So far, they've pepper-sprayed a girl having an asthma attack, kicked a pregnant woman in the stomach, illegally searched my car for pipe bombs, rear-ended me by driving with their lights out, and told me to watch out for "indians with axes" at night. I'd hate to see what they'd do if they actually knew our NAMES.
That would also help the police determine just how long they have to take to respond to a call to your house, or from your cel phone. Give one bad review, and suddenly find that it takes the cops about thirty minutes to get to your house.
To amend my previous response... please produce an original copy of the Bible, one which PRE-dates all of your 'prophecies', in order to confirm that there have been no revisions since then.
I wasn't taking it personally, just saying... where's the proof my emotional brain is learning anything "socially unacceptable" that automatically kicks in when horrible stuff happens to me? I suppose it's possible that it's all a matter of self control (there's that pesky personal responsibility again!) and I can ignore my emotional brain when I need to, and the people who go to school and shoot twenty people don't.
This book makes me so ANGRY!!! I just want to launch a plasma grenade at this 'doctor'!!!!!!
But seriously, folks, it's about damn time someone stepped up to the 'personal responsibility' plate and didn't get hit in the head by the ball (man, I pwn'd that metaphor). I grew up in the age of violent video games, as did most people here... come on, this website's name involves SLASHING people. My favorite movies growing up were Beverly Hills Cop and Aliens (I was all of six years old for those), and not once did I feel the urge to be more violent, or to shoot anyone. I thought "Wow, those movies are an awesome escape from boring reality. I'm gonna go read some Calvin & Hobbes now, maybe eat a cookie."
Yes, this is anecdotal, but if ten million people have (and apparently do) have similar anecdotal stories, that adds up, and this book is just the long-overdue sober second look at a popular, convenient myth.
PS: Jack Thompson needs to be clubbed with this book.
Yes... my tongue is so far into my cheek, I think I just dislodged a saliva gland. Even so, you KNOW that's going to be the basis for making said Bill Of Rights as advantageous to the writers as possible.
Wire-tapping is only anti-business if the wire-tappers let the information get out. It just makes sense to wire-tap everyone, and then keep the information someplace secure, where their legitimate business secrets can be safe.
By enshrining the rights of EVERYONE, you're inherently protecting the people who are trying to destroy your country and your freedom. If you prevent ISPs from handing out information about their clients, then how are these vicious lawbreakers ever going to be brought to justice?
No, I think this is a case where the good people have nothing to fear, because if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have no reason to worry about your electronic rights.
NOTE: This argument is copyrighted, so when (not if) it's raised by the government, they have to ask my permission.
Well, yeah.... in Ontario, they do whatever they can to be "more like America". I have two clients moving OUT of Ontario because they can't stand it anymore.
As much as I defend Cuba, I do have to agree that the state-control of media outlets continues to piss me right the hell off. However, the article does make a very interesting omission:
Yes, the internet cafe does cost a lot in Cuban dollars. However, it is in downtown Havana, which means it's in tourist central, so it's likely that the people who go there are part of the tourist economy, which means they can make thirty or forty Canadian dollars in a day, and spend every last second of spare time in the internet cafe. The dual economy does make for some very wierd commercial enterprises. A man can sell a cake to a couple tourists, and make more money off that cake than he does in his regular day job as a... whatever. Electrician, maybe.
Right now, the socialist ideals of Cuba are facing the harsh realities of the global mass media, and hopefully they will begin to embrace it. As more and more tourists head for Cuba, the government, and state-run outlets, has to know that people are going to start figuring out that there's some freedoms they still aren't enjoying to the fullest extent.
You're right... as transistors get smaller, and flash drives get larger capacity, it stands to reason that the price per KB stays completely static. That's how the economy works!
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I'm White and Canadian, what does the PATRIOT Act have to do with me?
So far, they've pepper-sprayed a girl having an asthma attack, kicked a pregnant woman in the stomach, illegally searched my car for pipe bombs, rear-ended me by driving with their lights out, and told me to watch out for "indians with axes" at night. I'd hate to see what they'd do if they actually knew our NAMES.
That would also help the police determine just how long they have to take to respond to a call to your house, or from your cel phone. Give one bad review, and suddenly find that it takes the cops about thirty minutes to get to your house.
Sweet Merciful McGillicuddy, an Earthworm Jim fan.
I use that line constantly, especially while watching the news and seeing the latest "terror" report.
Because every message board on the internet is legally subject to whatever state laws this guy can push through... I know /b/ is!
To amend my previous response... please produce an original copy of the Bible, one which PRE-dates all of your 'prophecies', in order to confirm that there have been no revisions since then.
Yup... and the Bible has had no revisions whatsoever.
Right?
I wasn't taking it personally, just saying... where's the proof my emotional brain is learning anything "socially unacceptable" that automatically kicks in when horrible stuff happens to me? I suppose it's possible that it's all a matter of self control (there's that pesky personal responsibility again!) and I can ignore my emotional brain when I need to, and the people who go to school and shoot twenty people don't.
Really? There was nothing violent before 1993?
My son's favorite driving game is Carmageddon. Do I think he'll be a bad driver? No.
Are you serious?
When I got stabbed, I didn't stab back.
When I got dumped several times, I didn't lash out.
When I got fired because someone ELSE was stealing money, I didn't even raise my voice.
When I got hit by a car, I didn't get angry.
Tell me again what my 'emotional brain' is learning?
This book makes me so ANGRY!!! I just want to launch a plasma grenade at this 'doctor'!!!!!!
But seriously, folks, it's about damn time someone stepped up to the 'personal responsibility' plate and didn't get hit in the head by the ball (man, I pwn'd that metaphor). I grew up in the age of violent video games, as did most people here... come on, this website's name involves SLASHING people. My favorite movies growing up were Beverly Hills Cop and Aliens (I was all of six years old for those), and not once did I feel the urge to be more violent, or to shoot anyone. I thought "Wow, those movies are an awesome escape from boring reality. I'm gonna go read some Calvin & Hobbes now, maybe eat a cookie."
Yes, this is anecdotal, but if ten million people have (and apparently do) have similar anecdotal stories, that adds up, and this book is just the long-overdue sober second look at a popular, convenient myth.
PS: Jack Thompson needs to be clubbed with this book.
Forget shooting it... I'd steal that sucker. RoboCriminal, away!
Yes... my tongue is so far into my cheek, I think I just dislodged a saliva gland. Even so, you KNOW that's going to be the basis for making said Bill Of Rights as advantageous to the writers as possible.
According to the Pentagon, none. And they would know, they're very secure.
Wire-tapping is only anti-business if the wire-tappers let the information get out. It just makes sense to wire-tap everyone, and then keep the information someplace secure, where their legitimate business secrets can be safe.
By enshrining the rights of EVERYONE, you're inherently protecting the people who are trying to destroy your country and your freedom. If you prevent ISPs from handing out information about their clients, then how are these vicious lawbreakers ever going to be brought to justice?
No, I think this is a case where the good people have nothing to fear, because if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have no reason to worry about your electronic rights.
NOTE: This argument is copyrighted, so when (not if) it's raised by the government, they have to ask my permission.
You're never going to see a Jewish person moving THAT fast...
So... you've proved that Photons are Christian?
I already knew about that.... And it keeps getting funnier, every single time I see it!
I recognize that writing style...
Stop e-mailing me! My penis is big enough!!!!!
Well, yeah.... in Ontario, they do whatever they can to be "more like America". I have two clients moving OUT of Ontario because they can't stand it anymore.
As much as I defend Cuba, I do have to agree that the state-control of media outlets continues to piss me right the hell off. However, the article does make a very interesting omission:
Yes, the internet cafe does cost a lot in Cuban dollars. However, it is in downtown Havana, which means it's in tourist central, so it's likely that the people who go there are part of the tourist economy, which means they can make thirty or forty Canadian dollars in a day, and spend every last second of spare time in the internet cafe. The dual economy does make for some very wierd commercial enterprises. A man can sell a cake to a couple tourists, and make more money off that cake than he does in his regular day job as a... whatever. Electrician, maybe.
Right now, the socialist ideals of Cuba are facing the harsh realities of the global mass media, and hopefully they will begin to embrace it. As more and more tourists head for Cuba, the government, and state-run outlets, has to know that people are going to start figuring out that there's some freedoms they still aren't enjoying to the fullest extent.
Yeah... blatant lies are a great way to get taken seriously.
You're right... as transistors get smaller, and flash drives get larger capacity, it stands to reason that the price per KB stays completely static. That's how the economy works!