This reminds me a bit of the novel Jennifer Government.
In the future, I wonder if the way we will put pressure on our politicians is by using our money to pressure commercial entities to support the candidates we do or don't like. Pepsi might be who you buy if you're a Democrat. Dell is for Republicans, etc.
We know they're all bought and paid for, but we can switch brands if they end up backing the wrong politicians. That would have them get smarter about who they support, etc.
Its only a problem inasmuch as filing for the trademark in a country more likely to grant it gives them a leg up in countries that would be less likely to grant it.
Its like if I wanted a CCW permit, but my state makes it onerous to get one, whereas a nearby state just requires a fee and short test on gun safety. I go to the other state to get one, and through reciprocity agreements, I can use it in my home state. My own state's regulations are basically a dead letter.
End of the day this is not too big of a deal, but could become one if the major players are really using it to their own advantage.
I get charged a $10 broadcast programming fee for channels I can get with an antenna...and I can't opt out. I can't say "just give me everything but the broadcast channels" and lose them. Nope, just $10 for something I can get for free.
I get that this is because the broadcast channels charge cable companies for carriage, but let me opt out.
Fucking pathetic. To anyone who still doesn't realize that Trump and Hillary have the exact same MO down to the micron, explain this.
I think in terms of their lying there's a difference in degree. Clinton has said what she said. Trump would claim that he had never used email. Or that email doesn't actually exist. And no one would actually call him on it.
The moralizing aside, the people are pissed because the free market made them pay more than they wanted. The free market is great when it makes folks winners, but when it makes them a loser, they start talking about how unfair it is.
Either capitalism is fair or it isn't. You don't get to pick and choose when it is based on if it helps or hinders you.
Have you tried a big honkin' ass antenna mounted on a tower? Just a suggestion.
I can get most of the football games I want over an antenna, all the soccer, and then there's just the problem of hockey. I'm thinking of going to SlingTV for that. I just received one of those flat "Leaf" type antennas today and try that out for a few months. If not that, I might have to try to be handy and put something better up in the attic.
I think that you're right. However, I think instead of embracing automation and increased productivity along with a UBI, we'll get reactionary politicians that try to legislate a return to the good old days by banning the automation of certain jobs.
It will certainly be an interesting time to be alive.
If you're asking because you actually want an answer, you've kind of already answered it yourself. Clinton losing her mind and deciding to nuke Canada would be exactly that -- a serious mental lapse. With Trump that's the default state.
I'm not saying Hillary Clinton is great, but things will at least get worse at a lower rate of speed than under Trump (outside of the "blow it all up" scenario). For the record I'm undecided between Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
Well, you see, putting long haul truck drivers out of work will allow them to pursue their real passion of becoming a nuclear engineer or neurosurgeon. After all, anyone can do anything so long as they try really hard and get training.
If you think Trump might be good, I don't know what to tell you. The best case scenario in a Trump presidency is that he basically blows it all up and we have to start over. The worst case scenario is that his buddy Putin spurns him and he decides to launch nukes in retaliation. This is the first election where I'm actually fearful for the country if a major party candidate would win the election.
I had some unflattering things to say about George Bush, but Trump is orders of magnitude more dangerous than he ever was. The guy is a pure loose cannon.
This will be a continuing problem so long as the people who own the infrastructure also sell services over it.
They almost got this right with the ILEC/CLEC split with DSL. The only problem is that they let the ILEC sell services over the infrastructure they owned.
Don't let the guys who own the wires sell any services and this problem will fix itself.
In Ohio you can download the registered voter file any time you want. It's all public record. No hacking needed. It includes name, DOB, address, party registration (if applicable), and which elections you voted in back to about 2004.
I always find that our average/. commentator has more knowledge than people with terminal degrees in these fields. If only we has slashdotters doing all the research we could have all of our problems licked in a few years, max.
It's a sad commentary on the American legal system that even a celebrity with some extant wealth can't financially sustain a lawsuit on his own.
It's also a sad commentary that the guy is a millionaire about a hundred times over because someone posted a sex tape of him. I wonder how many c-list celebrities would post their own sex tapes on the internet if they knew they could be multi-millionaires because of it.
Gawker deserved to be sued and Bollea deserved some compensation, but $135,000,000 is too much by about two orders of magnitude.
No. We might as well not even look. Obviously the astronomers that are working on this don't know as much as our AC here and have neglected to ask the most basic questions of the planet.
That will be happening shortly. We're either getting a UBI or the people who are unemployable are going to have a lot of free time to break into people's houses and take what they need to live.
I pay a decent amount in federal income taxes. I wish more went to lazy bums.
The policy could theoretically work if Chicago could keep people from driving to Hammond and Gary and buying firearms. They can't so it's probably doing more harm than good.
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This reminds me a bit of the novel Jennifer Government.
In the future, I wonder if the way we will put pressure on our politicians is by using our money to pressure commercial entities to support the candidates we do or don't like. Pepsi might be who you buy if you're a Democrat. Dell is for Republicans, etc.
We know they're all bought and paid for, but we can switch brands if they end up backing the wrong politicians. That would have them get smarter about who they support, etc.
Its only a problem inasmuch as filing for the trademark in a country more likely to grant it gives them a leg up in countries that would be less likely to grant it.
Its like if I wanted a CCW permit, but my state makes it onerous to get one, whereas a nearby state just requires a fee and short test on gun safety. I go to the other state to get one, and through reciprocity agreements, I can use it in my home state. My own state's regulations are basically a dead letter.
End of the day this is not too big of a deal, but could become one if the major players are really using it to their own advantage.
According to Futurama, he invented the environment.
Look, enough about Trump. What about Hillary?
Vote for the lizard, not the wizard.
I get charged a $10 broadcast programming fee for channels I can get with an antenna...and I can't opt out. I can't say "just give me everything but the broadcast channels" and lose them. Nope, just $10 for something I can get for free.
I get that this is because the broadcast channels charge cable companies for carriage, but let me opt out.
Not to mention that Hangouts integrates nicely with Google Voice, which, I believe has its days numbered.
Fucking pathetic. To anyone who still doesn't realize that Trump and Hillary have the exact same MO down to the micron, explain this.
I think in terms of their lying there's a difference in degree. Clinton has said what she said. Trump would claim that he had never used email. Or that email doesn't actually exist. And no one would actually call him on it.
The moralizing aside, the people are pissed because the free market made them pay more than they wanted. The free market is great when it makes folks winners, but when it makes them a loser, they start talking about how unfair it is.
Either capitalism is fair or it isn't. You don't get to pick and choose when it is based on if it helps or hinders you.
Have you tried a big honkin' ass antenna mounted on a tower? Just a suggestion.
I can get most of the football games I want over an antenna, all the soccer, and then there's just the problem of hockey. I'm thinking of going to SlingTV for that. I just received one of those flat "Leaf" type antennas today and try that out for a few months. If not that, I might have to try to be handy and put something better up in the attic.
How else can I get porn so easily in my iMessage conversations?
I think that you're right. However, I think instead of embracing automation and increased productivity along with a UBI, we'll get reactionary politicians that try to legislate a return to the good old days by banning the automation of certain jobs.
It will certainly be an interesting time to be alive.
If you're asking because you actually want an answer, you've kind of already answered it yourself. Clinton losing her mind and deciding to nuke Canada would be exactly that -- a serious mental lapse. With Trump that's the default state.
I'm not saying Hillary Clinton is great, but things will at least get worse at a lower rate of speed than under Trump (outside of the "blow it all up" scenario). For the record I'm undecided between Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
Perhaps we need some sort of affirmative action program to ensure that conservative journalists aren't blackballed like that.
Well, you see, putting long haul truck drivers out of work will allow them to pursue their real passion of becoming a nuclear engineer or neurosurgeon. After all, anyone can do anything so long as they try really hard and get training.
If you think Trump might be good, I don't know what to tell you. The best case scenario in a Trump presidency is that he basically blows it all up and we have to start over. The worst case scenario is that his buddy Putin spurns him and he decides to launch nukes in retaliation. This is the first election where I'm actually fearful for the country if a major party candidate would win the election.
I had some unflattering things to say about George Bush, but Trump is orders of magnitude more dangerous than he ever was. The guy is a pure loose cannon.
This will be a continuing problem so long as the people who own the infrastructure also sell services over it.
They almost got this right with the ILEC/CLEC split with DSL. The only problem is that they let the ILEC sell services over the infrastructure they owned.
Don't let the guys who own the wires sell any services and this problem will fix itself.
Yes, that's exactly why.
In Ohio you can download the registered voter file any time you want. It's all public record. No hacking needed. It includes name, DOB, address, party registration (if applicable), and which elections you voted in back to about 2004.
Because if Hitler said 2+2=4, and you agree, you agree with Hitler and are therefore a bad person.
It's called a genetic fallacy. People use it because it tends to work.
I always find that our average /. commentator has more knowledge than people with terminal degrees in these fields. If only we has slashdotters doing all the research we could have all of our problems licked in a few years, max.
It's a sad commentary on the American legal system that even a celebrity with some extant wealth can't financially sustain a lawsuit on his own.
It's also a sad commentary that the guy is a millionaire about a hundred times over because someone posted a sex tape of him. I wonder how many c-list celebrities would post their own sex tapes on the internet if they knew they could be multi-millionaires because of it.
Gawker deserved to be sued and Bollea deserved some compensation, but $135,000,000 is too much by about two orders of magnitude.
Right. He should have said "This is consistent with what we expect of climate change."
No. We might as well not even look. Obviously the astronomers that are working on this don't know as much as our AC here and have neglected to ask the most basic questions of the planet.
That will be happening shortly. We're either getting a UBI or the people who are unemployable are going to have a lot of free time to break into people's houses and take what they need to live.
I pay a decent amount in federal income taxes. I wish more went to lazy bums.
The policy could theoretically work if Chicago could keep people from driving to Hammond and Gary and buying firearms. They can't so it's probably doing more harm than good.