I always love it when someone goes on a rant about how stupid and moronic some group is, but fails to use a simple English verb correctly. I usually stop reading such rants when I spot it.
"Paid" is a financial or transactional term, while "payed" is a nautical term (e.g.; "the rope was fully payed out").
"But let's not kid ourselves; when it comes to a free and open Internet, Twitter is a part of the problem. The company has a viewpoint and uses that viewpoint to discriminate."
If Twitter is part of the problem, is he seriously suggesting that government insert itself further into the process to regulate them? Doesn't this statement contradict the goals of his effort to get rid of NN?
And how does a free and open Internet have anything to do with Twitter discriminating (or not)? Perhaps Pai should promote the idea of a Free and Open Twitter instead? That would seem to make more sense.
This whole statement is a smoke-screen and total deflection of the real underlying issue, which is equal and open access to the Internet and all things on it, simply stated.
He shouldn't even be commenting about Twitter -- at all. Twitter is not in his purview. The service providers are. The ones he is attempting to cut loose from the same type of regulation he seems to imply Twitter should be under. Are we in a Bizarro World here, or what?
But one big problem that sticks out in my mind is that ISPs want to enjoy the protections of Title II (the main one being no liability for information transmitted over its facilities) without having the responsibility and accountability of a Title II (common carrier) service. It's a classic case of "have your cake and eat it too" and this alone should be enough to inform even the most dimwitted fool that NN and everything that comes along with it is a good idea.
Hey dumbshit. Sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, and sexual misconduct in the workplace are not partisan issues. Get that? Your straw man about banning males from positions of authority is retarded. You clearly do not understand the dynamics that play themselves out in abuse situations. You are the classic asshole that blames the victim -- "can't place all of the blame on the perpetrator"?? Seriously, what the fuck dude? Rapists rape. Abusers abuse. Do you think people choose to be victims of rape and abuse? Do you think they choose to place themselves in a "victim mindset"? When your daughter is assaulted, will you blame her? Seriously think about that. She was askin' for it, right?
You sir, are a fucking asshole, and obviously part of the problem. You can politicize anything. You can make robbing an old woman a political talking point -- the old bag shouldn't have been there in the first place, right? She should have been home baking cookies, right?
This type of constant and complete divisiveness will be the downfall of the US.
I think fundamentally the point is we need to define "stupid".
Minor point, but we already have.
stupid - having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense
It's somewhat ironic that you express the need to define a rather common term (stupid), but then exaggerate another (self flagellate) to make your point.
Last week, flew out of LAX, same old shit. This past Friday, flew out of LAX again, and am told that all foodstuffs (things like granola bars) must come out and be placed in their own separate bins. I ask the agent when that change took place (because they weren't saying that shit last week). She says, "December" -- okay, whatever. I have three granola bars in my backpack. I take two out, throw them in the trash, leave one in the bag deliberately. Through the scanner it goes and out the other end it comes -- naturally without a peep from anyone. It's all such bullshit.
I will be flying out of LAX again in two weeks. I wonder what will happen to the new granola bar program.
I love what that idiot president said... something to the effect that had stricter gun control laws been in place, the "hero" who had the gun, shot the shithead and evidently saved the day, may not have had his gun -- due to stricter gun control laws! Implying, of course, that the hero obviously had some background that would preclude him from purchasing his guns, too.
No... you (and a hell of a lot of folks) intentionally misuse the term "censorship". You know what it means, you know it doesn't fit your context but you use it anyway because it supports your narrative.
While Slashdot may (barely) meet wikipedia's technical definition, language evolves and I think a reasonable person would agree that, today, "social media" means social networking services such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, G+ (?), and instagram and not a news aggregator with a comments section.
When someone says " social media" nobody thinks "slashdot" -- nobody.
Admittedly, it is difficult to disconnect permanently from all forms of social media when one has never connected with any of them in the first place. I understand that "I don't use social media" has become the new "I don't own a TV" but it still needs to be said. Despite numbers provided by corporate overlords indicating the contrary, many, many people live and die without ever having touched social media. That shit is a disease that is poisoning intelligent and thoughtful discourse.
Fuck Facebook, fuck "staying in touch" with friends, fuck your newsfeed, fuck your wall, fuck your clickbait, fuck Twitter, fuck your tweet, fuck your status, fuck your 140 character political POV, fuck your cat pictures, love your dog, fuck your selfie, fuck your duck lips, fuck your iPhone, fuck it all. It's all useless, pointless, self-serving, ego-teasing nonsense that provides zero value unless you find value in zombies staring at little screens.
That's nice, but it does not begin to cite the GP's assertion that "they [whoever they is] can, and have, walked into an establishment and forced everyone who used biometric fingerprints to unlock their phones to do so. "
They can, and have, walked into an establishment and forced everyone who used biometric fingerprints to unlock their phones to do so. You have no recourse.
I do. I put the laptop in it's bag and throw that inside my large suitcase along with all my clothes. Never been a problem on SWA. Brings the weight up a bit, but so far that hasn't been an issue on 2 or 3 day work trips.
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I always love it when someone goes on a rant about how stupid and moronic some group is, but fails to use a simple English verb correctly. I usually stop reading such rants when I spot it.
:)
"Paid" is a financial or transactional term, while "payed" is a nautical term (e.g.; "the rope was fully payed out").
The More You Know!
If Twitter is part of the problem, is he seriously suggesting that government insert itself further into the process to regulate them? Doesn't this statement contradict the goals of his effort to get rid of NN?
And how does a free and open Internet have anything to do with Twitter discriminating (or not)? Perhaps Pai should promote the idea of a Free and Open Twitter instead? That would seem to make more sense.
This whole statement is a smoke-screen and total deflection of the real underlying issue, which is equal and open access to the Internet and all things on it, simply stated.
He shouldn't even be commenting about Twitter -- at all. Twitter is not in his purview. The service providers are. The ones he is attempting to cut loose from the same type of regulation he seems to imply Twitter should be under. Are we in a Bizarro World here, or what?
All you have to do is imagine what is POSSIBLE without NN to realize its a bad idea.
This idea is popular, if not a bit dramatic... https://www.intelligenteconomi...
But one big problem that sticks out in my mind is that ISPs want to enjoy the protections of Title II (the main one being no liability for information transmitted over its facilities) without having the responsibility and accountability of a Title II (common carrier) service. It's a classic case of "have your cake and eat it too" and this alone should be enough to inform even the most dimwitted fool that NN and everything that comes along with it is a good idea.
A day goes by when Slashdot originally misses the story they end up posting a week later.
Hey dumbshit. Sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, and sexual misconduct in the workplace are not partisan issues. Get that? Your straw man about banning males from positions of authority is retarded. You clearly do not understand the dynamics that play themselves out in abuse situations. You are the classic asshole that blames the victim -- "can't place all of the blame on the perpetrator"?? Seriously, what the fuck dude? Rapists rape. Abusers abuse. Do you think people choose to be victims of rape and abuse? Do you think they choose to place themselves in a "victim mindset"? When your daughter is assaulted, will you blame her? Seriously think about that. She was askin' for it, right?
You sir, are a fucking asshole, and obviously part of the problem. You can politicize anything. You can make robbing an old woman a political talking point -- the old bag shouldn't have been there in the first place, right? She should have been home baking cookies, right?
This type of constant and complete divisiveness will be the downfall of the US.
"...these people." Go fuck yourself.
Woosh!
Let's see if marketing can do something with that! The iPhone Excess.
Minor point, but we already have.
stupid - having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense
It's somewhat ironic that you express the need to define a rather common term (stupid), but then exaggerate another (self flagellate) to make your point.
Anyone with an informed opinion on whether or not Tim Cook can lead Apple does not need a link to his Wikipedia page. Just sayin'...
Last week, flew out of LAX, same old shit. This past Friday, flew out of LAX again, and am told that all foodstuffs (things like granola bars) must come out and be placed in their own separate bins. I ask the agent when that change took place (because they weren't saying that shit last week). She says, "December" -- okay, whatever. I have three granola bars in my backpack. I take two out, throw them in the trash, leave one in the bag deliberately. Through the scanner it goes and out the other end it comes -- naturally without a peep from anyone. It's all such bullshit.
I will be flying out of LAX again in two weeks. I wonder what will happen to the new granola bar program.
Savage.
I don't know. I wasn't there. Cool story, though.
I love what that idiot president said... something to the effect that had stricter gun control laws been in place, the "hero" who had the gun, shot the shithead and evidently saved the day, may not have had his gun -- due to stricter gun control laws! Implying, of course, that the hero obviously had some background that would preclude him from purchasing his guns, too.
What a buffoon.
Better yet, run your own adblocking DNS server (on a VM if necessary) and enjoy life again!
https://pi-hole.net/
No... you (and a hell of a lot of folks) intentionally misuse the term "censorship". You know what it means, you know it doesn't fit your context but you use it anyway because it supports your narrative.
While Slashdot may (barely) meet wikipedia's technical definition, language evolves and I think a reasonable person would agree that, today, "social media" means social networking services such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, G+ (?), and instagram and not a news aggregator with a comments section.
When someone says " social media" nobody thinks "slashdot" -- nobody.
Admittedly, it is difficult to disconnect permanently from all forms of social media when one has never connected with any of them in the first place. I understand that "I don't use social media" has become the new "I don't own a TV" but it still needs to be said. Despite numbers provided by corporate overlords indicating the contrary, many, many people live and die without ever having touched social media. That shit is a disease that is poisoning intelligent and thoughtful discourse.
Fuck Facebook, fuck "staying in touch" with friends, fuck your newsfeed, fuck your wall, fuck your clickbait, fuck Twitter, fuck your tweet, fuck your status, fuck your 140 character political POV, fuck your cat pictures, love your dog, fuck your selfie, fuck your duck lips, fuck your iPhone, fuck it all. It's all useless, pointless, self-serving, ego-teasing nonsense that provides zero value unless you find value in zombies staring at little screens.
So, yes and yes.
You're doing a piss-poor job ignoring ACs. Just sayin'...
I enjoy wheat toast with orange marmalade!
Slow news day?
You couldn't kill online advertising if you nuked it from orbit.
That's nice, but it does not begin to cite the GP's assertion that "they [whoever they is] can, and have, walked into an establishment and forced everyone who used biometric fingerprints to unlock their phones to do so. "
Citation needed. That sounds ultra-paranoid.
Amps do not come out of the wall. They are drawn.
I do. I put the laptop in it's bag and throw that inside my large suitcase along with all my clothes. Never been a problem on SWA. Brings the weight up a bit, but so far that hasn't been an issue on 2 or 3 day work trips.