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avevale_intelligencerOkay, going from bemused to outright croggled.
Come on, people. When did blogging become a basic human right? If you're that worried about it, don't do it. Or do it somewhere else, and wait for *that* private company to be sold to someone whose face you don't like. Sooner or later, in this glorious free-market world we have, it happens to all of them.
As I just said somewhere else, instead of a bunch of American strangers reading our personal blogs, we'll now have a bunch of Russian strangers reading our personal blogs. I couldn't have any secrets on here then, and I can't have any now. What's the difference?
Anyway, back when everyone thought LJ was a good thing I bought a permanent account, and I'm not about to throw that money away just yet. It might be a good idea not to post any plans for new stealth bombers, formulae for horrendous biochemical weapons or compromising pictures of senior government officials in my comment threads, though. Just saying.
Note to people who think I'm condoning the eradication of free speech: speech is the thing you do with your mouth. Nobody has free speech everywhere they go--try shouting obscenities in the office, or advertising Sainsbury's in Waitrose, or singing opera in your local library. Writing is different from speech, as libel is different from slander. But, and it's a big but, if, and I say if, the Russian company that has bought LJ chooses to torpedo its profits and waste its money by interfering with the free expression of opinion among its customers, there are at the moment approximately a gazillion other places to go and express ourselves. Our precious freedom of speech (and I agree it is precious) is not harmed one whit as long as we live in countries where that right is guaranteed. (So that's America down the Swanee, then, if the Republicans do that "reexamining" they were talking about earlier in the year.)
Storm. Teacup. Look into it.
Come on, people. When did blogging become a basic human right? If you're that worried about it, don't do it. Or do it somewhere else, and wait for *that* private company to be sold to someone whose face you don't like. Sooner or later, in this glorious free-market world we have, it happens to all of them.
As I just said somewhere else, instead of a bunch of American strangers reading our personal blogs, we'll now have a bunch of Russian strangers reading our personal blogs. I couldn't have any secrets on here then, and I can't have any now. What's the difference?
Anyway, back when everyone thought LJ was a good thing I bought a permanent account, and I'm not about to throw that money away just yet. It might be a good idea not to post any plans for new stealth bombers, formulae for horrendous biochemical weapons or compromising pictures of senior government officials in my comment threads, though. Just saying.
Note to people who think I'm condoning the eradication of free speech: speech is the thing you do with your mouth. Nobody has free speech everywhere they go--try shouting obscenities in the office, or advertising Sainsbury's in Waitrose, or singing opera in your local library. Writing is different from speech, as libel is different from slander. But, and it's a big but, if, and I say if, the Russian company that has bought LJ chooses to torpedo its profits and waste its money by interfering with the free expression of opinion among its customers, there are at the moment approximately a gazillion other places to go and express ourselves. Our precious freedom of speech (and I agree it is precious) is not harmed one whit as long as we live in countries where that right is guaranteed. (So that's America down the Swanee, then, if the Republicans do that "reexamining" they were talking about earlier in the year.)
Storm. Teacup. Look into it.
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Date: 2007-12-04 07:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-04 08:36 am (UTC)So, basically, yeah. *sighs*
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Date: 2007-12-04 09:53 am (UTC)Are you implying something about my wallet? (Honestly, I don't know how those two white fivers got in there...)
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Date: 2007-12-04 10:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-04 10:28 am (UTC)Do you actually remember the white fiver? It was just before my time, went out of circulation a year after I was born so I doubt that I saw one. I do just remember farthings being legal tender.
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Date: 2007-12-04 11:15 am (UTC)There is a story I heard that, back in the sixties, someone left a formula for the alloy used for Concorde's outer skin lying around and it was duely found and forwarded to Moscow for the Concordski. Only thing was, the formula left lying around wasn't the right one. Honestly, don't know whether it's true, but, if one chose to ignore the tragedy of the Concordski crash in Paris, one might find it amusing. It is certainly the sort of thing one might expect someone to try.
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Date: 2007-12-04 12:54 pm (UTC)I don't want any pictures of senior government officials in compromising positions, none of them are a type that turns me on. Rather the reverse in most cases.
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Date: 2007-12-04 02:56 pm (UTC)Oh, well, you know filkers -- universal security threats, every single one of us. Er, them. And here's the obligatory disclaimer for any imaginary unauthorized readers trolling for secrets of any sort: I am being ironic here. Actually we're all perfectly normal. ;-)
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Date: 2007-12-04 05:49 pm (UTC)Of course, there are days that I think LJ could promote World Peace and people would assume there was a secret hidden agenda.