Federal statutes? Seriously? Wow, I'm sure that makes everything just fine and dandy! Gee thanks for setting me straight, mister!
Snowden told the American people about billions of counts of illegal wiretapping by the NSA. He exposed a crime, he's a whistleblower, QED. Your claim that he's "selling secrets to the russians" is a baseless smear, so fuck you.
Nope. He stands accused of espionage, but that's bullshit, too. Treason has a very specific definition in US law, and whistleblowing isn't making war on the United States.
I wonder if the airline industry would try to stop or slow this down.
They have no need to do so. Aircraft buried the rail industry because their advantages are compelling. Politicians' fantasies have no effect at all on economic reality.
We already know that the NSA routinely violates the fourth amendment, and has committed billions of counts of illegal wiretapping. It's beyond reforming, its very existence is an attack on the bill of rights.
Why, you're right! That's horrible! We must undertake a massive engineering project right now to shut down all convection in the oceans! I never knew what a danger the gulf stream was until you pointed it out.
Seriously, call your travel agent and see if they can get you onto the same continent as a clue.
If someone could supply cold ocean water in large quantities at the surface, it could significantly cut the cost of air conditioning for large hotels and office buildings.
When I resigned from Apple, I gave my notice about a month ahead of my end date, and stuck around through the developer conference. I didn't want to let anything drop on the floor.
I get really nervous when anyone suggests that other people's time is something to "harness". If they call for volunteers, great. If they try to siphon off any of my time and attention without my consent, then my response is "fuck off, slavers."
Nice try, but see if you can find a relevant link. Hint: a relevant counterpoint would be showing that some other company is paying more local taxes than Apple is.
Like, say: Germany informs the US government that being an NSA or CIA employee isn't a "get out of jail free" card, and that crimes committed in Germany will be prosecuted, without exceptions.
So, the author is pissed off at Apple and Google for solving their own transportation and parking problems instead of waiting around for the incompetent local politicians to handle it?
Guess it was a slow news day on the "bitching about non-problems" desk at the LA times.
What we saw before was Apple being run by Sculley, Spindler and Amelio, none of whom can hold a candle to Tim Cook. What Apple has today is an executive team who were pretty much all hand-picked by Steve. Sculley was Steve's great recruitment screw-up, and he was far more careful after that.
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Yes, some people argue that, and they're wrong. It's like claiming that a slave who runs away is harming his owner.
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Federal statutes? Seriously? Wow, I'm sure that makes everything just fine and dandy! Gee thanks for setting me straight, mister!
Snowden told the American people about billions of counts of illegal wiretapping by the NSA. He exposed a crime, he's a whistleblower, QED. Your claim that he's "selling secrets to the russians" is a baseless smear, so fuck you.
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Snowden at least stands accused of treason.
Nope. He stands accused of espionage, but that's bullshit, too. Treason has a very specific definition in US law, and whistleblowing isn't making war on the United States.
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. It was incitement to murder.
Not quite. Wishing someone were dead isn't the same as telling someone to go and kill him.
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First amendment. Any douchebag can say whatever obnoxious things he likes, as long as he's not actually threatening the guy he wishes were dead.
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I wonder if the airline industry would try to stop or slow this down.
They have no need to do so. Aircraft buried the rail industry because their advantages are compelling. Politicians' fantasies have no effect at all on economic reality.
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We should pursue all promising new options for efficient mass transit,
That precludes the state's "high speed rail" boondoggle, then.
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There is no such thing as a "lie detector".
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We already know that the NSA routinely violates the fourth amendment, and has committed billions of counts of illegal wiretapping. It's beyond reforming, its very existence is an attack on the bill of rights.
Shut the fuckers DOWN.
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Why, you're right! That's horrible! We must undertake a massive engineering project right now to shut down all convection in the oceans! I never knew what a danger the gulf stream was until you pointed it out.
Seriously, call your travel agent and see if they can get you onto the same continent as a clue.
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Yes, exactly like that. Are they open for business yet?
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Not just money. Many instances of fraud.
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If someone could supply cold ocean water in large quantities at the surface, it could significantly cut the cost of air conditioning for large hotels and office buildings.
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Plain, old-fashioned dirty tricks did.
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Does that pass for a clever dig in your social circles?
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When I resigned from Apple, I gave my notice about a month ahead of my end date, and stuck around through the developer conference. I didn't want to let anything drop on the floor.
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to harness gamers' time
I get really nervous when anyone suggests that other people's time is something to "harness". If they call for volunteers, great. If they try to siphon off any of my time and attention without my consent, then my response is "fuck off, slavers."
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Which doesn't answer my question.
Better luck next time.
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Nice try, but see if you can find a relevant link. Hint: a relevant counterpoint would be showing that some other company is paying more local taxes than Apple is.
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the companies don't pay much,
Wrong. Apple is far and away the biggest local taxpayer in the bay area.
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You have no idea how much Apple pays in taxes, do you?
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Like, say: Germany informs the US government that being an NSA or CIA employee isn't a "get out of jail free" card, and that crimes committed in Germany will be prosecuted, without exceptions.
-jcr
So, the author is pissed off at Apple and Google for solving their own transportation and parking problems instead of waiting around for the incompetent local politicians to handle it?
Guess it was a slow news day on the "bitching about non-problems" desk at the LA times.
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Check out "Notebook" from Circus Ponies. Available for Mac and iOS.
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What we saw before was Apple being run by Sculley, Spindler and Amelio, none of whom can hold a candle to Tim Cook. What Apple has today is an executive team who were pretty much all hand-picked by Steve. Sculley was Steve's great recruitment screw-up, and he was far more careful after that.
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