I always figured this would be how we kill ourselves off. Over use of antibacterial soaps and cleaners in homes. And the geek shall inherit the earth, not because of intellectual achievements, but through the immunological layer of unwashed crumbs and sweat accumulated over years of staying away from showers!
Let the clean ones die in a biological nightmare of their own making! We're hidden away in front of our screens, safe from any contamination brought about by direct human contact!
I use newsgroups quite a bit. Once alt.underage.porn (or whatever) is shut down, that material is just going to be posted somewhere else - and probably end up being seen by more people. I used to regularly go look up pics on alt.sci-fi, one week there was a whole lotta child porn.
I think they coordinate their drop-off points and move them around, instead of having one group where they could go and get their fix.
Sad part is, I'd move to another country if I knew of any better ones out there. Anyone know of a mostly English-speaking country that doesn't walk all over its citizens' rights? I know the UK is right out, and I hear Australia is pretty bad too.
Australia's got a bit better now that Howard got booted out. Canada used to be better before Stephen "whatever you say Mr. Bush" Harper became PM. But unlike Bush, he's got a minority government, not a 3-houses loophole in the checkks and balances.
Are we meant to imagine that the government has subsequently identified every potential terrorist and an alarm will go off if any of them present their ID? And you were upset about the warrantless surveillance. See, now they know all the bad guys! They just have to wait for them to come and show their ID...
The whole purpose is for the TSA to make the traveller feel that they are being kept safe. Real safety has nothing to do with it. Actually, you have that turned around. The whole charade is meant to keep you scared, so they can keep pushing their incremental steps towards a totalitarian police state.
Maybe you should locate your nearest free speech zone and go protest, well out of sight of the government officials with whom you have grievances.
People all over the world have had to show ID (passport) to travel from country to country. How is this different? If you don't see the difference between crossing a border and moving within your own country, then there isn't much we can do to help you out.
in the eyes of a conservative, owning a stake in Exxon Mobil, or even the entire company, is no different than the legality of owning a pencil. It is my company, my pencil, and I can do with it what I will. Please stop stabbing my biosphere with your pencil.
The whole point of terrorism is (as the name obviously suggests) to utilize fear and terror to achieve your goals. Indiscriminately killing unarmed civilians is a pretty good way to spread terror. You can also substitute "fear" with "shock" and "terror" with "awe".
So, al-qaeda conspiracy = likely, government conspiracy = unlikely. See how that works out? Do you also think that "an attack in the gulf of Tokin = likely; An incompetant sonar operators report inflated to the highest levels of government to serve as an excuse for war = unlikely" it how it works out?
How is using the internet as a map any different from using a map? Maps are not interactive. You have to find point A yourself, and find your own way to point B.
Google Maps will do all that for you.
Now, to answer the question, no, Googlew isn't making you stupid. You were already like that beforehand.
Misinformation, either accidental or intentional, is not an action reserved for uber-secret components of Government anymore. Wiki and Google can be your friend and enemy at the same time. Use wiki and google to research the fax chain letters of the 80s which spread such wonderful information.
but you must understand that the attack on P2P is really an attack on free press I can only assume that you've found some form of political speech that is distributed in illegally shared music P2P is "free press", attacks on P2P, such as assuming that only RIAA-owned music is distributed onto the networks, are an attack on free press.
Don't forget Werner Von Braun. He used slave labor to build the V2, was an SS officer, etc. But, without his help after the war, the U.S. probably would have never gotten to the moon. Probably? That's one hell of an understatement.
if you assumed reiser's innocence, take a good har dlook in the mirror. tribal-level prejudice flows in your veins Or we apply the principles of modern justice: UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
I hate trolls as much as the next guy, but I don't think they deserve 2 years in jail for that. Hi, I'm the next guy. I want trolls bloodied and dropped in the middle of an ocean.
This seems too open-handed, how do you actually quantify these? If only there were people whos' job it were to JUDGE issues like these. We could give them statues of a chick holding a balance, representing their duty to weigh the truth of the matter... it'd be awesome.
Since all those messages trying to "coerce" me into buying penis pills will be illegal. And if that doesn't fit, then the quantity should certainly qualify as harassment which will also be outlawed. Cool! Seriously, how many time can someone imply your penis is too small top pleasure a woman before you're allowed to strangle them with their own intestine?
Now, if this person on the forum is someone you know in the real world, then things may well be a little hairier, but someone calling you names online from the other side of the country being made illegal? Sorry, but you don't have the right to not be offended or hear mean things. Grow a spine. Don't you know the difference between "the right not to be offended" and HARASSMENT?
If someone is harassing someone, it makes NO FUCKING DIFFERENCE if they know them in real life or not, the action of targeting someone for harassment is not made ok by the use of a keyboard and screen. Live or over the net, harassing someone is not tolerable, and will be made illegal, as it should be.
anonymously from an internet cafe or local library Log ins, security footage, credit card paymnent information... the usual ways to find who was where when.
didn't realize that answering every question the teacher asked was just rubbing everyone else's face in it. I knew the answer too, but there was no reason for me to answer EVERYTHING. That's why I was friends with most of the "bullies", and the other kids were targets. So keep your head down, shut up, and be friends with the scum that would harass someone for doing their schoolwork?
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Let the clean ones die in a biological nightmare of their own making! We're hidden away in front of our screens, safe from any contamination brought about by direct human contact!
There's a BIG difference between "Jesus was" and "Jesus is".
I think they coordinate their drop-off points and move them around, instead of having one group where they could go and get their fix.
Australia's got a bit better now that Howard got booted out. Canada used to be better before Stephen "whatever you say Mr. Bush" Harper became PM. But unlike Bush, he's got a minority government, not a 3-houses loophole in the checkks and balances.
The whole charade is meant to keep you scared, so they can keep pushing their incremental steps towards a totalitarian police state.
Maybe you should locate your nearest free speech zone and go protest, well out of sight of the government officials with whom you have grievances.
Google Maps will do all that for you.
Now, to answer the question, no, Googlew isn't making you stupid. You were already like that beforehand.
Or the word of mouth rumour mills of yore...
Yours is insignificant, theirs is worrisome.
That's one hell of an understatement.
One of the two.
We could give them statues of a chick holding a balance, representing their duty to weigh the truth of the matter... it'd be awesome.
If someone is harassing someone, it makes NO FUCKING DIFFERENCE if they know them in real life or not, the action of targeting someone for harassment is not made ok by the use of a keyboard and screen. Live or over the net, harassing someone is not tolerable, and will be made illegal, as it should be.
Grow a brain.
That's your advice? Ewww.