david cameron is blocking porn

So, our great and good leader David Cameron is going to bring in measures to block porn unless it is asked for. Apparently, the internet providers are going to have to block it, unless it is specifically asked for, or risk fines and sanctions.
I don't know about anybody else, but I'm certainly going to ask for it.
I also can't see how this is going to be implemented without it affecting innocent searches.  Is it going to be the case that you can't look up 'Scunthorpe' because it contains a 'cunt' in it? (OK, probably more than one..)  How are the oversees sites going to be blocked, that will use different language (or just change their language) to make the sites accessible again?
I know there is a lot of horrible crap out there, but there are already ways and means of filtering your children's online experiences, but let's face it,  if the kids (or adults) nowadays want to search for disgusting stuff on t'net, they will always find a way to do so.
By all means punish people who download the less savory stuff (as they already do) and spend more money on children's and women's charities and refuges (rather than making cuts).
It used to be a flash of ankle, then books, comics, films, videos and computer games, now it's internet porn that is causing the moral decay of our nation and desensitizing the population, causing a few idiots to run amok, committing rape and murder.
I'm against banning stuff, as you never know where it will all end, although nothing would surprise me with the current government.
Catch the criminals making and downloading child porn or real rape videos, and help the victims, but (and l'm talking to you Cameron)  keep your smug petri dish of a face out of my internet.

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mckayla maroney looking less than impressed

The USA gymnast McKayla Maroney was snapped looking less than impressed when she only won the silver medal at the last Olympic games in London.  Since then, people have been adding her image to iconic photographs (see the middle one), but even better than that, she met the newly re elected President Barack Obama last Thursday, and showed him how to do the face, and of course, being the good sport that he is (and understanding how the press work), he copied it.  If you are sad enough to want to add her to photographs, the cut out picture is at the top.  Fill your boots.

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megaupload is taken down by the evil empire

Megaupload, the file sharing service has been taken down by the USA today and it's founders assets have been seized (Ooh, l bet that hurt).
It is a service l (amongst millions of others) have used and it does exactly what it says it does, shares files quickly and easily, and at no cost at all to the individual user, if they so wish (a better service is available for those that wish to pay).
The thing is, obviously it is also used for illegal file sharing and pirating material. This is why the FBI have shut it down on behalf of the large music/film industries, but l also suspect that Megaupload were targeted more because of their recent video promoting the service, which featured various stars endorsing it.
The video was taken off YouTube at first, then re-instated after complaints that it did not infringe upon any copyrighted material (full story here and here). I bet it put a few industry heads backs up (that sounds difficult), as they must have felt as though Megaupload were taking the piss out off their collective positions and copyright stances, therefore, revenge was sought .
The people behind Megaupload made shit loads of money out of it, and good luck to them all, l hope they hire some quality lawyers who will get the case thrown out. They certainly have the money available to hire them, as demonstrated in the photograph of the Megaupload mansion that has just been raided.
The trouble with this kind of action, is that the internet truly is a Pandora's box, in that once something is out there (a service, an idea, a file), it will not go away, as others will duplicate it to the nnnth degree, especially if they feel they have a justified cause, or there is money to be made out of it.
Look at Napster and the outcome of it's shutdown. That didn't exactly stop anyone downloading illegal files by any stretch of the imagination. It was just a minor inconvenience for the people using Napster at the time, until they went to another site (such as Megaupload itself, which was started after the demise of Napster).
More sites will appear offering the same kinds of service (others are already available at the moment, such as Mediafire and Rapidshare), and much as l dislike the SOPA bill that the USA is trying to get passed, l still hold out hope that it will just encourage rebellion amongst internet users, so that the sites become so widespread, they cannot be controlled, unless the internet itself is shut down.

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The megaupload mansion in Australia

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