Call them out on it. Don't let the Republicans control the message. At every press conference, we should be hearing how the Republicans are obstructing progress, and how they are fighting against the interests of the people they represent.
No, not even close. The Federal Government has absolutely nothing to do with regional monopolies. That's the fault of either your State, or your local municipality.
You forget about phone lines and telegraph lines, too. The FCC has jurisdiction over those.
And, might I add, phone lines have been mandated neutral for most of their existence. Yet, somehow, the phone companies still decided to continue giving service instead of shutting down due to an "unfavorable business climate".
That means that, like another commenter pointed out, the government now has the right to filter and censor content.
NO IT FUCKING DOESN'T.
The only thing this does is tell ISPs that they cannot discriminate traffic based on the end points. Meaning they have to give the exact same QoS to Netflix Traffic as they do their own VOD service. They have to give the exact same QoS to Vonage that they do to their own VoIP product. STOP WITH THE FUCKING GOVERNMENT FEAR MONGERING.
It's MY body and I have a right to decide whether or not I wish to insure it
That only works if you also sign out of any emergency services, and chose never to be treated in an emergency room. Otherwise, since all of those services are required to do whatever it is to save your life, the TAX (not fine) is there to help cover the medical bills you'll run up and not be able to pay when something like that happens.
Well, there is the Nook client software for PC/Mac, that lets you read their books on your computer. I think it even synchronizes the page you're on across devices. I don't think you can hook up a USB cable and get books off your Nook, however.
Not every comparison to slavery is absurd, and not every comparison to Hitler and the Nazis is a violation of Godwin's law. Get some fucking reading comprehension, and use context.
Then why isn't Los Angeles/Orange County a glowing bastion of internet service? There are plenty of places in the country that are as dense as Japan/S. Korea, and they still have shitty service.
I think the etiquette is similar to a joke. It is considered very bad form to steal another's joke, and will usually end you up blacklisted in the industry.
The recipe itself, the list of ingredients and the steps to take those to a finished product, cannot be copyrighted. However, if I write an article, or shoot a show about the recipe, like a cooking show, that can be copyrighted.
Lack of restrictions doesn't mean you automatically have rights, either. Worker's Rights ensures freedom for the people. Removing those may increase freedom for the business owners, but typically removes freedom from the workers.
You know, I constantly hear this argument when talking about strengthening labor laws in the US. Fuck that shit. If you, as an entrepreneur, can't afford to give your workers adequate working conditions, then stay the fuck out of business.
There is a little maternity leave coded into law, but I believe that is more in the interests of the health of the mother than allowing a family to spend time with their newborn child. And its much lower than anywhere else in the developed world.
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Call them out on it. Don't let the Republicans control the message. At every press conference, we should be hearing how the Republicans are obstructing progress, and how they are fighting against the interests of the people they represent.
So he's saying that purely unregulated markets don't work, and you take that to mean he wants the other extreme?
No, not even close. The Federal Government has absolutely nothing to do with regional monopolies. That's the fault of either your State, or your local municipality.
You forget about phone lines and telegraph lines, too. The FCC has jurisdiction over those.
And, might I add, phone lines have been mandated neutral for most of their existence. Yet, somehow, the phone companies still decided to continue giving service instead of shutting down due to an "unfavorable business climate".
That means that, like another commenter pointed out, the government now has the right to filter and censor content.
NO IT FUCKING DOESN'T.
The only thing this does is tell ISPs that they cannot discriminate traffic based on the end points. Meaning they have to give the exact same QoS to Netflix Traffic as they do their own VOD service. They have to give the exact same QoS to Vonage that they do to their own VoIP product. STOP WITH THE FUCKING GOVERNMENT FEAR MONGERING.
It's MY body and I have a right to decide whether or not I wish to insure it
That only works if you also sign out of any emergency services, and chose never to be treated in an emergency room. Otherwise, since all of those services are required to do whatever it is to save your life, the TAX (not fine) is there to help cover the medical bills you'll run up and not be able to pay when something like that happens.
Well, there is the Nook client software for PC/Mac, that lets you read their books on your computer. I think it even synchronizes the page you're on across devices. I don't think you can hook up a USB cable and get books off your Nook, however.
Not every comparison to slavery is absurd, and not every comparison to Hitler and the Nazis is a violation of Godwin's law. Get some fucking reading comprehension, and use context.
Actually, yes. I, as the parent poster above you, thought you meant undermining the free market.
How? How does the free market inherently respect those?
Blind faith in government is what's nuts.
As opposed to a blind faith in the "Invisible Hand of the Free Market"?
BDS is real and amazing exercise in mouth-foaming bigotry and childish petulance coming from people who otherwise claim to be tolerant.
So what do you call what's being done to Obama by Tea Partiers and Fox News?
Then why isn't Los Angeles/Orange County a glowing bastion of internet service? There are plenty of places in the country that are as dense as Japan/S. Korea, and they still have shitty service.
If you want quality screeners, you're gonna have to pay them a lot more than you're paying the TSA right now.
Apparently if you went to their website, it turns out that just about all of their other articles were taken from one place or another.
I think the etiquette is similar to a joke. It is considered very bad form to steal another's joke, and will usually end you up blacklisted in the industry.
The recipe itself, the list of ingredients and the steps to take those to a finished product, cannot be copyrighted. However, if I write an article, or shoot a show about the recipe, like a cooking show, that can be copyrighted.
Where are my rights, here?
Your right to be worked to death by your employer.
We implement a 3 strikes policy.
Lack of restrictions doesn't mean you automatically have rights, either. Worker's Rights ensures freedom for the people. Removing those may increase freedom for the business owners, but typically removes freedom from the workers.
You know, I constantly hear this argument when talking about strengthening labor laws in the US. Fuck that shit. If you, as an entrepreneur, can't afford to give your workers adequate working conditions, then stay the fuck out of business.
Sorry. Some people still haven't gotten over Apartheid.
Compare all those "benefits" to pretty much everywhere else in the developed world. You'll find the US is sorely lacking.
There is a little maternity leave coded into law, but I believe that is more in the interests of the health of the mother than allowing a family to spend time with their newborn child. And its much lower than anywhere else in the developed world.
The corporations consider these fines just a cost of doing business.
And that's the problem. If they don't want to do it, and if they can afford it, they just won't do it. Meanwhile, the workers suffer.