Watch Gattaca (where people are denied jobs simply because they have bad genes, even though doing that is technically illegal). I'm not saying we've reached that stage yet but why would I want to have my DNA in a government database waiting for that future to arrive?
I don't want my DNA "out there" anymore than I want to use my real name on the internet so google can develop an easily-searchable profile of my actions. This DNA collection reminds me of what the East German police did -- collecting millions of specimens (hair, saliva, etc) in bottles so they could track their citizens every move. If you dropped a hair at a store and it later became a murder scene, you were quickly identified through those samples and imprisoned. It didn't matter if you were just a shopper.
So that anti-piracy ad is correct? If I download a movie or buy bootleg DVDs from China, I'll eventually turn to hard drugs and killing? Wow. (That was sarcasm; the NY guy's statement is bull and backed-up with no facts.)
According to the law if a stranger touches your breasts or gentials, it is sexual assault.
If the citizens cannnot commit a crime that infringes upon your rights, neither can the U.S. congress or its agents (read amendments 9 and 10). In fact many sheriffs across the land have said they will start charging TSA agents with that crime, if a passenger requests it.
In my industry the customer gets impatient and DEMANDS the the workers come-in on Saturdays. "Our employees are working the weekends; why aren't your employees?"
As for my productivity it's highest before I eat lunch. So I usually postpone my lunch til 2 or 3 since I know I'll be worthless afterwards. (And then it returns around 6pm.)
According to the law if a stranger touches your breasts or gentials, it is sexual assault. In fact many sheriffs across the land have said they will start charging TSA agents with that crime, if a passenger requests it.
>>>>>No victim == no crime. Let freedom of speech, expression, and the press continue unrestrained.
>>Speaking like a true pedophile supporter... If you go soft in lolicon then you have to be consistent and tolerate child pornography. Are you willing to go that road?
Anonymous Coward: It's a COMIC. There is no child. It's just ink on a page. No victim == no crime has been committed. Same as drawing a murder is not a crime because nobody was murdered. You sound as stupid as that idiot Santorum who wants to round-up gays and force them into mental institutions so they can be "cured".
Quoting myself: "My last Windows 7 PC cost me $250 ($300 regular price). Now show me where I can get a non-windows PC for less."
I'm still waiting. YOU made the claim that a windowsless PC is less money but you have failed to back it up. Your theory, without facts to prove it, will remain a theory (i.e. worthless).
Which of course is why he was booed in South Carolina during the debates (and mocked on CNN, FOX, Microsoft NBC, and Lush Rimbaugh). Americans don't really want peace. They now view war like a football game... something to watch on TV and cheer-on the troops (while ignored the 1 million starving people or ~200,000 killed by bombs).
And the military-industrial complex wants war too. It makes them and their media channels rich.:-( When India and Pakistan developed a nuclear weapon we didn't go all apeshit & start bombing them. I don't understand why we're doing it now with Iran. Oh wait yes I do -- it's because John McCain and his neocons want to overthrow Iran, same way they overthrew Libya, and desire to overthrow Syria & Russia. (McCain's tweet: "Watch out Vlad... the arab spring is coming to Moscow.")
This is standard practice in the EU. When Ireland held a referendum and rejected the Lisbon Treaty, the EU technocrats didn't like the results so they just held ANOTHER referendum six months later. And in France & Denmark (or was it Netherlands) they too rejected the Treaty, and yet somehow it passed. I still haven't worked that out. Must be EU magic.
As independence party leader Nigel Firage says, "We just keep holding elections until we get the answer desired..... And remove Greek or Italian PMs we don't like. This is not what democracy is supposed to look like!"
"It matters not who gets the most votes. It matters who Counts the votes to select the desired winner." - Stalin. I think we witnessed that crap in the US with Iowa, Nevada, Maine, and a few other recent caucus contests (where Romney won since he's the guy the GOP elite want).
I've heard (from a Danishman) that that culture has a backstabbing mentality. i.e. If you do well in life, then your fellow Danes will try to drag you back down with biting criticism. So it may look like a "high quality of life" from the outside, but actually living there is not that great.
And of course I can't find the original link where I read this. Damn Bing.:-(
In Germany they don't retire at a Greek age (~50) but they do work shorter weeks. That's why their unemployment is low because the workers get just ~32 hours per week, forcing companies to hire more people. (Or so I've heard on RT's Capital Account.) Once the economy improves then the hours will rise again.
As for overtime here in the U.S. it might suck for employers but it works GREAT for my paycheck. I love the extra money overtime gives me (although it's actually straight time it still is nice to have the extra cash).
Well if there's a photo of a child in a sex act, clearly there's a victim and a crime has been comitted (by the photographer and whoever else was in the room at the time). But in the case of a cartoon or comic there is NO victim and therefore no crime of any sort.
These governments like Australia that want to outlaw handdrawn sex-art are demented. No victim == no crime. Let freedom of speech, expression, and the press continue unrestrained.
My last Windows 7 PC cost me $250 ($300 regular price). Now show me where I can get a non-windows PC for less. I don't think you can find one..... at least I never have and I've tried.
I guess that shows how unreliable that site is. And since I had *already downloaded those 200 movies, I figured I might as well finish them. I haven't downloaded any movies since then. Maybe if my tracker has another "freeleech" period I'll download some of the 9 and 10 stars movies but I doubt it.
I'd sooner deal with the 1 in 1 billion odds (TSA estimate from the article) that I will step on a plane destined for being blown-up, then the 1-to-1 odds that I or my wife will be sexually assaulted (or Xrayed).
What's worse is the TSA is extending this BS to train terminals, along highways (border state checkpoints), and post offices, hotels, unemployment/social security centers. Except they call themselves VIPR instead of TSA. What a perfectly Orwellian name!:-|
I keep asking myself the same question about the Greeks. Millions protest against the selling-out of their country to Germany and the bankers, but the people in charge (like the unelected prime minister) don't get shot. It makes me think our ancestors had more balls than we do.
The people who own the telephone or cable line also provide the service. For me that's either Verizon (formerly Bell Telephone) or Comcast.
Most U.S. people can choose their own telephone company for calling (there's dozens of them), or electric company for power (ditto), but for internet you're stuck with whatever company the county politicians chose to give an exclusive contract.
>>>they have absolutely no incentive to help the dieing media industry police their content
The ones like Comcast and Verizon that profit by selling a separate TV service have incentive to make sure you buy their 100+ channels at ~$60 a month, rather than simply download the shows directly and save money.
It's more than that if you count dialup and wireless:
1. cable 2. DSL or FiOS through telephone company 3. Wireless/cellular - 3.a. ATT - 3.b. Sprint - 3.c. Verizon - 3.d. VirginMobile - 3.e. et cetera 4. Wireless/TV Band Devices - 4.a. (one-year-old technology; in process of rollout) 5. Dialup - 5.a. AOL - 5.b. Netzero - 5.c. PeoplePC - 5.d. Ooops I just noticed you said broadband.... delete number 5 (though you can use it for torrenting files if need be).
Another alternative is dialup. Folks like napisypl distribute nice small 70 or 150 megabyte rips. You can download 6 episodes per day (like I'm doing right now in my hotel) (Tudors season 1). AOL/Netscape's never sent me any warnings.
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Ha Ha!
Funny Anon. Coward. :-)
"Google did no wrong. Google is awesome."
Realthink:
I don't trust Google anymore than I trust Microsoft or Apple or any other megacorp. I hate corporations. (But I fear government.)
Watch Gattaca (where people are denied jobs simply because they have bad genes, even though doing that is technically illegal). I'm not saying we've reached that stage yet but why would I want to have my DNA in a government database waiting for that future to arrive?
I don't want my DNA "out there" anymore than I want to use my real name on the internet so google can develop an easily-searchable profile of my actions. This DNA collection reminds me of what the East German police did -- collecting millions of specimens (hair, saliva, etc) in bottles so they could track their citizens every move. If you dropped a hair at a store and it later became a murder scene, you were quickly identified through those samples and imprisoned. It didn't matter if you were just a shopper.
"as non-violent criminals"
So that anti-piracy ad is correct? If I download a movie or buy bootleg DVDs from China, I'll eventually turn to hard drugs and killing? Wow. (That was sarcasm; the NY guy's statement is bull and backed-up with no facts.)
According to the law if a stranger touches your breasts or gentials, it is sexual assault.
If the citizens cannnot commit a crime that infringes upon your rights, neither can the U.S. congress or its agents (read amendments 9 and 10). In fact many sheriffs across the land have said they will start charging TSA agents with that crime, if a passenger requests it.
(Score:5, Informative)
You're welcome. ;-)
BTW I'm surprised no one asked about my 45 channels of free TV. This is the antenna I use (sits in the living room next to the set) -- http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?mc=03&p=CM-4228&d=Channel-Master-CM4228-8Bay-Bowtie-UHF-TV-Antenna-(CM4228)&c=TV%20Antennas&sku=
Yes and No. The article I read was from this decade and published to the web.
In my industry the customer gets impatient and DEMANDS the the workers come-in on Saturdays. "Our employees are working the weekends; why aren't your employees?"
As for my productivity it's highest before I eat lunch. So I usually postpone my lunch til 2 or 3 since I know I'll be worthless afterwards. (And then it returns around 6pm.)
According to the law if a stranger touches your breasts or gentials, it is sexual assault. In fact many sheriffs across the land have said they will start charging TSA agents with that crime, if a passenger requests it.
>>>>>No victim == no crime. Let freedom of speech, expression, and the press continue unrestrained.
>>Speaking like a true pedophile supporter... If you go soft in lolicon then you have to be consistent and tolerate child pornography. Are you willing to go that road?
Anonymous Coward:
It's a COMIC. There is no child. It's just ink on a page. No victim == no crime has been committed. Same as drawing a murder is not a crime because nobody was murdered. You sound as stupid as that idiot Santorum who wants to round-up gays and force them into mental institutions so they can be "cured".
.
Quoting myself: "My last Windows 7 PC cost me $250 ($300 regular price). Now show me where I can get a non-windows PC for less."
I'm still waiting. YOU made the claim that a windowsless PC is less money but you have failed to back it up. Your theory, without facts to prove it, will remain a theory (i.e. worthless).
Your steps 1-4 are basically the Ron Paul policy.
Which of course is why he was booed in South Carolina during the debates (and mocked on CNN, FOX, Microsoft NBC, and Lush Rimbaugh). Americans don't really want peace. They now view war like a football game... something to watch on TV and cheer-on the troops (while ignored the 1 million starving people or ~200,000 killed by bombs).
And the military-industrial complex wants war too. It makes them and their media channels rich. :-( When India and Pakistan developed a nuclear weapon we didn't go all apeshit & start bombing them. I don't understand why we're doing it now with Iran. Oh wait yes I do -- it's because John McCain and his neocons want to overthrow Iran, same way they overthrew Libya, and desire to overthrow Syria & Russia. (McCain's tweet: "Watch out Vlad... the arab spring is coming to Moscow.")
This is standard practice in the EU. When Ireland held a referendum and rejected the Lisbon Treaty, the EU technocrats didn't like the results so they just held ANOTHER referendum six months later. And in France & Denmark (or was it Netherlands) they too rejected the Treaty, and yet somehow it passed. I still haven't worked that out. Must be EU magic.
As independence party leader Nigel Firage says, "We just keep holding elections until we get the answer desired..... And remove Greek or Italian PMs we don't like. This is not what democracy is supposed to look like!"
"It matters not who gets the most votes. It matters who Counts the votes to select the desired winner." - Stalin. I think we witnessed that crap in the US with Iowa, Nevada, Maine, and a few other recent caucus contests (where Romney won since he's the guy the GOP elite want).
I've heard (from a Danishman) that that culture has a backstabbing mentality. i.e. If you do well in life, then your fellow Danes will try to drag you back down with biting criticism. So it may look like a "high quality of life" from the outside, but actually living there is not that great.
And of course I can't find the original link where I read this. Damn Bing. :-(
In Germany they don't retire at a Greek age (~50) but they do work shorter weeks. That's why their unemployment is low because the workers get just ~32 hours per week, forcing companies to hire more people. (Or so I've heard on RT's Capital Account.) Once the economy improves then the hours will rise again.
As for overtime here in the U.S. it might suck for employers but it works GREAT for my paycheck. I love the extra money overtime gives me (although it's actually straight time it still is nice to have the extra cash).
Well if there's a photo of a child in a sex act, clearly there's a victim and a crime has been comitted (by the photographer and whoever else was in the room at the time). But in the case of a cartoon or comic there is NO victim and therefore no crime of any sort.
These governments like Australia that want to outlaw handdrawn sex-art are demented. No victim == no crime. Let freedom of speech, expression, and the press continue unrestrained.
My last Windows 7 PC cost me $250 ($300 regular price). Now show me where I can get a non-windows PC for less. I don't think you can find one..... at least I never have and I've tried.
They all had 7 or more stars on IMDb.com.
I guess that shows how unreliable that site is. And since I had *already downloaded those 200 movies, I figured I might as well finish them. I haven't downloaded any movies since then. Maybe if my tracker has another "freeleech" period I'll download some of the 9 and 10 stars movies but I doubt it.
Indeed.
I'd sooner deal with the 1 in 1 billion odds (TSA estimate from the article) that I will step on a plane destined for being blown-up, then the 1-to-1 odds that I or my wife will be sexually assaulted (or Xrayed).
What's worse is the TSA is extending this BS to train terminals, along highways (border state checkpoints), and post offices, hotels, unemployment/social security centers. Except they call themselves VIPR instead of TSA. What a perfectly Orwellian name! :-|
I keep asking myself the same question about the Greeks. Millions protest against the selling-out of their country to Germany and the bankers, but the people in charge (like the unelected prime minister) don't get shot. It makes me think our ancestors had more balls than we do.
The people who own the telephone or cable line also provide the service. For me that's either Verizon (formerly Bell Telephone) or Comcast.
Most U.S. people can choose their own telephone company for calling (there's dozens of them), or electric company for power (ditto), but for internet you're stuck with whatever company the county politicians chose to give an exclusive contract.
>>>they have absolutely no incentive to help the dieing media industry police their content
The ones like Comcast and Verizon that profit by selling a separate TV service have incentive to make sure you buy their 100+ channels at ~$60 a month, rather than simply download the shows directly and save money.
It's more than that if you count dialup and wireless:
1. cable
2. DSL or FiOS through telephone company
3. Wireless/cellular
- 3.a. ATT
- 3.b. Sprint
- 3.c. Verizon
- 3.d. VirginMobile
- 3.e. et cetera
4. Wireless/TV Band Devices
- 4.a. (one-year-old technology; in process of rollout)
5. Dialup
- 5.a. AOL
- 5.b. Netzero
- 5.c. PeoplePC
- 5.d. Ooops I just noticed you said broadband.... delete number 5 (though you can use it for torrenting files if need be).
Would these so-called "magnet links" protect torrent downloaders? Or are they mainly to protect Piratebay and other websites from prosecution?
Does turning-off PeerExchange or DHT: help a downloader stay hidden from Studios?
Another alternative is dialup. Folks like napisypl distribute nice small 70 or 150 megabyte rips. You can download 6 episodes per day (like I'm doing right now in my hotel) (Tudors season 1). AOL/Netscape's never sent me any warnings.