I read fiction (even fantasy fiction) because I like to hear a good story. Whether the actors are real or not is irrelevant. We're not studying history.
If you didn't find a woman in your bed and you don't think there's a woman in your own house, I'm pretty sure I can trust your verdict. Given the large number of planets I'm sure that life existd but the point is that it's fashionable to say that life is resilient. It is up to a point, but no more.
Well, we're pretty sure that intelligent life isn't there - at least none that has anything similar to a technological base. Not even close. There would surely have been numerous signs by now.
Decades down the line I may look like a fool for saying this, but I'm willing to stick my scrawny neck out and unequivocally state that there's no life on any planet other than Earth in our solar system.
If life really was so resilient we would have found ample traces of it on every other planet. The fact that we haven't yet found anything in our own solar system tells us that Earth itself has something very special which is absolutely necessary to life.
To those who say that the Internet is only used by a very small percent of people and that individuals "on the ground" don't care about it and that it doesn't bring real change, tell me why censoring the Internet is the FIRST step taken by authoritarian governments when protests arise?
What puzzles me is how can the US (or any country) make a law that can possibly apply to what a citizen of another country does outside the US?
Assange is Australian. He never committed any "crime" on US soil. How the hell can any US law be legally binding on him? It has to be either an Australian law or the law of the land where he's staying. Or do I not understand what's going on?
The US cannot for example pass a law saying "Shouting 'zigaboob' in Italy in a public space" is illegal. It can only say it's illegal in the US...
This is why I never use my Kindle to make purchases from Amazon. I get the books from elsewhere and manually transfer them on. Plus I never switch on the Kindle's Internet connection except for updates.
It depresses me that the we can't even coordinate together on something as trivial as moving to IPv6 when IPv4 addresses are clearly running out. How the fuck can we ever coordinate when our planet is in REAL trouble like if an asteroid is going to hit or even climate change?
This really shouldn't surprise anyone. I've long known that Facebook's like button is really slow and this seems to confirm my suspicions. I'd love it if Google came up with something similar - buzz is too much effort. Just a "like' button would be great.
Good points, and I see where you're coming from. Of course in this case, there's no "risk" associated. Which makes me think there's something else going on since you can always email an owner and tell him/her that their revenue generating site (which hasn't yet been proven illegal) is being shut down.
But will they seize your car without trying to contact you? I mean will you wake up one morning and find your car gone with a paper note in its place saying "We took it!"
My point is that people are required to be informed about stuff happening to them. You can't just decide beforehand what's going to be done and then do it without giving the other guy a chance to explain.
I'm interested in point "0" with the phrase in brackets, namely: "if in fact the illegal activity can be proved"
To prove such a thing, doesn't the person who's allegedly using the property get to defend his or her actions?
Doesn't it require due process in order to label a particular act as criminal in the first place? And doesn't that involve the right to defend your act before it's labelled as criminal?
Just registered a complaint. This is the right thing to do. People and corporations must be made aware that they have no right to hang on to user's personal data without giving them the choice to export it in an easy and convenient way.
Won't it be nice if someone sues a carrier for not providing updates because of which their phone was hacked and valuable data lost? It'll be like a wet dream come true for me:D
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One of the funniest comments ever!
I read fiction (even fantasy fiction) because I like to hear a good story. Whether the actors are real or not is irrelevant. We're not studying history.
If you didn't find a woman in your bed and you don't think there's a woman in your own house, I'm pretty sure I can trust your verdict. Given the large number of planets I'm sure that life existd but the point is that it's fashionable to say that life is resilient. It is up to a point, but no more.
Well, we're pretty sure that intelligent life isn't there - at least none that has anything similar to a technological base. Not even close. There would surely have been numerous signs by now.
Decades down the line I may look like a fool for saying this, but I'm willing to stick my scrawny neck out and unequivocally state that there's no life on any planet other than Earth in our solar system.
If life really was so resilient we would have found ample traces of it on every other planet. The fact that we haven't yet found anything in our own solar system tells us that Earth itself has something very special which is absolutely necessary to life.
To those who say that the Internet is only used by a very small percent of people and that individuals "on the ground" don't care about it and that it doesn't bring real change, tell me why censoring the Internet is the FIRST step taken by authoritarian governments when protests arise?
What puzzles me is how can the US (or any country) make a law that can possibly apply to what a citizen of another country does outside the US?
Assange is Australian. He never committed any "crime" on US soil. How the hell can any US law be legally binding on him? It has to be either an Australian law or the law of the land where he's staying. Or do I not understand what's going on? The US cannot for example pass a law saying "Shouting 'zigaboob' in Italy in a public space" is illegal. It can only say it's illegal in the US...
Ouch. Shouldn't have used your real username there...
I would rather the government used my money to administer justice instead of revenge.
And newborn babies and children are heavily protected too. You can't enslave them in cages for example.
Do dolphins try to escape captivity?
Once slaves were born into captivity, they pretty much stopped trying to escape as well.
This is why I never use my Kindle to make purchases from Amazon. I get the books from elsewhere and manually transfer them on. Plus I never switch on the Kindle's Internet connection except for updates.
It depresses me that the we can't even coordinate together on something as trivial as moving to IPv6 when IPv4 addresses are clearly running out. How the fuck can we ever coordinate when our planet is in REAL trouble like if an asteroid is going to hit or even climate change?
This really shouldn't surprise anyone. I've long known that Facebook's like button is really slow and this seems to confirm my suspicions. I'd love it if Google came up with something similar - buzz is too much effort. Just a "like' button would be great.
How convenient.
Good points, and I see where you're coming from. Of course in this case, there's no "risk" associated. Which makes me think there's something else going on since you can always email an owner and tell him/her that their revenue generating site (which hasn't yet been proven illegal) is being shut down.
But will they seize your car without trying to contact you? I mean will you wake up one morning and find your car gone with a paper note in its place saying "We took it!"
My point is that people are required to be informed about stuff happening to them. You can't just decide beforehand what's going to be done and then do it without giving the other guy a chance to explain.
I'm interested in point "0" with the phrase in brackets, namely: "if in fact the illegal activity can be proved" To prove such a thing, doesn't the person who's allegedly using the property get to defend his or her actions?
Doesn't it require due process in order to label a particular act as criminal in the first place? And doesn't that involve the right to defend your act before it's labelled as criminal?
Isn't due process a constitutionally guaranteed right in the US?
If you want to register a complaint, here is the page where Google allows you to do so: http://www.google.com/mail/help/contacts_export_confirm.html
Just registered a complaint. This is the right thing to do. People and corporations must be made aware that they have no right to hang on to user's personal data without giving them the choice to export it in an easy and convenient way.
I disagree. I find google images so much better now instead of having to go page after page - and I can now select exactly what sized images I want.
And this marked "Troll" why exactly?
Won't it be nice if someone sues a carrier for not providing updates because of which their phone was hacked and valuable data lost? It'll be like a wet dream come true for me :D