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from ieXbeta.com

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Major ISPs around the world have agreed that at 12 noon EST on September 11, they will suspend all Internet traffic for 60 seconds as a mark of respect for all those who heard about the tragedy via the Internet - and for all those workers in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon who were using the Internet when they died. Internet users are asked to keep a close eye on the time, lest they mistake the one minute's silence for normal slowness, email bouncing, page not found errors and mysterious crashes.
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Not to be insensitive or anything, but... damn! >_< I have to work today. Now everyone and their mother will be calling about being kicked off AIM for a minute.

September 11

Listen. I don't mean to be insensitive, but this is getting ridiculous. I understand that this is the one year anniversary of 9/11 and a lot of Americans died and suffered and I offer my deepest, heartfelt condolences to anyone who lost friends and family.

BUT. I am sick of the media and the world in general using this as some sort of tactic to boost ratings. CNN et al haven't let this go since it happened. Movies are getting publicity because they're removing sequences featuring the Two Towers (which is utterly ridiculous in itself). My school has built a memorial between the Fine Arts building and Fitzelle. This is in the middle of nowhere-campus. It's an ugly stone thing in the shape of the buildings and there are flower-like things where the planes hit. This was basically a publicity stunt for the school - all the local press has been covering it. The memorial will be filmed and I suspect the tapes will be sold.

Maybe I'm just a jaded bitch, but I don't really care. I mean, I care that people died and that people are suffering, but I really don't give a frell about all the surface stuff. People want to make September 11th a national holiday, meanwhile, they're trying to censor everything with the Two Towers on tv and film and showing Taliban training videos on cable news. Propaganda, I tell you.

There are many nations that face terrorist acts everyday. Could you imagine what would happen if they stopped and had a moment of silence for every single vicious act committed against them? Now, I'm not saying that we should ignore it, but we need to move on, people. Let the families grieve in their own way. I'm sure they have had enough of being reminded everyday of what happened to their loved ones and don't need more media shoved down their throats.

I dunno. I'm just not really feeling this whole thing. It seems a little orchestrated and stunt-y. And I don't appreciate it.

Don't flame me. Or do. I don't care.

Gigi!

For anyone interested, Gigi Edgley will be chatting tonight at her site (8pm EST, 10AM Sept 12 Aus. EST):

http://www.gigiedgley.com/chat/

Take that, you corporate slag!

CNN just reported on the Save Farscape Campaign and for the West Coast recap told us to continue to keep them updated on our progress. W00t!

So, everyone, whip out those pens and papers again! Head on over to SaveFarscape.com and contact everyone you can!

Updates from their site, including the CNN transcript, click here. If you want to download a RealVideo file of the CNN thing: http://www.alligan.co.uk/CNN%20FS%20Stream.rm

For SCI FI Channel contacts, click here.

Tomorrow: Everyone e-mail the followinf SCI FI contacts and tell them that you would like Season 5 of Farscape. Remember that DK, Froon and Ben asked us to be polite!

scifiweekly@scifi.com
program@www.scifi.com
feedback@www.scifi.com
series@usanetwork.com

If you are in the NYC area, please visit SaveFarscape.com to find out how you can join the picket tomorrow morning!

In other news, the chat tonight with Gigi/Pixie/Pip/Chiana was chaotic was fantabulous! I can't wait to see her in November ^_^