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Author: | pcernie [ Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/16 ... _blackout/ Good on them. Although that'll be the day I find I'll need to use it more than ever no doubt ![]() |
Author: | Paul1965 [ Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
It's a good idea to draw attention to what the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is all about but I, too, find myself looking up stuff on Wikipedia most days so it will be a long 24 hours without it. |
Author: | big_D [ Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:09 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
The problem is, the sites which threatened to close their doors will probably go unnoticed by those debating the act... |
Author: | steve74 [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
Just this on the home page now... ![]() I like the fact when you click "Learn more" you're taken to a standard Wikipedia page, that's a nice touch! Good for them for making a stance, I doubt most students will agree today, but there you go. Better a day of slight inconvenience (and a chance for them to do some proper old style research in the library!) than to let this bill go through without a fight. |
Author: | l3v1ck [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:35 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
I've never understood why politicians only listen to the lobbiests of massive record companies...... Oh wait.... "donations", massive massive "donations". [LIFTED]. |
Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:53 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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And there is this: http://blog.curry.com/stories/2012/01/1 ... rring.html
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Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:20 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
Disable JavaScript in your browser. Wikipedia works as normal. ![]() I would have though a simple .htaccess file to divert to the black page would be more efficient. |
Author: | steve74 [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:24 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
Alternatives to Wikipedia: http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifest ... id=3330824 |
Author: | JJW009 [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:17 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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That was deliberate, as explained in the article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: ... Learn_more |
Author: | forquare1 [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:48 am ] |
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I downloaded Wikipedia yesterday so that we have a local copy in the office ![]() |
Author: | JJW009 [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:57 am ] | |||||||||
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Cool, can you email me a copy? Preferably in Word ![]() |
Author: | Spreadie [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:23 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Can I have a copy of the latest version of the internet, if you have it to hand? |
Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:33 pm ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I didn’t get that far at the time. I just saw the page load as normal, then it blacked out a while later. This just said “JavaScript” to me, so I tried with that system disabled. |
Author: | ProfessorF [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
I hope The Pirate Bay went down for 24hrs in support too. ![]() |
Author: | ProfessorF [ Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:13 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Wikipedia to shut down Wednesday in SOPA protest |
http://twitter.com/#!/herpderpedia Enjoy. |
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