OH NOES, what will I ever do without being told "thank you" and about what a nice guy I am. Yeah it never goes any further than that outside of geek fantasies.
You seem to think you're entitled to sex for helping someone with computer issues, or that a "thank you" is insufficient payment for a favor: I'm guessing you don't get told you're a nice guy very often.
I'm also free to decide to not associate with him in any way whether or not that opinion is based on fact or conjecture. PayPal is afforded the exact same rights that I am.
In my opinion, this is yet another example of why corporations deserve LESS rights than real citizens, not the same or more.
Furthermore, you didn't say you would associate with him. Paypal on the other hand has agreed to transfer funds for all legal transactions. Singling out this one because they think/hope he's guilty or disagree with him, or wish to curry favor with those government powers that have already decided his fate, no, that's not legitimate. Legal of course.
Sure, but I think it's in our interests to keep the two issues separate. It's already too easy for the enemies of privacy to spout nonsense like "If you're opposed to this, you're supporting DRUG DEALER TERRORISTS PEDOPHILES!!!!!" I think we'd be wise to focus on how this is yet another invasion of privacy, and not allow the issue to be tied to drug legalization.
I heard from a guy that Al quaeda has infiltrated parliament and put secret brain bugs in their brains to control them. A skull cavity examination will exonerate the legitimate politicians. Just let a doctor perform exploratory surgery on your brain, and you'll be allowed to continue politicking.
Basically, Assange's lawyers have made up a lot of shit about this case, and people like you are eating it up.
I find it odd that you assume Assange's lawyers are making things up. Between wikileaks and government, the government has a longer track record of lying to get what they want.
Settings->Restrictions->In-App Purchases and turn it Off. Problem solved with no parental excuses. While there are there might as well setup any other restrictions that are needed.
Reading TFA:
Madison's mother let her download Smurfberries with the help of her older sister, who knew the family's iTunes password. From there, Madison went on a Smurfberry binge on the family iPad.
Getting the password is a much higher barrier than changing a setting, so while changing the setting may have prevented this, I think the older sister would have been able to change that pretty easily. I'd say the real problem is giving your kids access to your credit card indirectly.
That said, charging 15 to 99 dollars for things in a kids game is absurd. I'm not saying we need legislation to protect the kids here, but that's extremely shady on pocket gems' part.
Did taking about that toaster or microwave to see how it worked enable people around the world to download free toast that someone else spent tons of time making?
"Tons of time" making toast? Downloading toast? Cars?
I want to thank you for this enlightening comparison of software to toast. I really had a hard time understanding software piracy, but toast I understand, so I have a whole new handle on the subject.
I did a google search to make sure they hadn't been released. The most recent news on it was from early February that it might be kind of boring, a dud. Anyway, I too am waiting for it and am wondering why they don't release it now.
it's now an Assange fan club, of no real importance or effectiveness
I disagree, it's at most distracting from their mission by giving cable news fluff to focus on rather than the actual important stuff, but Fox news reporting on alleged rapes rather than the corruption they exposed was never the goal. If they ever release the incriminating documents on bank of America, and they prove actually incriminating or surprising (as opposed to stuff like "they're incompetent and abusive to customers" which we knew already), the Assange circus won't prevent that.
If the documents prove Bank of America is intentionally, systematically stealing houses by foreclosing on them improperly, Assange could have a sex webcam show and yet wikileaks will still have been quite effective. Bank of America would still have to face the music. Or rather, Bank of America would get a slap on the wrist, but that's not because of Assange, and a slap on the wrist for bad behavior is still slightly better than nothing at all.
That said, I really hope he doesn't put on a sex show. Bad mental images...
I know, but the target we're talking about are cut from the same cloth of people who stand outside abortion clinics with pictures of aborted fetuses. If you send them pictures of that, they'll take it as further proof they're on the right side.
That describes their signs, what they're saying, and pretty much what they're all about, so I think anonymous have to dig -really- deep to find something offensive to them. Like as in "that which offends anonymous won't phase WBC."
Honestly I think faxing them bible quotes would annoy them more. That whole "Love thy neighbor" thing is either crossed out in their bibles, or is pretty narrowly defined. "Do unto others etc" must annoy the shit out of them.
For that matter, WBC may not be involved at all. Those knuckle-draggers inventing a fight with anonymous to get attention seems far too complex and subtle for WBC to have thought up. The group stands outside of funerals with signs: they don't strike me as genius viral marketers.
Maybe anonymous is just effectively trolling itself publicly?
It's only an underhanded cheat when the other party does it.
I'm not sure whether it's optimistic or pessimistic, but I think most members of congress probably realize how underhanded and cheating it is while they themselves do it. Maybe with a little "Eh, the other guy would have done more" or "Eh, voters should have voted for someone else" or "When I was younger, this would have bothered me, but after those protests about me not wearing a flag pin nearly cost me reelection, I don't give a fuck."
Congress people at the national level don't really seem to be -stupid- or deluded, I think it's more that you don't get there without a certain willingness to compromise some of your principles.
Effect is still the same, but there's a subtle difference.
whether Obama presses a physical red button under his desk
Hmm, I'm imagining it now:
"My fellow Americans,
I sincerely apologize for shutting down the Internet. You see, I asked them to put the Internet killswitch on the left side under my desk, they accidentally put it on the right side, right next to the trap door button. The ambassador from Bulgaria was in the oval office, and I don't know if you've ever met a Bulgarian, but I'm pretty sure they are all assholes. Anyway, he said something about Chicago, and that really pushed my button so I decided to push his button, amirite? Ahem... Well, suffice to say, I pushed the wrong button, I sincerely regret this incident."
Hopefully before crude oil hits $250 a barrel [wordpress.com] (which will happen sometime around 2035 or later) and the world spins out of control.
Seems like we wouldn't need to get 100% of our energy to renewable to avoid that. Seems like if everyone switched to electric cars for their personal transportation, that would bring down oil prices for things like semi trucks that can't run on electricity. No renewables actually required, the cars could all be running off of coal electricity.
Obviously we're too dumb to actually make that happen, people will keep whining about gas prices but won't get electric cars, and we'll subsidize gas prices even more than we do now, encouraging people to keep guzzling gas.
DNA evidence is oft perceived as a smoking gun -- absolute proof that you were at the scene; However, the presence of your DNA as evidence should be considered similar to finding a sock, monogrammed handkerchief, or other personal item that belongs to you. Someone can plant a stolen item much as they can plant the DNA you leave behind.
Ah. I can agree to it in that context. I thought you were talking in a privacy context, that your DNA sequence should be public knowledge, like in "GATTACA."
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OH NOES, what will I ever do without being told "thank you" and about what a nice guy I am. Yeah it never goes any further than that outside of geek fantasies.
You seem to think you're entitled to sex for helping someone with computer issues, or that a "thank you" is insufficient payment for a favor: I'm guessing you don't get told you're a nice guy very often.
I'm also free to decide to not associate with him in any way whether or not that opinion is based on fact or conjecture. PayPal is afforded the exact same rights that I am.
In my opinion, this is yet another example of why corporations deserve LESS rights than real citizens, not the same or more.
Furthermore, you didn't say you would associate with him. Paypal on the other hand has agreed to transfer funds for all legal transactions. Singling out this one because they think/hope he's guilty or disagree with him, or wish to curry favor with those government powers that have already decided his fate, no, that's not legitimate. Legal of course.
More to the point, why are drugs banned?
Sure, but I think it's in our interests to keep the two issues separate. It's already too easy for the enemies of privacy to spout nonsense like "If you're opposed to this, you're supporting DRUG DEALER TERRORISTS PEDOPHILES!!!!!" I think we'd be wise to focus on how this is yet another invasion of privacy, and not allow the issue to be tied to drug legalization.
The bullet trains in Japan have been equipped with earthquake warning systems since 92. Makes sense, given the trains are running over a hundred miles an hour, and there are so many earthquakes there.
I heard from a guy that Al quaeda has infiltrated parliament and put secret brain bugs in their brains to control them. A skull cavity examination will exonerate the legitimate politicians. Just let a doctor perform exploratory surgery on your brain, and you'll be allowed to continue politicking.
Basically, Assange's lawyers have made up a lot of shit about this case, and people like you are eating it up.
I find it odd that you assume Assange's lawyers are making things up. Between wikileaks and government, the government has a longer track record of lying to get what they want.
Settings->Restrictions->In-App Purchases and turn it Off. Problem solved with no parental excuses. While there are there might as well setup any other restrictions that are needed.
Reading TFA:
Madison's mother let her download Smurfberries with the help of her older sister, who knew the family's iTunes password. From there, Madison went on a Smurfberry binge on the family iPad.
Getting the password is a much higher barrier than changing a setting, so while changing the setting may have prevented this, I think the older sister would have been able to change that pretty easily. I'd say the real problem is giving your kids access to your credit card indirectly.
That said, charging 15 to 99 dollars for things in a kids game is absurd. I'm not saying we need legislation to protect the kids here, but that's extremely shady on pocket gems' part.
Did taking about that toaster or microwave to see how it worked enable people around the world to download free toast that someone else spent tons of time making?
"Tons of time" making toast? Downloading toast? Cars?
I want to thank you for this enlightening comparison of software to toast. I really had a hard time understanding software piracy, but toast I understand, so I have a whole new handle on the subject.
I did a google search to make sure they hadn't been released. The most recent news on it was from early February that it might be kind of boring, a dud. Anyway, I too am waiting for it and am wondering why they don't release it now.
it's now an Assange fan club, of no real importance or effectiveness
I disagree, it's at most distracting from their mission by giving cable news fluff to focus on rather than the actual important stuff, but Fox news reporting on alleged rapes rather than the corruption they exposed was never the goal. If they ever release the incriminating documents on bank of America, and they prove actually incriminating or surprising (as opposed to stuff like "they're incompetent and abusive to customers" which we knew already), the Assange circus won't prevent that.
If the documents prove Bank of America is intentionally, systematically stealing houses by foreclosing on them improperly, Assange could have a sex webcam show and yet wikileaks will still have been quite effective. Bank of America would still have to face the music. Or rather, Bank of America would get a slap on the wrist, but that's not because of Assange, and a slap on the wrist for bad behavior is still slightly better than nothing at all.
That said, I really hope he doesn't put on a sex show. Bad mental images...
They were removed from the online store because they were found to be wiki-leaky.
I know, but the target we're talking about are cut from the same cloth of people who stand outside abortion clinics with pictures of aborted fetuses. If you send them pictures of that, they'll take it as further proof they're on the right side.
With religiously inappropriate content
That describes their signs, what they're saying, and pretty much what they're all about, so I think anonymous have to dig -really- deep to find something offensive to them. Like as in "that which offends anonymous won't phase WBC."
Honestly I think faxing them bible quotes would annoy them more. That whole "Love thy neighbor" thing is either crossed out in their bibles, or is pretty narrowly defined. "Do unto others etc" must annoy the shit out of them.
"We count Beatrice Hall among our Anonymous forebears"
Beatrice Hall, who you just named, is "anonymous"?
You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means.
For that matter, WBC may not be involved at all. Those knuckle-draggers inventing a fight with anonymous to get attention seems far too complex and subtle for WBC to have thought up. The group stands outside of funerals with signs: they don't strike me as genius viral marketers. Maybe anonymous is just effectively trolling itself publicly?
Based on the youtube hits, I can't imagine why
Wand of gameleon intro
Pretty much -anything- on newgrounds would make a better intro to a game than that.
It's only an underhanded cheat when the other party does it.
I'm not sure whether it's optimistic or pessimistic, but I think most members of congress probably realize how underhanded and cheating it is while they themselves do it. Maybe with a little "Eh, the other guy would have done more" or "Eh, voters should have voted for someone else" or "When I was younger, this would have bothered me, but after those protests about me not wearing a flag pin nearly cost me reelection, I don't give a fuck."
Congress people at the national level don't really seem to be -stupid- or deluded, I think it's more that you don't get there without a certain willingness to compromise some of your principles.
Effect is still the same, but there's a subtle difference.
whether Obama presses a physical red button under his desk
Hmm, I'm imagining it now:
"My fellow Americans,
I sincerely apologize for shutting down the Internet. You see, I asked them to put the Internet killswitch on the left side under my desk, they accidentally put it on the right side, right next to the trap door button. The ambassador from Bulgaria was in the oval office, and I don't know if you've ever met a Bulgarian, but I'm pretty sure they are all assholes. Anyway, he said something about Chicago, and that really pushed my button so I decided to push his button, amirite? Ahem... Well, suffice to say, I pushed the wrong button, I sincerely regret this incident."
2050 is the timeframe both of you main energy sources are expected to be almost all gone.
It's okay, NAT is the solution there.
My generation had a pain in the ass dealing with all the bullshit that mere existence dished out
New idea for renewable energy: round up the baby boomers and make them run in a giant treadmill.
Hopefully before crude oil hits $250 a barrel [wordpress.com] (which will happen sometime around 2035 or later) and the world spins out of control.
Seems like we wouldn't need to get 100% of our energy to renewable to avoid that. Seems like if everyone switched to electric cars for their personal transportation, that would bring down oil prices for things like semi trucks that can't run on electricity. No renewables actually required, the cars could all be running off of coal electricity. Obviously we're too dumb to actually make that happen, people will keep whining about gas prices but won't get electric cars, and we'll subsidize gas prices even more than we do now, encouraging people to keep guzzling gas.
Is it maybe because you've been to too many presentations using green lasers?
An anti-green-laser pointer would be nice. Presenters: why not just use a regular red laser pointer? Green ones always seem to be too bright.
Points finger and Sony customers and goes *Ha Ha*
Yep. Me, I only purchase goods from companies who are complete saints. That's why I am typing this on a computer I made out of grass, sand, and rocks.
DNA evidence is oft perceived as a smoking gun -- absolute proof that you were at the scene; However, the presence of your DNA as evidence should be considered similar to finding a sock, monogrammed handkerchief, or other personal item that belongs to you. Someone can plant a stolen item much as they can plant the DNA you leave behind.
Ah. I can agree to it in that context. I thought you were talking in a privacy context, that your DNA sequence should be public knowledge, like in "GATTACA."