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Electronic McCarthyism

The likely result of the 2011 and early 2012 PIPA (Protect IP Act) and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation. The initial formation of these documents, bankrolled by the MPAA and RIAA industry giants, was intended to stop piracy in yet another venue: online. The laws were written in such a broad way, and with such ineffective methodology (DNS blocking), that the impact of the laws on actual piracy would be minimal. Instead, the laws provide for action based on accusation, rather than due process. A website merely has to be reported as having copyrighted material, and the action to shut it down goes into effect - with proof of actual wrongdoing not required.

The likelihood of this being abused is high. The effects are bound to be staggering, especially on the smaller organizations whose websites are their storefronts. Stifling political action, information sharing, and more... based on accusation alone, just like McCarthyism in the 1950s.

User Reports site: Samplesite.com has posted a picture of mine!!!

ISPs: Ok, block 'em. *blocks samplesite.com*

Samplesite.com: What the heck? Why aren't we getting any traffic? Nobody has clicked once today, and we normally get about 5000 a day! We're losing money!

Samplesite techs: Someone is blocking us - we can't get our website from outside. The redirect says we have copyrighted material posted illegally - but we don't!

Investigation reveals that a former user, banned from the service, has bragged to other users that he got "that damn site taken offline."

Samplesite CEO: I have to lay off some workers while we get this sorted out, because without income and traffic we can't pay everyone.

Samplesite Lawyers spend weeks to months trying to clear the name of the website. In the meantime, the business slowly dies.

Samplesite CEO: Damned Electronic McCarthyism!

by Argentdragongirl January 20, 2012


electronic hairball

When an electronic device inexplicably stops working and, after multiple and different attempts to get it to work again, i.e., unplugging, plugging back in, re-booting etc., it starts working again.

It had an electronic version of a hairball.

After resetting the DIP switches and software configurations, the jimsonator started working again. I guess that cleared the EHB (electronic hairball).

by Arcturan May 28, 2011


Electronic bible

Code word for mod

Yo are you bringing your electronic bible to bible study on Saturday ?

by Ayeitscilt March 4, 2018


83 Electrons

83 electrons is a reference to the Periodic table, where the element with 83 electrons is Bismuth, which symbol is Bi,

If you say someone only has 83 electrons, it means they are acting bisexual/are bisexual or maybe they're just straight but being a bit too obsessed with the same gender.

Person 1: "Did you see john? He was looking at Paul's ass, i know he's straight but he was acting very gay."
Person 2: "He probably only has 83 electrons."
Person 1: "Yeah he does have a lot of chemistry with the same gender..."
Person 2: "..."
Person 1: "Do you get it? Chemistry? ...C'mon that was funny."
Person 2: "This is why your mom doesn't love you Carl."

by Ieatkidsforfun January 13, 2023


LG Electronics

A crappy electronics company that is legally destroying property and killing people with there shitty cell phones.

Their hdtvs were popular back in 2009, but good luck finding one today, since its either in the landfill or started a housefire.

I used to have a right arm, but LG electronics blew it away from me. I shoulda bought ZTE smartphone...

by st31n3r November 22, 2019


electronic dust

The lint-like substance found inside a computer casing.

Man, my computer fan is covered in electronic dust!

by Iodized Salt October 25, 2007


Electronically Grounded

temporary suspension of all electronic connectivity........
..Iphone, Internet, Twitter, Skype...Facebook.

Synonym: Cut me off at the News

Yo, Bro, My MOM cut me off at the news. I am totally Electronically Grounded.

by Martin Ziebold June 1, 2011