grauniad

Block hackernews. Block reddit.

> purely based on search terms.

I got the impression from the blog post that a son may have clicked on links possibly relating to how bombs are made. Perhaps the FBI were monitoring who clicks on those links, and then checked for further search activity etc.

I'm not suggesting any of this is warranted obviously (Terrorism isn't a real threat at all), but it does look like it was more than 'just' search terms.

I'm not larrys. All I'm saying is that he clearly had his own demons, and his own problems. He decided to break the law, knowing what the result would be. Then he decided to end his own life. A sad tale, but the law is the law.

Maybe he should have asked. Or gone about it in a legal way.

Breaking the law, is breaking the law. However noble your intent.

Jesus Christ, you're serious here?

He broke the law. Then he committed suicide. I don't think there's much debate to be had about where any blame lies.

Wait until you're perhaps older, with children to feed, bills to pay. maybe employees or shareholders that need to see a return.

How is it really ironic?

The Guardian is extremely sociliast in its reporting. That's just not popular. You're not going to make any profit with that political viewpoint. (Although you'll certainly be popular on Reddit, the BBC, and other left leaning communities).

To make money, you need to be center / center right to appeal to most people. That's why newspapers like "The Sun" and "Daily Mail" absolutely dwarf "The Gruaniad" in readership.

If anything, to me it smacks of hypocracy rather than irony. It would be like a campaign setup to promote vegetarianism, bankrolled by a side venture selling beef burgers.