It's really not much of a fallacy when you consider that certain presidential candidates lamented the fact that gun manufacturers couldn't be sued just because evil people misused their product, the clear intent of which was that said manufacturers would be litigated out of existence. I was simply applying Her logic to other misuses. Anyway.
Your view that "assault rifles" have but one sole purpose is incorrect. The fact that military and police have a similar firearm does not mean that everyone else uses it the same way. I use mine for target competition. I know ranchers who use one for varmint control (prairie dogs, coyote, and the like). Korean shopowners used them to great effect in the defense of their property during the Rodney King riots. What we don't need is people deciding for us what we do or don't need.
I'd prefer to take it to the anti-gun's conclusion: anytime something is used for evil, the entire industry must be destroyed. DUI? Ban all cars, alcohol, and drugs (including medicines). Assault with a baseball bat? Ban sports. Cyberbullying? Ban computers. Works for a lot of things!
The jury is still out on whether or not he was using a corporate laptop to do this, which would render SSL moot. I think tech leakers are learning what folks in repressive societies learned a while ago: Tor is your friend and have more than one phone.
That's along the lines of the post-Cold War joke about how the CIA and KGB spooks got together for drinks and started discussing who had the hardest job. The CIA said they had it rough because Soviet society was so closed that it made it extremely difficult to nurture informants and get info out of the country. The KGB laughed and said they had it worse because American society was so open and sharing that it was impossible to reduce the signal-to-noise ratio to the point where useful intelligence could be gathered.
I wish I had mod points for this, despite the AC. I discover this a lot while reading news; if a link is behind a paywall or disabled because I block ads, then I can do one of three things: disable the blocker if I think the content is worth it, find the information somewhere else, or decide that I really don't care that much and move on with my life.
It's their site and they can do whatever they want with it. As a consumer, it's up to me to decide if it's worth it.
There's quite a lot of literature available regarding the Hawaiian Sovereignty movement. While a (very vocal) minority, a lot of locals support the sentiment while acknowledging that restoration of the monarchy isn't really in their best interests.
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Or Israel in October 2016.
Your view that "assault rifles" have but one sole purpose is incorrect. The fact that military and police have a similar firearm does not mean that everyone else uses it the same way. I use mine for target competition. I know ranchers who use one for varmint control (prairie dogs, coyote, and the like). Korean shopowners used them to great effect in the defense of their property during the Rodney King riots. What we don't need is people deciding for us what we do or don't need.
Yep. Meltdowns or cancer? Ban electricity.
Conservatives != Republicans.
I'd prefer to take it to the anti-gun's conclusion: anytime something is used for evil, the entire industry must be destroyed. DUI? Ban all cars, alcohol, and drugs (including medicines). Assault with a baseball bat? Ban sports. Cyberbullying? Ban computers. Works for a lot of things!
Heck, I'm old enough to remember when warnings about Russia were met with "the 80's called...they want their cold war back!"
It's only simpler because we know the outcome.
Interesting...are they people you actually know?
No amount of actual left-wing violence will ever stop the hand-wringing over potential right-wing violence.
The jury is still out on whether or not he was using a corporate laptop to do this, which would render SSL moot. I think tech leakers are learning what folks in repressive societies learned a while ago: Tor is your friend and have more than one phone.
That's along the lines of the post-Cold War joke about how the CIA and KGB spooks got together for drinks and started discussing who had the hardest job. The CIA said they had it rough because Soviet society was so closed that it made it extremely difficult to nurture informants and get info out of the country. The KGB laughed and said they had it worse because American society was so open and sharing that it was impossible to reduce the signal-to-noise ratio to the point where useful intelligence could be gathered.
I used to use Ghostery until it slowed things down to a crawl. uBlock seems to work just as well if not better.
Or, you know, just not install the app.
Remember kids, journalism is really about deciding which facts the public shouldn't know because it would make Democrats look bad.
It's their site and they can do whatever they want with it. As a consumer, it's up to me to decide if it's worth it.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who noticed that. Granted, it's been a long time since I read it, but nothing about that trailer felt familiar.
Purple, because aliens don't wear hats.
The Pence Rule is looking more and more attractive (can I say that?) every day.
You clearly haven't been paying attention to the whole "Columbus Day" vs "Indigenous Peoples Day" asshattery.
Wait...are we talking about FB or /.? I can't tell anymore
Nope and I never said there was.
Interesting, thanks! That's what I was wondering; what constitutes "right-wing" in SF?
Did you just say Gavin Newsom is a right-winger? Or did I misread that?
There's quite a lot of literature available regarding the Hawaiian Sovereignty movement. While a (very vocal) minority, a lot of locals support the sentiment while acknowledging that restoration of the monarchy isn't really in their best interests.
"O Sweet Saint Andreas, hear our prayer!"