You nailed it. We always hear these types of 'confessions' from retired people and never the ones in office who have the power to actually change things. This game is as old as the hills. Remember, it was Carter who put Bush in charge of the CIA. Eh, it's our own fault for voting for these crooks. Obviously the voters have learned nothing and really don't care.
A phone hardware vendor has no right to for whatever reason harvest account credentials back to his server without explicit user consent and then on top of that connect back to the mail server with them.
You forget that the government is telling them they must. But don't say anything. It's a secret.
I doubt that self censorship is illegal, but punishing one for speaking out (in the US) clearly is. Until the constitution is amended, the words 'no law' are as absolute as anything can be.
Yeah? Find me any limits written into the document. The only legitimate way to limit speech in the US is to amend the constitution. The process is explicitly written down, in that same constitution.
We can still vote them out, but if we don't make the effort, then I cannot sympathize. The blame still lies directly on the shoulders of the voters that reelect criminals. We are bumping into a fatal flaw of majority rule. We let others vote away our rights.
I see it as 200 years of misinterpretation of the phrase 'no law'. And please note that the amendment does not qualify it in any fashion. That's just shit the courts made up, and people fall for it.
The place is a goddamn dust bowl. I'm surprised a lot more people aren't sick from all the crap (fertilizer, insecticides, etc.) the farmers spill on the ground
The government still changes by means of election...
That remains to be seen, considering the present system still receives a confidence vote of 98%. I will be very interested to see what happens if the D/R ruling party (in power for 150 years now, not too shabby) is ever voted out of office.
Too many studies have already shown what happens to 'good people' when they acquire power. The only solution is to eliminate the power, which is probably physically impossible, but finding ways of disabling the weaponry would be a good start. So, all that's left is to make the best of it, eh? What good is spending your whole life looking over your shoulder?
99% of what is called piracy in this context involves no personal gain by anybody.
Yeah, but the people who did try to cash in certainly attracted a lot of unwanted attention. I think that's what lit the fire under the industry's ass. This is a spinoff of AOL's destruction of the internet.
Sure you are. You just don't 'pilfer' entertainment. And please don't try to separate yourself from what your government and Walmart steal for you so you can enjoy everyday low prices. You simply acquiesce to authority. There's nothing particularly 'moral' about that.
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You nailed it. We always hear these types of 'confessions' from retired people and never the ones in office who have the power to actually change things. This game is as old as the hills. Remember, it was Carter who put Bush in charge of the CIA. Eh, it's our own fault for voting for these crooks. Obviously the voters have learned nothing and really don't care.
A phone hardware vendor has no right to for whatever reason harvest account credentials back to his server without explicit user consent and then on top of that connect back to the mail server with them.
You forget that the government is telling them they must. But don't say anything. It's a secret.
Why do companies feel they're entitled to this kind of information?
Not 'entitled'. It's a safe assumption to make that it's a secret government mandate.
Thank you for confirming that :-)
...the passwords are still within the NSA's reach.
Can you name anything that isn't?
Let's thank Nestle for that as they drain our rivers and aquifers dry while the rest of us are being rationed.
There's plenty of water. It is the corrupt business of distribution that is causing any shortages. Same goes for food and energy.
I doubt that self censorship is illegal, but punishing one for speaking out (in the US) clearly is. Until the constitution is amended, the words 'no law' are as absolute as anything can be.
Yeah? Find me any limits written into the document. The only legitimate way to limit speech in the US is to amend the constitution. The process is explicitly written down, in that same constitution.
We can still vote them out, but if we don't make the effort, then I cannot sympathize. The blame still lies directly on the shoulders of the voters that reelect criminals. We are bumping into a fatal flaw of majority rule. We let others vote away our rights.
Once again the sig makes its point...
I see it as 200 years of misinterpretation of the phrase 'no law'. And please note that the amendment does not qualify it in any fashion. That's just shit the courts made up, and people fall for it.
The place is a goddamn dust bowl. I'm surprised a lot more people aren't sick from all the crap (fertilizer, insecticides, etc.) the farmers spill on the ground
Ayayay!!!
The government still changes by means of election...
That remains to be seen, considering the present system still receives a confidence vote of 98%. I will be very interested to see what happens if the D/R ruling party (in power for 150 years now, not too shabby) is ever voted out of office.
...fear is a good motivator.
Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station. ..
Wasn't long ago Florida officials would show up at your house and cut down your citrus trees because of "undermining of agriculture".
Can you Google that for me? I seem to be having some difficulty here..
Yep... old Ronnie, his entire presidency was an eight year long Dean Martin Roast. His handlers did employ pretty joke writers though.
Too many studies have already shown what happens to 'good people' when they acquire power. The only solution is to eliminate the power, which is probably physically impossible, but finding ways of disabling the weaponry would be a good start. So, all that's left is to make the best of it, eh? What good is spending your whole life looking over your shoulder?
It appears the generic name I was looking for is 'Themoelectric effect'.
99% of what is called piracy in this context involves no personal gain by anybody.
Yeah, but the people who did try to cash in certainly attracted a lot of unwanted attention. I think that's what lit the fire under the industry's ass. This is a spinoff of AOL's destruction of the internet.
...I'm not a moral-less pilferer.
Sure you are. You just don't 'pilfer' entertainment. And please don't try to separate yourself from what your government and Walmart steal for you so you can enjoy everyday low prices. You simply acquiesce to authority. There's nothing particularly 'moral' about that.
He's a programmer...
I hope they make a movie about it.
What, me worry? I know what it's like to swim upstream... but that's where the eggs are
It's all about the commodities market and pricing, very little to do with energy per se.