Comments on: Yes Men pwn Chamber of Commerce over climate change legislation http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 05:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: AJHart http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616708 AJHart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616708 Anonymous ranges the entire gamut of Good and Evil, Lawful and Chaotic. In a world where freedom of political expression is persecuted Anonymous holds open the door of freedom. Amongst those who would bear false witness, anonymous is simply a dodge to avoid the responsibility of facing those who you accuse. Any useful tool can be abused. Those who abuse something as important as anonymity risk providing those who would abuse its loss by providing an excuse to make it more difficult to maintain the privilege of Anonymity. It is one thing to speak anonymously, quite another to steal the identity of another. You only weaken your case amongst those not already decided when they must wonder if you have resorted to subterfuge because you don't think your message can stand on it's own merits. (Please excuse the rant. I feel the topic is important enough to state as more then a one liner. I even created an account just now so that I would not be posted as Anonymous.) Anonymous ranges the entire gamut of Good and Evil, Lawful and Chaotic. In a world where freedom of political expression is persecuted Anonymous holds open the door of freedom. Amongst those who would bear false witness, anonymous is simply a dodge to avoid the responsibility of facing those who you accuse. Any useful tool can be abused. Those who abuse something as important as anonymity risk providing those who would abuse its loss by providing an excuse to make it more difficult to maintain the privilege of Anonymity. It is one thing to speak anonymously, quite another to steal the identity of another. You only weaken your case amongst those not already decided when they must wonder if you have resorted to subterfuge because you don’t think your message can stand on it’s own merits.
(Please excuse the rant. I feel the topic is important enough to state as more then a one liner. I even created an account just now so that I would not be posted as Anonymous.)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616461 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616461 Anonymous is not, has never been, and never will be a force for good. A few kids who don't really understand it aside, the goal of anonymous is nothing other than self-amusement in as destructive and offensive a fashion as possible. Anonymous is not, has never been, and never will be a force for good. A few kids who don’t really understand it aside, the goal of anonymous is nothing other than self-amusement in as destructive and offensive a fashion as possible.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616479 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616479 And bring some ha! I like yours though. And bring some ha!
I like yours though.

]]> By: ignoti http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616230 ignoti Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616230 Hingo Sempra is an anagram for "Mesa Bighorn" amongst other things. Hingo Sempra is an anagram for “Mesa Bighorn” amongst other things.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616231 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616231 @Zikzak You appear to imply that Anonymous is not a force for good? I find your lack of faith...disturbing... @Zikzak

You appear to imply that Anonymous is not a force for good?

I find your lack of faith…disturbing…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615986 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615986 It's not actually plagiarism if they get the news from a wire that they have a paid subscription to access. That they didn't indicate that the story came from the Reuters wire is somewhat unethical, it is not necessarily plagiarism. News broadcasters get stories from wires all the time, such as the Associated Press. It’s not actually plagiarism if they get the news from a wire that they have a paid subscription to access. That they didn’t indicate that the story came from the Reuters wire is somewhat unethical, it is not necessarily plagiarism. News broadcasters get stories from wires all the time, such as the Associated Press.

]]> By: Modusoperandi http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615995 Modusoperandi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615995 That's odd. Normally they get their stories from the GOP. That’s odd. Normally they get their stories from the GOP.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616536 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616536 I dont understand why people think anonymoose is or has ever been good, anonymous has always been amoral and self serving. Dont believe me? Visit 4chan, 711chan, 420chan, operatorchan and there you will see the real face of anonymous. I dont understand why people think anonymoose is or has ever been good, anonymous has always been amoral and self serving. Dont believe me? Visit 4chan, 711chan, 420chan, operatorchan and there you will see the real face of anonymous.

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616562 Gilbert Wham Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616562 Anonymous could <i>never</i> be a force for good. They're definitely Chaotic Neutral... Anonymous could never be a force for good. They’re definitely Chaotic Neutral…

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615822 nixiebunny Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615822 Those wacky Yes Men! Always getting in trouble. I've known one of them for about 20 years, and he's always been like that. He's just managed to increase his level of prankiness from local to international. Can't wait to see the new film about saving the world. Those wacky Yes Men! Always getting in trouble.

I’ve known one of them for about 20 years, and he’s always been like that. He’s just managed to increase his level of prankiness from local to international.

Can’t wait to see the new film about saving the world.

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616092 wrybread Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616092 Modusoperandi wins the thread. Modusoperandi wins the thread.

]]> By: stegodon http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615837 stegodon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615837 "Hingo Sembra" has to be an anagram, right? “Hingo Sembra” has to be an anagram, right?

]]> By: zikzak http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616103 zikzak Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616103 I like to think that if Anonymous became a force for good, it would look something like the Yes Men. Only much, much more epic. I like to think that if Anonymous became a force for good, it would look something like the Yes Men. Only much, much more epic.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615848 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615848 brilliant! i love it! and the idea of the two guys yelling at each other, both calling the other an impostor and demanding to see business cards is TEH LULZ! ah, thank you for this, Yes Men. i love it when the rigid & stodgy get messed with. brilliant! i love it! and the idea of the two guys yelling at each other, both calling the other an impostor and demanding to see business cards is TEH LULZ! ah, thank you for this, Yes Men. i love it when the rigid & stodgy get messed with.

]]> By: Scatter http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615855 Scatter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615855 Fox News were a little hasty... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chAJeuBmmog Fox News were a little hasty…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chAJeuBmmog

]]> By: NC Nite http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-842942 NC Nite Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-842942 Being known has its own limiting effects on freedom. I wonder how the Yes Men will deal with expanding recognition. In an age where people loose their jobs for comments on social networking sites, one must exercise some caution. Being known has its own limiting effects on freedom. I wonder how the Yes Men will deal with expanding recognition. In an age where people loose their jobs for comments on social networking sites, one must exercise some caution.

]]> By: Daemon http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615873 Daemon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615873 The fox news clip is hilarious. I like the way they only decied to cite reuters as the source when they realize it's a hoax. This just in: fox admits to journalistic plagerism. The fox news clip is hilarious.
I like the way they only decied to cite reuters as the source when they realize it’s a hoax.

This just in: fox admits to journalistic plagerism.

]]> By: hobomike http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-615904 hobomike Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-615904 Yes Men rule. Yes Men rule.

]]> By: oyvinja http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/yes-men-pwn-chamber.html#comment-616183 oyvinja Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-616183 '"Don't know," he said, apparently speaking as himself.' As if a real representative would know. Oh, wait, he would of course never admit or commit to anything at all. How silly of me. ‘”Don’t know,” he said, apparently speaking as himself.’

As if a real representative would know. Oh, wait, he would of course never admit or commit to anything at all. How silly of me.

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