[Phys-L] Re: Google: Was: Re: Slow list?

[anngeorg at PACBELL.NET (Bernard Cleyet)]

"Conspiracy theory"?  Never saw that one.

Seriously, Google censors [if it is Google, it may be microsoft], at the
behest of the Chinese govt.

bc, not much of a movie goer, and when possible doesn't support fascist
orgs.

p.s. Sorry it's microsoft:


http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/?p=238

OTOH it appears to include Google, also:


http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200409/msg00240.html

[One of many.]


Richard Tarara wrote:

> > [Original Message]
> >
> > Superficially this appears a good idea.  However, (remember it's bc's
> > memory) google is known to cooperate w/ govt(s) in censoring,
> > cooperating w/ a more authoritarian govt., etc.  I think Dan's list is
> > more immune from (to?) this.  Returning to the original subject, are we
> > certain the problem is w/ the list and not w/ each of our servers and
> > locations?  I agree it would be "nice" to be able to use HTML; perhaps
> > Dan will organize this eventually.
> >
> > bc, not that put out by slowness, etc.
>
> Wow--I think I saw a movie about B.C. a while back--starred  Mel Gibson and
> Julia Roberts.  Might the ghost of Senator McCarthy (and that's not Eugene)
> be peering over BC's shoulder?  ;-)
>
> Rick