I presently own a $2700 Toshiba (133 Mhz/144mb RAM) that I bought brand new in 1997 that doesn't crash very often at all, and its original battery still gives reasonable service. Even the CMOS battery hasn't quit yet. It's not my primary machine, but I do like to show it off to visitors.
And I'm also aware that price fixing runs rampant in this business (like far too many others)... to the point where they blow up their factories when the market becomes too saturated, and of course the exploitation of natural disasters doesn't hurt.
They might get caught stepping on the wrong toes. They are following orders. They are too valuable as a propaganda tool to just allow to run wild. And "Arab Spring" is about as real as Arab Unicorns.
They would be held liable regardless.. It was a business decision based on the advice of bean counters and lawyers. However those who don't react negatively to censorship of any kind will obviously approve of this.
Just because you cant afford a $399.00 ipad/androidpad/low end laptop...
Sez you... Despite the slave labor, Computing devices in the USA are NOT dirt dirt cheap.. These things stay high priced because idiots will pay it. Maybe the price could be justified if the device could be considered a "durable good". But they're crap. designed to break down faster than a biodegradable plastic shopping bag. And that's not even considering the upgrade treadmill.
Bla bla bla... try reading the rest of my post. The amendment says what it says. It is very exact. It grants no exceptions. The restrictions are illegal. Want restrictions? Put them in the constitution.
Wait.. what? This sounds like a presidential election. You get pissed off at the republicans, so you vote democrat. Turns out the democrats are the same thing, so you go back to the republicans?? That does not compute
Free speech is the freedom to speak freely, period. no exceptions. Anything less is NOT free. You have no right to put conditions such as being a journalist or publisher. And if you can drink beer in public without creating a disturbance then of course you have that right (Don't know why you'd bring something like that up). And... I've already stated that the 1st amendment has no teeth, so I see no use in comparing the two countries in that regard. But the fact is the US has a specific rule that says Congress shall make NO law... not no unreasonable law.. Nobody else has that. The only truly legal means to limit free speech (beyond the decibel level) in the states is to amend its constitution. Loose, lazy interpretation of the statute does not qualify.
The only trustworthy option is to run your own web crawler. And even then you can't trust your service provider not to spy on you. In light of this, short answer is 'no'.
These corrupt 'terrorism' acts aren't even worth my contempt. And regardless of the fact that the American's 1st amendment is toothless, at least free speech is codified into law there. With its slander and libel laws on top of the terrorism acts, the UK doesn't even come close. This is a free speech issue. Being able to use information for nefarious purposes doesn't make it any less so. Yeah, he might be acquitted, but he has to go through hell to get there. Who's going to compensate him for lost time and money, eh? None of what I am saying means the government can't observe his actions, but gathering information is perfectly within his rights. It's time to put the dogs on a leash
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Molecules are broken down and reassembled all the time. Why can't the same thing happen with atoms? Nothing new is being created.
There's a finite supply of fusable elements and they're using them up.
There is? Sounds like speculation based on limited data to me. What can fuse can also defuse, no?
*GASP* No way!
What will it take to get us upset enough to leave our collective couch, do you think?
In no particular order:
1) A full bladder
2) An empty stomach
3) Commercial break
Only then will people see how disgustingly filthy this system is, from bottom to top.
All you have to do is convince them any alternative is worse. Mission accomplished!
Do you really think that all 3 million of those soldiers are prepared to fire upon their countrymen?
Well, if the civil war, with the death of some 625,000 was any indication, I would have to say it's quite possible.
I presently own a $2700 Toshiba (133 Mhz/144mb RAM) that I bought brand new in 1997 that doesn't crash very often at all, and its original battery still gives reasonable service. Even the CMOS battery hasn't quit yet. It's not my primary machine, but I do like to show it off to visitors.
And I'm also aware that price fixing runs rampant in this business (like far too many others)... to the point where they blow up their factories when the market becomes too saturated, and of course the exploitation of natural disasters doesn't hurt.
They might get caught stepping on the wrong toes. They are following orders. They are too valuable as a propaganda tool to just allow to run wild. And "Arab Spring" is about as real as Arab Unicorns.
A low cost way of installing a more palatable friendly dictator. Though Twitter was used, it was hardly a "grass roots" event by any means
They would be held liable regardless.. It was a business decision based on the advice of bean counters and lawyers. However those who don't react negatively to censorship of any kind will obviously approve of this.
Just because you cant afford a $399.00 ipad/androidpad/low end laptop...
Sez you... Despite the slave labor, Computing devices in the USA are NOT dirt dirt cheap.. These things stay high priced because idiots will pay it. Maybe the price could be justified if the device could be considered a "durable good". But they're crap. designed to break down faster than a biodegradable plastic shopping bag. And that's not even considering the upgrade treadmill.
In the end one have to decide what is more important, principles or instant gratification.
Right now it's price. Damn things and computers in general are an enormous ripoff.
How the hell does one of the most hated companies become so popular?
The same way traveling salesmen and carnival hucksters win elections
Bla bla bla... try reading the rest of my post. The amendment says what it says. It is very exact. It grants no exceptions. The restrictions are illegal. Want restrictions? Put them in the constitution.
This requires dredging up the old movie quote, "What do you call it when assassins accuse the assassin?"
Most of the cutbacks are in salaries and benefits. Things that only affect the grunts.
Google was honest...
I have to admit the same goes for the republicans
Microsoft made a promise that it couldn't* keep...
*replace with 'wouldn't'
Ditto for the democrats...
I guess we're in real trouble if the only alternative is GoDaddy, Twitter, or Facebook
...we are now back talking with Google.
Wait.. what? This sounds like a presidential election. You get pissed off at the republicans, so you vote democrat. Turns out the democrats are the same thing, so you go back to the republicans?? That does not compute
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Well, we might able to introduce privacy on the internet when we are able to cut ourselves free of AT&T's wire. For now sneakernet is the only way
Free speech is the freedom to speak freely, period. no exceptions. Anything less is NOT free. You have no right to put conditions such as being a journalist or publisher. And if you can drink beer in public without creating a disturbance then of course you have that right (Don't know why you'd bring something like that up). And... I've already stated that the 1st amendment has no teeth, so I see no use in comparing the two countries in that regard. But the fact is the US has a specific rule that says Congress shall make NO law... not no unreasonable law.. Nobody else has that. The only truly legal means to limit free speech (beyond the decibel level) in the states is to amend its constitution. Loose, lazy interpretation of the statute does not qualify.
Maybe it's best to just wade through all the spam that's swamping the journal system..
Have a better suggestion?
The only trustworthy option is to run your own web crawler. And even then you can't trust your service provider not to spy on you. In light of this, short answer is 'no'.
These corrupt 'terrorism' acts aren't even worth my contempt. And regardless of the fact that the American's 1st amendment is toothless, at least free speech is codified into law there. With its slander and libel laws on top of the terrorism acts, the UK doesn't even come close. This is a free speech issue. Being able to use information for nefarious purposes doesn't make it any less so. Yeah, he might be acquitted, but he has to go through hell to get there. Who's going to compensate him for lost time and money, eh? None of what I am saying means the government can't observe his actions, but gathering information is perfectly within his rights. It's time to put the dogs on a leash
DuckDuckGo has a mention of data privacy day on their frontpage...
And I have some beautiful Florida swampland for sale that's worth ten times any internet 'privacy' policy you can dredge up