I now average about 6 telemarketer phone calls per day on my mobile, to the point I have to even shut off vibrate along with the ringer. I know this is more of an FTC issue, but this is becoming ridiculous and 'Do Not Call' is a fucking joke (as is my pre-pay carrier that allows me to block a grand total of 5 phone numbers). If DNC and the carriers (which are no doubt making bank off telemarketers) were serious, we would be able to instantly flag a number calling us directly within the phone interface.
I wish there was a black list phone app that would block (as in not even trigger the phone circuitry) any phone number I flag, but I'm sure such a thing would ironically (or regulatory captured) be expressly forbidden by said FCC.
One hopes those 60k now unemployed take some time and read up on what Chairman Mao might advise in his Little Red Book - unless CentralParty Corporation has already banned it (along with Das Kapital).
Cue the shills saying that Google doesn't need to pay any tax, that they are not doing anything illegal, that this is some conspiracy from the state to steal money from "wealth creators". How much are you being paid to repeat this nonsense?
Huh. I stated the exact same sentiment in a story yesterday about off-shored US corporate lucre avoiding taxes... and got rated down to a zero.
Not only does having untold millions in your bank account (actually generated by your rank and file) make you a permanent money addict, searching for another hit that felt as good as that first million, but it also warps your mind to such a degree that you think you're an all-knowing, all-seeing demigod (see: Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, etc.).
Windows 10 fits more criteria for "malware" than the most well-known malware suites do. Forcefully installs itself? Check. Spies on you? Check. Displays ads to you? Check. Uninstalls competitors' programs? Check. Doles out your security keys to people on your contact list? Check.
It's one step away from literally being ransomware.
I see someone has sneaked a peak at next years' business plan.
Given the long-held tradition of US FedGov doing jack-shit for consumers, I've hoped that the EU regulators will yet-again drag Microsoft by their tiny, tiny balls back into court and brutalize them like MS is doing to Win 7/8 users, but the silence is deafening. Perhaps Brexit is taking up all their cycles?
Want those companies to park money in US banks instead of overseas? Reduce the egregious tax rate.
Cram it, corporate supplicant. It never ceases to amaze me how many millions of fools clamor to stick up for the poor, put upon 'job creator' billionaires. No doubt as they have the same craven greedy desires in their tiny cold hearts.
Unfortunately, they are all waiting for the innagauration, after which they will get their coveted tax-free repatriation of their filthy lucre, benefitting no one in the US economy save no-neck security guards, butlers, and of course, the highest level prostitutes.
the record was set using a 28-cm2 four-junction mini-module -- embedded in a prism -- that extracts the maximum energy from sunlight. It does this by splitting the incoming rays into four bands
They can expect a prior art lawsuit from Pink Floyd any day now.
They need to do what no one else is doing anymore: flip smartphones and physical keyboards.
There are millions of folks that despise touch typing on a screen, butt-dialing, not to mention sure three-figure damage when dropping that glass-faced slab 'butter side down' (which are now so large they no longer fit in anything save back pockets).
They would even be willing to learn how to say 'Shut up and take my money' in Suomi.
As an aside, I find it humorous how many TV and movie directors refuse to give up on their actors using flip phones, as pushing a virtual button on a flat plane of glass when hanging up ain't very dramatic.
I suspect this isn't an issue in Portugal (whose drug decriminalization successes you NEVER hear about in US corporate-controlled MSM).
There is a crap-ton of money being made by the testing industry (and Quest is a big one), and is closely allied to the 'Law and Order' political whores owned by the Prison-Industrial complex (another massive money-making leach sucking the US dry).
Is there a shortage of female programmers? Shortage implies that we need more. Why do we need more female programmers? Can female programmers do something that male programmers cannot? I don't think so. So, what, exactly, is the problem here?
...or does anyone else also think that ads have NO PLACE being in the freaking operating system?
More to the point, it's only a matter of time before these ads start to originate from third or fourth-party server farms that also sling malware. Relatedly, it wouldn't surprise me if Flash ads were accepted if the money was right.
I can't imagine North Korea had an undersea fiber cable laid, nor is borrowing a cup of bandwith from their southern cousins.
That leaves one country fulfilling the role of NKs ISP. Funny how they continue to get a free pass. It's almost like both governments are of like mind and cooperate on this sort of theft and destruction.
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Provided you are still employed and can afford to buy it.
I now average about 6 telemarketer phone calls per day on my mobile, to the point I have to even shut off vibrate along with the ringer. I know this is more of an FTC issue, but this is becoming ridiculous and 'Do Not Call' is a fucking joke (as is my pre-pay carrier that allows me to block a grand total of 5 phone numbers). If DNC and the carriers (which are no doubt making bank off telemarketers) were serious, we would be able to instantly flag a number calling us directly within the phone interface.
I wish there was a black list phone app that would block (as in not even trigger the phone circuitry) any phone number I flag, but I'm sure such a thing would ironically (or regulatory captured) be expressly forbidden by said FCC.
"Better to ask forgiveness than to ask for permission."
Lesson Number One is "Steal, rob, and lie at will."
There are no other lessons. Here's your MBA.
One hopes those 60k now unemployed take some time and read up on what Chairman Mao might advise in his Little Red Book - unless CentralParty Corporation has already banned it (along with Das Kapital).
Huh. I stated the exact same sentiment in a story yesterday about off-shored US corporate lucre avoiding taxes... and got rated down to a zero.
Not only does having untold millions in your bank account (actually generated by your rank and file) make you a permanent money addict, searching for another hit that felt as good as that first million, but it also warps your mind to such a degree that you think you're an all-knowing, all-seeing demigod (see: Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, etc.).
I see someone has sneaked a peak at next years' business plan.
Given the long-held tradition of US FedGov doing jack-shit for consumers, I've hoped that the EU regulators will yet-again drag Microsoft by their tiny, tiny balls back into court and brutalize them like MS is doing to Win 7/8 users, but the silence is deafening. Perhaps Brexit is taking up all their cycles?
Cram it, corporate supplicant. It never ceases to amaze me how many millions of fools clamor to stick up for the poor, put upon 'job creator' billionaires. No doubt as they have the same craven greedy desires in their tiny cold hearts.
Unfortunately, they are all waiting for the innagauration, after which they will get their coveted tax-free repatriation of their filthy lucre, benefitting no one in the US economy save no-neck security guards, butlers, and of course, the highest level prostitutes.
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No more green screens: but the weather person behind the TOLED screen and we can see both the radar map and where they're pointing.
Maybe they won't even bother with a sweater.
They can expect a prior art lawsuit from Pink Floyd any day now.
They need to do what no one else is doing anymore: flip smartphones and physical keyboards.
There are millions of folks that despise touch typing on a screen, butt-dialing, not to mention sure three-figure damage when dropping that glass-faced slab 'butter side down' (which are now so large they no longer fit in anything save back pockets).
They would even be willing to learn how to say 'Shut up and take my money' in Suomi.
As an aside, I find it humorous how many TV and movie directors refuse to give up on their actors using flip phones, as pushing a virtual button on a flat plane of glass when hanging up ain't very dramatic.
I suspect this isn't an issue in Portugal (whose drug decriminalization successes you NEVER hear about in US corporate-controlled MSM).
There is a crap-ton of money being made by the testing industry (and Quest is a big one), and is closely allied to the 'Law and Order' political whores owned by the Prison-Industrial complex (another massive money-making leach sucking the US dry).
Cui bono; always Cui bono.
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Or more likely: Middle Eastern style head coverings are about to become universal.
However, the NSA-mandated backdoors are rock-solid reliable.
Are we really ready for this?
Here, women are totally free to control their hair
...just not their own reproductive organs. On that point, US conservatives and Islamic Courts are in total agreement.
I can still see glimpses of the open Internet.
More to the point, it's only a matter of time before these ads start to originate from third or fourth-party server farms that also sling malware. Relatedly, it wouldn't surprise me if Flash ads were accepted if the money was right.
Sure looks a hell of a lot like the pre-Haymarket 19th Century Economy.
I can't imagine North Korea had an undersea fiber cable laid, nor is borrowing a cup of bandwith from their southern cousins.
That leaves one country fulfilling the role of NKs ISP. Funny how they continue to get a free pass. It's almost like both governments are of like mind and cooperate on this sort of theft and destruction.
Also known as a Target-Rich Environment.
You want a radar map in motion to see if the sky is coming to kill you? YOU HAVE TO HAVE FLASH.