This is only one piece in a larger puzzle of the government taking away our privacy rights. ( among others )
If you are correct in that only large transactions are tracked, then it doesnt direcly effect the average joe, but it still does not change the overall 'movement', and its still wrong to do. ( unless you are under direct investigation and its been blessed by the court )
And this makes it ok why? " Awww shucks he was just a kid " doesn't make it any less wrong. The kid should rot in jail. Age does not justify criminal behavior.
And OT, on your sig: What do you define as 'build it yourself'? From someone your age i picture you buying a MB and some cards, 'look mom, i did it myself'.. Until you build your own CPU out of discrete logic , you haven't built your *own* computer You just assembled someone else's.
And to me it seemed that he was trying to dismiss the entire population of 'assembly line workers' as a bunch of boobs that dont have any bearing on quality and safety of life today.
While ive never been on the line myself, i have worked with *many* ( IT in the automotive industry ) over my life and was rather offended by his comment.
Perhaps i misunderstood his comment and went off to fast. Donno.
Beacuse if you have a 'traditional' wood desk, and just use your desk's top surface directly, you will end up wearing away the finish and putting a 'rut' into your desk.
If you have one of those masonite tops, then i agree.. why bother.
"Work in a factory, it's got about the same level of responsibility"
Remember that statement the next time you stop at a streetlight in your car, and it actually stops. Or when you want something to eat. Or a thousand other examples.
Without those 'factory workers' your 'adult' life would be pretty dismal.
And you honestly dont believe your governments have been doing the same thing for years? Its just that now the governments have the 'excuse' of terrorism to justify it when they get caught. "its for the children' only goes so far..
If the public image is created that you are a 'bad person' if you don't conform to what the government wants then we have all lost.
This is the same sort of tactic that all oppressive totalitarian governments use. Some are more direct like the Soviets and Nazi were, but its the same end effect: People afraid to stand up and do the right thing.
Slashdot Mirror
Ah, I see you are a sad little resentful nobody.. Ill leave you to go cry in your (cheap) beer and feel sorry for yourself.
Nope, not sarcasm at all.. if it came off that way, sorry about that .
That they will see their first take-down demand by EOD?
This is only one piece in a larger puzzle of the government taking away our privacy rights. ( among others )
If you are correct in that only large transactions are tracked, then it doesnt direcly effect the average joe, but it still does not change the overall 'movement', and its still wrong to do. ( unless you are under direct investigation and its been blessed by the court )
Ah, i get it. "stick it to the rich" regardless if its fair or not.
Good for you then, even if it was only on paper.
So its ok for them to take whatever they want, at what ever level beacuse 'they did somethign good with some of it somewhere in the past'?
Bullshit.
Estate taxes is double taxation, and wrong. And one good does not make it ok to do 100 wrongs.
And this makes it ok why? " Awww shucks he was just a kid " doesn't make it any less wrong. The kid should rot in jail. Age does not justify criminal behavior.
.. Until you build your own CPU out of discrete logic , you haven't built your *own* computer You just assembled someone else's.
And OT, on your sig: What do you define as 'build it yourself'? From someone your age i picture you buying a MB and some cards, 'look mom, i did it myself'
Is sort of a shame. The beauty of DSL is that it would fit on one of those business card cd, that you can shove in your wallet.
Hes not as 'giving' of a person as he seems. He has several agendas, and his $ comes with strings attached inorder to advance his agendas.
Apparently mine must, as i have seen an impact.
Yes, but there are also lots that are not.
And to me it seemed that he was trying to dismiss the entire population of 'assembly line workers' as a bunch of boobs that dont have any bearing on quality and safety of life today.
While ive never been on the line myself, i have worked with *many* ( IT in the automotive industry ) over my life and was rather offended by his comment.
Perhaps i misunderstood his comment and went off to fast. Donno.
Beacuse if you have a 'traditional' wood desk, and just use your desk's top surface directly, you will end up wearing away the finish and putting a 'rut' into your desk.
If you have one of those masonite tops, then i agree.. why bother.
Gets postponed again, this is a good thing.
"Work in a factory, it's got about the same level of responsibility"
Remember that statement the next time you stop at a streetlight in your car, and it actually stops. Or when you want something to eat. Or a thousand other examples.
Without those 'factory workers' your 'adult' life would be pretty dismal.
Just spend 15 minutes on the average interstate during rush hour.
Just tell your doc you have panic attacks, and he will gladly give you something to calm you down.
Dont you already get charged Telecomm taxes if you have DSL, since its basically a phone line anyway?
( i dont have DSL, so no, i cant go look at my bill )
While you were just trying to be cute, it is true. Unless im under a legit investigation, what i buy is NOT anyone's business.
And you honestly dont believe your governments have been doing the same thing for years? Its just that now the governments have the 'excuse' of terrorism to justify it when they get caught. "its for the children' only goes so far..
Not only do they know how much money you move, but by getting into the retail databases, they also know what ( and when, and where ) you are buying.
Just hope that what you bought today legally doesnt become 'questionable' ( or down right illegal ) tomrrow. You might find a knock on your door.
Back when 'bloatware' wasnt even a word, and you could surf with out being bombarded wtih advertisements at every turn.
Sure it was dialup but today 1/2 of our bandwidth is sucked up by garbage anyway.
For the most part the BBB is a reporting service. So they really dont "do" anything, other then report the complaints to people that ask.
If the public image is created that you are a 'bad person' if you don't conform to what the government wants then we have all lost.
This is the same sort of tactic that all oppressive totalitarian governments use. Some are more direct like the Soviets and Nazi were, but its the same end effect: People afraid to stand up and do the right thing.
In todays world, that is how it works. FIRST you get arrested, then they find a reason to make it stick before they release you.
The fact he's a sex offender makes it that much worse.