Omnimaga

General Discussion => Other Discussions => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Yeong on April 02, 2012, 01:26:05 pm

Title: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Yeong on April 02, 2012, 01:26:05 pm
Check out the image below.
Is it under some kind of attack or something?

EDIT: it seems like other pages are ok.
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Juju on April 02, 2012, 01:37:56 pm
Happy Aprils Fools' Day ^_^
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Yeong on April 02, 2012, 01:38:22 pm
ah. I totally forgot about that.
but I thought today was April 2nd?
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Xeda112358 on April 02, 2012, 02:17:34 pm
He may not have had the time to remove it XD
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Munchor on April 02, 2012, 02:49:15 pm
Hahaha, nice one!
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on April 02, 2012, 05:27:18 pm
I liked the bit about how it was seized due to members known to visit forums that hosts links to illegal content having posted other content on Clrhome XD. It reminds me when Sony tried to get someone in jail for jailbreaking his PS3.
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: jwalker on April 02, 2012, 08:29:29 pm
lol
it still is up too
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Deep Toaster on April 02, 2012, 09:45:52 pm
Whoops, forgot to take that down XD Happy April Fools'!

If you've never seen a message like that before: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=seized (http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=seized)
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: ztrumpet on April 02, 2012, 10:17:36 pm
I love the 1984 reference!  Deep, that's awesome!
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Deep Toaster on April 02, 2012, 11:18:57 pm
Thanks :D Though the background is a bit weird. Anyway, permalink is at http://clrhome.org/b/seized/ in case anyone wants it.
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on April 03, 2012, 11:23:07 pm
I love the 1984 reference!  Deep, that's awesome!
What is the 1984 reference? ???
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Jonius7 on April 04, 2012, 03:30:12 am
I love the 1984 reference!  Deep, that's awesome!
What is the 1984 reference? ???
INGSOC - English Socialism
And the party slogans around it.
War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
If you don't know what I am talking about, then I strongly recommend you read Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. One of the best books of all time
I like the overall design of the logo :D
Very nice, had me tricked there for a moment, reminded me of megaupload.
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Deep Toaster on April 04, 2012, 08:25:24 pm
1984 is a famous (English) dystopian novel by George Orwell. It's about a world where the government has learned to manipulate everything in their citizens' lives to serve its own interest, and INGSOC and the slogans are references, as Jonius said.
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Yeong on April 05, 2012, 08:42:12 pm
I never read that book before, but it does sounds interesting.
Is the book like "Brave New World" ?
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Jonius7 on April 05, 2012, 08:45:13 pm
1984 is a famous (English) dystopian novel by George Orwell. It's about a world where the government has learned to manipulate everything in their citizens' lives to serve its own interest, and INGSOC and the slogans are references, as Jonius said.

Technicially it's not correct to state the title of the book as 1984. It's Nineteen Eighty-Four, unless if the American editions do actually say 1984.
They have telescreens which are like our surveillance cameras we have today, constantly monitoring people for any signs of rebellion.

I never read that book before, but it does sounds interesting.
Is the book like "Brave New World" ?

It may be like Brave New World, though it's so long since I read the synopsis of that that I can't really make a comparisoon.
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Yeong on April 05, 2012, 08:47:42 pm
I'll give the book a try. :)
Title: Re: ClrHome seized?
Post by: Deep Toaster on April 05, 2012, 08:54:41 pm
Technicially it's not correct to state the title of the book as 1984. It's Nineteen Eighty-Four, unless if the American editions do actually say 1984.
Weird, I've seen more covers with the digits on it (even when I search for "nineteen eighty four" on Google (https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=nineteen+eighty+four)) though I guess it really doesn't matter. I'd imagine the official title would be Nineteen Eighty Four though.

I liked the book better than Brave New World, though I have to admit the Brave New World is closer to where we are today D: