Nominations Open For "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Government" 629
The corporate overlords at SourceForge asked me to name a Slashdot category for their upcoming
Community Choice Awards and to let you guys select the winner. I have named my category "Most Likely to be Shut Down by a Government Agency." We're going to run this like we do an Ask Slashdot call for questions — post your nominations into the comments here. Use moderation to send up good ideas. In the upcoming days we'll post another story where you can vote on the actual winner. Nominations need to include the project name, a link to some sort of official website, and a paragraph of why you think they deserve to win. The project that wins will gain fame, notoriety, and maybe a cease and desist order that they could print out and frame if they had that kind of time.
Most likely to be Shutdown By Government? (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Patent Busting (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, I just mean that there is no free thinking here, just stupid cliched memes.
Anyone notice the diamond sponsor? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Truecrypt (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdot (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Slashdot (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Tor, Freenet, and I2P (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Patent Busing (Score:3, Funny)
Re:duh (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Anything using subversion rather than CVS. (Score:3, Funny)
GAO (Score:3, Funny)
Is this survey sponsored? (Score:2, Funny)
Very nice way to cut costs on researching what needs to be closed
Re:Does it have to be the U.S. Government? (Score:1, Funny)
My money is on (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You've got a typo... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Truecrypt (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Freenet (Score:1, Funny)
Let's be honest, bit-torrent is pretty much only used by pirates, so lets do away with it, and ignore it being the only way I can download Linux distros without checksum failing.
Let's be honest, the internet is pretty much only used by slackers, so lets ignore the good uses of it and shut it down.
Let's be honest, microwaves can harm your health, so lets start eating cold food.
Re:Truecrypt (Score:5, Funny)
I hate it when people discriminate against me just cause of my face.
Re:Don't need government - doing it themselves. (Score:2, Funny)
The Republicans will keep the White House in 2008 (congress MAY be another matter, but then, the opposite of PROgress is CONgress).
Re:Anyone notice the diamond sponsor? (Score:5, Funny)
This is Slashdot, everyone was looking to the left.
Re:Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Which Government? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Throwing nonsense data into the polls helps it decide whether to eventually annihilate us as pests or tolerate us as slightly retarded cousins.
Re:Truecrypt (Score:3, Funny)
I bought it at a flea market.
I've even used it, to open a locked mailbox. To get bills out. For a friend, who owned the mailbox. Who had just moved in, and didn't have the key. To his own mailbox.
Believable? Well, it's true. I guess I'm a white-hat lock-picker. -Anonymous-
Truecrypt is a Rogue Agent's Dream! (Score:5, Funny)
Queue Jack Bauer, beating you up:
Bauer: Gimme your passwords, elrous0. *Whack*
elrous0: OK, fine, it's 'gimmesomeluv1n'
Bauer's Assistant: OK, we're in. Hrm, it's just a bunch of computer stuff, some saved articles from business websites, some 80's metal mp3's and random e-mails. Oh, wait, he's using TrueCrypt.
Bauer: What's that?
Bauer's Assistant: It means he can give us a fake password that gives us fake information, but still keeps the real information hidden.
Bauer: What's your real password, elrous0?
elrous0: No, seriously, I gave it to you. That's it.
Bauer: Don't give me that crap. *Whack* Give me the real password!
elrous0: Dude, I just hang out on Slashdot and have a normal job. I'm not the guy you're looking for!
Bauer: A million lives are at risk, and this isn't going to stop until you give me the real password: *whack*
elrous0: Seriously, I'm telling you the truth.
Bauer: *Whack* *Whack* *Whack* *Whack*
elrous0: Ugh! My nose!
Bauer: *Whack* *Whack* *Whack* *Whack*
Bauer's Assistant: Um, Jack, do you think he could be telling the truth?
Bauer: No, this one's a pro. He didn't crack the whole time, and his accent is impeccable. He must be a deep cover operative. We'll try this again when he wakes up.
Oh, wait, I just played into the Conspiracy Theory myself.
Re:Truecrypt (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Truecrypt (Score:4, Funny)
Who's there?
Will Yu.
Will you who?
WILL YOU STOP GIVING THE BRAINLESS GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS IDEAS!
Or at least use double ROT 13 encryption so the government can't read your ideas without using illegal encryption tools.
Re:Truecrypt (Score:4, Funny)
Dude. I for one resent what you're implying. I'm perfectly happy to join you in glorious revolution*.
* as long as it doesn't coincide with Friends and you serve lattes.
Illegal US Border Crossing (Score:2, Funny)
Truly a dangerous site (Score:3, Funny)
(...On a side note, it's actually managed to get crazier just in the past few months. Mr Ray is certainly not one to be crowned Wisest Human on Earth and then simply rest on his laurels.)
Re:Truecrypt (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Truecrypt (Score:5, Funny)
This differs from the TA (reserve) approach of "Bloody hell, we're being shot out. Screw BATCO, I never learned it properly anyways", pulls out mobile phone... "Hey Pete, yeah it's Dave here. You alright? ", etc... Much more pratical