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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:32 PM Original message |
The end of the internet by 2012?? |
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That Is Quite Enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Scary stuff. We can't allow this to happen. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. 2012 is the end of the world anyway. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. yea.. for sure.. Obama's economic adviser is a Milton Friedman disciple |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. and his foreign advisor Zbniew Brezinski |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #26 |
85. Is ZB Obama's foreign advisor?? nt |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #85 |
88. Yep |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I do. I want to post the last note on DU. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. And that last note will be... |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 06:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
49. I was thinking of something more like |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
61. "Goodbye, DU. I'm leaving... |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I was going to post that exact thing. |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 04:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
47. I do hope you are being snarky.... |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 07:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
51. Stop catapulting the false 2012 BS. That's not what the Daykeepers say... |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #51 |
86. Who in their right mind would be afraid because of the Mayan calendar?? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
67. "End of the world" is an Abramic interpolation |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
75. Isn't it the Mayan Apocalypse? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
89. I'll be there all day. Thanks! |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Extremely disturbing. Here is the graphic not seen in the main post: |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. "Full access does not include access to illegal material." |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. And who decides who gets to be on the tier 1 "Internet"? |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. It reminds me of what Cable TV has become |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #19 |
76. "Full Internet access available on request." Imagine if ballots looked like that. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. That is completely fucked up |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Thanks! |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. you do realize someone just made that up to make a point... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. That's a Photoshop that the authors made |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:11 AM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Yes, but it illustrates what the article is essentially saying. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. Wow! Over 200 websites for $50/month! |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. umm, that's a hypothetical joke |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. I read in the NY Times that companies like AT&T and Comcast will start charging for the amount of GB |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. This may bring back text-based usenet |
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NanBo (316 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Uhmmm |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. The picture is a critical parody of the nightmare scenario... |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. The reason why this will never happen |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Exactly, |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Search engines could kill this |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #23 |
77. Are Dems cheering for Google to manipulate Internet content, though? |
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Sheets of Easter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 07:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Precisely. That's why I don't buy it either. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. an argument could be made for the opposite conclusion |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
44. That's exactly why it WILL happen: Big business wants to destroy the little competition. |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
52. Their model is dead wrong. Their point |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #52 |
78. All they need to do is slowly decrease people's expectations of the number of different sites |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. While I agree with what you are saying |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. Whats ironic is the the Verizon ad I see in the OP. lolz |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. So that's what they meant by the end in 2012, the end of the internet. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. We have one year to move out of this country if Cheney manages to |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. If the ISP's really want this they should create their own Internet.. |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. Expect a huge public uproar if they actually attempt this. |
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sandyd921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
69. It won't be the politicians |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
71. oh...like the uproar over sky high oil?. I'm sure they are quaking in their boots..n/t |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. You are comparing apples to oranges... |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
82. You mean like how people prevented the US presidency from being stolen? |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. I guess I have to repeat what I said to the last poster, you are comparing apples and oranges |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. With the end of the world comes the end of the internets. 12/21/2012 |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:48 AM Response to Reply #24 |
79. But how are we supposed to watch it or blog about Armageddon if the Internet is down? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. The evil, greedy bastards, they're doing their best to destroy what little democracy is left. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Amen |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Kick! |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. Welcome to 1992 |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:27 AM Response to Reply #30 |
74. To be fair, the quality of the content and discussion on a BBS was much higher |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
33. They want to reduce the internet to the level of the poison known as TeeVee. |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. There are over 300,000 Google hits for "2012 End of the Internet" |
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LiberalPersona (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
37. Everyone would switch |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:07 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. no help unless they own the infrastructure? |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. This is fucking bullshit. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
57. You're right, it's bullshit. |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
39. Republicans did the same with the corporate media (Murdoch, GE, Disney, Time-Warner & Viacom) with |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
42. PAYING FOR PORN??? HA! I think Telus and Bell Canada would be burned to the ground within a month. |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
43. Google et al. shd get on this, shdn't they? |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
46. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Back to HAM radio I guess... |
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liberalla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
48. This sounds so extreme and impossible |
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solara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
53. K&R |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
54. I'm sorry I can't believe this. This story is BS, the internet is global |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I hope so |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. It's not a matter of being techy |
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Sundoggy (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Sorry, this is simply incorrect |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Then please, by all means explain. |
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Sundoggy (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Your tech information is inaccurate |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. As I said in a post above you need to explain to me how |
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27inCali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
60. because the Internet undermines MSM bullshit |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
63. It was a GREAT ride will it lasted. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
65. Why do people believe such nonsense? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. I actually didn't know |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Righteous indignation is addictive |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Thats good to hear! |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #65 |
84. Hey, monkey funk. Now that the primaries are over we can finally agree on something |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
73. Sounds like what the hippies wanted when I was a kid. TV, Networked computing, oven all in one box. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
80. Tron |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
83. Free Internet for ALL, locality sponsored as part of the educational system. |
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