What's even sadder is that they'd done Muhammad in 2001 (prior to September), when idiot religious nuts hadn't decided to be insulted by that particular thing.
Yes because a child would never do something they had been asked not to, especially when they know there is no chance of their asker ever finding out.
And no the lunch money for my 6 year old is not his money for him to spend how he wishes, it's for his lunch because I was too disorganized to pack him lunch that day.
Seriously it's not like they can't log traffic and throw you in prison never to be seen again as an example to the rest of the idiots.
If you live in such a country, then sure there are reasons (you can't go all your life without watching donkey porn for some reason, or there's a political statement to make, or whatever), but if you are there temporarily why would you take such a risk?
They managed since the reported connection between two of them and Microsoft is that their attorneys have also represented Microsoft on anti-trust issues.
Because you wouldn't want experienced counsel or anything like that, that's just as good as being a Microsoft subsidiary.
But not everyone is technically savy, some people just want to play some games.
I was getting really lagged during the Ruse open beta (and in that beta lag was a big deal since small amounts of it screwed up the game completely, it seemed anyway). When I checked the traffic counts I saw I was uploading a lot more than I should be. Found the culprit and some web searches and time wasting revealed it was installed by that stupid DDO game I had installed the week before and promptly decided sucked.
I though I did read the dialog boxes, I just didn't comprehend the "it will send enough traffic to lag other things even though you aren't using the game anymore" part.
Welcome to the free market. A business made a decision not to sell a product in some of its stores, which is not "banning it all over the place" or banning it at all.
You are ignoring that the Army and Air Force Exchange Services asked them to do so. That happens to be an agency of the Department of Defence and hence a part of the Government.
They also are the landlords for the stores, and hence could stop allowing gamespot to have stores at all.
So the Government asks someone to not sell something with at least an implicit implication that not obeying would have negative consequences. In what world is that not censorship?
It's not the first time they've pulled such blatant censorship either.
So you don't think anyone should stop scientific research because they believe that testing random drugs and chemicals on third world poor people is evil? After all it will dramatically speed up the release of new drugs and millions of lives might be saved by being a year early.
Sure I disagree with them, but why is their belief any different from my belief that performing drug trials on unsuspecting (and not just uninformed but untold) patients at the "free clinic" shouldn't be allowed? Remember there is a law against it, so in theory this is what American society wants.
yeah, that was one bluff the Democrats should have called - it would benefit them more than it harmed them long term anyway. But apparently they are too stupid to think longer term than "the next election".
You know every single local, state, and federal law that applies to all the jurisdictions you have ever been in? And you haven't broken a single one of them?
That seems pretty unlikely.
Remember there are gems like:
16.53.3372.a:
It is unlawful for any person— (1) to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any fish or wildlife or plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law, treaty, or regulation of the United States or in violation of any Indian tribal law;
So you also need to know all the treaties (and once you know them you'll see you need to know the laws of other nations as well) and the tribal laws of Indian tribes you have never been near too.
Even if it never happens, you've only lost 1 oz of the shiny stuff (I'm assuming you have less than 1300 lbs of gold - of that's not the case then surely you are have better plans than gold bullets, flying the jet to your private island with the slaves to grow food or something for example). And you can likely resell the unused lead anyway in that case.
Of course storage would be a bitch (there's probably environmental regulations too) in the meantime.
For the small time survivalist bullets are better than gold anyway. They'll both perform about the same in a dollar collapse scenario, but bullets will certainly keep their value (if not sky rocket) in those end of civilization scenarios. And you can just store them instead of storing food - the food can be taken from other less wise survivalists after the collapse by using the bullets. If there is no end of the civilization then they'll probably also perform similarly (unless you think the evil central banks are suppressing the price of gold and will stop/not be able to do so in the future.)
Not to mention the possibility that the Feds will impose an asset tax on bank deposits.
There's a simple test. What would cost the rich and powerful a lot? You can be pretty sure the Feds won't do that, so there's your safe place.
My entire family has large amounts of physical cash in various hidden locations. We are converting it to bullion to avoid the upcoming collapse of the dollar.
A little late don't you think? Then again I guess I'll never understand people hording physical cash in the first place.
The nice thing about gold is you can melt it, alloy it and use it in bullets for when things get really bad.
That's a great idea, of course trading 1 oz of gold now for over 1300 lbs of lead might be smarter still if you really think that is a possibility. That way for just a small percentage of your gold you can both keep the shiny stuff and make your own bullets when the post apocalyptic gangs are trying to steal your food and gas.
Plans to not be in the US at that point might be even better...
So you don't know what dogma is, given "belief that X is a prerequisite to being Y" is pretty much the definition that X is a dogma of Y.
And yes the catholic church has it's own more precise definition of dogma - but we aren't talking about catholic theology we are talking about English words (there's nothing in "Traditional physics dogma was that nothing affected decay rates" that implies we should interpret "dogma" to mean anything but the general English word usage).
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What's even sadder is that they'd done Muhammad in 2001 (prior to September), when idiot religious nuts hadn't decided to be insulted by that particular thing.
How do you know he didn't?
Given some of his other remarks he was probably around 10 years old at the time, you expect moral outrage about cold war era funding from children?
And what if he thought the Russians were worse than the Islamic Extremists?
Yes because a child would never do something they had been asked not to, especially when they know there is no chance of their asker ever finding out.
And no the lunch money for my 6 year old is not his money for him to spend how he wishes, it's for his lunch because I was too disorganized to pack him lunch that day.
My kids lunch code is 10 digits.
Seriously he's 6 years old and needs to enter a 10 digit PIN to spend $2.20 on his lunch...
bypasses such firewalls to watch videos?
Seriously it's not like they can't log traffic and throw you in prison never to be seen again as an example to the rest of the idiots.
If you live in such a country, then sure there are reasons (you can't go all your life without watching donkey porn for some reason, or there's a political statement to make, or whatever), but if you are there temporarily why would you take such a risk?
They managed since the reported connection between two of them and Microsoft is that their attorneys have also represented Microsoft on anti-trust issues.
Because you wouldn't want experienced counsel or anything like that, that's just as good as being a Microsoft subsidiary.
So get your hands on them and submit them then.
Their thing is to publish leaked ionformation supplied to them, not to dig up that information themselves.
But not everyone is technically savy, some people just want to play some games.
I was getting really lagged during the Ruse open beta (and in that beta lag was a big deal since small amounts of it screwed up the game completely, it seemed anyway). When I checked the traffic counts I saw I was uploading a lot more than I should be. Found the culprit and some web searches and time wasting revealed it was installed by that stupid DDO game I had installed the week before and promptly decided sucked.
I though I did read the dialog boxes, I just didn't comprehend the "it will send enough traffic to lag other things even though you aren't using the game anymore" part.
I agree it wasn't hidden, it just wasn't obvious.
You are ignoring that the Army and Air Force Exchange Services asked them to do so. That happens to be an agency of the Department of Defence and hence a part of the Government.
They also are the landlords for the stores, and hence could stop allowing gamespot to have stores at all.
So the Government asks someone to not sell something with at least an implicit implication that not obeying would have negative consequences. In what world is that not censorship?
It's not the first time they've pulled such blatant censorship either.
virtual private network, surely.
Or did some group decide to replace a perfectly good name with a crappy one?
"first degree douchebaggery" is not something that courts rule on.
Have you never listened to the Americans? Their definition of socialism is a lot different then the one that I know.
Sure it's on the wrong side according to what I think should be done with research.
But it's about time the executive was reminded that the legislative branch out-ranks it in a lot of areas.
So you don't think anyone should stop scientific research because they believe that testing random drugs and chemicals on third world poor people is evil? After all it will dramatically speed up the release of new drugs and millions of lives might be saved by being a year early.
Sure I disagree with them, but why is their belief any different from my belief that performing drug trials on unsuspecting (and not just uninformed but untold) patients at the "free clinic" shouldn't be allowed? Remember there is a law against it, so in theory this is what American society wants.
yeah, that was one bluff the Democrats should have called - it would benefit them more than it harmed them long term anyway. But apparently they are too stupid to think longer term than "the next election".
Which has nothing to do with importance.
People with kids are more important than everyone else.
2 hours a day???
Yes obviously renting at the 30 minute level when you watch absurd amounts of the stuff is not going to be the most cost effective method.
Just like renting a car on a daily rate would be a silly way to commute to work on a daily basis.
47CFR1.4000 says that they can't stop you from installing an antenna somewhere that is yours for exclusive use - your balcony for example.
Yes if the antenna would have to go in a common area then you are stuck with cable.
But the original post talked about banning visible antennas (not banning antennas on common property) - that is clearly against federal law.
You know every single local, state, and federal law that applies to all the jurisdictions you have ever been in? And you haven't broken a single one of them?
That seems pretty unlikely.
Remember there are gems like:
16.53.3372.a:
So you also need to know all the treaties (and once you know them you'll see you need to know the laws of other nations as well) and the tribal laws of Indian tribes you have never been near too.
How so? The answer then is to not keep your money in the US.
Surprise, surprise the bulk of my money isn't in the US. Practice what you preach and all...
But why not make the trade before that happens?
Even if it never happens, you've only lost 1 oz of the shiny stuff (I'm assuming you have less than 1300 lbs of gold - of that's not the case then surely you are have better plans than gold bullets, flying the jet to your private island with the slaves to grow food or something for example). And you can likely resell the unused lead anyway in that case.
Of course storage would be a bitch (there's probably environmental regulations too) in the meantime.
For the small time survivalist bullets are better than gold anyway. They'll both perform about the same in a dollar collapse scenario, but bullets will certainly keep their value (if not sky rocket) in those end of civilization scenarios. And you can just store them instead of storing food - the food can be taken from other less wise survivalists after the collapse by using the bullets. If there is no end of the civilization then they'll probably also perform similarly (unless you think the evil central banks are suppressing the price of gold and will stop/not be able to do so in the future.)
There's a simple test. What would cost the rich and powerful a lot? You can be pretty sure the Feds won't do that, so there's your safe place.
A little late don't you think? Then again I guess I'll never understand people hording physical cash in the first place.
That's a great idea, of course trading 1 oz of gold now for over 1300 lbs of lead might be smarter still if you really think that is a possibility. That way for just a small percentage of your gold you can both keep the shiny stuff and make your own bullets when the post apocalyptic gangs are trying to steal your food and gas.
Plans to not be in the US at that point might be even better...
It had a color picture on the cover.
Yet inside there were just black letters on white pages bearing no resemblance to the scantily clad lady on the cover.
So you don't know what dogma is, given "belief that X is a prerequisite to being Y" is pretty much the definition that X is a dogma of Y.
And yes the catholic church has it's own more precise definition of dogma - but we aren't talking about catholic theology we are talking about English words (there's nothing in "Traditional physics dogma was that nothing affected decay rates" that implies we should interpret "dogma" to mean anything but the general English word usage).