Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
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Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
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Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#2I was in China just over two years ago and I can confirm just how insane the GFW is.
Every other Google search wouldn't load, sometimes Wikipedia articles (China, Tiananmen Square, etc.) would appear to start loading slowly (the top parts of the page would show) before suddenly cutting off and showing 'Connection Reset'. I don't know how that worked because usually browsers just show you a half page if the connection is lost, but in China the page would just disappear.
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#3I was in China just over two years ago and I can confirm just how insane the GFW is. Every other Google search wouldn't load, sometimes Wikipedia articles (China, Tiananmen Square, etc.) would appear to start loading slowly (the top parts of the page would show) before suddenly cutting off and showing 'Connection Reset'. I don't know how that worked because usually browsers just show you a half page if the connection…
Kinda off topic, but I thought people might be interested to know that there's absolutely no blocking (or any other kind of censorship) in Hong Kong.
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#4It appears that this is because the Tiananmen Square massacre occurred on June 4 1989 (6/4)
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#5I was in China just over two years ago and I can confirm just how insane the GFW is. Every other Google search wouldn't load, sometimes Wikipedia articles (China, Tiananmen Square, etc.) would appear to start loading slowly (the top parts of the page would show) before suddenly cutting off and showing 'Connection Reset'. I don't know how that worked because usually browsers just show you a half page if the connection…
I am currently visiting China and everything you said is exactly what I've experienced. Using a VPN is the only way to get a working internet connection, but China is also blocking various popular VPN providers seemingly at random.
You don't need to be doing anything questionable to feel the bite of the GFW, webpages with Facebook like buttons are enough to cause a 30 second delay while the connection times out in the background before the site loads.
The censorship occurs at the TCP level, which is why pretty much only a VPN will help.
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#6I was in China just over two years ago and I can confirm just how insane the GFW is. Every other Google search wouldn't load, sometimes Wikipedia articles (China, Tiananmen Square, etc.) would appear to start loading slowly (the top parts of the page would show) before suddenly cutting off and showing 'Connection Reset'. I don't know how that worked because usually browsers just show you a half page if the connection…
Kinda off topic, but I thought people might be interested to know that there's absolutely no blocking (or any other kind of censorship) in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong and Mainland China have pretty much completely separate political systems except for military and foreign affairs. I think this is supposed to last another 40 years or so at the minimum.
It's weird how two regions connected by a subway system can be so different from one another, and yet still be the same country. My wife is a Chinese citizen but needs a visa to go to Hong Kong... as an American I don't but I need a visa to go to mainland PRC. Fun!
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#7According on the link '64' and '89' are banned numbers.
Well, the Chinese government is mathematically limited to a maximum of 98 more such bans.
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#8According on the link '64' and '89' are banned numbers. Well, the Chinese government is mathematically limited to a maximum of 98 more such bans.
Why on earth would a government ban a particular integer?
And what exactly does this entail? Are you allowed to utter the words? When you learn to count to 100 do you have to skip them?
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#9this is lame and I bet half the government officials in China don't even care about implementing such a policy.. heck, I bet 95% don't care, they just follow orders and fear rebelling. Heck, I bet just a handful of them care at most. I mean, it can't be that fulfilling to make censorship your life purpose.
Re: Node.js 0.6.4 was blocked in China
#10I was in China just over two years ago and I can confirm just how insane the GFW is. Every other Google search wouldn't load, sometimes Wikipedia articles (China, Tiananmen Square, etc.) would appear to start loading slowly (the top parts of the page would show) before suddenly cutting off and showing 'Connection Reset'. I don't know how that worked because usually browsers just show you a half page if the connection…
It's because they're manually checking the page as it loads.
Once it's okay'ed, it'll load instantly the next time.
Seriously.