China cracks down on wi-fi in public spaces

Oh, China, at what point is stability of your nation more important than the happiness of your citizens? When does it stop? Sure you are productive, but your people are so oppressed. What is the point of life if you have no freedom? This whole "Human Rights" concept seems like such a pain. Why not just clone a few million drones and eliminate humanity entirely? Point being - A great nation can be described not by its accomplishments, but by the quality of life of those within the nation.

internet = people are empowered > government oversight

internet = people are empowered > government oversight

Yeah, but its more like an "intranet" there. You feel empowered, until you get the same government page, every time you type in www.google.com

Point being - A great nation can be described not by its accomplishments, but by the quality of life of those within the nation.

You're talking about the First Nations?

When I was growing up, one's right to privacy was immutable, and now it seems most people accept that as a bygone era. What aggravates me most about China's abuse of human rights is that the West, we, are complicit by buying their products which tacitly approves their fascist state. We're also forced to keep our mouths shut because they could sink our economic system overnight should they cash in their stake in our debt. How did we get into this position? We listened to free market mouthpieces who quoted Ricardo and sold our once-glorious manufacturing base to the lowest bidder. We listened to Republican claptrap saying it's the unions bringing us down, so now the American worker has to feel grateful for the crumbs if he can even find work. I'm waiting for the backlash to begin, when America returns to its "maker of goods" legacy, and Americans can participate as more than just consumers.

That's really sad to hear. I always had the hardest time finding decent wifi, even in the bigger cities. There is this one eclectic cafe in Beijing called The Bridge Cafe.. free lemonade, music from the 60s to now, great western menu, open 24 hours with free wifi. That was the coolest place to cool out.. The Chinese are always so fanatical about knowing every last little thing you're doing. And the internet has always been their shining moment of utter repression..

Oh, China, at what point is stability of your nation more important than the happiness of your citizens?

You have to understand the asian mindset (most notably the Chinese mindset) where the common 'good' is everything and individual happiness means little. If you keep that in mind then all these strange rulings and repressionist activities make 'sense'. This is an attitude that has prevailed in China for thousands of years.

(Of course it all falls down when you observe how for the ruling class their own individual happiness suddenly beccomes paramount)

Bunch of black-haired drones.

Why not just clone a few million drones and eliminate humanity entirely?

Chinese people are essentially clones! Have you ever been there? They all look the same, think the same, do the same haha.

LMAO Look at this guys! http://www.physor...activity

Paulthebassguy has an account called paulthebassguy2 that he uses to give every single one of his posts a 5. LOL this is so pathetic.

Frank, please stay focussed on topic. Don't make this personal. This is supposed to be a comment thread about wifi censorship in China.

And you just used both your accounts to downvote Frankherbert, and then used you own account to upvote your comment on 'not making this personal'

I have to agree: you're beyond pathetic. If you have to resort to these types of shenannigans then anything you say must be taken with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Oh..and I have reported your account for abuse.

LMAO Look at this guys! http://www.physor...activity

Paulthebassguy has an account called paulthebassguy2

He has? Or somebody else has?

that he uses

He or somebody else.

to give every single one of his posts a 5. LOL this is so pathetic.

Yes. _This_ is so pathetic.
Created 2011.0801 and published the same day.

And you just used both your accounts to downvote Frankherbert, and then used you own account to upvote your comment on 'not making this personal'

I have to agree: you're beyond pathetic. If you have to resort to these types of shenannigans then anything you say must be taken with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Oh..and I have reported your account for abuse.

How can you be sure the account "paulthebassguy2" has been created by the owner of account "paulthebassguy"? Anybody could have done it.

How can you be sure the account "paulthebassguy2" has been created by the owner of account "paulthebassguy"? Anybody could have done it.

Addendum:
But we can be sure that only the owner of account "paulthebassguy" can have rated a comment by user "paulthebassguy2" giving him a score of 5.
As witnessed in the discussion thread following the article "Ravenous wolves colonise France, terrorise shepherds".
People are funny, sometimes.

And you just used both your accounts to downvote Frankherbert, and then used you own account to upvote your comment on 'not making this personal'

I have to agree: you're beyond pathetic. If you have to resort to these types of shenannigans then anything you say must be taken with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Oh..and I have reported your account for abuse.

Lol paul is a pretty pathetic guy. This was his response to me in this topic over PM:

haha you're just jealous because you didn't have such a good idea!

It's not racist if it's true! Just like saying "women are bad drivers" is not sexist because that's also true, as we know.

I know I can't prove it here, but the moderators of this site should be able to look into my account and see I'm not making this up and therefore this is an admission to his other account. The "I'm not a racist because here's an incredibly sexist remark" non-sequitur is also pretty disgusting and in character for this troglodyte.

How can you be sure the account "paulthebassguy2" has been created by the owner of account "paulthebassguy"?

Because he admitted doing so in another comment thread.

You have to understand the asian mindset (most notably the Chinese mindset) where the common 'good' is everything and individual happiness means little.

That's the 'progressive' mindset as well.
Did anyone forget China is still a communist state and tolerates capitalism to keep from becoming like North Korea?

Frank, again, please stay on topic and stop being so aggressive. If you disagree with someone on a comment thread that's fine, but be respectful and don't put them down please.

I'm not the only one you put down. I've seen you troll other articles and make personal attacks against others who disagree with you. You are the bully of Physorg.

Chinese people are essentially clones! Have you ever been there? They all look the same, think the same, do the same haha.

This is your standard for being "on topic"?

Well, Frank, yes, it was a reference to the fact that Chinese people are oppressed and have little opportunity for individualism. This is not a racist comment, it's refering to their culture - that they are obliged to act for their society as a whole instead for individual benefits.

The "clones" comment was in response to what krundoloss's first comment mentioned.

It's a shame that you jumped to the conclusion I was being racist instead of actually looking further into the point I was trying to make. It seems like you are trying to create conflict in these comments.

I'd really like to know how the tracking mechanism works. MAC based? Chances are it can easily be defeated. My guess is that soon this software will go the way of Green Dam Youth Escort.

They all look the same, think the same, do the same

It seems you have neither been to china nor met any chinese people privately.