I think it would be better to allow lobbyists to ask their favourite politicians for the legislation they want in return for a campaign donation, much as they already do, but instead of being able to donate directly, the funds go into a pool that's shared out equally to all politicians running for office. That would give all politicians equal standing, no matter what their platforms.
Now: "Welcome to Sputnik, the [redacted] search engine that won't link to [redacted], [redacted] porn, or other such nastiness." Six months later: "Why in the world is Sputnik failing so miserably?" (The redacted words are censored, torrents, and gay, in that order.)
Make that a twelve year sentence. That way, the drop in sales would be sufficiently significant to make even IP maximalists come out against the law they bought.
Oh, I get it. Hey, ootb! I'ma do you a favour.
Like children? Then you'll love these stories, images, and movies. Get them fast before the law gets me!
There ya go. I just got Techdirt shut down so you don't have to read anything Mike Masnick has to say here ever again. Or you could just leave and do the online world a favour.
Yes, but without the data roaming, the authorities can't just send me a package and track where it's going, they have to present my network provider with a valid warrant, thus increasing the level of difficulty in tracking me.
You can de-anonymize some of the users all of the time, and all of the users some of the time, but you cannot de-anonymize all of the users all of the time.
With apologies to Abraham Lincoln(?).
Sure we can, but then who will check inside my asshole?
They still do yours? Aw, they haven't wanted to do mine since the time I groaned and asked them to do that with their fingers again. ;D
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong because I don't have a Twitter account, but doesn't tagging a tweet with @easyJet basically put it directly into their feed just the same as sending an email to yourname@webbasedmail.com puts it directly into your inbox (or spam filter)?
From Wikipedia: easyJet plc (styled as easyJet; LSE: EZJ) is a British airline carrier based at London Luton Airport. It is the largest airline of the United Kingdom.
From a page about the Human Rights Act 1998: 1. Right to life
2. Protection from torture and mistreatment
3. Right to liberty and security
4. Protection from slavery and forced labour
5. Right to a fair trial
6. No punishment without law
7. Respect for your private and family life
8. Freedom of thought, belief and religion
9. Freedom of expression
10. Freedom of assembly and association
11. Right to marry
12. Protection from discrimination
13. Protection of property
14. Right to education
15. Right to free elections
Number nine in the list above covers what the guy did by taking to Twitter, and because easyJet is a UK company, they're totally bound by it.
On a side note, the Tories are still wanting to scrap the Human Rights Act, and I suspect number four in the above list is the reason. All that stuff about it stopping them getting Abu Hamza out of the country was a false flag.
"Criminals seeking to hide their identity online will often use fictitious e-mail addresses." Well, yes, but the same is true of people with perfectly legitimate reasons to be anonymous, or those who don't want spam.
Nope, not me. I just create a throwaway on Mailinator. :D
I'm doing my part, I didn't even bother to pirate the game.
Now watch EA claim that only proves the effectiveness of the digital restrictions malware on Sim City, conveniently 'forgetting' the fact that pirates can rip the DRM off anything within days if it's good enough to put the effort into doing so. Swing and a miss, EA. Swing and a miss.
Re: Re: Re: Re: To be blunt, why should they care?
You get the distinct impression the developers ran out of time and hastily threw the most stable beta release they had out the door.
At least that shows EA are willing to learn from other companies. Like Bethsoft...
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Here's an idea
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That's exactly what the NSA often say. Such a shame they never look in the fucking mirror.
On the post: Apple Makes Questionable Copyright Claim To Pull Down iTunes Contract
Dear Crapple...
On the post: Russia Plans To Launch Sputnik Again -- This Time As A Search Engine
My prediction
Six months later: "Why in the world is Sputnik failing so miserably?"
(The redacted words are censored, torrents, and gay, in that order.)
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On the post: WiFi Patent Troll Told That Each License Should Be Less Than 10 Cents
Re: more dissembling by Masnick
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Here's a reasonable royalty rate
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Re: Re: Context?
Like children? Then you'll love these stories, images, and movies. Get them fast before the law gets me!
There ya go. I just got Techdirt shut down so you don't have to read anything Mike Masnick has to say here ever again. Or you could just leave and do the online world a favour.
On the post: NSA May Not Be Collecting Your Location Data From Telco Dragnet... Because It Gets It From Your GPS
Re: Re: Ah, I understand
On the post: NSA Trying Hard To Compromise Tor, But It's Still Mostly Safe
Wait, that sounds familiar...
With apologies to Abraham Lincoln(?).
On the post: Three Months After It Cleared The 100K Signature Threshold, 'Pardon Snowden' Petition Still Unanswered
Re: The peephole movement?
^^This.
On the post: German Author And NSA Critic Says He Was Barred Entry Into The US
Re: Re: Can we just...
They still do yours? Aw, they haven't wanted to do mine since the time I groaned and asked them to do that with their fingers again. ;D
On the post: EasyJet Tries To Stop Guy From Boarding Because He Tweeted Something Critical
Re: Re: OPINION
On the post: EasyJet Tries To Stop Guy From Boarding Because He Tweeted Something Critical
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On the post: EasyJet Tries To Stop Guy From Boarding Because He Tweeted Something Critical
Re:
From a page about the Human Rights Act 1998: 1. Right to life
2. Protection from torture and mistreatment
3. Right to liberty and security
4. Protection from slavery and forced labour
5. Right to a fair trial
6. No punishment without law
7. Respect for your private and family life
8. Freedom of thought, belief and religion
9. Freedom of expression
10. Freedom of assembly and association
11. Right to marry
12. Protection from discrimination
13. Protection of property
14. Right to education
15. Right to free elections
Number nine in the list above covers what the guy did by taking to Twitter, and because easyJet is a UK company, they're totally bound by it.
On a side note, the Tories are still wanting to scrap the Human Rights Act, and I suspect number four in the above list is the reason. All that stuff about it stopping them getting Abu Hamza out of the country was a false flag.
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I like to be different, I guess
Nope, not me. I just create a throwaway on Mailinator. :D
On the post: EA Hates You: SimCity Kneecaps The Modding Community
Re:
Now watch EA claim that only proves the effectiveness of the digital restrictions malware on Sim City, conveniently 'forgetting' the fact that pirates can rip the DRM off anything within days if it's good enough to put the effort into doing so. Swing and a miss, EA. Swing and a miss.
On the post: EA Hates You: SimCity Kneecaps The Modding Community
Re: Re: Re: Re: To be blunt, why should they care?
At least that shows EA are willing to learn from other companies. Like Bethsoft...
On the post: Lavabit's Levison Now Avoids Email Altogether, Has Turned Into A 'Political Activist' Thanks To The NSA
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On the post: Lavabit Tried Giving The Feds Its SSL Key In 11 Pages Of 4-Point Type; Feds Complained That It Was Illegible
Re: Re: Here's your problem
Altogether now: NSA! NSA! NSA!
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