I'm sure they will put just as much effort into checking this as they do into checking that everybody creating an account is actually 13 or over so they don't have to follow COPPA laws.., in others words, no effort at all. Look, Facebook's business model is built around collecting data; data about you is their product. And that data is much more valuable if it can be connected to an actual person. This has nothing to do with security, it has everything to do with profits. Also, Facebook's user count is grossly inflated by people having multiple accounts anyway; they can't use the same real name for every account, can they?
So, use a real name... just don't use YOUR OWN real name! Let some other poor sucker take flack for the manure you post on Facebook! Personally, I think we could use a subset of the internet which requires positive identification, but Facebook isn't it.
I would be perfectly happy to have never created a Facebook account. Unfortunately, there are now several websites that require a Facebook login to use, including Tinder (yes, I am that shallow). How about if we stop making Facebook the de facto user identification mechanism for the web, and require ALL sites to provide a user identification mechanism that allows anonymity? I'd also point out that Facebook doesn't follow it's own rules, it encourages those under 13 to lie about their age, then goes ahead and collects data on them, when any human being viewing their profile picture would conclude they are underage. They also only worry about names not being "real" when some other user flags them.
Her fiduciary responsibility as CEO of a corporation was to maximize profits, thus maximizing returns to shareholders. CEOs have no fiduciary responsibility to act ethically, they only have a responsibility to not get caught, if getting caught would effect share price. The best thing Fiorini ever did for shareholders was to get fired -- HP share prices jumped 7% the day she left the company.
Not going to happen. Honda wouldn't even let me replace the battery in my hybrid. That's right, they refuse to sell you a new hybrid battery, you can only get one by having the Honda dealer install it! They didn't even listen to my argument that I had a degree in Electronics Engineering and had worked as an Electronics technician, so I probably understood the fact that batteries are dangerous.
Because they are not selling software, and having the emissions control firmware for a Volkswagen doesn't really help anyone insane enough to try to create their own Volkswagen. Whereas with most software, once you've got the code, that's all you need to recreate your competitor's product.
Of course she's qualified to hold that position... her family has ALWAYS held that position! That's how things work in a monarchy, titles are always passed down to one's descendants! The Davis's were CHOSEN BY GOD to lead Rowen County!
Remember the old "You don't have to be a brain to be boss, just an Asshole." story? The Republicans apparently adopted that as gospel truth...
For those of you unfamiliar with it:
THE BRAIN SAID : Since I control everything and do all the work I should be boss.
THE FEET SAID: Since I carry man where he wants to go and get him to do what the Brain wants, I should be boss.
THE HANDS SAID: Since I must do all the work and earn all the money to keep all the rest of you going, I should be boss.
THE EYES SAID: Since I must look out for all of you and tell you where danger lurks, I should be boss.
And so it went with the Heart, the Ears, and the Lungs.
Finally the Asshole spoke up and demanded that he be boss. All the other parts laughed and laughed at the idea of an asshole being boss.
The Asshole was so angered that he blocked himself off and refused to function. Soon the Brain was feverish, the Eyes crossed and ached, the Feet were too weak to walk, the Hands hung limply at his side, the Heart and Lungs struggled to keep going.
All pleaded with the Brain to relent and let the Asshole be boss, and so it happened. All parts did the work and the Asshole just bossed and passed out a lot of shit.
MORAL: You don't have to be a brain to be boss, just an Asshole.
In fact, the whole system was intentionally set up with checks and balances precisely to make it difficult for extremists to get their way! Insisting on "my way or the highway!" is an attempt to subvert the whole system that was created by much wiser people than our current batch of republitards.
"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Barry Goldwater
I still think Clinton was a better Republican than W, judging by the traditional Republican platform. But then, what's wrong with being a moderate? Both parties have some good idea, the best ideas from both parties should be implemented, in a spirit of compromise.
Obama didn't get impeached, because those damned moderates caved into the Democrats and gave them what they wanted! Seriously, Mitch McConnell's #1 priority was to make sure Obama was a single term president, and it didn't happen... terrible disappointment for the "good guys"!
The last time Boehner stood up to them, they tried to remove him from his position of speaker, remember? I be a little hesitant to stand up to the extremists in order to do the right thing too, if I were him. Now we get someone even worse... should have stuck with the evil we knew.
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I'm sure they will put just as much effort into checking this as they do into checking that everybody creating an account is actually 13 or over so they don't have to follow COPPA laws.., in others words, no effort at all. Look, Facebook's business model is built around collecting data; data about you is their product. And that data is much more valuable if it can be connected to an actual person. This has nothing to do with security, it has everything to do with profits. Also, Facebook's user count is grossly inflated by people having multiple accounts anyway; they can't use the same real name for every account, can they?
So, use a real name... just don't use YOUR OWN real name! Let some other poor sucker take flack for the manure you post on Facebook! Personally, I think we could use a subset of the internet which requires positive identification, but Facebook isn't it.
I would be perfectly happy to have never created a Facebook account. Unfortunately, there are now several websites that require a Facebook login to use, including Tinder (yes, I am that shallow). How about if we stop making Facebook the de facto user identification mechanism for the web, and require ALL sites to provide a user identification mechanism that allows anonymity? I'd also point out that Facebook doesn't follow it's own rules, it encourages those under 13 to lie about their age, then goes ahead and collects data on them, when any human being viewing their profile picture would conclude they are underage. They also only worry about names not being "real" when some other user flags them.
Her fiduciary responsibility as CEO of a corporation was to maximize profits, thus maximizing returns to shareholders. CEOs have no fiduciary responsibility to act ethically, they only have a responsibility to not get caught, if getting caught would effect share price. The best thing Fiorini ever did for shareholders was to get fired -- HP share prices jumped 7% the day she left the company.
Kind of like the difference between voluntary and involuntary sex?
Pretty sure it's affected his brain, if he thinks bombing Russian soil wouldn't have any negative repercussions.
Right, because launching a missile filled with high explosives at a target in Moscow certainly wouldn't be interpreted as an act of war by anyone...
The NSA doesn't need to SUBSCRIBE to your twitter feed to read all your tweets! I don't understand why they bothered subscribing to those 109...
The NSA has been following him for a long time now...
Friends help you move. REAL friends help you move bodies!
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Not going to happen. Honda wouldn't even let me replace the battery in my hybrid. That's right, they refuse to sell you a new hybrid battery, you can only get one by having the Honda dealer install it! They didn't even listen to my argument that I had a degree in Electronics Engineering and had worked as an Electronics technician, so I probably understood the fact that batteries are dangerous.
Oh, so it's "Led Zeppelin" because nobody's leading them anymore? Now I understand...
Because they are not selling software, and having the emissions control firmware for a Volkswagen doesn't really help anyone insane enough to try to create their own Volkswagen. Whereas with most software, once you've got the code, that's all you need to recreate your competitor's product.
Of course she's qualified to hold that position... her family has ALWAYS held that position! That's how things work in a monarchy, titles are always passed down to one's descendants! The Davis's were CHOSEN BY GOD to lead Rowen County!
Remember the old "You don't have to be a brain to be boss, just an Asshole." story? The Republicans apparently adopted that as gospel truth... For those of you unfamiliar with it:
THE BRAIN SAID : Since I control everything and do all the work I should be boss.
THE FEET SAID: Since I carry man where he wants to go and get him to do what the Brain wants, I should be boss.
THE HANDS SAID: Since I must do all the work and earn all the money to keep all the rest of you going, I should be boss.
THE EYES SAID: Since I must look out for all of you and tell you where danger lurks, I should be boss.
And so it went with the Heart, the Ears, and the Lungs.
Finally the Asshole spoke up and demanded that he be boss. All the other parts laughed and laughed at the idea of an asshole being boss.
The Asshole was so angered that he blocked himself off and refused to function. Soon the Brain was feverish, the Eyes crossed and ached, the Feet were too weak to walk, the Hands hung limply at his side, the Heart and Lungs struggled to keep going.
All pleaded with the Brain to relent and let the Asshole be boss, and so it happened. All parts did the work and the Asshole just bossed and passed out a lot of shit.
MORAL: You don't have to be a brain to be boss, just an Asshole.
I see him more as exclaiming "My people need me!" and flying away to rejoin the Oompa Loompas...
In fact, the whole system was intentionally set up with checks and balances precisely to make it difficult for extremists to get their way! Insisting on "my way or the highway!" is an attempt to subvert the whole system that was created by much wiser people than our current batch of republitards.
No, they'll elect someone even worse to be the new Speaker!
"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Barry Goldwater
I still think Clinton was a better Republican than W, judging by the traditional Republican platform. But then, what's wrong with being a moderate? Both parties have some good idea, the best ideas from both parties should be implemented, in a spirit of compromise.
Aha! Just like Obama and Jon Stewart... Boehner is resigning because of a secret deal with the Pope! Promises of becoming a saint can sway anyone...
Obama didn't get impeached, because those damned moderates caved into the Democrats and gave them what they wanted! Seriously, Mitch McConnell's #1 priority was to make sure Obama was a single term president, and it didn't happen... terrible disappointment for the "good guys"!
The last time Boehner stood up to them, they tried to remove him from his position of speaker, remember? I be a little hesitant to stand up to the extremists in order to do the right thing too, if I were him. Now we get someone even worse... should have stuck with the evil we knew.
The Republican party, only slightly to the right and slightly more extremists than the Taliban...