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LanternWaste

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45. Those are brilliant! It's like reading Daffy Duck's manifesto.

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 04:36 PM

Apr 2013

Those are brilliant! It's like reading Daffy Duck's political manifesto.

Ok... this poster may be my New Favorite Person in the World to Read After One Too Many Drinks.

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DU is being Filtered By My ISP [View all] RobertEarl Apr 2013 OP

Who's your ISP? hobbit709 Apr 2013 #1

I'm in telecom, you one of my customers? snooper2 Apr 2013 #2

You got your DSCP EF packets in my AF41. Would you fix that, please? DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2013 #12

I have a hard time getting on DU at times. Rex Apr 2013 #3

Sometimes DU is just slow. RudynJack Apr 2013 #4

Sometimes people on DU are slow. FSogol Apr 2013 #8

This is the best thread. EVER. Number23 Apr 2013 #74

H.R. 2549 "Helping Obama Cheerleaders and 1% Americans Now Act" FSogol Apr 2013 #78

You have to be a hell raiser as well... Pelican Apr 2013 #80

I've nothing to add. xmas74 Apr 2013 #84

This is also going on in our area. See post #77. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #114

Maybe the slow internet is... Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #96

"real, hard line" questioners, like in post #14 Electric Monk May 2013 #98

Since CreekDog cheats in a discussion battle, I will not say anything to.... Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #103

I was just trying to figure out what LFR stands for. CreekDog May 2013 #116

Cue X-Files theme: OoooOoooOoooooOooo FSogol Apr 2013 #5

Paranoid much? NightWatcher Apr 2013 #6

Where are you and what Nite Owl Apr 2013 #7

There seems to be a bug in this thread. All of the OP's text is obscured by black rectangles. Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #9

You're getting that too? octothorpe Apr 2013 #53

What I hate are the usual crowd of black truedelphi Apr 2013 #60

!!! Kali Apr 2013 #75

Lol! NealK May 2013 #125

I think we would be done with you if we put you on ignore. Not ourselves. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #10

Hmmm. Way to offend as many people as possible. HERVEPA Apr 2013 #11

Here's the way to find out if it's your ISP or something else. leveymg Apr 2013 #13

The connection? No way, it must be an evil conspiracy, not a simple computer problem. FSogol Apr 2013 #16

I assumed the problem was technical. My bad. Head slap. leveymg Apr 2013 #18

We ALL know that the simplest explanation can't be right. FSogol Apr 2013 #24

It's chem trails. Or HAARP. Or something. eom Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #40

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #107

This is also going on in our area. See post #77. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #115

How would such hijacking by an ISP be detected? See #64. leveymg May 2013 #123

Here, the ISP banner appears, advertising for many things, and also RKP5637 May 2013 #124

I haven't seen that before. leveymg May 2013 #127

It was really a WTF moment for me having been in IT for years. Someplace, I read that not long ago RKP5637 May 2013 #132

Apparently, there are many here who saw nothing more or less in the OP than leveymg May 2013 #135

Yep, a real problem when people just jump on bandwagons ... and used so well as we know by political RKP5637 May 2013 #136

No kidding? RobertEarl Apr 2013 #29

An ISP can filter whatever they want. The question is why would they filter Democratic Underground? Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #32

Did you try these simple steps? leveymg Apr 2013 #35

So who is your ISP? You never answered. n/t cui bono Apr 2013 #44

He can't answer. His ISP keeps blocking the post. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #47

You say your IP offers filtering options Captain Stern Apr 2013 #59

Don't offer confusing facts REP Apr 2013 #68

Best response yet in a thread full of fun! zappaman Apr 2013 #69

There's a much easier way jeff47 Apr 2013 #64

Easy for you to say. But, hey, that is a useful parlour trick. leveymg Apr 2013 #72

Dang, are you having trouble posting racist nonsense? CreekDog Apr 2013 #14

Those are brilliant! It's like reading Daffy Duck's manifesto. LanternWaste Apr 2013 #45

Holy SHIT, what a liberalhistorian May 2013 #88

I want more butter with my popcorn Hekate May 2013 #97

You're such a hell raiser and hard questioner, you coyly just say "my ISP" muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #15

Be free to post the drivel... pintobean Apr 2013 #17

Lobbying for your pic in the dictionary under 'paranoia,' huh? nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #19

maybe you forgot to turn off the webapp that stops nonsense posts like this: CreekDog Apr 2013 #20

WTF is he babbling about? liberalhistorian May 2013 #90

Who is "PTB?" johnp3907 Apr 2013 #21

I had to go look it up, but the ISP blocked my access to slang and it took, like, hours... Hekate May 2013 #99

I think you're onto something. NealK May 2013 #128

That was my fault... octothorpe Apr 2013 #22

Now THAT's what I call transparency in Gov't! dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #121

Does youtube still work alright for you? Electric Monk Apr 2013 #23

Those were the days... randome Apr 2013 #33

LOL, boy does that bring liberalhistorian May 2013 #87

Oh my gods the memories! Hekate May 2013 #101

Did this happen before or after the Boston PD helicopter shot through your door LanternWaste Apr 2013 #25

Lulz, man. n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #92

I think your ISP just sucks. Get a new one. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #26

It could be the ads Coyotl Apr 2013 #27

This is why you should get Ad Blocker. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #30

It's why you toss the site a few bucks and get a STAR Warpy Apr 2013 #38

Mine expired xmas74 Apr 2013 #85

Good! I wish they'd restore the feature that allowed Warpy May 2013 #95

Ahh, the OP does not have a STAR Hekate May 2013 #102

Get a star Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #41

Paranoia runs deep. HappyMe Apr 2013 #28

It's TEPCO, man. TEPCO!!...nt SidDithers Apr 2013 #31

U R on uber auto ignoredz now doubleplus sadz man! Rex Apr 2013 #50

This is the best thing since the duck playing with the cat in the shark suit on the roomba. Squinch Apr 2013 #81

Weird. I was at a university a few days ago. randome Apr 2013 #34

I spend 5 days a week on the campus of the largest public university in the US. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #36

I think people may often assign nefarious motivations and attributes to unnamed agencies and other e LanternWaste Apr 2013 #39

+1. The CIA ate all my peanut butter again. The jar is almost empty. FSogol Apr 2013 #65

This is also going on in our area. See post #77. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #118

This is also going on in our area. See post #77. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #117

Good Luck... synapticwave Apr 2013 #37

I hadn't noticed Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #42

Rhinestones! HappyMe Apr 2013 #46

I suggest gold foil over the tin foil Marrah_G Apr 2013 #70

Better protect your mouse, too. That's another way they can get to you. randome Apr 2013 #52

Chrystal, Swarovski chrystal notadmblnd Apr 2013 #57

They're going to get you (all three). Apophis Apr 2013 #43

Purity of Essence. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #48

These sorts of things are usually technical glitches, not hostile action. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #49

Ssshhh! HappyMe Apr 2013 #51

African or European? n/t backscatter712 Apr 2013 #54

You're a peein. HappyMe Apr 2013 #55

and Youth in Asia FSogol May 2013 #112

This is also going on in our area. See post #77. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #119

Isn't the answer to not post conspiracy theories denying Boston and Conn. happened? graham4anything Apr 2013 #56

People can.. Nabbysensei Apr 2013 #58

Heh zappaman Apr 2013 #61

Yep. greytdemocrat Apr 2013 #62

Finished with my woman... Uzair Apr 2013 #63

Did you try clearing out your browser's cache and deleting cookies? markpkessinger Apr 2013 #66

Just to be extra sure, drag hard drive into trash REP Apr 2013 #71

I must be hell-raiser #1 because sometimes the server stops responding altogether REP Apr 2013 #67

comic genius H2O Man Apr 2013 #73

I was assuming this was a joke at first, but now I'm not so sure... octothorpe Apr 2013 #76

See post #77. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #79

I had that happen here in red/red land! When loading the URL for DU I suddenly RKP5637 Apr 2013 #77

You can use OpenDNS or Google's DNS servers. backscatter712 May 2013 #130

Yep, that's what I did awhile back ... to OpenDNS via the routers. Never been a problem since! RKP5637 May 2013 #133

If only there were some way you could get the word out about this. bluedigger May 2013 #137

Only on DU via this thread. I don't know how prevalent this is across internet-land. I've seen some RKP5637 May 2013 #138

Could not help but notice... RobertEarl Apr 2013 #82

Let me get this straight: If someone thinks you're seeing things that aren't there about Fukushima Electric Monk Apr 2013 #83

"and wrong about protecting Bush" zappaman May 2013 #91

I've resisted posting so far but what are you saying? What DUers protected Bush? Who was wrong about uppityperson May 2013 #94

Absolutely delusional thinking. TroglodyteScholar May 2013 #105

"they are practicing on me" pintobean May 2013 #109

Stop Protecting Bush FSogol May 2013 #113

When you load DU, does it look like this...??? stevenleser May 2013 #110

It happened to me once. NealK May 2013 #129

Oh yeah? Well lemme tell ya what *real* trouble is . . . . my laptop is leaking out of the USB ports Stinky The Clown Apr 2013 #86

That's good... MrMickeysMom May 2013 #89

The only way this thread could be better would be ohheckyeah May 2013 #93

Could be a node down between you and DU. Marr May 2013 #100

Turn off the power strip. Unplug your computer from the wall outlet. Hekate May 2013 #104

I run a fair size block of IP addresses defacto7 May 2013 #106

Thank you for your sanity! We had similar problems as the OP and RKP5637 May 2013 #122

I must say that in my 12 years here at DU.. trumad May 2013 #108

At least he is not due beer and travel money... FSogol May 2013 #111

Maybe it's your username... SidDithers May 2013 #120

That's good advice! zappaman May 2013 #131

Why would someone abandon an account for another? NealK May 2013 #139

No, probably not. MineralMan May 2013 #126

See #77. There's some stuff going on. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #134