
http://en.wikipedia.org/ down - did you feel affected?
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Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/ down - did you feel affected?
When it comes to wikipedia, the first question that comes to my mind is, does anyone besides me think that Sue Gardner is kind of hot? 

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Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/ down - did you feel affected?
ChristTrekker wrote:Typical bonehead "fire off a cannon to kill a gnat" legislation.
Looks more like a game of 'whack-a-mole' to me -- no matter how much you whack, the moles simply pop up some other place. With this law in place, the content industry can simply put the burden of whacking on a third party. Tim O'Reilly wrote a couple of good pieces on the subject, like this one.
I do have an opinion about all of this, but that would firmly cross the 'no politics' boundary

























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Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/ down - did you feel affected?
guardian452 wrote:...pfffff old man skywriter...
GET OFF MY LAWN!

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Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/ down - did you feel affected?
Gentlemen, PLEASE calm down. True, I'd started this thread with a rather innocent question but I'd never anticipated such an endingskywriter wrote:guardian452 wrote:...pfffff old man skywriter...
GET OFF MY LAWN!

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Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/ down - did you feel affected?
skywriter wrote:guardian452 wrote:...pfffff old coot skywriter...
GET OFF MY LAWN!
Dang young whippersnappers

Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/ down - did you feel affected?
It was interesting to see (at work) how many times a day we use Wikipedia. Me too.
It made me happy I've already donated money to Wikipedia.
It made me happy I've already donated money to Wikipedia.
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