G-S had already been repealed in effect by the Fed, it was chipped away at for decades (much of it under Reagan, with Greenspan continuing the work as Fed Chairman) and the final straw was the Travelers-Citi merger being approved. GLB was basically fixing the law after the fact at that point.
"The search feature is definitely a boon, but I don't feel it's panacea. If you just want to browse the software on somebody's computer, or if you forgot the name of the program you want to run, the search feature is no help."
I can relate to the fears just fine. But when you get to this: "We're in a time where you become an instant "child molester" or you just disappear or your finances go all permanently wonky" you have dropped your connection with reality.
"And the law is so bad that allies of the people who passed the law are trying hard to get out from being covered by the law. There's been a series of waivers of various provisions of Obamacare that went to allies of the President and certain congresspeople. I'm sure we all appreciate the passage of laws which are supposed to be for our own good and for which the allies of the people who advocated the laws are at least partially exempt."
Like most conservative memes, there's a tiny nugget of truth below a giant pile of bullshit.
Some employers received waivers in 2010-2011. The waivers were authorized by the law only for the transition period to ensure continuity (provisions of the law phase in over a 10 year period, with the biggest chances occurring during the first 4 years). They are no longer in use.
A non-partisan review of the waivers by GAO found no impropriety.
The amount of waste generated by livestock is astounding, not to mention the inputs needed. If inventions such as this can reduce either of those (ideally both), even by just a few percent, there is most certainly a 'point'. There are many non-vegetarians interested in more sustainable production methods.
IMO that has a lot to do with the practice of completely filling the cup with ice. Making it worse is that many commercial ice machines make small cubes. Open that bottle of Coke and put in a half cup of water, see how that changes things.
"Way more pathetic than the Cold War, which we were proud to keep our way of life throughout."
lol, the name McCarthy mean anything to you? Not to mention all the behind-the-scenes puppetry of regimes across the globe, or the Vietnam War which was one big disastrous red scare, COINTELPRO, etc.
Supporting a 'better' candidate in a Presidential re-election is functionally the same as voting for the other guy. No way in hell were Dems going to repeat 1980.
Seems to be a load of hyperbole, but since you don't actually present an argument, one has to guess at it.
My guess is that you are conflating a couple things. One is that border searches are not subject to the 4th amendment. This was not something the Bush Administration did, case law goes back almost 100 years if not more.
Another thing probably contributing to this was the assertion that certain rights did not apply to US citizens that were also enemy combatants, notably habeas corpus. However this was rejected by the court.
No one to my knowledge has ever been arrested over an unconstitutional search. Government officials are generally granted individual immunity when carrying out their duties in good faith. And what law do you allege is being violated that carries a punishment requiring arrest?
Further, while one can object to its issuance, and the whole FISA regime, there is still a court order here. To arrest someone for carrying out a search pursuant to a court order, as part of their official duties, seems quite bizarre.
Classic dismissal. "Oh, polls can be manipulated" but zero effort is made to show or prove any of this. A proper poll includes the question text so one can do this analysis. Thing is, if you had done this, you would see the OP was wrong.
Q-Poll: "Do you regard Edward Snowden -- the national security consultant who released information to the media about the phone scanning program -- as more of a traitor, or more of a whistle-blower?" 34% say traitor, 55% say whistleblower, 11% unsure (6/28-7/8)
ABC Poll: "The NSA surveillance program was classified as secret, and was made public by a former government contractor named Edward Snowden. Do you support or oppose Snowden being charged with a crime for disclosing the NSA surveillance program?" 43% support, 48% oppose, 9% unsure (6/12-6/16)
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I think he's just trying to dampen expectations, to avoid a Segway moment.
G-S had already been repealed in effect by the Fed, it was chipped away at for decades (much of it under Reagan, with Greenspan continuing the work as Fed Chairman) and the final straw was the Travelers-Citi merger being approved. GLB was basically fixing the law after the fact at that point.
IMO the CFMA is much more relevant.
"The search feature is definitely a boon, but I don't feel it's panacea. If you just want to browse the software on somebody's computer, or if you forgot the name of the program you want to run, the search feature is no help."
No shit. That's what "all programs" is for.
I can relate to the fears just fine. But when you get to this: "We're in a time where you become an instant "child molester" or you just disappear or your finances go all permanently wonky" you have dropped your connection with reality.
"And the law is so bad that allies of the people who passed the law are trying hard to get out from being covered by the law. There's been a series of waivers of various provisions of Obamacare that went to allies of the President and certain congresspeople. I'm sure we all appreciate the passage of laws which are supposed to be for our own good and for which the allies of the people who advocated the laws are at least partially exempt."
Like most conservative memes, there's a tiny nugget of truth below a giant pile of bullshit.
Some employers received waivers in 2010-2011. The waivers were authorized by the law only for the transition period to ensure continuity (provisions of the law phase in over a 10 year period, with the biggest chances occurring during the first 4 years). They are no longer in use.
A non-partisan review of the waivers by GAO found no impropriety.
Covers do have to pay royalties, but it's to the writer (or holder of those rights), not the original artist that recorded it.
The amount of waste generated by livestock is astounding, not to mention the inputs needed. If inventions such as this can reduce either of those (ideally both), even by just a few percent, there is most certainly a 'point'. There are many non-vegetarians interested in more sustainable production methods.
s/need/want
It's really amazing what things people will say they "need".
IME Sandy is exclusively female these days. All the male Sandys I'm aware of are fairly old.
Palm oil comes from the fruit.
The problem is that producers are cutting down other trees to plant palms.
IMO that has a lot to do with the practice of completely filling the cup with ice. Making it worse is that many commercial ice machines make small cubes. Open that bottle of Coke and put in a half cup of water, see how that changes things.
I suggest rinsing your apples prior to eating.
Seriously, though, I would bet there is a strong nostalgia effect here. What country has these magic apples?
Americans don't go to Gitmo. Only one was there briefly and was removed when it was found he was a citizen.
"Most citizens can't even be bothered to vote"
58% of voting eligible population voted in 2012.
"Can you imagine all 300 million people in the US trying to wrestle with.."
No, because 75 million of those are children, plus ~20 million not eligible to vote due to citizenship (LPRs+illegal).
Flying the flag of another nation seems to be a quite bizarre definition of patriotism.
"Way more pathetic than the Cold War, which we were proud to keep our way of life throughout."
lol, the name McCarthy mean anything to you? Not to mention all the behind-the-scenes puppetry of regimes across the globe, or the Vietnam War which was one big disastrous red scare, COINTELPRO, etc.
For the simple fact that the Nixon things actually happened, and the Obama ones are exaggerations or outright lies.
Supporting a 'better' candidate in a Presidential re-election is functionally the same as voting for the other guy. No way in hell were Dems going to repeat 1980.
Stop using analogies when they are not necessary.
Seems to be a load of hyperbole, but since you don't actually present an argument, one has to guess at it.
My guess is that you are conflating a couple things. One is that border searches are not subject to the 4th amendment. This was not something the Bush Administration did, case law goes back almost 100 years if not more.
Another thing probably contributing to this was the assertion that certain rights did not apply to US citizens that were also enemy combatants, notably habeas corpus. However this was rejected by the court.
No one to my knowledge has ever been arrested over an unconstitutional search. Government officials are generally granted individual immunity when carrying out their duties in good faith. And what law do you allege is being violated that carries a punishment requiring arrest?
Further, while one can object to its issuance, and the whole FISA regime, there is still a court order here. To arrest someone for carrying out a search pursuant to a court order, as part of their official duties, seems quite bizarre.
Classic dismissal. "Oh, polls can be manipulated" but zero effort is made to show or prove any of this. A proper poll includes the question text so one can do this analysis. Thing is, if you had done this, you would see the OP was wrong.
Q-Poll: "Do you regard Edward Snowden -- the national security consultant who released information to the media about the phone scanning program -- as more of a traitor, or more of a whistle-blower?" 34% say traitor, 55% say whistleblower, 11% unsure (6/28-7/8)
ABC Poll: "The NSA surveillance program was classified as secret, and was made public by a former government contractor named Edward Snowden. Do you support or oppose Snowden being charged with a crime for disclosing the NSA surveillance program?" 43% support, 48% oppose, 9% unsure (6/12-6/16)
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How many Ancient Greek bridges did not survive?
I seem to remember that was a temporary issue and had more to do with Netflix and their DRM than Android.
Sounds like an HTC problem, not a 'fragmentation' problem.