Without pirated music, the music industry as we know it today wouldn't exist. Piracy, garage recordings, dubbed mixtapes, is how the majority of bands get their name out... Growing up, I first heard everyone from the Greatful Dead to Metallica to Guns N Roses to Sublime via pirated music... and then went on to share those tapes with countless other friends. Piracy is where popularity comes from. I can honestly say I've never seen a band or bought an album from a musician who I didn't first hear through some form of pirated media.
This sounds like nothing but an effort to make a "problem" out of something that's always been the case so that record companies can tax us further.
Interestingly, you're right... there isn't a specific legislation blocking citizens from owning a nuke such as FOPA does with assault rifles. But... there's an enormous amount of regulatory hurdles to jump through in acquiring, storing, and maintaining fissile material. Those hurdles are actually a huge encumbrance to nuclear power because of the costs and headaches they create. But, in theory at least, given the money and proper regulatory steps being taken, a civie could potentially own a nuke. In practice, I'm sure the gov would tie you down in red tape for two centuries if you ever tried.
Except that he didn't lie... He just refused to discuss to what degree he drank. He never said he was sober through college. He said "I liked beer, I still like beer". He never claimed to have not drank, you're all just salty that he didn't describe in detail how he approached keg stands to give you more ammunition to bitch about him.
Either way though, congrats to him on his successful appointment. Looking forward to seeing how people whomever gets nominated to replace RBG raped and how much they drank.
There's photographic evidence of Ford with known Clinton associates and attorneys... it's a bit of a stretch but not remotely a "bizarre idea full of conspiracy theory", particularly given that Hillary has become a garden gopher, popping up every so often to rant about resistance and undermine the legitimately elected leadership of the nation.
And yes, I watched the proceedings... he never lost his temper. He was visibly angry, which is entirely reasonable. Losing his temper would've been standing up, saying "you know what, fuck you and fuck you... fuck this lying cunt Ford, she's ugly as fuck and I've never been that goddamn drunk... you can take this job and shove up your biased asses" before throwing a roundhouse kick in the face of Feinstein. THAT would've been losing his temper... that would've been outrageous. Being visibly irate that you're being put through the ringer by a biased, propagandist political smear campaign AFTER enduring thousands of questions and multiple FBI background investigations over the completely unsubstantiated claims of a woman you had minimal contact with more than 30 years ago isn't even remotely in the vicinity of "losing their temper".
If he wasn't pissed off... if he'd sauntered out there the way Bill Clinton did when he lied to us all about Monica Lewinsky, now THAT would've given me pause and made me wonder if he was in fact guilty.
Actually, it's just that not everyone is so self involved and without regard for others that they feel they NEED to disable Amber alerts... Does a text notification really trigger you so badly that you'd rather not potentially save a child?
Only liberals can come up with some shit this stupid... They should have their case thrown out of court and then be forced to pay fines for wasting time and being ridiculous children.
It's called the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, it predates Trump and has been around as long as most of us have been alive... just as with anything else, it's simply being adapted to utilize modern technologies which allow more immediate spread of information. Incredible that liberals have become so unhinged that a test message of enhanced capabilities of the national emergency alert system can trigger them into hysteria.
Honestly, it kinda makes me wish Trump would just start using the IPAWS instead of twitter.
No one cares about your hobby unless you're putting your drone where it shouldn't be... fly your drone into a no fly zone, it gets taken down. Keep your drone in your backyard, "hobby" your ass off all day and no one will care.
Google's involvement with catering to China's oppressive regulations only underscores their hypocrisy. They try to beat the drum of moral virtue and social justice at home, but they're willing to sell out freedom abroad to make a buck. Google, as huge as they are and as pervasive as their services have become, is missing out on a golden opportunity to take a stand and do something about real life actual tyranny but rather than risking some profit, they'd prefer to sell out abroad and just play along crying about Trump to give fools here in the US the false impression that they actually give a shit.
Luckily for America, SCOTUS nominations aren't contingent upon what a delicate lefty wants..
Funny how you lefties didn't give a shit about misspent youth when Obama was talking about doing cocaine and drinking a six pack before class... or when Clinton was raping chicks and sexually assaulting White House interns... or when you were running around screaming "I'm with her" hoping Hillary would win after she made an underage rape victim break down on the stand the get a rapist off, then laughed about it 15 years later.
Sit back down, your hypocrisy is showing.
It's absolutely the correct response, unless you're a morally vacuous liberal who's willing to say or do anything for a job. Anyone with a shred of integrity cares about that integrity and responds to false allegations angrily and vigorously just as Kavanaugh did.
You do realize that Keyser isn't the only witness she named who refuted her story right? Literally every single witness she named failed to corroborate any portion of her accusations. You keep trying to pin hope on this "not refuted" bullshit because Keyser didn't come out screaming "she's a liar"... but she did, in fact, fail to substantiate any portion of the claims made by Ford, ditto for EVERY witness Ford listed. There is no support, her entire claim is refuted and having credibility in the eyes of a brainless shitbird like you would be a negative in my book, so thanks for the compliment and sorry the truth hurts your feelings and your politics... but it's still the truth. Get ready for a Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh, and enjoy him never siding with the left after y'all scumbags went to the earth's end to try and slander him. In the end, all you dipshits will have succeeded in doing is ensuring that he vehemently hates the left... so, thanks for that.
What's odd is that you seem to know nothing which didn't come from HuffPo... Yes, Ford claims that Leland was the person who got her out of the party, otherwise known to folks with a vocabulary as a rescue; "save someone from a distressing or dangerous situation". Rescue. And yes, she refuted, "to deny or contradict"... refuted her close friends account of the night, clearly stating she had no memory of the party, Kavanaugh, an assault, or rescuing her from such a situation at any time...
Odd how you go to such lengths to try and justify false allegations.
How muck he drank or partied isn't remotely relevant to anything... that her own witnesses say they're unable to support her claims is critically important and precludes her allegations from being even remotely worthy of investigation.
The only thing backwards here is your understanding of the way the justice system works.
It's funny how blocking $2 billion in extortive fees from local legislatures in favor of technological progress is reworded to be a "$2 billion giveaway". This is nothing but protecting technology from being disrupted by a cash grab from local legislatures. Pretty sure folks in rural areas without access to high speed internet would much rather have that access than see their representatives line their pockets.
No... you're right... there's absolutely no reason for her to remember the party where she supposedly rescued her friend from a sexual assault, that's not remotely memorable. Ditto for the name of the accused, easily forgettable. Sure... For all of us with an education, a brain, a shred of decency, and any regard for actual justice... it's pretty clear that her good friend simply isn't willing to commit perjury for Ford. But sure, you go on believing that she just forget the emotionally charged escape from assault in which she played a key role... I bet you're still waiting on Santa to drop down your chimney this December too huh?
Demonstrated qualifications, as evidenced by 30+ years of excellence and continuing advancement in his profession... not to mention several previous FBI background checks as he advanced without any mention of questionable conduct until the left started their "resistance". Kinda makes you wonder... Just kidding, no wonder at all; just an incredibly transparent attempt at prosecution through propaganda for political gains. Speaking of demonstrating qualifications, what about Ford's story, which has been refuted by her "close friends" that she named as witnesses, provides a basis for qualifying her as providing honest testimony? In any actual judgement, when the people you name as supporting witnesses say you're full of shit, that's the end of the case...
False... the only questionable portions of his testimony are those which relate to him understating his high school and college drinking, which is hardly surprising from any dignified adult. On her side though, virtually every witness she put forth to support her claims has refuted her version of events... the woman she claims drove her home following the assault, her supposed lifelong friend, has gone on record as saying she was never at the party and never drove her home and never heard any claims of her having been assaulted at any party.
And yet, even more people would've handled them with precisely the same degree or outrage which he did. His response is not sufficient to disqualify him on any level. I want a SCOTUS justice to be outrage by the perversion of justice for political gain.
The only "partisan hackery" going on is coming from the left, people like Feinstein sitting on the letter detailing the allegations for months and a liberal push to abandon the most basic precept of our justice system in the desperate hope that they can recapture enough seats in November to continue their aimless "resistance". This is a bogus claim and Ford's own witnesses have rebuked her version of events all along the line, she's a liar pure and simple and in any objective review there isn't sufficient evidence to proceed with any investigation. At this point's it's nothing but a media based character assault driven by nothing but the leftist political agenda. The only reasonable response to such a situation is outrage. Outrage at the propagandist manipulation of victimhood for political gain and outrage at the abandonment of due process for the sake of political opposition. If you're not outraged at this witch hunt, you're either not paying attention or you're an idiot... either way, I'm sure the democrats will welcome you with open arms.
And by any standard of justice, there isn't sufficient evidence for a trial... which is why he remains innocent until and unless he's proven to be guilty.
That's the correct response to false allegations of assault... Did you expect him to be friendly and jovial while someone lies about him and his career and name hang in the balance?
California is a joke... they can't get out of their own way and are focused on nothing but "resisting" at all costs, they're the state equivalent of a second year freshman feminist who can't pass a test but assures you that she's "researched" every issue from gmo foods to vaccines causing autism as she screams about corporate evil and white male privilege.
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Without pirated music, the music industry as we know it today wouldn't exist. Piracy, garage recordings, dubbed mixtapes, is how the majority of bands get their name out... Growing up, I first heard everyone from the Greatful Dead to Metallica to Guns N Roses to Sublime via pirated music... and then went on to share those tapes with countless other friends. Piracy is where popularity comes from. I can honestly say I've never seen a band or bought an album from a musician who I didn't first hear through some form of pirated media. This sounds like nothing but an effort to make a "problem" out of something that's always been the case so that record companies can tax us further.
Interestingly, you're right... there isn't a specific legislation blocking citizens from owning a nuke such as FOPA does with assault rifles. But... there's an enormous amount of regulatory hurdles to jump through in acquiring, storing, and maintaining fissile material. Those hurdles are actually a huge encumbrance to nuclear power because of the costs and headaches they create. But, in theory at least, given the money and proper regulatory steps being taken, a civie could potentially own a nuke. In practice, I'm sure the gov would tie you down in red tape for two centuries if you ever tried.
Except that he didn't lie... He just refused to discuss to what degree he drank. He never said he was sober through college. He said "I liked beer, I still like beer". He never claimed to have not drank, you're all just salty that he didn't describe in detail how he approached keg stands to give you more ammunition to bitch about him. Either way though, congrats to him on his successful appointment. Looking forward to seeing how people whomever gets nominated to replace RBG raped and how much they drank.
There's photographic evidence of Ford with known Clinton associates and attorneys... it's a bit of a stretch but not remotely a "bizarre idea full of conspiracy theory", particularly given that Hillary has become a garden gopher, popping up every so often to rant about resistance and undermine the legitimately elected leadership of the nation. And yes, I watched the proceedings... he never lost his temper. He was visibly angry, which is entirely reasonable. Losing his temper would've been standing up, saying "you know what, fuck you and fuck you... fuck this lying cunt Ford, she's ugly as fuck and I've never been that goddamn drunk... you can take this job and shove up your biased asses" before throwing a roundhouse kick in the face of Feinstein. THAT would've been losing his temper... that would've been outrageous. Being visibly irate that you're being put through the ringer by a biased, propagandist political smear campaign AFTER enduring thousands of questions and multiple FBI background investigations over the completely unsubstantiated claims of a woman you had minimal contact with more than 30 years ago isn't even remotely in the vicinity of "losing their temper". If he wasn't pissed off... if he'd sauntered out there the way Bill Clinton did when he lied to us all about Monica Lewinsky, now THAT would've given me pause and made me wonder if he was in fact guilty.
Actually, it's just that not everyone is so self involved and without regard for others that they feel they NEED to disable Amber alerts... Does a text notification really trigger you so badly that you'd rather not potentially save a child?
Only liberals can come up with some shit this stupid... They should have their case thrown out of court and then be forced to pay fines for wasting time and being ridiculous children. It's called the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, it predates Trump and has been around as long as most of us have been alive... just as with anything else, it's simply being adapted to utilize modern technologies which allow more immediate spread of information. Incredible that liberals have become so unhinged that a test message of enhanced capabilities of the national emergency alert system can trigger them into hysteria. Honestly, it kinda makes me wish Trump would just start using the IPAWS instead of twitter.
No one cares about your hobby unless you're putting your drone where it shouldn't be... fly your drone into a no fly zone, it gets taken down. Keep your drone in your backyard, "hobby" your ass off all day and no one will care.
Best comment I've seen on slashdot in months... bravo to you, sir.
Google's involvement with catering to China's oppressive regulations only underscores their hypocrisy. They try to beat the drum of moral virtue and social justice at home, but they're willing to sell out freedom abroad to make a buck. Google, as huge as they are and as pervasive as their services have become, is missing out on a golden opportunity to take a stand and do something about real life actual tyranny but rather than risking some profit, they'd prefer to sell out abroad and just play along crying about Trump to give fools here in the US the false impression that they actually give a shit.
Luckily for America, SCOTUS nominations aren't contingent upon what a delicate lefty wants.. Funny how you lefties didn't give a shit about misspent youth when Obama was talking about doing cocaine and drinking a six pack before class... or when Clinton was raping chicks and sexually assaulting White House interns... or when you were running around screaming "I'm with her" hoping Hillary would win after she made an underage rape victim break down on the stand the get a rapist off, then laughed about it 15 years later. Sit back down, your hypocrisy is showing.
It's absolutely the correct response, unless you're a morally vacuous liberal who's willing to say or do anything for a job. Anyone with a shred of integrity cares about that integrity and responds to false allegations angrily and vigorously just as Kavanaugh did.
You do realize that Keyser isn't the only witness she named who refuted her story right? Literally every single witness she named failed to corroborate any portion of her accusations. You keep trying to pin hope on this "not refuted" bullshit because Keyser didn't come out screaming "she's a liar"... but she did, in fact, fail to substantiate any portion of the claims made by Ford, ditto for EVERY witness Ford listed. There is no support, her entire claim is refuted and having credibility in the eyes of a brainless shitbird like you would be a negative in my book, so thanks for the compliment and sorry the truth hurts your feelings and your politics... but it's still the truth. Get ready for a Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh, and enjoy him never siding with the left after y'all scumbags went to the earth's end to try and slander him. In the end, all you dipshits will have succeeded in doing is ensuring that he vehemently hates the left... so, thanks for that.
What's odd is that you seem to know nothing which didn't come from HuffPo... Yes, Ford claims that Leland was the person who got her out of the party, otherwise known to folks with a vocabulary as a rescue; "save someone from a distressing or dangerous situation". Rescue. And yes, she refuted, "to deny or contradict"... refuted her close friends account of the night, clearly stating she had no memory of the party, Kavanaugh, an assault, or rescuing her from such a situation at any time... Odd how you go to such lengths to try and justify false allegations.
How muck he drank or partied isn't remotely relevant to anything... that her own witnesses say they're unable to support her claims is critically important and precludes her allegations from being even remotely worthy of investigation. The only thing backwards here is your understanding of the way the justice system works.
It's funny how blocking $2 billion in extortive fees from local legislatures in favor of technological progress is reworded to be a "$2 billion giveaway". This is nothing but protecting technology from being disrupted by a cash grab from local legislatures. Pretty sure folks in rural areas without access to high speed internet would much rather have that access than see their representatives line their pockets.
No... you're right... there's absolutely no reason for her to remember the party where she supposedly rescued her friend from a sexual assault, that's not remotely memorable. Ditto for the name of the accused, easily forgettable. Sure... For all of us with an education, a brain, a shred of decency, and any regard for actual justice... it's pretty clear that her good friend simply isn't willing to commit perjury for Ford. But sure, you go on believing that she just forget the emotionally charged escape from assault in which she played a key role... I bet you're still waiting on Santa to drop down your chimney this December too huh?
Demonstrated qualifications, as evidenced by 30+ years of excellence and continuing advancement in his profession... not to mention several previous FBI background checks as he advanced without any mention of questionable conduct until the left started their "resistance". Kinda makes you wonder... Just kidding, no wonder at all; just an incredibly transparent attempt at prosecution through propaganda for political gains. Speaking of demonstrating qualifications, what about Ford's story, which has been refuted by her "close friends" that she named as witnesses, provides a basis for qualifying her as providing honest testimony? In any actual judgement, when the people you name as supporting witnesses say you're full of shit, that's the end of the case...
False... the only questionable portions of his testimony are those which relate to him understating his high school and college drinking, which is hardly surprising from any dignified adult. On her side though, virtually every witness she put forth to support her claims has refuted her version of events... the woman she claims drove her home following the assault, her supposed lifelong friend, has gone on record as saying she was never at the party and never drove her home and never heard any claims of her having been assaulted at any party.
And yet, even more people would've handled them with precisely the same degree or outrage which he did. His response is not sufficient to disqualify him on any level. I want a SCOTUS justice to be outrage by the perversion of justice for political gain.
The only "partisan hackery" going on is coming from the left, people like Feinstein sitting on the letter detailing the allegations for months and a liberal push to abandon the most basic precept of our justice system in the desperate hope that they can recapture enough seats in November to continue their aimless "resistance". This is a bogus claim and Ford's own witnesses have rebuked her version of events all along the line, she's a liar pure and simple and in any objective review there isn't sufficient evidence to proceed with any investigation. At this point's it's nothing but a media based character assault driven by nothing but the leftist political agenda. The only reasonable response to such a situation is outrage. Outrage at the propagandist manipulation of victimhood for political gain and outrage at the abandonment of due process for the sake of political opposition. If you're not outraged at this witch hunt, you're either not paying attention or you're an idiot... either way, I'm sure the democrats will welcome you with open arms.
And by any standard of justice, there isn't sufficient evidence for a trial... which is why he remains innocent until and unless he's proven to be guilty.
That's the correct response to false allegations of assault... Did you expect him to be friendly and jovial while someone lies about him and his career and name hang in the balance?
California is a joke... they can't get out of their own way and are focused on nothing but "resisting" at all costs, they're the state equivalent of a second year freshman feminist who can't pass a test but assures you that she's "researched" every issue from gmo foods to vaccines causing autism as she screams about corporate evil and white male privilege.
Innocent until proven guilty... not innocent until accused.