BG's charity is NOT set up to produce dependency. He is not giving away food, he is trying to cure diseases, improve literacy, etc. If polio or malaria is eradicated, it is gone, and there is no ongoing dependency. Improved literacy makes people less dependent on charity. Etc.
Yes; then and only then can the sale of Microsoft Office suites begin!
I kid (mostly), but even if for self-serving interests, he's done a helluva lot more for the world with his filthy lucre than Steve Jobs ever bothered with (thus his death at the just hands of Karma).
the car is more than a means of transport, it's a symbol of individual freedom and independence.
Not anymore, with our phones betraying our location even when 'off', speed trap and traffic cameras, and (coming soon, in the name of 'intelligent traffic) the cars' own black box and/or infotainment systems.
We are literally experiencing our own Iron Curtain descend upon everything we hold dear and at one time self-evident.
The problem is the vast majority. Some are too damn busy just trying to survive in an economic butality more in keeping with their great-grandparents than their boomer 'rents. Some are deep-down terrified of speaking out, choosing to cower in their apartments ala Network.
But a depressingly large chunk are willingly making that trade of freedom for supposed security. I'll warrant that chunk mostly reads as Caucasian, suburban, and well-to-do.
Keep in mind even now, there are Russians who whistfully sigh for the heyday of the Soviet Union.
I like to think that, in Canada, there is a large enough percentage of us who really lose our shit whenever we get even a hint that something oppressive or corrupt is going down.
And yet, there is still a US-backed and assisted Conservative government literally raping the land for tar. I guess if they do it in a 'non-corrupt' manner, it is eh-okay with Canadians.
this has never been tried on a human being and won't be until at least 2015.
many cures for cancer have worked very well in animals over the past three decades
I would think Tasmanian Devils would be a worthy candidate.
How many violations were against ex-wives, ex-girlfriends (or current ones, 'just to be sure'), or that smoking hot girl working at the Hooters nearest NSA HQ?
Setting sex aside, consider greed. How many taps were then followed up with large buy / sell orders in someone else's name (or an alias)?
These might be the real reasons 90% are getting axed: human fucking nature to abuse absolute power for personal gain, satiation, and fear.
Seriously, what competent IT shop pushes out maintenance updates during peak viewing times ? Our company schedules that work for Friday nights, just in case something unexpected happens.
Sports (both professional and collegiate) fuel the spiral of cable TV cost increases. Whether you watch them or opt out of the sports tier, you are still paying for sports. Loss of sports coverage is also a real reason why a good chunk of people will never 'cut the cord'.
The non-Muslims are divided into many smaller groups so can't form a cohesive opposition to the Muslim majority. The Muslims are well organized and it's easy for their imams to tell everyone to vote for the same guy.
What do you do when the majority want to take away your freedoms?
So not much different than Baptist ministers in the south-eastern US.
Whilst Jobs may have been a Class M asshole, Larry Ellison is the largest red giant asshole in the universe. That he hasn't been 'pancreased' by now, proves Karma can be sadly capricious.
Code for the justification of rapacious, unchecked greed, almost always combined with a near-homicidal reaction to being asked to help sustain the very society from which they harvested their lucre. See: 'Job Creators'. In the Fiction aisle.
But freedom is useless if crime and terror hit a certain level. Nobody is going to feel free to engage in business and leisure if they fear that guys will be blowing shit up on a regular basis.
You know where citizens never have to worry about terrorism felling their perfect snowflakes? North Korea.
Spoiler: They don't hate us for our 'Freedom'; they hate us for our foreign (corporate) policy. George Washington was right re: foreign entanglements.
Same-day in the UK; meanwhile, us USian Netflix folk who choose to watch BB in the purest form (heh) sans commercials, will have to wait, dancing in a year-long mine field of spoilers (Twitter, et al) while AMC milks their rerun and DVD cows.
I agree. For things to have gotten this bad, there's an awful lot of blame to go around. For example, the judicial branch isn't any better here either.
They are no different than their cowardly and/or fascist peers in 1930s Germany.
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A. Backlog.
Yes; then and only then can the sale of Microsoft Office suites begin!
I kid (mostly), but even if for self-serving interests, he's done a helluva lot more for the world with his filthy lucre than Steve Jobs ever bothered with (thus his death at the just hands of Karma).
Not anymore, with our phones betraying our location even when 'off', speed trap and traffic cameras, and (coming soon, in the name of 'intelligent traffic) the cars' own black box and/or infotainment systems.
Nearly? Nope: to the fucking minute of 9 hours. Worst episode of Countdown ever.
Don't worry - they already have it.
Chechens.
And the biomarkers are caused by... {rolls dice} ...drinking coffee!
...drinking coffee can stave-off suicidal tendencies!
Tune in next week when... {flips coin}
Oh, and game shows are back!
We are literally experiencing our own Iron Curtain descend upon everything we hold dear and at one time self-evident.
The problem is the vast majority. Some are too damn busy just trying to survive in an economic butality more in keeping with their great-grandparents than their boomer 'rents. Some are deep-down terrified of speaking out, choosing to cower in their apartments ala Network.
But a depressingly large chunk are willingly making that trade of freedom for supposed security. I'll warrant that chunk mostly reads as Caucasian, suburban, and well-to-do.
Keep in mind even now, there are Russians who whistfully sigh for the heyday of the Soviet Union.
And yet, there is still a US-backed and assisted Conservative government literally raping the land for tar. I guess if they do it in a 'non-corrupt' manner, it is eh-okay with Canadians.
We need a FOIA of the London US Embassy call records the day before and the day of this premeditated attack.
This garbage is no different than the no-fly threats against the President of Bolivia.
What *does* a National Security Letter look like?
I would think Tasmanian Devils would be a worthy candidate.
How many violations were against ex-wives, ex-girlfriends (or current ones, 'just to be sure'), or that smoking hot girl working at the Hooters nearest NSA HQ?
Setting sex aside, consider greed. How many taps were then followed up with large buy / sell orders in someone else's name (or an alias)?
These might be the real reasons 90% are getting axed: human fucking nature to abuse absolute power for personal gain, satiation, and fear.
Just like FedGov with bad news.
Sports (both professional and collegiate) fuel the spiral of cable TV cost increases. Whether you watch them or opt out of the sports tier, you are still paying for sports. Loss of sports coverage is also a real reason why a good chunk of people will never 'cut the cord'.
So not much different than Baptist ministers in the south-eastern US.
No matter where you go, religion is terrible.
Whilst Jobs may have been a Class M asshole, Larry Ellison is the largest red giant asshole in the universe. That he hasn't been 'pancreased' by now, proves Karma can be sadly capricious.
Successful.
Code for the justification of rapacious, unchecked greed, almost always combined with a near-homicidal reaction to being asked to help sustain the very society from which they harvested their lucre. See: 'Job Creators'. In the Fiction aisle.
Arguably, TFS? You mean like being Arguably pregnant?
You know where citizens never have to worry about terrorism felling their perfect snowflakes? North Korea.
Spoiler: They don't hate us for our 'Freedom'; they hate us for our foreign (corporate) policy. George Washington was right re: foreign entanglements.
Same-day in the UK; meanwhile, us USian Netflix folk who choose to watch BB in the purest form (heh) sans commercials, will have to wait, dancing in a year-long mine field of spoilers (Twitter, et al) while AMC milks their rerun and DVD cows.
Seems fair.
They could have actually followed you around, autoplaying ads.
"Quick! To the stairs!"
We got a bitchin' song about it by British Sea Power.
They are no different than their cowardly and/or fascist peers in 1930s Germany.
Yes, I went there.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/08/lavabit_e-mail.html
Last para:
"When the small companies can no longer operate, it's another step in the consolidation of the surveillance society."
Game. Set. Match.