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Merry Christmas 2021, y'all!
Posted 4 years agoJust want to take this chance to wish all those I follow here a Merry Christmas 2021! =)
Moving again.
Posted 14 years agoI'm moving back to where I started from 2 years ago. If I'm not online, it's due to lack of internet + the journey. I'l try to return when I can.
Due to the move, I'm unwatching all 181 of my favorites here at FA, to stop message centre congestion.
Take care, okay? ^^
Due to the move, I'm unwatching all 181 of my favorites here at FA, to stop message centre congestion.
Take care, okay? ^^
A brutally ugly thing that could happen here in Canada.
Posted 14 years agoAnd how you can act to stop it.
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From said site...quotations...
'The government is trying to ram through an anti-Internet set of electronic surveillance laws that will invade your privacy and cost you money. The plan is to force every phone and Internet provider to surrender our personal information to "authorities" without a warrant.
This bizarre legislation will create Internet surveillance that is:
Warrantless: A range of "authorities" will have the ability to invade the private lives of law-abiding Canadians and our families using wired Internet and mobile devices, without a warrant or any justification.
Invasive and Dangerous: The laws leave our personal and financial information less secure and more susceptible to cybercrime.
Costly: Internet services providers may be forced to install millions of dollars worth of spying technology and the cost will be passed down to YOU.
If enough of us speak out now the government will have no choice but to stop this mandatory online spying scheme. Sign the petition now, and forward it to everyone you know.'
I'm REALLY angry about this. Essentially, the big telecom companies here in Canada(Bell, Rogers, Telus, Shaw, and Quebecor) want to become 'Internet Police', forbidding Canadians from knowing about, using, or enjoying certain websites outside Canadian borders. If this law goes through, it means one thing only. Canada loses the Internet. Period. No one here will want to use the Internet for anything.
I STRONGLY urge those here, Canadian or not, to let my country's government know that this crap won't be tolerated, and cannot continue. Please sign the petition on that page. I don't want the Internet in Canada to die, due to Telco protectionism of Canadian Culture. Canadian Culture, frankly, isn't worth a damn anymore.
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From said site...quotations...
'The government is trying to ram through an anti-Internet set of electronic surveillance laws that will invade your privacy and cost you money. The plan is to force every phone and Internet provider to surrender our personal information to "authorities" without a warrant.
This bizarre legislation will create Internet surveillance that is:
Warrantless: A range of "authorities" will have the ability to invade the private lives of law-abiding Canadians and our families using wired Internet and mobile devices, without a warrant or any justification.
Invasive and Dangerous: The laws leave our personal and financial information less secure and more susceptible to cybercrime.
Costly: Internet services providers may be forced to install millions of dollars worth of spying technology and the cost will be passed down to YOU.
If enough of us speak out now the government will have no choice but to stop this mandatory online spying scheme. Sign the petition now, and forward it to everyone you know.'
I'm REALLY angry about this. Essentially, the big telecom companies here in Canada(Bell, Rogers, Telus, Shaw, and Quebecor) want to become 'Internet Police', forbidding Canadians from knowing about, using, or enjoying certain websites outside Canadian borders. If this law goes through, it means one thing only. Canada loses the Internet. Period. No one here will want to use the Internet for anything.
I STRONGLY urge those here, Canadian or not, to let my country's government know that this crap won't be tolerated, and cannot continue. Please sign the petition on that page. I don't want the Internet in Canada to die, due to Telco protectionism of Canadian Culture. Canadian Culture, frankly, isn't worth a damn anymore.
Ben Hurst, Sonic SatAM writer, has died.
Posted 15 years agoFrom FUS...post #1 in this topic....quotations from 'Nique'....
'This isn't easy to say right now because we were so close, but today I got a phone call from Pat Allee. Ben passed away a couple weeks ago. They think it was his diabetes, which I didn't even know he had. I guess it came kind of suddenly. He even had a doctor appointment on Wednesday but he died Tuesday before he could go. What they believe happened is that he fainted and then went into a diabetic coma. Then he just died peacefully in his sleep, which is how he wanted to go. He didn't feel any pain or anything so that's comforting.
I feel very weird by this whole thing. He was such a lively man. He lived such a full life and he told me numerous times that if he died tomorrow, he'd be fine with that. I'm truly grateful for having known such a great man. I'm sure he's happy wherever he is now. I'm upset but knowing these things I think I'll be able to carry on.
Thanks Ben. It was wonderful getting to know you and hearing all your amazing stories. I'll never forget them and I'll never forget you either. I hope your next life is as fulfilling as your last. And know that all your friends here miss you and love you very much. So again, thanks for everything.'
End quotations.
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A sad day in the Sonic community, though my thanks go to him for truly caring about those he tried to entertain on those Saturday mornings years ago.
RIP Ben...and thank you again.
'This isn't easy to say right now because we were so close, but today I got a phone call from Pat Allee. Ben passed away a couple weeks ago. They think it was his diabetes, which I didn't even know he had. I guess it came kind of suddenly. He even had a doctor appointment on Wednesday but he died Tuesday before he could go. What they believe happened is that he fainted and then went into a diabetic coma. Then he just died peacefully in his sleep, which is how he wanted to go. He didn't feel any pain or anything so that's comforting.
I feel very weird by this whole thing. He was such a lively man. He lived such a full life and he told me numerous times that if he died tomorrow, he'd be fine with that. I'm truly grateful for having known such a great man. I'm sure he's happy wherever he is now. I'm upset but knowing these things I think I'll be able to carry on.
Thanks Ben. It was wonderful getting to know you and hearing all your amazing stories. I'll never forget them and I'll never forget you either. I hope your next life is as fulfilling as your last. And know that all your friends here miss you and love you very much. So again, thanks for everything.'
End quotations.
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A sad day in the Sonic community, though my thanks go to him for truly caring about those he tried to entertain on those Saturday mornings years ago.
RIP Ben...and thank you again.
