It would probably be more cost effective for facebook to wait for a law to be passed, pull out of India, and then troll any competitor that tries to take its place with said law.
All you have to do to kill bitcoin is put a lot of processing power behind mining bitcoin. Once you have a disproportionate amount of coin, you are able to manipulate the market. After a few exaggerated boom and bust cycles, there is a good chance the consumer will abandon bitcoin for a currency that actually acts like a currency.
State actors whom have the most to lose by the takeoff of bitcoin also have the most processing power. I cannot say whether they are actually going to use that power, but the system seems ripe for abuse.
I seem to remember that they used to. They even hired other people to make sure it stayed up. That seems like a smart thing to do. Why did they stop again?
Yes, like the free energy people who say their device works, except it cannot be measured and is not reproducible. It's not bunk, the real scientists just cannot verify the accuracy of their data.
They are infiltrating groups that are upset and want to do something. Maybe that something involves feeding the poor overseas whom are suffering from a perceived injustice. Maybe it involves violence. They then try to push them toward violence.
That might not be the original intent, but FBI agents need successful operations to build their careers.
There seems to be a strong incentive to build a career on the suffering and naivete of young Muslim men.
Here's an old comment, but I think it bears repeating here.
DNS blocking doesn't remove a site from the internet. That is your first mistake. That is also why DNS blocking will never work.
I don't know what they do with child porn sites but I assume it involves getting local authorities involved to remove the content from the servers and track down the perpetrators.
You see, other countries will track down citizens whom engage in the vile and disgusting act of abusing children and spreading that abuse around the internet for fun and profit.
On the other hand, governments of other countries care a lot less that some guy in Hollywood or an already rich artist claims they aren't making enough money off their population.
Any reasonable person sees that these two things are nothing alike and anyone that compares the sexual exploitation of defenseless children to not making enough money can probably go fuck themselves.
"The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
As soon as any immediate danger passes, the "Rebellion" is over and those detained should get a hearing. I hope it doesn't pass, but if it does the bill needs judicial over site.
At a minimum, the government should be forced to file the name of every individual detained with the court, and to periodically show that the detention is Constitutional.
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It would probably be more cost effective for facebook to wait for a law to be passed, pull out of India, and then troll any competitor that tries to take its place with said law.
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State actors whom have the most to lose by the takeoff of bitcoin also have the most processing power. I cannot say whether they are actually going to use that power, but the system seems ripe for abuse.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2011/11/28/the-revolt-against-congresss-new-intern et-piracy-proposals/
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It can withstand losing the core copyright industry and still remain strong due to the core political industry.
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He will save us all from ManBearPig
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It's trollish. ;)
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That might not be the original intent, but FBI agents need successful operations to build their careers.
There seems to be a strong incentive to build a career on the suffering and naivete of young Muslim men.
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The anti circumvention provisions are a joke. They only affect those that legitimately acquired the content.
However, on balance, it's not that bad.
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The proposed solution is completely out of proportion to the problem. Too many innocent parties would be harmed.
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DNS blocking doesn't remove a site from the internet. That is your first mistake. That is also why DNS blocking will never work.
I don't know what they do with child porn sites but I assume it involves getting local authorities involved to remove the content from the servers and track down the perpetrators.
You see, other countries will track down citizens whom engage in the vile and disgusting act of abusing children and spreading that abuse around the internet for fun and profit.
On the other hand, governments of other countries care a lot less that some guy in Hollywood or an already rich artist claims they aren't making enough money off their population.
Any reasonable person sees that these two things are nothing alike and anyone that compares the sexual exploitation of defenseless children to not making enough money can probably go fuck themselves.
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Habeas Corpus
As soon as any immediate danger passes, the "Rebellion" is over and those detained should get a hearing. I hope it doesn't pass, but if it does the bill needs judicial over site.
At a minimum, the government should be forced to file the name of every individual detained with the court, and to periodically show that the detention is Constitutional.
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