Be careful what you tell your doctor, he's not your friend.
Get injured at work ? Your entire medical records, including "private" conversations and unrelated information your doctor recorded is now in the hands of your employer. It's happened to me.
You want privacy, don't trust people that don't have a vested interest in keeping it private. HMO's don't care if they destroy your life.
People read "brain damage" to mean a permanent condition that is static and lifelong.
I'm sure the intentions discouraging the guy are well meaning, but he's doing exactly what he needs to do, challenging himself and forging new neural connections.
People suffer varying degrees of brain damage and come out the other end just fine all the time.
Never buy into other people's imaginary limitations, particularly when they are placing them on you.
I don't see it as any more "creepy" than the political robo-calls I get, the mailers I receive, or the knocks on my door from political workers.
Annoying and inconvenient, yes.
If you are going to participate in the political process, which is a guaranteed right, and nothing to hide or be ashamed of, you are not going to, and have never been able to, do it anonymously.
Transparency runs both ways, how are you going to know if there's ballot stuffing or fraud if it's all a big secret ?
Legitimate privacy concerns are one thing; the tendency to shirk social responsibilities and try and justify this under the guise of "privacy concerns" is quite another.
Newsflash: Many Americans are willing to give up their rights and responsibilities for some perceived convenience. It's pathetic and childish, but hey, at least it's representative government at work.
The model is based on making things difficult or impossible to legally acquire. It ALWAYS has been.
The model is based on DICTATING what you can and can not listen to, on manipulating the public, on controlling what you see, think, and feel, and when.
If the media giants had their way, there'd be no used sales of ANY media at all.
Musicians have always earned their livings preforming their craft.
Yeah, some songs are real pretty, but are you seriously saying that all the money musicians make by being part of a big ugly corporate distribution system geared towards mediocrity was really earned ?
It's bullshit. Most of them just spend it all on fucking drugs and extravagance that no rational person would claim they actually EARNED anyway.
And consumers, tired of the constant phone promotional calls, lousy service, and perpetual price increases for services, have had enough.
The execs mostly claim that the dumping of their services is because of the economy, and they'll blame the current political situation for that. This, rather than just admit that they fucked up and drove customers away.
We have Charter, and it's just a matter of time before we finally snap and just say fuck it, get rid of ALL their services entirely, save ourselves the 160+5 $ a month increases, and replace the cable internet with crappy cheap DSL.
In our house we've been talking about what it means to just tune out and turn off and drop back in to life - without any cable commercial media at all.
Yeah, we'll miss Walking Dead, high net bandwidth, and the cool HD programming. We'll miss the old movie channels, car shows, and the "science" channels..
But our experiment with turning the TV off for the week showed us what a massive time suck cable TV is; how much happier we are without it, and how much more stuff we get done around the house. Try it for a week and see for yourself.
Unplugging is starting to look pretty damn good. We don't need them, they need us. And I can't for the life of me think of anything all that great cable TV has contributed to my life, other than maybe making smoking pot a little more fun.
Maybe it's time for Americans to just turn off, meet our neighbors, and focus on reality for a change...
"Finally, even if we did live in the police state you describe, I don't see why you would accept it, instead of working to change it."
You're an idiot because you live in NC and somehow believe that you don't already live in a police state.
" And I've never said I have a right to not be approached by a law officer, I said I have the right to not talk to him or show him any identification."
You're an idiot because in the real world you may have the right not to talk to an officer, but go ahead and don't say anything and see how far THAT will get you. You'll be arrested on suspicion on the spot, no law enforcement officer is going to construe your refusal to speak at all as anything but obstruction.
It's idiotic to claim you have a right NOT to TALK to an officer, and then go on and on about all the things you HAVE to SAY to him to be allowed to go on your way.
So far as role models go, if you're on slahdot looking for them, you're even more of an idiot that I thought you were initially. Again, come back in 15 years when you actually have a little real world experience and have actually interacted with law enforcement sufficiently to HAVE a relevant opinion.
And don't delude yourself into thinking that SC is some sort of bastion of constitutional rights, that's the most idiotic thing you've written yet.
Yes, you are absolutely right, tech is never used in the way described, municipalities have never used it in the manner he describes, so he must be some sort of conspiracy theorist, because an asshole like you called him one.
Fuck you and the people who modded this POS comment up.
It's all about name calling, avoiding discussing the data, and being too much of a POS chickenshit to admit that all you're really doing is kowtowing to authorities, who rely exclusively on federal funding, fear, exaggeration, and your own ignorance and conformity.
You just believe because "climate scientists" tell you to, with no skepticism or comprehension of what they are basing their claims on.
As I've said before, many time, if you are so certain, talk about the data, how it's collected, interpreted, modeled, and represented.
Simply believing it because you are told it's true is fine, too. Just be honest enough to say, hey, I can't make a rational argument because I really don't understand the science and models, which is the case for 99% of you douchebags here.
About half the states have stop and identify laws, so I don't know what delusion (or state) you are living under, when you say that you have some sort of right to not be approached by a law officer.
It's illegal to lie to the police. If you are questioned, and they suspect you've lied about your immigration status, what then ? Just let them go ?
Let's be honest here; the goal of the pro illegal immigration people is to prevent by any means they can ANY kind of intervention, ANY kind of law enforcement towards people here illegally.
Their goal is to try to con stupid people, like yourself, into believing that you have some sort of immunity to having to interact with law enforcement people. You don't. If an officer wants to question you, if he finds something vague about you suspicious, he can stop you and ask you questions, PERIOD.
And you go ahead and think that an officer cares that you think he can go fuck himself, what are you, twelve years old ?
Come back in 15 years, sonny, when you have some real life experiences under your belt, you're an idiot.
He's not denying it, he's anonymously calling you stupid for pointing out the obvious fact that he knows is true, and is too chickenshit to deal with in any other way than denials.
I've driven in Phoenix. I have friends that live there. I've lived all over the US, and it IS one of the most dreadful places to drive in the US, though not as gawd awful as places like SF.
The altitude is another issue. If you are thinking about moving there, and feel ill on your visit, you have mild altitude sickness. There's no way to know for sure how long it will take for it to pass, could be a couple weeks, or a couple months, or a year.
It's not the tech that's proposed being regulated, it's how the tech is used. So big logical fail there.
Also, the comparison with the public seeing plates vs. the state rolling out databases and scanners to monitor the public is another massive logical fail.
License plates are not "cookies", scanning tech is not the issue here, and idiots that don't value privacy are the real issue.
Claiming there's no middle ground is also another massive logical fail. New tech wielded by assholes that don't give a fuck about your privacy isn't a new God to be subjugated to, and there is nothing wrong or futile in regulating how the government or corporations use tech to destroy privacy.
The issue isn't that people can see the fucking plates, and it isn't that scanners can scan them; it's what's DONE WITH the data, and how it's collected and stored that is the issue. Without a database and infrastructure to manage and collect it, the scanners are irrelevant.
They don't live there; SF is like a shit sandwich, with a pretty wrapper and great PR.
With little gems like the payroll tax, it's laughable to claim SF is start-up-friendly. It isn't even a particularly tolerant city, concept-wise, socially, or in any of the ways people usually (incorrectly) assume it is.
If you're considered a liberal in your small town, in SF you'll most likely be considered a scum-bag conservative. If you're educated and creative, SF might be interesting for a few months, but the militant conformity there gets old fast. And it's a hideously expensive city with ridiculous rent control laws and very little incentive and opportunity to even own your own home.
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Everybody should flag every youtube vid !
Be careful what you tell your doctor, he's not your friend.
Get injured at work ? Your entire medical records, including "private" conversations and unrelated information your doctor recorded is now in the hands of your employer. It's happened to me.
You want privacy, don't trust people that don't have a vested interest in keeping it private. HMO's don't care if they destroy your life.
People read "brain damage" to mean a permanent condition that is static and lifelong.
I'm sure the intentions discouraging the guy are well meaning, but he's doing exactly what he needs to do, challenging himself and forging new neural connections.
People suffer varying degrees of brain damage and come out the other end just fine all the time.
Never buy into other people's imaginary limitations, particularly when they are placing them on you.
...and it's happening now in Iran...
I don't see it as any more "creepy" than the political robo-calls I get, the mailers I receive, or the knocks on my door from political workers.
Annoying and inconvenient, yes.
If you are going to participate in the political process, which is a guaranteed right, and nothing to hide or be ashamed of, you are not going to, and have never been able to, do it anonymously.
Transparency runs both ways, how are you going to know if there's ballot stuffing or fraud if it's all a big secret ?
Legitimate privacy concerns are one thing; the tendency to shirk social responsibilities and try and justify this under the guise of "privacy concerns" is quite another.
Newsflash: Many Americans are willing to give up their rights and responsibilities for some perceived convenience. It's pathetic and childish, but hey, at least it's representative government at work.
Making content unavailable.
The model is based on making things difficult or impossible to legally acquire. It ALWAYS has been.
The model is based on DICTATING what you can and can not listen to, on manipulating the public, on controlling what you see, think, and feel, and when.
If the media giants had their way, there'd be no used sales of ANY media at all.
FB serves it's purpose, if someone spends a lot of time on it, I know they're someone I want to avoid.
You could stop your rutting until we figure out this whole air/food/water thing...
Musicians have always earned their livings preforming their craft.
Yeah, some songs are real pretty, but are you seriously saying that all the money musicians make by being part of a big ugly corporate distribution system geared towards mediocrity was really earned ?
It's bullshit. Most of them just spend it all on fucking drugs and extravagance that no rational person would claim they actually EARNED anyway.
And only an AC would call the bulk of shitty programming on cable "art".
Most of it's "Reality" TV adrenaline-meth addiction.
Amen. Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop In...
And consumers, tired of the constant phone promotional calls, lousy service, and perpetual price increases for services, have had enough.
The execs mostly claim that the dumping of their services is because of the economy, and they'll blame the current political situation for that. This, rather than just admit that they fucked up and drove customers away.
We have Charter, and it's just a matter of time before we finally snap and just say fuck it, get rid of ALL their services entirely, save ourselves the 160+5 $ a month increases, and replace the cable internet with crappy cheap DSL.
In our house we've been talking about what it means to just tune out and turn off and drop back in to life - without any cable commercial media at all.
Yeah, we'll miss Walking Dead, high net bandwidth, and the cool HD programming. We'll miss the old movie channels, car shows, and the "science" channels..
But our experiment with turning the TV off for the week showed us what a massive time suck cable TV is; how much happier we are without it, and how much more stuff we get done around the house. Try it for a week and see for yourself.
Unplugging is starting to look pretty damn good. We don't need them, they need us. And I can't for the life of me think of anything all that great cable TV has contributed to my life, other than maybe making smoking pot a little more fun.
Maybe it's time for Americans to just turn off, meet our neighbors, and focus on reality for a change...
"Finally, even if we did live in the police state you describe, I don't see why you would accept it, instead of working to change it."
You're an idiot because you live in NC and somehow believe that you don't already live in a police state.
" And I've never said I have a right to not be approached by a law officer, I said I have the right to not talk to him or show him any identification."
You're an idiot because in the real world you may have the right not to talk to an officer, but go ahead and don't say anything and see how far THAT will get you. You'll be arrested on suspicion on the spot, no law enforcement officer is going to construe your refusal to speak at all as anything but obstruction.
It's idiotic to claim you have a right NOT to TALK to an officer, and then go on and on about all the things you HAVE to SAY to him to be allowed to go on your way.
So far as role models go, if you're on slahdot looking for them, you're even more of an idiot that I thought you were initially. Again, come back in 15 years when you actually have a little real world experience and have actually interacted with law enforcement sufficiently to HAVE a relevant opinion.
And don't delude yourself into thinking that SC is some sort of bastion of constitutional rights, that's the most idiotic thing you've written yet.
actually taking our dangerous, new, poorly tested drugs.
It guarantees "compliance", after all, and doctors and HMO's have an inherent right to coerce you into it, by any means necessary.
Yes, you are absolutely right, tech is never used in the way described, municipalities have never used it in the manner he describes, so he must be some sort of conspiracy theorist, because an asshole like you called him one.
Fuck you and the people who modded this POS comment up.
It's all about name calling, avoiding discussing the data, and being too much of a POS chickenshit to admit that all you're really doing is kowtowing to authorities, who rely exclusively on federal funding, fear, exaggeration, and your own ignorance and conformity.
You just believe because "climate scientists" tell you to, with no skepticism or comprehension of what they are basing their claims on.
As I've said before, many time, if you are so certain, talk about the data, how it's collected, interpreted, modeled, and represented.
Simply believing it because you are told it's true is fine, too. Just be honest enough to say, hey, I can't make a rational argument because I really don't understand the science and models, which is the case for 99% of you douchebags here.
About half the states have stop and identify laws, so I don't know what delusion (or state) you are living under, when you say that you have some sort of right to not be approached by a law officer.
It's illegal to lie to the police. If you are questioned, and they suspect you've lied about your immigration status, what then ? Just let them go ?
Let's be honest here; the goal of the pro illegal immigration people is to prevent by any means they can ANY kind of intervention, ANY kind of law enforcement towards people here illegally.
Their goal is to try to con stupid people, like yourself, into believing that you have some sort of immunity to having to interact with law enforcement people. You don't. If an officer wants to question you, if he finds something vague about you suspicious, he can stop you and ask you questions, PERIOD.
And you go ahead and think that an officer cares that you think he can go fuck himself, what are you, twelve years old ?
Come back in 15 years, sonny, when you have some real life experiences under your belt, you're an idiot.
He's not denying it, he's anonymously calling you stupid for pointing out the obvious fact that he knows is true, and is too chickenshit to deal with in any other way than denials.
He's and AC for a reason.
I've driven in Phoenix. I have friends that live there. I've lived all over the US, and it IS one of the most dreadful places to drive in the US, though not as gawd awful as places like SF.
The altitude is another issue. If you are thinking about moving there, and feel ill on your visit, you have mild altitude sickness. There's no way to know for sure how long it will take for it to pass, could be a couple weeks, or a couple months, or a year.
Also, the downtown is a farce. It's a shithole.
It's not the tech that's proposed being regulated, it's how the tech is used. So big logical fail there.
Also, the comparison with the public seeing plates vs. the state rolling out databases and scanners to monitor the public is another massive logical fail.
License plates are not "cookies", scanning tech is not the issue here, and idiots that don't value privacy are the real issue.
Claiming there's no middle ground is also another massive logical fail. New tech wielded by assholes that don't give a fuck about your privacy isn't a new God to be subjugated to, and there is nothing wrong or futile in regulating how the government or corporations use tech to destroy privacy.
The issue isn't that people can see the fucking plates, and it isn't that scanners can scan them; it's what's DONE WITH the data, and how it's collected and stored that is the issue. Without a database and infrastructure to manage and collect it, the scanners are irrelevant.
Peer-review is flawless and perfect.
Come on, not everybody is so fucking gullible.
They don't live there; SF is like a shit sandwich, with a pretty wrapper and great PR.
With little gems like the payroll tax, it's laughable to claim SF is start-up-friendly. It isn't even a particularly tolerant city, concept-wise, socially, or in any of the ways people usually (incorrectly) assume it is.
If you're considered a liberal in your small town, in SF you'll most likely be considered a scum-bag conservative. If you're educated and creative, SF might be interesting for a few months, but the militant conformity there gets old fast. And it's a hideously expensive city with ridiculous rent control laws and very little incentive and opportunity to even own your own home.
sued by the Church of Scientology...
Also, it's one thing to read remarkably stupid pseudonymous remarks written by a stranger...
Quite another to be embarrassed by shit a friend or relative posts.
It's not always about you all the time; but this time, yeah, it's all about you.
http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/facts-of-facebook-ipo-filing-that-will-boggle-your-mind.html
FB is evil, and it's users are stupid assholes.
Don't be a stupid asshole.