Almost everyone does digital anymore. For some stupid reason though, the PC gaming industry refuses to adopt Blu-ray, so they just ship games like GTA V on a truckload of DVDs. I have a 50 Mbps connection, so downloading 50+ GB doesn't take long.
There's already constitutional processes in place for removing offending parties from the executive and legislative branches
You mean the one where politicians decide if they're going to hold other politicians accountable? Yeah, that works as well as the bullshit that is Internal Affairs where the police decide if they're going to charge themselves with a crime.
No, what would be cool is if when the supreme court rules a law unconstitutional, they should also file contempt of court charges against the politicians who passed it, and they should be impeached, then removed from office and made to pay a fine. There you go, all nice and legal like, without firing a shot.
That would be great if SCOTUS wasn't part of the same corrupt system. However, even with your solution, it still involves police / military coming with guns to remove people from office.
Depends on the situation. If they decide to make themselves the government, definitely not. If they decide to actually honor their oath to defend the Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic, then it could turn out quite well. What do you find wrong with them demanding that politicians who violate the Constitution step down or be removed from office? How is that any different from a politician being removed from office for say committing murder or rape? The only "issue" is that it would be most of the politicians going to jail - but again, given how poorly they've run this country for almost a century and how low their approval ratings are, that's not a bad thing either.
Odds are he wouldn't be allowed to live long enough to make it to trial. Many US politicians / military / spy agency leaders have publicly stated that they want him killed for exposing their crimes.
By the way, this group-is-everything mentality that you disparage (perhaps because you take such a culture for granted) is exactly the reason why Scandinavian countries rank among the highest in the world in terms of standard of living, literacy, overall happiness, quality of life, etc.
Great, lets start deporting the useless members of our society to those Scandinavian countries and those of us who have useful skills and the motivation to work can have a drastically improved quality of life.
No, it was socialism yet again proving that you cannot overspend and tax your way to prosperity. It's happened time after time and people like you still insist that it's a matter of not overspending / taxing enough.
They tried this with encryption methods and the result was to simply print it out and publish it as a book, then it became an irrefutable 1st Amendment issue. Idiot politicians never learn.
Christ, try being original with your trolling. It's been repeatedly proven that the "harassment" has been the professional victims using alternate accounts to send themselves messages - and it's also why none of these supposed "threats" have ever been reported to the police.
Because when the horribly unethical behavior of gaming "journalists" was exposed, they realized that they could get all other mass media to side with them if they made up some bullshit about it being a "feminist" issue with the evil male gamers oppressing women.
At least Elon Musk has done some original things, as opposed to Steve Jobs who just took someone else's idea, gave it a spit-shine, then sold it for three times as much.
First, do you really think the necessities of being a stay at home mom differ that much between first world (if Spain can still be called that) countries? Second, I think it's been a long time since you had kids - most toddlers these days are plopped in front of a TV / iPad while mommy goes on Facebook.
She's acting like a child by expecting him to pay for her while she refuses to get a job. If the genders were reversed, you'd be telling "her" to divorced "his" lazy ass for refusing to get a job.
Last time I looked, women had sole control over if a baby is born (abortion, adoption, or keep it). How is a woman's choice a man's responsibility? Can you imagine the literal riots we'd see if men got sole legal rights to make a decision and leave a woman stuck holding the bill for it?
Ah yes, and I'm sure you think a law forcing everyone onto insanely-high deductible plans (thus ensuring that you'll almost always pay everything out of pocket) is "affordable".
I hate to break it to you, but that's not - nor has it ever been - how Social Security works. It's not a "fund" you pay into and collect from, it's literally straight up wealth redistribution from those who work to those who don't work.
Those of us having children are the only ones helping you have all the social welfare programs (pensions and Social Security, etc.) after you stop working.
Ahahaha. First off, those programs are pyramid schemes and unsustainable. Secondly, if those of us who choose not to have kids weren't forced to subsidize you (schools, tax credits / deductions, etc), we could invest it and earn far more than we'd ever potentially see from mismanaged entitlement programs.
The couple decided between them to have the kid, you fucking moron.
Sometimes. More times than not it's the woman saying "We're having a kid or I'm divorcing you and taking everything" or, more commonly, she just stops taking her birth control without telling him and then "Wow, I can't believe this happened!".
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Slashdot really has gone full retard with the Socially Retarded Warrior bullshit. Time to shut it down, boys. Press 'F' to pay respects.
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Almost everyone does digital anymore. For some stupid reason though, the PC gaming industry refuses to adopt Blu-ray, so they just ship games like GTA V on a truckload of DVDs. I have a 50 Mbps connection, so downloading 50+ GB doesn't take long.
Clearly you're not a gamer. 60 GB installs are the norm these days.
There's already constitutional processes in place for removing offending parties from the executive and legislative branches
You mean the one where politicians decide if they're going to hold other politicians accountable? Yeah, that works as well as the bullshit that is Internal Affairs where the police decide if they're going to charge themselves with a crime.
No, what would be cool is if when the supreme court rules a law unconstitutional, they should also file contempt of court charges against the politicians who passed it, and they should be impeached, then removed from office and made to pay a fine. There you go, all nice and legal like, without firing a shot.
That would be great if SCOTUS wasn't part of the same corrupt system. However, even with your solution, it still involves police / military coming with guns to remove people from office.
Depends on the situation. If they decide to make themselves the government, definitely not. If they decide to actually honor their oath to defend the Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic, then it could turn out quite well. What do you find wrong with them demanding that politicians who violate the Constitution step down or be removed from office? How is that any different from a politician being removed from office for say committing murder or rape? The only "issue" is that it would be most of the politicians going to jail - but again, given how poorly they've run this country for almost a century and how low their approval ratings are, that's not a bad thing either.
Odds are he wouldn't be allowed to live long enough to make it to trial. Many US politicians / military / spy agency leaders have publicly stated that they want him killed for exposing their crimes.
By the way, this group-is-everything mentality that you disparage (perhaps because you take such a culture for granted) is exactly the reason why Scandinavian countries rank among the highest in the world in terms of standard of living, literacy, overall happiness, quality of life, etc.
Great, lets start deporting the useless members of our society to those Scandinavian countries and those of us who have useful skills and the motivation to work can have a drastically improved quality of life.
No, it was socialism yet again proving that you cannot overspend and tax your way to prosperity. It's happened time after time and people like you still insist that it's a matter of not overspending / taxing enough.
They tried this with encryption methods and the result was to simply print it out and publish it as a book, then it became an irrefutable 1st Amendment issue. Idiot politicians never learn.
You're hilarious, kid. Maybe you should put your creative writing skills to work as an author of some sort?
Christ, try being original with your trolling. It's been repeatedly proven that the "harassment" has been the professional victims using alternate accounts to send themselves messages - and it's also why none of these supposed "threats" have ever been reported to the police.
Because when the horribly unethical behavior of gaming "journalists" was exposed, they realized that they could get all other mass media to side with them if they made up some bullshit about it being a "feminist" issue with the evil male gamers oppressing women.
The Greek people didn't take out the loans
No, but they voted for the bad policies that resulted in having to take out loans.
At least Elon Musk has done some original things, as opposed to Steve Jobs who just took someone else's idea, gave it a spit-shine, then sold it for three times as much.
So he has two children to support - the toddler and his wife. Yeah, I'm sure that'll work out wonderfully for the relationship.
First, do you really think the necessities of being a stay at home mom differ that much between first world (if Spain can still be called that) countries? Second, I think it's been a long time since you had kids - most toddlers these days are plopped in front of a TV / iPad while mommy goes on Facebook.
The fact that men don't even get the option of "sit on my ass and force my spouse to pay for everything".
She's acting like a child by expecting him to pay for her while she refuses to get a job. If the genders were reversed, you'd be telling "her" to divorced "his" lazy ass for refusing to get a job.
Last time I looked, women had sole control over if a baby is born (abortion, adoption, or keep it). How is a woman's choice a man's responsibility? Can you imagine the literal riots we'd see if men got sole legal rights to make a decision and leave a woman stuck holding the bill for it?
Ah yes, and I'm sure you think a law forcing everyone onto insanely-high deductible plans (thus ensuring that you'll almost always pay everything out of pocket) is "affordable".
I hate to break it to you, but that's not - nor has it ever been - how Social Security works. It's not a "fund" you pay into and collect from, it's literally straight up wealth redistribution from those who work to those who don't work.
Those of us having children are the only ones helping you have all the social welfare programs (pensions and Social Security, etc.) after you stop working.
Ahahaha. First off, those programs are pyramid schemes and unsustainable. Secondly, if those of us who choose not to have kids weren't forced to subsidize you (schools, tax credits / deductions, etc), we could invest it and earn far more than we'd ever potentially see from mismanaged entitlement programs.
The couple decided between them to have the kid, you fucking moron.
Sometimes. More times than not it's the woman saying "We're having a kid or I'm divorcing you and taking everything" or, more commonly, she just stops taking her birth control without telling him and then "Wow, I can't believe this happened!".
You don't want kids? Just as bad - you'll be considered married in CoP if you simply live with her for a long time[1]
Not in the US. Almost all states in the US have eliminated "common law" marriage (though existing ones aren't nullified).