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Wikipedia Blacked out
Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:32pm

We can't access wikipedia in the United States.

Can anyone else?

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Imagine a World
Without Free Knowledge
For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia. Learn more.

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #1 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:34pm nah, its a worldwide black out.
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Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #2 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:36pm Yeah just tried to use it to knock your habour bridge crap back
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #3 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:37pm ... wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:34pm: nah, its a worldwide black out. Really? Why would you contact your representative over an action by the US Congress??
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #4 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:37pm Dsmithy70 wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:36pm: Yeah just tried to use it to knock your habour bridge crap back I'll save you the trouble. Built by fellas from Teeside and Sunderland.
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Re: Wikipedia Blacked out
Reply #5 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:41pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:37pm:

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:36pm:

Yeah just tried to use it to knock your habour bridge crap back Grin

I'll save you the trouble.
Built by fellas from Teeside and Sunderland.

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However, after the First World War more serious plans were made, with a general design for the Sydney Harbour Bridge prepared by Dr J J C Bradfield and officers of the NSW Department of Public Works. The New South Wales Government then invited worldwide tenders for the construction of the Bridge in 1922 and the contract was let to English firm Dorman Long and Co of Middlesbrough.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge construction started in 1924 and took 1,400 men eight years to build at a cost of £4.2 million. Six million hand driven rivets and 53,000 tonnes of steel were used in its construction. It now carries eight traffic lanes and two rail lines, one in each direction, but at the time of its construction the two eastern lanes were tram tracks. They were converted to road traffic when Sydney closed down its tram system in the 1950s.

They won the tender but somehow I think less than a quarter of those 1400 were imported.
But happy to be educated if you have facts otherwise.

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #6 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:45pm Some local labour no doubt. But what is a site without a foreman? It becomes a rabble. The English planned and had the bridge built - no question. I was told as much on the bridge climb the other year as well. Good bridge climb it is too..
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Gist Gold Member Offline I am not a sock, I am a human being! Posts: 5476	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #7 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:49pm http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/English_Wikipedia_to_go_dark They'll be back tomorrow.
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Re: Wikipedia Blacked out
Reply #8 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:51pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:45pm:

Some local labour no doubt.

But what is a site without a foreman?

It becomes a rabble.

The English planned and had the bridge built - no question.
I was told as much on the bridge climb the other year as well.

Good bridge climb it is too..

Yeah that's what I was thinking, foreman & above mix of local & imported, Grunts local.

You've got to hand it to Jobs though, those photo's not a big fancy thing with a million special lenses.
A Iphone 4, every time I look at those photo's I am amazed at their quality.

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #9 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:51pm What's the point in dragging every other nation though into a domestic problem?? I don't understand what they think someone in Australia can do or influence for a decision made here by Congress???
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Re: Wikipedia Blacked out
Reply #10 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:52pm

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:51pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:45pm:

Some local labour no doubt.

But what is a site without a foreman?

It becomes a rabble.

The English planned and had the bridge built - no question.
I was told as much on the bridge climb the other year as well.

Good bridge climb it is too..

Yeah that's what I was thinking, foreman & above mix of local & imported, Grunts local.

You've got to hand it to Jobs though, those photo's not a big fancy thing with a million special lenses.
A Iphone 4, every time I look at those photo's I am amazed at their quality.

Yes you compare that to my one of Petco park above it taken with a non-Jobs Blackberry this morning and the quality difference is striking.

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Re: Wikipedia Blacked out
Reply #11 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:53pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:51pm:

What's the point in dragging every other nation though into a domestic problem??

I don't understand what they think someone in Australia can do or influence for a decision made here by Congress???

It's the internet
It has untapped & un-realised power, also quiet a few nations leaders are lining up to censor/monitor it.
Ours included. Angry

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Wikipedia Blacked out Reply #12 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:55pm Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:51pm: What's the point in dragging every other nation though into a domestic problem?? I don't understand what they think someone in Australia can do or influence for a decision made here by Congress??? Because the internet doesn't have borders.
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Re: Wikipedia Blacked out
Reply #13 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:55pm

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:53pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:51pm:

What's the point in dragging every other nation though into a domestic problem??

I don't understand what they think someone in Australia can do or influence for a decision made here by Congress???

It's the internet
It has untapped & un-realised power, also quiet a few nations leaders are lining up to censor/monitor it.
Ours included. Angry

They lost my custom for a bit then.
I was trying to find out how old Caroline Wozniacki was....

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Re: Wikipedia Blacked out
Reply #14 - Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:56pm

... wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:55pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 3:51pm:

What's the point in dragging every other nation though into a domestic problem??

I don't understand what they think someone in Australia can do or influence for a decision made here by Congress???

Because the internet doesn't have borders.

So everyone gets dragged into a domestic American problem....

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