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Hm…. My accomplice has forwarded me one of my first comments…
*snip*
To: yossarian@usa.com
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Subject: [Bulletins from Pianosa Air Base] Comment: “Manifesto”
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:59:48 +0000 (UTC)
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New comment on your post #3 “Manifesto”
Author : Seaspook (IP: 70.234.251.103 ,
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Comment:
Yossarian,
For a good belly laugh, go here:
http://peacemoonbeam.typepad.com/the_peace_moonbeam_chroni/
*snip*
Man… I could use a good belly-laugh. I wish I COULD go there! I’m
sorry to say, SeaSpook, but your website has been BANNED by the Pianosa
AB Big Brother! The official message I get:
<i>Access to this site is restricted or unavailable because the site is
categorized as: Message Boards and Clubs; Productivity PG. Your system
policy has denied access to the requested URL.</i>
Wow. That’s pretty bad. I guess if I were to view the site it would be
counter to my productivity. That is truly insidious. I feared that it
was just communist propaganda or perhaps Islamic-extremist writ, but
it’s far worse!! Imagine the disaster that was averted by protecting
brave Americans on the front line from being exposed to belly-laughs.
In the flurry of anti-productivity that followed, Al Qaida would surely
have slunk past our defenses an knifed us all in our sleep!
Sigh.
Censorship is one of the basic features of life here. Our access to the
internet, the books in the library, the magazines and books sold in our
little shoppette… all of it is reviewed and approved or disapproved
for content. In general, two reasons are cited: insidious web sites
are more likely to carry viruses, and thereby pollute the purity of the
Pianosa Unclassified LAN, and the Muslim modesty of our hosts demands a
ban on pornography. Both ring hollow; anyone who’s gotten a virus on
their compuer knows they come from POPULAR sites, and those don’t
necessarily have to be blogs or porn. As for the ban on internet
pornography… well, I can stop by the shoppette and leave with an
armload full of Maxim, Playboy, Biker Chick, Tattoos, or whatever else
skin mag I want. Strangely, no soft porn for women… I could complain
to the Equal Opportunity Office.
All blogs are blocked wholesale. When a user visits a banned URL, they
get a blue splash screen that reminds you that all our internet usage is
monitored, and that the site you’ve requested is on the no-no list.
Sometimes, it will give you a reason. Sometimes, it won’t. The oddest
things are banned. You can shop Victoria’s Secret until your heart’s
content, but the lingerie section of J.C. Penny’s is blocked. Most
foreign media is blocked.
This is why I have to relay my bulletins to my friend, Judith. Hello
world!! I miss you!
–Yossarian
