1. you have a right to bear arms, you do NOT have a right to necessarily do so ANONYMOUSLY...
2. depending on the state, it IS a public record, it was filed publicly; you don't like it, don't get a concealed carry permit...
3. as a matter of psychology, you would think that fraidy cats who get concealed carry permits would WANT EVERYONE to know they were packing; after all, aren't they paranoid pukes who WANT EVERYONE to be afraid of them ? ? ?
4. as far as that goes, i think there is a WORLD of difference between having guns at your home (where i can choose not to go), and being able to pack them -concealed or not- in the public sphere...
5. ...and finally, if the purpose of publishing the article was to 'shame' (? whatever) them, and there is -you believe- nothing 'shameful' in having a concealed carry permit, then what the fuck do you care if it is public ? ? ?
6. ARE PEOPLE actually going to the homes of the public lists with pitchforks and torches demanding they disarm themselves ? ? ? no, they are not; and if ANYONE ever does, it will be the GUMMINT, you nimrod... guess what, THEY HAVE THE LISTS ALREADY...
thanks for saying what we all think, ninja...
i REALLY despise these hit-and-run asswipe authoritarians...
dog damn i'm old, but every day i get more and more pissed at this corrupted society, and am just WAITING for the 'v for vendetta' incident which brings the whole fucking rotten mess to a head...
when the 99% FINALLY bite back, the consequences will not be pretty for the 1%...
and *RIGHT THERE* is the nub of the problem:
i *do* despise my ISP already; they don't give a fuck, 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO: (practically speaking) I HAVE NO CHOICE...
they KNOW i am not going anywhere else, 'cause it will be two cans and a string...
now, 'whose fault' is that ? ? ?
(if you want to get all dickish, you will say it is voters who vote the assholes in, BUT THAT PRESUPPOSES we have NON-assholes to choose from...)
THE ones to blame, are the putative defenders of the 'free-market capitalist' system who do NOT -in fact and in deed- actually behave according to those principles... (setting aside whether such principles are complete in themselves)
'our' (sic) representatives at ALL levels -from city/county, to state, to federal- have essentially colluded with Big Media and made unconscionable and unconstitutional decisions which lined their pockets, and picked ours:
what are the figures? some 75-80% of us have NO choice of ISP's, and a LOT of the remaining have little effective choice...
this works great for the conspirators, not so great for us li'l peeps...
in these dark days, there are only two means of influence on the judges/DAs/etc:
1. a fat check (or promise of job, etc)...
2. pitchforks and torches...
the rest of the stuff -voting, writing letters, media campaigns, etc- are all inoperable...
i have no doubt you are correct about this, *BUT* the one counter-example i saw someone come up with rings true:
try to take your phone/whatever and video an NFL game, and see how far you get with that...
*and* i am thinking the NFL won't give a shit whether it was for your own personal use, or if it was 'broadcast' in some manner (which i'm guessing is almost ANY manner of recording), they will *still* come down on you like a ton of bricks...
(which -for the record- yes, it hurts a lot more to get hit with a ton of bricks versus a ton of feathers...)
i have always wondered whether you could take the 'official' NFL (or whoever in Big Sports) broadcast, and overlay a snarky, mocking narration, and 're-broadcast' that as a parody ? ? ?
*somehow*, i doubt that -EVEN IF 100% 'legal'- anyone would be able to pull that off...
the point being, that EVEN 'LEGAL' uses of Big Media will NOT be suffered, as we are all learning to our peril...
actually, i think this *IS* an interesting question, from both a technical/legal aspect, AND from a practical one...
i *PRESUME* that the one 'gotcha' in this scenario, is the 'illegal intent' angle: it don't matter that someone is totally incapable of killing someone, IF they SAY they are going to kill someone, that is enough for the law...
"I'd rather deal with 100 psychos with guns, 1000 terrorists and the crappy health care system than the DoJ/NSA/FBI."
um, you do realize The They (tm) are one and the same these days, richtig ? ? ?
unka sam has just cut out the middleman and does all the terrorizing themselves...
based on a true story...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
Re: This author really just wanted to show how smart he is
replying to original poster-
oh, fuck off and die, already:
1. i buy CLOSE TO ZERO music anymore, why ? ? ?
NOT because i pirate (I DON'T), but because of these reasons:
A. while there is a LOT of good music by indies, the 'mainstream' music pushed by Big Media generally sucks...
(if i hear that shitty 'you're a firework...' crap-song one more time, i'm going postal... and -for dog's sake- could someone FORCE katy perry to use auto-tune, geezus her voice sounds crappy...)
B. sorry, i'm STILL pissed off that when stupid freaking (CHEAPER) CDs came out, Big Music ASSURED US the prices would drop from their over-priced level... they never did...
C. DRM-laden media, 'licenses', and all the other bullshit games Big Media plays DO NOT serve ME THE CUSTOMER; in fact, THE OPPOSITE: they inconvenience me, the LEGITIMATE buyer, NOT THE PIRATES... the pirates have a BETTER PRODUCT...
(why is it copy-maximalists NEVER address that conundrum ? ? ?)
D. while at work i listen to slacker radio, when i'm at home, i listen to all my old CD's i've ripped... once in a blue moon, i'll buy a $5 CD in a bargain bin, usually a 'best of...' compilation... otherwise, they can keep their shit...
E. any other music i get these days, is either from archive.org (THE BEST website on the planet), or from individual artists...
in short, i will NEVER buy Big Medias shitty products again because they suck, they are too expensive, and they are crippled...
has NOTHING to do with napster, pirating, or anything but the shitty products and attitudes of Big Media...
it will be a happy day for the WORLD when Big Media shrivels up and dies...
that's when the little bastards flash-mob your pump controller or AC switches and literally gum them up, then you are -wait for it-
sick of ants...
i *think* that's what it is about...
seriously, those little bastards seem to like ozone, and down here in la florida, they will *cover* a switch like that inside and out, 100 ants deep until they clog up the contacts with their deep-fried, chitinous little ant bodies...
two reasons:
1. because they can
2. because -for the most part- ereaders are a luxury item, so the bidness model assumes ereader buyers have money to burn...
while i know 2. is NOT universally true, it is true enough, i bet... i'm guessing there are richer folks than us lowly techdirtians who own ereaders, who load up their ereaders with a TON of books, whether they ever read them or not, is another matter...
but -judging by the loutish author dreary deary- they don't actually care if you READ the books, just that you pay through the nose for them...
(IF dreary deary actually cared whether people READ his books, he'd be pro-library...)
1. even if i don't like the physical book, i can sell it, give it to someone (or a library) who does want it...
*generally* ('legally') can't do that with the ebooks...
2. worst case, i have a weeks supply of wiping for the outhouse... try wiping your butt with an ereader ! ! !
the thing is, even if you substitute just about anything for 'pussy', it is still offensive; the operable bit being making a mockery of emmett till's lynching...
*HOWEVER*, the recourse isn't to CENSOR, but to either ignore it, or make a lesson of it, as you suggest...
i don't want to forbid l'il wayne (or anyone) from saying ANY stupid shit they want; but i hope he wishes he hadn't said it... i sure don't see the 'point' he was making by using mr till's name...
should have just said '...beat it like rocky balboa...' or sumpin that made *some* kind of 'sense' (albeit still crappy rappy bullshit that is offensive to woman...)
so far, i've only bought a couple apps on google play, but gotten a ton of freebies; does this ONLY apply to apps you pay for ? ? ?
not really *too* bent out of shape about it, except as a matter of principle... and, well, shit, let's get real, who the fuck cares about steenking 'principles' anymore...
morals, ethics, principles, decency, fair-dealing, justice, all archaic words that have no meaning any more...
no, it ain't right...
(and i'm guessing you know that and were being slightly sarcastic...)
the way our society is built, UNLESS you live in a city center, you HAVE TO have a vehicle to EFFICIENTLY get around, much less keep a job, haul stuff, run errands, etc...
we DO NOT -in general- build our cities and 'burbs' to suit pedestrians, bikes, and public transport in general; it is ALL ABOUT the cars and building EVERYTHING to suit THEM...
just like whichever country the other day (netherlands?) saying that inertnet access is basically a human right (which i agree with), so is driving...
unless/until we have infrastructure DESIGNED to promote pedestrians, public transport, etc, it is unfair to call driving a 'privilege'...
okay, so #2533766 in an infinite series of unfair/unjust situations in 'our' (sic) society...
1. kongresskritters *should* be running on an actual platform and issues such that the voters elect a person whose overall views comport with ours...
(of course, they don't: they spout WHATEVER bullshit they think will appeal to the majority of donors/voters; NOT promulgate their actual views and intended actions which we can agree or disagree with... no, better to spout some populist-sounding mush which they can't be held to...)
2. kongresskritters *should* have actually given some serious thought and reflection to the issues/laws they are voting on, and actually based their votes on what amounts to the greatest good for the greatest number...
(of course, they don't: WHICHEVER PAC/lobbyist/korporado and/or party whip is waving the most money in front of them gets the most attention and/or votes... ain't that the way it is supposed to work ? ? ? *snicker* )
3. kongresskritters *should* be a little bit more restrained and wise than us mere serfs: if 'everybody' is screaming to kill poor brown people somewhere, our kongresskritters *should* be our moral conscience when our anger and outrage outstrips our intelligence and tell us to calm the fuck down...
(of course, they don't: they pander to the WORST of our instincts, and LEAD the immoral calls for murder and mayhem... *sigh* our 'superiors'...)
in short, the system is broken and corrupted sociopaths have the run of the place; what few 'honest' politicians that remain are powerless against a rigged system...
On the post: North Carolina Newspaper With No Backbone Apologizes For Its Request For Public Records
Re: Re: Re: Ignorance running rampant
2. depending on the state, it IS a public record, it was filed publicly; you don't like it, don't get a concealed carry permit...
3. as a matter of psychology, you would think that fraidy cats who get concealed carry permits would WANT EVERYONE to know they were packing; after all, aren't they paranoid pukes who WANT EVERYONE to be afraid of them ? ? ?
4. as far as that goes, i think there is a WORLD of difference between having guns at your home (where i can choose not to go), and being able to pack them -concealed or not- in the public sphere...
5. ...and finally, if the purpose of publishing the article was to 'shame' (? whatever) them, and there is -you believe- nothing 'shameful' in having a concealed carry permit, then what the fuck do you care if it is public ? ? ?
6. ARE PEOPLE actually going to the homes of the public lists with pitchforks and torches demanding they disarm themselves ? ? ? no, they are not; and if ANYONE ever does, it will be the GUMMINT, you nimrod... guess what, THEY HAVE THE LISTS ALREADY...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: DOJ Admits It Had To Put Aaron Swartz In Jail To Save Face Over The Arrest
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
i REALLY despise these hit-and-run asswipe authoritarians...
dog damn i'm old, but every day i get more and more pissed at this corrupted society, and am just WAITING for the 'v for vendetta' incident which brings the whole fucking rotten mess to a head...
when the 99% FINALLY bite back, the consequences will not be pretty for the 1%...
(when you prevent dissent, you cause revolution)
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Six Strikes Officially Begins On Monday
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
i *do* despise my ISP already; they don't give a fuck, 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO: (practically speaking) I HAVE NO CHOICE...
they KNOW i am not going anywhere else, 'cause it will be two cans and a string...
now, 'whose fault' is that ? ? ?
(if you want to get all dickish, you will say it is voters who vote the assholes in, BUT THAT PRESUPPOSES we have NON-assholes to choose from...)
THE ones to blame, are the putative defenders of the 'free-market capitalist' system who do NOT -in fact and in deed- actually behave according to those principles... (setting aside whether such principles are complete in themselves)
'our' (sic) representatives at ALL levels -from city/county, to state, to federal- have essentially colluded with Big Media and made unconscionable and unconstitutional decisions which lined their pockets, and picked ours:
what are the figures? some 75-80% of us have NO choice of ISP's, and a LOT of the remaining have little effective choice...
this works great for the conspirators, not so great for us li'l peeps...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Court Forces Activist Objecting To Questionable Class Action Settlement To Shut Up And Promote The Settlement
Re: What can we do?
1. a fat check (or promise of job, etc)...
2. pitchforks and torches...
the rest of the stuff -voting, writing letters, media campaigns, etc- are all inoperable...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: NASCAR Abuses DMCA To Try To Delete Fan Videos Of Daytona Crash
Re: Re: Fine Print
try to take your phone/whatever and video an NFL game, and see how far you get with that...
*and* i am thinking the NFL won't give a shit whether it was for your own personal use, or if it was 'broadcast' in some manner (which i'm guessing is almost ANY manner of recording), they will *still* come down on you like a ton of bricks...
(which -for the record- yes, it hurts a lot more to get hit with a ton of bricks versus a ton of feathers...)
i have always wondered whether you could take the 'official' NFL (or whoever in Big Sports) broadcast, and overlay a snarky, mocking narration, and 're-broadcast' that as a parody ? ? ?
*somehow*, i doubt that -EVEN IF 100% 'legal'- anyone would be able to pull that off...
the point being, that EVEN 'LEGAL' uses of Big Media will NOT be suffered, as we are all learning to our peril...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Early Lessons From New Zealand's 'Three Strikes' Punishments
Re: Re: Re: I'm curious to know
i *PRESUME* that the one 'gotcha' in this scenario, is the 'illegal intent' angle: it don't matter that someone is totally incapable of killing someone, IF they SAY they are going to kill someone, that is enough for the law...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: DOJ Admits It Had To Put Aaron Swartz In Jail To Save Face Over The Arrest
Re: Man...
um, you do realize The They (tm) are one and the same these days, richtig ? ? ?
unka sam has just cut out the middleman and does all the terrorizing themselves...
based on a true story...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Dead Kennedys Guitarist Joins Crusade Against Ad Networks & YouTube Despite Understanding Neither
Re: This author really just wanted to show how smart he is
oh, fuck off and die, already:
1. i buy CLOSE TO ZERO music anymore, why ? ? ?
NOT because i pirate (I DON'T), but because of these reasons:
A. while there is a LOT of good music by indies, the 'mainstream' music pushed by Big Media generally sucks...
(if i hear that shitty 'you're a firework...' crap-song one more time, i'm going postal... and -for dog's sake- could someone FORCE katy perry to use auto-tune, geezus her voice sounds crappy...)
B. sorry, i'm STILL pissed off that when stupid freaking (CHEAPER) CDs came out, Big Music ASSURED US the prices would drop from their over-priced level... they never did...
C. DRM-laden media, 'licenses', and all the other bullshit games Big Media plays DO NOT serve ME THE CUSTOMER; in fact, THE OPPOSITE: they inconvenience me, the LEGITIMATE buyer, NOT THE PIRATES... the pirates have a BETTER PRODUCT...
(why is it copy-maximalists NEVER address that conundrum ? ? ?)
D. while at work i listen to slacker radio, when i'm at home, i listen to all my old CD's i've ripped... once in a blue moon, i'll buy a $5 CD in a bargain bin, usually a 'best of...' compilation... otherwise, they can keep their shit...
E. any other music i get these days, is either from archive.org (THE BEST website on the planet), or from individual artists...
in short, i will NEVER buy Big Medias shitty products again because they suck, they are too expensive, and they are crippled...
has NOTHING to do with napster, pirating, or anything but the shitty products and attitudes of Big Media...
it will be a happy day for the WORLD when Big Media shrivels up and dies...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Dead Kennedys Guitarist Joins Crusade Against Ad Networks & YouTube Despite Understanding Neither
Re:
@pault:
(you almost always have great points/posts, by the way)
"complementary"
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Dead Kennedys Guitarist Joins Crusade Against Ad Networks & YouTube Despite Understanding Neither
Re:
great point, that pretty much blows their bullshit clean out of the water...
(IF they were making arguments based on -you know- 'logic', rational thinking, and reasonable inferences...)
that post deserves repeating EVERY TIME a copy maximalist bitches about how many zillion dollars pirates are making...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Dead Kennedys Guitarist Joins Crusade Against Ad Networks & YouTube Despite Understanding Neither
Re: Re: Re:
that's when the little bastards flash-mob your pump controller or AC switches and literally gum them up, then you are -wait for it-
sick of ants...
i *think* that's what it is about...
seriously, those little bastards seem to like ozone, and down here in la florida, they will *cover* a switch like that inside and out, 100 ants deep until they clog up the contacts with their deep-fried, chitinous little ant bodies...
based on a true story...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: The Next eBook Evolution: Pay As You Read eBooks
Re: My issue with ebooks
1. because they can
2. because -for the most part- ereaders are a luxury item, so the bidness model assumes ereader buyers have money to burn...
while i know 2. is NOT universally true, it is true enough, i bet... i'm guessing there are richer folks than us lowly techdirtians who own ereaders, who load up their ereaders with a TON of books, whether they ever read them or not, is another matter...
but -judging by the loutish author dreary deary- they don't actually care if you READ the books, just that you pay through the nose for them...
(IF dreary deary actually cared whether people READ his books, he'd be pro-library...)
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: The Next eBook Evolution: Pay As You Read eBooks
Re:
*generally* ('legally') can't do that with the ebooks...
2. worst case, i have a weeks supply of wiping for the outhouse... try wiping your butt with an ereader ! ! !
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Derek Khanna's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
Re: Re:
um, do i get a tee shirt ?
hee hee hee
ho ho ho
ha ha ha
ak ak ak
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: 'Offensive Lyric' Prompts Epic Records To Attempt The Impossible: 'Erase' The Track From The Web
offensive, yes...
the thing is, even if you substitute just about anything for 'pussy', it is still offensive; the operable bit being making a mockery of emmett till's lynching...
*HOWEVER*, the recourse isn't to CENSOR, but to either ignore it, or make a lesson of it, as you suggest...
i don't want to forbid l'il wayne (or anyone) from saying ANY stupid shit they want; but i hope he wishes he hadn't said it... i sure don't see the 'point' he was making by using mr till's name...
should have just said '...beat it like rocky balboa...' or sumpin that made *some* kind of 'sense' (albeit still crappy rappy bullshit that is offensive to woman...)
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Google Play Flaw Gives App Developers Purchaser's Information
not really *too* bent out of shape about it, except as a matter of principle... and, well, shit, let's get real, who the fuck cares about steenking 'principles' anymore...
morals, ethics, principles, decency, fair-dealing, justice, all archaic words that have no meaning any more...
profit uber alles ! ! !
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Texas DMV Sells Personal Information To Hundreds Of Companies; Drivers Not Allowed To Opt-Out
Re:
(and i'm guessing you know that and were being slightly sarcastic...)
the way our society is built, UNLESS you live in a city center, you HAVE TO have a vehicle to EFFICIENTLY get around, much less keep a job, haul stuff, run errands, etc...
we DO NOT -in general- build our cities and 'burbs' to suit pedestrians, bikes, and public transport in general; it is ALL ABOUT the cars and building EVERYTHING to suit THEM...
just like whichever country the other day (netherlands?) saying that inertnet access is basically a human right (which i agree with), so is driving...
unless/until we have infrastructure DESIGNED to promote pedestrians, public transport, etc, it is unfair to call driving a 'privilege'...
okay, so #2533766 in an infinite series of unfair/unjust situations in 'our' (sic) society...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Obama Administration, Once Again, Says $222,000 For Sharing 24 Songs Is Perfectly Reasonable
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Uh, that's why it's called punishment
well said, as usual...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Former Copyright Registers: We Must Limit Fair Use At Public Universities, For The Poor Publishers Who Are Paying Us To Say This
Re:
the clown car is full today...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
On the post: Despite Protests, Congress To Bring Back CISPA Exactly As It Was Last Year, While Obama Signs Exec Order
Re: My people. . .
(mostly no)
1. kongresskritters *should* be running on an actual platform and issues such that the voters elect a person whose overall views comport with ours...
(of course, they don't: they spout WHATEVER bullshit they think will appeal to the majority of donors/voters; NOT promulgate their actual views and intended actions which we can agree or disagree with... no, better to spout some populist-sounding mush which they can't be held to...)
2. kongresskritters *should* have actually given some serious thought and reflection to the issues/laws they are voting on, and actually based their votes on what amounts to the greatest good for the greatest number...
(of course, they don't: WHICHEVER PAC/lobbyist/korporado and/or party whip is waving the most money in front of them gets the most attention and/or votes... ain't that the way it is supposed to work ? ? ? *snicker* )
3. kongresskritters *should* be a little bit more restrained and wise than us mere serfs: if 'everybody' is screaming to kill poor brown people somewhere, our kongresskritters *should* be our moral conscience when our anger and outrage outstrips our intelligence and tell us to calm the fuck down...
(of course, they don't: they pander to the WORST of our instincts, and LEAD the immoral calls for murder and mayhem... *sigh* our 'superiors'...)
in short, the system is broken and corrupted sociopaths have the run of the place; what few 'honest' politicians that remain are powerless against a rigged system...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
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