so he gets out of the embassy, then what? the whole point of being in the embassy is that he won't be arrested there. if anything I'm surprised that GCHQ hasn't gone in and renditioned him.
agreed about generic content that's available anywhere. I pay for NYT because I feel its content is uniquely good and makes me a more informed citizen. But I supplement it with this generic content stuff which NYT actually does a bad job of covering. I also read other specialist news sites that are luckily free: politico, the onion, the daily caller, Slashdot.
your statement doesn't make sense to me. if left to our own devices or to lean on our social network we would have a very poor and biased understanding of the world. this has big effects - all the nasties like bigotry, radicalism, war, genocide, etc. there is value in learning about what's going on in the world from a neutral and knowledgeable source.
people will argue which source is more neutral and knowledgeable, and some cost money while others don't. I choose to pay $15/mo for a subscription to news that I perceive to be of better quality than I can find elsewhere for free.
the irony is great especially with all the GCHQ stories recently. you trust a government organization to tell you the truth about a government agency? must be nice to live in your bubble.
I used to read yahoo news a lot, but they doubled down on user-generated content with the "contributors network" and so the top ten stories would get littered with screeds for/against sarah palin. after a year of constantly being frustrated by the nytimes paywall I finally ponied up and have been happy. I peruse cnn / google news for my "pedestrian" news and read nytimes for the real important stuff.
at least in America jack-boot thugs from the government don't raid a newspaper office and destroy information, then leak a video bragging about it.
here's what matters in jeopardy. this isn't nam; there are rules! keep it fun, keep it light. if this style of play becomes the norm then the jeopardy lords will change the structure of the game so it is fun for viewers. nobody cares about this guy. I also think that if Alex Trebek retires they should hire Ken Jennings!
doesn't matter man. No fun is no fun. think of when ned stark was fighting Jamie lannister, and ned was winning then one of Jamie's castle guard stabbed ned in the leg from the back. technically Jamie had a winning strategy, but everybody would say that he cheated and deserved to lose (his head).
He's getting booed because he's taking all the fun out of the game for the viewers. It's not the freaking Olympics. It's a tv show, meant to entertain. He's not being entertaining.
you have to read between the lines. OP was a douche. Nobody likes douches. Myself, I don't know any europeans with corruption, so I can't speak to the accuracy of this report.
it's clear that all of this snowden jazz is going to need to end up in front of the supreme court. My concern is that at the rate they go it will be 10 years before they are addressed. We're just now taking care of the phone program thing. the NSA's best strategy now may be to dump everything out now with the strategy of overwhelming the supremes and bullying congress with looking like they're weak on terrorism.
no, the point is that other people will wear them and scan you without your consent or ability to prevent, absent wearing a mask like michael jackson or ripping the glasses of their faces.
The problem is that the constitution is upheld by the supreme court, who only have the power to review actions once they've already occurred. So there can't be any constitutional violations to find until after the constitution has been violated! The only other solution is minority report.
At least the US version will explain that GCHQ means "Government Communications Headquarters" i.e.: the Brit version (SIGINT) of the NSA. Also, guaranteed no boobies, so win/win.
I don't understand your comment, and how you are applying your sarcasm. Are you saying guaranteed boobies are a bit win or aren't a big win? Because I think they are a big win.
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so he gets out of the embassy, then what? the whole point of being in the embassy is that he won't be arrested there. if anything I'm surprised that GCHQ hasn't gone in and renditioned him.
Ditto; and you've saved me from having to post as such :)
and yet you posted anyway...
agreed about generic content that's available anywhere. I pay for NYT because I feel its content is uniquely good and makes me a more informed citizen. But I supplement it with this generic content stuff which NYT actually does a bad job of covering. I also read other specialist news sites that are luckily free: politico, the onion, the daily caller, Slashdot.
your statement doesn't make sense to me. if left to our own devices or to lean on our social network we would have a very poor and biased understanding of the world. this has big effects - all the nasties like bigotry, radicalism, war, genocide, etc. there is value in learning about what's going on in the world from a neutral and knowledgeable source.
people will argue which source is more neutral and knowledgeable, and some cost money while others don't. I choose to pay $15/mo for a subscription to news that I perceive to be of better quality than I can find elsewhere for free.
the irony is great especially with all the GCHQ stories recently. you trust a government organization to tell you the truth about a government agency? must be nice to live in your bubble.
I used to read yahoo news a lot, but they doubled down on user-generated content with the "contributors network" and so the top ten stories would get littered with screeds for/against sarah palin. after a year of constantly being frustrated by the nytimes paywall I finally ponied up and have been happy. I peruse cnn / google news for my "pedestrian" news and read nytimes for the real important stuff.
at least in America jack-boot thugs from the government don't raid a newspaper office and destroy information, then leak a video bragging about it.
Back in the day, if you won the battle in the coliseum through underhanded tactics, the crowd would boo and Caesar would kill you anyway.
dude you are owning this thread. is the plugin compatible with my HOSTS file?
please phrase your comment in the form of a question.
i say bring back ken jennings. he would be a good replacement for the old AT.
here's what matters in jeopardy. this isn't nam; there are rules! keep it fun, keep it light. if this style of play becomes the norm then the jeopardy lords will change the structure of the game so it is fun for viewers. nobody cares about this guy. I also think that if Alex Trebek retires they should hire Ken Jennings!
I don't see why you would say that.
see my other comment:
http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
wrong.
doesn't matter man. No fun is no fun. think of when ned stark was fighting Jamie lannister, and ned was winning then one of Jamie's castle guard stabbed ned in the leg from the back. technically Jamie had a winning strategy, but everybody would say that he cheated and deserved to lose (his head).
Humerous punishments like a shot in the nuts? Thanks no thanks.
He's getting booed because he's taking all the fun out of the game for the viewers. It's not the freaking Olympics. It's a tv show, meant to entertain. He's not being entertaining.
you have to read between the lines. OP was a douche. Nobody likes douches. Myself, I don't know any europeans with corruption, so I can't speak to the accuracy of this report.
I don't think you read my post very closely...
it's clear that all of this snowden jazz is going to need to end up in front of the supreme court. My concern is that at the rate they go it will be 10 years before they are addressed. We're just now taking care of the phone program thing. the NSA's best strategy now may be to dump everything out now with the strategy of overwhelming the supremes and bullying congress with looking like they're weak on terrorism.
what's wrong with the app store and iTunes? do they spam you or try to sell you? uhhhhhno.
no, the point is that other people will wear them and scan you without your consent or ability to prevent, absent wearing a mask like michael jackson or ripping the glasses of their faces.
whose brains?
The problem is that the constitution is upheld by the supreme court, who only have the power to review actions once they've already occurred. So there can't be any constitutional violations to find until after the constitution has been violated! The only other solution is minority report.
At least the US version will explain that GCHQ means "Government Communications Headquarters" i.e.: the Brit version (SIGINT) of the NSA. Also, guaranteed no boobies, so win/win.
I don't understand your comment, and how you are applying your sarcasm. Are you saying guaranteed boobies are a bit win or aren't a big win? Because I think they are a big win.
There should be a f451/Orwell godwin