RIAA definition of Free Speech: our right to express ourselves and our right to make you shut the hell up while we express ourselves in any manner we see fit.
Though, come to think of it--should be easy enough to filter out accidental double posts thru a simple pattern matching algorithm; said posts are always "on top of" each other and always have the exact same text, and are from the same IP address.
I'm not advocating anything. Just repeating an ol' fable that should make certain persons in power break out in a cold sweat and have trouble sleeping.
I am reminded of the fable about the Grasshoppers and the Ants.
Anybody know this one?
In short: a scant few grasshoppers thru intimidation managed to successfully control thousands of ants--for awhile.
Then one day, the ants realized there were WAY more of them then there were grasshoppers, so they overpowered the grasshopper and ate them. (Or something like that.)
Seriously, the 'average citizen' is an ant, and sooner or later the grasshoppers are going to get eaten.
Well, given the manner in which the United States allegedly helped protesters in other countries bypass the censors/filters in their home country, maybe we should be watching for when China/Russia/etc start providing the same service to US citizens!
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Every shut-in needs some sort of social interaction--whether it's with their imaginary play-mate Vince or whether it's providing low-quality trolling to their favorite reputable journal of opinion.
I think it's obvious out_of_the_blue is a shut-in who gets little to no human contact--rather than belittling or arguing with this poor individual, we need to offer him/her our pity.
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Opium is illegal due to political machinations to raise the cost and turn people to buying 'legal' alternatives.
Just like what is happening today, the drug companies schemed to make more money thanks to their local friendly federal government.
"public health" is an excuse, a LIE. It was never about public health, it's about profit. (duh)
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As always
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I cannot help but wonder...
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Hey Mike!
Why does this 'double post' bug still exist? ^_^
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That's like a 'dance off', right?
;-P
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Unless
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Just a fable, nothing more.
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I am reminded
Anybody know this one?
In short: a scant few grasshoppers thru intimidation managed to successfully control thousands of ants--for awhile.
Then one day, the ants realized there were WAY more of them then there were grasshoppers, so they overpowered the grasshopper and ate them. (Or something like that.)
Seriously, the 'average citizen' is an ant, and sooner or later the grasshoppers are going to get eaten.
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OOO, perhaps!
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Re: Re: "this kind of story becoming a lot more common if"
I think it's obvious out_of_the_blue is a shut-in who gets little to no human contact--rather than belittling or arguing with this poor individual, we need to offer him/her our pity.
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Re: Alt
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Re: WELL, opponents of SOPA push the myth that "piracy" is GOOD!
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I see no problem there.
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