Except now that the Catholic Church is no longer the most powerful organization in the world, does not have a monopoly on Christianity, and still has lots and lots of money, you don't actually have to give the Catholic Church anything and they won't even threaten you with eternal damnation. Tithing is not required, indulgences are a thing of the past.
The Catholic Church enjoyed a monopoly on Christianity in part because it was damn expensive to reproduce books and most people couldn't read latin even if they had a copy. This gave them control over everyone who didn't want to go to hell. And they made damn sure everyone didn't want to go to hell.
The Church of Scientology doesn't have that luxury. Most people are literate, the information is in the common language (actually, I'm guessing more than one), and books are cheap to reproduce. So they have to use legal means to establish their monopoly. But they are using the same basic formula as the Catholic Church to control members and gain money.
Those are the Terms of Use and it is pretty standard for the Terms of Use of any website to include people who are not registered. What, you think just because you don't register a username that/. doesn't care if you troll?
Yes, but they weren't proper and secure transactions. Why should the account holder be culpable for the bank's failure to protect itself from fraud?
To your second point, I agree. Someone who has so much money that they don't notice an average of $20,000 per month missing from what is apparently a very active account should probably hire an accountant. For that much money you can get a very good one and apparently still have enough money left over that you will come out ahead.
A bank account is a loan to the bank in exchange for money or services. If the bank is defrauded out of some money, why is it the account holder who loses out?
If someone claims to be my bank and tricks me into giving them $200, can I deduct that amount from my next car payment?
Really think about what has happened here. Person A loans Person B $100. Person C tells Person B that Person A owes them $100, so if Person B pays Person C $100 everyone will be square. Person B obliges not realizing Person C is lying. Is Person A the one out $100?! He had no control over the actions of Person C or Person B!
Dude borrowed my car and I was all, like, okay, but no smoking in it. He brought back the car and it, like, totally REEKED of smoke. And I was all, dude, you smoked in my car, and he was like, no hablo. And I'm like, dude, I know you hablo because you asked me to borrow my car and he was like que? And I'm like, dude, whatever, you are suck a jerk.
I would only live there if the ziggurat itself was owned by the public and maintained with taxes. The public spaces, police department, fire department, and etc should all be cared for by the 'city'. I don't want to live in a huge gigantic apartment complex "cared for" by some corporation. Apartment complexes suck enough without the added problem of having to leave the _city_ in order to get away from a bad landlord.
I would want to be able to own, buy, and sell "land" in the ziggurat the same way I can own, buy, and sell real land, condos, and etc.
...parachute tests fail all the time. That's why they are tested. These aren't parachutes from Lucky's Parachute and Bait Shop for chrissake. They are custom designed and often cutting edge.
Here's the problem: Ohio is free to spend its electoral votes as it sees fit. So this problem is essentially internal to Ohio. As a Californian, I certainly can't effect change in Ohio. The best I can do is to push my own representatives to pass federal laws governing election standards.
However, in my opinion, the fact that an election in Ohio can have such a profound effect on me in California is the deeper problem. This is indicative of a federal government which has too much power. So I am hesitant to promote any new federal law which grants power to the federal government at the expense of state government.
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First, use a secondary ID to link accounts together. If there is no secondary ID, one is generated and sent as a cookie. If the user logs in as any other user that user gets the ID set by the cookie, thus the two (or more) accounts are linked. All IP addresses that so much as view anonymously with this ID are linked to the ID and thus to the accounts.
Now shadowban all the accounts, IP addresses, and the secondary ID itself.
If they log in as another account that is already linked, they will see the post. If they visit from an IP address that is already linked, they will see the post. If they visit with a browser which contains a cookie with the secondary ID, they will see the post.
This is not perfect and there are ways around it, but most trolls won't figure it out and even if they do a single mistake links their accounts/IP addresses forever.
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The sun came up this morning? Damn it. Mother never tells me anything.
Those of us with a sense of humor.
Yes, because strong centralized power has ever been the protector of human rights.
No kidding. We should be saving our death threats for where they matter: idle.slashdot.org.
Let me fix that for you:
The Catholic Church enjoyed a monopoly on Christianity in part because it was damn expensive to reproduce books and most people couldn't read latin even if they had a copy. This gave them control over everyone who didn't want to go to hell. And they made damn sure everyone didn't want to go to hell.
The Church of Scientology doesn't have that luxury. Most people are literate, the information is in the common language (actually, I'm guessing more than one), and books are cheap to reproduce. So they have to use legal means to establish their monopoly. But they are using the same basic formula as the Catholic Church to control members and gain money.
I dunno. When it's Miller Time all those other times kinda look alike.
Those are the Terms of Use and it is pretty standard for the Terms of Use of any website to include people who are not registered. What, you think just because you don't register a username that /. doesn't care if you troll?
There's a better picture of Sinclair here, much more flattering:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/d-f/dinos34-01.jpg
When you are arraigned you are told you can't call up and cancel service! :)
Yes, but they weren't proper and secure transactions. Why should the account holder be culpable for the bank's failure to protect itself from fraud?
To your second point, I agree. Someone who has so much money that they don't notice an average of $20,000 per month missing from what is apparently a very active account should probably hire an accountant. For that much money you can get a very good one and apparently still have enough money left over that you will come out ahead.
A bank account is a loan to the bank in exchange for money or services. If the bank is defrauded out of some money, why is it the account holder who loses out?
If someone claims to be my bank and tricks me into giving them $200, can I deduct that amount from my next car payment?
Really think about what has happened here. Person A loans Person B $100. Person C tells Person B that Person A owes them $100, so if Person B pays Person C $100 everyone will be square. Person B obliges not realizing Person C is lying. Is Person A the one out $100?! He had no control over the actions of Person C or Person B!
I am sure that one guy who defended Reiser simply because of ReiserFS is doing his best to parse your non sequitur.
Dude borrowed my car and I was all, like, okay, but no smoking in it. He brought back the car and it, like, totally REEKED of smoke. And I was all, dude, you smoked in my car, and he was like, no hablo. And I'm like, dude, I know you hablo because you asked me to borrow my car and he was like que? And I'm like, dude, whatever, you are suck a jerk.
I have some conditions:
I would only live there if the ziggurat itself was owned by the public and maintained with taxes. The public spaces, police department, fire department, and etc should all be cared for by the 'city'. I don't want to live in a huge gigantic apartment complex "cared for" by some corporation. Apartment complexes suck enough without the added problem of having to leave the _city_ in order to get away from a bad landlord.
I would want to be able to own, buy, and sell "land" in the ziggurat the same way I can own, buy, and sell real land, condos, and etc.
Take the kids to a court if you want them educated about how courts work.
If only the Founding Fathers had known LISP!
...parachute tests fail all the time. That's why they are tested. These aren't parachutes from Lucky's Parachute and Bait Shop for chrissake. They are custom designed and often cutting edge.
Here's the problem: Ohio is free to spend its electoral votes as it sees fit. So this problem is essentially internal to Ohio. As a Californian, I certainly can't effect change in Ohio. The best I can do is to push my own representatives to pass federal laws governing election standards.
However, in my opinion, the fact that an election in Ohio can have such a profound effect on me in California is the deeper problem. This is indicative of a federal government which has too much power. So I am hesitant to promote any new federal law which grants power to the federal government at the expense of state government.
dont know if it's tru? forwarding just incase! love to everyone!
>>> Nverian Hig h Commisioner Ololu Ogelvi warned all RED BLOODED AMERICAN PATRIOTS
>>> that if they don't send him $1,000 by Western Union in the next 24 hours that he
>>> will kill a kitt
>>> en.
>> Thx Maude! I just sent t>
>> his to everyone on my ma
>> iling list! Why does
>>> PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TROPS IN WESTERIA
>>> FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE
>>> YOU KNOW!!111!1!!!1!
>>> GOD BLESS AMERICA!
"That's like the AC calling the CowboyNeal fat."
I for one, congratulate the RIAA for taking their first steps.
Imagine a country with 100,000 square miles which has a single 25 square mile city where everybody lives.
Now imagine a country of the same population, but where everyone is spaced evenly across all 100,000 square miles.
These imaginary countries have the same population density. Which one do you think will have an easier time bringing broadband to all its people?
Being Irish I resent that remark.
We never sober up.
Mum says thanks, but next time she wants to wear the bra and panties.
First, use a secondary ID to link accounts together. If there is no secondary ID, one is generated and sent as a cookie. If the user logs in as any other user that user gets the ID set by the cookie, thus the two (or more) accounts are linked. All IP addresses that so much as view anonymously with this ID are linked to the ID and thus to the accounts.
Now shadowban all the accounts, IP addresses, and the secondary ID itself.
If they log in as another account that is already linked, they will see the post.
If they visit from an IP address that is already linked, they will see the post.
If they visit with a browser which contains a cookie with the secondary ID, they will see the post.
This is not perfect and there are ways around it, but most trolls won't figure it out and even if they do a single mistake links their accounts/IP addresses forever.