November 17, 2011
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I Can't Believe I'm Posting This
I figure I may as well post this now because it's bound to get here sooner or later and I wanted to be the one who posted this. Somehow nude and sex pics featuring yours truly with my last girlfriend leaked on Tumblr last night. I have no clue how they were accessed but somehow there they were. Well if you are curious, here they are.
She said she didn't think they were that big.
She started singing that Katy Perry song about the lollipop at this point.
She's the one who brought the handcuffs.
I think we did everything in the Kama Sutra. I think this one was called Flexing Grasshopper Laughing Dog.
I have no clue why I was wearing a top hat and a monocle but she I wasn't second-guessing her when she let me do that to her.
I hope she's not lactose intolerant.I'd thought I'd also include the video if you want to watch it all transpire.
OK, time to get serious. There were no nude pics and no sex. I'm still celibate. What I was trying to do here was show you what will happen if the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is passed. When you think of it, stopping online piracy sounds like a good thing but this could change the internet as we know it. The entertainment industry will be able to block or censor sites that they think violates copyright infringement. The vagueness of this bill could affect sites you use every day. Sites like Youtube, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, eBay, Myspace, Megaupload, Esty, Livejournal, Mediafire, WordPress, Wikipedia, Google, all forum sites, and the site you're reading this on...Xanga.
I can understand that the entertainment industry isn't thrilled with people illegally downloading and transmitting their products without paying for it but the issue isn't if you support, oppose, or don't care about this act. SOPA will allow companies to block the domain names of websites that seemingly encourage or are capable of allowing online piracy.
Kids, this means that if the old godfatherofgreenbay wrote a few posts about downloading music or TV shows, the people at an entertainment company could block the domain name of Xanga. They can't block the IP address of Xanga, they can just block the domain name so technically you could still access Xanga but only if you knew the IP address. The bill is flawed because it will not stop online piracy. It's just going to stop people promoting piracy. If it's possible to post pirated material on the site, then a claim can be filed against the website. What could bring it down? It could be something like posting a copyrighted image in a post or leaving a positive comment about online piracy in the comment box. If a site is found to violate this act they will have 5 days to appeal and when running the risk of copyright infringement the company will err on the side of caution and remove the material.
What can you do? Educate yourself. Read through this post about what all the bill entails. Also, read through the actual bill and see how vague and draconian it is. Next, contact your congressman and not by email since most of the time they don't spend time reading emails. They'll just send you a form letter saying that they appreciate your comments. CALL THEM! Flood their phone lines. Sign petitions. Get the word out. This bill has been fast-tracked in Congress so we need to get the word out now.
Sign a petition here. Contact your Congressman.
Comments (26)
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Big Brother is watching me. No wonder my Top Secret Security Clearance didn't get through. I thought it was because I'm black.
You forgot to mention piratebay - best website out there.
I'm under this influence. (You have a tumblr?)
@Rob_of_the_Sky - Must have been those old ladys from the occupy seattle group.
before to longe thead will tape into our onlike andlook at all the site and read are our email
When it comes to government control of the internet...I do not support it.
People keep voicing opposition to this thing but I have yet to see the actual text of the bill.
Have you read the bill?
props - and thanks for posting...
not good. not good at all.
Dammit! Why is censorship always the first option that comes to mind? Doesn't anyone still read Orwell in fucking middle school?
I soooo totally blame you if they shut Xangaland down! Luckily I have congress on speed dial. I'll fix this! You can count on me!
That's absolute crap. Censorship doesn't really work too well.
I finally fulfilled one American duty by signing the petition.
@ZombieMom_Speaks - I don't think kids read books nowadays.
I see people say things like "That stuff is so stupid" but they're almost always either 13 or they have no understanding of how this sort of thing would work.
And also it's just weird. In fact this whole danged computer business is odd, if you ask me.
good for you promoting a good cause.
One of my friends posted about this on facebook (but I ignored her because she's annoying/crazy), so now faced with two semi-credible sources, it seems that it really is as awful as it seems to be. I signed the petition and I posted my support on facebook, too. Go me.
oh hell no!
@homealivein45 - FYI, here is the link to the bill: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3261/show
top hats and monocles
I heard something about this thismorning, but when I looked up info, all I got was stuff from 2008. I shared this on facebook.
This bill is dumb. Only people scared of numbers wouldn't know how to access the website via IP
you said it all, brother.
I have written Rep. Gosar and both Senators about this. Since Paul claims to be a Libertarian, I expect him to vote NOOO! If he doesn't, I will vote NOOO on his re-election next year.
It's amazing that people are taking this very lightly. Everyone that used the internet can and will be affected by this in a negative way. Don't be sheeple and sign the petition and pass it along to all that you know.
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