Iron_wofle

There are far worse things than this. Like ACTA and TPP, SOPA and PIPA, which has governments try to take control of what we do on the internet. So far google hasn't abused my trust in them, and I really don't think this will be used for anything other than what it says. Data control like this will become more and more common, what we really need is a framework to prevent the collected data from being abused. But of course, with major factions in the music, film, medical and other industries lining politicians' pockets to push through their profit-based laws, things aren't looking good for our freedom of expression. The recent debacle around SOPA/PIPA and now ACTA/TPP just goes to show how corrupt the system really is. Whether they are turned around by pressure from the people or pushed through regardless will go a long ways towards showing just how willing our rulers are to preserve our freedom and rights. I will keep believing google won't abuse the data they collect. The development in society towards a controlled information stream is worrying though.

I do watch quite a lot of anime, mainly mecha and mahou shoujo. I loved Madoka. The list of anime I've watched/am watching is way too long to put up here, but I've watched a fair few of the more well known mecha shows (Getter Robo, Mazinger, Gundam, etc.) as well as some less known ones. Don't know what it is with me and mecha.

So, uh, yeah. I'm Iron_Wofle. I'm a student from the cold and inhospitable(not really) land of Norway. In between studying computer engineering and taking evening japanese classes I mostly play games and watch anime (and MLP, of course). I also do a little bit of writing on the side, although I rarely manage to write something passable for other people to read. Most of it just stays as half-finished stories in my notebooks (sadly). I first started watching My Little Pony out of curiosity - having heard nothing but good things about it and wondering what all these "brony" shenanigans were about, I eventually started watching, and was sold pretty quickly. My favorite ponies are Fluttershy and Pinkie pie, my favorite episode would be Dragonshy, and my favorite moment is the Winter Wrap Up song. Lately I've been reading Fallout Equestria, which I've quite enjoyed. Within my current circle of.. communications, there are not all that many pony fans, so I figured it was time I looked for more people I can talk about all things pony (and other things, too) with. A quick trip down Google lane landed me here, which seems like a nice enough place. So, greetings, and merry thursday.