I saw the original article: google said that they hadn't received any request for removal at the time they were served. I believe google to be reasonably responsive and they haven't had a history of lying when they think they can get away with it, so I believe google.
Who cares how many shared driveways they have? If it isn't marked as private, there's no way to know.
sure, why not? These guys sued before demanding the photos be removed, and trespass is far from clear. Until someone can show the sign that was ignored, I'll assume that a driveway marned as xyz lane is a public road.
As an aside, I prefer trespass not even require posting; unless you KNOW you have permission to be on a piece of property, you shouldn't be on it. You shouldn't be able to root around my car anymore than you should be able to root around on my property. And how would you know if a piece of property was public or not?
>>>"No, since it was a tax break, it was taxpayer money."
REALLY? You mean the $6000 deduction I took on my taxes... that's not MY money? That's taxpayer money??? How strange. I coulda sword that it was *I* who sweated & labored & worked to earn that $6000 using my own body. Surely that makes it my money, and not anyone else's. Did the gub give you a tax break as an inducement to do something? No? Then it's totally not the same thing.
nope, the ones about how HOAs/landlords can't prevent you from using a dish (provided you don't make modifications to the structure or use common areas). Requiring a large deposit sounds like an attempt to backdoor this.
So the $200 billion was the *corporation's* money, not taxpayer money, and it was spent to upgrade
No, since it was a tax break, it was taxpayer money. The fact that it stayed in the corporation's bucket instead of making a trip to the feds nad back again is irrelevant.
It would be dishonest of me to sit here and say the corporations have not done a damn thing since 1996.
Mostly, they've consolidated their position and worked to make competition impractical, preferrably illegal. Screw them - build FTTH, revoke their last mile right of way, and make them rent the service like anyone else who wants to.
No, it was obviously a joke - in 1998, when congress unanimously voted it in. Republicans controlled both houses, so you can hardly lay this at clinton's feet. The comments about Clinton/Obama/McCain come off as a sarcastic joke - who's going to rebut that?
If the US fucks over developing nations and creates an international system of protectionism and trade barriers, that's gonna come home to haunt us.
India and China already do that sort of thing.
Of course it isn't the "responsibility", it is simple common sense: it's in the best interest of our nation to do that.
And it's also in our best interest to keep our jobs here.
Oh, but they do, because I'm a skilled worker.
Unless you do a trade, then they don't, and are trying to get your job done for cheaper in india and china. Haven't you been paying attention for the past decade?
Why should I give a shit about a US factory worker?
Because domestic production insulates us from currency fluctuations and is easier to control, quality wise. Anyway, it's not like you see the savings - if I can make a widget for a dollar less , I'll pocket the difference.
Why should I pay more taxes to support services for him, and why should I pay more for the goods he produces? Why can't he get off his butt and study and work harder so that he becomes competitive with the Chinese worker?
No, you're not getting a license to some ideas - the prof doesn't own them. You're getting a professional teacher teaching some subject matter and some recognition of that after the fact.
Actually, all I need is protectionism (which works fairly well);
Protectionism is unfair towards other nations, and sooner or later, they are going to fight back with their own protectionism. It's also increases prices and lowers the standard of living.
Who cares? They're doing it now, anyway.
the dollar being high just makes the guys in china more attractive - let it go down and jobs will come here.
Yes, letting the dollar devalue is a good thing for US workers because it makes them internationally more competitive. However, it does lower the standard of living substantially, because a lot of stuff that Americans want is imported.
Which will change as the dollar lowers.
So, why are you asserting that it's okay for companies to take advantage of all the US has to offer, but telling its workers that they should make rent on $15k/year?
It's not the responsibility of companies to provide welfare for globally uncompetitive US workers, and if you try to force them to, the companies will move those jobs elsewhere.
It's not the responsibility of the citizens of this country to provide these companies a place that's conducive to their growth or continued existence - see how this works? This isn't welfare, it's acting in the interests of the people who live here. What I don't understand is why you're so eager to fuck yourself over some CEO who doesn't give two shits about you or some chinese factory worker who doesn't give two shits about you.
Actually, all I need is protectionism (which works fairly well); the dollar being high just makes the guys in china more attractive - let it go down and jobs will come here. So, why are you asserting that it's okay for companies to take advantage of all the US has to offer, but telling its workers that they should make rent on $15k/year?
Fair enough. I was referring to the whole family - if father, son, and wife are consecutive. Of course, it was a cop show - this may well be a made up tidbit for fun. Otherwise, something like real id would mean a death sentence for a good number of relocated mob informants.
Besides, what moral justification do you have for making several times the amount of money as a Mexican or Chinese for the same work? Where do you think the difference in salary is coming from? It's being paid, one way or another, in part by other US workersand in part by people in the rest of the world, and neither is fair. Who needs to justify that morally? It isn't immoral to demand a market rate (market being a country or a state) for your work, and it isn't wrong for a country to look out for its citizens. Doesn't matter if it's fair, either.
SSN + birthdate is unique. This is before you look at reissued SSNs (due to fraud) or witness relocation. Cops shows tell me that this is indicated by consecutive SSNs in a family, but who knows if that's true.
The odds are much better that you'll get shot with your own gun in the scenario you describe. Also, consider that police officers miss nearly 90% of the time when they discharge their weapons. They have lots of training up front and ongoing training in firearms use which you almost certainly do not have. What makes you think your skills are better than theirs?
Most macho gun nuts I know would probably wet themselves in an actual firefight and I'm guessing you're no exception. What odds? The odds that having a gun in your house increases your chances of getting shot? That's obviously a load of crap, and if you bother to check, you'll find that it's wholly unsupported. Most cops are crap shots - your average gun enthusiast is a better shot, especially when the average cop only shoots twice a year to qualify.
Most people period will freeze up when being shot at. Cops aren't likely to be any different.
Perceived lack of social skills (often conflated with social graces) is a great thing to exploit - there are many many ways to play to someone's prejudices while either robbing them blind or getting information or getting some info on their friend who you're actually into - not saying that you should lie to get a date, but if you know they're into hiking, it might be worth talking about some place you were recently. Having someone think you're automatically inept because you're an engineer gets them to lower their guard a bit.
That said, I don't really see this much - it appears to vary from place to place.
I have comcast in seattle, and I don't see this at all. I can pull down porn at 3-400k/sec for an hour and comcast doesn't care. I also use BT, but the thing is set up to throttle during mornings and evenings.
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I saw the original article: google said that they hadn't received any request for removal at the time they were served. I believe google to be reasonably responsive and they haven't had a history of lying when they think they can get away with it, so I believe google.
Who cares how many shared driveways they have? If it isn't marked as private, there's no way to know.
sure, why not? These guys sued before demanding the photos be removed, and trespass is far from clear. Until someone can show the sign that was ignored, I'll assume that a driveway marned as xyz lane is a public road.
And how is anyone to know? It isn't posted anywhere.
So post a sign if you care. What's the difference between a public road serving 5 houses and a shared driveway?
nope, the ones about how HOAs/landlords can't prevent you from using a dish (provided you don't make modifications to the structure or use common areas). Requiring a large deposit sounds like an attempt to backdoor this.
Are you sure? This sounds like it runs afoul of the FCC ruling.
We're behind Australia! That's awful - you really have to work to be worse than Telstra.
No, since it was a tax break, it was taxpayer money. The fact that it stayed in the corporation's bucket instead of making a trip to the feds nad back again is irrelevant.
It would be dishonest of me to sit here and say the corporations have not done a damn thing since 1996.Mostly, they've consolidated their position and worked to make competition impractical, preferrably illegal. Screw them - build FTTH, revoke their last mile right of way, and make them rent the service like anyone else who wants to.
Buy a different printer.
No, it was obviously a joke - in 1998, when congress unanimously voted it in. Republicans controlled both houses, so you can hardly lay this at clinton's feet. The comments about Clinton/Obama/McCain come off as a sarcastic joke - who's going to rebut that?
India and China already do that sort of thing.
Of course it isn't the "responsibility", it is simple common sense: it's in the best interest of our nation to do that.And it's also in our best interest to keep our jobs here.
Oh, but they do, because I'm a skilled worker.Unless you do a trade, then they don't, and are trying to get your job done for cheaper in india and china. Haven't you been paying attention for the past decade?
Why should I give a shit about a US factory worker?Because domestic production insulates us from currency fluctuations and is easier to control, quality wise. Anyway, it's not like you see the savings - if I can make a widget for a dollar less , I'll pocket the difference.
Why should I pay more taxes to support services for him, and why should I pay more for the goods he produces? Why can't he get off his butt and study and work harder so that he becomes competitive with the Chinese worker?Why can't you?
The funny part is that this comment is marked informative. I guess it's because there isn't a sarcasm mod.
No, you're not getting a license to some ideas - the prof doesn't own them. You're getting a professional teacher teaching some subject matter and some recognition of that after the fact.
Who cares? They're doing it now, anyway.
the dollar being high just makes the guys in china more attractive - let it go down and jobs will come here. Yes, letting the dollar devalue is a good thing for US workers because it makes them internationally more competitive. However, it does lower the standard of living substantially, because a lot of stuff that Americans want is imported.Which will change as the dollar lowers.
So, why are you asserting that it's okay for companies to take advantage of all the US has to offer, but telling its workers that they should make rent on $15k/year? It's not the responsibility of companies to provide welfare for globally uncompetitive US workers, and if you try to force them to, the companies will move those jobs elsewhere.It's not the responsibility of the citizens of this country to provide these companies a place that's conducive to their growth or continued existence - see how this works? This isn't welfare, it's acting in the interests of the people who live here. What I don't understand is why you're so eager to fuck yourself over some CEO who doesn't give two shits about you or some chinese factory worker who doesn't give two shits about you.
Actually, all I need is protectionism (which works fairly well); the dollar being high just makes the guys in china more attractive - let it go down and jobs will come here. So, why are you asserting that it's okay for companies to take advantage of all the US has to offer, but telling its workers that they should make rent on $15k/year?
Fair enough. I was referring to the whole family - if father, son, and wife are consecutive. Of course, it was a cop show - this may well be a made up tidbit for fun. Otherwise, something like real id would mean a death sentence for a good number of relocated mob informants.
SSN + birthdate is unique. This is before you look at reissued SSNs (due to fraud) or witness relocation. Cops shows tell me that this is indicated by consecutive SSNs in a family, but who knows if that's true.
Most macho gun nuts I know would probably wet themselves in an actual firefight and I'm guessing you're no exception. What odds? The odds that having a gun in your house increases your chances of getting shot? That's obviously a load of crap, and if you bother to check, you'll find that it's wholly unsupported. Most cops are crap shots - your average gun enthusiast is a better shot, especially when the average cop only shoots twice a year to qualify.
Most people period will freeze up when being shot at. Cops aren't likely to be any different.
Perceived lack of social skills (often conflated with social graces) is a great thing to exploit - there are many many ways to play to someone's prejudices while either robbing them blind or getting information or getting some info on their friend who you're actually into - not saying that you should lie to get a date, but if you know they're into hiking, it might be worth talking about some place you were recently. Having someone think you're automatically inept because you're an engineer gets them to lower their guard a bit.
That said, I don't really see this much - it appears to vary from place to place.
I have comcast in seattle, and I don't see this at all. I can pull down porn at 3-400k/sec for an hour and comcast doesn't care. I also use BT, but the thing is set up to throttle during mornings and evenings.
So, if the copyright holders undermine the 'limited' part of that, what's wrong with violating the 'exclusive' part?
Because I have equipment that can send the music to the living room. Why should I have to jump through hoops to do this?