This is EA we're talking about. They'll just use their dark arts to conjure up a demon to swallow the souls of all SimCity critics and a Siren to sing a beautiful song to lull more suckers to keep buying it.
Well, they maybe could have started with electing a Pope who doesn't still believe in 2013 that it's part of God's holy plan for starving poor people to not have contraception. I mean, if you want the Church to remain relevant in the 21st century, you may at least want to go with a Pope who supports something that 90% of modern Catholics already believe. Monty Python even did a cute song about it.
Android isn't really locked down, so, they've simply deemed them as unsuitable for their own store. The only difference now is that you need to install an APK (which is easy to do). Or, install another App store.
Yeah, try installing 3rd party apps on an iPhone sometime without going through their store. Just one of the MANY reasons why I went with an Android phone. No one company is ever telling me what software I can and can't put on my own damn computer.
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espouses church teachings on homosexuality, abortion and contraception
Guess he'll continue the long, proud tradition of covering for child molesters too.
China's goal isn't destruction of lives and property. It's advancing their economic interests. The U.S. and other countries have that goal too, of course. But very few are going as far as having their military actively conduct heavy corporate espionage to benefit their native companies. The U.S. government may kowtow to corporations, but I can't imagine Apple going to the White House and asking the President to have the U.S. military steal Samsung's next Galaxy phone design for them. This seems to be an everyday thing in China now.
you stupid elitist pricks all have a big laugh about the EVIL CONSERVATIVE and you pat each other on the back to cheer on yet more and more government, more regulations, more taxation, theft and erosion of the civil society.
You know, it takes a truly exception level of delusion to think that it's the elite in this country who want more taxes on themselves, and the average working people who want to cut all benefit programs and social safety nets for the average working people.
Yes, I'm sure all the billionaire power-brokers in this country are all Democrats who just hate it when Republicans pass tax breaks and pro-corporate laws that benefit themselves greatly. "Oh no, please make me pay more taxes and take away these laws that allow me to lord over the poor like a God!" I can hear Donald Trump and the Koch brothers saying.
It's more insidious because, while I dare say that pretty much every halfway informed citizen in China, Syria, etc. know the basics about their government's censorship and spying activities (is there seriously any internet user in China who DOESN'T know about the "great firewall"?), but there are very few citizens in the U.S. who know about the existence of NSA "black rooms" capable of intercepting voice and data traffic at major telecommunications hubs throughout the U.S. If you stopped random internet users on the street in the U.S., I would be genuinely surprised if even one in ten had any idea the NSA was even capable of that kind of mass spying (hell, I would be surprised if four in ten even know that the NSA exists). That's what makes it more insidious.
An open threat to freedom is no less a threat, mind you (and I sure wouldn't want to live in China), but at least you KNOW it's there.
While I realize that censorship and monitoring are nowhere nearly as bad in the U.S. and Europe as they are in the included countries (though perhaps more insidious for its subtlety and secrecy), I still would very much like a public shaming of the contractors who are helping those governments too. As big as the homeland security contractor craze has gotten in the U.S., you can't tell me that there aren't a bunch of companies out there happily helping the U.S. spy on its citizens (and you can bet it's happening in Europe and other Western countries too).
For those who don't know the first fucking thing about what this summary means (hint to summary writers, if you're going to use jargon, please explain it to those of us who don't follow bitcoin or whatever-the-fuck), here is a much better article on the subject (written in plain English):
Not to be too pedantic about it, but I'm very touchy about biological metaphors being inappropriately applied to technology (lets we forget how amazingly complex evolved biology really is compared to even our most advanced tech). FTFA, it sounds like they don't really "heal," they just reroute around the damage. But the damage is still there. It's more analogous to network packets being rerouted around a bad server than a biological entity actually replacing damaged cells.
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This is EA we're talking about. They'll just use their dark arts to conjure up a demon to swallow the souls of all SimCity critics and a Siren to sing a beautiful song to lull more suckers to keep buying it.
Nonsense. NASA wouldn't want to go backwards now, not when they're on the verge of building their very own rocket that can take men into space!
Well, they maybe could have started with electing a Pope who doesn't still believe in 2013 that it's part of God's holy plan for starving poor people to not have contraception. I mean, if you want the Church to remain relevant in the 21st century, you may at least want to go with a Pope who supports something that 90% of modern Catholics already believe. Monty Python even did a cute song about it.
Yeah, and I'm sure there's very little street crime in a totalitarian police state too. Doesn't make me want to live in one.
Android isn't really locked down, so, they've simply deemed them as unsuitable for their own store. The only difference now is that you need to install an APK (which is easy to do). Or, install another App store.
Yeah, try installing 3rd party apps on an iPhone sometime without going through their store. Just one of the MANY reasons why I went with an Android phone. No one company is ever telling me what software I can and can't put on my own damn computer.
espouses church teachings on homosexuality, abortion and contraception
Guess he'll continue the long, proud tradition of covering for child molesters too.
China's goal isn't destruction of lives and property. It's advancing their economic interests. The U.S. and other countries have that goal too, of course. But very few are going as far as having their military actively conduct heavy corporate espionage to benefit their native companies. The U.S. government may kowtow to corporations, but I can't imagine Apple going to the White House and asking the President to have the U.S. military steal Samsung's next Galaxy phone design for them. This seems to be an everyday thing in China now.
Bad enough when you just had to worry about them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEb-iCQqec&feature=player_embedded">raping you or beating you up. Now they have knives and landmines too?!?!? And they're from Ukraine, which probably means they're radioactive super-mutant dolphins too.
The biggest pricks of the sea are now heavily armed, sex-crazed, mutated, and radioactive. Thanks Ukraine!
Grug mom say Grug look cool. Grug may no have fancy sewn clothes, but Grug have feelings.
No women! They'll destroy the purity and essence of our natural fluids!
But you'll need to send me $6,248 for photocopying and personnel costs first.
Real guns are generally made of quality metals and/or very high quality ceramics.
Until your 3D printer can do those, you're just printing a really cheap-ass stock.
you stupid elitist pricks all have a big laugh about the EVIL CONSERVATIVE and you pat each other on the back to cheer on yet more and more government, more regulations, more taxation, theft and erosion of the civil society.
You know, it takes a truly exception level of delusion to think that it's the elite in this country who want more taxes on themselves, and the average working people who want to cut all benefit programs and social safety nets for the average working people.
Yes, I'm sure all the billionaire power-brokers in this country are all Democrats who just hate it when Republicans pass tax breaks and pro-corporate laws that benefit themselves greatly. "Oh no, please make me pay more taxes and take away these laws that allow me to lord over the poor like a God!" I can hear Donald Trump and the Koch brothers saying.
Tell me, what color is the sky in your world?
It's more insidious because, while I dare say that pretty much every halfway informed citizen in China, Syria, etc. know the basics about their government's censorship and spying activities (is there seriously any internet user in China who DOESN'T know about the "great firewall"?), but there are very few citizens in the U.S. who know about the existence of NSA "black rooms" capable of intercepting voice and data traffic at major telecommunications hubs throughout the U.S. If you stopped random internet users on the street in the U.S., I would be genuinely surprised if even one in ten had any idea the NSA was even capable of that kind of mass spying (hell, I would be surprised if four in ten even know that the NSA exists). That's what makes it more insidious.
An open threat to freedom is no less a threat, mind you (and I sure wouldn't want to live in China), but at least you KNOW it's there.
Their products are easily accessible DRM free.
And the products at my local convenience store are easily accessible price free, if you're good at sleight-of-hand and have big pockets.
I'm beginning to wonder if anyone can write a summary anymore, or if there are any /. editors left to separate the wheat from the chaff.
No one really understands bitcoin. I'm pretty sure that's part of its strange appeal (and, some would contend, an essential part of the scam).
While I realize that censorship and monitoring are nowhere nearly as bad in the U.S. and Europe as they are in the included countries (though perhaps more insidious for its subtlety and secrecy), I still would very much like a public shaming of the contractors who are helping those governments too. As big as the homeland security contractor craze has gotten in the U.S., you can't tell me that there aren't a bunch of companies out there happily helping the U.S. spy on its citizens (and you can bet it's happening in Europe and other Western countries too).
For those who don't know the first fucking thing about what this summary means (hint to summary writers, if you're going to use jargon, please explain it to those of us who don't follow bitcoin or whatever-the-fuck), here is a much better article on the subject (written in plain English):
Major Glitch in Bitcoin
He has 49 been since 2001, and will be long after the dolphins leave and the earth is demolished. Once does not age past death, only decompose.
Only if you have $185,000.
I mean a SHITLOAD of money! Did YOU give us a shitload of money?
Not to be too pedantic about it, but I'm very touchy about biological metaphors being inappropriately applied to technology (lets we forget how amazingly complex evolved biology really is compared to even our most advanced tech). FTFA, it sounds like they don't really "heal," they just reroute around the damage. But the damage is still there. It's more analogous to network packets being rerouted around a bad server than a biological entity actually replacing damaged cells.
Too bad Republicans only seem to stand up for this sort of thing when a Democrat is in office.
I searched for "lubricant AND obesity" and found horrible...horrible things.