TFF Banned - The Firearms Forum

dbrodin · 05-25-2009, 07:26 AM

I just spent some time in a local church affiliated hospital. After they moved me out of ICU and I became semi-mobile, I discovered they had a computer in the family lounge with internet access. I immediately tried to check on what this band of right wing radial subversives had been up to. I keep getting "site not found" errors. After several attempts I noticed something flashing on the info bar at the bottom of the browser. It was a long string of mostly code gibberish, but two words caught my eye, Denial and Weapons. Apparently they are running filtering software that blocks access to "weapons" related sites. To say I was pissed is an understatement. I'm surprised my heart monitor didn't go tilt.

Dale

RunningOnMT · 05-25-2009, 08:06 AM

Unbelievable. Your anger is more than justified. I am glad you are well enough to post now but please provide an update on how you are doing overall. Best wishes for a speedy recovery from one right wing radial subversive to another.

dbrodin · 05-25-2009, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by RunningOnMT

Unbelievable. Your anger is more than justified. I am glad you are well enough to post now but please provide an update on how you are doing overall. Best wishes for a speedy recovery from one right wing radial subversive to another.

I'm doing well. Officially I suffered "Massive Bi-polar Pulmonary Embolism ". In layman's terms, I almost suffocated due to blood clots in my lungs while walking around my yard.

Dale

pickenup · 05-25-2009, 11:06 AM

Good to hear you are up and about.
Are you going to ask the hospital admin why they have a block on the computer?

dbrodin · 05-25-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pickenup

Good to hear you are up and about.
Are you going to ask the hospital admin why they have a block on the computer?

Definitely. I just haven't decided how politely I'm going to do it!

Dale

Bobitis · 05-25-2009, 03:53 PM

Well it is their computer.

My computer at work is blocked in so many ways, that it actually makes my job more difficult.

Hardballer · 05-25-2009, 11:22 PM

Their computer, their business. I would be far more concerned with Obismal's comments about closing down the internet "for our own good". (i.e. a terrorist threat).

Deputy Dawg · 05-26-2009, 03:21 PM

That is just wrong.

Chuck B · 05-26-2009, 08:44 PM

Many hospitals either have wireless or Ethernet, etc. Next time (and I hope there isn't one), you will know to bring your own. Institutions have every right to decide what they will and won't allow on their computers. Most public computers of that sort are meant to help folks check and send email. It may not be anything against guns or weapons...but the likelihood of contracting viruses, worms, or other computer unpleasantries. You can bet there is a long list of blocked sites. At one time it may have been wide open...and the system probably got hammered with stuff it took weeks to untangle.

I hope you're doing better!

cb

berto64 · 05-27-2009, 01:14 AM

Welcome Back.

Good luck on a speedy recovery.

Vladimir · 05-27-2009, 01:22 AM

It's a private business, they can do what they want. The same laws that let me attack flag burners on my campus allows your hospital to ban TFF.

05-25-2009, 07:26 AM	#1
dbrodin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Duluth MN Posts: 427	TFF Banned I just spent some time in a local church affiliated hospital. After they moved me out of ICU and I became semi-mobile, I discovered they had a computer in the family lounge with internet access. I immediately tried to check on what this band of right wing radial subversives had been up to. I keep getting "site not found" errors. After several attempts I noticed something flashing on the info bar at the bottom of the browser. It was a long string of mostly code gibberish, but two words caught my eye, Denial and Weapons. Apparently they are running filtering software that blocks access to "weapons" related sites. To say I was pissed is an understatement. I'm surprised my heart monitor didn't go tilt. Dale -->

05-25-2009, 08:06 AM	#2
RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Re: TFF Banned Unbelievable. Your anger is more than justified. I am glad you are well enough to post now but please provide an update on how you are doing overall. Best wishes for a speedy recovery from one right wing radial subversive to another.

05-25-2009, 11:06 AM	#4
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Re: TFF Banned Good to hear you are up and about. Are you going to ask the hospital admin why they have a block on the computer? __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

05-25-2009, 03:53 PM	#6
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: TFF Banned Well it is their computer. My computer at work is blocked in so many ways, that it actually makes my job more difficult. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

05-25-2009, 11:22 PM	#7
Hardballer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Smack dab in da middle Posts: 471	Re: TFF Banned Their computer, their business. I would be far more concerned with Obismal's comments about closing down the internet "for our own good". (i.e. a terrorist threat).

05-26-2009, 03:21 PM	#8
Deputy Dawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 2,234	Re: TFF Banned That is just wrong. __________________ LOCK and LOAD................................... GOD, GUNS,GUTS the three that keep us FREE!!!!

05-26-2009, 08:44 PM	#9
Chuck B V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 67	Re: TFF Banned Many hospitals either have wireless or Ethernet, etc. Next time (and I hope there isn't one), you will know to bring your own. Institutions have every right to decide what they will and won't allow on their computers. Most public computers of that sort are meant to help folks check and send email. It may not be anything against guns or weapons...but the likelihood of contracting viruses, worms, or other computer unpleasantries. You can bet there is a long list of blocked sites. At one time it may have been wide open...and the system probably got hammered with stuff it took weeks to untangle. I hope you're doing better! cb

05-27-2009, 01:14 AM	#10
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,394	Re: TFF Banned Welcome Back. Good luck on a speedy recovery. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.

05-27-2009, 01:22 AM	#11
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: TFF Banned It's a private business, they can do what they want. The same laws that let me attack flag burners on my campus allows your hospital to ban TFF. __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad"