Quills didn't stop working with the invention of the dip pen. Dip pens didn't stop working with the invention of the fountain pen. Fountain pens didn't stop working with the invention of the ballpoint pen.
I'm also curious about how they handle shared computers. How do they know that the passwords they steal and weaponize are from the same user who pirated their software?
I've stripped DRM out of a game because that's what was necessary to play it.
I've purchased a game and found the original shrink-wrap still inside the box. Apparently purchased, the serial number recorded, returned and re-shrink-wrapped.
In both cases legitimately purchased. And in both cases they would be declared "pirated." These crooks would have used that to harvest my passwords and use them against me.
Years ago various groups wanted a ratings system for records, so that kids could be stopped from buying music with explicit lyrics. They were quick to say that it wasn't about censorship; they just wanted kids and parents to be informed.
The moment the system was in place, the movement began to purge those records from stores. Because HOW DARE they sell them - even behind the counter and hidden from view - in the same stores where children were shopping!
The same thing happened with television. The TV-14 and TV-M ratings were put in place to inform people, and to move such shows to later in the evening. Again the claim was that the system was not - no sir, not at all - for censorship. Instantly there were demands from folks like Reverend Wildmon, that the network drop those shows altogether. Wildmon also campaigned against Blockbuster Video for stocking NC-17 rated movies.
For added irony, the TV-M was changed to TV-MA because of a trademark dispute and to remove confusion with the ESRB's "M for Mature" rating for video games.
That's right; the Australian government did exactly what Trump and Bevins demand: They created their own ratings system complete with an R18+ classification.
And a year later, was considering banning games carrying that classification.
How often do you hear about mass killings by kids with knives?
(a child pulling a gun out of its mothers handbag) This can happen anywhere, it is just more news worthy when it happens in America because of the politics.
Liar. Incidents like this happen orders of magnitude less often - if at all - in other countries because while people can own guns, there are laws enforcing safety precautions.
Japan is far more racist
If true, then why do they STILL have far less gun violence? Why aren't there regular mass shootings at schools and universities? Because of gun control. Sure the Yakuza (Japanese mafia) still have guns, but they know it means they'll get 10 more years in prison if they get busted while holding one.
A lot of people seem to think it's talking about lobbying, monied influence, and so forth, but I don't think that's what it's meant to refer to at all.
That IS however the definition that Trump used all through the campaign. You know, like when he endlessly demonized Hillary for giving paid speeches to Goldman Sachs.
Once elected, his appointees from the ranks of Goldman Sachs executives included Steven T. Mnuchin as treasury secretary, Gary Cohn as director of the National Economic Council, Dina Powell as White House adviser and deputy national security adviser, Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, Jim Donovan in the No. 2 position at the Treasury Department, and of course Stephen K. Bannon as chief White House strategist and national security adviser.
That's not counting executives from Exxon and elsewhere.
I think it's meant to refer to what is also called the "deep state"
That definition came only after it was obvious to anyone more intelligent than a goldfish that he broke his "Drain the Swamp" promise. Only after he found out that the DoJ and FBI would still continue to do their jobs and that he didn't have dictatorial power to stop them.
Fortunately for Trump, his followers also have the memory retention of goldfish.
- Manafort's Russian ties include making more than $17 million lobbying for Russian in Ukraine.
- This required that he register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). He didn't.
- The money went into his real estate fraud, still ongoing while working for Trump.
- He had at least $17 million in debts to Russian oligarchs connected to Putin. Which he *claims* disappeared before working for Trump.
- The Mueller investigation is reviewing $millions in loans from Russian oligarchs to Manafort-linked companies received during/since the Trump campaign.
The bank fraud is just the cherry on the top for Russian intelligence to lean on him for favors.
Both are inalienable rights that our founders thought important enough to put at the top of the list.
Guns? A constitutional amendment several years later doesn't seem like "top of the list."
The hysteria over "big scary guns" is a great example of media manipulation...
...by gun owners who keep shooting up schools and other crowds every few weeks.
Look, we sympathise with you that mandatory background checks, a ban on assault rifles and some basic safety rules to prevent weekly shootings by children would really hurt your manhood. But how about we send you OUR thoughts and prayers for a change?
By developing critical thinking. This can be done at school without resorting to partisanship or religious inclinations.
For some, critical thinking hurts them in the polls.
Which is why non-cash benefits that made teaching a good career choice have been chipped away. Job security, good health insurance, pensions, union/association protection etc. are mostly gone.
Respect in community too, now that education and critical thinking are now a partisan issue used to attack those who teach it.
Trump's bull-in-a-china-shop approach is, unfortunately, needed to shake out the many crooks infesting DOJ
Which he defines as "anyone doing their actual job and investigating the Trump Team's Russian ties, bank fraud, etc."
and the rest of the Potomac federal swamp.
You mean there's still some swamp that he didn't drain INTO the White House?
A US President can declassify whatever he wants, whenever he wants...
That's mostly true according to Politifact. There were a couple caveats when Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting:
In this case, it appears Trump didn’t actually use his declassification power before talking to the Russian officials, and just because Trump’s actions were legal doesn’t necessarily mean they were wise.
Of course Trump has a different standard to go by:
"When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal" - Richard Nixon
The legal profession sees the writing on the wall: AI and automation making many jobs disappear over the next 20 years. This is an attempt to preserve if not create jobs in their own sector.
Not that it'll matter to the Trump administration. His ex-officials could be convicted of treason in a public and transparent trial, hanging from a rope, and Trump will still be claiming "fake noose."
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They're no longer used though, with good reason.
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I've purchased a game and found the original shrink-wrap still inside the box. Apparently purchased, the serial number recorded, returned and re-shrink-wrapped.
In both cases legitimately purchased. And in both cases they would be declared "pirated." These crooks would have used that to harvest my passwords and use them against me.
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Re: Re: You would think that, but no
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Re: Where did the money go?
Accordion folders and carbon paper, not so much.
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Conservative Political Action Conferences (CPAC)
The Republican National Convention
The U.S. Capitol Building
Republican Town Halls
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Ratings Systems - The Gateway Drug to Censorship
Years ago various groups wanted a ratings system for records, so that kids could be stopped from buying music with explicit lyrics. They were quick to say that it wasn't about censorship; they just wanted kids and parents to be informed.
The moment the system was in place, the movement began to purge those records from stores. Because HOW DARE they sell them - even behind the counter and hidden from view - in the same stores where children were shopping!
The same thing happened with television. The TV-14 and TV-M ratings were put in place to inform people, and to move such shows to later in the evening. Again the claim was that the system was not - no sir, not at all - for censorship. Instantly there were demands from folks like Reverend Wildmon, that the network drop those shows altogether. Wildmon also campaigned against Blockbuster Video for stocking NC-17 rated movies.
For added irony, the TV-M was changed to TV-MA because of a trademark dispute and to remove confusion with the ESRB's "M for Mature" rating for video games.
I posted the above in response to a Techdirt story in 2014: One Year After Granting Adulthood To Video Gamers, Committee Suggests Australian Government Reenact Ban On R18+ Games
That's right; the Australian government did exactly what Trump and Bevins demand: They created their own ratings system complete with an R18+ classification.
And a year later, was considering banning games carrying that classification.
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Re: Lets all say it together now...
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How often do you hear about mass killings by kids with knives?
Liar. Incidents like this happen orders of magnitude less often - if at all - in other countries because while people can own guns, there are laws enforcing safety precautions.
If true, then why do they STILL have far less gun violence? Why aren't there regular mass shootings at schools and universities? Because of gun control. Sure the Yakuza (Japanese mafia) still have guns, but they know it means they'll get 10 more years in prison if they get busted while holding one.
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That IS however the definition that Trump used all through the campaign. You know, like when he endlessly demonized Hillary for giving paid speeches to Goldman Sachs.
Once elected, his appointees from the ranks of Goldman Sachs executives included Steven T. Mnuchin as treasury secretary, Gary Cohn as director of the National Economic Council, Dina Powell as White House adviser and deputy national security adviser, Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, Jim Donovan in the No. 2 position at the Treasury Department, and of course Stephen K. Bannon as chief White House strategist and national security adviser.
That's not counting executives from Exxon and elsewhere.
That definition came only after it was obvious to anyone more intelligent than a goldfish that he broke his "Drain the Swamp" promise. Only after he found out that the DoJ and FBI would still continue to do their jobs and that he didn't have dictatorial power to stop them.
Fortunately for Trump, his followers also have the memory retention of goldfish.
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Re: Re: Absurd nonsense. Ridiculous propaganda.
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- This required that he register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). He didn't.
- The money went into his real estate fraud, still ongoing while working for Trump.
- He had at least $17 million in debts to Russian oligarchs connected to Putin. Which he *claims* disappeared before working for Trump.
- The Mueller investigation is reviewing $millions in loans from Russian oligarchs to Manafort-linked companies received during/since the Trump campaign.
The bank fraud is just the cherry on the top for Russian intelligence to lean on him for favors.
Hope This Helps!
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Re: Lies, damned lies, and journalism.
Guns? A constitutional amendment several years later doesn't seem like "top of the list."
...by gun owners who keep shooting up schools and other crowds every few weeks.
Look, we sympathise with you that mandatory background checks, a ban on assault rifles and some basic safety rules to prevent weekly shootings by children would really hurt your manhood. But how about we send you OUR thoughts and prayers for a change?
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Re: Absurd nonsense. Ridiculous propaganda.
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Re: Re: Bad Speech, Bad Ideas
For some, critical thinking hurts them in the polls.
Which is why non-cash benefits that made teaching a good career choice have been chipped away. Job security, good health insurance, pensions, union/association protection etc. are mostly gone.
Respect in community too, now that education and critical thinking are now a partisan issue used to attack those who teach it.
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Re: Re: partisanship
Which he defines as "anyone doing their actual job and investigating the Trump Team's Russian ties, bank fraud, etc."
You mean there's still some swamp that he didn't drain INTO the White House?
That's mostly true according to Politifact. There were a couple caveats when Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting:
Of course Trump has a different standard to go by:
"When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal" - Richard Nixon
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Not that it'll matter to the Trump administration. His ex-officials could be convicted of treason in a public and transparent trial, hanging from a rope, and Trump will still be claiming "fake noose."
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Meaning that if you link without snippet - only a title - the title could be declared a snippet.
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