One Of Terry's Corners Of the Online World

Here's a good analysis of the Australian government (and opposition) idea to filter all Internet stuff coming in and out of Australia. (Pun Intended)

If a mook like me who left school at 15 can savvy Gilmore's Law and has known about it since Jesus was a cowboy (to quote a future governor of Texas) then why can't the pollies? My theory is that at least some of them do, but they'll set up this draconian firewall to keep the fundy christers happy, knowing full well that people like me and thee will figure out a way past it in a few minutes of solid googling or wikipeding.

Anyway, where's all this social damage that porn's supposed to cause? Bar-hopping pricks are going to try drink-spiking whether they can watch girl on girl action on their G3 mobiles or not. Kids are just as likely to find Daddy and Mummy's (or Granny and Grandpa's) secret porno DVD collection as to find porn online. Wow, all those special porn wards in public hospitals are just chockers with soul-damaged wretches whimpering and begging for just five minutes of Jenna Jamison or some classic Leslie Bovee/ John Leslie 80s porn.

I'll tell you what, pollies. Stay out of my hard-drive and I won't compare you all unfavourably with Arnold Vinick's running mate. Okay?