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| Yay for the PROTECT IP act. |
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Posted by: CattyNebulart - 05-11-2011, 05:10 AM - Forum: Politics and Other Fun
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I have glorious news, Congress is finally doing something about copyright infringement, and it only requires us to abandon small parts of the constitution, like free speech and due process, but I am sure they won't be missed since we have halfway removed them already. Won't you call your congress critter and tell them how happy you are about it?
http://www.crunchgear.com...ct-ip-act-is-even-worse/
http://arstechnica.com/te...?comments=1#comments-bar
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 05-10-2011, 10:26 PM - Forum: The Legendary
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Figures. The first time in weeks I have an afternoon free to play, and guess what Paragon is doing...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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| [Meta][RFC] Fen-Dane Relations |
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Posted by: robkelk - 05-08-2011, 03:53 AM - Forum: Fenspace
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I promised over in the "Spot Cleaning" thread to write an article about Convention-Danelaw official relations. This is not that article... yet. It is, however, a collection of notes for that article.
Comments and suggestions are not only welcome, they're encouraged.
[size=larger]Fen-Dane Relations[/size]
draft 0.02alpha - lines marked "**WHITENOISE**" need content - should any other nations be listed?
Earthbound nations tend to treat the Convention as a monolithic entity; there are very few cases where someone's faction makes a difference how he's treated by any given 'Danelaw nation.
The Americas
The United States of America: Neutral, mixed - Official policy is to assist Fen of US descent who want to return home, unless they're biomodded. TSAB buys handwaved equipment; no other government agency is allowed to use handwavium. (NASA space operations sold to Artemis Foundation because of this.) US Navy claims it isn't a government "agency" and has at least one 'waved submarine and a base in the Main Belt. Biomods officially frowned upon, usually held in "protective custody". Unofficial reactions range from "sometimes useful, I guess" to "lock 'em all up in Gitmo".
Canada: Neutral-to-friendly - Would be "friendly", but don't want to piss off the USA. Handwavium controlled but not illegal; 'waved devices licenced much like automobiles are. AIs distrusted but not shunned (better off than Native Canadians, but not by much). Unofficially, treated like any other tourist or ex-pat.
Mexico: **WHITENOISE**
Columbia: Neutral - Assists with anti-drug-cartel operations and expects the same assistance in return, wants Gervasio Faustino de Leon extradited if he's ever arrested, otherwise ignores Fenspace.
Brazil: **WHITENOISE**
Chile: Neutral - Has a treaty with the Convention that allows emergency landings on Easter Island, otherwise ignores Fenspace.
Europe
The United Kingdom: **WHITENOISE** (note: BBIs have an office in London)
France: Neutral - Would have been "friendly," but The Professor is a Fan. Anything that even seems like Mad Science is monitored very closely
Denmark: Friendly - They actually like The Professor.
Ireland: **WHITENOISE** (the Irish members of the Collective should have the most input here)
The Middle East
OPEC nations: **WHITENOISE** (mention uneasy "truce" between OPEC and Stellvia Oil)
Israel: **WHITENOISE** (the content here depends heavily on the content of the line immediately above)
Asia
Russia: **WHITENOISE**
Kazakhstan: Friendly - Love the VVS. Allow Fen to use Baikonur Spaceport at reasonable rates.
Japan: Neutral-to-friendly - Treat the Convention much like any other nation that isn't Japan. Unofficially, JAXA and "Fen-spasu" otaku like the Fen while conservative parents forbid Interwave access to their children.
China: Very Hostile - Handwavium devices, AI, and biomods are classed "seize on sight". Interwave blocked. Broadcasts from Babylon .5 jammed.
India: **WHITENOISE** (coordinate with Seraviel to make sure we don't step on his toes with regard to Spot Cleaning)
Indonesia: Neutral-to-friendly. Watches Ganymede to make sure the Indonesian ex-pats there are not mistreated.
Oceania
Australia: Very friendly - Puts no additional requirements on Fen flights into or out of Oz, actively cooperates with the Big Six factions, the VVS, the Roughriders, and StellviaCorp in areas of mutual concern.
New Zealand: Friendly - Likes the VVS, officially likes StellviaCorp (but some mandarins in the bureaucracy hold a grudge).
The Solomon Islands: Friendly - SSA works with Fen space-lift companies rather than working with the ESA.
Africa
Nigeria: Hostile - Never forgot or forgave The Island "land theft". Nigerians in Fenspace are on their own.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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| [Comment]Spot Cleaning |
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Posted by: HRogge - 05-07-2011, 03:04 PM - Forum: Fenspace
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Hi Seraviel,
I have read your new wiki entry about Spot Cleaning and I like the concept, but I have two concerns about the timing...
You placed the foundation of "Spot Cleaning Intl" in 2012, which directly corresponds to the launch of the SP Grover's Corners, which triggers a new wave of Anti-Fen paranoia in the USA and a lot of other countries... See Timeline.
In 2012 you would most likely not even be able to get into US airspace with Spot without getting into trouble.
The second concern is about China, which has been described as very hostile to Fen and Handwavium... I doubt they would do business with Fen at all... they even confiscate all waved things inside their borders I think (something I would not like to happen to Spot).
Maybe it would be an idea to restrict "Spot Cleaning" to some "Fen friendly" parts of the world... or move the foundation of this company to a later part of the timeline.
What do you think (both Seraviel and the rest of the forum) ?
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Posted by: Star Ranger4 - 05-06-2011, 04:53 PM - Forum: The Legendary
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Time: 10am - 1pm Pacific Time (6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. British Time)
Server: Union
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time (6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Central Time)
Server: Virtue
Still no word as to how the badge rethink goes, if it will be available if you fight off the invasion of 'your' server, if you still have to log into ANY server during the timeframe of the Freedom invasion, or if you have to log specificly onto freedumb during that 3 hour window on the 27th
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children
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