There is no money in the US Treasury. Why do you think we have such an enormous amount of debt? We're at $20+trillion and the "fiscal conservatives" have just thrown on at least another $1.5 trillion on top of that. Over $65,000 for every man, woman, and child in the US. That's $13,000 more than the median family income in the US.
Until we get a balanced budget the US has no money. We have a credit card that we keep piling enormous amounts of debt on.
Correction: A huge piece of propaganda pushing shit. Remember Citizen's United? Guess what these big ISPs are going to be doing during elections once NN is repealed.
Comcast: "Comcast customer service." Customer: "Uh, yeah I can't access CNN anymore." Comcast: "It is our view that CNN is fake news and is no longer tolerated on our networks." Customer: "Wait...what?" Comcast: "We do however offer full access to Fox News as part of our news providers package for $19.99" Customer: "I don't want Fox News. I don't like Fox News. And I certainly don't want to pay for it. I just wanted to see how the democratic candidate was doing in my state." Comcast: "We do not endorse the democratic candidate or his positions, so all content in relation to said candidate is blocked from our networks." Customer: "What??? That isn't legal!" Comcast: "It is perfectly legal. Comcast is a corporation and does not have to guarantee free speech. With the repeal of net neutrality it is also perfectly for us to filter the content on our networks any way we see fit. Unlike regulations governing TV and radio when it comes to elections, there are no such laws for the internet." Customer: "That's bullshit!" Comcast: "You have the option of going with another ISP." Customer: "There are no other ISPs in my area!" Comcast: "We don't care. We don't have to. Have a nice day." *click*
And what do you think is going to be cut EVEN MORE over the next couple of years in order to give the rich their precious tax cut while adding massively to the national debt? I'll give you a hint, it won't be military spending.
And the promise of nearly unlimited control over the flow of information. Guess whose asses are going to be covered in lipstick for the upcoming midterm elections?
They just aren't from another planet. Any alien civilization capable of interstellar travel would have absolutely no reason to fly down to the Earth's surface, let alone be detectable by anything as primitive as our technology. There isn't a reason for any aliens to be aboard said ships either, as at their level of technology full AI automation would be more than enough.
It makes about as much sense as an "alien invasion". Why the hell would they bother marching themselves down here and risk death when they could easily destroy us a dozen different ways without coming anywhere near Earth. Best case scenario would be an army of AI automatons, but why waste the resources when choosing a random rock from the asteroid belt and chucking at our planet would do the trick just as nicely?
Wireless doesn't have the throughput. Not only that, you're still going to have the same problem of who's going to run the towers. It'll be the same monopolies.
Shit sandwich or shit taco. Either way, you're just going to wind up with shit.
The censorship and blocking of content. You're forgetting about that. Once NN is gone Comcast, Verizon, etc. are free to block whatever content they want to block. They don't like a politician, they don't allow that content. They don't like a review site saying they suck. They're gone too. You have a service that competes with the ISP? Whoops, where'd you go?
Ajit Pai is instrumental in paving the way for Trump and his merry band of neo-fascist to bring in the Fourth Reich. Trump already has a propaganda song in a style straight out of the old Nazi days of Germany.
Par for the course with the current #predophile administration and it's general contempt for law. The authoritarians have already won. It's just going to take a few more months before everyone else figures this out.
Oh, and the revolution won't be televised or on the internet. Comcast, Verizon, etc. will make damn sure of that.
No, that isn't the real fear. The real fear is that they start controlling the information. Which candidates you get news about. What reviews you see. What products you can buy and what sites you can buy them from.
Without NN, corporations are free to censor anything and everything they want. There are no first amendment protections. Which is why authoritarians like the Trump administration and the current crop of neo-fascists want this pushed through so quickly. Having corporations censor and filter information is a wonderful end around the first amendment. "Tell me Mr. Andersen, what good is a web site if no one can see it?" And with virtual monopoly status people have no choice or say in the matter, other than not having internet access at all, which is pretty much impractical these days as everything is online.
You're the only one redefining it that way. There's a rather large difference between chatting someone up and having them eventually say "Sorry, I'm not interested in you that way," and you going on your merry way, and grabbing someone tits/ass/pussy, masturbating in front of them after locking the door so they can't get out, and trying to force them into some sex act or lose their job.
Take a hint. No means no. If a woman has made it clear she is not interested in you, that doesn't mean start sending her pictures of your junk.
You're being snow jobbed. Slow and fast lanes are the very least of your worries.
This is a grab for the ultimate power: control of information. With it, the ISPs control just about everything. The can filter what they want, censor what they want, alter what they want, etc. That includes which politicians they want in office and which they don't.
Citizens United granted corporations blank checks, and what better blank check is there than the largest and most powerful propaganda entity ever created. The first amendment doesn't apply to corporations. Let that sink in. Advertisements in data streams. Political endorsements on every click. Blocking bad reviews, bad news stories, or politicians critical of them or just plain out making crap up.
A proper fix? With the neo-fascists assholes we have in Congress?
Obama TRIED to get a proper fix in, but the obstructionist republicans assholes made it their mission to block anything and everything Obama or the democrats wanted to do. No negotiations. No compromises. No discussions. There was no point even trying to get anything through congress.
With the current crop of corrupt republicans and bunch of certifiable morons running the White House the last thing they're going to do is implement a policy that was favored by the kenyan muslim terrorist Obama. And even if it wasn't favored by Obama they still wouldn't do it because a number of the RNC big donors just happen to be the sociopaths running the ISPs.
There won't be a proper fix. Because after this repeal, the former internet will become the largest most powerful propoganda tool ever. The republicans have been DREAMING of this. Fox news streaming 24/7 on every single data stream and device that connects to the internet. And it won't be a violation of the first amendment because the government isn't doing it.
Won't happen. You see, those funds didn't come from MY pocket. That was the SuperPAC's money, donated by the friendly ISP who wants me in office. It's a shame they'll never catch the criminal who made that hack, but the election is over and I won.
You are missing the far more dangerous aspect here. Without NN, ISPs can censor and block anything they want to. That includes infromation in regards to political candidates (national and local), legislative bills, unfavorable reviews and artciles, etc.
Getting rid of NN is the perfect end-around. The first amendment only protects you from government censorship. Corporations can do whatever they want. With the Citizens united ruling, that includes throwing their weight behind whoever is most favorable to their bottom line. With all the ways ISPs have all but guaranteed monopolies across the nation, people have little choice besides not having any access at all which these days is pretty much impractical.
You think tiered service and fast lines is the worst part of the NN repeal? With NN gone you have the perfect, always connected propoganda tool. You want to know why the spineless neo-fascists have been trying to rush everything through here? They want this all in place before the midterms so we can become a democracy just like Russia.
Giving monopolistic ISPs with strong lobby absolute power over the internet. What could possibly go wrong?
Hey Pai! Seems like you already have a TRUMP armband for the fourth Reich. But you may want to lighten up your skin a few tones if your going to be hanging out with that crowd. Wouldn't want them to think you were hispanic or a muslim terrorist now would you? They don't have the best judgment, and you wouldn't want to jeopardize your well-bribed ass.
And that, my friends, is when we lose. The ISPs will control what we we read, see and hear on the web. They will promote the candidates they like, while removing the ones the don't, ensuring a modern day fascist relationship. They'll inject commercials and ads right into your data stream. They'll nickel and dime you for every packet, every click, every redirect. You'll use the search engines they want. You'll use the services they want. You'll view the content they want. And if you work to circumvent the new great ISP american firewalls you'll get disconnected at best or be label as a criminal (and eventually, terrorist) at worst.
Think it won't happen? Early 1930's Germany just called. They want their naivety back.
Actually, the chance of some other life form not using DNA/RNA is very very low. Carbon based organic molecules and amino acids have been found pretty much everywhere we have looked including interstellar gas clouds. They're all over the place. And RNA is about as basic as you can get for consistent replication molecule.
Now hypothetically any other "sticky" atom could be a basis for organic type chemistry (like silicon) but they are all less likely due to the difficulty of the chemistry. It COULD happen under the right circumstances, but we don't see the silicon equivalent of amino acids on comets or in interstellar gas clouds.
Back to this story, it is unlikely that these organism are extra-terrestrial. There are any number of ways terrestrial bacteria could have found there way up there. It's a bold and foolish claim that they would be from elsewhere without hard evidence.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Get out now. This is pure bubble speculation. There is nothing holding BC up other than people's irrational behavior. If this isn't a sign that BC is in a bubble then nothing else is. The whole thing is going to come tumbling down hard and fast.
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Seat restraints also interfere with ship operations.
Pro-tip: Your ship's matter-antimatter reactor should be reinforced with explodium for maximum efficiency.
Ignore it? I would be happy if he just ignored it. His administration is actively trying to destroy it.
Remember kids, Scott Pruitt says our air is too clean! We must remove the catalytic converters from our cars so we can Make America Gag Again!
There is no money in the US Treasury. Why do you think we have such an enormous amount of debt? We're at $20+trillion and the "fiscal conservatives" have just thrown on at least another $1.5 trillion on top of that. Over $65,000 for every man, woman, and child in the US. That's $13,000 more than the median family income in the US.
Until we get a balanced budget the US has no money. We have a credit card that we keep piling enormous amounts of debt on.
Correction: A huge piece of propaganda pushing shit. Remember Citizen's United? Guess what these big ISPs are going to be doing during elections once NN is repealed.
Comcast: "Comcast customer service."
Customer: "Uh, yeah I can't access CNN anymore."
Comcast: "It is our view that CNN is fake news and is no longer tolerated on our networks."
Customer: "Wait...what?"
Comcast: "We do however offer full access to Fox News as part of our news providers package for $19.99"
Customer: "I don't want Fox News. I don't like Fox News. And I certainly don't want to pay for it. I just wanted to see how the democratic candidate was doing in my state."
Comcast: "We do not endorse the democratic candidate or his positions, so all content in relation to said candidate is blocked from our networks."
Customer: "What??? That isn't legal!"
Comcast: "It is perfectly legal. Comcast is a corporation and does not have to guarantee free speech. With the repeal of net neutrality it is also perfectly for us to filter the content on our networks any way we see fit. Unlike regulations governing TV and radio when it comes to elections, there are no such laws for the internet."
Customer: "That's bullshit!"
Comcast: "You have the option of going with another ISP."
Customer: "There are no other ISPs in my area!"
Comcast: "We don't care. We don't have to. Have a nice day." *click*
And what do you think is going to be cut EVEN MORE over the next couple of years in order to give the rich their precious tax cut while adding massively to the national debt? I'll give you a hint, it won't be military spending.
And the promise of nearly unlimited control over the flow of information. Guess whose asses are going to be covered in lipstick for the upcoming midterm elections?
They just aren't from another planet. Any alien civilization capable of interstellar travel would have absolutely no reason to fly down to the Earth's surface, let alone be detectable by anything as primitive as our technology. There isn't a reason for any aliens to be aboard said ships either, as at their level of technology full AI automation would be more than enough.
It makes about as much sense as an "alien invasion". Why the hell would they bother marching themselves down here and risk death when they could easily destroy us a dozen different ways without coming anywhere near Earth. Best case scenario would be an army of AI automatons, but why waste the resources when choosing a random rock from the asteroid belt and chucking at our planet would do the trick just as nicely?
Wireless doesn't have the throughput. Not only that, you're still going to have the same problem of who's going to run the towers. It'll be the same monopolies.
Shit sandwich or shit taco. Either way, you're just going to wind up with shit.
I lost about 75 lbs. the same way. But if you're not motivated no fitness tracker is going to help you.
The censorship and blocking of content. You're forgetting about that. Once NN is gone Comcast, Verizon, etc. are free to block whatever content they want to block. They don't like a politician, they don't allow that content. They don't like a review site saying they suck. They're gone too. You have a service that competes with the ISP? Whoops, where'd you go?
Ajit Pai is instrumental in paving the way for Trump and his merry band of neo-fascist to bring in the Fourth Reich. Trump already has a propaganda song in a style straight out of the old Nazi days of Germany.
Par for the course with the current #predophile administration and it's general contempt for law. The authoritarians have already won. It's just going to take a few more months before everyone else figures this out.
Oh, and the revolution won't be televised or on the internet. Comcast, Verizon, etc. will make damn sure of that.
No, that isn't the real fear. The real fear is that they start controlling the information. Which candidates you get news about. What reviews you see. What products you can buy and what sites you can buy them from.
Without NN, corporations are free to censor anything and everything they want. There are no first amendment protections. Which is why authoritarians like the Trump administration and the current crop of neo-fascists want this pushed through so quickly. Having corporations censor and filter information is a wonderful end around the first amendment. "Tell me Mr. Andersen, what good is a web site if no one can see it?" And with virtual monopoly status people have no choice or say in the matter, other than not having internet access at all, which is pretty much impractical these days as everything is online.
You're the only one redefining it that way. There's a rather large difference between chatting someone up and having them eventually say "Sorry, I'm not interested in you that way," and you going on your merry way, and grabbing someone tits/ass/pussy, masturbating in front of them after locking the door so they can't get out, and trying to force them into some sex act or lose their job.
Take a hint. No means no. If a woman has made it clear she is not interested in you, that doesn't mean start sending her pictures of your junk.
You're being snow jobbed. Slow and fast lanes are the very least of your worries.
This is a grab for the ultimate power: control of information. With it, the ISPs control just about everything. The can filter what they want, censor what they want, alter what they want, etc. That includes which politicians they want in office and which they don't.
Citizens United granted corporations blank checks, and what better blank check is there than the largest and most powerful propaganda entity ever created. The first amendment doesn't apply to corporations. Let that sink in. Advertisements in data streams. Political endorsements on every click. Blocking bad reviews, bad news stories, or politicians critical of them or just plain out making crap up.
We are screwed.
Until they block VPN. No net neutrality means ISPs can (and will) block/throttle/etc. whatever they want.
The cable never generation is going to end this month, when ISPs turn the internet into cable tv.
And your ISPs terminate all your traffic for not complying, which they now can with the upcoming repeal of net neutrality.
Brave new world.
A proper fix? With the neo-fascists assholes we have in Congress?
Obama TRIED to get a proper fix in, but the obstructionist republicans assholes made it their mission to block anything and everything Obama or the democrats wanted to do. No negotiations. No compromises. No discussions. There was no point even trying to get anything through congress.
With the current crop of corrupt republicans and bunch of certifiable morons running the White House the last thing they're going to do is implement a policy that was favored by the kenyan muslim terrorist Obama. And even if it wasn't favored by Obama they still wouldn't do it because a number of the RNC big donors just happen to be the sociopaths running the ISPs.
There won't be a proper fix. Because after this repeal, the former internet will become the largest most powerful propoganda tool ever. The republicans have been DREAMING of this. Fox news streaming 24/7 on every single data stream and device that connects to the internet. And it won't be a violation of the first amendment because the government isn't doing it.
Won't happen. You see, those funds didn't come from MY pocket. That was the SuperPAC's money, donated by the friendly ISP who wants me in office. It's a shame they'll never catch the criminal who made that hack, but the election is over and I won.
You are missing the far more dangerous aspect here. Without NN, ISPs can censor and block anything they want to. That includes infromation in regards to political candidates (national and local), legislative bills, unfavorable reviews and artciles, etc.
Getting rid of NN is the perfect end-around. The first amendment only protects you from government censorship. Corporations can do whatever they want. With the Citizens united ruling, that includes throwing their weight behind whoever is most favorable to their bottom line. With all the ways ISPs have all but guaranteed monopolies across the nation, people have little choice besides not having any access at all which these days is pretty much impractical.
You think tiered service and fast lines is the worst part of the NN repeal? With NN gone you have the perfect, always connected propoganda tool. You want to know why the spineless neo-fascists have been trying to rush everything through here? They want this all in place before the midterms so we can become a democracy just like Russia.
Giving monopolistic ISPs with strong lobby absolute power over the internet. What could possibly go wrong?
Hey Pai! Seems like you already have a TRUMP armband for the fourth Reich. But you may want to lighten up your skin a few tones if your going to be hanging out with that crowd. Wouldn't want them to think you were hispanic or a muslim terrorist now would you? They don't have the best judgment, and you wouldn't want to jeopardize your well-bribed ass.
The message in the Exodus block is "Drink Your Ovaltine."
And that, my friends, is when we lose. The ISPs will control what we we read, see and hear on the web. They will promote the candidates they like, while removing the ones the don't, ensuring a modern day fascist relationship. They'll inject commercials and ads right into your data stream. They'll nickel and dime you for every packet, every click, every redirect. You'll use the search engines they want. You'll use the services they want. You'll view the content they want. And if you work to circumvent the new great ISP american firewalls you'll get disconnected at best or be label as a criminal (and eventually, terrorist) at worst.
Think it won't happen? Early 1930's Germany just called. They want their naivety back.
Actually, the chance of some other life form not using DNA/RNA is very very low. Carbon based organic molecules and amino acids have been found pretty much everywhere we have looked including interstellar gas clouds. They're all over the place. And RNA is about as basic as you can get for consistent replication molecule.
Now hypothetically any other "sticky" atom could be a basis for organic type chemistry (like silicon) but they are all less likely due to the difficulty of the chemistry. It COULD happen under the right circumstances, but we don't see the silicon equivalent of amino acids on comets or in interstellar gas clouds.
Back to this story, it is unlikely that these organism are extra-terrestrial. There are any number of ways terrestrial bacteria could have found there way up there. It's a bold and foolish claim that they would be from elsewhere without hard evidence.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Get out now. This is pure bubble speculation. There is nothing holding BC up other than people's irrational behavior. If this isn't a sign that BC is in a bubble then nothing else is. The whole thing is going to come tumbling down hard and fast.