Yesterday, Stephen Conroy warned us of the dangers of the spams and scams coming through the portal. Considering some of us were confused as to what that actually meant, imagine the confusion for the non-tech savvy. That’s why we’re going to help make the issue “clearer” with a little Photoshop contest.
The challenge is simple. Show us what the good minister meant by “spams or scams that come through the portal”. Try and be as creative as possible – going for the most obvious option may not always be the most entertaining.
Email your creation to me at nick@gizmodo.com.au. It’s the only way to save us from the spams and scams!
(And for the fun of it, here’s the video again:)
Image: Commenter dcjt
Sherwin
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 11:15 AMThis is an embarrassment to Australia. We should filter it.
NotoriousR
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 11:38 AMAh, you made me laugh on a day that’s full of exam revision. Thanks Nick!
Steve
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 12:26 PMAnd much ROFL was had by all – excellent work Nick!
Water Bear
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 12:58 PMBravo Nick, Bravo. Best idea ever.
Jamie Carl
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 1:22 PMI really can’t wait to see what some people come up with for this.
Paul Macca
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 1:47 PMReally looking forward to the results of this :)
mrimformative
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 2:06 PMHas anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like ?
Nick
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 3:30 PMis that you senator conroy?
Brendan
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 4:14 PMWelcome to Gizmodo, Mr Conroy.
Flux
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 6:23 PMYou’ve got to be kidding me. I’ve been further even more decided to use even go need to do look more as anyone can. Can you really be far even as decided half as much to use go wish for that? My guess is that when one really been far even as decided once to use even go want, it is then that he has really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like. It’s just common sense.
Matt
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:18 PMIs true, so just and common is sense!
RaVe-N
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 11:47 AMI thought I was reading the script to Pirates of the Caribbean for a minute there!
Jason
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 3:06 PMAnd to think there are still some people who believe that Senator Conroy knows what he is doing.
Drew
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 4:00 PMTo be fair to Conroy, he must of been on crack to say something that stupid.
dcjt
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 4:17 PMYAY!
If my ‘shopped image is used as the title for this contest, do I automatically win? ;P
I think I just got spammed through the portal!
:D
Adrian
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 4:21 PMI guess the question really is: Is there cake in the portal?
JB
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:43 PMCan you be sure the cake isn’t one of the spams or scams?
David
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 8:15 PMThe “Senator Conroy” is a lie.
Tim Bates
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 9:10 PMThe cake is a lie… Hmmm. Maybe you’re on to something…
Stormnboy
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:47 PMThe cake is a lie. :-D
Adam B
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 8:12 PMSomeone tell Conroy that people access websites through a comuter and check if he thinks money comes from a “magic hole in the wall”.
cflow
Friday, June 18, 2010 at 11:10 AMDamn comuters, why don’t they stop using those trains. We need a filter for them as well.
Kelsey Brookes
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 8:34 PMthe cake is a lie
Kelsey Brookes
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 8:34 PMOh – and nice work, Danno!
dcjt
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 12:14 PMhahaa. Thanks man. So funny to see my image on gizmodo! Made my day. :)
Flinty
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 9:26 PMGuys, you didn’t get the memo. The portal is the thingy that comes out of the series of tubes where all the scams and spams lurk. Given that the internets are a series of tubes, it’s highly likely that scams and spams jump go thru the tubes and thru the portal and infect up to 20,000. if we get faster tubes made of fibre, the scams are going to slide faster ’cause everyone knows the glass friction is less than normal plumbing tubes; therefore we need portal protection. Like any plumbing protection, this will stop the scams and the spams.
Next time, read the memo! Viva les tubes! Go postal [delete] portal!
NotoriousR
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 10:28 PMinfect up to 20,000?
But that’s OVER 9000!
Oh noes!
John
Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 12:26 AMyes, the yanks have their senator ted stevens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99PcP0aFNE
ted and stephen should get together and compare notes.
Tam
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 10:44 PMIf Conroy gets his way then Australian internet is about to be kablamed up the portal.
Emma
Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 1:18 PMas much lols as this brings, does anyone else find it nightmarishly scary that this ignorant, stuttering prat is our communications minister?? hands up who WON’T be voting the labour clown parade back in this year.