Computer Security For Dummies / Shaun's school

[Kirstini]

Shaun:
>> Just something else to consider - many block a lot of stuff 
*deliberately* besides 'smut'. 
<snip> [M]any block sites for political and/or religious reasons - 
for example, some of this software has been known to block sites that 
contain the word 'evolution' or the word 'Allah'. It would not 
surprise me at all to find some now block the term 'Harry Potter' as 
well.
<snip> Just for the record - some sites blocked by various blocking 
software have included:
The Illinois Federation for Human Rights
The Institute of Australian Psychiatrists
Mother Jones Magazine
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
The Traditional Values Coalition
The War Resisters League
What Is Memorial Day?
Hillary For President>> 

Are the software developers of the world in George Bush's pocket too? 
There's not wanting your kids to be exposed to dirty photos, and then 
there's censoring every thought ever expressed not in agreement with 
your own. I really don't want to offend anyone on list, because you 
are all lovely and I don't care which way any of you vote, but the 
power of the American right really scares me a bit. I may have to go 
out and cause some civil disobediance to get over this one.
Incidentally, does anyone get unsolicited MSN pop-ups? I am 
continually amazed how many 22-year-old girls there are out there who 
have just installed web cams so that they can chat and show off their 
bodies at the same time... ;)

Completely OT - Shaun, have you mentioned on list which school you 
went to? Which school was it? Because I was watching Priscilla, Queen 
of the Desert a couple of nights ago, and Guy Pearce's character 
mentioned which school he'd gone to and it sounded very familiar. I 
emailed my Aussie cousin, who replied, somewhat scathingly, "No, of 
course I didn't go to that school. I live in Perth. Do you have *any* 
idea of Australian geography, woman?" (no, I don't. But I don't have 
any idea of English geography either, and I was shocked when I 
started university and someone pointed out to me that Florida and 
California aren't on the same coast. I can, however, point out where 
the five Scottish cities are on a map. So can my five year old step-
niece.)
 So, squashed, I brooded for a few days, and then thought that 
perhaps it might have been your school. However, Yahoo is playing 
tricks today, and won't let me access any messages I've already 
checked, so I can't get into your prefect" post. I know it's a 
ridiculously tiny point, but these things assume an enormous 
significance when you've got something else you really should be 
getting on with.  

Kirstini, who might march to London and throw eggs at Tony Blair 
tomorrow.