It is a mistake to think this is about shooters. This is about taking a step toward totalitarian government.
The program will operate off of a list of behaviors that will make every person a suspect, just like the TSA behavior lists. Because everyone will be a suspect, the program will be uslesss for identifying shooters.
You'll be able to tell because there will be just as many shooters as ever that "were not on the government's [oops, not so perfect after all] radar."
Their complaint is based on what they do. When they "get out the vote," they are very careful to only get out Republicans. That is because they regard people who might vote Democratic as un-American, and they would bar all of them from voting, if only it weren't for that un-American Fourteenth Amendment.
So naturally, when Democrats get out the vote these people assume they are getting out only un-Americans, and leaving good American Republicans sitting at home.
Something just plain bothers me about this. Okay, the two experts were paid to testify as to the differences of the drug. They either must have looked like the biggest sleaze balls ever, or else what is wrong with the jury?
Juries just completely disregard experts, no matter their qualifications, because they are paid?
It is all -- literally all -- the fault of the mega-techs. I'm waiting for some idiot to sue a mega-tech because he slipped on a banana peel.
The lawsuit will be based on the theory that the mega-tech published a story about someone slipping on a banana peel, making the mega-tech liable for all banana peels on earth -- so give me money.
Looks like the Gray Lady has decided to come down on the side of the anti-230 crowd. (But the fourth estate never creates the news, oh no, never.)
Section 230 was great when it protected companies, well, most agreed. I think what has changed is the conservative censorship row. Specifically, section 230 must go, so conservatives can properly punish these (non-)censorious mega-techs by taking all the mega-techs' money and putting it in their own pockets..
European style (non-)automated-(non-)mandatory-(non-)censorship coming right up...
I think an assumption is being made here that is unwarranted. It looks to me like the judges are following the standard rule that journalists are employed by mainstream publishers. All others need not bother to apply.
That is, when someone came in wanting a warrant, and said the guy was not employed by any journalistic organization, the judge basically stopped listening at that point and concluded he was not a journalist.
Of course, that attitude is not according to the Constitution, but who pays attention to that nowadays?
Media bias concern is like a conspiracy theory. The believers do not need any evidence, they have belief. Your demand for evidence merely proves that you're one of the enemy.
If you present evidence proving there is no bias, it will be dismissed because belief supersedes all evidence. Not to mention that you will prove you are the enemy.
Come on, we have seen this before. It's just the latest form of birtherism. There is no way to combat this with fact.
Hope springs eternal, that the intelligence community isn't keeping all the data.
Hope is dashed with the discovery that the intelligence community is keeping all the data.
Repeat from 1.
Or, if you prefer:
Intelligence community denies it is keeping all of the data.
It is discovered that the intelligence community is keeping all the data.
Repeat from 1.
Maybe we can get it through our heads if we have Jeff Bridges reprise Obadiah Stane and roar: THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY KEEPS ALL THE DATA, EVERY SCRAP OF IT, FOREVER.
If you think otherwise, even for a moment, you're delusional.
"All fixed providers," huh? To me, this looks like nothing more than a way to get rid of small providers, who will have trouble supporting the level of detail required. They will have to buy this expensive software, which will be pocket change for big providers...
But, apparently, in our enthusiasm, we didn't notice that.
For all the talk about social media platforms and their supposed anti-conservative bias, it seems like plenty of conservatives are doing just fine.
That's not the point. To control their base, conservatives must have scary enemy conspiracies. Birther, new world order, or biased media, it's all the same.
Talking about evidence ("conservatives are doing just fine") -- or lack thereof -- is a waste of time. They don't care about evidence, because they have BELIEF, and BELIEF crushes evidence, every time.
The gas had been off since 2014 which, I suppose, means St. Louis has one of those stupid ordinances such that a house is not suitable for occupancy if it doesn't use the mandatory gas.
Be that as it may, code violation was clearly an excuse. The real reason they got SWAT'ed is because they didn't show proper respect for officer Rinck's authoritah.
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Evil and clueless
It's like the company was run by an evil version of Beret Guy.
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Re:
It is a mistake to think this is about shooters. This is about taking a step toward totalitarian government.
The program will operate off of a list of behaviors that will make every person a suspect, just like the TSA behavior lists. Because everyone will be a suspect, the program will be uslesss for identifying shooters.
You'll be able to tell because there will be just as many shooters as ever that "were not on the government's [oops, not so perfect after all] radar."
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Safe harbors BAD! Massive fines GOOD!
What part of, "No one should be eligible for the safe harbor," did you fail to understand?
On the post: Latest 'Google Whistleblower' To Prove Anti-Conservative Bias Doesn't Prove Anything And Appears To Be Bigoted Conspiracy Theorist
Re: Re:
Their complaint is based on what they do. When they "get out the vote," they are very careful to only get out Republicans. That is because they regard people who might vote Democratic as un-American, and they would bar all of them from voting, if only it weren't for that un-American Fourteenth Amendment.
So naturally, when Democrats get out the vote these people assume they are getting out only un-Americans, and leaving good American Republicans sitting at home.
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IOT Everything! Why? Because We Gotta!
Sigh. With marketing sense like this, IOT Atomic ICBM's are due any day.
On the post: Latest 'Google Whistleblower' To Prove Anti-Conservative Bias Doesn't Prove Anything And Appears To Be Bigoted Conspiracy Theorist
Dude, that would have been like the perfect quote, if only you had left off the first four words.
On the post: Appeals Court Gives Gov't One More Chance To Lock Up Men For Producing An 'Illegal' Drug Its Own Chemist Said Wasn't Illegal
Fear of paid experts
Something just plain bothers me about this. Okay, the two experts were paid to testify as to the differences of the drug. They either must have looked like the biggest sleaze balls ever, or else what is wrong with the jury?
Juries just completely disregard experts, no matter their qualifications, because they are paid?
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Re: Re: Re: Re:
Maybe the computer was down.
On the post: Fox News Commentator Calls For A 'Backlash' Against Big Tech... Because Wikileaks Released His Phone Number
Re:
Reading fail,.-1.
The pictures were getting shown, no matter what. She sent them to deprive a blackmailer of leverage.
On the post: Fox News Commentator Calls For A 'Backlash' Against Big Tech... Because Wikileaks Released His Phone Number
Kind of proves the point -- BANANA PEEL
It is all -- literally all -- the fault of the mega-techs. I'm waiting for some idiot to sue a mega-tech because he slipped on a banana peel.
The lawsuit will be based on the theory that the mega-tech published a story about someone slipping on a banana peel, making the mega-tech liable for all banana peels on earth -- so give me money.
On the post: NY Times Publishes A Second, Blatantly Incorrect, Trashing Of Section 230, A Day After Its First Incorrect Article
Gray Lady makes the news - news at eleven
Looks like the Gray Lady has decided to come down on the side of the anti-230 crowd. (But the fourth estate never creates the news, oh no, never.)
Section 230 was great when it protected companies, well, most agreed. I think what has changed is the conservative censorship row. Specifically, section 230 must go, so conservatives can properly punish these (non-)censorious mega-techs by taking all the mega-techs' money and putting it in their own pockets..
European style (non-)automated-(non-)mandatory-(non-)censorship coming right up...
On the post: Unsealed Warrants Show SFPD Officer Told Judges He Was Targeting A Journalist, But Judges Approved Them Anyway
Journalists work for mainstream publishers
I think an assumption is being made here that is unwarranted. It looks to me like the judges are following the standard rule that journalists are employed by mainstream publishers. All others need not bother to apply.
That is, when someone came in wanting a warrant, and said the guy was not employed by any journalistic organization, the judge basically stopped listening at that point and concluded he was not a journalist.
Of course, that attitude is not according to the Constitution, but who pays attention to that nowadays?
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Re:
All this is a waste of time. NYPD does what it wants, law and courts notwithstanding.
On the post: White House Once Again Circulating A Draft Executive Order On Social Media Bias
Re:
Media bias concern is like a conspiracy theory. The believers do not need any evidence, they have belief. Your demand for evidence merely proves that you're one of the enemy.
If you present evidence proving there is no bias, it will be dismissed because belief supersedes all evidence. Not to mention that you will prove you are the enemy.
Come on, we have seen this before. It's just the latest form of birtherism. There is no way to combat this with fact.
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Cool Hand Cartman
What we have here...is...a failure to respect my authoritah!
On the post: Microsoft Nabs Russian Hackers Exploiting Flimsy IOT Security
Go, IOT
So what will be the outcome of all this IOT-Russian hacker concern? Obviously IOT voting machines, right?
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Not anything new about this
NSA keeps data! News at 11!
It's like we go through a vicious cycle:
Or, if you prefer:
Maybe we can get it through our heads if we have Jeff Bridges reprise Obadiah Stane and roar: THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY KEEPS ALL THE DATA, EVERY SCRAP OF IT, FOREVER.
If you think otherwise, even for a moment, you're delusional.
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Promoting big providers?
"All fixed providers," huh? To me, this looks like nothing more than a way to get rid of small providers, who will have trouble supporting the level of detail required. They will have to buy this expensive software, which will be pocket change for big providers...
But, apparently, in our enthusiasm, we didn't notice that.
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We have BELIEF!!
That's not the point. To control their base, conservatives must have scary enemy conspiracies. Birther, new world order, or biased media, it's all the same.
Talking about evidence ("conservatives are doing just fine") -- or lack thereof -- is a waste of time. They don't care about evidence, because they have BELIEF, and BELIEF crushes evidence, every time.
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You will respect my authoritah!
The gas had been off since 2014 which, I suppose, means St. Louis has one of those stupid ordinances such that a house is not suitable for occupancy if it doesn't use the mandatory gas.
Be that as it may, code violation was clearly an excuse. The real reason they got SWAT'ed is because they didn't show proper respect for officer Rinck's authoritah.
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