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   ChurchHatesTucker (profile), Feb 25th, 2010 @ 3:27pm

   
   

   Where?

   What's the URL?

    

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   Jon, Feb 25th, 2010 @ 3:37pm

   
   

   URL

   http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/

    

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   Nick Dynice (profile), Feb 25th, 2010 @ 4:54pm

   
   

   Here is the bit of code:
   
   var size = getTagClass(z);
   //Customise the tag-cloud to display what shows up
   if (unique[i] == "ISP Filtering")
   {
   continue;
   }

    

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   LM, Feb 25th, 2010 @ 5:26pm

   
   

   I doubt it very much if the Minister is personally responsible for this, it sounds like the actions of an over zealous staffer.

    

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   ChurchHatesTucker (profile), Feb 25th, 2010 @ 6:01pm

   
   

   Re:

   I tend to agree. Likely "ISP Filtering" was huge in the cloud and that annoyed people.

    

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   ChurchHatesTucker (profile), Feb 25th, 2010 @ 6:07pm

   
   

   Re:

   "Here is the bit of code:"
   
   Simple enough, but what's going on with "var a?" Stacking the deck? (my javascript is way rusty.)

    

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   Derek, Feb 25th, 2010 @ 6:29pm

   
   

   Stupid web developer

   Had a look at the page. Whoever did it wasn't the smartest cookie. Which is good for us because we are now seeing what should have been handled by the server and invisible. Basically that large 'a' variable is some dump of tags from posts without any processing. The script then counts the tag and produces the cloud. Really wasteful because all the processing is being done on the web browser and it's more data to download. An experienced developer would have done in at the server end and just dumped down the tags and relative importance. No script involved.

    

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   angry dude, Feb 25th, 2010 @ 7:24pm

   
   

   Already made up his mind

   "The live pilot will provide evidence on the real-world impacts of ISP content filtering, including for providers and internet users. It will provide evidence to assist the Government in the implementation of its policy."
   
   The second sentence says it all really. CON-roy has already decided what the outcome will be before the pilot is concluded.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 25th, 2010 @ 8:42pm

   
   

   Sounds like .dogfooding

    

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 25th, 2010 @ 8:43pm

    
    

    Re: Already made up his mind

    Hmm, I wonder why AD is in a topic on something other than patents...
    
    ...unless he holds the patent for "terrible implementation of phrase blocking in a tag cloud."

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 25th, 2010 @ 9:23pm

    
    

    They want to test this in other countries before they test it in the U.S. The end result will be the hindrance of our freedom of speech if we do nothing to resist.

     

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