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  • adam . # . 2/2
    Actually it gets even more obscure than that - Chinese bloggers will use elaborate visual rebuses which can't be automatically detected at our current level of tech.

    This is drawing on a whole classical art tradition of complicated visual puns. But the reason the Great Firewall works is actually due to large numbers of human censors - the software just acts as a productivity tool.
    Give me utilitiy or give me something slightly better!
    • adam . # . 2/2
      (Screwed by your comment length / preview retry rules again tonight btw)
      Give me utilitiy or give me something slightly better!
      • cam . # . 2/2
        No worries. Think I know the issue. Haven't been able to upload it as I don't have internet at home (haven't for a while now and wont yet for a week or so). Such is the luddism of changing houses.
        'Sworn to no party, and of no sect am I.' Frederick Vosper's republican motto.
        • adam . # . 2/2
          Cheers.

          When we moved into this place timing turned out such that the cable internet switch on happened before the furniture arrived. We had a laptop, a fridge and an air mattress for the first half a week.

          That might have been taking minimalism a touch too far - I was pretty glad to see the bed arrive ...
          Give me utilitiy or give me something slightly better!
          • cam . # . 2/2
            Yeh the other place in AZ had the mattress arrive the next day and the futon two months later :/ I slept on a mattress on the floor for too long it seemed. We just had the floors here lacquered (they are polished concrete) so the house is in complete disarray and I am spending my friday nights (like now) in internet cafes that have free wifi with a cup of coffee.
            'Sworn to no party, and of no sect am I.' Frederick Vosper's republican motto.
    • cam . # . 1/1
      It is like Avo's example of human gold farmers in WoW. It cant be cheating as they are legitimate human users. The current mob I am with had huge issues with one of their features being used to spam. They actually had to block/blocklist human behaviour to get on top of the spam. Counter intuitive, but it worked.
      'Sworn to no party, and of no sect am I.' Frederick Vosper's republican motto.