Word: piped
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...problems are many. First, most sites that offer web wagering are situated offshore, making punishment by American authorities a pipe dream. Second, it's almost impossible to prevent a site that has been blocked from quickly changing its web address and resuming operations. Third, there are considerable complications caused by varying gambling regulations in the 50 states. For example, how can an ISP differentiate between in-state or out-of-state bettors making an online wager in a state where pari-mutual betting is legal...
TIME Digital editor Joshua Quittner agrees with CTF's premise. "In practical terms, banning sites is a pipe dream. There are so many ways to get around it." Apart from the impracticalities of trying to block international URLs from American computers, Quittner also sees the bill as a threat to basic freedoms. "I find it objectionable that the government would feel the need to act as a proxy in this way," he says. "This is exactly the kind of thing a totalitarian regime would undertake - in fact, it's exactly what the Chinese government has already done...
...band that has evolved from a funkier sound into something more akin to pop, went on second in front of a contingent of loyal fans. Humming member John Thomasson, who is a member of the class of 1999 and plays the trombone, the flute and the didgeridoo, a long pipe that emits low sustained sounds, said he was glad to have the chance to perform again at Harvard...
...fire alarm was activated in Apley Court. At 7:28 a.m., following another fire alarm, engineers determined that water dripping onto a hot pipe was causing steam, and setting off the alarm...
Junior winger Chris Bala offered that reflection after his gut-wrenching pipe-ringer set off the critical sequence of Saturday's 5-4 loss for the Harvard men's hockey team...