Duck-Billed Catechist Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72972-0.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 It's also a trade-off that Yahoo is not alone in making. To comply with government requirements, Google's China search engine blocks access to sites the government deems objectionable. Microsoft launched its Chinese blogging service in 2005 with filters that prohibited sensitive words such as freedom and democracy in blog titles. And Cisco supplies internet backbone equipment the Chinese government uses in the so-called Great Firewall that shields citizens from websites about Tibet and the Tiananmen Square massacre.That's insane. I imagine there is a whole language of code used by people who wish to speak their minds and have to find alternative words to do so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 That's insane. I imagine there is a whole language of code used by people who wish to speak their minds and have to find alternative words to do so. Yes, it's called "Newspeak" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 In other insanity related to filtering news and information; My father is a university professor and has a chinese student stay after class frequently to get clarification on certain topics. During and explanation of something, my father mentioned Adolf Hiteler and the atrocities he caused during WWII -- However, the chinese student had never been taught who Adolf Hitler was in ~20 years of schooling in China. Now that is filtering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 During and explanation of something, my father mentioned Adolf Hiteler and the atrocities he caused during WWII -- However, the chinese student had never been taught who Adolf Hitler was in ~20 years of schooling in China. Now that is filtering.what year does china claim they landed on the moon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 what year does china claim they landed on the moon?didn't they purchase yellowcake from Niger as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 didn't they purchase yellowcake from Niger as well?that would have been dubya's story, not theirs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 didn't they purchase yellowcake from Niger as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I would imagine in terms of per capita repression, China's far ahead of everybody. Why are we not changing their regime? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Now that would be some kinda redeployment! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I would imagine in terms of per capita repression, China's far ahead of everybody. Why are we not changing their regime.W can't understand why General Tso won't respond to his invitations to a summit to discuss the matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Has anyone bought one of these Chinese dissidents yet? Do they come with free fortune cookies? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 W can't understand why General Tso won't respond to his invitations to a summit to discuss the matter."I told him how much I liked his chicken ... " Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 "I told him how much I liked his chicken ... " That was the Colonel you were talking to, not the General. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Has anyone bought one of these Chinese dissidents yet? Do they come with free fortune cookies?They're sold out. Now pay attention or go play somewhere else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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