Re: What is it that "lefties" don't get about "illegal"? Why are they so dead set on getting immigrants into what they claim is an unjust country?
Lefties?
Ronald Reagan's Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986 granted amnesty to approximately 3 million illegal immigrants who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1982.
Reagan's "Shining House on the Hill" speech was about opening the borders to all.
In 1990 President George H.W. Bush’s "Family Fairness" policy gave deferrals to 1.5 million spouses and children of immigrants given amnesty by Reagan in 1986.
In 2003/2004 it was Bush II's turn to push for immigration amnesty. Almost half the Republicans in the US Senate were public supporters of AgJobs bill.
The Republican platform committee independently made immigration amnesty part of the Republican platform in 2004. (PDF link to the platform. Refer to the "Supporting Humane and Legal Immigration" section, where they say "We don't support amnesty" while describing their amnesty.)
Bush II tried again in 2007. ("Republican former President George W. Bush's effort to create a path to legal status for immigrants in the United States unlawfully failed in 2007")
In the 2008 election it was McCain that wanted immigration amnesty.
In July 2010 it was Sarah Palin's turn on the Bill O'Reilly show. Her plan was to make all illegal immigrants register. Those that don't would be found and deported. Those that DO register would be allowed to continue to work in the US.
Rick Perry wrote an op-ed in the newspaper saying that he was open to Amnesty. He's given speeches supporting an open border. "We must say to every Texas child learning in a Texas classroom, 'we don’t care where you come from, but where you are going, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get there.' And that vision must include the children of undocumented workers." [...] "President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it."
In 2012 New Gingrich favored an amnesty for illegal immigrants who "may have earned the right to become legal."
In 2013 Ted Cruz fought for legalization (work permits and green cards but not citizenship) for 11 million illegal immigrants.
That 50 million homes is an unrealistically low number. Even when multiple ISPs declare that they can provide a home with high-speed service, it may turn out to not be available at all.
This was also behind the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) and other schemes to require mandatory DRM in all music and video players.
It wasn't about piracy; it was about only the big established players having the financial resources to license the DRM, and the server and communications infrastructure to implement it. Allowing them to remain gatekeepers.
William Dillon was released in November after 26 years in prison when a DNA test ruled him out as the murderer. He was the second Florida man recently freed by DNA after being positively identified at trial by a star police dog, Harass II, whose trainer Bill Preston had sworn could amazingly track scents through water and after months of site contamination. In June, the Innocence Project of Florida said as many as 60 other convicts might have been "identified" by Harass II. According to an Orlando Sentinel report, only one judge (who's now retired) thought to actually test Harass II's ability in a courtroom, and he wrote that the dog failed badly. [Orlando Sentinel, 6-14-09]
Ownership over so common a last name at best should be wielded with care, if such a trademark ought to have been granted at all.
The motion to block the trademark was filed by Knobbe Martens Olsen & Bear LLP. The Knobbe of the US vs. the Wang of Ireland filing lists the different goods and services the O'Neil trademark applies to, and it's not just surf wear.
It's any "products for use in aquatic sports such as surfing, swimming, water skiing and diving" from sails to underwater breathing apparatus. And that's just to start.
Anything to do with laundry. Anything to do with cosmetics. Magnetic and optical recording media. Vending machines and cash registers. Computers and calculators. Eye glasses and sunglasses. Jewelry and watches. Packaging and plastic bangs. "Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials," including books, stickers, time planners, photographs and more. Pencils and pens.
That seems a tad broad. Or perhaps the word here is girth.
Judging by the above sampling, 50% of the people sending obscene emails are named Chris.
It's worth noting that Murray Energy was receiving "Eat Shit, Bob" messages before John Oliver (and squirrel) came along. One such message - written on a cheque returned by an employee - was shown earlier in the show. (A $3.23 cheque sent to the employee in return for accepting increased production over safety.)
The employee's name was blanked out. But it was probably Chris.
Yup. "In the December 1982 issue of COMPUTE!, Charles Brannon presented a program for calculating the calories in your diet."
Just a couple years later - I'm thinking of Coleco Adam ads - storing recipes and calculating calories was one of the reasons why you too should own a computer.
This summer, we want to activate an audience of young professionals- the kind of folks who are interested in foreign policy, but who aren’t aware that intellectual property protection touches every part of their lives.
...and then brainwash them into believing that this isn't the problem. Instead we want them to modify their behavior and pay up in every part of their lives to comply.
Re: Re: I've always liked the idea that our reality might just be an extremely complex sim game ...
The judge would probably quote the general rule governing all those Philip K. Dick stories and movies where the protagonist's reality is called into question: "Whatever you can't wake up from, IS reality."
He'll explain that if the crime only happened in a sim, then the same goes for the jail term.
Techdirt is taking a long weekend for the 4th of July. We'll be back on Wednesday!
Happy 4th of July!
I have refrained from trolling Trump by tweeting pictures of crowds watching nuclear tests back in the 1950s - and declaring that the only reason Trump can't let Americans watch the ultimate firework on the 4th of July is that other countries won't let him.
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Re: What is it that "lefties" don't get about "illegal"? Why are they so dead set on getting immigrants into what they claim is an unjust country?
Lefties?
Ronald Reagan's Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986 granted amnesty to approximately 3 million illegal immigrants who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1982.
Reagan's "Shining House on the Hill" speech was about opening the borders to all.
In 1990 President George H.W. Bush’s "Family Fairness" policy gave deferrals to 1.5 million spouses and children of immigrants given amnesty by Reagan in 1986.
In 2003/2004 it was Bush II's turn to push for immigration amnesty. Almost half the Republicans in the US Senate were public supporters of AgJobs bill.
The Republican platform committee independently made immigration amnesty part of the Republican platform in 2004. (PDF link to the platform. Refer to the "Supporting Humane and Legal Immigration" section, where they say "We don't support amnesty" while describing their amnesty.)
Bush II tried again in 2007. ("Republican former President George W. Bush's effort to create a path to legal status for immigrants in the United States unlawfully failed in 2007")
In the 2008 election it was McCain that wanted immigration amnesty.
In July 2010 it was Sarah Palin's turn on the Bill O'Reilly show. Her plan was to make all illegal immigrants register. Those that don't would be found and deported. Those that DO register would be allowed to continue to work in the US.
Rick Perry wrote an op-ed in the newspaper saying that he was open to Amnesty. He's given speeches supporting an open border. "We must say to every Texas child learning in a Texas classroom, 'we don’t care where you come from, but where you are going, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get there.' And that vision must include the children of undocumented workers." [...] "President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it."
In 2012 New Gingrich favored an amnesty for illegal immigrants who "may have earned the right to become legal."
In 2013 Ted Cruz fought for legalization (work permits and green cards but not citizenship) for 11 million illegal immigrants.
Oh, those gosh-darned lefties.
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Now anyone with economic terrorism on their mind need only start making phone calls to ICE.
On the post: 50 Million US Homes Can't Get 25 Mbps From More Than One ISP
That 50 million homes is an unrealistically low number. Even when multiple ISPs declare that they can provide a home with high-speed service, it may turn out to not be available at all.
On the post: Study: Dutch Piracy Rates In Free Fall Due Mostly To The Availability Of Legal Alternatives
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It wasn't about piracy; it was about only the big established players having the financial resources to license the DRM, and the server and communications infrastructure to implement it. Allowing them to remain gatekeepers.
On the post: Court Says Gov't Has To Do More Than Say It Doesn't Believe The Property Owners If It Wants To Keep The Cash It Seized
Re: Re: Rights Violators
On the post: Two Wangs Of Ireland Battle Over Trademarks Nobody Will Confuse
The motion to block the trademark was filed by Knobbe Martens Olsen & Bear LLP. The Knobbe of the US vs. the Wang of Ireland filing lists the different goods and services the O'Neil trademark applies to, and it's not just surf wear.
It's any "products for use in aquatic sports such as surfing, swimming, water skiing and diving" from sails to underwater breathing apparatus. And that's just to start.
Anything to do with laundry. Anything to do with cosmetics. Magnetic and optical recording media. Vending machines and cash registers. Computers and calculators. Eye glasses and sunglasses. Jewelry and watches. Packaging and plastic bangs. "Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials," including books, stickers, time planners, photographs and more. Pencils and pens.
That seems a tad broad. Or perhaps the word here is girth.
On the post: Gov't Intercepted Millions Of Conversations In Single Drug Investigation, Netted Zero Convictions
Re: Amazing price tag
On the post: AT&T Claims Forced Arbitration Isn't Forced... Because You Can Choose Not To Have Broadband
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On the post: Gov't Intercepted Millions Of Conversations In Single Drug Investigation, Netted Zero Convictions
That's quite the "going dark" problem you got there.
On the post: Bob Murray Demands John Oliver Be Silenced... While HBO Moves Case To Federal Court
It's worth noting that Murray Energy was receiving "Eat Shit, Bob" messages before John Oliver (and squirrel) came along. One such message - written on a cheque returned by an employee - was shown earlier in the show. (A $3.23 cheque sent to the employee in return for accepting increased production over safety.)
The employee's name was blanked out. But it was probably Chris.
On the post: AT&T Claims Forced Arbitration Isn't Forced... Because You Can Choose Not To Have Broadband
Time to update the You Will commercials
"Have you ever kept an eye on your home when you're not at home?"
"Have you ever had the advantages of a free market?"
"Have you ever had the protection of the courts?"
"YOU WON'T."
"And the company that'll keep it from you is AT&T."
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I was growing up when "Groucho Glasses" - fake Groucho Marx glasses, nose, eyebrows and mustache - were still a thing.
Usually made in China.
And soon to become a part of Chinese culture.
On the post: Stupid Patent Of The Month: Using A Computer To Count Calories
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On the post: Stupid Patent Of The Month: Using A Computer To Count Calories
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Yup. "In the December 1982 issue of COMPUTE!, Charles Brannon presented a program for calculating the calories in your diet."
Just a couple years later - I'm thinking of Coleco Adam ads - storing recipes and calculating calories was one of the reasons why you too should own a computer.
On the post: State Dept. Enlists Hollywood And Its Friends To Start A Fake Twitter Fight Over Intellectual Property
...and then brainwash them into believing that this isn't the problem. Instead we want them to modify their behavior and pay up in every part of their lives to comply.
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Re: Re: I've always liked the idea that our reality might just be an extremely complex sim game ...
The judge would probably quote the general rule governing all those Philip K. Dick stories and movies where the protagonist's reality is called into question: "Whatever you can't wake up from, IS reality."
He'll explain that if the crime only happened in a sim, then the same goes for the jail term.
On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
Happy 4th of July!
I have refrained from trolling Trump by tweeting pictures of crowds watching nuclear tests back in the 1950s - and declaring that the only reason Trump can't let Americans watch the ultimate firework on the 4th of July is that other countries won't let him.
That was hard.
On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
Re: Re: Does Trump Know The Truth About What Happened At Roswell, Do You Think?
On the post: This Week In Techdirt History: June 25th - July 1st
Re: Re: fucked in the arse hole cunts
On the post: First And Only Snippet Tax Deal In Spain Is With Big Supporter Of Snippet Tax In Germany
A Trump tweet about a talk show host is more pioneering, has more strategic importance, and a firmer grasp on reality.
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