He's not qualified for his job, so maybe he's not qualified for immunity, either. Wait... that's exactly why they came up with 'qualified immunity' in the first place, isn't it? Damn. Got my hopes up for a second, there.
To be fair, most psychiatrists just read lists out of the DSM and choose whatever condition/disorder gets the most check-marks. All that's left then is asking a drug rep what to prescribe. Honestly, they don't really have to be any more mentally stable than the rest of us to do their job.
(I'd make a joke about mental stability and holding a high political office, but I'm trying to cut down on 'joking about the tragically obvious.')
If I were the reviewer and had been an actual patient, I'd kinda hint to Google that maybe they shouldn't resist too much in protecting my identity. Then I'd let the doc sue me in open court: I'd quickly agree to give him five stars.
After that? Time to sue Dr. Hypersensitive for violating HIPAA.
I'd label you a liar, but it's hard to accept that your apparent level of incompetence is real.
He's the hero Techdirt deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll berate him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a loud-mouthed contrarian, an altruistic failure. A Trollsome Knight.
The DOJ argues the Pakistan drone strike program has never been officially acknowledged or disclosed. Going from there, it argues it shouldn't have to turn over the information the ACLU is requesting.
In other words, the DOJ's case is based on something it read on one of Adam Savage's t-shirts.
Following extensive testing and successful pilots at 10 airports, TSA plans to expand these measures to all U.S. airports during the weeks and months ahead.
I grew up in the 80's in the US and watched a lot of PBS - so plenty of Doctor Who, Masterpiece Theater, Connections, and The Young Ones. TV helped form a really weird overall picture of the UK in my mind: a land where Yakkity Sax plays ceaselessly while topless women chase people around until they're all crushed by giant walking hammers wearing periwigs. Still, 'Erudite Slapstick Oppression' is about the coolest kind of dystopian vibe I've ever heard of.
I'll give a shot at a condensed version: Useful to determine your economic value, so that everyone knows exactly how much they can drain out of you and what they can get away with doing to you that you can't afford to fight back against.
('Hi. We're with your ISP, and we've come for your liver.' The rest of the reference is left to the reader as an exercise.)
And buy a TV that doesn't have 'SMART' connectivity. There are only a fe... oh. Nevermind. At least you can still get a new car that doesn't phone home every time it... oh. Nevermind.
Weird. It's like tech that does 10X more for the manufacturer than it does for the consumer seems to become ubiquitous over time. And once that data's out, you can't unring a tube of toothpaste.
(On an optimistic note, maybe GOG will start doing home appliances & electronics...)
Re: Re: Excuse me, my personal information is copyrighted.
Get used to it.
Or go to arbitration. For the next 12 years. In New Jersey. With an arbitrator who once was employed by the defendant. And will be again. As an executive.
The problem is that military equipment is being handed out to civilians.
The problem here isn't the type of equipment, it's the fact that my tax dollars and yours paid for expensive high-quality military gear that any half-wit con-man can get the government to hand over to him on a silver platter, gratis. I don't think the 2nd Amendment involves letting the government rip us off.
Yep. Time to cleanse our society of its undesirables. The weak, the feeble-minded, the ineducable, the ones who just can't be trusted to vote the right way.
I have no sympathies for crazies doing stupid stuff that costs other people time and money.
Tell me about it. Why did they choose the 'stupidly troublesome' brand of mental illness instead of the 'harmlessly amusing' one when they were asked which they'd prefer? If someone makes a poor lifestyle choice, they deserve to be punished for it.
Self-centered jackasses.
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And while it's entirely possible the FCC is just being non-transparent and generically stupid here,...
Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by Ajit Pai's greed.
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He's not qualified for his job, so maybe he's not qualified for immunity, either. Wait... that's exactly why they came up with 'qualified immunity' in the first place, isn't it? Damn. Got my hopes up for a second, there.
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Re: 'Psychiatrist, heal thyself'
(I'd make a joke about mental stability and holding a high political office, but I'm trying to cut down on 'joking about the tragically obvious.')
On the post: Psychiatrist Files Lawsuit Over Wordless One-Star Review
After that? Time to sue Dr. Hypersensitive for violating HIPAA.
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Re: Re: Observations
For any country, this leads to disaster. I'm sure you can find any number of examples where this has happened, in a dramatic fashion.
In addition to the ever-requested 'Sad but True' button, we now need a 'Respond With Knowing Wink' button.
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This is also why they insist that they be able to turn them off & on at will, as a condition of having to wear them at all.
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I'd label you a liar, but it's hard to accept that your apparent level of incompetence is real.
He's the hero Techdirt deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll berate him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a loud-mouthed contrarian, an altruistic failure. A Trollsome Knight.
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Re: Re: Dear Bob
Might collapse? Of course it'll collapse: Bob Murray's digging it. This time, though, it'll hurt the one person he actually cares about.
Oh, I almost forgot: Eat shit, Bob.
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Suck it.
Sincerely,
Everyone
On the post: ACLU Asks Court To Force Government To Fight Fairly In FOIA Lawsuit Over Drone Strike Docs
The DOJ argues the Pakistan drone strike program has never been officially acknowledged or disclosed. Going from there, it argues it shouldn't have to turn over the information the ACLU is requesting.
In other words, the DOJ's case is based on something it read on one of Adam Savage's t-shirts.
On the post: TSA To Require Separate Scanning Of Electronics 'Bigger Than Cellphone'
Following extensive testing and successful pilots at 10 airports, TSA plans to expand these measures to all U.S. airports during the weeks and months ahead.
Successful pilots at 10 airports? I wonder which one got it right?
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On the post: Your Robot Vacuum Cleaner Will Soon Collect And Sell Data About You And Your Home
Re: Small Steps
('Hi. We're with your ISP, and we've come for your liver.' The rest of the reference is left to the reader as an exercise.)
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And buy a TV that doesn't have 'SMART' connectivity. There are only a fe... oh. Nevermind. At least you can still get a new car that doesn't phone home every time it... oh. Nevermind.
Weird. It's like tech that does 10X more for the manufacturer than it does for the consumer seems to become ubiquitous over time. And once that data's out, you can't unring a tube of toothpaste.
(On an optimistic note, maybe GOG will start doing home appliances & electronics...)
On the post: Your Robot Vacuum Cleaner Will Soon Collect And Sell Data About You And Your Home
Re: Re: Excuse me, my personal information is copyrighted.
Get used to it.
Or go to arbitration. For the next 12 years. In New Jersey. With an arbitrator who once was employed by the defendant. And will be again. As an executive.
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Re: Re: Dumping grounds
The problem is that military equipment is being handed out to civilians.
The problem here isn't the type of equipment, it's the fact that my tax dollars and yours paid for expensive high-quality military gear that any half-wit con-man can get the government to hand over to him on a silver platter, gratis. I don't think the 2nd Amendment involves letting the government rip us off.
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Re: Re: It doesn't matter
On the post: Alex Mauer Gets Another Game Taken Down From Steam Via DMCA As She Sends Imagos' Lawyer Death Threats
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I have no sympathies for crazies doing stupid stuff that costs other people time and money.
Tell me about it. Why did they choose the 'stupidly troublesome' brand of mental illness instead of the 'harmlessly amusing' one when they were asked which they'd prefer? If someone makes a poor lifestyle choice, they deserve to be punished for it. Self-centered jackasses.
On the post: Court Rejects Cell Site RF Signal Map In Murder Trial Because It's Evidence Of Nothing
If so, this is a case where law enforcement had several options, but for some reason chose to use the worst one.
Give 'em credit, they didn't actually go with "Let's just find the guy, yell 'Waistband!', & shoot the him in the back."
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