Experience The Great Firewall of China in the convenience of your own homes
November 19, 2008 under Hopia Encounters
So you’ve been following me. Not only through my regular updates but with my constant change in domain too. And being a consistent (okay, not so consistent) follower, you’ve been too fed-up of my whining about The Great Firewall of China, how it blocks a huge portion of the internet including your blogs. So you think you’ve been following me, pestering with relevant (or irrelevant) comments just so I would visit you blogs only to be disappointed because I never did, it’s not because I just thought you’re having an extreme case of ADHD. You almost (or already) don’t want to believe my reasons and that my blaming it to The Great Firewall is just a lame excuse.
On the other hand, you have been really taking my words as plain truth and you wanted to know how miserable I have been to have not enough access to the internet. You wanted to know so you could properly empathize.
If you’re either (or neither) of those, here’s your chance to experience what the Hell I have been experiencing. This China Channel Firefox Add-on: This delightful product recreates the surfing experience of someone at a standard Internet-connected computer in China where searching for “Free Tibet” and “Tiananmen Square” brings you 10 minutes of dead air. Try it and get back to me and we’ll be whining together.
OMG, I hope I won’t be (T)ibet(i)zed, for the second time around once more.
Meanwhile, if you’re blogging from China and your blog have been blocked by The Great Firewall, chances are one of the domains sharing the same I.P. with you in your clustered web hosting account got targeted and you’ve been suffering a mass punishment you don’t deserve. Here’s a good chance to have your unique I.P. and avoid the same unnecessary blockage.
safe ba talaga yan? hahaha! i guess sa mga intsik lang to right?
yes, your highness. pang-hopia wonderland lang ‘yan. but if you’re readers are mainly from the mainland, a dedicated IP is very helpful.