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The first night was hard. The silence was not empty; it was full. Full of cricket chirps, the snap of a distant branch, the low hoot of an owl. She lay in her tent, heart racing, convinced every sound was a threat. But as the moon rose, silver and sharp, she unzipped the flap. The sight stole her breath. A million stars, unpolluted by city light, spilled across the sky like powdered sugar on black velvet. The Milky Way was a river of light.

And every night, before she closed her laptop, she would touch the little clay wolf. And she would remember the smell of rain on dry earth. enature french birthday celebration p1 avi.rar

The hike out was harder. Her pack was lighter on food, but heavier with rocks, feathers, a piece of twisted driftwood, and the now-hardened wolf. She didn't care about the weight. These were her souvenirs, not of conquering nature, but of being invited into it. The first night was hard

She slept better than she had in years.

13 responses to “Virgin Media blocks access to Pirate Bay”

  1. Daniel Baines avatar

    I think its the start… there's worse to come.

  2. Julian Bond avatar

    Interesting. I'm also blocked and I'm using Google's DNS and not Virgin Media's. A simple VPN service can still access Pirate Bay as predicted.

  3. PR Doctor avatar

    Argh, me hearties and shiver me timbers. I hope it doesn't happen in Australia. I'd never be able to "evaluate" anything.

  4. Mark Knight avatar

    Its a terrible move, I'm disguised by the UK corurts and the government/s who helped/allowed this to happen.

    Two useful links.. TPB thoughts
    http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/press/releases/2012/apr/30/pirate-bay-blocking-ordered-uk/

    Their proxy link
    https://tpb.pirateparty.org.uk

  5. Sean Carlos avatar

    Italy routinely blocks gambling sites which are not registered with the state gambling monopoly (http://www.aams.gov.it) … which would appear to violate the spirit of free commerce within the EU.

  6. Dan Thornton avatar

    I’m another person who thinks it’s a terrible decision by the court. It won’t make a dent in piracy, but just makes it easier for more censorship of websites in the future than private companies such as music rights holders disagree with for any reason.

    Sites in the U.S have already been mistakenly taken offline and then brought back a year later, for example. If that’s someone’s sole earnings, then they’re utterly stuck for 12 months without cash, and presumably might not even know until one day their traffic drops off a cliff.

    The only good thing is that at least I can avoid using ISPs that have complied with these court orders for the time being, along with using a VPS etc, and that it may encourage more people in the future to check out the Pirate Party, Open Rights Group, etc etc.