No, it's not. Apple at least can grandfather hardware. For example my old Macbook will not run an OS more recent than 10.6, because the hardware isn't up to it.
So the guys who were denouncing that France wants to forbid companies to email/text their employees after office hours (seven articles past this one) will be cheering here or...?
Sounds to me like the French understand something we don't.
"giving the entirety of one's being" to one's company is already a pretty big trend.
Those of us who know what it's like to actually have a life know what stupid bullshit that is. I have worked with people like that and they seem to think they were put on this planet to work for some company or other. I was not put here for that purpose.
I'm not at all bothered that the expresso machine at my favorite coffee shop has made the job of making a cup of expresso faster and easier than someone grinding my beans by hand and dealing with all the other steps of brewing coffee.
Stoners who tend to insist on following the letter of the law are an impediment and source of irritation to the general driving public who regard the speed limits to be advisories, applicable to others perhaps, but not to them in their well maintained cars and excellent driving skills.
This is an indication that speed limits are too low. As you said, modern cars can do 80 MPH without issue. This is partly why I think 80 MPH should be the limit in many places.
Why would the US do better with socialism than say Venezuela, Cuba or North Korea? And before you say Nordic States, remember those are all capitalistic market economies.
No one is suggesting the US not be a capitalistic market economy. What they are suggesting is that the government step in to address the shortcomings of capitalism; to do the things that need to be done when there is no immediate profit to be made.
Going there and destroy people's produce is destruction of property, which is vandalism or malicious mischief in California punishable by up to a year in prison.
And when we have no home no job no doctor. We will just hang at your place and go head and call the cops the jail will give us room and board + a doctor.
There are already people doing pretty much the same thing because they've fallen off the ladder. It costs way more to keep them in jail rather than help them get back on their feet.
But then how would we look down on them and feel superior? All this caring about and helping people really gets in the way of my smug sense of self-worth.
Now, I totally hate the idea of a master key for most thing. (I can see it for special cases, mainly around money - I want the government to be able to undo thefts from large banks).
Freedom also means eternal vigilance. There are people who are jealous of people who have freedom and will do anything in their power to destroy it. (We normally call these people "terrorists").
Having freedom means we don't try to oppress our freedoms to get rid of these bad people, but we live with them - it's the price of living in a free world.
I don't think terrorism is caused by people being jealous of others freedoms. I think it is caused by economic disenfranchisement combined with fundamentalist religion. Heck, historically you didn't even need the religion. I know George Bush said they hate us for our freedom. But that was just propaganda designed to puff up our sense of self-worth so we say, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
Doesn't need to be a conspiracy,greed will suffice
Was there a conspiracy making the tobacco industry to lie for decades,and expending millions in political lobbying, propaganda, and misinformation?
what about the oil companies with the leaded fuel?
I would say yes, and yes. Both are conspiracies. I would also add the conspiracy among extraction companies to sow FUD about AGW.
Government is a tool for social control and stability. Like any tool it can be misused or misapplied. So it's not a matter of more or less government. It is a matter of properly or improperly applied government. Good government is possible.
How exactly would the US force terrorists and criminals to use this state sanctioned pre-owned encryption?
Easy. You throw anyone into jail who doesn't use "state sanctioned pre-owned encryption."
People have already demonstrated that if they know the authorities can listen in on their conversations, they will change their communication method. Besides, the US does not yet rule the world, so it can't force everyone to use pre-pwned encryption.
Why is this a surprise, coming out of the anus of Feinstein?
Why won't she just resign and go away to die somewhere instead of repeatedly fucking the good citizens of this country?
Funny. When lefties talk about illegal immigration from Mexico they're all "tear down the wall" "no human is illegal" and so on. But when they talk about H1B, i.e. something that makes THEM loose jobs, instead of some "dirty rotten fascist Republican-voting redneck in his farm in Texas" then suddenly it seems that all men may be made equal, but when it comes to techie jobs, Americans are more equal than Asians.
You know what's even funnier, other than your caricature of "lefties"? That you think the Right gives a crap about illegal immigration. There is one sure way to stop illegal immigration: aggressively identify and prosecute the businesses that hire them. If they can't get jobs, they won't come here. But you don't hear or see anyone doing that, do you? That's how you know that no one, left or right, gives crap. So forget "lefties". Look to the Chamber of Commerce and the politicians they have in their pocket.
It's like most of the people here don't want workers from India and it's somewhat racist.
No, it's like people don't want to be replaced by foreign labor when local labor exists. If the H-1B program was not illegally abused to undercut wages, and instead used for its intended purpose of filling jobs that can't be filled with local talent, we wouldn't have a problem.
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Isn't that exactly what Apple does?
No, it's not. Apple at least can grandfather hardware. For example my old Macbook will not run an OS more recent than 10.6, because the hardware isn't up to it.
So the guys who were denouncing that France wants to forbid companies to email/text their employees after office hours (seven articles past this one) will be cheering here or ...?
Sounds to me like the French understand something we don't.
"giving the entirety of one's being" to one's company is already a pretty big trend.
Those of us who know what it's like to actually have a life know what stupid bullshit that is. I have worked with people like that and they seem to think they were put on this planet to work for some company or other. I was not put here for that purpose.
I'm not at all bothered that the expresso machine at my favorite coffee shop has made the job of making a cup of expresso faster and easier than someone grinding my beans by hand and dealing with all the other steps of brewing coffee.
Espresso
Stoners who tend to insist on following the letter of the law are an impediment and source of irritation to the general driving public who regard the speed limits to be advisories, applicable to others perhaps, but not to them in their well maintained cars and excellent driving skills.
This is an indication that speed limits are too low. As you said, modern cars can do 80 MPH without issue. This is partly why I think 80 MPH should be the limit in many places.
Socialism is the government taking four dollars from you at gunpoint and giving one to the homeless guy.
Oh stop it, it's not at gunpoint. Don't be hysterical. You get something for your money when you pay taxes. It's not like they're robbing you.
Why would the US do better with socialism than say Venezuela, Cuba or North Korea? And before you say Nordic States, remember those are all capitalistic market economies.
No one is suggesting the US not be a capitalistic market economy. What they are suggesting is that the government step in to address the shortcomings of capitalism; to do the things that need to be done when there is no immediate profit to be made.
Where do you propose we find this outsider that wants to be President?
You could look at the other guy running for the Democratic nomination.
We need an outsider. Not a puppet of the oligarchy.
That's true, but the Democrats weren't smart enough to nominate Bernie Sanders.
Going there and destroy people's produce is destruction of property, which is vandalism or malicious mischief in California punishable by up to a year in prison.
Not if you're rich, I'll bet.
No. An asshole has a USE. . .
Yeah, shit comes out of it. That seems to fit the description for this case!
And when we have no home no job no doctor. We will just hang at your place and go head and call the cops the jail will give us room and board + a doctor.
There are already people doing pretty much the same thing because they've fallen off the ladder. It costs way more to keep them in jail rather than help them get back on their feet.
But then how would we look down on them and feel superior? All this caring about and helping people really gets in the way of my smug sense of self-worth.
Now, I totally hate the idea of a master key for most thing. (I can see it for special cases, mainly around money - I want the government to be able to undo thefts from large banks).
I'd prefer they undo thefts by large banks.
Freedom also means eternal vigilance. There are people who are jealous of people who have freedom and will do anything in their power to destroy it. (We normally call these people "terrorists").
Having freedom means we don't try to oppress our freedoms to get rid of these bad people, but we live with them - it's the price of living in a free world.
I don't think terrorism is caused by people being jealous of others freedoms. I think it is caused by economic disenfranchisement combined with fundamentalist religion. Heck, historically you didn't even need the religion. I know George Bush said they hate us for our freedom. But that was just propaganda designed to puff up our sense of self-worth so we say, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
You think script kiddies have quantum computers powerful enough to break RSA?
Considering that quantum computers don't exist, no they don't.
Wait...what??
Isn't his the guy that dumped gigs of secret shit?
Yeah, and if it had been encrypted he could not have done that. See the point?
Because greenpeace's lies and conspiracy theories have been the leading cause of global war,ign since the 1960's
The leading cause? That's some next-level shit right there. Bravo!
Doesn't need to be a conspiracy ,greed will suffice
Was there a conspiracy making the tobacco industry to lie for decades,and expending millions in political lobbying, propaganda, and misinformation?
what about the oil companies with the leaded fuel?
I would say yes, and yes. Both are conspiracies. I would also add the conspiracy among extraction companies to sow FUD about AGW.
Government is a tool for social control and stability. Like any tool it can be misused or misapplied. So it's not a matter of more or less government. It is a matter of properly or improperly applied government. Good government is possible.
How exactly would the US force terrorists and criminals to use this state sanctioned pre-owned encryption?
Easy. You throw anyone into jail who doesn't use "state sanctioned pre-owned encryption."
People have already demonstrated that if they know the authorities can listen in on their conversations, they will change their communication method. Besides, the US does not yet rule the world, so it can't force everyone to use pre-pwned encryption.
Why is this a surprise, coming out of the anus of Feinstein? Why won't she just resign and go away to die somewhere instead of repeatedly fucking the good citizens of this country?
Because her husband is making too much money.
Funny. When lefties talk about illegal immigration from Mexico they're all "tear down the wall" "no human is illegal" and so on. But when they talk about H1B, i.e. something that makes THEM loose jobs, instead of some "dirty rotten fascist Republican-voting redneck in his farm in Texas" then suddenly it seems that all men may be made equal, but when it comes to techie jobs, Americans are more equal than Asians.
You know what's even funnier, other than your caricature of "lefties"? That you think the Right gives a crap about illegal immigration. There is one sure way to stop illegal immigration: aggressively identify and prosecute the businesses that hire them. If they can't get jobs, they won't come here. But you don't hear or see anyone doing that, do you? That's how you know that no one, left or right, gives crap. So forget "lefties". Look to the Chamber of Commerce and the politicians they have in their pocket.
It's like most of the people here don't want workers from India and it's somewhat racist.
No, it's like people don't want to be replaced by foreign labor when local labor exists. If the H-1B program was not illegally abused to undercut wages, and instead used for its intended purpose of filling jobs that can't be filled with local talent, we wouldn't have a problem.
This is significantly different because a lock can be cut open, while the encryption can't. Next stupid rhetorical device please.
So, we only have rights if the authorities can get what they want without violating them?
They could also reject evolution.
Capitalism+free market+liberal democracy are necesserily preconditions for the process evolution of civilization we call progress.
Witness the power of propaganda.