Comments on: EFF staffers with blacked out sites http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 07:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: i am b http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1326050 i am b Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1326050 reddit got 2 billion hits in december alone....come on dude, the biggest websites on the net went down...wake up and stop supporting sopa . reddit got 2 billion hits in december alone….come on dude, the biggest websites on the net went down…wake up and stop supporting sopa .

]]> By: i am b http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1326049 i am b Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1326049 look at the websites though.....reddit,youtube,google,boingboing to name a few look at the websites though…..reddit,youtube,google,boingboing to name a few

]]> By: jerryeast http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325447 jerryeast Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325447 "You have to weight the significance of the sites in question" I do? - are you saying that one blacked out Wikipedia website is equivalent to 350 million non-blacked out sites?This is like saying 100 grains of sand are equivalent to one Mount Everest (mass-wise) 10,000 websites making decisions for the other 350 million websites is almost more dangerous than anything Congress could do to the Internet. Then again, I'm not a big fan of Wikipedia “You have to weight the significance of the sites in question”

I do? – are you saying that one blacked out Wikipedia website is equivalent to 350 million non-blacked out sites?This is like saying 100 grains of sand are equivalent to one Mount Everest (mass-wise)

10,000 websites making decisions for the other 350 million websites is almost more dangerous than anything Congress could do to the Internet. Then again, I’m not a big fan of Wikipedia

]]> By: Astragali http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325413 Astragali Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325413 The intent of the website blackouts was to illustrate the result of what the passing of SOPA/PIPA would mean. So, to use your Wall Street analogy, protesters would have to take a large chunk of everyone's money for a day. The intent of the website blackouts was to illustrate the result of what the passing of SOPA/PIPA would mean. So, to use your Wall Street analogy, protesters would have to take a large chunk of everyone’s money for a day.

]]> By: tvugly http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325409 tvugly Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325409 Macbooks are boring. Macbooks are boring.

]]> By: nolandsman http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325335 nolandsman Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325335 Again, I just can't understand the logic of protesting by participating in the effects of what the protest is against. Can someone help me with this? By the same logic, rather than occupying Wall Street, those protesters should have participated in predatory financial practices for 24hrs, the very same activity they were protesting. Wouldn't the appropriate response have been for boing boing, google, etc., have posted as much illegal material as they possibly could have, broken as many censorship rules as they could think of? I guess it worked, but why "blackout"? Why wasn't it a full spectrum "whiteout"? And by the way, don't many of these sites, such as youtube, censor content and delete content based on infringement already? I'm really confused by the method of this protest. But, as I said, I guess it worked, so congrats everyone. Again, I just can’t understand the logic of protesting by participating in the effects of what the protest is against. Can someone help me with this? By the same logic, rather than occupying Wall Street, those protesters should have participated in predatory financial practices for 24hrs, the very same activity they were protesting. Wouldn’t the appropriate response have been for boing boing, google, etc., have posted as much illegal material as they possibly could have, broken as many censorship rules as they could think of? I guess it worked, but why “blackout”? Why wasn’t it a full spectrum “whiteout”? And by the way, don’t many of these sites, such as youtube, censor content and delete content based on infringement already? I’m really confused by the method of this protest. But, as I said, I guess it worked, so congrats everyone.

]]> By: Holly Moore http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325283 Holly Moore Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325283 You have to weight the significance of the sites in question. If 300 wordpress accounts went dead today it wouldn't have a fraction of the impact of a single day of wikipedia blacking out. Looking at just the numbers ignores presence and prominence -  which is a key part of any protest - digital or otherwise. You have to weight the significance of the sites in question. If 300 wordpress accounts went dead today it wouldn’t have a fraction of the impact of a single day of wikipedia blacking out. Looking at just the numbers ignores presence and prominence -  which is a key part of any protest – digital or otherwise.

]]> By: chgoliz http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325182 chgoliz Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325182 I had to be on the computer for work that day.  What I found myself thinking, repeatedly, was: if only Google had done it too.  1o,000 sites is a fabulous bloc, and really made a difference, but disabling that one site for 24 hours would have made the point crystal clear to everyone.  It's too bad that wasn't the thinking at Google. I had to be on the computer for work that day.  What I found myself thinking, repeatedly, was: if only Google had done it too.  1o,000 sites is a fabulous bloc, and really made a difference, but disabling that one site for 24 hours would have made the point crystal clear to everyone.  It’s too bad that wasn’t the thinking at Google.

]]> By: jerryeast http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325161 jerryeast Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325161 Wikipedia was one of only 10,000 sites that "went black" out of 350 million sites in the world. That's how Wikipedia "fits into" my calculations. 10,000 sites out of 350 million sites is not a whole lot, percentage-wise. Wikipedia was one of only 10,000 sites that “went black” out of 350 million sites in the world. That’s how Wikipedia “fits into” my calculations. 10,000 sites out of 350 million sites is not a whole lot, percentage-wise.

]]> By: Bernard Dubuisson http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325008 Bernard Dubuisson Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1325008 This photo has to be one of the greatest Apple promo material I've seen in years. This photo has to be one of the greatest Apple promo material I’ve seen in years.

]]> By: Mitch_M http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324972 Mitch_M Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324972 I figured out that I could still read Wikipedia articles during the blackout if I disabled Javascript. I support the protest but also can't help tinkering with stuff. I figured out that I could still read Wikipedia articles during the blackout if I disabled Javascript. I support the protest but also can’t help tinkering with stuff.

]]> By: Brad Zimmerman http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324954 Brad Zimmerman Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324954 Pfft, fanbois. Pfft, fanbois.

]]> By: Efemmeral http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324941 Efemmeral Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324941 Perhaps the important factor is the presence,  or  significance, of the participating sites rather than the number of them. Perhaps the important factor is the presence,  or  significance, of the participating sites rather than the number of them.

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324936 SedanChair Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324936 Uh, one of those sites was Wikipedia. How does that fit into your calculations? Uh, one of those sites was Wikipedia. How does that fit into your calculations?

]]> By: Amphigorey http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324927 Amphigorey Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324927 Hooray for the Fightin' EFFers! Hooray for the Fightin’ EFFers!

]]> By: jerryeast http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324926 jerryeast Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324926 I'm interested to know if the blacked out websites are considering this a victory for their side. According to the LA Times, somewhere around 10,000 websites participated in the SOPA "blackout" - considering there are upwards of 350 MILLION websites operating around the globe, those 10,000 blackout sites comprise a mere 0.002857142857142857 PERCENT of total potential websites that could have participated. But I guess a message was sent to Congress, and that's what's important. I’m interested to know if the blacked out websites are considering this a victory for their side. According to the LA Times, somewhere around 10,000 websites participated in the SOPA “blackout” – considering there are upwards of 350 MILLION websites operating around the globe, those 10,000 blackout sites comprise a mere 0.002857142857142857 PERCENT of total potential websites that could have participated. But I guess a message was sent to Congress, and that’s what’s important.

]]> By: Kyle Reynolds Conway http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324834 Kyle Reynolds Conway Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/19/eff-staffers-with-blacked-out.html#comment-1324834 It's hard to not be proud of the internet [read: all of us]. It’s hard to not be proud of the internet [read: all of us].

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