Actually, you can blame this on the abuses of using the state. It was the legal system here (the state) that failed, allowing two people to abuse it, is nothing short of tyranny.
I think both parties are much better off with this deal being called off
Elitism in a nutshell. You think you know something you know nothing about, and are all the more happy to tell people your view of the world is correct, without any indication you are right. I mean, you could be right, or you could let those involved decide for themselves.
This case was an abuse of the legals system, where two people (elistists like yourself) insist they know better than everyone else. Tyranny by any other name.
This is the first post that clearly states what the problem actually is.
Identity isn't authorization. Biometrics is IDENTITY, not "AUTHORIZATION". I don't want my face to unlock my phone every time. Or my Finger print. Or my blood sample. Or DNA, retinal scan etc.
I want my authorization, which requires an ACT on my part besides just being me (dead or alive).
I create new EMAIL for every account I have to sign up for.
My pattern is kind of along the lines of "Netflix-MyAccount-16@whatveremail.com". One email per account. That way, I know when I signed up for it (2016), and what it is for (Netflix). Each with a unique password only used for that site. It slows me down from signing up for fad of the years and stupid shit, and I know who sells my shit to who, and none of those gets my business again.
If you really want to be "private", hole up in a cave away from anyone so that nobody knows anything about you. Other than that, your privacy is subject to everyone you interact with. Ask any private detective how much information they can gather on someone just by watching their every move. Privacy is an assumption , and an illusion.
Okay, so what you're saying is that in a world wide economics, I have to comply with often mutually excusive rules and laws. I must do this in this jurisdiction, and I am forbidden to do the same thing in another. Good one.
Subjective opinion, not a fact. I have no idea if it is a net gain or loss to humanity, but I suspect it is a loss, due to the totalitarian fascist nature of the law. The problem with Freedom is it is messy.
They aren't all "good and expected outcomes". Good being subjective. Being fined into oblivion for being on the web by an entity that you have never had interaction with, should be problematic for everyone.
Compliance within tyranny is always "expected", and rarely all that "good".
I run a website with worldwide audience. I've also never been to Europe. Tell me why I should comply or face fines to a jurisdiction I've never been to?
No, there is nothing good about any of this, even if the goal is admirable.
It turns out, that people with no standards, can always point to those with standards that fail. They can never be "wrong", since they don't have anything by which you can judge them by.
By speaking out on a politicized topic is trying to influence an outcome. You cannot divorce one from the other. By saying "Trump is wrong" or "Obama is right" or anything else IS influencing an outcome.
Here's the problem with your logic. If you, me, and most other people are "unsure" he is in violation of some particular statute, there is a problem with the statute. Laws ought to be clear and obvious. Vague laws are subject to all sorts of problems, not the least of which is arbitrary application. And that is a huge problem with our current justice system is that on any given day, we all violate some law somewhere. There are so many laws out there, that breathing may actually violate some clean air act (unregulated illegal carbon emissions).
If we have to "guess", even having access to the statutes in question, then that is itself a problem.
In my years here on earth, I've realized that most people are hypocritical to at least some degree. Including me.
The only solution is when one is being hypocritical, and being called on it, that both sides meet and renounce hypocrisy. The problem is, we devolve into 3 year old mentality when confronted by our own hypocrisy rather than admitting it, we point to "worse" hypocrisy as an excuse for our own hypocrisy.
And because enough people play that game that way, we all end up losing, getting more and more hypocritical. The only solution is for the grownups left, those that can see their own hypocrisy without excusing it, to start calling everyone on their own bullshit. Obama wasn't the greatest president, GWB wasn't the worst. They were more or less equal for all intents and purposes. It is only the edges where they differed substantially.
The question is, why do we continue to excuse bad behavior by pointing to other bad behavior? I didn't let my kids get away with it, so why are we letting adults who should know better do it?
Japanese, cars have always fit me better and more comfortably than American cars.
This is largely a myth. Two cars coming off the same production line, one goes left, gets Toyota badging, the other goes right and gets GM. Which one has the higher customer rating? Yup, Toyota. Better life cycle too. Same parts, same labor, same everything, what is the difference?
Turns out, how people VIEW their cars matters. They take care of cars that they think will last, and don't take care of cars that are "cheap". Self fulfilling.
CAFE is stupid "guideline". And until the classify Trucks as part of it, FORD won't be the only company who stops making "cars" in favor of Trucks. That, and at 6'5" (1.95 m), I don't fit in a Smart car.
My car of choice is the CrownVic platform because I am comfortable in it and it lasts forever. But they are getting harder to find.
You can thank the Government for that. That 4.6L V8 sucked gas. Now everyone is buying Explorers(or similar) with the same 4.6l V8 but even more weight, but since it is a "Truck" it doesn't fall under mileage guidelines. Unintended consequences are never addressed. We Must Have Our 45 MPG cars! Who cares if nobody wants them.
America is not like most other places in the world. Nor do we want it to be. We value freedom, in the extreme. Cars are part of that expression. It isn't right or wrong. It just is different.
Why is this a surprise to anyone at this point. I mean the major News operations have been running "RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTION" story for over a year now, on innuendo and whispers from "unnamed sources". Hey look a Porn Star!!!
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Actually, you can blame this on the abuses of using the state. It was the legal system here (the state) that failed, allowing two people to abuse it, is nothing short of tyranny.
I think both parties are much better off with this deal being called off
Elitism in a nutshell. You think you know something you know nothing about, and are all the more happy to tell people your view of the world is correct, without any indication you are right. I mean, you could be right, or you could let those involved decide for themselves.
This case was an abuse of the legals system, where two people (elistists like yourself) insist they know better than everyone else. Tyranny by any other name.
This is the first post that clearly states what the problem actually is.
Identity isn't authorization. Biometrics is IDENTITY, not "AUTHORIZATION". I don't want my face to unlock my phone every time. Or my Finger print. Or my blood sample. Or DNA, retinal scan etc.
I want my authorization, which requires an ACT on my part besides just being me (dead or alive).
I prefer my identity to be proven by a few factors, not just easily spoofed, guessed at, or things possessed.
I create new EMAIL for every account I have to sign up for.
My pattern is kind of along the lines of "Netflix-MyAccount-16@whatveremail.com". One email per account. That way, I know when I signed up for it (2016), and what it is for (Netflix). Each with a unique password only used for that site. It slows me down from signing up for fad of the years and stupid shit, and I know who sells my shit to who, and none of those gets my business again.
It is actually empowering taking control.
You might want to go to your safe space and play with crayons.
Privacy is an illusion.
If you really want to be "private", hole up in a cave away from anyone so that nobody knows anything about you. Other than that, your privacy is subject to everyone you interact with. Ask any private detective how much information they can gather on someone just by watching their every move. Privacy is an assumption , and an illusion.
Okay, so what you're saying is that in a world wide economics, I have to comply with often mutually excusive rules and laws. I must do this in this jurisdiction, and I am forbidden to do the same thing in another. Good one.
Arguing about Popular vote is like arguing over who won the Chess match.
Donald Trump, "Check mate"
Hillary, "But I have more pieces on the board, so really, I won!"
I wonder how people really feel about foreign born convicted felons using their wealth to influence an election.
Subjective opinion, not a fact. I have no idea if it is a net gain or loss to humanity, but I suspect it is a loss, due to the totalitarian fascist nature of the law. The problem with Freedom is it is messy.
They aren't all "good and expected outcomes". Good being subjective. Being fined into oblivion for being on the web by an entity that you have never had interaction with, should be problematic for everyone.
Compliance within tyranny is always "expected", and rarely all that "good".
I run a website with worldwide audience. I've also never been to Europe. Tell me why I should comply or face fines to a jurisdiction I've never been to?
No, there is nothing good about any of this, even if the goal is admirable.
Wow, that's new. I never heard that before.
It turns out, that people with no standards, can always point to those with standards that fail. They can never be "wrong", since they don't have anything by which you can judge them by.
You forget to add in Racist, Sexist, homophobic, bigoted hater. Also Russia, and Porn Stars.
Its like this is your first time trolling the president.
It is free publicity to a washed up, aging porn star. Good for her. Up next, granny porn.
By speaking out on a politicized topic is trying to influence an outcome. You cannot divorce one from the other. By saying "Trump is wrong" or "Obama is right" or anything else IS influencing an outcome.
Here's the problem with your logic. If you, me, and most other people are "unsure" he is in violation of some particular statute, there is a problem with the statute. Laws ought to be clear and obvious. Vague laws are subject to all sorts of problems, not the least of which is arbitrary application. And that is a huge problem with our current justice system is that on any given day, we all violate some law somewhere. There are so many laws out there, that breathing may actually violate some clean air act (unregulated illegal carbon emissions).
If we have to "guess", even having access to the statutes in question, then that is itself a problem.
In my years here on earth, I've realized that most people are hypocritical to at least some degree. Including me.
The only solution is when one is being hypocritical, and being called on it, that both sides meet and renounce hypocrisy. The problem is, we devolve into 3 year old mentality when confronted by our own hypocrisy rather than admitting it, we point to "worse" hypocrisy as an excuse for our own hypocrisy.
And because enough people play that game that way, we all end up losing, getting more and more hypocritical. The only solution is for the grownups left, those that can see their own hypocrisy without excusing it, to start calling everyone on their own bullshit. Obama wasn't the greatest president, GWB wasn't the worst. They were more or less equal for all intents and purposes. It is only the edges where they differed substantially.
The question is, why do we continue to excuse bad behavior by pointing to other bad behavior? I didn't let my kids get away with it, so why are we letting adults who should know better do it?
Yeah, taxes. The solution to every problem! Europe is a great example, how are those knife bans coming along?
Japanese, cars have always fit me better and more comfortably than American cars.
This is largely a myth. Two cars coming off the same production line, one goes left, gets Toyota badging, the other goes right and gets GM. Which one has the higher customer rating? Yup, Toyota. Better life cycle too. Same parts, same labor, same everything, what is the difference?
Turns out, how people VIEW their cars matters. They take care of cars that they think will last, and don't take care of cars that are "cheap". Self fulfilling.
CAFE is stupid "guideline". And until the classify Trucks as part of it, FORD won't be the only company who stops making "cars" in favor of Trucks. That, and at 6'5" (1.95 m), I don't fit in a Smart car.
My car of choice is the CrownVic platform because I am comfortable in it and it lasts forever. But they are getting harder to find.
You can thank the Government for that. That 4.6L V8 sucked gas. Now everyone is buying Explorers(or similar) with the same 4.6l V8 but even more weight, but since it is a "Truck" it doesn't fall under mileage guidelines. Unintended consequences are never addressed. We Must Have Our 45 MPG cars! Who cares if nobody wants them.
America is not like most other places in the world. Nor do we want it to be. We value freedom, in the extreme. Cars are part of that expression. It isn't right or wrong. It just is different.
Why is this a surprise to anyone at this point. I mean the major News operations have been running "RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTION" story for over a year now, on innuendo and whispers from "unnamed sources". Hey look a Porn Star!!!