my apologies for the site fuckups! I’ve been extremely frustrated most of today. I have no idea what’s going on and can’t seem to get through to anyone.

anyway, while i have temporary access to my soapbox… google has decided to censor itself to gain entry to the chinese market. part of me is really disappointed, but the other part of me sees it as a very crafty move. I think in theory it’s horrible. In reality, there are probably many, many ways to get around any internet restrictions. China can continue to try to clamp down, but they’re fighting a losing battle. The horse has left the stable. Hell, people from China have gotten to *my* site! Nothing like putting an obstacle in front of someone to inspire them to find ways around it. The internet is unstoppable.

I guess my thinking is that while they may be conceding by closing a window, they’re really opening a huge giant door. As J said, “Show me the URL of a *unacceptable* site that a government has closed and I’ll show you 3 replacement sites and 20 blogs critisizing the state for oppression. Where theres a will (and a few Yuan) theres a willing ISP to take you there…”

and with that, i’m off to bed, hoping that tomorrow will see no server problems or i will have to hunt someone down and go all aggro new yorker on their ace.

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