ropeguru
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join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs: | reply to navalpatel
Re: So?
People seem to have forgottenthe history of the Internet and the fact it was created by the U.S. Department of Defense. |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
| However, if I remember my history correctly, the US military has fully backed out of the internet (aside from accessing webpages at computer terminals) and it lies fully in the domain of civilian use.
Now, wiether or not it's been passed onto UN control, or made into global ownership however, is up to debate. |
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL
| "A senior official in the Iranian ministry of Islamic guidance, which handles the media, accused the US government of breaching human rights by allegedly ordering the move..."
OH my, that was a tad dramatic! One would think we've gone and dumped our septic waste in their drinking water... I'm not too bright about business and contracts, but I'm assuming since the US is providing host service then they have the reserve to deny or refuse service. I'd like to think of it as this: if I committed some sort of infraction against my ISP or Web-hosting company, like say, not paying my bills then should I expect the service to be stopped? What can be said of BOMBING the country of that company? |
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crazediamond
That's Dr. Craze to you
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join:2002-01-19
Germantown, MD | Iran complaining about the US breaching human rights, that's a good one.
Pot calling the kettle black? :P |
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Sean
join:2004-01-23
Ottawa
 ·Bell Sympatico
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said by ropeguru  :People seem to have forgottenthe history of the Internet and the fact it was created by the U.S. Department of Defense. You can't really say the internet was "created," it was discovered. It was always there.. we just couldn't use it.
Besides, just cause the telephone was created by a Canadian (yes, I think Canada deserves the pride for Bell's telephone), doesn't mean we own the telephony technology. |
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL
| said by Sean :You can't really say the internet was "created," it was discovered. It was always there. huh? |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
| said by AtomicZero : said by Sean :You can't really say the internet was "created," it was discovered. It was always there. huh? And lo, on the 8th day, God said, "I need pr0n and warez," and he smote his keyboard thusly...and the internet was created, and it was good.  |
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noone1
join:2004-06-04
Nashua, NH
| said by Thaler : said by AtomicZero : said by Sean :You can't really say the internet was "created," it was discovered. It was always there. huh? And lo, on the 8th day, God said, "I need pr0n and warez," and he smote his keyboard thusly...and the internet was created, and it was good. ROTFL |
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zoom314
Superman
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join:2001-04-30
Yermo, CA
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said by crazediamond :Iran complaining about the US breaching human rights, that's a good one. Pot calling the kettle black?  The iranian imans can go stuff It down a black hole, After all We know of Human Rights and Religious Tolerance, They don't know the meaning of the phrase nor practice, They do know terrorism and aren't to be trusted, As that government would Lie like a Persian rug, and that's what rugs do, They lie flat. As a government iran is a failure and They know It. Sure We did back the Shah, But backing someone doesn't mean We approved of what the person did that was wrong(Mostly ignorant about any torture, possibly), Khomeini was wrong about the West as the Western world wasn't His enemy or even evil, Just different and as such does not deserve to be hated. But from what I've seen on TV and read online This seems to be the attitude of part of the Muslim world, That intolerance/lies is the way to spread Islam, Usually by force, As that was how northern Africa was converted to Islam, By Jihad as in Convert or Die. The radicals in Islam would vaporize whole cities in the West or the Far East If They had Nuclear weapons and Osama Bin Laden I think has said as much. Do I hate Muslims? No. Am I a Muslim? No. Do I think Islam needs to grow up and stop being a being a brat? Yes. Is Osama Bin Laden a Freedom Fighter? No. He's a mass murderer, Yet in the Muslim world He's a celebrity/hero now as that is how They see Him as and They think New York, Washington DC & PA was a Jewish conspiracy. |
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL
|  reply to Thaler
said by Thaler : And lo, on the 8th day, God said, "I need pr0n and warez," and he smote his keyboard thusly...and the internet was created, and it was good. I thought it was Bob Dole?  |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | That would be the 9th day, when it was discovered that we needed little blue pills to properly enjoy our new-found internet glories. ^_^ |
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idledsl
join:2005-01-24
San Francisco, CA | reply to zoom314
We know human rights and religious tolerance???
Ask any freedom loving, tax paying, gay American.
A group totally being denied religious freedom. |
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lyls
@tele.dk | reply to crazediamond
guantanamo.... that sums it up 8) |
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zoom314
Superman
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join:2001-04-30
Yermo, CA
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said by idledsl :We know human rights and religious tolerance??? Ask any freedom loving, tax paying, gay American. A group totally being denied religious freedom. It's a lot better here than in like say Saudi Arabia, Where being Gay will get Your head chopped off. And I said Religious Tolerance, Gays are treated badly cause of bigotry, I'm not Gay at all and cause I'm not married and have no kids some when I was Younger thought I was, I like women very much. But what women would want a nearly 400lb. guy with arthritis, joint problems, anxiety and concentration problems? Heck We know what the NAZI Party did to Jews, Gays and the Disabled in WWII, They were all either Gassed or burned alive in buildings or shot.... |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
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said by idledsl :We know human rights and religious tolerance??? Ask any freedom loving, tax paying, gay American. A group totally being denied religious freedom. I thought we were just denying them tax breaks, adoption in certain states, and promoting bible-thumping persecution? Religion, however, isn't something that's currently being denied. Sure, there are certain sects of religion that would sooner pin you to the cross than let you worship, but there are more accepting chapters in most any popular religion today.
I personally feel like anyone should be allowed into any religious observation who really wants to be there, but of course my own personal opinion means didly squat when the person in charge wants to plaster "NO QUEERS" to their chapel/temple/kiosk/etc. |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to Thaler
said by Thaler : said by AtomicZero : said by Sean :You can't really say the internet was "created," it was discovered. It was always there. huh? And lo, on the 8th day, God said, "I need pr0n and warez," and he smote his keyboard thusly...and the internet was created, and it was good. And who is the patron saint of the internet? Or did Bill Gates "donate" for that right? |
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trebzon
join:2001-09-03
Grandville, MI
·AT&T Yahoo
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said by noone1 : said by Thaler : said by AtomicZero : said by Sean :You can't really say the internet was "created," it was discovered. It was always there. huh? And lo, on the 8th day, God said, "I need pr0n and warez," and he smote his keyboard thusly...and the internet was created, and it was good. ROTFL Oh thats good:D |
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