I have to agree that Beck's writing has undertones similar to Orwell. You obviously don't politically agree with Beck, but his works moving up the lists on Amazon are IMHO directly related to the same trend moving Orwell's up.
This is the kind of vile scummy attack ad that substitutes for political "debate' nowadays. I may have concerns about copyright, but I'm not concerned enough about it to fight for the assholes that are dragging our political discourse into the gutter.
If you disagree with someone then make your case and back your argument. This whiny, "so and so's opinion differs from mine, the need to lose their job" crap is just another spin on character assignation.
It seems to me that too much now, people go to the personal attack first and argue their case, well, never.
It is my firm belief that the Anti-GMO crowd will not truly believe that their work is done until they have hampered the agricultural industry so much that famine once again becomes a MAJOR problem for the world.
Advances in crop yields through science helped avoid cataclysmic problems in the 60s-70s. The anti-GMO crowd wants to stop those kind of advances cold and relegate the globe to famine again.
If enough countries are strong-armed into creating hyper crappy laws at Hollywoods request, it will be real soon now that we'll hear Hollywood bitching and complaining that the US needs new stronger laws -- like all these other countries.
If Ignorance of the law is not an acceptable excuse for breaking it, then all laws must be fully and completely made available to the public!!
Also, it is my belief that all our representatives should be made to actually read any laws they vote on in their entirety. If thats too damn hard for them, then maybe the laws they're creating should be made simpler.
It would be great if the FCC would get a wiff of this.
If the networks don't want the spectrum GIVEN to the stations, then take it away and let the people do something with it.
The FCC should have a few hearings on this so the network reps can rush there and tell us how much their statements were misunderstood.
Stories like this just fuel my dream to build a time machine to go back and make sure the VCR and Cable TV are outlawed. Then I could return to the present day were TV Companies and Movie Companies either don't exist anymore or exist in a very weakened state....
But just imagine if it were true. Imagine if the government built a nationwide, fast wi-fi network. Imagine the technological innovation and change that could happen.
The ONLY element of the economy that would suffer would be cell carriers and ISPs. But the benefits to 'We the People' would be enormous. Heck the benefits to most 'Businesses are People' would be enormous too, except to the aforementioned cell and ISP companies.
If this were done it could spur an economic renaissance.
But of course established companies that have captured our government and the established entities that would demand full surveillance on this network (I'm looking at you RIAA and MPAA) would block us from this possible bright future.
After enough time high prices and data caps will make the US and internet backwater as other countries blow past us with internet innovations that revolve around cheap very high speed access.
It would be great if the terms of service for the website forbid any officers or officials at MPAA or RIAA companies from using the keys.
That way, they'll never be able to tell if copyrighted material has been uploaded to Mega without being in violation of the sites terms and conditions.
Then we can get the feds to throw the book at the RIAA and MPAA for hacking Mega!!!
On the post: Amid NSA Scandal, Orwell Books Rocket Up The Sellers Lists
Re: Glenn Beck?
On the post: Fox News Too Cowardly To Refuse Critical Ad Because It's Critical, Claims Copyright Instead
This
This is the kind of vile scummy attack ad that substitutes for political "debate' nowadays. I may have concerns about copyright, but I'm not concerned enough about it to fight for the assholes that are dragging our political discourse into the gutter.
If you disagree with someone then make your case and back your argument. This whiny, "so and so's opinion differs from mine, the need to lose their job" crap is just another spin on character assignation.
It seems to me that too much now, people go to the personal attack first and argue their case, well, never.
On the post: Retired Lt. Col.: Violent Media Has Bred A Generation Of Killers
Ummmm 9/11
It represents a massive outlier in the number killed, but to be fair about the data it really should be in there.
On the post: EA Says It's Going To Keep Using Manufacturers' Guns In Its Games -- It's Just Done Asking Permission
Re:
Why don't the gun manufacturers get the same consideration the Coca-Cola company would get?
On the post: Frankencows: A Complete Misunderstanding Of Science
Re: DNA
Did you get all the ideas from a bad Sci Fi B movie?
On the post: Frankencows: A Complete Misunderstanding Of Science
Re: Re: The Anti-GMO crowd
What could go wrong is that high yield crops will be actively discouraged banned, and those lower yields will cause starvation.
Or crops designed to have better nutrition will be actively shunned and lead to mal-nutiriton.
See: golden rice. The anti-GMO crowd is already harming people in the 3rd world with that one.
On the post: Frankencows: A Complete Misunderstanding Of Science
The Anti-GMO crowd
Advances in crop yields through science helped avoid cataclysmic problems in the 60s-70s. The anti-GMO crowd wants to stop those kind of advances cold and relegate the globe to famine again.
On the post: Grooveshark Loses Latest Round In Court, In A Ruling That Could Gut The DMCA's Safe Harbors
Get ready
Crap. This decision really really really sucks.
On the post: Spain Admits New Copyright Law Is Designed To Keep It Off US's 'Naughty' List
Just waiting
On the post: Congress Quickly And Quietly Rolls Back Insider Trading Rules For Itself
I find this disheartening
Here we have a supreme example of overwhelming bipartisanship and all you can do is whine and complain....
On the post: How Washington DC Went From Locking Up Laws To Releasing Them In The Public Domain Within Days
If....
Also, it is my belief that all our representatives should be made to actually read any laws they vote on in their entirety. If thats too damn hard for them, then maybe the laws they're creating should be made simpler.
On the post: Hilarious And Ridiculous: Networks Threaten To Pull Channels Off The Air If Aereo & Dish Win Lawsuits
Cmon FCC
If the networks don't want the spectrum GIVEN to the stations, then take it away and let the people do something with it.
The FCC should have a few hearings on this so the network reps can rush there and tell us how much their statements were misunderstood.
Stories like this just fuel my dream to build a time machine to go back and make sure the VCR and Cable TV are outlawed. Then I could return to the present day were TV Companies and Movie Companies either don't exist anymore or exist in a very weakened state....
On the post: Healthcare Isn't A Free Market, It's A Giant Economic Scam
This
Their mind-boggling greed is not hurting their industry, they are destroying the economy of an entire nation.
On the post: Illinois Politician Seeks To Outlaw Anonymous Comments (But Allow Anonymous Gun Ownership)
Truism
On the post: Bizarre 'Attribution' Troll Bullies Twitter Users Into Compliance With Baseless Legal Threats
Re:
On the post: Patent Troll Says It Owns Podcasting; Sues Adam Carolla, HowStuffWorks
This has got to be fixed
Any patent that can be boiled down to: We have a patent on doing X .... on the internet.
Shall be declared null and void.
This shit is getting ridiculous.
On the post: The Real Story Behind 'Super WiFi' And The Fight Over Spectrum; It's Not What You Read Yesterday
Imagine
The ONLY element of the economy that would suffer would be cell carriers and ISPs. But the benefits to 'We the People' would be enormous. Heck the benefits to most 'Businesses are People' would be enormous too, except to the aforementioned cell and ISP companies.
If this were done it could spur an economic renaissance.
But of course established companies that have captured our government and the established entities that would demand full surveillance on this network (I'm looking at you RIAA and MPAA) would block us from this possible bright future.
On the post: Verizon Charging You More, As Bandwidth Costs Them Less
I'll say it again
On the post: Prenda's Latest Trick: Pretend There Are NO Defendants So No One Can Object
Prenda
On the post: Mega's Security Appears To Be Surprisingly Bad
Re: Re:
That way, they'll never be able to tell if copyrighted material has been uploaded to Mega without being in violation of the sites terms and conditions.
Then we can get the feds to throw the book at the RIAA and MPAA for hacking Mega!!!
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