Wait, were you thanking me for the clarification that I have yet to post?
Or did you self-clarify my post yourself and then call me an idiot because your clarification sucked? I'm going to assume that you weren't confessing to being the self-identifying idiot, but that's not clear either;)
Anyway, I'm saying that the FBI is not beyond reproach, and they enforce the law inconsistently and unfairly, and thus dishonestly. They have quite the sordid history, and often its not clear exactly who made the call or why. Of course, sometimes they get it right; this is the basis of their glorious stature in our society. But when they get it wrong, it's usually a fucking disaster, like with the supreme court...no more appeals.
In this case, you gotta be fucking kidding me if you think they got it right. Why won't they make a case? Are they so brilliant that they can accurately predict the case is so flawed that it would fail in court? Are they so cynical that they don't agree that it would be valuable to prosecute the case regardless of the outcome, in the interest of justice and/or accountability? Are they underfunded/understaffed and cannot mount a proper case due to an inadequate investigation? Would working this case threaten other cases, or (golly) national security somehow?
Give me a fucking break. I don't need to prove their motivations---or even fathom any guesses---to know when they are fucking up. This case is clear: the FBI has done a disservice to the American people here.
As far as your sarcastic "protect some random low level local government employee" theory...yeah, actually that is spot on. In another context, it's called the Blue Shield or whatever. Professional courtesy, from another point of view. The FBI is supposed to step in when the local authorities cannot be trusted to serve justice, which very much sounds like the case here. Is there pressure to keep the FBI from prosecuting local law enforcement due to apparent incompetence or corruption? Fuck yes, how naive could you be? That's like the nuclear option, and they use it about as often, for about the same reasons. I can only assume in this case, the FBI were like, "meh, we're busy, call us when you got a terrorist". Too bad, because lay people looking at this case are like "this is fucked up and represents everything wrong with government" and we are all losers as a result.
Well, I don't even make a legal turn on a red light when there are "red-light" cameras...totally legal, but I'd be a fool to get mixed up in fighting a bad ticket if i could avoid the entire situation?
I also make sure to pull over whenever a cop is behind me. I'm not into that "tailing me for 20 minutes see if I make a mistake" game. If they want me, I'm ready, phone on record. If not, I continue on my way, usually right behind said cop. Which makes for a nice ride, actually.
It's like I have my own personal plea bargains, lol.
Same old apologies, different president, same reasons.
I call bullshit. Well he's better than X? Yawn.
But what interests me is that maybe this time---maybe the betrayal of Obama is so great---people will finally commit to "wasting their vote" on a 3rd party.
Or are we doomed to the best of two evils, never anyone good? Is this really the government we deserve?
Playboy has better articles and features than it does naked models.
In fact, it makes no sense to get Playboy for the nudity. Sort of a ripoff, especially if you're not into big buxom blonde white women.
The articles are definitely worth reading, as far as magazines go.
Every issue has relevant and insightful political commentary, and one of the very rare publications that directly oppose police corruption and brutality. If nothing else, you ought to support them as a last bastion of sound and reasonable popular American politics...their platform very much aligns with the young progressive internet generation.
Should I go on? The playboy advisor is almost always spot on. They publish celebrity nip-slips, a fave of mine. Every issue has at least one serious non-fiction article, and usually a good fiction, too. Popular sports analysis and predictions...what the fuck do you want from a men's magazine?
No thanks, I wish we could go back to [some arbitrary time when the world was simpler and therefore better and somebody get those damn kids off my lawn]
I see your point but your analogy is bunk. Nobody is claiming ownership, and Grayson isn't going after the domain. He is accusing her of misrepresenting her Political Action Committee as some sort of grassroots organization when it's just a front for Grayson's opponent.
It seems inappropriate for Grayson to make a fuss like this...until you look into the shysty-ass crap the other side is pulling. Transparency is good and should be not only encouraged in politics but rigidly enforced.
I do not think Grayson is afraid of being exposed, that dude has Colbert-sized balls. Anyone who dares speak truth to power has my support, even if it's a wacko like Ron Paul.
$500 million might be the penalty for not building out BART properly in the first place. Waiting for a metropolis to mature before investing in public transit is a stupid and costly mistake. Which is what the Bay Area is facing right now...the new Bay Bridge is a good example. Why not extend to San Jose and Santa Rosa? What is wasted by sitting in daily, unavoidable traffic jams? What is lost by people unable to take a job across the Bay due to traffic?
Pretty absurd that you would take funding away from public transit projects and give it to a specious space program. At best, sounds like some kind of trickle-down economics. How much space exploration needs to be done for the Bay to get a decent subway system?
California can save $500 million just by reforming its penal code. Or defeating the price-fixing by energy suppliers. Speaking of collusion, even the most cowardly of health care reforms could easily save amount. There's a good place to use your imagination.
Also, pretty silly that you describe people who use public transit as lazy. I thought lazy people stayed at home.
You clearly do not understand law. It is only illegal if somebody is willing to enforce the law, which is far from a certainty. Otherwise, it's pretty much on a case by case basis, depending on the level of wealth and prestige involved.
You could look at the so-called war on terror for plenty of examples. Or environmental law. Or consumer law. And basically the entire tax code. Not to get too ridiculous, but international law is running joke.
Suddenly Bernie Madoff was breaking the law? Nah, suddenly somebody had the nerve to enforce the law...that would more accurate.
Let me fix that for you: "We hope that...Hospitals do all kinds of disinfection..."
Just like we hope that airlines do all kinds of maintenance. But come on folks, all we need to do is shake a lil corruption out of the FAA to find out everyone's cutting corners. But ain't nobody watching! Guess we gotta hope the magical free hand protects us?
By the way, have a safe flight and a speedy recovery!
When google or whatever give you the option to click "anonymous" then they should stand behind it, or change the button to say something different.
Is staying anonymous not possible? Fine, stop lying then by saying that it is!
Hiding some fine print in the TOS is anti-consumer and otherwise a pretty shitbag thing to do. In other industries, it would not be an issue, it would be fraud. Like saying the transaction is secure/encrypted but then oopsies, it's not really and they never intended it to be?
Details, legal crap, all that scoots aside. How about some basic honesty? (do no evil)
I know there's a lot of details and legal wrangling and worse...but let me just speak for a few million people:
Fuck your stupid copyrights, nobody cares about anything you wrote or it would not be orphaned and out of print. The free market you cherish so much has betrayed you and left you for dead. The world would sooner let your works rot into nothing than pay you a penny for your tripe or recognize you for your efforts.
You stupid greedy money-grubbing whores! I hope you choke on your wishful copyright dreams! History will judge you unkindly!
At least it did not devolve into a Nazi comparison. Yet. Oops.
Seriously, wtf is wrong with having a gold standard, something universal everyone ought to understand? Such are the stuff cliches are made of, makes for efficient communication most of the time.
So-called network issues? Jokes on you, that's a loss.
Oops, my controller died? Here's another L for you, loser.
Mom unplugged the tv in the middle of a match? Take your loss like a man!
See where I'm going with this? Any kind of disconnect equals a loss, pretty much no exceptions.
This is in addition to a good feedback system to protect against griefers.
In fact, there needs to be a decent cash-based system like this to clear up a lot of the noise found in online gaming. Folks accused of cheating can redeem themselves, as can a lot of other gamer types benefit from a clear and undisputed settlement of skillz. Some fake ass bitches can get served and STFU. And some brilliant, amazing players can make a little money to supplement their obsession...nothing wrong with that!
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Wait, were you thanking me for the clarification that I have yet to post?
Or did you self-clarify my post yourself and then call me an idiot because your clarification sucked? I'm going to assume that you weren't confessing to being the self-identifying idiot, but that's not clear either ;)
Anyway, I'm saying that the FBI is not beyond reproach, and they enforce the law inconsistently and unfairly, and thus dishonestly. They have quite the sordid history, and often its not clear exactly who made the call or why. Of course, sometimes they get it right; this is the basis of their glorious stature in our society. But when they get it wrong, it's usually a fucking disaster, like with the supreme court...no more appeals.
In this case, you gotta be fucking kidding me if you think they got it right. Why won't they make a case? Are they so brilliant that they can accurately predict the case is so flawed that it would fail in court? Are they so cynical that they don't agree that it would be valuable to prosecute the case regardless of the outcome, in the interest of justice and/or accountability? Are they underfunded/understaffed and cannot mount a proper case due to an inadequate investigation? Would working this case threaten other cases, or (golly) national security somehow?
Give me a fucking break. I don't need to prove their motivations---or even fathom any guesses---to know when they are fucking up. This case is clear: the FBI has done a disservice to the American people here.
As far as your sarcastic "protect some random low level local government employee" theory...yeah, actually that is spot on. In another context, it's called the Blue Shield or whatever. Professional courtesy, from another point of view. The FBI is supposed to step in when the local authorities cannot be trusted to serve justice, which very much sounds like the case here. Is there pressure to keep the FBI from prosecuting local law enforcement due to apparent incompetence or corruption? Fuck yes, how naive could you be? That's like the nuclear option, and they use it about as often, for about the same reasons. I can only assume in this case, the FBI were like, "meh, we're busy, call us when you got a terrorist". Too bad, because lay people looking at this case are like "this is fucked up and represents everything wrong with government" and we are all losers as a result.
Well, I don't even make a legal turn on a red light when there are "red-light" cameras...totally legal, but I'd be a fool to get mixed up in fighting a bad ticket if i could avoid the entire situation?
I also make sure to pull over whenever a cop is behind me. I'm not into that "tailing me for 20 minutes see if I make a mistake" game. If they want me, I'm ready, phone on record. If not, I continue on my way, usually right behind said cop. Which makes for a nice ride, actually.
It's like I have my own personal plea bargains, lol.
"Are you honestly saying the FBI will not prosecute..."
YES YES YES
I am honestly saying the FBI is not honest. In this case, in particular, totally dishonest. And this is not new, it's just Tuesday.
Same old apologies, different president, same reasons.
I call bullshit. Well he's better than X? Yawn.
But what interests me is that maybe this time---maybe the betrayal of Obama is so great---people will finally commit to "wasting their vote" on a 3rd party.
Or are we doomed to the best of two evils, never anyone good? Is this really the government we deserve?
That crap comment got modded Insightful +4 ?
Lol, D+ at best. Aka FAIL
Playboy has better articles and features than it does naked models.
In fact, it makes no sense to get Playboy for the nudity. Sort of a ripoff, especially if you're not into big buxom blonde white women.
The articles are definitely worth reading, as far as magazines go.
Every issue has relevant and insightful political commentary, and one of the very rare publications that directly oppose police corruption and brutality. If nothing else, you ought to support them as a last bastion of sound and reasonable popular American politics...their platform very much aligns with the young progressive internet generation.
Should I go on? The playboy advisor is almost always spot on. They publish celebrity nip-slips, a fave of mine. Every issue has at least one serious non-fiction article, and usually a good fiction, too. Popular sports analysis and predictions...what the fuck do you want from a men's magazine?
It's called making the rent.
aka: i dont want to be homeless
No thanks, I wish we could go back to [some arbitrary time when the world was simpler and therefore better and somebody get those damn kids off my lawn]
You're so right...and lazy developers, too? Suddenly a category will shake out as they all compete on bandwidth efficiency?
Of course, Apple would never allow the likes of an "adblock" app?
"Second, this is about the safety of everyone else sharing the road with you."
FTFY.
I agree. Who cares about data speeds when you can't rely on your PHONE to make calls?
"dang, this is taking a little longer to download."
"WTF?!? HELLO? HELLO? ARRGH!!! I was on hold for a hour to talk to that rep!!!"
One of these scenarios irritates me, the other makes me want to murder death kill.
Why, are you named My Corporation?
I see your point but your analogy is bunk. Nobody is claiming ownership, and Grayson isn't going after the domain. He is accusing her of misrepresenting her Political Action Committee as some sort of grassroots organization when it's just a front for Grayson's opponent.
It seems inappropriate for Grayson to make a fuss like this...until you look into the shysty-ass crap the other side is pulling. Transparency is good and should be not only encouraged in politics but rigidly enforced.
I do not think Grayson is afraid of being exposed, that dude has Colbert-sized balls. Anyone who dares speak truth to power has my support, even if it's a wacko like Ron Paul.
Nobody in their right mind uses Playboy for masturbation.
Pornography has evolved. I hope your jokes will, too, someday.
$500 million might be the penalty for not building out BART properly in the first place. Waiting for a metropolis to mature before investing in public transit is a stupid and costly mistake. Which is what the Bay Area is facing right now...the new Bay Bridge is a good example. Why not extend to San Jose and Santa Rosa? What is wasted by sitting in daily, unavoidable traffic jams? What is lost by people unable to take a job across the Bay due to traffic?
Pretty absurd that you would take funding away from public transit projects and give it to a specious space program. At best, sounds like some kind of trickle-down economics. How much space exploration needs to be done for the Bay to get a decent subway system?
California can save $500 million just by reforming its penal code. Or defeating the price-fixing by energy suppliers. Speaking of collusion, even the most cowardly of health care reforms could easily save amount. There's a good place to use your imagination.
Also, pretty silly that you describe people who use public transit as lazy. I thought lazy people stayed at home.
Bravo to you. Let it be known the moderation system sometimes misses the gold.
They've been doing this just fine for years...why would they outsource the job to you?
"It is either illegal or it isn't"
You clearly do not understand law. It is only illegal if somebody is willing to enforce the law, which is far from a certainty. Otherwise, it's pretty much on a case by case basis, depending on the level of wealth and prestige involved.
You could look at the so-called war on terror for plenty of examples. Or environmental law. Or consumer law. And basically the entire tax code. Not to get too ridiculous, but international law is running joke.
Suddenly Bernie Madoff was breaking the law? Nah, suddenly somebody had the nerve to enforce the law...that would more accurate.
Try grinding up on the hipster, that usually works.
"Hospitals do all kinds of disinfection..."
Let me fix that for you: "We hope that...Hospitals do all kinds of disinfection..."
Just like we hope that airlines do all kinds of maintenance. But come on folks, all we need to do is shake a lil corruption out of the FAA to find out everyone's cutting corners. But ain't nobody watching! Guess we gotta hope the magical free hand protects us?
By the way, have a safe flight and a speedy recovery!
When google or whatever give you the option to click "anonymous" then they should stand behind it, or change the button to say something different.
Is staying anonymous not possible? Fine, stop lying then by saying that it is!
Hiding some fine print in the TOS is anti-consumer and otherwise a pretty shitbag thing to do. In other industries, it would not be an issue, it would be fraud. Like saying the transaction is secure/encrypted but then oopsies, it's not really and they never intended it to be?
Details, legal crap, all that scoots aside. How about some basic honesty? (do no evil)
I know there's a lot of details and legal wrangling and worse...but let me just speak for a few million people:
Fuck your stupid copyrights, nobody cares about anything you wrote or it would not be orphaned and out of print. The free market you cherish so much has betrayed you and left you for dead. The world would sooner let your works rot into nothing than pay you a penny for your tripe or recognize you for your efforts.
You stupid greedy money-grubbing whores! I hope you choke on your wishful copyright dreams! History will judge you unkindly!
Have a nice day :-)
I hate it when she gets in her stabby mood!
Perhaps your confusion results from not knowing all the facts in the case, hmmm?
Here's the rule: if it doesn't make sense to you then there are only three possibilities, in order of probability:
1) you are not aware of all the facts
2) you are being lied to
3) you are kind of stupid
Of course the trick is that if you don't notice 1 and you can't tell 2 then you are definitely 3.
At least it did not devolve into a Nazi comparison. Yet. Oops.
Seriously, wtf is wrong with having a gold standard, something universal everyone ought to understand? Such are the stuff cliches are made of, makes for efficient communication most of the time.
But I hope it's well implemented.
So-called network issues? Jokes on you, that's a loss.
Oops, my controller died? Here's another L for you, loser.
Mom unplugged the tv in the middle of a match? Take your loss like a man!
See where I'm going with this? Any kind of disconnect equals a loss, pretty much no exceptions.
This is in addition to a good feedback system to protect against griefers.
In fact, there needs to be a decent cash-based system like this to clear up a lot of the noise found in online gaming. Folks accused of cheating can redeem themselves, as can a lot of other gamer types benefit from a clear and undisputed settlement of skillz. Some fake ass bitches can get served and STFU. And some brilliant, amazing players can make a little money to supplement their obsession...nothing wrong with that!