South Carolina proposes law to block porn on computers bought in the state

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O’BRIEN: As the Vulcans say, we’re here to serve.

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He has a wide stance.

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It’ll be an unintended boon for South Carolina. A lot of people will get themselves SOC Linux systems like Raspberry Pis for viewing porn, and in the process learn a lot more about computers than otherwise.

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Hubba hubba! That at sign!

Huh. That’s the closest it has to an official name in english.

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I’m just gonna leave this here:

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Don’t blame me, blame one boxing. @codinghorror

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No, I like it!

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Don’t blame credit me, blame credit one boxing.

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There’s a reason why this is a bad idea:
http://www.peacefire.org/blind-ballots/
This puts things in terms that lawmakers can understand.

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So this seems like it would also outlaw any computer with a serious operating system on it, since anyone with root could trivially disable this on any such system.

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What could possibly go wrong? My Cell phone provider had a porn and violence (or something) block on by default that was so stupidly run I couldn’t view a commercial kitchen knife sales site. I had to call and ask to be unblocked, as if I was trying to ask a parent to let me see naked people even though it was actually the overblocking I needed removed.

I can’t find the text of the proposed bill, but the Devil (Bill Chumley) is in the details. I’m wondering how they defined “computer” and if it would also apply to smart phones, tablets, internet routers, internet of things crap, etc.

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I’m sure he’s for it, as long as we are talking about the Christian version of theocracy instead of the Islamic one.

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I like it, though I think the pot is supposed to be cast iron and black like the kettle…

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I’ve long been on record as advocating we drop off the Westboro types in Salafist jihadist territory and make some popcorn.

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I dunno, you might create some sort of religious whackaloon super bug…

At the very least they could agree they hate women (except submissive ones), gays and Jews.

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I see that the Party of Personal Responsiblity is at it again.

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The Westboro children have mostly defected.

I like to think Louis Theroux has his hand in that…

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I was more using it as shorthand for committed fundie adults. I don’t blame the kiddos, if anything they’re victims.

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