I'd just be upset, but I'd need to find another outlet that's similar.
22 days later
Backlash wrote
This Just In: Age verification of all pornographic content [in the UK] will be mandatory from April 2018. But there are still a lot of grey areas.
They changed up their mind, but they will reconsider it, saying "age verification will be enforceable by the end of the year."
21 days later
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Sounds like someone on the BSD Core Team needed a hug.
FreeBSD is pmuch Linux's bitch, anyways. Even their license is some of the most lily-livered shit I've ever read; instead of mandating that FOSS software has to stay open-source a la the GPL, BSD's says it's entirely within your rights to steal their code and sell it for millions, just so long as you toss in a copyright acknowledgement somewhere in your program.
Backlash wrotemalmon wrote-snip!-
Sounds like someone on the BSD Core Team needed a hug.
FreeBSD is pmuch Linux's bitch, anyways. Even their license is some of the most lily-livered shit I've ever read; instead of mandating that FOSS software has to stay open-source a la the GPL, BSD's says it's entirely within your rights to steal their code and sell it for millions, just so long as you toss in a copyright acknowledgement somewhere in your program.
Freebsd is still very very widely used, so it's really not linux's bitch. The BSD's design is actually far better than linux's in lots of places (kqueue). The way BSD licenced projects operate is that they introduce breaking changes so often that it's easier for vendors to just upstream their patches. And it's worked pretty well, allowing breaking changes in the bsd kernel helps keep the OS free of cruft (cough linux), and I haven't heard any cases of project snatching under BSD licenses either.
2 months later
The misery of the modern workplace is oftentimes compounded by the architecture and furnishings that characterize these spaces. In all of my previous positions I have seen the same pattern of dark floors, off-white walls, and light gray furniture. Furthermore, as one inspects the plan of these spaces, it becomes dreadfully obvious that they were designed with the singular purpose of cramming as many workers into one space as management would allow. Windowless rooms are common, the lighting is scarce, and the little illumination that does exist usually resembles the cooler hue projected by the midwinter's sun. Rather unwelcoming, if I do say so myself.
These are not spaces conducive to creativity, work, or even basic human existence. It's no wonder that the only way the employing-class goads us to spend time there is by making the alternative starvation.
malmon wrote
My god the reaction some of the team members gave him was incredible. The intent of CoC seems pretty straightforward so answering his questions, as stupid as they may be, should be straightforward. Getting mad at him for asking just makes you and your project look unprofessional.
If the CoC's wording is causing a controversy, just change it. Its not that hard*.
*I really dont know much about FreeBSD or the Project beyond its similarities to Linux, but It really shouldnt be that hard to change the wording of a CoC should it?