reddit thinks we're evil!

dmorris · 02-01-2012, 10:40 AM

http://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comment...eb_pages_that/

FWIW, I posted an AMA response too:
http://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments...untangle_that/

sky-knight · 02-01-2012, 10:49 AM

You are evil... I mean that avatar says it all!

WebFooL · 02-01-2012, 10:49 AM

Nicely handled Dirk!

dbunyard · 02-01-2012, 10:55 AM

Have an upvote!

dmorris · 02-01-2012, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WebFooL

Nicely handled Dirk!

Thanks, of course, only .1% of the people who saw the original post will probably see the response, but it does make one feel better.

Thanks for the upboats!

sky-knight · 02-01-2012, 11:38 AM

The discussion is rather... fascinating.

The concept that a business owner isn't allowed to define specifically what is and isn't allowed to be accessed over a network he owns / leases is just flat insane!

He pays the bills, he says what goes. If you want free unfiltered access to the Internet as a whole, get a cell phone with a 3g/4g uplink and browse from there, use your own computer on your own time and go to town!

I can't think of a single place in the US, Australia, Japan, Europe, or most any other "Western" nation where that basic idea of freedom isn't accepted and celebrated.

I just think it's funny when people think they have rights to define how someone else's property should be utilized.

Now if you use aforementioned techniques on your own equipment to get around AUP at work, you're likely OK. If you do this and it affects your job performance because you're wasting all your time checking facebook / reddit... well don't expect to keep your job long!

And Dirk, that was an excellent response. I don't' think it will work, but it was excellent none the less.

gianspi · 02-05-2012, 09:46 AM

Thanks for posting I upvoted it.

keith_h · 02-06-2012, 04:35 PM

Can I request a stupidity category for content filtering. Maybe an ignorant/self righteous one as well. That should just about shut down that sort of nonsense right there.

We face this stuff all the time with Bluecoat proxies. We just manage them, the company they serve makes the policy about allowed categories and websites and the vendor determines the categorisation. We implement a bypass if required based on company policy. No point shooting the IT guy for this arrangement.

hescominsoon · 02-08-2012, 01:36 PM

censorship is a term meant for gov't....at least in the US a business can block anything they wish to...

hescominsoon · 02-08-2012, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmorris

http://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comment...eb_pages_that/

FWIW, I posted an AMA response too:
http://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments...untangle_that/

great post Dirk. It showed them their idiocy and they calmed down..

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02-01-2012, 11:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,460	The discussion is rather... fascinating. The concept that a business owner isn't allowed to define specifically what is and isn't allowed to be accessed over a network he owns / leases is just flat insane! He pays the bills, he says what goes. If you want free unfiltered access to the Internet as a whole, get a cell phone with a 3g/4g uplink and browse from there, use your own computer on your own time and go to town! I can't think of a single place in the US, Australia, Japan, Europe, or most any other "Western" nation where that basic idea of freedom isn't accepted and celebrated. I just think it's funny when people think they have rights to define how someone else's property should be utilized. Now if you use aforementioned techniques on your own equipment to get around AUP at work, you're likely OK. If you do this and it affects your job performance because you're wasting all your time checking facebook / reddit... well don't expect to keep your job long! And Dirk, that was an excellent response. I don't' think it will work, but it was excellent none the less. __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879

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02-05-2012, 09:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
gianspi Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 9	Thanks for posting I upvoted it.

02-06-2012, 04:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
keith_h Untanglit Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 18	Can I request a stupidity category for content filtering. Maybe an ignorant/self righteous one as well. That should just about shut down that sort of nonsense right there. We face this stuff all the time with Bluecoat proxies. We just manage them, the company they serve makes the policy about allowed categories and websites and the vendor determines the categorisation. We implement a bypass if required based on company policy. No point shooting the IT guy for this arrangement.

02-08-2012, 01:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
hescominsoon Join Date: Sep 2007 URLs submitted: 2 Posts: 1,427	censorship is a term meant for gov't....at least in the US a business can block anything they wish to... __________________ Multi-vendor Firewall Reseller Registered Microsoft Partner Emmanuel Computer Consulting, L.L.C. http://www.eccmd.com