Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Vastly better way to prevent abuse is get rid of billionaires. Tax them out of existence. Easy to do, popular, guaranteed to work, and would have good effects every way.
"Mixed economies tend to do better"
Indeed. I can't think of any pure "-ism" that is actually a good thing (I also can't think of any pure "-ism" that has ever been successfully tried).
The only rational way is to have a mongrel system. This is the primary strength of the way the US was set up: it was always intended to be a mongrel system that incorporates aspects of capitalism, socialism, etc...
And even if the revolution was successful, the overwhelming odds are that the political power that will rise to fill the vacuum will be even nastier than the one that was overthrown.
They're making the wrong argument. It's not that there are chemicals in all food (even natural food), it's that every physical object (including all food) is entirely made of chemicals.
True, but landlines don't provide meaningful location information. That is, they can't be used to track you throughout your day. They can't even be relied on to provide accurate location information for the handset that's connected, since you can technically run a phone extension to any arbitrary distance (even miles) from the phone jack.
"That's why our responses have been a bit formal and legalistic. It's so we can protect ourselves."
So, AT&T thinks that the problem with the statement is that it is "a bit formal and legalistic" rather than the real problem of it being downright hostile.
"You can always implement something that will fool, block the old print screen"
Maybe, depending on how the stock print screen is implemented. However, it's trivial to develop a print screen function that can't be fooled or blocked.
Re: I think people who want good security will WANT stock encryption.
When I think of "stock encryption", I think of crypto that's already baked in. People (like me) who don't use stock encryption aren't using some weird crypto that hasn't been well-tested.
We're using standard crypto, just not the stuff that's preloaded into the phone. The preloaded stuff is not as trustworthy. But for people who otherwise wouldn't use crypto at all, the preloaded stuff is a great thing.
To be technical, it is less likely that there is a backdoor in code you've personally examined, but there's no guarantee of it. It's possible to backdoor things in a way that requires so much examination to find that it can remain effectively hidden.
Who is this "everyone" you speak of? Most people I know are perfectly well aware that both parties are about equally eager to get on their knees for corporations.
Re: Re: Re: Vastly better way to prevent abuse is get rid of billionaires. Tax them out of existence. Easy to do, popular, guaranteed to work, and would have good effects every way.
"Capitalism uses those instincts to it's advantage."
No it doesn't. Capitalism doesn't leverage the instinct for self-preservation at all. What capitalism leverages is the predatory nature of some human beings.
No worries, a Trabant isn't road-legal in the US. I don't think defendents can reasonably expect an American-made car (why would that be a reasonable expectation?), but they can reasonably expect a car that is road-legal and in good working order.
On the post: Mother Jones Wins Ridiculous SLAPP Suit Filed By Billionaire... Who Still Claims Victory
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Vastly better way to prevent abuse is get rid of billionaires. Tax them out of existence. Easy to do, popular, guaranteed to work, and would have good effects every way.
Indeed. I can't think of any pure "-ism" that is actually a good thing (I also can't think of any pure "-ism" that has ever been successfully tried).
The only rational way is to have a mongrel system. This is the primary strength of the way the US was set up: it was always intended to be a mongrel system that incorporates aspects of capitalism, socialism, etc...
On the post: Why Do Senators Keep Lying About What CISA Would Be Used For?
Re:
If you dropped "with anything dealing with privacy" then your statement would be no less accurate.
On the post: Minnesota Law Enforcement's Request To Treat All Body Camera Footage As 'Classified' Rejected By State Administrator
Re: Re:
On the post: DailyDirt: Potato, Po-tah-to... Azodicarbonamide
Chemicals in natural food
On the post: Defendants Counter Government's Arguments That Appeals Court Should Treat Cellphones As 'Personal Homing Beacons'
Re: Minor Point
On the post: How The Tribune Company And The DOJ Turned A 40 Minute Web Defacement Into $1 Million In 'Damages'
And some people wonder
On the post: AT&T Lawyers Want You To Know That AT&T's CEO Will Never Listen To Customer Suggestions
What a dramatic difference in worldview
So, AT&T thinks that the problem with the statement is that it is "a bit formal and legalistic" rather than the real problem of it being downright hostile.
That says a lot.
On the post: JPEG Looking To Add DRM To Images... Supposedly To Protect Images From Gov't Surveillance
Re:
Maybe, depending on how the stock print screen is implemented. However, it's trivial to develop a print screen function that can't be fooled or blocked.
On the post: NJ Legislator Wants State's Cops To Be The New Beneficiaries Of Hate Crime/Bias Laws
Re:
On the post: Judge Calls Bluffs On Encryption Debate; Asks Apple To Explain Why Unlocking A Phone Is 'Unduly Burdensome'
Re: I think people who want good security will WANT stock encryption.
We're using standard crypto, just not the stuff that's preloaded into the phone. The preloaded stuff is not as trustworthy. But for people who otherwise wouldn't use crypto at all, the preloaded stuff is a great thing.
On the post: White House Takes The Cowardly Option: Refuses To Say No To Encryption Backdoors, Will Quietly Ask Companies
Re: Re: Predictable as flies finding turds
The canonical example is Ken Thompson's login hack: http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2007/04/15/strange-loops-dennis-ritchie-a/
On the post: Once More: The TPP Agreement Is Not A Free Trade Agreement, It's A Protectionist Anti-Free Trade Agreement
Re: Obama is for it, who can be against it?
On the post: Once More: The TPP Agreement Is Not A Free Trade Agreement, It's A Protectionist Anti-Free Trade Agreement
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Personally, while I'm aware that "elite" can mean "best", in my mind it always implies somebody that is abusive or, at least, highly douchey.
On the post: White House Takes The Cowardly Option: Refuses To Say No To Encryption Backdoors, Will Quietly Ask Companies
Re:
On the post: Mother Jones Wins Ridiculous SLAPP Suit Filed By Billionaire... Who Still Claims Victory
Re: Re: Re: Vastly better way to prevent abuse is get rid of billionaires. Tax them out of existence. Easy to do, popular, guaranteed to work, and would have good effects every way.
No it doesn't. Capitalism doesn't leverage the instinct for self-preservation at all. What capitalism leverages is the predatory nature of some human beings.
On the post: Daily Deal: Skybell Wi-Fi Doorbell
Re: Re:
On the post: Inglewood Told To Pay $118k Of Taxpayer Money For Abusing Copyright Law To Silence A Critic
Re: Re:
On the post: Inglewood Told To Pay $118k Of Taxpayer Money For Abusing Copyright Law To Silence A Critic
Re: Cadillac v Chevy
On the post: Appeals Court Doesn't Think Putting Historical Figures In Video Games Is Free Speech
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tupac? Gene Kelly? Ya gotta pay....
It depends on the state they're in. What you're talking about is a privilege that is only afforded in some states, not by national law.
Also, this is not a copyright issue at all. It invovles a different body of law.
On the post: Wikileaks Releases Final Intellectual Property Chapter Of TPP Before Official Release
Re: Happy Columbus Day, people
No, the US never had to do any such thing. The US has chosen to act as the private military for corporations.
ISDS does not change this. It merely institutionalizes it.
Next >>