Stop SOPA
by BReynolds on Jan 18, 2012 6:00 AM CST
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Hockey Wilderness will have no content today, in protest of SOPA, the bill currently before congress threatening to remove the right of people like us t deliver content to people like you. The very act of our morning "Walk" would become illegal. A basic link inside a post leading you to the source information could be seen as a violation of the law as well.
Hockey Wilderness, and SBNation as a whole could be shut down for even the smallest violation, and even if that violation is done by a reader in comment of FanPost.
Take the time to inform yourself on this codification of censorship and blatant limitation of innovative thinking. Ask yourself if you want the US Government to protect old industries doing things the old way, or if you want to the web to be able to progress and create ever new ways to share and communicate.
Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Keep it civil.
(Note... if anything pressing happens, we'll let you know.)
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Hooo boy
If I were to lose Hockey Wilderness, my sanity would go right out the window.
I'm that ''ignorant dumbass'' who writes with the ''whiny idiot homer'' over at Hockey Wilderness.
Twitter: BubbleWild48
But
What am I supposed to do from 9-10 a.m.? I hate you for making me work!
Ha
Trying to catch up on some of the articles today is amusing.
But really, fuck the entertainment industry for lobbying to protect their pocketbooks, failing to change your business model to adapt to a digital medium, US FROM PIRATES. IT’S ALL ABOUT PIRATES, YEAH, MERICANS LOVE TO HATE PIRATES. AND NOTHING SAYS MERICAN LIKE THROWING A BUNCH OF MONEY AT POLITICIANS TO SQUASH THE LITTLE GUY. SCREW THE LITTLE GUY PIRATES
Not saying I like piracy. It’s almost as stupid as these bills. Almost…
Regressing to the mean since 1981.
The government has become such a joke in the last 20 years.
They just want further control and less free-thinking.
Hold up
Clearly this bill is not the answer, but something has to be done about online piracy. Think about how dollars are stolen from those who created the content (its no different than the little chineese guy costing the Wild/NHL/Reebok by making counterfit jerseys). I think the idea for the bill is great, but the execution is terrible.
Agreed 100%. Being people who produce copy right protected material ourselves, we are all for ending piracy. The problem is, they let the wrong people write the law. If you want to end piracy online, you ask Google, not Sony.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Drug companies have a hand in it too
They’re mad that Canadian pharmacies sell the same drugs they make for less than they are gouging US residents. And they have a lot of money invested in politicians.
The movie industry’s always been a corrupt, book-cooking scheme, ever since they founded it in a place close to the Mexican border so patent violators could jump back and forth as needed. Maybe if they didn’t spend $75-150 million (or more!) on each crappy picture and charge $10-20 to see it, they might have more legal customers. When I see an interesting low-budget movie at the Riverview theater in Minneapolis for $3, the auditorium’s usually pretty filled.
Steve Goodman lives.
by twinsbrewer on Jan 18, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
Official position from Vox Media
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/18/2715768/why-the-verge-and-vox-media-are-opposed-to-sopa
For those who do not know who Vox is, they own SBNation.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Sure wish you guys would have taken this route like The Verge
We think the greater responsibility of The Verge as a news outlet is to serve our readers, so we’re still up and running,
Because work is awfully boring when I have to actually, you know… work.
You guys are awesome. Not much to share anyway today. A couple articles from Russo, that’s about it. You aren’t missing much.
By the way, the FanPost and FanShot section is still open, should anyone wish to avail themselves of that area before SOPA and PIPA make it necessary to remove it in order to protect the company. ;-)
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Q&A
Also, Russo is hosting an online Q&A. So if you have burning questions about the Wild (God knows we all do!), ask away. Side note, I already hate that I can’t read any of the content/kick-ass articles on here. Will this shit be resolved soon?
Son-of-a-bitch is dug in like an Alabama tick!
by Mark It Zero! on Jan 18, 2012 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
Everything off the front page is still readable. Ha ha. And the blackout ends tomorrow.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
I hope Colbert embarasses the Reps in SC ....
When will the country wake up and realize that when congress has less than 10% approval, somethings gotta give?
It will take a president wililng to veto everything and a constituency who isn’t hystericaly partisan.
… I think that’s about as likely as the Wild winning the cup this year.
All the senators and reperesentatives
That created the bills are all backing down from supporting it and aare saying they need to make changes ( No Shit). Its amazing how politicians change their tune on controvesial bills they write during election years
Damn you sopa!!!
You make it impossible to click on this link using the SB Android app!!! ;)
Twitterverse: @hobey_baker
by The Nooge on Jan 18, 2012 12:48 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
NHL.com talked to Fletcher? Did they get his name right?
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Lines tomorrow according to Russo:
Seto-Peters-Heater
Clutter-Cullen-Wellman
Powe-Brodz-BWCE
Davey Mac-MacMillan-Staubitz
Obviously Peters is the #1 center by default, but I think the rest of these lines make sense especially after yesterday’s debacle. I’m not sure if it will yield better results but it can’t be much worse and at least Peters seems to be out there busting his butt, shift after shift.
Sad sad day
When Peters is our only option. Dude works his ass off though, so what can it hurt to give him a shot.
Wow!
What does that say about Cullen?
Son-of-a-bitch is dug in like an Alabama tick!
by Mark It Zero! on Jan 18, 2012 1:07 PM CST up reply actions
Mostly that he has better chemistry with the guys on the 2nd line. Honestly, I would out the Cullen line as the top line, Heater line as 2nd, but that’s just me.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Ice time will probably be fairly similiar
So the 1st/2nd thing is pretty much a label, and not much else with this lineup.
I think it's been clear that Cullen has no chemistry with Heatley.
It has been tried a number of times out of necessity this year and nothing has been produced. I thought it was worth a shot earlier in the year when Heatley and Koivu were off a bit together, but now I see what I’m sure Yeo saw from the beginning, they just don’t mesh well.
LOL
Love your profile Pic !
SHUT THE F&CK UP DONNIE !
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
About time Cluttercakes gets some 2nd line minutes. Fucking Powe is making me pine for Belanger.
by Pewterschmidt on Jan 18, 2012 1:25 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
In what way
Does Powe have anything to do with Belanger? Powe was brought in to play 3rd/4th line grinder/PKer. He plays that role well, injuries forced him to play out of his role a little bit.
Belanger, when he was here, was supposed to be our 2nd line center. Which he was bad at.
How are the two related at all?
They’re both bad on the second line?
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
That, sir, is the question facing us all. The answer is, of course, never.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Well Gaborik and Koivu rarely played together
So the correct answer is likely 3 years ago…
That’s assuming Koivu was on the second line. Ba dum dum.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
I like Gaborik …
then he became a NY RANGER !
FACK !
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
Correctamundo
They’re both ineffective, whichever line they’re on.
Comparing a player to Belanger is the ultimate insult in my book. I’d rather see Peters/Mcintyre smash their way around the ice the see Powe/Staubitz get bounced around the ice.
Maybe comparing a player to Staubitz is the ultimate insult.
by Pewterschmidt on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
This SOPA Stuff
What is Ironic is that Wikipedia is Censoring themselves because anytime I try to look up something it comes up for 3 seconds and then it gets diverted to another site promoting to stop SOPA and asks you to put your zip code in. It refuses you to view what you want for more than 3 seconds. I put in my Zip Code and it takes you to another site and refuses to get you to your site.
They are in essence, Censoring themselves.
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
So are we.
That’s the protest. It’s to show how little sense it would make for SOPA and PIPA to be passed. It’s to get people to take action against SOPA and PIPA
I'm that ''ignorant dumbass'' who writes with the ''whiny idiot homer'' over at Hockey Wilderness.
Twitter: BubbleWild48
If they are trying to get people to to see their point they are in fact actually annoying people like me and others.
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
It’s called a protest. Removing their service to show you what it would be like if SOPA passes. If SOPA passes, Wikipedia goes bye bye. That was the point. It was a 24 hour pull down. You’ll live.
Google did the same thing. WordPress, Reddit, tons of other sites. It was to prove a point, and it worked. Three co-sponsors pulled their support. I think they’ll take that over inconveniencing you for a day.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Ha ha. All over it.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
Excuse me ~ I wont agree with everyone on everything.
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
Right, but that’s the point. It’s a protest, they’re trying to make you aware of their argument and reasoning behind it in hopes of getting you to join their cause, or at the very least increase awareness of it.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
And as Justin said, wikipedia gave an explanation right there on their site of how to get around it. They didn’t want to completely block access, because it’s an important site, but they wanted to make sure their message got out.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
I got it. You didn’t have to explain it again. I am merely pointing out that not 100% of the people will agree with what their doing as a way of a protest. I get it and I know what they are doing and I am not at all for SOPA ~ I am against it ~ I was annoyed with them removing their service and I hope SOPA doesn’t pass as I use the Computer for Business.
My view is ~ IMHO ~ Why doesn’t congress try to come down hard on PORN instead of Wikipedia or Twitter or other Free Social Sites. I have NetNanny downloaded on my computer to disallow Hacking, Porn and Gambling sites. I pay $40.00 a year for that softwear. IMHO ~ THATS what they should go after !
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
Hey. Leave my Wife out of it. I have not attacked you personally in any way & thats uncalled for.
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
I don’t see much of an attack here.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
You have porn and gambling sites trying to attack your computer? Wow, they somehow miraculously leave me alone. I hope my free built-in (and two-tier, due to my router) firewall is sufficient if they come after me.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Sarcasm ~ Nice
It prevents Hackers from Attacking and it prevents people going to porn or gambling sites so that I wont get viruses on my computer because I use it for work (and occasionally hockey chat)
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
If you find it annoying
Then call congress and let them know you don’t want that to be permanent.
I'm that ''ignorant dumbass'' who writes with the ''whiny idiot homer'' over at Hockey Wilderness.
Twitter: BubbleWild48
It was annoying because I was trying to work and couldn't
I vote ~ But in all Honesty ~ How much petitions and how much protests really work on Congress to not do certain things ? Remember NAFTA ? Remember how many people were against it and contacted their Congressman ? Yet It went thru.
My point ~ You should be active and exercise your right to vote but its not a True Democracy as we have the electoral votes and our voice is not always heard. I hope SOPA doesn’t go thru but I really don’t think that calling our congressman is going to stop it. If they want it to go thru, it will go thru.
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
Actually, most of the “co-sponsors” of both bills backed down yesterday when Google went public with their protest. Only the primary authors are standing behind the bills, and one vote isn’t enough.
As for electoral votes, that’s only for the President of the United States. Congressional seats are still a direct election, which is where these two laws originated.
Also, the United States isn’t a democracy. Common misconception, but the U.S.A. is a representative republic. A true democracy would mean that the people, not a Congress, would vote on laws. We the people have that power in certain instances, it’s assumed that the people don’t have enough knowledge to vote and make their own laws.
You know you're a Wild fan if Spam Whoopie Gerald-buns comes up in conversation
Regressing all the way back to high school hockey.
Mikael Granlund = Suomi Savior
by JDesthubert on Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM CST up reply actions
School’d.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
NOT
How was I school’d when I stated
its not a True Democracy
and he said
the United States isn’t a democracy
Same thing right ?
Only thing that was cleared up (only because I didn’t explain myself well enough) was that the Congressional seats are still a direct election (which I knew but I didnt explain that Congress politicians say what they want to say to get elected but once in office they are persuaded by their own personal agenda or the Party’s agenda.)
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
I didnt explain that Congress politicians say what they want to say to get elected but once in office they are persuaded by their own personal agenda or the Party’s agenda
I don’t think you actually need to explain that. The only people who actually believe that politicians will fulfill their word are the zealots that align themselves with one party. That’s only about 20% of the country that’s of voting age. 80% of the voting public is independent, mostly for that reason. They don’t see any major difference between the two candidates.
We really don’t need a lecture that Congress sucks. It’s been well established.
You know you're a Wild fan if Spam Whoopie Gerald-buns comes up in conversation
Regressing all the way back to high school hockey.
Mikael Granlund = Suomi Savior
& thats why I don’t Contact Congress on issues like this because frankly ~ If I want to feel like I am talking to a brick wall then I will definitely talk to a brick wall.
Same thing with the “Take Back America” protests and camp outs. IMHO ~ it backfires because it annoys people and people are turned off rather than fired up to join the cause. ~ Just like I was with the Blackout of Wikipedia.
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
Well, just keep in mind that how you perceive civil disobedience is not how everyone views the topic. One of the great things about the U.S. is the ability to peacefully protest. It’s one of the freedoms protected by the 1st Amendment.
If it annoys you, then it annoys you. We don’t all need to be inundated with how it annoys you and therefore is wrong.
It may come a surprise to you, but some people actually find it more constructive to peacefully protest instead of whining about their representative but doing nothing about it.
You know you're a Wild fan if Spam Whoopie Gerald-buns comes up in conversation
Regressing all the way back to high school hockey.
Mikael Granlund = Suomi Savior
by JDesthubert on Jan 19, 2012 10:05 PM CST up reply actions
School'd
Because this place is definitely NOT democracy, and the King sayeth so.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
If it annoyed you
It worked.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
That’s the point dude.
Simon Gagne AND Mike Richards may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home but, at the end of the day, they will both always be Philadelphia Flyers.
One day Sean Couturier will win the Conn Smythe. You heard it here first.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jan 18, 2012 7:52 PM CST up reply actions
Got it.
F|73RR08 The fan and artist formally known as FLYERROB ~ I do not advocate to be the comments of any fan base or any NHL Team but rather my own individual self ~ if that upsets you - Sorry. ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ Bob Wilson JR. ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Sis & Dad !
There is only 20 minutes left in the protest, but if you happen to see this before the protest ends, hit the escape key while the page is loading. Or access Wikipedia through a mobile device or smartphone. Or disable JavaScript in your browser.
And like others have said, censoring themselves is the whole point of this protest because if SOPA gets signed into law, it will censor the internet.
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