Out of the Black

[Jan 18, 2012, 9:01 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Thank you all very much for the near-unanimous support for the decision for Blue's News to participate in the SOPA/PIPA protest blackout today. A lot of today's news about this legislation indicates its support is crumbling, so here's hoping we can keep this momentum.

Participatory Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Tequila Zombies. Musaic Box. Hit the Troll.
Links:	This Anti-SOPA Ditty's Got LOLcat Jokes. Thanks nin.
Stories:	The oddest hotel jobs. George Lucas Retiring From Blockbusters? Thanks nin.
Science:	Solar blasts decreased orbital debris in 2011.
Media:	Lurid 'Jeopardy' answer goes viral. Thanks nin. Previous Generation vs. Current Generation.
Auction:	The Blizzard Charity Auction - Last Chance.
The Funnies:	TheOatmeal.com blacked out in protest of SOPA.

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 20:23

The pickle

Blue wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 09:43: The pickle wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 09:32: How I love watching people panic over nothing. The classic troll motto. The classic lets start a panic moto!!

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 16:40

Dev

I didn't sign on that day, anyone have a screenshot of what blues looked like? And I agree with the decision btw.

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 09:43

Blue

The pickle wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 09:32:
How I love watching people panic over nothing.

The classic troll motto.




Stephen "Blue" Heaslip Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, El Presidente for Life

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 09:32

The pickle

How I love watching people panic over nothing.

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 09:05

wtf_man

Narf2029 wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 04:47:
It's election year folks. Vote against the incumbent. If legislation like this made it as far as it has, it's time to kick everyone out and start over.

AMEN!

http://www.kickthemallout.com/




"Did you even read cutters post or are you just suffering from rectal cranial inversion." - RedEye9

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 08:58

Ant

Narf2029 wrote on Jan 19, 2012, 04:47:
It's election year folks. Vote against the incumbent. If legislation like this made it as far as it has, it's time to kick everyone out and start over.

Wipe all humans off Earth.




Ant @ The Ant Farm: http://antfarm.ma.cx and Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net ...

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 04:47

Narf2029

It's election year folks. Vote against the incumbent. If legislation like this made it as far as it has, it's time to kick everyone out and start over.




Huh? I'm sorry, I was thinking about cake.

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 01:45

zirik

im glad blue participated on the blackout. wish more tech sites did the same thing. even ones not based in the US. i guess they think SOPA/PIPA wont affect them if they are based outside the states.

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Re: Lots of Sites Participated.

Jan 19, 2012, 01:33

Ant

jdreyer wrote on Jan 18, 2012, 23:15:
In addition to Wikipedia, Reddit, and Google, I was surprised at so many sites I visited today participating in the black out in their own way: Raw story, Ars Technica, Wired, XKCD, Vimeo, Pressthink.org, Wordpress, and boingboing. And those were just the sites I visited. I'm sure there were lots more. It was pretty awe-inspiring. I didn't realize so many sites had signed on.

I wished there were more big ones!




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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 01:01

Prez

I avoid activism like the plague, but am in total support of the Bluesnews blackout today. This outrageous governmental overreach cannot go unopposed.




“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Mahatma Gandhi

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 19, 2012, 00:20

Acleacius

In relation to how fakenews and many of the major networks have tried to portray Anit SOPA/PIPA and Occupy Movement. I reverted back to the turning point of how/when protest became a power to stop a war.

Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young - Ohio (Studio Version)

As a cover song but it has the best film footage.

In addition I found the link publishing the order to "fire", which had apparently never been heard by the public.

KSU Rare Audio Recording from May 4th 1970 - 12:24pm




“It’s a sad day for America when people believe women,” The Drumpf

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 18, 2012, 23:56

LittleMe

In a barely functioning modern society like ours, the Internet *should* still have more power than the ruling elite. It currently does, but I contend there are many control freaks that resent and despise the Internet and what it represents. They would gladly ruin it only for personal pleasure.




Perpetual debt is slavery.

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Re: Lots of Sites Participated.

Jan 18, 2012, 23:31

nin

jdreyer wrote on Jan 18, 2012, 23:15:
In addition to Wikipedia, Reddit, and Google, I was surprised at so many sites I visited today participating in the black out in their own way: Raw story, Ars Technica, Wired, XKCD, Vimeo, Pressthink.org, Wordpress, and boingboing. And those were just the sites I visited. I'm sure there were lots more. It was pretty awe-inspiring. I didn't realize so many sites had signed on.

I thought what consumerist did was cool: They kept posting, but only sopa stories. Kind of a captive audience.




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The oddest hotel jobs

Jan 18, 2012, 23:19

Hoop

Imagine the conversations the dog surfing instructor has with his wife at night.

"Darling, today was a nightmare just one uncooperative bitch after another.
Why! ... Why won't these bitches listen?"




Um .. Behind you...

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 18, 2012, 23:19

Acleacius

Out of the Black and into the Blue.




“It’s a sad day for America when people believe women,” The Drumpf

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Re: Into the Black

Jan 18, 2012, 23:16

jdreyer

nin wrote on Jan 18, 2012, 20:10:

So what'd you do today, Blue?

Unfortunately, for Blue, but fortunately for us, it doesn't appear that he took the day off. Thanks Blue!




If Star Citizen was a child conceived in a night of passion, it would have started elementary school by now. -panbient

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Lots of Sites Participated.

Jan 18, 2012, 23:15

jdreyer

In addition to Wikipedia, Reddit, and Google, I was surprised at so many sites I visited today participating in the black out in their own way: Raw story, Ars Technica, Wired, XKCD, Vimeo, Pressthink.org, Wordpress, and boingboing. And those were just the sites I visited. I'm sure there were lots more. It was pretty awe-inspiring. I didn't realize so many sites had signed on.




If Star Citizen was a child conceived in a night of passion, it would have started elementary school by now. -panbient

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Re: Out of the Black

Jan 18, 2012, 22:59

jdreyer

Creston wrote on Jan 18, 2012, 20:35:
Let's hope that even the American legislature has SOME fucking shred of common sense.
Creston

Common sense has nothing to do with it.

It's all about who has the most money and is willing to spend it on politicians.




If Star Citizen was a child conceived in a night of passion, it would have started elementary school by now. -panbient

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Re: Into the Black

Jan 18, 2012, 22:23

Alamar

Blue wrote on Jan 18, 2012, 20:24: Sepharo wrote on Jan 18, 2012, 20:13: ~~Into~~ Out of the Black Awesome. Stolen. Shouldn't that be 'pirated' what with the festive occasion? -Alamar

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Re: Into the Black

Jan 18, 2012, 22:12

Lord Tea

nin wrote on Jan 18, 2012, 20:06:

Let's not do this again.

agreed but I'm really glad bluesnews.com participated in the Blackout.




Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone. [Tagline: John Carpenter's "The Thing"] [Tagline: United Police States of America]

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