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  1. Re:I'm a software engineer on Are CEOs Overpaid? Not Compared With College Presidents (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Again all problems caused by government interference. Greed is always going to influence people's behavior, trying to create a system that blocks greed is naive. If the college degree is so bad the graduates barely make minimum wage, maybe they should not be going to college at all? The reason college is so expensive is government interference. It means there's no competition and bad idea's are kept alive. "should be paid maybe $300k per year". I think that's a ridiculous number. How do you know it's accurate? You don't, you're just guessing based on the current situation. Why would you let government determine this number instead of the free market?

  2. Re:I'm a software engineer on Are CEOs Overpaid? Not Compared With College Presidents (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    All of those problems are caused by government interference. Every time socialists use government to 'solve' a problem, they end up making it worse. And then the rich find out a way to control government and use that power to protect their wealth. The solution is less government involvement, not more.

  3. Definition of stealing on Pirates Finding It Harder To Crack New PC Games (engadget.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Requires the stolen object to be missing.
    Pirating is copyright infringement. Why does the government even protect copyright?
    Many people would rather live in a world without copyright.
    In that sense I think anarchy would be great. Those who want copyright can live in a city where those monopolies are protected.

  4. Re:I think he missed the point on JavaScript User Prohibitions Are Like Content DRM, But Even Less Effective (teleread.com) · · Score: 1

    Copyright law is shit and should be overthrown. With JavaScript blocking the content is already on your computer. How are they going to find out that you disabled JavaScript and got full access? I guess it serves the purpose of some sort of threshold.

  5. The average user on JavaScript User Prohibitions Are Like Content DRM, But Even Less Effective (teleread.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    You overestimate the average user.
    They have no idea that that stuff can be bypassed so easily.
    If they did know, they'd think it's too much work.
    Then they'd forget about that being possible.

  6. What's the difference? on EPA Finds More VW Cheating Software, Including In a Porsche (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't understand this whole controversy.
    Consumer organisations warned from before these tests started that they would be falsified.
    From testing by those consumer organisations we've know that the advertised numbers where bullshit.
    What's the big difference between physical alterations to the car and software alterations?

  7. Moral companies on App To Hold Police Instantly Accountable In Stop and Search (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    I guess when government fails so miserably and consistently at doing it's job, some companies are willing to help out.

  8. Re: Who? on Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign, Citing Unfair Debate Rules (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I thought his job was supposed to be convincing voters. Maybe that's just my biased view of living in a country with much less corruption. He did raise more money than several others in the race, including in the democratic debate and was polled at 1% in three separate polls. So he did convince people. He indeed failed to convince corrupt media that they should give up on millions of dollars of easy profit every year.

  9. Re:Real problem: He's an idiot on Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign, Citing Unfair Debate Rules (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 0

    Also you seem to be fine with the idea that a presidential election should be about popularity, not the quality of your plans.

  10. Re:Real problem: He's an idiot on Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign, Citing Unfair Debate Rules (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    He raised the money they required. Then they changed the rules to requiring 1% in the polls. He got the required 1% in the polls. Then they changed the rules to require the 1% 6 weeks before the debate... They just keep making up new rules that will shut out just him. They are afraid to lose the ad revenue they get from corruption in politics.

  11. Actually they kept him out because of how sharp he is. Afraid he would reveal how corrupt they are and the whole system is. Or are you saying he should never have tried something because it might not work?

  12. Did I say there are no differences? He's talking about "historically White countries", as if those white people where 'good' people and then "import millions of the absolute lowest dregs of humanity". Don't you think he means that those people are lesser because they look different? The statue of liberty specifically says "Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  13. We'll we're all ignorant on some things. But they seem wilfully ignorant. Especially when it threatens their religion.

  14. Do you know biology? Look it up. Darwin and later genetics, show that the difference between all people in the world is minimal. A, for example, black person may look very different, their genetics are very similar.

  15. Who's a terrorist? on UK Plans To Allow Warrantless Searches of Internet History (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    Anyone who threatens government power.

  16. Why not ask publicly? on Chinese Hackers Targeted Insurer To Learn About US Healthcare (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't countries happily share how their successful healthcare systems work?
    Also, they'd be better off learning from their fellow asian countries, several of which have very successful healthcare systems. By government actually safeguarding a free and fair market.

  17. Re:Once again on Documents Expose the Inner Workings of Obama's Drone Wars · · Score: 1

    But they've bought their media, so they will never tell you. And the Republicans are even worse they're proud of their authoritarianism.

  18. Re:serves them right on UK MPs Hold Emergency Debate After Court Makes It Legal For GCHQ To Spy On Them (westerndailypress.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They probably commit more crime than the average brit too.
    Don't think the GCHQ will prosecute them for it though.
    More likely they give the information to Cameron who can use it to blackmail or release it when it serves his political goals.

  19. DMCA needs to die on All Malibu Media Subpoenas In Eastern District NY Put On Hold · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Great that anti-piracy bullshit is not enforced here, probably because it's a porn producer. But there are still plenty of reasons why DMCA is terrible and should die.

  20. Make money off this? on EFF Joins Nameless Coalition and Demands Facebook Kills Its Real Names Policy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The best argument for Facebook will be if there's a way to make money off fake names.

  21. Communism or Capitalism on China Beats US In Early Cuban Internet Infrastructure Investment · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They probably agree on communistic principles. But currently China is more competitive than the USA, since that market is divided in monopolies by bought politicians.

  22. Fake capitalism on Former Cisco CEO: China, India, UK Will Lead US In Tech Race Without Action · · Score: 2

    The US is so corrupt, companies are buying monopolies everywhere, so they don't have to compete.

  23. I mean the rules on Uber Raided By Dutch Authorities, Seen As 'Criminal Organization' · · Score: 1

    Ok, correction: they organize the taxi brance.

  24. It's so sad on Uber Raided By Dutch Authorities, Seen As 'Criminal Organization' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Government has been struggling and failing miserably to organize taxi's in a decent way for so long. Now a great way to organize comes along and what do they do? Makes you think all that struggling was just to sell taxi licenses. The best solution would obviously be to buyback all the licenses and let everybody work through an Uber-like system. But that would cost money...

  25. Re:Another good reason to get rid of it. on EFF: DMCA Hinders Exposing More Software Cheats Like Volkswagen's · · Score: 1

    Democracy should be about the people being able to determine what happens in terms of laws and policy. The choice you have is fake one several levels. First the donors determines who enters the election through the primaries, then you have a fake choice, then the winner does what the donors want because they are the ones who paid him. wolf-pack.com