You know the US government says stuff like this *all the time*.
No way! Two different countries that're both involved in operating ECHELON have been known to make similar justifications for their data-gathering activities?! You don't say!
Seriously, though; are you attempting to imply that it's therefore acceptable for the U.K. to say stuff like this, because the U.S. says it?? If not, what, exactly are you trying to say? Because what you did say clearly came across as a reactionary and poorly-thought-out attempt to divert attention away from the actual matter at hand...
personally i'd rather be killed by a runaway machine
I know I'd much rather be killed by bots controlled by, say, the Norwegians or the Danish (or someone else equally civilized, operating under the U.N. banner) than by someone with an obviously fascist or totalitarian agenda, like my own beloved government or perhaps that of China, the UK or North Korea...
It's "by accident" (or, as the case may be, "on purpose"). Pet peeve, BTW (primarily due to living among Fundamentalist hicks and imbeciles for the past ten years).
Exactly! That's the whole point they're trying to make; U.S. beef is safe... so why are we even talking about this?? (/sarc) Nevermind the Yale study that showed a vast proportion of the brains of those [presumed to have died of Alzheimer's] being ridden with holes from vCJD... How else are the elites supposed to solve the population problem, if not through subterfuge??;)
Can the social costs outweigh the right or privilege?
Which costs are you referring to; the costs to "The Powers That Be" (this is, after all, very much akin to the printing press in terms of its disruptionary potential to empower the masses) or the "costs" to those same masses (i.e "You'll hurt yourselves if you're allowed to protect yourselves with this")?
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vomit up... even my own feces
I imagine you'd want to hold that down, if you went to the trouble of ingesting it in the first place.
Rest assured there're plans for that problem as well.
...phthalates and bisphenol A vapors?
"802.11e" - "e" for epilepsy.
Replacing paper with Tablets
How about in the bathrooms? :D
You claim to be an attorney yet you don't even have the vaguest idea of how to use an apostrophe correctly?
It's only been in the past century that we've had this notion that the right to keep and bear arms had secret limitations written in invisible ink.
God damn; well said.
You know the US government says stuff like this *all the time*.
No way! Two different countries that're both involved in operating ECHELON have been known to make similar justifications for their data-gathering activities?! You don't say!
Seriously, though; are you attempting to imply that it's therefore acceptable for the U.K. to say stuff like this, because the U.S. says it?? If not, what, exactly are you trying to say? Because what you did say clearly came across as a reactionary and poorly-thought-out attempt to divert attention away from the actual matter at hand...
Fascist toadie says what? :p
He had taste. That, combined with bring sociopathic, was the secret of his success.
personally i'd rather be killed by a runaway machine
I know I'd much rather be killed by bots controlled by, say, the Norwegians or the Danish (or someone else equally civilized, operating under the U.N. banner) than by someone with an obviously fascist or totalitarian agenda, like my own beloved government or perhaps that of China, the UK or North Korea...
sometimes on accident..
It's "by accident" (or, as the case may be, "on purpose"). Pet peeve, BTW (primarily due to living among Fundamentalist hicks and imbeciles for the past ten years).
would the same immunity be granted to me (an unwashed, private citizen)
Dunno but a shower would certainly eliminate part of that problem. ;)
I'm skeptical that a 'good police officer' exists
What the fuck are you smoking?? Good cops get railroaded out of departments all the time.
and become clichÃf©s
That should've read "cliches" (so much for the apparently-exotic punctuation...).
At least they got scandily clad women in military style clothers singing songs in Bangkok.
This is why I like modern Buddhist cultures [like Thailand and Tibet]; they refuse to stereotype themselves and become clichés. :p
none of that is needed for US beef
Exactly! That's the whole point they're trying to make; U.S. beef is safe... so why are we even talking about this?? (/sarc) Nevermind the Yale study that showed a vast proportion of the brains of those [presumed to have died of Alzheimer's] being ridden with holes from vCJD... How else are the elites supposed to solve the population problem, if not through subterfuge?? ;)
Did it come out of the fucking pockets of the individuals responsible? Because if it didn't, it's definitely not going to send the needed message...
and served the French... army
Too bad they didn't send her out as a human WMD, irradiating her surroundings like some sort of atomic-powered cruise missile...
BTW x86 32-bit doesn't run on x86_64 either. The software and chips have emulation routines that allow it to happen.
Unless I'm mistaken, that's completely incorrect.
we moved past the abacus a while ago
That was your big mistake; just wait till that solar flare comes*
*In my day, we burned yak butter to melt our solder.
So the Wachowskis weren't quite as confused as they seemed? :p
Can the social costs outweigh the right or privilege?
Which costs are you referring to; the costs to "The Powers That Be" (this is, after all, very much akin to the printing press in terms of its disruptionary potential to empower the masses) or the "costs" to those same masses (i.e "You'll hurt yourselves if you're allowed to protect yourselves with this")?
Am I missing an obvious need for full 360 panorama cameras?
Yes. Among other things, it's the next logical step in the evolution of that we affectionately refer to as a dashcam.
So basically, is Apple's CEO saying that Apple users are idiots?
I seem to recall hearing a saying that goes something like this:
Feed the rich; become poor.
Feed the poor; become rich.
A corollary might be:
A)Sell to idiots.
B) Profit!