A molehill doesn't have to be a huge thing to indicate that there are moles around. And, this Bing thing doesn't have to be a big thing either. It only proves that Microsoft resorts to unethical measures at the earliest opportunity. Phht. Thieves are thieves - it's not a big thing at all. In fact, thieves are mostly petty, and common.
I'm glad to see that some people have their heads on straight. When you purchase a physical item, it is in fact YOURS. Sony has no right to determine how you may or may not use the item you have purchased. Jailbreaking is an honorable pastime, avocation, or even profession. Fuck Sony, and fuck anyone who thinks like Sony.
BULL SHIT. You file a legal document, in which you attest that all the facts set forth are true and correct to the best of your knowledge, then you have committed PERJURY. You lied to your lawyer, to induce him to file the legal document? That's PERJURY. Are you Bill Clinton, trying again to parse words to meaningless noise?
In short, don't lie to the court, don't lie to your lawyer, don't lie anytime anywhere that any type of legal "facts" are being discussed.
Asshole.
Good one, bored - yes, you CAN connect, if you are determined enough, and have the necessary know-how, along with the equipment. Your post is miles ahead of those worrying about a POTS modem!!
The POTS modem question is rather silly, IMO. The same government that shut down your local ISP's and/or the internet backbone has control of the telephone lines. Think they are going to allow data connections via the telephone lines? DUHHHH
Right on target. I've witnessed many a clerk in a shipping/receiving department using telnet to connect to a server. Not just in-house, but often times across the country.
People put those computers in place, and set up their systems 20 years ago, or more, and they aren't about to change. "Don't fix what ain't broke!"
I disagree. I love to hear prima donnas whine and cry. It makes me feel good. All those parasites can whine in harmony, and I may well have an orgasm. Make 'em cry, make 'em whine, make 'em bleed - if I ever get tired of hearing it, we'll just stick a knife into them.
Someone who is just an honest and decent person? Hmmmm. I'm reminded of President Grant. That man was honest and decent - but he was surrounded by vultures, and presided over the most corrupt administration in history.
Careful what you wish for . . . .
What Galestar has already said. If you're serious, you need to take a look at the REAL business world. I feel safe in stating that every single ISP in America has accepted tax subsidies from the government. That is to say, they've built their networks with your money, my money, everyone's money.
You can't run a monopoly in this country, and expect to make all the rules without government regulation.
As the article states - this is the "free speech issue" of our times. For the first time in history, the little peons and nobodies of the world can have a voice that reaches around the world. Prior to the internet, to make your voice heard 'round the world, you had to have money, fame, fortune, or a ham radio. Today, all I need is a portion of a paycheck to pay for a computer, and pay a recurring fee for internet access. Free speech. Everyone should be free to access the content that they desire, and to express themselves in whatever way they desire. Everyone - not just the people who can cough up the dough that the ISP demands for that "privilege".
The unseen warning, when submitting a leak:
"Your IP address has been logged - expect some unwanted attention from the IRS, the ATF, DEA, Secret Service, as well as various and sundry smut campaigns that can be waged against you, ala Julian Assange."
Actually, when I read the title, my mind translated it to, "Embrace, extend, extinguish." I've been wondering when some other enterprise would follow where Bill Gate's lead . . . .
Support for Wikileaks? Never. They mean to beat Julian and company at their own game.
Oh - BTW - I happen to be a product of the "Melting Pot". I don't claim to be Native American, but the link to Leon Shenandoah is - how should I say it? Touching? There is much that the United States and it's people could learn from the Native Americans . . . .
I hope you get modded to the moon, man. That is a superb post.
Meanwhile - I recommend David Drake's sci-fi / futuristic war stories. They are good, for two reasons. First, they pretty truly show human nature. Second, like many another Sci-Fi authors - David holds that no matter our technological advances, no matter our tech toys and weapons, no matter where we find ourselves in the universe (or out of this universe), mankind won't change.
The only thing that might change us, and our warring ways, is some genuine evolution. And, I certainly DO NOT mean "evolution" in the way that liberals/gays/collectivists mean "evolution".
Only if and when our chromosomes change, will we abandon competition, and warfare.
Dude - if the world were PERFECT, and couldn't be improved in any way - we would destroy it, so that we could fight over whose fault it was that the perfect world was destroyed. It's human nature. We don't WANT perfection, security, happiness, or any of that other crap. We want to fight, and we want to prove that we are better than the other guy. Don't believe me? Just look at all the people in the world who worship the very same God, but fight amongst themselves about what God said, or didn't said, or should have said, or whatever the hell else.
"transcending" military post? Pfft. You'll have to truly understand the human animal before you can make a "transcending" military post.
Mankind thrives on adversity. If he can't find enough adversity, he'll create some.
Thank you for your time - now go out and kill something.
Well, Dave - I disagree with the idea of paying the pirates for your ship, then calling it a business expense. Many people disagree with me, but that's alright - you at least have an idea what you're talking about.
The guy above, to whom I was responding, has his head inserted firmly into his anterior orifice. His statement that an RPG might sink a ship made that very obvious - if the rest of his post didn't do so.
As for making the pirates more willing to kill - ultimately, that is a good thing. The more willing they are to kill, the easier it is for all the wishy-washy masses of the world to understand - they are like mad dogs, and need to be put down.
All the rest of their inbred relatives might submit to some sort of governance, if the maddest of the mad dogs are killed off. Bunch of inbred, unruly, ungovernable nomads. They can't even be governed by Islam, LMAO
You're full of shit, if you think an RPG is going to sink a 500 or a 5,000, or a 50,000 ton ship. Small arms is more than sufficient to deter and/or stop a pirate, if you have the men who are determined to use those weapons, as the military trains them to do.
Would I be willing? Hell yes. Hey, stupid, the bastards on those boats are pointing weapons at ME! They aren't pointing weapons at the rich sumbitches with money invested - I am at the sharp end of the stick here. Do I shoot back? FUCK YES!!!
WTF do you think US naval ships use to deter pirates? Do you think they use deck guns, missiles, and other such stuff? No way. Us, the dumb swabbies, with M-14's, Colt.45's, shotguns and bayonets if necessary.
What do you think we use when we board a potentially hostile ship? Again - M-14's, Colt.45's, shotguns and bayonets.
The only way your RPG scenario is going to sink a ship, or seriously hamper the ship's maneuverability, is if the ship is carrying flammable cargo.
I got your "fuck off", and right back at you.
Oh - did I mention? I have 5 years of sea duty behind me. About one year of that sea duty was spent in the waters we are discussing. Now, come on back with another "fuck off", douchebag.
Please, quote some laws prohibiting ships in international waters from carrying small arms. I think you'll have a very hard time finding them. Please, be specific, and tell us exactly what weapons are prohibited aboard merchant ships. I'm quite sure that deck guns, mortars, and missile systems would be prohibited. How about the captain's personal side arm? You know - a pistol, something to have around just in case of mutiny.
International law does NOT prohibit small arms, anywhere, anytime. And, small arms are all that are required to deter pirates. Half a dozen assault rifles, half a dozen shotguns, and pistols. All kept locked up in the small arms locker, and ONLY unlocked when the ship is being threatened.
FFS, I hate all the sea lawyers running at the mouth about international law, which only applies to real weapons like 5 inch 54 caliber guns with a range in miles, rather than yards.
You are simply bugfuck crazy. Armed robbers being shot IS NECESSARY. It will be found to be JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE in any court in the world where sanity reigns. Hang your morals in your ass, you sniveling whiner.
Difficult? Hmm. I can manage. Ohhh, I don't claim to be as good as those seals, already mentioned by AC - but I can manage. Sailors get used to the rocking and rolling, and quickly learn to compensate. Sharpshooting from the deck of a ship is only marginally harder than shooting from a more stable platform.
The problem with putting marksmen aboard all those ships and boats is a POLITICAL problem. Politicians are fearful of armed seamen. The closer you get to Tripoli, the more fearful they are. Remember, it was mostly sailors who kicked the Barbary pirate's asses. The Marines couldn't put an entire brigade together until relatively recently, historically speaking.
Sailors with weapons. Imagine it. Imagine me.
Get everyone an IP address - right. And, once I'm registered as the owner of 1 or 12 or 1200 addresses - where's that anonymity? Hmmmm. Pretty much blown out of the water, right? Oh - I could say that I allowed my son, or my dog, or my boss to use my computer. But, I'm the owner.
You can look forward to IPv6 when the politicos, RIAA, and the advertising industry all realize that IPv6 means almost positive identification of the originator of internet traffic.
Oh - on the humorous side:
"Well, look at THIS, Rufus! That Runaway1956 has a REFRIGERATOR downloading our music! Can you believe it? Does he think we won't figure out that he's a pirate?"
Outside mirrors? Adjust them. Move them out, and down, so that they don't shine right into your eyes. If you REALLY want to see behind you for a moment, move your head a little, so that you can see into the readjusted mirror.
Oh - wait. Sorry. That's to easy, to simple, to much like common sense. Like most people, you expect the world to adapt to you, and you won't adapt to the real world.
I propose that if you need assistance in driving, you shouldn't be driving.
Driving is simply not that complicated. I've known a number of people who simply weren't very bright, but managed to drive for a lifetime with no accidents. Soccermom Sally? Maybe Sally needs to get with the times. Running those kids all over creation for the kid's amusement is a terrible waste of resources.
Pinky, Pinky, Pinky. My European friend. There is a basic concept here, that you fail to grasp. Or, at least you fail to incorporate it into your suggestion.
THERE ARE NO PLANS IN AMERICA!!
No ten year plan. No five year plan. No two year plan. Not even a six month plan. Oh, the two parties in charge each has a FOUR year plan. They see - or attempt to see - the future, from one election to the next. And, it ends right there. The whole plan is, "Win the election!"
We, in America, are absolute morons when it comes to planning. Utter frigging MORONS!!
No plans. I'm not even sure that the average politician could understand the concept of a plan, let alone understand and implement a plan. Hell, half of them can't even plan to get laid. That's why we have so many sex scandals, with congress critters paying for prostitutes, or getting caught playing footsies in bathroom stalls, and other really weird shit.
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A molehill doesn't have to be a huge thing to indicate that there are moles around. And, this Bing thing doesn't have to be a big thing either. It only proves that Microsoft resorts to unethical measures at the earliest opportunity. Phht. Thieves are thieves - it's not a big thing at all. In fact, thieves are mostly petty, and common.
In this case, AC should be OA. He is not an Anonymous Coward, but an Obtuse Asshole.
I'm glad to see that some people have their heads on straight. When you purchase a physical item, it is in fact YOURS. Sony has no right to determine how you may or may not use the item you have purchased. Jailbreaking is an honorable pastime, avocation, or even profession. Fuck Sony, and fuck anyone who thinks like Sony.
BULL SHIT. You file a legal document, in which you attest that all the facts set forth are true and correct to the best of your knowledge, then you have committed PERJURY. You lied to your lawyer, to induce him to file the legal document? That's PERJURY. Are you Bill Clinton, trying again to parse words to meaningless noise? In short, don't lie to the court, don't lie to your lawyer, don't lie anytime anywhere that any type of legal "facts" are being discussed. Asshole.
Good one, bored - yes, you CAN connect, if you are determined enough, and have the necessary know-how, along with the equipment. Your post is miles ahead of those worrying about a POTS modem!!
The POTS modem question is rather silly, IMO. The same government that shut down your local ISP's and/or the internet backbone has control of the telephone lines. Think they are going to allow data connections via the telephone lines? DUHHHH
Right on target. I've witnessed many a clerk in a shipping/receiving department using telnet to connect to a server. Not just in-house, but often times across the country. People put those computers in place, and set up their systems 20 years ago, or more, and they aren't about to change. "Don't fix what ain't broke!"
I disagree. I love to hear prima donnas whine and cry. It makes me feel good. All those parasites can whine in harmony, and I may well have an orgasm. Make 'em cry, make 'em whine, make 'em bleed - if I ever get tired of hearing it, we'll just stick a knife into them.
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Hasn't that moronic statement died the death it deserves yet?
Someone who is just an honest and decent person? Hmmmm. I'm reminded of President Grant. That man was honest and decent - but he was surrounded by vultures, and presided over the most corrupt administration in history. Careful what you wish for . . . .
What Galestar has already said. If you're serious, you need to take a look at the REAL business world. I feel safe in stating that every single ISP in America has accepted tax subsidies from the government. That is to say, they've built their networks with your money, my money, everyone's money. You can't run a monopoly in this country, and expect to make all the rules without government regulation. As the article states - this is the "free speech issue" of our times. For the first time in history, the little peons and nobodies of the world can have a voice that reaches around the world. Prior to the internet, to make your voice heard 'round the world, you had to have money, fame, fortune, or a ham radio. Today, all I need is a portion of a paycheck to pay for a computer, and pay a recurring fee for internet access. Free speech. Everyone should be free to access the content that they desire, and to express themselves in whatever way they desire. Everyone - not just the people who can cough up the dough that the ISP demands for that "privilege".
The unseen warning, when submitting a leak: "Your IP address has been logged - expect some unwanted attention from the IRS, the ATF, DEA, Secret Service, as well as various and sundry smut campaigns that can be waged against you, ala Julian Assange."
Actually, when I read the title, my mind translated it to, "Embrace, extend, extinguish." I've been wondering when some other enterprise would follow where Bill Gate's lead . . . . Support for Wikileaks? Never. They mean to beat Julian and company at their own game.
Oh - BTW - I happen to be a product of the "Melting Pot". I don't claim to be Native American, but the link to Leon Shenandoah is - how should I say it? Touching? There is much that the United States and it's people could learn from the Native Americans . . . .
I hope you get modded to the moon, man. That is a superb post. Meanwhile - I recommend David Drake's sci-fi / futuristic war stories. They are good, for two reasons. First, they pretty truly show human nature. Second, like many another Sci-Fi authors - David holds that no matter our technological advances, no matter our tech toys and weapons, no matter where we find ourselves in the universe (or out of this universe), mankind won't change. The only thing that might change us, and our warring ways, is some genuine evolution. And, I certainly DO NOT mean "evolution" in the way that liberals/gays/collectivists mean "evolution". Only if and when our chromosomes change, will we abandon competition, and warfare.
Dude - if the world were PERFECT, and couldn't be improved in any way - we would destroy it, so that we could fight over whose fault it was that the perfect world was destroyed. It's human nature. We don't WANT perfection, security, happiness, or any of that other crap. We want to fight, and we want to prove that we are better than the other guy. Don't believe me? Just look at all the people in the world who worship the very same God, but fight amongst themselves about what God said, or didn't said, or should have said, or whatever the hell else. "transcending" military post? Pfft. You'll have to truly understand the human animal before you can make a "transcending" military post. Mankind thrives on adversity. If he can't find enough adversity, he'll create some. Thank you for your time - now go out and kill something.
Well, Dave - I disagree with the idea of paying the pirates for your ship, then calling it a business expense. Many people disagree with me, but that's alright - you at least have an idea what you're talking about. The guy above, to whom I was responding, has his head inserted firmly into his anterior orifice. His statement that an RPG might sink a ship made that very obvious - if the rest of his post didn't do so. As for making the pirates more willing to kill - ultimately, that is a good thing. The more willing they are to kill, the easier it is for all the wishy-washy masses of the world to understand - they are like mad dogs, and need to be put down. All the rest of their inbred relatives might submit to some sort of governance, if the maddest of the mad dogs are killed off. Bunch of inbred, unruly, ungovernable nomads. They can't even be governed by Islam, LMAO
You're full of shit, if you think an RPG is going to sink a 500 or a 5,000, or a 50,000 ton ship. Small arms is more than sufficient to deter and/or stop a pirate, if you have the men who are determined to use those weapons, as the military trains them to do. Would I be willing? Hell yes. Hey, stupid, the bastards on those boats are pointing weapons at ME! They aren't pointing weapons at the rich sumbitches with money invested - I am at the sharp end of the stick here. Do I shoot back? FUCK YES!!! WTF do you think US naval ships use to deter pirates? Do you think they use deck guns, missiles, and other such stuff? No way. Us, the dumb swabbies, with M-14's, Colt .45's, shotguns and bayonets if necessary.
What do you think we use when we board a potentially hostile ship? Again - M-14's, Colt .45's, shotguns and bayonets.
The only way your RPG scenario is going to sink a ship, or seriously hamper the ship's maneuverability, is if the ship is carrying flammable cargo.
I got your "fuck off", and right back at you.
Oh - did I mention? I have 5 years of sea duty behind me. About one year of that sea duty was spent in the waters we are discussing. Now, come on back with another "fuck off", douchebag.
Please, quote some laws prohibiting ships in international waters from carrying small arms. I think you'll have a very hard time finding them. Please, be specific, and tell us exactly what weapons are prohibited aboard merchant ships. I'm quite sure that deck guns, mortars, and missile systems would be prohibited. How about the captain's personal side arm? You know - a pistol, something to have around just in case of mutiny. International law does NOT prohibit small arms, anywhere, anytime. And, small arms are all that are required to deter pirates. Half a dozen assault rifles, half a dozen shotguns, and pistols. All kept locked up in the small arms locker, and ONLY unlocked when the ship is being threatened. FFS, I hate all the sea lawyers running at the mouth about international law, which only applies to real weapons like 5 inch 54 caliber guns with a range in miles, rather than yards.
You are simply bugfuck crazy. Armed robbers being shot IS NECESSARY. It will be found to be JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE in any court in the world where sanity reigns. Hang your morals in your ass, you sniveling whiner.
Difficult? Hmm. I can manage. Ohhh, I don't claim to be as good as those seals, already mentioned by AC - but I can manage. Sailors get used to the rocking and rolling, and quickly learn to compensate. Sharpshooting from the deck of a ship is only marginally harder than shooting from a more stable platform. The problem with putting marksmen aboard all those ships and boats is a POLITICAL problem. Politicians are fearful of armed seamen. The closer you get to Tripoli, the more fearful they are. Remember, it was mostly sailors who kicked the Barbary pirate's asses. The Marines couldn't put an entire brigade together until relatively recently, historically speaking. Sailors with weapons. Imagine it. Imagine me.
Get everyone an IP address - right. And, once I'm registered as the owner of 1 or 12 or 1200 addresses - where's that anonymity? Hmmmm. Pretty much blown out of the water, right? Oh - I could say that I allowed my son, or my dog, or my boss to use my computer. But, I'm the owner. You can look forward to IPv6 when the politicos, RIAA, and the advertising industry all realize that IPv6 means almost positive identification of the originator of internet traffic. Oh - on the humorous side: "Well, look at THIS, Rufus! That Runaway1956 has a REFRIGERATOR downloading our music! Can you believe it? Does he think we won't figure out that he's a pirate?"
Outside mirrors? Adjust them. Move them out, and down, so that they don't shine right into your eyes. If you REALLY want to see behind you for a moment, move your head a little, so that you can see into the readjusted mirror. Oh - wait. Sorry. That's to easy, to simple, to much like common sense. Like most people, you expect the world to adapt to you, and you won't adapt to the real world.
I propose that if you need assistance in driving, you shouldn't be driving. Driving is simply not that complicated. I've known a number of people who simply weren't very bright, but managed to drive for a lifetime with no accidents. Soccermom Sally? Maybe Sally needs to get with the times. Running those kids all over creation for the kid's amusement is a terrible waste of resources.
Pinky, Pinky, Pinky. My European friend. There is a basic concept here, that you fail to grasp. Or, at least you fail to incorporate it into your suggestion. THERE ARE NO PLANS IN AMERICA!! No ten year plan. No five year plan. No two year plan. Not even a six month plan. Oh, the two parties in charge each has a FOUR year plan. They see - or attempt to see - the future, from one election to the next. And, it ends right there. The whole plan is, "Win the election!" We, in America, are absolute morons when it comes to planning. Utter frigging MORONS!! No plans. I'm not even sure that the average politician could understand the concept of a plan, let alone understand and implement a plan. Hell, half of them can't even plan to get laid. That's why we have so many sex scandals, with congress critters paying for prostitutes, or getting caught playing footsies in bathroom stalls, and other really weird shit.