Australian Internet filtering policy dumped

[TarJak]

Finally Senator Conjob has scrapped one of his dumbest concepts: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/opposition-welcomes-dumping-of-labors-internet-filter-scheme-20121109-2937g.html

Not that he's suddenly become smart or anything. He's just wasted $125m on futzing around with this policy for the last 5 years.:/\\!!

[Dive! Dive! Dive!]

Plan looked doomed from the start. Politicians need to learn that you can't control the internet the way they want too.:hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Finally Senator Conjob has scrapped one of his dumbest concepts: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/opposition-welcomes-dumping-of-labors-internet-filter-scheme-20121109-2937g.html

Not that he's suddenly become smart or anything. He's just wasted $125m on futzing around with this policy for the last 5 years.:/\\!!

Take it out of his salary and expenses and he mightn't be too keen to be a prat next time round :03:

[August]

Take it out of his salary and expenses and he mightn't be too keen to be a prat next time round :03:


Don't you wish we could hold these politician financially responsible for these expensive boondoggles?

[Jimbuna]

Don't you wish we could hold these politician financially responsible for these expensive boondoggles?

Oh yes...

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[August]

Oh yes...

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There's a scene in a horrible Tom Cruise movie called The Last Samurai where the main bad guy named Omura is trying to convince the Japanese emperor that he is still loyal.

Omura: Enlighted One, we must discuss this-
Emperor Meiji: Omura, you have done quite enough.
Omura: Everything I have done, I have done for my country.
Emperor Meiji: Then you will not mind when I seize your family's assets and present them as my gift to the people.
Omura: [furious] You disgrace me!
Emperor Meiji: If your shame is too unbearable, I offer you this sword! [Emperor Meiji holds up Katsumoto's sword. Unwilling to commit seppuku, Omura backs down].

Now i'd bet that there isn't one of us here, regardless of their political leanings who can't think of at least one politician they'd like to see this happen to. :)

[Betonov]

Now i'd bet that there isn't one of us here, regardless of their political leanings who can't think of at least one politician they'd like to see this happen to. :)

Seised assets or blade in belly ?? :arrgh!:

maybe we can call it: ''voluntary'' donation to the nation :hmmm:

[August]

Seised assets or blade in belly ?? :arrgh!:

maybe we can call it: ''voluntary'' donation to the nation :hmmm:

I dunno I think a blade in the belly is both messy and lets the miscreant off the hook too easily. I guess I'd be happy to seize their assets and titles then watch them have to join the ranks of the working poor to make a living... :)

[Herr-Berbunch]

I guess I'd be happy to seize their assets and titles then watch them have to join the ranks of the working poor to make a living... :)

Fall from grace. :yep:

If only we could back-date it.

[Madox58]

As all the candidates proclaim how GREAT they are at business?
Why don't they fall under my business commitments?

If I undertake a contract and I lose money?
Guess who eats that lose?

We should add that to the constitution!
Call it the "You promised profit and got the weeny up the arse" amendment!
:haha:

I'll bet the BS would stop REAL quick!

I know this.
No real Businessman would ever run for a Govt position unless he can make more money then if he did an honest days work.
When is the last time a poor guy ran for a so called 'High Office'?
Your talking millions gambled to lose!
I'd as soon see all of them hanged by the neck till dead, dead, DEAD!!
For every bad decision they push through!
:stare:

[darius359au]

5 years and millions of dollars wasted by conjob and co ,they were told right at the start it wouldn't work but stupid decided to go ahead any way!
Unfortunately our Luddite mis-communications minister keeps his job after this:/\\!!:/\\!!
Had a though yesterday when this was announced ,it's a federal election next year and the labor party looks like it's going to have the kind of lose that will keep them in opposition for the next decade ,made me wonder if their trying to get the techie/geek vote by staking this thing and finally giving us an R18+ category for games....

[Jimbuna]

There's a scene in a horrible Tom Cruise movie called The Last Samurai where the main bad guy named Omura is trying to convince the Japanese emperor that he is still loyal.

Omura: Enlighted One, we must discuss this-
Emperor Meiji: Omura, you have done quite enough.
Omura: Everything I have done, I have done for my country.
Emperor Meiji: Then you will not mind when I seize your family's assets and present them as my gift to the people.
Omura: [furious] You disgrace me!
Emperor Meiji: If your shame is too unbearable, I offer you this sword! [Emperor Meiji holds up Katsumoto's sword. Unwilling to commit seppuku, Omura backs down].

Now i'd bet that there isn't one of us here, regardless of their political leanings who can't think of at least one politician they'd like to see this happen to. :)

Yes, very true :yep:

[TarJak]

5 years and millions of dollars wasted by conjob and co ,they were told right at the start it wouldn't work but stupid decided to go ahead any way!
Unfortunately our Luddite mis-communications minister keeps his job after this:/\\!!:/\\!!
Had a though yesterday when this was announced ,it's a federal election next year and the labor party looks like it's going to have the kind of lose that will keep them in opposition for the next decade ,made me wonder if their trying to get the techie/geek vote by staking this thing and finally giving us an R18+ category for games....

Being politicians they'll do just about anything to try to stay in office. I wouldn't cross the street to pi$$ on this lot if they were on fire. Not that having the Mad Monk as PM would be any better. He's more tied to the Christian lobby groups that No God Dullard.

The fundamental thing is that most of these bastages don't have a clue when it comes to technology, how it works or how to control it. Control being their end goal in everything they do, if someone tells them they could be in control if they do X, then they'll try it. :/\\!!

[Gargamel]

Don't you wish we could hold these politician financially responsible for these expensive boondoggles?

http://i.imgur.com/oaInb.jpg

Just kidding..... sorta.....

[TarJak]

Some more commentary: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/internet-filtering--the-war-is-over-20121109-292dc.html
How Conjob can call this backdown a success is beyond me. The battle way be over but the censorship/control of our digital lives war goes on...

[darius359au]

Some more commentary: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/internet-filtering--the-war-is-over-20121109-292dc.html
How Conjob can call this backdown a success is beyond me. The battle way be over but the censorship/control of our digital lives war goes on...

Spin = truth in our favourite Luddite's mind,(or what passes for one in his tiny head) ,one good thing that came out of this is jim Wallace's head nearly exploded when this was announced :D:D ,(For the non-Australians Jim Wallace and his Australian Christian lobby are Australia's version of religious nutbars like westboro ,he's been the loudest voice demanding this filter!).

[TarJak]

"one good thing that came out of this is jim Wallace's head nearly exploded when this was announced :D:D..."
One lives in hope...:D

[troopie]

Now we just need Nicola Roxon to drop this idea of mandatory two year storage of everyones personal internet and phone usage data.:shifty:

[darius359au]

Now we just need Nicola Roxon to drop this idea of mandatory two year storage of everyones personal internet and phone usage data.:shifty:
What is it with the labor party in this country - they call the coalition nazi's etc But their always the one's trying create a police state here when their in power :/\\!!