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02-06-2010, 04:14 PM
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The Internet Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Internet Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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The Internet has made the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, going up against a Chinese dissident and a Russian human rights activist among others.
The nomination was made after a petition by the Italian version of Wired Magazine, which cited the Internet’s contributions to “dialogue, debate and consensus through communication”. Signatories include Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi, and organizers say the nomination will make for a legitimate entry.
Legitimate or not, it’s unlikely that the Nobel Committee would choose such an unlikely winner this year: as the AP reports, last year’s pick of Barack Obama proved controversial given his short time in office. This year’s choice is likely to be a conservative one.
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I thought Al Gore already had a Nobel 
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02-06-2010, 04:42 PM
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Which one of the internets are we talking about here?
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02-06-2010, 04:54 PM
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Which one of the internets are we talking about here?
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The one usenet quietly bought from the CIA.
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02-06-2010, 05:07 PM
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Peace through Porn!
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02-06-2010, 05:33 PM
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Interesting idea - dunno about the interwebz, but the web itself has an underlying vision that would make some sense wrt this.
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02-06-2010, 08:15 PM
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Peace from the Internet? Where? There's more sniping and name-calling on the Internet than civil conversation, you idiots!
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02-06-2010, 11:21 PM
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Peace through Porn!
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Best. Post. Ever. 
And now my sig line. (if that's alright Mark)
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02-07-2010, 09:52 AM
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Obviously, the Nobel committee has never visited this forum ..... 
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02-07-2010, 10:37 AM
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There's porn on the internet?
What website is this you speak of?
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02-07-2010, 10:59 AM
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Oh, please. Even the worst flame threads in here are downright cordial compared to the comments on our local newspaper site.
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02-07-2010, 11:43 AM
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Just jerking some chains.
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02-07-2010, 01:31 PM
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Just jerking some chains.
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Me too. There's some deranged and angry people out there.
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02-07-2010, 01:48 PM
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Best. Post. Ever.
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Its all yours!
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02-08-2010, 01:33 PM
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I think most here prefer a more hands-off foreign policy?
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