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BerserkerCatSplat
10-18-2006, 10:03 AM
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1924637,00.html

The Iranian gov't has banned all Internet connections over 128kb/s on the grounds that foreign videos and music are undermining Iranian culture.
A790
10-18-2006, 10:05 AM
Fuck people can be so stupid... it's amazing.
rage2
10-18-2006, 10:08 AM
We're just as stupid here in Canada.

The order follows a purge on illegal satellite dishes, which millions of Iranians use to clandestinely watch western television. Police have seized thousands of dishes in recent months.
Canada does the same thing to those that clandestinely watch US television.
bspot
10-18-2006, 10:13 AM
Originally posted by rage2
We're just as stupid here in Canada.

Canada does the same thing to those that clandestinely watch US television.

A little bit different... you can still get pretty much any US channel you want here, its just the CRTC wants to make sure you have enough Canadian crap eating up some of that bandwidth too.
DoubleLP
10-18-2006, 10:15 AM
That is just stupid if you ask me. Good thing I do not live in Iran.
rage2
10-18-2006, 10:17 AM
Originally posted by bspot
A little bit different... you can still get pretty much any US channel you want here, its just the CRTC wants to make sure you have enough Canadian crap eating up some of that bandwidth too.
Acutally it's different because in Iran it's over cultural protectionism, in Canada, it's over business disguised as cultural protectionism.

And ya, there's a LOT of good shows that we don't get up here. We just started getting Mind of Mencia last week!
jorge
10-18-2006, 10:28 AM
I think those who control Iran are a bunch of frustrated guys that can't get it up so they don't want anyone else to have fun either :whipped:

...and with no internet they don't get 10 ads/day for cheap Viagra, so they are only compounding their problems :D
BerserkerCatSplat
10-18-2006, 10:29 AM
Originally posted by rage2

Acutally it's different because in Iran it's over cultural protectionism, in Canada, it's over business disguised as cultural protectionism.

And ya, there's a LOT of good shows that we don't get up here. We just started getting Mind of Mencia last week!

Well, in Iran it seems to be quashing of public dessention disguised as culturan protectionism.

But, to keep my thread balanced, here's a link to the U.S. gov't taking what seems to be their first real step towards actively policing the Internet:

http://news.com.com/Chertoff+Web+could+be+terror+training+camp/2100-7348_3-6126510.html?tag=nefd.top
01RedDX
10-18-2006, 10:36 AM
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Toms-SC
10-18-2006, 11:30 AM
The first thing to came to my mind was stone age people.
01RedDX
10-18-2006, 11:44 AM
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TimG
10-18-2006, 02:01 PM
Originally posted by Toms-SC
The first thing to came to my mind was stone age people.

the first thing that came to my mind was Quebec :nut:
A790
10-18-2006, 02:02 PM
Originally posted by rage2
We're just as stupid here in Canada.

Canada does the same thing to those that clandestinely watch US television.

I was referring to the Iranian government.
Super_Geo
10-18-2006, 05:35 PM
Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat
The Iranian gov't has banned all Internet connections over 128kb/s on the grounds that foreign videos and music are undermining Iranian culture.

Wtf... is all Iranian music in MIDI or something??




Originally posted by 01RedDX


Stone age government, not people. You can't classify a people based on their government, or are you saying all Americans are power-hungry imperialists?

Nice put. :thumbsup:
Xtrema
10-18-2006, 08:31 PM
Originally posted by Toms-SC
The first thing to came to my mind was stone age people.

People ain't stone age. Iran can easily overtaken India on tech outsourcing if they don't have a bad name in the international stage.

Plus, the government provides health care 10X better than Canada could to our own people. Waiting for MRI? That's impossible in Tehran.

Don't let the extremists fool you. Iranian youth parties like we do, just not in public and keep it underground.
CalgarySupra
10-21-2006, 11:47 AM
so what. look at china. even worse, but the us continues to import china goods in the billions


but do you not blame them in away? its like the parents who install net nanny on the computers. but instead for everyone.

They believe in decency, atleast.
collectskulls
10-21-2006, 11:56 AM
Originally posted by CalgarySupra
its like the parents who install net nanny on the computers. but instead for everyone.

They believe in decency, atleast.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Thanks man I havn't had a good laugh today till now lol
wainr
10-21-2006, 12:00 PM
Originally posted by CalgarySupra
so what. look at china. even worse, but the us continues to import china goods in the billions


but do you not blame them in away? its like the parents who install net nanny on the computers. but instead for everyone.

They believe in decency, atleast.

:rofl:

Yea let the government think for you... thats a good thing?

Just wow..... :eek:

Meanwhile cartoons showing Jews as evil baby eating devils are happily played to children on the tv... :rolleyes:
jay42w8
10-21-2006, 12:42 PM
Originally posted by Xtrema


People ain't stone age. Iran can easily overtaken India on tech outsourcing if they don't have a bad name in the international stage.

Plus, the government provides health care 10X better than Canada could to our own people. Waiting for MRI? That's impossible in Tehran.

Don't let the extremists fool you. Iranian youth parties like we do, just not in public and keep it underground.

and what happens when said iranian youth get caught by iranian police? do they get "stoned"? :rofl: (bad pun i know)