30 years ago, the Soviets said an independent Ukraine, Latvia, and Estonia will never happen... times change. Empires collapse, for better or worse, but mostly for better.
As I've said, the 9th is awesome -- it has been protective of privacy rights and Constitutional rights. A techie should applaud that, not deride it.
Nope, don't carry my cell phone all the time, phone's in airplane mode at home, and I dropped data, just have voice. Ring and other cloud cam's? Screw that idea and the whores it rode in on.
Because foreign intelligence backed entities really care about legality? It's already very illegal to operate as an unregistered foreign operative in the US.
Unlikely since there are many forms of "valid ID" in the US. Address verification via letter -- maybe, but it's easy enough to arrange a mail drop for a one-time thing like this.
Unfortunately, it's easy enough to fake a scan of a driver's license or passport.
Also, I'm glad this doesn't extend to issue ads. The US and state governments have a history of vindictiveness on certain issues -- drug legalization, mass incarceration, etc. I can see how people supporting those issues might want to remain anonymous while still participating and trying to change public views.
If California had only enough of a military for self defense, they'd actually come out ahead not having to pay for foreign military parasitism. No more support for bases all over the world, yay! Most of California's water requirement can be met via the Sierra reservoirs and desalination. Rio Colorado is only about 20 per cent.
Also, a lot of the US's food (fresh fruit, veggies) comes from CA in winter. Have fun eating potatoes.
If by "wrong" you mean protective of civil rights, protective of privacy, skeptical of law enforcement overreach, and not being corporate whores, then it's a good kind of wrongness. Exactly the wrongness an independent California Republic will need.
The 9th Circuit, which bothers to abide by things like the 4th Amendment and implied privacy rights, which other "American" courts find antiquated and quaint? That rules against police when they abuse their power?
After all, the only amendment that really matters is the 2nd, right? I love the Nutty Ninth, one of the last bastions of freedom and Constitutionality in the US. May they never change...
Also, there would be ample money to spend on public medical services if the US didn't piss it away on mass incarceration and military homicide sprees abroad.
Consider all humans equal under the law. Anyone with public insurance should be treated first come first served with ability to jump the queue for medical need. I.e. a coronary bypass gets more priority than something like a minor cyst removal.
"Nature" is a shitty model on which to run a compassionate society or government. Unless you want slower runners to be eaten for lunch, and I mean literally. Also, who says that the welfare recipient doesn't provide society with anything? For all we know, it could be the teacher's mom, and providing unpaid childcare services for family. Again, money doesn't determine actual use to society. Or else sports stars and bad actresses wouldn't be paid as much as they do.
Agreed about everything other than the US military. The US military and its contractors have basically become a parasitic entity -- the US would do better if it would mind its business worldwide and put its own house in order.
California is prone to boom and bust to be sure. You just have to take advantage of the downcycles. Bottom of the last property recession, 2 bedroom condos in San Diego, in areas close to jobs, were going for the mid-$100,000 range. HOA, tax,utilities added together were about $500/mo. If you put down 20%, you'd pay about $1100/mo to live in one of those condos, with healthy tax deductions. Hardly expensive, and within 15-20 minutes' driving distance of where the good jobs are. Also within the same distance of nice beaches.
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Better yet, don't go to the metal detector and bag search queue. Get rid of that Orwellian shit. Yeah, yeah, you can't make the world perfectly safe.
Also, what's wrong with scalping? If there's financial gain to be had, the tickets are mispriced in the first place.
30 years ago, the Soviets said an independent Ukraine, Latvia, and Estonia will never happen ... times change. Empires collapse, for better or worse, but mostly for better.
As I've said, the 9th is awesome -- it has been protective of privacy rights and Constitutional rights. A techie should applaud that, not deride it.
I read it as "2030" for some reason -- even more reason to not whinge now.
Nope, don't carry my cell phone all the time, phone's in airplane mode at home, and I dropped data, just have voice. Ring and other cloud cam's? Screw that idea and the whores it rode in on.
Because foreign intelligence backed entities really care about legality? It's already very illegal to operate as an unregistered foreign operative in the US.
Why is being able to talk to your appliances so damned important? If you can load the dishwasher, you can also press a button to start it.
12 years from now gives a long time for automakers to catch up...
Unlikely since there are many forms of "valid ID" in the US. Address verification via letter -- maybe, but it's easy enough to arrange a mail drop for a one-time thing like this.
Unfortunately, it's easy enough to fake a scan of a driver's license or passport.
Also, I'm glad this doesn't extend to issue ads. The US and state governments have a history of vindictiveness on certain issues -- drug legalization, mass incarceration, etc. I can see how people supporting those issues might want to remain anonymous while still participating and trying to change public views.
If California had only enough of a military for self defense, they'd actually come out ahead not having to pay for foreign military parasitism. No more support for bases all over the world, yay! Most of California's water requirement can be met via the Sierra reservoirs and desalination. Rio Colorado is only about 20 per cent.
Also, a lot of the US's food (fresh fruit, veggies) comes from CA in winter. Have fun eating potatoes.
If by "wrong" you mean protective of civil rights, protective of privacy, skeptical of law enforcement overreach, and not being corporate whores, then it's a good kind of wrongness. Exactly the wrongness an independent California Republic will need.
... the festering infection of spyware as a service in the home is spreading. yay for techbros!
Only because the Supreme Court has been packed with authoritarian, cop hugging, corporate/religious whores.
No comparison between Xi's wannabe personality cult and California.
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Surplus of men usually results in war or strife of some type. Does this mean that the SF Bay Area will de-evolve into civil war in 10 years?
The 9th Circuit, which bothers to abide by things like the 4th Amendment and implied privacy rights, which other "American" courts find antiquated and quaint? That rules against police when they abuse their power?
After all, the only amendment that really matters is the 2nd, right? I love the Nutty Ninth, one of the last bastions of freedom and Constitutionality in the US. May they never change...
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Development is one thing. No need to bring race into it though.
Also, there would be ample money to spend on public medical services if the US didn't piss it away on mass incarceration and military homicide sprees abroad.
Consider all humans equal under the law. Anyone with public insurance should be treated first come first served with ability to jump the queue for medical need. I.e. a coronary bypass gets more priority than something like a minor cyst removal.
Think of Europe as USA + Canada + Mexico + some of Central America and you'll get the argument.
"Nature" is a shitty model on which to run a compassionate society or government. Unless you want slower runners to be eaten for lunch, and I mean literally. Also, who says that the welfare recipient doesn't provide society with anything? For all we know, it could be the teacher's mom, and providing unpaid childcare services for family. Again, money doesn't determine actual use to society. Or else sports stars and bad actresses wouldn't be paid as much as they do.
Agreed about everything other than the US military. The US military and its contractors have basically become a parasitic entity -- the US would do better if it would mind its business worldwide and put its own house in order.
California is prone to boom and bust to be sure. You just have to take advantage of the downcycles. Bottom of the last property recession, 2 bedroom condos in San Diego, in areas close to jobs, were going for the mid-$100,000 range. HOA, tax,utilities added together were about $500/mo. If you put down 20%, you'd pay about $1100/mo to live in one of those condos, with healthy tax deductions. Hardly expensive, and within 15-20 minutes' driving distance of where the good jobs are. Also within the same distance of nice beaches.
Don't plant non-native grasses and you won't have to paint your lawn.