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Re: Horror Films Going Mainstream

Ushi — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:42:30 -0000

What is it about your obsession with horror movies?!

Re: MacBook Pro

Ushi — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:18:40 -0000

ooooooohhhhhh pretty 8-) *drools*

And the features arent bad either ;-)

Re: Docklands Photographic Walk

Ushi — Wed, 03 May 2006 06:35:51 -0000

Not to be a spelling Nazi or anything...but its spelled Broccoli.

*wanders back to her little cave now that she has saved the day by ensuring the spelling of broccoli has been corrected*

TG

Re: Docklands Photographic Walk

Ushi — Thu, 04 May 2006 03:41:58 -0000

What was it you were saying recently? Regarding dependence on technology affecting our lives?? I think relying on specll check definitely counts! What you need is either to be a fantastic speller, like yours truly, or invest in a rather good dictionary...:p

Re: Docklands Photographic Walk

Ushi — Thu, 04 May 2006 05:15:38 -0000

And embarassingly enough just noticed i spelled 'spell' incorrectly - this is of course a typo, not an example of my abysmal spelling (not that I bet anyone noticed...)

Re: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Official Towel Day

Ushi — Thu, 25 May 2006 05:56:06 -0000

No i'm not :-( But then again - neither are you so :-p

Re: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Official Towel Day

Ushi — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:14:21 -0000

Yes they can...you just need to know how to phrase it..."I'm developing a system for a towel making company, and need to get a feel of the towel, so I develop a suitable system"....or something like that...

Re: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Official Towel Day

Ushi — Wed, 31 May 2006 08:27:42 -0000

ok...so what else did that shop sell? You're making me too darn curious.

Re: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Official Towel Day

Ushi — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:17:14 -0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. No fair. Hmph.

Well...towels are very interesting. They come in all type of shapes and colours and fuzziness....yeah...and thats all i got on 'em :-/

Re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Under Construction Photos

Ushi — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:43:38 -0000

Not sure why...But my old lego stuff comes to mind....

Re: Hasta La Vista - Microsoft's Painful New OS

Ushi — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:22:59 -0000

Meh. How soon until the patches come out?

I've never used a Mac in my life. Though they look pretty (yes stone the girl whose only comment on Macs is 'ooh pretty') As for Linux - As much as I like Linux, the number of blasted instructions you have to remember to do anything does your head in. Linux is a tool for those who actually know how to use it well (basically geeks no offence Curson ;-)).

I'm unimpressed with the capabilities added to Vista. Sounds like its going to add complexity to the system which means more of a chance of it breaking down ever so often.

Furthermore, what kinda of name is Vista?

Re: Hasta La Vista - Microsoft's Painful New OS

Ushi — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:42:41 -0000

:-o

seriously?! Hmmmm....maybe. We'll see. maybe i'll try, but that means messing around with my laptop, and thats a pain.

Re: Battle Royal Remake Horror

Ushi — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:45:14 -0000

Hehehe. Erm...I have a horrible feeling it may be turned into a teen slasher. I'd be surprised if it wasn't. Let's hope they change the name. Better still, lets pretend the remake isn't happening...

Re: USA Holiday Itinerary

Ushi — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:03:12 -0000

When you going????

Re: Irrepressible Info Amnesty International Campaign

Ushi — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:35:22 -0000

I'm going to play devil's advocate here.

"“Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Websites blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned for simply posting and sharing information.

The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments – with the help of some of the biggest IT companies in the world – are cracking down on freedom of expression.”

Freedom of expression - What is the definition?

The Internet is a wide forum, and as of yet has very little policing. Chat rooms monitored - Don't you need to monitor chat rooms where you know young children frequent on to protect them?
Deleting Blogs - What if those blogs were harmful as in demanded violence against a race / religion/ person be carried out?
Blocking Websites - What if those websites were for far right extreme groups?

I recently was involved in a debate on freedom of speech, particularly on the Internet. In the argument, someone gave me a link of a web forum that was targeting 'children lovers'. The website was sick. Should that website be allowed to exist? Should it not be monitored? Should those who write their blogs on that site be allowed to have the blog exist in the first place?

I think what you're talking about is the situation with Google in China, and more recently the situation in India, where certain blogs were made inaccessible. However, how is there is distinction made in what Amenesty is saying?

(This may all come across as garbled for which I am very sorry for. Tis Late, and I'm tired...)

Re: Irrepressible Info Amnesty International Campaign

Ushi — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:42:28 -0000

Unforutnately you can't take appropriate action against sites that 'the majority finds morally / ethically unacceptable', due to freedom of speech. Most of these websites such as the one I mentioned earlier, and a few others that I have stumbled upon are hosted in the USA, where they are protected by the freedom of speech law or however it is referred. So those sites are here to stay.

I agree that the Internet should be literated and a platform open to everyone. However, I should point that the only sites blocked in India that are causing the problems are some blogging websites. The claim is that they're trying to block websites which spew hatred, extreme right groups and other things like those,. So in a way the Indian government is trying to take appropriate action against sites that are morally / ethically wrong. Yet unfortunately, in the process other innocent blogs have been made unreadable which is where the issue arises. I personally think the bigger issue is where the line is drawn.

I have seen many sites which should be by all accounts banned, or made unavailable online, because of the contents.

Censorship is needed. But the question is how much censorship is needed, and who defines censorship.

Re: Irrepressible Info Amnesty International Campaign

Ushi — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:38:58 -0000

I'm playing Devil's advocate here.

There are forums out there that are frequented by extremists groups. There are forums out there frequented by 'children lovers'. There are forums out there that describe in so many details how to kill yourself, and also how to kill other people.

To say that you can allow people to visit what sites they want to go to is fine. But is it sensible? Children will look on the site, read it, and say to themselves 'well it's online and no-one has taken it off, therefore its fine'. I remember a few years back there was a big law suit going on between France and Amazon. France bans Nazi memorabilia being sold. Yet this memorabilia is sold freely on Amazon, so French people were buying the memorabilia through the Internet. France argued that this should not be allowed. They had a good point. I can't remember the conclusion of the case though...

I agree that freedom of speech is being eroded. Not just in countries like China, but also in the UK and the USA, and I hate that as you very well know. But at the end of the day each government creates policies and rules by which to govern the society by, such as murder and drugs being both illegal. The Internet may be a global source of information, but remember that there is a lot of information and knowledge that certain societies and culture deem unsuitable.

For instance, India has a very strong stance against pornography. Both creating it, and watching it. Some of the sites it recently banned were those of pornography. Now this isn't a case of eroding people's freedom. This is a case of ensuring that Indian laws were followed.

Re: Sri Lanka Credit Card Fraud

Ushi — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:24:52 -0000

Yikes! How'd they get your details????

I'm glad it was resolved though!

Re: Sri Lanka Credit Card Fraud

Ushi — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:06:43 -0000

Indeed. I'm particularly unimpressed about the whole 'uber database' business that's going on at the moment. The privacy and issues regarding that alone should deter the government from going down that path. If not privacy - then atleast they should consider the cost.

Re: iWant and iPhone!

Ushi — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:08:24 -0000

Bah humbug. I refuse to spend a fortune on a phone. Even if it is a snazzy...gorgoeus...sexy....wonderful..*drools* er..

yes. What was I saying?

Re: Goodbye UK (Hello China)

Ushi — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:47:03 -0000

*points at Tom* He's still advertising!

Re: First Day in China

Ushi — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:50:18 -0000

Oh no! How are you going to survive without the bbc news???

Glad that they let you view this site though. Does that mean you can't access your gmail account?

Re: Lost in Beijing

Ushi — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:13:17 -0000

How far away are you from the office?

Re: Taxi Crash on Express Way in Beijing and Delicious Quanjude Duck

Ushi — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:18:23 -0000

Is that you fuzzed out?

Sounds exciting stuff. :D

Was the taxi damaged?

Re: Taxi Crash on Express Way in Beijing and Delicious Quanjude Duck

Ushi — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:57:27 -0000

Thought I recognised that hairline ;)

Re: Getting a Hair Cut in Beijing

Ushi — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:51:47 -0000

aw...I wanna see as well! :D

Good you're having fun. Take care of yourself.

Re: Growing Chillies

Ushi — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:28:27 -0000

My parents grow chillies. We had one set that set your fingers alight on just touch......

We donated a pot to our elderly neighbours, who are rather curious on all this 'foreign' stuff....They enjoyed it ....

Have you tried growing corriander, mint and other herbs? They grow really well here, and are absolutely delicious.

I think I now know what to get you, if you ever have a) a house party, b) I actually attend .... ;)

Re: Doraemon

Ushi — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:27:01 -0000

A cult following you might say ;)

Re: Learning Chinese Online

Ushi — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:54:37 -0000

Hey that's a great idea!!!! I assumed you're signed up ;)

Re: Learning Chinese Online

Ushi — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:34:57 -0000

:-O Plugging something on your blog without trying it first???! Disgraceful behaviour.

Re: Learning Chinese Online

Ushi — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:03:23 -0000

you know me oh too well ;)

Re: Read or Die (R.O.D.): Yomiko Readman Lives Here! Insane Book Store Photos

Ushi — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:15:12 -0000

The bank holiday weekend means nothing to me....given i have this whole week off ;)

good luck with the sleep experiement.

Re: See You On The Other Side

Ushi — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:37:23 -0000

Have an enojoyable, fun, and safe trip!

Re: Rain Rain Go Away

Ushi — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:43:47 -0000

Sorry I missed you on msn...my msn isn't working properly so I was using an online version, so didn't see you.....

Re: Rain Rain Go Away

Ushi — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:38:44 -0000

See ya when you get back.

Re: Walking along Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul, by Night

Ushi — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:11:02 -0000

"The area was teeming with rather sickly couples (some even wearing matching his hers outfits) but other than that it was very pleasant."

Hehehehe. I've threatened to buy my parents his her tracksuits.....

The photos look gorgeous. Glad you had a great time!