The GP's point was that the apps aren't "banned", they just aren't available from the official store. With an iDevice, you could argue that to be the correct terminology since you can't get apps any other way short of jailbreaking. With Android however, removing the apps doesn't mean that individual users are banned from using them.
While US military action has caused the deaths of many civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, insurgent activities have caused even more civilian deaths. Based on this data from last year in Afghanistan, they're responsible for 3/4 of the civilian casualties.
Terrorism hurts everyone. Bin Laden's death is a victory for the entire world.
The Bailout started under Bush, you might recall. But regardless off whose idea it was, it hasn't been the massive waste of money that you present it as. As of June last year, 75% of the money had been repaid. And the government was actually turning a profit on what it was getting back.
Opposing the Bailout is one thing; personally, I think that it sets a bad precedent to loan out that much money with no consequences. But to present it as the sole cause of the deficit and to blame it exclusively on Democrats is simply incorrect. If you want the true cause of the deficit, the fact is that the recession is to blame. But massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans (which cost more than the new healthcare law) and two foreign wars, none of which were paid for certainly didn't help.
AGE means "anti-government elements". PGF means "pro-government forces". Even if you assume that all the "other" deaths are being caused by PGF, the anti-government side is killing the vast majority of civilians.
What do you have against Netflix? Your comment and sig are both quite critical, seemingly apropos of nothing. We're not talking about the merit of services which you have to keep paying in order to use (you could have also mentioned Rhaposdy or World of Warcraft or a number of other things), we're talking about whether a short credit for one of those services is good compensation for an outage and breach like this.
GP's criticism is valid, I think. Hell, since you brought up Netflix, don't they give 1 month free trials? And Microsoft gives 1 month trials of Xbox Live with game purchases. 1 month of PSN+ is worth fuck all.
It seems like the US is locked in a vicious cycle with our current defense situation. Radicals wanted us out of the middle east, so they attacked us. So what do we do? Topple two regimes and commit ourselves to a long stay in the region.
The US has the ability to project power (and thus influence) anywhere in the world. But does that really help our domestic security? The current threats we face are not from invasion but from terrorism. The only way we can combat terrorism with our military is by invading every country where terrorists hide, and all that does is trade civilian casualties for military casualties (in greater numbers) as the terrorists kill our soldiers.
Defense spending is the problem, not the solution.
I know this is Slashdot, but at least read the goddamn summary. 41% of their agents working to solve "cyber" crimes are working against child pornography.
People use the wrong terminology for things all the time. Consider what the term "hacker" has come to mean in contrast to its original meaning.
If you want to see communism in action (not "communism"), look at the kibbutz system in Israel. You'll find a distinct lack of totalitarianism and murder.
I recall reading in the comments on that last article that the software had a "fudge factor" built in so that people couldn't use it for stalking. You would have had to edit the source yourself to get an exact picture of what data it was accumulating.
Given that Comscore has also had issues with spyware in the past, I'm not sure I'd trust them. If you can find another source for that iOS vs Android data though, please share it. It would be earthshaking, if it were true.
It was featured on QI. It's quite ironic that people are just blindly repeating it, considering the show's theme is "question what you think you know".
How exactly are you suffering because porn exists in the.com TLD? As it stands, people are able to filter whatever they choose. Nice combination of an ad hominem and a strawman, though.
This isn't going to change the status quo, all it'll do is provoke a land rush for new domains that users will ignore. When was the last time you went to a.mobi? How about a.travel?.pro?
Since sales taxes have a bigger impact on low income Americans, I doubt they'd have an issue with it ideologically.
When the Republicans say they're anti-tax, what they mean is they're anti-tax for the wealthy. The thing that might stop the bill is that a Democrat proposed it, which isn't related to its content.
I would lay the blame for the cheating in PS3 games squarely at the feet of the developers. The Modern Warfare games where apparently "unplayable" after Geohotz published the keys.
The closed environment on consoles made developers lazy and they forgot rule number 1: DON'T TRUST THE CLIENT. PS3 gamers should be mad, but their anger is focused in the wrong place.
Wellbutrin (generic: Bupropion) is a good alternative if you get those side effects. Between it and TMS my depression is under control for the first time in years, without the side effects of some of the other things I've tried.
The problem is that since the Republicans are far better at politics than the Democrats, Obama's attempts at compromise move him steadily to the right. Between that and the fact that the way his administration has been run with regards to transparency, openness, and accountability is exactly the same as the one before, it's no wonder his base is demoralized.
I voted for Obama the first time. Hell, I canvassed for him. I won't be doing so again. I'll probably vote for him simply because the Republican candidate will be much worse, but I won't be contributing to his campaign either with money or by volunteering. He hasn't lived up to his promises.
To be fair, it was congress congress that made it impossible to close Guantanamo. Obama's administration complained quite strongly at the time, but they're bound by the law.
So the Democrats get the rap for that one, not Obama. He still has a lot to answer to his supporters for, though.
They do pay sales tax in states where they have a physical presence, or rather their customers do. I pay Kentucky sales tax whenever I buy something from Amazon, and I have no problem doing so. If people in other states aren't paying the use tax, how is that Amazon's fault? It has no say in how those people file their tax returns.
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The GP's point was that the apps aren't "banned", they just aren't available from the official store. With an iDevice, you could argue that to be the correct terminology since you can't get apps any other way short of jailbreaking. With Android however, removing the apps doesn't mean that individual users are banned from using them.
While US military action has caused the deaths of many civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, insurgent activities have caused even more civilian deaths. Based on this data from last year in Afghanistan, they're responsible for 3/4 of the civilian casualties.
Terrorism hurts everyone. Bin Laden's death is a victory for the entire world.
I lol'd so hard when I read the words "corporate intranet".
Thanks for posting that.
Uh... yes.
The Bailout started under Bush, you might recall. But regardless off whose idea it was, it hasn't been the massive waste of money that you present it as. As of June last year, 75% of the money had been repaid. And the government was actually turning a profit on what it was getting back.
Opposing the Bailout is one thing; personally, I think that it sets a bad precedent to loan out that much money with no consequences. But to present it as the sole cause of the deficit and to blame it exclusively on Democrats is simply incorrect. If you want the true cause of the deficit, the fact is that the recession is to blame. But massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans (which cost more than the new healthcare law) and two foreign wars, none of which were paid for certainly didn't help.
Here's data for Afganistan last year, presented graphically.
AGE means "anti-government elements". PGF means "pro-government forces". Even if you assume that all the "other" deaths are being caused by PGF, the anti-government side is killing the vast majority of civilians.
What do you have against Netflix? Your comment and sig are both quite critical, seemingly apropos of nothing. We're not talking about the merit of services which you have to keep paying in order to use (you could have also mentioned Rhaposdy or World of Warcraft or a number of other things), we're talking about whether a short credit for one of those services is good compensation for an outage and breach like this.
GP's criticism is valid, I think. Hell, since you brought up Netflix, don't they give 1 month free trials? And Microsoft gives 1 month trials of Xbox Live with game purchases. 1 month of PSN+ is worth fuck all.
Is Canada really making that many enemies?
It seems like the US is locked in a vicious cycle with our current defense situation. Radicals wanted us out of the middle east, so they attacked us. So what do we do? Topple two regimes and commit ourselves to a long stay in the region.
The US has the ability to project power (and thus influence) anywhere in the world. But does that really help our domestic security? The current threats we face are not from invasion but from terrorism. The only way we can combat terrorism with our military is by invading every country where terrorists hide, and all that does is trade civilian casualties for military casualties (in greater numbers) as the terrorists kill our soldiers.
Defense spending is the problem, not the solution.
What do you think would happen if we cut our defense to, say, the level of Canada's defense budget?
Seems like it's been working out well enough for Canada.
I know this is Slashdot, but at least read the goddamn summary. 41% of their agents working to solve "cyber" crimes are working against child pornography.
I took that statement as being ironic, given that it's a Democrat who's in office at the moment.
Not the AC, but I know Bank of America does it. I'm sure there are others.
People use the wrong terminology for things all the time. Consider what the term "hacker" has come to mean in contrast to its original meaning.
If you want to see communism in action (not "communism"), look at the kibbutz system in Israel. You'll find a distinct lack of totalitarianism and murder.
I recall reading in the comments on that last article that the software had a "fudge factor" built in so that people couldn't use it for stalking. You would have had to edit the source yourself to get an exact picture of what data it was accumulating.
http://www.revolutionaryviews.com/chris/Eclectablog/JoeHarrisOrders.pdf
http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/04/16/gov-scott-walker-reportedly-planning-financial-martial-law-in-wisconsin/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/15/967374/-UPDATEDx2And-so-it-begins-Emergency-Financial-Mgr-fires-entire-government-of-Benton-Harbor,-MI
When you post [Citation needed], do you actually bother to look? Or is it just a knee-jerk reaction to something you don't agree with?
According to Comscore, Yahoo was the most visited site in the US for March. Alexa lists Yahoo as trailing behind Google and Facebook in the US.
Given that Comscore has also had issues with spyware in the past, I'm not sure I'd trust them. If you can find another source for that iOS vs Android data though, please share it. It would be earthshaking, if it were true.
With the exception of things legally forbidden to children (alcohol and tobacco), kids can get anything they want online.
How are those things exceptions?
It was featured on QI. It's quite ironic that people are just blindly repeating it, considering the show's theme is "question what you think you know".
How exactly are you suffering because porn exists in the .com TLD? As it stands, people are able to filter whatever they choose. Nice combination of an ad hominem and a strawman, though.
.mobi? How about a .travel? .pro?
This isn't going to change the status quo, all it'll do is provoke a land rush for new domains that users will ignore. When was the last time you went to a
Since sales taxes have a bigger impact on low income Americans, I doubt they'd have an issue with it ideologically.
When the Republicans say they're anti-tax, what they mean is they're anti-tax for the wealthy. The thing that might stop the bill is that a Democrat proposed it, which isn't related to its content.
I would lay the blame for the cheating in PS3 games squarely at the feet of the developers. The Modern Warfare games where apparently "unplayable" after Geohotz published the keys.
The closed environment on consoles made developers lazy and they forgot rule number 1: DON'T TRUST THE CLIENT. PS3 gamers should be mad, but their anger is focused in the wrong place.
I'm sure the cops pull over the nice black fellow wearing a suit on his way to the office.
The cops in my home town recently beat and Tasered a black marketing executive who was in diabetic shock. So, yes.
Wellbutrin (generic: Bupropion) is a good alternative if you get those side effects. Between it and TMS my depression is under control for the first time in years, without the side effects of some of the other things I've tried.
The problem is that since the Republicans are far better at politics than the Democrats, Obama's attempts at compromise move him steadily to the right. Between that and the fact that the way his administration has been run with regards to transparency, openness, and accountability is exactly the same as the one before, it's no wonder his base is demoralized.
I voted for Obama the first time. Hell, I canvassed for him. I won't be doing so again. I'll probably vote for him simply because the Republican candidate will be much worse, but I won't be contributing to his campaign either with money or by volunteering. He hasn't lived up to his promises.
To be fair, it was congress congress that made it impossible to close Guantanamo. Obama's administration complained quite strongly at the time, but they're bound by the law.
So the Democrats get the rap for that one, not Obama. He still has a lot to answer to his supporters for, though.
They do pay sales tax in states where they have a physical presence, or rather their customers do. I pay Kentucky sales tax whenever I buy something from Amazon, and I have no problem doing so. If people in other states aren't paying the use tax, how is that Amazon's fault? It has no say in how those people file their tax returns.