Re: Wikipedia   
     By: Cykros to Interloper on Thu Jan 19 2012 09:13 pm   
      
    >   Re: Wikipedia   
    >   By: Interloper to The Millionaire on Wed Jan 18 2012 02:08 pm   
    >    
    >  >   Re: Wikipedia   
    >  >   By: The Millionaire to All on Tue Jan 17 2012 21:24:13   
    >    
    >  > As much as I support that action, not being able to access Wikipedia toda   
    >  > has surprisingly been annoying. I think I've tried 8 times, on automatic,   
    >  > to look something up before the black screen reminded me it wasn't   
    >  > available. Hopefully SOPA doesn't pass and things like that won't become   
    >  > permanent problems. Though, I did read an article today that said SOPA wa   
    >  > being suspended indefinitely..   
    >  > http://www.games.on.net/article/14675/SOPA_Shelved_Until_Consens   
    >  > us_is_Found   
    >    
    > Sorry to hear you didn't find one of the many workarounds to the blackout,   
    > which Wikipedia made particularly easy in case of a "wikipedia emergency" (a   
    > concept I find a bit terrifying to be honest...).  All the blackout was was    
    > javascript that brought you to their anti-SOPA page.  Disabling Javascript i   
    > your browser, using NoScript (firefox) or NotScripts (chrome/chromium) would   
    > have solved your problem, as would using their mobile site, which was   
    > unaffected.  This wasn't the case with all of the sites engaging in the   
    > blackout, but Wikipedia was set up in such a way as that I had to whitelist   
    > their scripting just to even notice it was blacked out.   
    >    
    > Anyway, they didn't say this outright (though it was pointed out in various   
    > media sources), so I can't blame you for not stumbling upon it as i did.  I   
    > might suggest using Noscript/Notscripts though, as they're quite handy to   
    > ensure avoiding malicious or other unwanted javascript from running in your   
    > browser...   
    >    
    > cykros   
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    > telnet://discordia.dyndns.info   
    >    
   Why would I hack an open source site to begin with? Open source sites are run   
   by community groups just you and I are on Dove-Net.   
      
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