Unfortunately his attitude to software is carried over to his philanthropy, with programs like for profit education, mass circumcision and forcing poor farmers to use the products of american agribusinesses in the third world doing more harm than good.
They saw what teaparty republican rule had to offer, with the republican threatening to veto all democrat approved legislation just because and they recoiled in horror, to the extent the people voted to change the voting system to try and make sure that never happens again.
Putting innocent students into law enforcement databases for the rest of their lives, because freedom! Freedom of the makers of broken, intrusive technology to profit from the public sector and kids.
The Oxford vaccine was going to be open source and freely available for developing nations to produce before Bill Gates stepped in and blocked it because he believes that for profit is the only way to do anything... Even if it means hijacking public bodies and public research to do so.
Remember kids, offer no pushback when the right does something that makes life worse for you, because any repeal of their bad policy could be repealed. Just roll over and show your belly, they surely won't be emboldened and keep pushing worse policies until their own policies of previous years are decried as dangerous socialism when proposed as compromises. Thanks, Axios!
Isn't it funny how big tech censorship only really became a problem for conservatives in the past couple of years, after Trump's election in fact. It's almost like they became emboldened enough by his constant rulebreaking to believe they're entitled to be able to ignore the rules of any platform they join because they're conservatives and deserve special treatment. They're somehow the silent majority, who never shut up, and an oppressed minority, who are unable to point at any genuine oppression they face... Not being able to openly stamp on the rights of actual oppressed minorities doesn't count.
It's the perfect storm of grift, a bitcoin scammer pretending he's the next Steve Jobs and a Silicon Valley tech expert, teaming up with right wing griftosphere celebrities to use the grandparent scamming skills he picked up in the crypto world to scam elderly racists in a new way. The people he's scamming are too dumb to notice all the people singing the praises of his phone are doing so from iPhones or better android handsets, using mainstream social media to boot, not Gab, Parler, Hitlr or whatever other new right wing safespace has sprung up this week.
Imagine being so racist and desperate to use the N word on social media you'll buy a phone just so you can use an app store where 'no quality control' is used as a selling point.
They used to have a straight news department to act as a figleaf to the propaganda side of things, so they could go 'Nuh huh, this guy on at a time nobody is watching still has credibility.' but the election rattled them. They made calls that Trumpworld did not like so they're working tirelessly to make sure that never happens again, purging the few journalists they have left and focussing more on hiring alt-right bloggers who get their news from pol, reddit and infowars.
If it were government run, there's would be censorship. Not in the pretend way conservatives squeal about when they have to obey the rules of private platforms, but naked partisan appointees would be set in place and tasked with 'how can we alter the function of this to use it against the left?' Look at the post office, look at the constant assaults on public education, look at revisionist history textbooks produced to appease Texas and the fossil fuel industry, look at what trump appointed to oversee an American overseas broadcaster... Even founded with the best intentions, it will end up a constant battleground, we don't live in a world where anything can be neutral.
No wonder police departments feel they need military grade hardware to protect their officers, they keep recruiting people with skin so thin a stiff breeze can tear a hole right through them and any sort of criticism cuts through to the bone.
Modern republicans know that conservatism has no future if they're forced to tell the truth about what they want for america and the world, so any moderation of their lies is something they will fight to the death.
And the never ending barrage of attacks on modern popular culture as long as popular culture has been a thing with protests, threats and boycots because a dance involved too much hip movements, a member of a monority appeared on TV and was portrayed like a human being, a curse word was used, a little too much skin was shown and so on and so forth.
Wisconsin is a state where democrats won 54% of the votes yet republicans, who are very much the minority, kept two thirds of the seats and moved immediately to gut the powers of the governor, the one seat they couldn't retain through gerrymandering. No Wisconsin republican has any right to pretend they're a champion of freedom and democracy, they're champions of selfish power grabs, nothing more.
'Look, those contracts you signed weren't for unlimited data, they had a typo. They meant to say 'NuLimited' as we can impose nu limits at any point and you can't do squat.'
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Unfortunately his attitude to software is carried over to his philanthropy, with programs like for profit education, mass circumcision and forcing poor farmers to use the products of american agribusinesses in the third world doing more harm than good.
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They saw what teaparty republican rule had to offer, with the republican threatening to veto all democrat approved legislation just because and they recoiled in horror, to the extent the people voted to change the voting system to try and make sure that never happens again.
On the post: Texas School District's Facial Recognition System Capable Of Capturing A Single Student's Image More Than 1,000 Times A Week
Putting innocent students into law enforcement databases for the rest of their lives, because freedom! Freedom of the makers of broken, intrusive technology to profit from the public sector and kids.
On the post: COVID-19 Shows What Innovation Looks Like Without Patents (Spoiler: It Works)
The Oxford vaccine was going to be open source and freely available for developing nations to produce before Bill Gates stepped in and blocked it because he believes that for profit is the only way to do anything... Even if it means hijacking public bodies and public research to do so.
On the post: Axios Parrots A Lot Of Dumb, Debunked Nonsense About Net Neutrality
Remember kids, offer no pushback when the right does something that makes life worse for you, because any repeal of their bad policy could be repealed. Just roll over and show your belly, they surely won't be emboldened and keep pushing worse policies until their own policies of previous years are decried as dangerous socialism when proposed as compromises. Thanks, Axios!
On the post: Axios Parrots A Lot Of Dumb, Debunked Nonsense About Net Neutrality
Re: Maybe They Did
'Credibility matters', says the person who has given his unquestioning support to a lying, cheating, philandering con man.
On the post: MAGA 'Freedom Phone' Targets Rubes With Dubious Promises Of Privacy
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Just like their America First hats, flags, shirts....
On the post: Judge Ignores First Amendment, Misreads Town Law, While Ordering Resident To Remove 'Fuck Biden' Signs
What a stupid hill to die on for all involved.
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Re: Re: Market Failure
He never won the popular vote, but America does love land counting more than people.
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Re: Market Failure
Isn't it funny how big tech censorship only really became a problem for conservatives in the past couple of years, after Trump's election in fact. It's almost like they became emboldened enough by his constant rulebreaking to believe they're entitled to be able to ignore the rules of any platform they join because they're conservatives and deserve special treatment. They're somehow the silent majority, who never shut up, and an oppressed minority, who are unable to point at any genuine oppression they face... Not being able to openly stamp on the rights of actual oppressed minorities doesn't count.
On the post: MAGA 'Freedom Phone' Targets Rubes With Dubious Promises Of Privacy
Freedom phone, because iSafespace would probably get them sued by Apple.
On the post: MAGA 'Freedom Phone' Targets Rubes With Dubious Promises Of Privacy
It's the perfect storm of grift, a bitcoin scammer pretending he's the next Steve Jobs and a Silicon Valley tech expert, teaming up with right wing griftosphere celebrities to use the grandparent scamming skills he picked up in the crypto world to scam elderly racists in a new way. The people he's scamming are too dumb to notice all the people singing the praises of his phone are doing so from iPhones or better android handsets, using mainstream social media to boot, not Gab, Parler, Hitlr or whatever other new right wing safespace has sprung up this week.
Imagine being so racist and desperate to use the N word on social media you'll buy a phone just so you can use an app store where 'no quality control' is used as a selling point.
On the post: Appeals Court Affirms State Trooper Who Responded To An F-Bomb With An Arrest Owes $15k In Legal Fees
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'Don't tread on me, tread on them '
On the post: Leaked Data Shows NSO Group's Malware Was Used To Target Journalists, Activists, And World Leaders
Re: Re:
They used to have a straight news department to act as a figleaf to the propaganda side of things, so they could go 'Nuh huh, this guy on at a time nobody is watching still has credibility.' but the election rattled them. They made calls that Trumpworld did not like so they're working tirelessly to make sure that never happens again, purging the few journalists they have left and focussing more on hiring alt-right bloggers who get their news from pol, reddit and infowars.
On the post: Senator Steve Daines Decides To Spit On The 1st Amendment Again: Wants To Ban Moderation Of Politicians
Re: Duh!
If it were government run, there's would be censorship. Not in the pretend way conservatives squeal about when they have to obey the rules of private platforms, but naked partisan appointees would be set in place and tasked with 'how can we alter the function of this to use it against the left?' Look at the post office, look at the constant assaults on public education, look at revisionist history textbooks produced to appease Texas and the fossil fuel industry, look at what trump appointed to oversee an American overseas broadcaster... Even founded with the best intentions, it will end up a constant battleground, we don't live in a world where anything can be neutral.
On the post: Five Palo Alto Cops Sue The City And Their PD, Claiming A Black Lives Matter Mural Harassed Them
No wonder police departments feel they need military grade hardware to protect their officers, they keep recruiting people with skin so thin a stiff breeze can tear a hole right through them and any sort of criticism cuts through to the bone.
On the post: Senator Steve Daines Decides To Spit On The 1st Amendment Again: Wants To Ban Moderation Of Politicians
Modern republicans know that conservatism has no future if they're forced to tell the truth about what they want for america and the world, so any moderation of their lies is something they will fight to the death.
On the post: Senator Steve Daines Decides To Spit On The 1st Amendment Again: Wants To Ban Moderation Of Politicians
Re: Where does anyone get this silly notion...
And the never ending barrage of attacks on modern popular culture as long as popular culture has been a thing with protests, threats and boycots because a dance involved too much hip movements, a member of a monority appeared on TV and was portrayed like a human being, a curse word was used, a little too much skin was shown and so on and so forth.
On the post: Wisconsin Senator's Social Media Bill Aims To Save The First Amendment By Violating The First Amendment
Wisconsin is a state where democrats won 54% of the votes yet republicans, who are very much the minority, kept two thirds of the seats and moved immediately to gut the powers of the governor, the one seat they couldn't retain through gerrymandering. No Wisconsin republican has any right to pretend they're a champion of freedom and democracy, they're champions of selfish power grabs, nothing more.
On the post: You Can Now Pay AT&T Extra To Adhere To The Dictionary Definition Of 'Unlimited'
'Look, those contracts you signed weren't for unlimited data, they had a typo. They meant to say 'NuLimited' as we can impose nu limits at any point and you can't do squat.'
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