He either developed his "special techniques" with government resources, OR developed them himself (hah!) and withheld them from his agency. Not sure which I like less.
Doen't matter - IMHO what he's really selling is his knowledge of how the government does their surveillance, which is even more reprehensible.
We're just so over-sensitized that "doing something with sound or images that an established company doesn't like" automatically translates to piracy or "undermining of intellectual property rights."
After all, if we were supposed to access that stuff, the originators wouldn't have blocked it. It would of course be more fair to label this offense "interfering with a business model."
I'm not sure how a trade association can have the unprecedented control over a TLD, but so be it - I assume they paid for the privilege.
Doesn't matter, people will quickly learn that .pharmacy only leads to prices they're not willing to pay, and it will fade into obscurity. People aren't QUITE as stupid as NABP thinks.
Why, of course, the people don't want war. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.
Duh; of course. However, I said something along those lines to the girlfriend the other day. She told me not to be ridiculous; they can't exclude pre-existing conditions from health insurance anymore, and that makes it worth it!
ANYONE recording police action, by default, should be considered to be performing an important civic duty - one that can save other citizens their life or liberty. The provocation is entirely in the eyes of the "provokee."
Heck, the cops want to consider us presumed enemies, that goes both ways...
With this ruling, passersby will be scattering like cockroaches whenever police action is taking place, lest they be caught up in the net. This clears the field of action, for the police to do whatever they want without interference. And, if necessary, they can be shot while "fleeing." They're trying to escape, they must have done something wrong.
I suspect one can use the vernacular "blow the whistle" to refer to someone's actions without conferring the apparently now-critical official appellation "Whistle Blower."
Even people who we supposedly all selected NOT TO make mistakes. But it takes a special kind of fool to make fatuous and self-service comments based on that mistake.
To keep re-writing, expanding, or re-interpreting the (laws, rules, guidelines, whatever) to allow you to essentially do whatever the f*ck you want. "I don't like that guy over their - let's mess him up!" Now, how do we make that legal...
Seems every time I turn around, the EU or some component thereof decides it needs to control the internet. Why do they think they can or should? I suspect a lot of people consider say, Facebook to be more important than their elected officials. If they push the wrong button, politicians may re-discover they're living in nominal democracies.
This reminds me of some of the legal theories I've heard in court. The one making the statement doesn't believe it, the judge doesn't believe it, the prosecutor doesn't believe it - but they all pretend to as a professional courtesy. In this case, they're almost daring someone to prove they're lying - and how is the public going to do THAT?
"Is there nothing that can be done against purposely misleading people when a bill is being pushed through? Surely there's an expectation from the bill sponsor and in cases where they willfully mislead (read flat out lie) there should be some legal pushback to stop this crap."
It wouldn't be a problem if the politicos actually READ the bills they were signing, instead of listening to a description of the thing. Then again, the don't need to hear the description, either - they've already been tld how they're going to vote.
Well, clearly he's Wright and they're wrong - but it's one man against a big bureaucracy. As such, he'll have to follow established procedures. Make the same rulings, but tone down the language a bit. It'll take longer for them to realize he's being (rightfully) hostile to their malevolent idiocy.
I really do. I used to own a brick-and-mortar store myself; I think they can offer valuable services that internet ordering never can. I would hope that consumers recognize that; certainly, I shop locally whenever I can. BUT: My opinion is definitely the minority. Consumers have voted with their dollars, again and again, that they DON'T want what local stores offer, and price is indeed king. Much as I regret their choice, It's very poor policy, IMHO, for a government to drive costs up for the majority of consumers to subsidize an obviously declining industry.
Andrew Robert Rector, it would seem, suffers from the Billy Pilgrim Syndrome; he's come loose in time. He he's suing because people were calling him an idiot, but people are calling him an idiot because he's suing. He'll be stuck in a time loop forever, and the rest of us will be lucky not to be sucked in.
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One way or the other
Doen't matter - IMHO what he's really selling is his knowledge of how the government does their surveillance, which is even more reprehensible.
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It doesn't actually have to BE piracy...
After all, if we were supposed to access that stuff, the originators wouldn't have blocked it. It would of course be more fair to label this offense "interfering with a business model."
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Doesn't matter, people will quickly learn that .pharmacy only leads to prices they're not willing to pay, and it will fade into obscurity. People aren't QUITE as stupid as NABP thinks.
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Godwining indeed.
-- Herman Goering
Note the bit about "lack of patriotism."
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Re: Sauce for the goose...
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Re: HAHAHA
On the post: Connecticut Supreme Court Says State Cops Can Detain You Simply For Being In The Vicinity Of Someone They're Arresting
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Heck, the cops want to consider us presumed enemies, that goes both ways...
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Two advantages -
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Two advantages -
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Just a turn of the phrase
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Anyone can make a mistake
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It must be hard
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Film at eleven
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Poor little europe
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Re: Re: The dog ate it
This reminds me of some of the legal theories I've heard in court. The one making the statement doesn't believe it, the judge doesn't believe it, the prosecutor doesn't believe it - but they all pretend to as a professional courtesy. In this case, they're almost daring someone to prove they're lying - and how is the public going to do THAT?
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It wouldn't be a problem if the politicos actually READ the bills they were signing, instead of listening to a description of the thing. Then again, the don't need to hear the description, either - they've already been tld how they're going to vote.
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Re: Supprising
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Tone it down a bit?
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I feel for the book stores
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A confused time sense
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