don't call al qaeda and you won't have to worry about it.
and you don't know who is more dangerous... people who are cutting the throats, suicide bombing innocent people, flying planes into our buildings - or people tapping the phones of people talking to al qaeda.
the city (government $$$) shouldn't be in the business of trash pick-up anyway... leave that up to local businesses (cheap) or take the trash to the dump yourself (free).
i'm not saying that at all. i have the right to speak to whoever i want...but i'm not entitled to do so through a phone. owning a car is a privilege. owning a computer is a privilege. owning a tv is a privilege. i know there are a lot of people in this country who believe they're entitled to things, but i prefer the government not entitle me to anything, myself.
i don't get why you all aren't pissed off about those who are really abusing this privilege...the ones organizing efforts to kill us. instead you all are moaning about "i don't want the government listening to my intimate conversations with my friends when we talk about the latest episode of 'dharma and greg'". if you're not using your phone to communicate with al qaeda, don't worry about it. and if the government does misuse the program, then they should get in serious trouble.
oh really? so all of the americans after 9/11 who were saying "we need to do MORE to ensure this doesn't happen again" were just on crack?
if the government taps my phone they're going to be quite bored. if them listening to what kinda toppings i order on my pizza ensures that 3,000 innocent americans don't die, then so be it. i'm not that self-centered nor do i cherish the phone that much.
and if you honestly think they're going to sit there and pick americans at random...well, best of luck to you in this game of life. and again, if they abuse the power - hold 'em responsible.
you're right. let's just put everyone into concentration camps cause humans have done bad before so everyone will continue doing so. let's mark them as guilty before they even commit a crime.
orrrr...
we could do our best to stop these asshole terrorists (remember who the enemy is, right?) and if some people jack it up along the way then we prosecute THEM...not the entire program itself.
if the government oversteps their boundaries with the wiretapping, THEN you have a right to be pissed. the phone is a privilege, not a right.
me personally, i'd rather them tap phones than terrorists kill innocent people cause we're being pussies about the whole thing. maybe i'm just an extremist.
it's a free market society. let company's do what they want and if the consumer (or whoever) doesn't like it - DON'T BUY IT! what microsoft should do is drop all support and sales of microsoft products to europe and then see how that feels.
high traffic sites like google, amazon, ebay, etc... should simply have a redirect that occurs when a user on a specific company's connection brings up their site.
for example, if bellsouth is wanting to charge google more to make sure that it's site runs fast to a bellsouth consumer, google needs to make a page that reads: "don't like how this site runs under bellsouth? here's a list of other companies you can use to surf the web:"
if there's an area of town i'm not comfortable being around - i just don't go there.
you don't like getting sexual emails from users on myspace? delete your account.
why doesn't she take legal action against the 19 year old? isn't he the one causing the problems, not myspace? oh wait - he's not worth millions of dollars.
looks like brazil hacked australia's software.
australia did fare well against brazil - considering brazil is a powerhouse and australia hasn't been in the world up in 30 years.
here's a list of all the people who died on flight 77, the flight that hit the pentagon:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/vict ims/AA77.victims.html
that would be impressive if the government made up all that info in a short period of time with erasing all records of that flight from american airlines as well.
because it's so hard to fake your age on myspace.:/
parents need to watch their kids. instead of the government saying "hey - myspace...age restrictions" they need to go to those parents and say "be a parent". but of course that would be politically incorrect.
which is reason #43,434 government should stay out of business and stick to simply making laws. let the private industry handle things like wireless internet. the government screws enough stuff up...
the government shouldn't be in the business of charity or services. it should be in the business of making laws and enforcing them. cut out the charity and services and we souldn't have to be taxed for every single thing we do.
exactly... we're taking baby steps into becoming a socialist/communist country and tossing personal responsibility out the window.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
it is not the government's job to provide the people with "things".
this is just another move by the democrats that is making the united states a socialist country - and i'm not joking. we've already got "paychecks for all" - even if you're not working (welfare). and we have "retirement accounts for all" - even if you hold a job and want to plan for your own retirement (social security).
it's just insane... if you want broadband access, get a job and pay for it.
government needs to stay out of industries (internet, healthcare, charity, etc...) and allow for some personal responsibility in this country.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
i play far cry and unreal tournament 2004 at work - i think i'd be sentenced to prison if they caught me. luckily my buddies are the system admins.:)
in all seriousness though - if the company has a legal "contract" with you that you don't play ANY games at work, they have a right to fire you. it's their rules. do i think they should've given the guy a chance? of course, but it's not my show - it's theirs.
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don't call al qaeda and you won't have to worry about it.
and you don't know who is more dangerous... people who are cutting the throats, suicide bombing innocent people, flying planes into our buildings - or people tapping the phones of people talking to al qaeda.
you actually aren't sure? wow...
the city (government $$$) shouldn't be in the business of trash pick-up anyway... leave that up to local businesses (cheap) or take the trash to the dump yourself (free).
Weird Al has lost it. He should've stopped after Amish Paradise. That song is beyond awful. I actually couldn't listen to the whole thing.
unreal... the leftists want us to get hit again. don't want your phone tapped? don't call al qaeda. pretty simple.
i'm not saying that at all. i have the right to speak to whoever i want...but i'm not entitled to do so through a phone. owning a car is a privilege. owning a computer is a privilege. owning a tv is a privilege. i know there are a lot of people in this country who believe they're entitled to things, but i prefer the government not entitle me to anything, myself.
i don't get why you all aren't pissed off about those who are really abusing this privilege...the ones organizing efforts to kill us. instead you all are moaning about "i don't want the government listening to my intimate conversations with my friends when we talk about the latest episode of 'dharma and greg'". if you're not using your phone to communicate with al qaeda, don't worry about it. and if the government does misuse the program, then they should get in serious trouble.
oh really? so all of the americans after 9/11 who were saying "we need to do MORE to ensure this doesn't happen again" were just on crack?
if the government taps my phone they're going to be quite bored. if them listening to what kinda toppings i order on my pizza ensures that 3,000 innocent americans don't die, then so be it. i'm not that self-centered nor do i cherish the phone that much.
and if you honestly think they're going to sit there and pick americans at random...well, best of luck to you in this game of life. and again, if they abuse the power - hold 'em responsible.
you're right. let's just put everyone into concentration camps cause humans have done bad before so everyone will continue doing so. let's mark them as guilty before they even commit a crime.
orrrr...
we could do our best to stop these asshole terrorists (remember who the enemy is, right?) and if some people jack it up along the way then we prosecute THEM...not the entire program itself.
if the government oversteps their boundaries with the wiretapping, THEN you have a right to be pissed. the phone is a privilege, not a right.
me personally, i'd rather them tap phones than terrorists kill innocent people cause we're being pussies about the whole thing. maybe i'm just an extremist.
the telephone is a privilege, not a right. don't want your phone tapped? don't talk to al qaeda.
don't wanna be tapped? don't talk to al qaeda on your phone. pretty straight forward concept.
omg...i just watched that little girl ashley's video. i want to shoot myself in the face now. i love walmart, but this idea is beyond awful.
it's a free market society. let company's do what they want and if the consumer (or whoever) doesn't like it - DON'T BUY IT! what microsoft should do is drop all support and sales of microsoft products to europe and then see how that feels.
high traffic sites like google, amazon, ebay, etc... should simply have a redirect that occurs when a user on a specific company's connection brings up their site.
for example, if bellsouth is wanting to charge google more to make sure that it's site runs fast to a bellsouth consumer, google needs to make a page that reads: "don't like how this site runs under bellsouth? here's a list of other companies you can use to surf the web:"
if there's an area of town i'm not comfortable being around - i just don't go there. you don't like getting sexual emails from users on myspace? delete your account. why doesn't she take legal action against the 19 year old? isn't he the one causing the problems, not myspace? oh wait - he's not worth millions of dollars.
looks like brazil hacked australia's software. australia did fare well against brazil - considering brazil is a powerhouse and australia hasn't been in the world up in 30 years.
here's a list of all the people who died on flight 77, the flight that hit the pentagon: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/vict ims/AA77.victims.html
that would be impressive if the government made up all that info in a short period of time with erasing all records of that flight from american airlines as well.
so why are they doing it and where's your proof? who cares if there's a database of phone numbers i don't see what the big deal is. what a joke.
because it's so hard to fake your age on myspace. :/
parents need to watch their kids. instead of the government saying "hey - myspace...age restrictions" they need to go to those parents and say "be a parent". but of course that would be politically incorrect.
which is reason #43,434 government should stay out of business and stick to simply making laws. let the private industry handle things like wireless internet. the government screws enough stuff up...
the government shouldn't be in the business of charity or services. it should be in the business of making laws and enforcing them. cut out the charity and services and we souldn't have to be taxed for every single thing we do.
man, i hope so... income tax has to go and the US needs to stop trying to become a socialist country
i agree... don't like the teachers policies, don't take her class.
exactly... we're taking baby steps into becoming a socialist/communist country and tossing personal responsibility out the window. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
it is not the government's job to provide the people with "things". this is just another move by the democrats that is making the united states a socialist country - and i'm not joking. we've already got "paychecks for all" - even if you're not working (welfare). and we have "retirement accounts for all" - even if you hold a job and want to plan for your own retirement (social security). it's just insane... if you want broadband access, get a job and pay for it. government needs to stay out of industries (internet, healthcare, charity, etc...) and allow for some personal responsibility in this country. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
i play far cry and unreal tournament 2004 at work - i think i'd be sentenced to prison if they caught me. luckily my buddies are the system admins. :)
in all seriousness though - if the company has a legal "contract" with you that you don't play ANY games at work, they have a right to fire you. it's their rules. do i think they should've given the guy a chance? of course, but it's not my show - it's theirs.