Public vs. Private opinions are nothing new. Lawyers have done this since they were 'invented'; Public: Your Honor, my client is innocent! Private: I hope that rapist SOB rots in hell! Or analysts at the Banking Clan; Public: We see crude easily going to $55 by the end of the month, and well over $60 by years' end! (so now is a good time to buy-buy-buy and get that demand going and create a self-fulfilling prophecy) while Privately at the pump, or getting their home heating bill, complaining about prices going through the roof.
Politicians are no different. They know exactly what to say, and how to say it, in front of the cameras, and what to say behind closed doors. And the worst of it is, behind those closed doors, there is a perfectly clear understanding that what is said in front of the camera is just for show and effect. It can be the complete opposite of what is discussed behind the closed doors, and the understanding is that what is said behind the closed doors is what really counts.
The absolute *worst* politicians are those that have either a business or a law background because of those character traits. So I pity those that have to choose between lawyer-turned-politicians and businessman-turned-politician.
It's obvious Turkey should be awarded a full membership in the EU as they have proven themselves to be on the same level as the European Commission, the non-elected elitist Rulers of the union. See: European Constitution, and Dutch Ukraine Referendum.
So if I were an artist in the 1995 and I'd give Wal-mart an exclusive to my new CD for 6 months, should I be surprised that in month 7 when it's finally available at Best Buy it's not going to get a very prominent place in their store? Of course not. 6 month down the road it's "old sh1t" and people have moved on to newer stuff.
Right, and government/law enforcement backdoors are going to be perfectly safe and will never, not ever, fall into the wrong hands, pinky swear! Just trust us!
You'd have to be very stupid indeed to think that you can hack into a computer system, from which emails have been very carefully and securely erased, and somehow obtain said emails. So no, unless Trump knows nothing about computers, he can't have meant for Russia to mount a cyber attack.
It's not unreasonable to assume that 'powerful state adversaries' and domestic intelligence communities keep a close tab on the hacker communities and have obtained the full email spool as well.
As for the TPP, by selecting a TPP Champion as a running mate, we all know what way that is going. It's just a "public secret" until it's too late and the trap has shut, as there is no way out once you're in.
Hate the people who are coercive, not the people who wear it. They might be doing it due to personal choice and free will...
Some may, others don't. Look for images and videos of Iran before 1979 and look at Iran today. Do you really think ALL of those people suddenly 'chose' to dress like that out of their own free will? It's a bit like freely choosing to believe the Earth is at the center and the Sun revolves around it in Medieval Europe.
All we have to do is to ask Mr. Chen to put all his valuables in this super-secure electronic safe. Of course it has a backdoor. But he won't mind (at least until the next time he opens it)....
Exactly that. Disney is even proud of it in the Offline World - they call it 'the vault'. You can buy a DVD/BD only for a certain amount of time, after which it goes "to the vault" for like seven years. No matter how many people are waving dollar bills wanting to buy it. Completely insane, but that's what you can do when you are a monopolist.
The LOC has this nice 'jukebox' with sound recordings from the 1900s, over 110 years old, nicely reminding us that it is illegal download them because of 'state copyright laws'. Yeah, no joke.
Our copyright friends are trying to get the copyright office out from under the LOC control, probably because it'll be easier to get it under their own control.
Among her priorities will be the modernisation of the US Copyright Office IT system and trying to define the role of the USCO with the Library. There have been calls from stakeholders, including from the current Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante, to move the Office outside of the realm of the Library and establish it as an stand-alone government agency.
I'm sure that EU was hoping that dangling the membership carrot (e.g. billions of Euros coming their way) would pacify Erdogan, in the sense to keep things at least looking civil from the outside. Erdogan knows how to game the politically-correct, pacifist Europeans perfectly. You can see that with the "refugees" (actually pawns in a huge political game) deal. Heaps and heaps of Euros coming his way, and a one-for-one swap of refugees (i.e. zero-sum). Erdogan has also taken control of the selection process (see here so you can imagine what that means. And gets away with this, the EU even lies for him (or to save their own face) by calling this "cooperation", while the fact is they only get the names that Erdogan allows them to have. So he knows exactly how to deal with the EU. And he will get away with this one. And he knows why: the floodgates can be opened in minutes, and bases can be overrun, of course with the foreign military allowed to leave with their tails between their legs.
Doesn't it have to say Puerto Rico where it says Costa Rica? The former is a US territory, where the US oviously has jurisdiction. The other is an independent country like for instance Antigua and Barbuda or Belize.
"The participants subconsciously perceived the color change as it happened prior to making their mental choice, even though they always thought they made their prediction before the change occurred."
Indeed just a little oddity of the brain, like Deja-Vu. No way you can claim that "free will is an illusion". But "deja vu-effect in decision-making" doesn't sell.
The day I'm locked into Canada is the day I exercise the option of canceling and using other free services like Shomi (comes with my Shaw account free).
Since you're paying for your Shaw account, Shomi is not free but "included"; I have Crave TV "included" with MovieNetwork/HBO. The fun part is that both Shomi and Crave are Canadian services, so there is no US counterpart to compare to. Which means you're locked into Canada from the get-go. We don't have Hulu and our localized Amazon Prime is joke.
But it's not just via the Content providers like Netflix that our friends in Hollywood are busy protecting their own entitlements, also the government is being worked on.
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They just turned off the forwarder so every email doesn't get forwarded to yahoo@partnerprogram.nsa.gov anymore.
Public vs. Private opinions are nothing new. Lawyers have done this since they were 'invented'; Public: Your Honor, my client is innocent! Private: I hope that rapist SOB rots in hell! Or analysts at the Banking Clan; Public: We see crude easily going to $55 by the end of the month, and well over $60 by years' end! (so now is a good time to buy-buy-buy and get that demand going and create a self-fulfilling prophecy) while Privately at the pump, or getting their home heating bill, complaining about prices going through the roof.
Politicians are no different. They know exactly what to say, and how to say it, in front of the cameras, and what to say behind closed doors. And the worst of it is, behind those closed doors, there is a perfectly clear understanding that what is said in front of the camera is just for show and effect. It can be the complete opposite of what is discussed behind the closed doors, and the understanding is that what is said behind the closed doors is what really counts.
The absolute *worst* politicians are those that have either a business or a law background because of those character traits. So I pity those that have to choose between lawyer-turned-politicians and businessman-turned-politician.
It's obvious Turkey should be awarded a full membership in the EU as they have proven themselves to be on the same level as the European Commission, the non-elected elitist Rulers of the union. See: European Constitution, and Dutch Ukraine Referendum.
None of the *AA's are welcome here.
And, looking at her running mate, we all know what her real stance is going to be on the TPP. Don't we?
HIllary which promised to share the wealth. That may not have happened to the degree that was expected.
2018. JoblessAmericans: you promised us you'd create new jobs!!! Prez Hillary: yeah, but you didn't ask to what degree!
C'mon people... get it right. It's "extremely careless" and you're off the hook, no charges will be recommended.
So if I were an artist in the 1995 and I'd give Wal-mart an exclusive to my new CD for 6 months, should I be surprised that in month 7 when it's finally available at Best Buy it's not going to get a very prominent place in their store? Of course not. 6 month down the road it's "old sh1t" and people have moved on to newer stuff.
Right, and government/law enforcement backdoors are going to be perfectly safe and will never, not ever, fall into the wrong hands, pinky swear! Just trust us!
You'd have to be very stupid indeed to think that you can hack into a computer system, from which emails have been very carefully and securely erased, and somehow obtain said emails. So no, unless Trump knows nothing about computers, he can't have meant for Russia to mount a cyber attack.
It's not unreasonable to assume that 'powerful state adversaries' and domestic intelligence communities keep a close tab on the hacker communities and have obtained the full email spool as well.
As for the TPP, by selecting a TPP Champion as a running mate, we all know what way that is going. It's just a "public secret" until it's too late and the trap has shut, as there is no way out once you're in.
" I think it’s an upgrade in intellectual property protections,”
Just the guy we need, another Joe Biden. Source
Hate the people who are coercive, not the people who wear it. They might be doing it due to personal choice and free will...
Some may, others don't. Look for images and videos of Iran before 1979 and look at Iran today. Do you really think ALL of those people suddenly 'chose' to dress like that out of their own free will? It's a bit like freely choosing to believe the Earth is at the center and the Sun revolves around it in Medieval Europe.
Because those are articles from the same poster.
Have you see my interesting comment on the previous article here about the takedown policies?
All we have to do is to ask Mr. Chen to put all his valuables in this super-secure electronic safe. Of course it has a backdoor. But he won't mind (at least until the next time he opens it)....
Exactly that. Disney is even proud of it in the Offline World - they call it 'the vault'. You can buy a DVD/BD only for a certain amount of time, after which it goes "to the vault" for like seven years. No matter how many people are waving dollar bills wanting to buy it. Completely insane, but that's what you can do when you are a monopolist.
LOC = US Copyright Office.
The LOC has this nice 'jukebox' with sound recordings from the 1900s, over 110 years old, nicely reminding us that it is illegal download them because of 'state copyright laws'. Yeah, no joke.
Our copyright friends are trying to get the copyright office out from under the LOC control, probably because it'll be easier to get it under their own control.
Among her priorities will be the modernisation of the US Copyright Office IT system and trying to define the role of the USCO with the Library. There have been calls from stakeholders, including from the current Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante, to move the Office outside of the realm of the Library and establish it as an stand-alone government agency.
Source
So who knows, maybe Dr. Hayden was seen golfing with Chris Dodd and Joe Biden?
I'm sure that EU was hoping that dangling the membership carrot (e.g. billions of Euros coming their way) would pacify Erdogan, in the sense to keep things at least looking civil from the outside. Erdogan knows how to game the politically-correct, pacifist Europeans perfectly. You can see that with the "refugees" (actually pawns in a huge political game) deal. Heaps and heaps of Euros coming his way, and a one-for-one swap of refugees (i.e. zero-sum). Erdogan has also taken control of the selection process (see here so you can imagine what that means. And gets away with this, the EU even lies for him (or to save their own face) by calling this "cooperation", while the fact is they only get the names that Erdogan allows them to have. So he knows exactly how to deal with the EU. And he will get away with this one. And he knows why: the floodgates can be opened in minutes, and bases can be overrun, of course with the foreign military allowed to leave with their tails between their legs.
Please stand aside. You have twenty seconds to comply.
The subject did not comply. After several warnings with increasing level of severity:
Four... three... two... one... I am now authorized to use physical force!
And there you go.
Looks like the Bobs have been at it again.
The total pretax charges for the plan will be approximately $164 million in fiscal year 2017.
Great going for a company that is approaching 10 billion in revenue.
Napster has made a name for itself as being a brand synonymous with illegal music downloads.
Keep up with the times, Slashdot. We prefer the expression "undocumented music downloads" nowadays.
100% -/- 98% = 2%; 2% of 272,000,000 = 5,440,000 valid accounts & passwords. Getting a 2% success rate isn't so bad, is it?
Doesn't it have to say Puerto Rico where it says Costa Rica? The former is a US territory, where the US oviously has jurisdiction. The other is an independent country like for instance Antigua and Barbuda or Belize.
"The participants subconsciously perceived the color change as it happened prior to making their mental choice, even though they always thought they made their prediction before the change occurred."
Indeed just a little oddity of the brain, like Deja-Vu. No way you can claim that "free will is an illusion". But "deja vu-effect in decision-making" doesn't sell.
Oh the old days where you could rate a system relative to IBM/XT... and even then people had the same discussion.
The day I'm locked into Canada is the day I exercise the option of canceling and using other free services like Shomi (comes with my Shaw account free).
Since you're paying for your Shaw account, Shomi is not free but "included"; I have Crave TV "included" with MovieNetwork/HBO. The fun part is that both Shomi and Crave are Canadian services, so there is no US counterpart to compare to. Which means you're locked into Canada from the get-go. We don't have Hulu and our localized Amazon Prime is joke.
But it's not just via the Content providers like Netflix that our friends in Hollywood are busy protecting their own entitlements, also the government is being worked on.