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Digo
11/25/09

In reply to New Parental Filter Will Annihilate Internet Porn Forever
The risk is that if the filter doesn't work the problem just got much much worse.
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franco1975
11/25/09

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I actually know 3 women and 1 man who have installed porn filters on their home computers because their spouses keep looking at internet porn. 2 of the marriages are at the brink of divorce because of their porn addiction. :( I cant even send non porn pictures or links to them because the filter blocks it.
True story. Im not making it up.
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chauncy that billups
11/25/09

@franco1975: Tell me more about this 1 man. If it's his wife that's addicted to porn, well, that's kind of hot.
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franco1975
11/25/09

@chauncy that billups: [that is one marriage i want to see broken up to be honest. Not because i want to swoop in or be mean but because she is a very liberated woman who is at ease with her body but her hubby is a prude. the marriage was a mistake. ]

#tips
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lostarchitect
11/25/09

@chauncy that billups: not if she likes animal porn. or grannies. or animals and grannies.
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delhomietheclown
11/25/09

@lostarchitect: granniemal
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/25/09

@franco1975: Is it an actual porn addiction, or the fact that their spouse is a prude and sucks in bed so they retreat to the safety of fantasy and porn rather than say, going out and sleeping with someone else?
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BigDogues
11/25/09

@franco1975: Perhaps the solution is to just introduce the spouses to each other.
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franco1975
11/25/09

@Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: For 2 of the guys , its porn addiction. Im defining porn addiction as 'a need for porn that impedes their professional and social life'. They got fired for looking at porn at work ( obviously they dont work at Gizmodo LOL)The woman longs for a carefree STD free world where people can express love physically, organically and as often as they wish sans judgement from society. Ironically, her husband thinks sex is filthy and woman who like sex are sluts. Match made in heaven??
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fluidexistence
11/25/09

@franco1975: I wonder how often people make up true stories--"Wait, you're serious? Holy shit, I was just making it up!"

Sorry. I digress. Are we talking "job/family/relationship is suffering from porn addiction", or are their spouses just uptight tools?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/25/09

@franco1975: Compared with your friend's "WISH", the husband is right.
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franco1975
11/25/09

@fluidexistence: This is really true. Im talking to him on messenger right now. I told him 'New Parental Filter Will Annihilate Internet Porn Forever' and he almost died in his chair. LOL
#tips
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fluidexistence
11/25/09

@franco1975: Anyone who gets fired for looking at pr0n is either dumb or foolishly addicted in a way that's simply wrong.

Now, I don't dislike porn--in fact, like most readers of Giz (or so I assume), I frequent the freebies. But it doesn't affect my relationship, my job, my family, or my own mental health.

It's just porn, people. Time and place, time and place.

#tips
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Kaiser-Machead
11/25/09

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I pray technology never allows this to happen.
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Thorax707
11/25/09

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Anybody remember when the Tonight Show was actually good?
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BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
11/25/09

@Thorax707: I beg to differ. I found Leno's opening bit rather dry and Conan is still Conan -- thankfully.
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met2art
11/25/09

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Knowing the endless depths that denizens of the nets can sink to, I imagine there would be a subset of individuals who would install it purposefully.... and that is even more disturbing.
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OCEntertainment
11/25/09

@met2art: It's one of the major tenets of the internet. There will always be something more screwed up than what you just saw.

....And no matter what it is, it's someone's fetish.
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Curves
11/25/09

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As a parent, I think its a good idea to block porn (not this way of course) becaue I dont want my kid getting sex ed from porn, since its so NOT even close to real life/like.(Personally, I end up laughing at most porn since its so ridiculous, and funny, even though they dont mean it to be.)
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Segador
11/25/09

@Curves: What, you're telling me real women don't enjoy being jackhammered for 45 minutes?
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OCEntertainment
11/25/09

@Curves: "No, you've got it all wrong. Love should be musty and hurtful."
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UnderLoK
11/25/09

@Curves: I was taught about sex from when I was 8 or so. There was never a subject that my mom didn’t cover (within reason obviously) and even offered to provide rubbers if I wanted them as an early teen. I never took her up on the offer because that would have been creepy, but the offer stood nonetheless.

Porn did teach me how to do it though. Without that kind of knowledge my first encounters would have been a mess I’m sure. It taught me some of the intricacies that I wouldn’t have learned otherwise. Sure most of the situations and what not are not real life, but the method is still sound…

If and when I do have kids I wouldn’t want them watching porn simply because kids (boys more so) are horney enough as it is and don’t need any further stimulation, but far too many parents now days insist on teaching their kids and truth be told, they do no such thing. In my day (I’m 33) we had sex education at school and while it was all stuff that I already knew, most of my friends didn’t because their parents were too scared to talk to them about it.

Now sex education is non-existent and I know full well that most kids have to resort to porn, stories from their friends, or TV to learn about sex. If a kid wants to get laid, he/she will and the best thing you can do as a parent is to arm them with as much information as possible so when the time comes they don’t wind up being a parent before they are ready. Far too many American’s are in denial when it comes to kids and sex.
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Gordonium
11/25/09

@Segador: And in the wrong places, more often than not.
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OCEntertainment
11/25/09

@UnderLoK: What the hey, man! (Excuse my french.) You're talking like children should actually know stuff. Like children should be able to have open dialogue with their parents about sensitive subjects. Like parents should know things about their children beyond which Power Ranger is their favorite.

What have you got against happy families? Honestly.
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ripfire
11/25/09

@Curves: What? You mean you can't have babies by shooting it on their face?
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met2art
11/25/09

@Curves: Porn blocks? Wait... is that like Lego Porn? Now I'm not sure if I want it or not...
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ripfire
11/25/09

@UnderLoK: I think it's a good idea for parents to introduce sex at a similar age as you did before you're a teenager and already pumped with hormones. But then again, I know some kids at that age that seems more mature than they look. Mileage may vary.
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UnderLoK
11/25/09

@OCEntertainment: Unplanned pregnancy always leads to a happier family I say! All you need to do is look at Palin's family!
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OCEntertainment
11/25/09

@met2art: Leave it to met to Rule34 a pun.
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davebach
08/13/09

In reply to Conan Captures Clippy's Horrific Response To MS Word Injunction
This would be a great time for WordPerfect to stage a comeback.
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G.O.B.: Come on!
08/13/09

@davebach: Until WordPerfect gets an injunction for editing .docx
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Geisrud
08/13/09

In reply to Conan Captures Clippy's Horrific Response To MS Word Injunction
Good bye and good riddance.

Seriously, is that what passes for humor these days?
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[Medic]iEro-Sennin
08/13/09

@\\computername\C$: I agree. It wasn't funny. Stupid, actually.

And no, I'm no MS fan.
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
08/13/09

@Geisrud: I'll agree it was a bit weak.
But probably because I've seen so many better clippy jokes... and the art/animation on this one was awful.

Nothing against Conan though, I still like the guy!
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eriegz
08/13/09

In reply to Conan Captures Clippy's Horrific Response To MS Word Injunction
It looks like you're trying to kill yourself!

Would you like:
- A method?
- Help writing your suicide note?
- Ammo?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
06/04/09

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His head looks all rubbery against that background. I feel like I'm staring at Max Headroom..
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EBone
06/04/09

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Anyone think it's for E3 this week, and next week will be something different?
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robotrousers
06/04/09

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Looks like they just put together a bunch of mario images that would fit in the lines.
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ripfire
06/04/09

@robotrousers: *sigh* Even saying "Duh!" would be an understatement.
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unibrow4o9
06/04/09

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lol @ people that think thats a real mario level...
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Nick
06/04/09

@unibrow4o9: you obviously weren't proficient enough to find the hidden, super-secret mario level. for that you are bani-shed.
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WTF-STFU
06/04/09

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I bet whoever "designed" that charged a fortune too. How creative.
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bspence
06/04/09

@WTF-STFU: I think it is creative. Would you have thought to do that? The shapes may have some subliminal reaction in people from their childhood. I know I can't stop looking at it. It's not like they just plopped in the first level of Super Mario, they just took the shapes and played with them in a modern, pleasing way.
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WTF-STFU
06/04/09

@bspence: It's just too close to close to the game, it's almost an exact copy. How is that creative ?
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ripfire
06/04/09

@WTF-STFU: So if I were to make a collage of photographs from magazine clippings, you wouldn't consider that creative?
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