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  1. Re:I thought this was against the law in Californi on Update: Possible Active Shooter Reported at YouTube HQ (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Her Victims.

    The shooter was apparently a woman.

  2. Re:Ahem on US Suspects Listening Devices in Washington (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I didn't vote for Trump. Try again.

  3. Re:Ahem on US Suspects Listening Devices in Washington (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    It is racist, because it happened to a great extent on BHO administration. That makes it racist. It was a hidden dig. ;)

  4. Government approves their creation via regulation, but does not create them itself.

    Corporations are a creation of the state. Without a corporate charter, approved and sanctioned by the state, they wouldn't exist.

    I was very clear as to what part the state plays in the creation of a corporation. There are all sorts of laws regarding how corporate charters are created, and granted by governments. They are as much a creation of the state as they are of those that are incorporating. It literally takes both to "create" a corporation and therefore, it is equal partners and is part of the "creation" the state grants existence to.

    However, do not mistake their collusion to mean that corporations are state

    I don't make that mistake. They are a creation of the sate. They are subservient to the state, and subject to it. Whereas people are the (supposed) masters of the state. But that hasn't been true for a while now. Only an illusion they allow us to believe.

  5. Re:Ahem on US Suspects Listening Devices in Washington (apnews.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    With the disconnects between various agencies and departments within agencies, I wouldn't be surprised if it was some agency of the US government spying on us. It isn't like they haven't been caught already spying on Americans. But we don't talk about it because THAT would be RACIST!!!!!

  6. Corporations are a creation of the state. Without a corporate charter, approved and sanctioned by the state, they wouldn't exist. Corporatism is just another form of statism. The solution isn't more state, it is less state. A lot less state.

    No doubt, someone will cry out about safety and security, and protecting people from themselves. To that, I'll ask the question, what purpose does it serve when the state prevents a child from having a lemonade stand, by requiring a permit?

  7. Re:I think you need to learn to read on President Trump Slams Amazon For 'Causing Tremendous Loss To the United States' (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Who pays for the year over year losses totaling in the tens of billions?

    https://www.thoughtco.com/post...

    Someone is paying for those losses.

    https://about.usps.com/news/na...

    When businesses operate at losses such as these, they go out of business (ToyRUs)

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/n...

  8. Re:I think you need to learn to read on President Trump Slams Amazon For 'Causing Tremendous Loss To the United States' (cnet.com) · · Score: -1

    I agree with every premise you made, but your conclusion is wrong. As long as the government subsidizes the USPS it will continue to look like a failure being propped up by taxpayers. It isn't Amazon's fault they got a great deal. To fix this, you need to stop running the USPS like a charity and more like a private business.

    It is time the USPS stand on its own or go away.

  9. Please define "Offensive".

    Audience matters. What offends one audience, won't offend another.

  10. Re:Not Facebook's fault on Facebook is Being Sued Over Housing Discrimination (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a whole slew of new code words for people. "Large Yard" becoming "Park Like" is a great example. There are others out there, because the rules (and interpretations) are silly at some point. I saw one that said "Dynamic" was anti black (huh??). Words have meaning, and when you can't convey what you want with certain words, you'll find alternative ones.

    Eventually, I suspect that language will be extinguished by the Political Correctness Police.

  11. Ghee is one of the many pleasures I have in cooking. Most people don't have a clue why it is so good to cook with.

    TBH, I never thought of cooking Popcorn in it. Thanks for that tip!

  12. 50 years ago, it was. :-D

  13. Relevance of Theater on Netflix Banned From Competing At Cannes Film Festival Due To Lack of Theatrical Releases (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd say that most movie houses aren't actually theaters either.

    From Wikipedia

    Theatre or theater[1] is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.

    And My Home Viewing Setup is better than any movie house from 50 years ago (Except maybe the Real Buttered Popcorn)

  14. Re:So it's just like real life? on One Percent of Reddit Users Cause 75 Percent of the Drama (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't like to be wrong. But occasionally I am, and I'll stand corrected. Being correctable is better option than the alternative and defending a position on ignorance.

  15. Re:So it's just like real life? on One Percent of Reddit Users Cause 75 Percent of the Drama (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't want to force people to my view via dictates and pogroms. If I can't convince you with discussion, I'll let you be. Until you use force or coercion to get your way. Modern Liberals are all about conformity of views.

  16. Re:So it's just like real life? on One Percent of Reddit Users Cause 75 Percent of the Drama (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't mind strong feelings/opinions about stuff, I mind that some people don't seem to understand that not everyone is like them. The people who are really annoying are the ones that think EVERYONE SHOULD BE LIKE THEM on whatever topic is at hand. And heaven forbid you get two of them in a group, with different opinions about stuff, that is when all heck breaks loose and everyone else disappears.

  17. Re: You get what you pay for? on Sex Workers Say Porn On Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Filed under "Something Must Be Done! This is Something, Therefore It Must Be Done!!!!"

  18. Re: These days, nobody more conservative on Sex Workers Say Porn On Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    People, organized into groups, are the problems. This group vs that group. This government vs that government. That religion vs the other religion (or lack thereof).

    People are the problem. Every one of us is a problem as long as we want something from someone else. Once you realize that people are the problem, then you'll understand why laws don't stop people from being problems.

  19. Re:Not just sex workers, any explicitly named imag on Sex Workers Say Porn On Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    Backup is only backup if you have it in three different locations, in at least two different formats. Cloud is only one format. Hard Drive (local), CD/DVD, Tape, are all other formats. Everything else is something less than backup. And backups are a bitch to manage, because formats become unusable. Who has a 8 inch floppy drive I can borrow?

  20. Re:What doesn't collect data? on My Cow Game Extracted Your Facebook Data (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You do know why. Because Trump is evil and therefore anything he does is bad. Even if other people did it worse before, he is bad. Therefore He Must Be STOPPED!!!!

  21. This is the state where if you're an illegal alien with a criminal record, you can murder someone and actually get away with it. There is no middle ground.

  22. The state has been run into the ground by tax and spend liberals, who have raised taxes on those that can least afford them? The state that cares more for illegal aliens than its own people? That state? And you blame Prop 13? Excellent denial my friend.

  23. Re:cDc on My Cow Game Extracted Your Facebook Data (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh my. Memories of CDC and Back Orifice. I even had a chance to talk with a couple of the guys from CDC. Good Times!

  24. Prop 47 has made petty crime practically legal in California. The police don't even respond any more. File a police report online. They don't even bother trying any more. Meanwhile crime is up 50% year over year in my city.

    All because people like yourself can't fathom the idea crime should be stopped.

  25. My white cousin was killed by police sitting in a car in his driveway.

    But the subtleties of individual actions baffles liberals.

    Not victim blaming here, but when interacting with police, don't put your hands in your pockets.