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  1. Re: The Theater Experience on James Cameron: Theater Experience Key To Containing Piracy (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    By going to a better theatre. I do. Problems solved.

  2. Freedom is a threat to 'them'.

    Liberty is optional, regulated, and therefor nonexistent.

    If you are not in the EU, take this as a lesson and consider how your situation could become that of someone in the EU. Then act accordingly.

  3. It seems the key field is real-world ID.

    You're going to create a new one of those for each transaction also, right? And if they can discern the real-world ID once, they can do it again, so IP address, any of various 'fingerprints', etc will need to be randomized or incremented.

    Iterate, and you're safe, until you find our you're not.

  4. Microsoft did this to Novell very well. And Lotus 1-2-3. They didn't have to do it to LANtastic, that died around Windows 7 days from neglect.

    Admittedly, they may be out of practice, though I'm pretty sure there was some work done 'to' Quickbooks until Microsoft realized they could both never compete, and more importantly never make money in that industry...

  5. It's taken a while for me to grok this on Suspect Required To Unlock iPhone Using Touch ID in Second Federal Case (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    But isn't the government's stand that this is, essentially, discovery, which can be compelled in civil cases...?

    So is there criminal discovery in states or federally that would compel a defendant or suspect to surrender incriminating evidence, and how does that not run afoul of the Fifth Amendment?

  6. Re: The Republicans want to make everyone work on The Case Against a Universal Basic Income (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Eliminate the Department of Education. I don't believe there is a constitutional basis for it. If for training the workforce, Labor can advocate and try to guide the states.

    And Commerce. Trade and treaties could be dealt with at State and Customs, part of DHS.

    Then reduce regulation and thereby the size of other agencies.

  7. Re: The Republicans want to make everyone work on The Case Against a Universal Basic Income (vox.com) · · Score: 2

    So actually doing it is wrong.

    I see what you did there.

  8. Re:That huge cost on The Case Against a Universal Basic Income (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't you realize that a UBI is the same damned thing? Just more of it? A lot more?

  9. Re:The Republicans want to make everyone work on The Case Against a Universal Basic Income (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    And some time ago when these schools taught correctly.

  10. Re: The Republicans want to make everyone work on The Case Against a Universal Basic Income (vox.com) · · Score: 2

    "ensure everyone in society is getting the benefits of productive assets, not just the owners of the productive assets."

    Productive assets DO benefit everyone. Even without taxation. In the US we've chosen this form of taxation, mostly because it's the only one that can fund our excessive federal government.

    Cut government.

  11. Re: The Republicans want to make everyone work on The Case Against a Universal Basic Income (vox.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    People can determine their own needs already.

    If they CAN'T meet them, assistance to those makes sense.

    If they WON'T, I'm lost as to why we should for them.

    Or they are UNABLE, we must be compassionate. Of course.

  12. Re:The Republicans want to make everyone work on The Case Against a Universal Basic Income (vox.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    All I did to collect rent and interest was take the risk of a mortgage, empty units, damage, maintenance, taxes, insurance, and fees.

    In exchange for that, I get to collect rent most of the time, deal with tenants that destroy my property, answer to the police when tenants do stupid things, and assure my lenders that I'm not in need of their 'homeowner retention experts' when THEY withdraw my payment late.

    Other than that, and the occasional midnight call, I just sit on my fast ass and collect rent. And work my day job.

    Stupid gits. You have no idea do you?

  13. "Freedom hinders anti-piracy efforts" on 'Tor and Bitcoin Hinder Anti-Piracy Efforts' (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    At least get it right, k? Thanks

  14. Re:Candidates on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    "It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it"

    I don't actually agree with this, but it's virtually impossible to distinguish between those who crave power for their own purposes and those who would seek a position of power to achieve good things.

    It's always too late when you find it's the former.

  15. Re:I'll bet ... on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    I wasn't referring to SCOTUS.

    Lots of benches.

  16. Re:Compared to what? on PC Gaming Is Still Way Too Hard (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Including PC Gaming.

  17. Re:We The People on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    Ditto. Vote them out. Repeatedly. Until they do what we want.

    Oh, wait...

  18. Re:More Hillary's style on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    Cling to that meme. It assures him of victory.

    If you ever figure him out, you might be able to defeat him. So tell Hillary he's an idiot, and encourage her to ignore him.

  19. Re:More Hillary's style on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    File this under the heading of 'lucky businessman is successful and evil'.

    Right next to 'businessmen are cleverly exploiting the system'.

    So which is it? Successful businessmen are smart or lucky? Or does your opinion change depending on the name of the businessman?

    Are the Clintons in business? Are they successful at it? Because they are lucky, inherited, or, um, devious? Or just good people?

  20. Re:I'll bet ... on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    Sadly the federal courts are overrun by liberal judges, and happily decide what social policy they would prefer to turn into law.

    Not that truly Conservative judges would do that much better, until there is a genuine effort in Congress to enforce the Constitution and restore the rule of law. I'm not hopeful. This will take time, a process not unlike eradicating black mold.

  21. Re:more gifts from the party of small government.. on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    Most Republican congresspersons are not at all conservative. Even most of those claiming to be.

  22. Re:Candidates on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1, Informative

    Sorry, but Hillary supporters are idiots, regardless of whatever else is true. The woman is unfit to be President.

  23. Re:Death panels on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    "Single payer is the sane answer for the average person."

    I already have single payer healthcare in the US.

    I pay my insurance premiums.
    I pay the deductible.
    I pay the expenses not covered.

    I have not incurred expenses in excess of my payments for now almost exactly 40 years. Will be 40 years in about 2 months.

    I am the single payer. And I also, via taxes and excess premiums, pay others' healthcare, which I am mostly willing to do.

  24. Re:My tax dollars at work, coming to arrest me on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, Republicans and Democrats wear the same stripes.

    FTFY

  25. Re: My tax dollars at work, coming to arrest me on Congress Is Trying To Expand The Patriot Act (rare.us) · · Score: 1

    Blockchain is transparent. Sooner or later they match your GUID to you. You are no longer hiding anything.