The Future of Humankind's Marriage to the Internet

Burning Down · 05-06-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

um yeah...I can't watch the first video

That sucks! But I think there are more Youtube videos blocked in Canada then there are in the US, so I know how irritating it is.

CanwllCorfe · 05-06-2011, 09:49 PM

I wonder why that even is? I know that happens with online music stores sometimes, like Trackitdown and whatnot.

Burning Down · 05-06-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

I wonder why that even is? I know that happens with online music stores sometimes, like Trackitdown and whatnot.

Yeah, I don't know either. In Canada we don't get some Youtube content, we have to pay for a last.fm subscription (mind you it's only $3 but still), Pandora radio is blocked here... ugh.

Mrd00d · 05-07-2011, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Yeah, I don't know either. In Canada we don't get some Youtube content, we have to pay for a last.fm subscription (mind you it's only $3 but still), Pandora radio is blocked here... ugh.

What costs money about last.fm? That sucks. I'm glad I get to use it for free or I wouldn't use it.

CanwllCorfe · 05-07-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Yeah, I don't know either. In Canada we don't get some Youtube content, we have to pay for a last.fm subscription (mind you it's only $3 but still), Pandora radio is blocked here... ugh.

Wooooow. That's shit.

The Batlord · 05-07-2011, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Yeah, I don't know either. In Canada we don't get some Youtube content, we have to pay for a last.fm subscription (mind you it's only $3 but still), Pandora radio is blocked here... ugh.

Fudge that stuff! That is some motherfreaking horse hockey.

Burning Down · 05-07-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrd00d

What costs money about last.fm? That sucks. I'm glad I get to use it for free or I wouldn't use it.

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Wooooow. That's shit.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Fudge that stuff! That is some motherfreaking horse hockey.

lol. It's disappointing. And all thanks to these guys: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, who basically say that there's "not enough Canadian content" or whatever. They just barely passed satellite radio when it came out too. Yikes.

Mr November · 05-08-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

The one beauty of the internet is that you can CHOOSE what you read, see or listen to. Sure there are huge companies on the net that shove products down your throat but unlike TV for example where you generally are spoonfed news, music etc you can search at your own discretion and listen to the person on the street and their views about every subject under the sun.

The internet has also had an amazing impact on drawing people together who don't have many social skills or choose not to employ their views on a one to one level and are more comfortable talking to 'strangers' without fear of ridicule or shyness. the amount of dating sites out there that have drawn people together is something to be applauded most of the time.

Not saying this is wrong. But go back to my original post and watch the last two videos if you have the time and/or whim. They are basically the alternatives or rebuttals to what's you've written.

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

um yeah...I can't watch the first video

Sorry about that. Can't be helped, but here's the summary.

It's just a CBC news clip taken from back in the late 80s/early 90s that talks about the beginning of the internet. It's basically a good example of the most basic view of what the internet is and what it gives us.

It's kind of funny because at this point in time it was referred to in the clip as "internet" instead of "the internet"... maybe you had to be there.

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

lol. It's disappointing. And all thanks to these guys: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, who basically say that there's "not enough Canadian content" or whatever. They just barely passed satellite radio when it came out too. Yikes.

Yes, isn't this same organization is responsible for the way all Canadian radio stations are required to play a certain ratio of Canadian music? I actually like that, but I don't see how limiting Canadians to Canadian content is in anyway true to the principles of good media.

crash_override · 05-10-2011, 03:13 AM

The main thing that scares me about the internet, and technology in general, are Scientologists. It just gives them one more way to get in your head, and those ****ers are relentless.

Mr November · 05-10-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

The main thing that scares me about the internet, and technology in general, are Scientologists. It just gives them one more way to get in your head, and those ****ers are relentless.

Scientology strikes me as not being so different from any other religion.

05-06-2011, 09:49 PM	#52 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I wonder why that even is? I know that happens with online music stores sometimes, like Trackitdown and whatnot. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.