Uhh, if you've got money and the cops know it, then they'll treat you much better than they do poor folks. The police know that lawyers know the law much better than they do, and if they suspect that you have $10G to blow on a lawyer, they give you much much more space to be right than us commoners. And in that way, hell yes they will investigate shit to the Nth level, if you're wealthy.
I hate that you're a bit right. I love India so much. However if anyone wants to move there from abroad, there are actually people that you will need to hire, in order to be a middle-man for these bribes. They make sure that you bribe the right folks, at the right price. It's crazy, but honestly, that's how it is there.
However I think that when on the world-stage, they are able to work with each other in ways that seem to be impossible for Americans. In fact, if you are a American, and travel to India, try to just pay attention to how they get things done. It's fucking CRAZY! Just when you think you understand why they're doing what they're doing, they do something that blows your mind. I guess it's like (Americans) watching Cricket.
I'll try to answer with my reasoning. What I feel is going on is that it sucks more and more to be a regular citizen, rich or not, elite or not. In fact, this concept of "elite" is changing more and more into what we currently call "politicians". That means that in order to be elite, you need to be in politics, somehow, or in what we "conspiracy theorists" assume is a level above the politicians. Political freedom is all the freedom that's really left in the world, unless you're cool with being broke all the time.
And so the only thing that We The People need to remember (no matter which country you're in, this holds truth): The People are the power of the government, not the other way around. If you really want to take your government's power away, then you can easily do it by peaceful disobedience. Because at the heart of the problem are the policemen that do the politicians bidding. Once you break the police's will to keep on arresting/beating/killing innocent people, then you win. This is how India got rid of the same evil that we're all talking about. They did it with no internet. Throw all the tomatoes that you want to at Gandhi, he wasn't perfect, wasn't a saint. But he is the one that discovered this truth, and also the one that delivered that truth in a real way. It's not hippy-talk, this is the only way to end the problems that we're all talking about. Until We The People come to truly put this idea into motion, things will only get exponentially worse.
The reward is the awareness the The People have after the leak is confirmed. Until then, you're a tinfoil-hat wearer. Either way, it's best to advise The People.
Kids aren't afraid to speak up and protest against the government trying to mandate the history classes to omit teaching anything about the past that glorifies those in the past that blew the whistle or did any sort of patriotic action that would, today, go against the status quo. Maybe you have a point, but what's the use of that point in today's world? I'd rather die fighting for freedom than to live as a slave.
I see how this obviously has outraged many into the typical argument about men vs women in the workplace. We all agree that women are paid less, all studies show it. The reasons why are only assumptions, as each case is different. No point in getting upset over this, just do what you can to make it a non fact in all real-world scenarios that you can, and that's all we can do.
Now the real point of me commenting: Are there nude photos of this beautiful woman, or not? And if so, where are they?
You know it's funny that I was talking about this the other day with my wife. We were watching Gremlins 2, and that movie, made in the 80's, talks about "smart buildings" and all the items that were networked together. A lot of the ideas in that movie, although seemed strange in the 80's are here....but they're still strange.
Party? A large empty fine-sand pit of nothing to do? Nothing to build with? In order to militarize the moon, they'd have to build everything out of glass, or move all of their military components to the moon. Although it's been attempted before, it took 7 failed missions. I mean, at least preparations A through G were a complete failure...
I mean they have technology to go to space, what else is stopping them to go right now?
It's a good question, one of which everyone would probably have their own answer, all of which could be refuted by many others. It's almost as if this question isn't supposed to be asked without meeting friction.
do you think he had any idea that he was only a prophet of the tip of the iceberg?
He was the president of The United States. I think he was privy to all sorts of information, and that's why he said what he said. He knew that there were really smart people in places of power that seemed to care less than he did about civility, and more about growing a need to increase military spending. That was the point of his talk - to try to put into perspective what was going on behind the scenes.
I wish I had mod points for you. Imagine shipping off for 6 months, excited to begin a new. That whole six months, you are thinking about what the future holds, what exciting new things there will be to explore, or at the very least, experience. Then *PSSSHHH*, the doors open, and you are basically in Antarctica - for LIFE!
I keep seeing everyone saying that this is a mess to sort out. Why so? Netflix (an American company) could just no longer serve Canada. Problem solved. Canada can have all the Canadian TV that it wants.
They're just doing what they think needs to be done. Because, really speaking, have you noticed how few we are on slashdot these days? The only articles that gain more than 50 comments are the ones that are troll/flamebait articles. I assume that most of us are Americans, and probably a lot of other folks from abroad just check the site to get a laugh at us, as we all argue like champs while the reality of our situation grows more and more dim. Slashdot hasn't ever solved any problems in a real sense.
Exactly, this is the mindset that has you thinking that there isn't a world war going on now. We got used to (?) large numbers of people dying at the hand of bullets, flame-throwers, grenades, mines, or non-nuclear bombs. But WW2 ended due to nuclear bombs (yeah I know that Germany surrendered prior to the bombs dropping on Japan, but Japan would have only continued the war which would have still been called "WW2"). Ever since then, the whole act of war changed because, "Holy SHIT! We can blow up the planet?" Some may argue that the only war available these days is a kind of corporate war.
Not sure if that'd work anyway...
I'm so glad to see someone say "anyway" rather than "anyways".
In reality, it's not so different from what would be captured via a wiretap. All this does is circumvents the need for a warrant.
Not really. This is a silly device that will capture smart phone location and what it's doing. So if you and your drug cartel buddies want to have a secret meeting, you'll have to leave your cell at the house. Or maybe pay someone to carry your phone for you while you go to the meeting. Or maybe you could just turn your phone off when you don't want to be tracked.
On the other hand, if you want to kidnap a person, you'll need to get rid of their cell, fast. Maybe toss it in someone's backyard/shed that you don't like. Also, just wait till one of these things hits the streets, and it's used against law enforcement agents.
Anyone that wants a single go-to for criminal activity, or fighting crime, will have to eventually admit that they're doing it wrong, as anything that requires the use of one weapon, can easily be defeated with a few smaller actions, or inaction.
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And this post should be the end of it. There's really nothing else to say. Non-bias approach. I like it.
Uhh, if you've got money and the cops know it, then they'll treat you much better than they do poor folks. The police know that lawyers know the law much better than they do, and if they suspect that you have $10G to blow on a lawyer, they give you much much more space to be right than us commoners. And in that way, hell yes they will investigate shit to the Nth level, if you're wealthy.
I hate that you're a bit right. I love India so much. However if anyone wants to move there from abroad, there are actually people that you will need to hire, in order to be a middle-man for these bribes. They make sure that you bribe the right folks, at the right price. It's crazy, but honestly, that's how it is there.
However I think that when on the world-stage, they are able to work with each other in ways that seem to be impossible for Americans. In fact, if you are a American, and travel to India, try to just pay attention to how they get things done. It's fucking CRAZY! Just when you think you understand why they're doing what they're doing, they do something that blows your mind. I guess it's like (Americans) watching Cricket.
Anyone who uses faecesbook, for anything other than business purposes, is a moron.
TFTFY.
If this is how you interpret what I said, then I can certainly understand why your sig says what it says. Slim scope there, kid.
I'll try to answer with my reasoning. What I feel is going on is that it sucks more and more to be a regular citizen, rich or not, elite or not. In fact, this concept of "elite" is changing more and more into what we currently call "politicians". That means that in order to be elite, you need to be in politics, somehow, or in what we "conspiracy theorists" assume is a level above the politicians. Political freedom is all the freedom that's really left in the world, unless you're cool with being broke all the time.
And so the only thing that We The People need to remember (no matter which country you're in, this holds truth): The People are the power of the government, not the other way around. If you really want to take your government's power away, then you can easily do it by peaceful disobedience. Because at the heart of the problem are the policemen that do the politicians bidding. Once you break the police's will to keep on arresting/beating/killing innocent people, then you win. This is how India got rid of the same evil that we're all talking about. They did it with no internet. Throw all the tomatoes that you want to at Gandhi, he wasn't perfect, wasn't a saint. But he is the one that discovered this truth, and also the one that delivered that truth in a real way. It's not hippy-talk, this is the only way to end the problems that we're all talking about. Until We The People come to truly put this idea into motion, things will only get exponentially worse.
The reward is the awareness the The People have after the leak is confirmed. Until then, you're a tinfoil-hat wearer. Either way, it's best to advise The People.
Kids aren't afraid to speak up and protest against the government trying to mandate the history classes to omit teaching anything about the past that glorifies those in the past that blew the whistle or did any sort of patriotic action that would, today, go against the status quo. Maybe you have a point, but what's the use of that point in today's world? I'd rather die fighting for freedom than to live as a slave.
Once this thing turns up the sun's radiation by 2,000 times, nothing traditional will work, and we'll lose another planet.
I was going to comment basically the same thing. Imagine Mercury's surprise.
I see how this obviously has outraged many into the typical argument about men vs women in the workplace. We all agree that women are paid less, all studies show it. The reasons why are only assumptions, as each case is different. No point in getting upset over this, just do what you can to make it a non fact in all real-world scenarios that you can, and that's all we can do.
Now the real point of me commenting: Are there nude photos of this beautiful woman, or not? And if so, where are they?
You know it's funny that I was talking about this the other day with my wife. We were watching Gremlins 2, and that movie, made in the 80's, talks about "smart buildings" and all the items that were networked together. A lot of the ideas in that movie, although seemed strange in the 80's are here. ...but they're still strange.
If the U.S. wants in on the party...
Party? A large empty fine-sand pit of nothing to do? Nothing to build with? In order to militarize the moon, they'd have to build everything out of glass, or move all of their military components to the moon. Although it's been attempted before, it took 7 failed missions. I mean, at least preparations A through G were a complete failure...
Can you present proof that no one hasn't?
That sounds like you're trying to trick Pinocchio into lying.
I mean they have technology to go to space, what else is stopping them to go right now?
It's a good question, one of which everyone would probably have their own answer, all of which could be refuted by many others. It's almost as if this question isn't supposed to be asked without meeting friction.
ON the other hand, it helps the economy.
I guess it makes sense. The more people on the planet, the less money each person has. The less people on the planet, the more money each person has.
do you think he had any idea that he was only a prophet of the tip of the iceberg?
He was the president of The United States. I think he was privy to all sorts of information, and that's why he said what he said. He knew that there were really smart people in places of power that seemed to care less than he did about civility, and more about growing a need to increase military spending. That was the point of his talk - to try to put into perspective what was going on behind the scenes.
I wish I had mod points for you. Imagine shipping off for 6 months, excited to begin a new. That whole six months, you are thinking about what the future holds, what exciting new things there will be to explore, or at the very least, experience. Then *PSSSHHH*, the doors open, and you are basically in Antarctica - for LIFE!
No thanks.
I keep seeing everyone saying that this is a mess to sort out. Why so? Netflix (an American company) could just no longer serve Canada. Problem solved. Canada can have all the Canadian TV that it wants.
The arguing that is laughable, hasn't ever solved anything in a real sense.
And yet people come here and argue as though it's going to change the thing that they're arguing about.
Have you seen these?
They're just doing what they think needs to be done. Because, really speaking, have you noticed how few we are on slashdot these days? The only articles that gain more than 50 comments are the ones that are troll/flamebait articles. I assume that most of us are Americans, and probably a lot of other folks from abroad just check the site to get a laugh at us, as we all argue like champs while the reality of our situation grows more and more dim. Slashdot hasn't ever solved any problems in a real sense.
Either make war or don't make it?
Exactly, this is the mindset that has you thinking that there isn't a world war going on now. We got used to (?) large numbers of people dying at the hand of bullets, flame-throwers, grenades, mines, or non-nuclear bombs. But WW2 ended due to nuclear bombs (yeah I know that Germany surrendered prior to the bombs dropping on Japan, but Japan would have only continued the war which would have still been called "WW2"). Ever since then, the whole act of war changed because, "Holy SHIT! We can blow up the planet?" Some may argue that the only war available these days is a kind of corporate war.
Not sure if that'd work anyway...
I'm so glad to see someone say "anyway" rather than "anyways".
This is too. Look at Sean McKessy's smile. Creeeepy.
MAD prevented WWIII
WWIII is the war on terror.
In reality, it's not so different from what would be captured via a wiretap. All this does is circumvents the need for a warrant.
Not really. This is a silly device that will capture smart phone location and what it's doing. So if you and your drug cartel buddies want to have a secret meeting, you'll have to leave your cell at the house. Or maybe pay someone to carry your phone for you while you go to the meeting. Or maybe you could just turn your phone off when you don't want to be tracked.
On the other hand, if you want to kidnap a person, you'll need to get rid of their cell, fast. Maybe toss it in someone's backyard/shed that you don't like. Also, just wait till one of these things hits the streets, and it's used against law enforcement agents.
Anyone that wants a single go-to for criminal activity, or fighting crime, will have to eventually admit that they're doing it wrong, as anything that requires the use of one weapon, can easily be defeated with a few smaller actions, or inaction.