Had GCHQ/NSA, etc. been spying ONLY on terrorists, drugs dealers, etc., then we wouldn't be reading this.
But they broke the law and got caught. Don't blame Snowden for having some integrity and doing the right thing. These agencies could learn a lot from Snowden.
As for the 'war on drugs', the Taliban declared opium poppy cultivation illegal just before the US/UK invasion of Afghanistan. Opium production - and by extension heroin production - was reduced to almost nothing.
In effect, the Taliban dealt the single most effective blow to the so-called "war on drugs" since its inception decades ago.
Since then the UK/USA invaded and allowed opium to be produced again - and now they produce record levels of opium and heroin. Billions of dollars of drugs. All controlled by UK/USA.
Now it seems that GCHQ can't monitor all of the drug dealers they'd like to. Are they worried that someone might be taking a slice of their pie?
"Climate Deniers" is a bit of a misnomer. There are very few people who don't believe that the climate is changing. One would have to be quite an ignorant fool to believe such a thing.
The debate is really over what's causing the change. If you've lived for 25+ years then you know that the weather patterns are very different from when you were a child.
"Warmists" will tell you that climate change is caused by humans. Period. These are often the same people who are pushing the big 'carbon tax' scam, by suggesting that paying money to some organization is actually going to fix the problem! But in the real world, money doesn't solve problems. Solutions solve problems.
If there is too much carbon in the world, then the first thing humans should do is stop cutting down all of the trees - or at least impose heavy restrictions on deforestation. How much rain forest has been destroyed in the last 100 years? Trees 'breathe in' CO2 and 'breathe out' oxygen, so to speak. I'm no scientist, but logic would dictate that severe deforestation is responsible for a large part of the CO2 increase. Additionally, human pollution, industrialization and the war machine contribute tremendously to global CO2 levels.
That said, carbon is not some evil gas that suddenly appeared on earth. It is a part of the ecosystem, part of nature. It is a part of our symbiotic relationship with mother earth.
The world may be warming a little more and the causing a change in climate in part due to CO2 levels. But the reality is that we do not live in a static world. The earth was once hot enough for dinosaurs to roam the earth. Then the ice age killed them. The ice melted, and the world began getting warmer.
This just sounds like the media is trying to get an emotional reaction from the American people with regards to North Korea so they can garner support for more warmongering.
Remember Dubya?
"Iran, Iraq and North Korea form an axis of evil..."
I'm still waiting to hear what 'evil' these countries have actually done - and the "proof" of their links to 9/11 and Al-Qaeda.
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It's official:
Monkeys now have more rights than 21st century American citizens.
> "you think the taliban should have stayed in power..."
I do? I did not say that.
You took the wrong pill. Go back to sleep.
The Freemason that I used to work for told me that the movie "The Matrix" is very real and that most people don't realize it.
// end sarcasm
> "To power wearables, the company says it has demonstrated drawing energy from the human body..."
How do they know?
Watchout!
Kim Jong now has the 1337 haxor skillz to set a Sony alarm clock to go off at any time he chooses!
We're doomed!
As much as I enjoy a cold pint of lager, I do not turn to alcohol to solve problems.
I've always found that pondering a problem just before sleep and dreaming about it will usually result in a revelation upon awakening.
The best part about it is that there's no hangover.
they might have to change their name.
The TORN Network.
Had GCHQ/NSA, etc. been spying ONLY on terrorists, drugs dealers, etc., then we wouldn't be reading this.
But they broke the law and got caught. Don't blame Snowden for having some integrity and doing the right thing. These agencies could learn a lot from Snowden.
As for the 'war on drugs', the Taliban declared opium poppy cultivation illegal just before the US/UK invasion of Afghanistan. Opium production - and by extension heroin production - was reduced to almost nothing.
In effect, the Taliban dealt the single most effective blow to the so-called "war on drugs" since its inception decades ago.
Since then the UK/USA invaded and allowed opium to be produced again - and now they produce record levels of opium and heroin. Billions of dollars of drugs. All controlled by UK/USA.
Now it seems that GCHQ can't monitor all of the drug dealers they'd like to. Are they worried that someone might be taking a slice of their pie?
You reap what you sow.
What's wrong with regular push buttons and dials?
Don't fix it if it isn't broken!
"Climate Deniers" is a bit of a misnomer. There are very few people who don't believe that the climate is changing. One would have to be quite an ignorant fool to believe such a thing.
The debate is really over what's causing the change. If you've lived for 25+ years then you know that the weather patterns are very different from when you were a child.
"Warmists" will tell you that climate change is caused by humans. Period. These are often the same people who are pushing the big 'carbon tax' scam, by suggesting that paying money to some organization is actually going to fix the problem! But in the real world, money doesn't solve problems. Solutions solve problems.
If there is too much carbon in the world, then the first thing humans should do is stop cutting down all of the trees - or at least impose heavy restrictions on deforestation. How much rain forest has been destroyed in the last 100 years? Trees 'breathe in' CO2 and 'breathe out' oxygen, so to speak. I'm no scientist, but logic would dictate that severe deforestation is responsible for a large part of the CO2 increase. Additionally, human pollution, industrialization and the war machine contribute tremendously to global CO2 levels.
That said, carbon is not some evil gas that suddenly appeared on earth. It is a part of the ecosystem, part of nature. It is a part of our symbiotic relationship with mother earth.
The world may be warming a little more and the causing a change in climate in part due to CO2 levels. But the reality is that we do not live in a static world. The earth was once hot enough for dinosaurs to roam the earth. Then the ice age killed them. The ice melted, and the world began getting warmer.
Welcome to present day.
This just sounds like the media is trying to get an emotional reaction from the American people with regards to North Korea so they can garner support for more warmongering.
Remember Dubya?
"Iran, Iraq and North Korea form an axis of evil..."
I'm still waiting to hear what 'evil' these countries have actually done - and the "proof" of their links to 9/11 and Al-Qaeda.
O'Bomber finally made an effort to do something good while he was president.
Robotic slaves to do the human's mundane work so humans can focus on more sublime activities and actually evolve as a species.
Barack Obama.
And every person is a corporation.
That is to say that legally YOU are not a person - you HAVE a person.
Sad but true.
Aren't US laws and respect mutually exclusive?
And you would have succeeded too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.... breathe..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The best thing about vinyl is the campfire effect. It comes built in. :)
Cheers!
> "probably cost cutting measures" Tax shelters?
Google's office must be too close to Snowden's hideout for comfort.
One way is self employment.
If you run your own business then you shouldn't have any issues hiring yourself.
*make
> "You have failed to show that there's anything bad about fractional reserve banking..."
Then you obviously haven't grasped the concept of fractional reserve banking.
Please study the aforementioned reference material before you making such an ignorant comment.
I used to work for an oil company that used smart cards to login to a PC.
Sure, you still need a PIN but you also need the card. It's not foolproof but it is somewhat more secure.
The real challenge would probably be convincing your company to purchase new hardware and update their security policy.