When a citizen (in the least polite terms) of a two bit third world country where corruption is open and rampant thinks he has a better chance of a fair trial in his native land than the United States, we really need to start asking some hard questions about our government.
One does damage to all the underhanded acts the government is engaging. The other damages the institution in which the country is founded upon. Who's more damaging?
Even if he is pardoned, he'll forever live under a microscope (government holds grudges better than anyone I know) and will have difficulties in finding employment.
You can't change the law without changing the politicians who write them. That's not going to happen this year.
You're assuming it ever changes. The Clintons signed this stinker into law with bipartisan support. Whichever party wins the white house, the end result is the same. This year is just particularly distasteful.
Have you ever used a bank in America? There is no bill sent to a consumer, there is no choice to pay or not, they simply take the money out of the account.
you've just described all the banks and credit unions that I know of.
If a company benefits from fraud, they are guilty of fraud. Why does basic conflict of interest go unpunished today?
... because they have the congress critters in their pocket. Koch brothers concluded many years ago it was better being the script writer behind the scene than being the actors on stage.
You know, that paper money you referred to as cash isn't hard currency; it's fiat currency. Let's hope the faith we have in the government continue unabated. --- Government was a lot like a religion, but lately it felt a lot closer to a cult.
continuous complaint about times are bad or union is rendering the business unprofitable has never stopped their officers from drawing ever larger compensation packages, nor has it prevented their board from approving those compensation packages. to claim that there's no money to reinvest into company infrastructure is but a self serving lie.
... by outlawing disclosure of the the key, and declares victory over "sinister forces seeking to undermine our freedom" (whatever the hell that means.) moral of the story, don't leave a bunch of old greedy fucks with no comprehension of technology to regulate it.
Some of the publishers are still in business, or the holding company of those that were acquired are still in business. I think we can expect their staff bottom feeders to start making threats pretty soon.
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When a citizen (in the least polite terms) of a two bit third world country where corruption is open and rampant thinks he has a better chance of a fair trial in his native land than the United States, we really need to start asking some hard questions about our government.
So they're exporting this space station to the US, then?
... to Washington DC?
Would you much rather that it hang around in orbit and strike other active satellites?
One does damage to all the underhanded acts the government is engaging.
The other damages the institution in which the country is founded upon.
Who's more damaging?
Or until you need to look something up.
... it's call a book, and there are places call the community library near you.
somebody in the government bureaucracy didn't get paid (enough.)
considering the number of new problems created and old problems made anew by the Internet (tm), taking it down isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Nazi war criminals serves five years or less.
Apparently IP piracy is more severe in scope than industrialized murder of six million.
Sorry, growing up in the 80s sort of drilled that song into my subconscious...
Even if he is pardoned, he'll forever live under a microscope (government holds grudges better than anyone I know) and will have difficulties in finding employment.
You can't change the law without changing the politicians who write them. That's not going to happen this year.
You're assuming it ever changes. The Clintons signed this stinker into law with bipartisan support. Whichever party wins the white house, the end result is the same. This year is just particularly distasteful.
Tricorder. We're getting there.
the abysmal security in place is down right embarrassing. and we all know how much the government likes to silence the messengers.
Have you ever used a bank in America? There is no bill sent to a consumer, there is no choice to pay or not, they simply take the money out of the account.
you've just described all the banks and credit unions that I know of.
If a company benefits from fraud, they are guilty of fraud. Why does basic conflict of interest go unpunished today?
... because they have the congress critters in their pocket. Koch brothers concluded many years ago it was better being the script writer behind the scene than being the actors on stage.
My generation used to burn B of A branches every weekend for weenie roasts. It does not seem to have changed the bank's behavior.
Your generation obviously done a piss poor job of burning BoA branches; they're still in business.
You know, that paper money you referred to as cash isn't hard currency; it's fiat currency.
Let's hope the faith we have in the government continue unabated.
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Government was a lot like a religion, but lately it felt a lot closer to a cult.
... plus I don't have a degree in something like archaeology
And that's why you don't get to do nifty things like fighting Nazis or collecting alien skulls.
hardware will fail within a year. last acer I had, SATA ports (yes, that's both of them) quit right after warranty expired. never again.
Vogon Constructor Fleet got this one marked already.
In China, traffic signs and regulations are mostly for "reference" only.
continuous complaint about times are bad or union is rendering the business unprofitable has never stopped their officers from drawing ever larger compensation packages, nor has it prevented their board from approving those compensation packages. to claim that there's no money to reinvest into company infrastructure is but a self serving lie.
... by outlawing disclosure of the the key, and declares victory over "sinister forces seeking to undermine our freedom" (whatever the hell that means.)
moral of the story, don't leave a bunch of old greedy fucks with no comprehension of technology to regulate it.
no one would've made a fuss over it; since everyone knew the actual product will always have deferred features.
Some of the publishers are still in business, or the holding company of those that were acquired are still in business.
I think we can expect their staff bottom feeders to start making threats pretty soon.