Yet now while I'm not cynical enough to believe there is blackmailing I'm quite convinced they do have info on politicians enough to "pressure" them if they see it fit.
Wow I'm glad we have a Jeff that is an expert in History sharing his opinion. Oh wait, hes [sic] not. That might be why Jeff's opinion is so incorrect and not historically accurate that ITS [sic] not funny ether. Stick to what you know bud and stfu with what you don't.
FTFY
NB: You might want to offer a counterargument and some historical background when you make claims like this.
I don't even own a TV. The crap that is on most channels doesn't interest me. I travel quite a bit with my job, and every so often I'll flip on the TV in my hotel room, but every time I do so, I'm still disappointed in what I find; I turn it off and it's back to my laptop.
They cannot simply slip stuff through and hope no one notices nearly as easy as they could in the past. Too many people are watching and information travels too fast these days for that to happen as easily as it used to.
...and then they go to the end-around, as with TPP. "It's so transparent you can't see it!"
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Cognitive dissonance much?
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Please explain the difference.
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Re: Re: Re: xG is completely meaningless
Meaningless as applied to technology.
"Megaultrasupergreat" as applied to marketing.
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Great article, didn't stick the landing.
Since when is the pharmaceutical industry predicated on saving lives?
In my living memory the the pharmaceutical industry has been predicated on making money.
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Re: Wow
FTFY
NB: You might want to offer a counterargument and some historical background when you make claims like this.
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Re: It's not the obvious things you should worry about
Two slip, your slip
Next slip, any slip
My slip, slip
My slip, slip
Slip, slip, slip
How the Hell did we get here?
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Re: Details Matter
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Re: Weed kills...
Synthetic pot is not marijuana.
From the linked article: "... the ingredients contained in these products are mimics, not copies of THC."
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Re: Don't let them fool you...
Therefore you are an undesirable customer.
Thanks for your input.
Sincerely,
AT&T
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Re: Total Information Awareness 101
Kind of the point of the article, non?
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Re: Re: Re: Speaking of TechFreedom...
...or Give 'em enough rope!
...or Give 'Em Enough Rope.
...in other words...
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Even if it shouldn't, what do you wanna bet that it will?
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Re: what are you complaining about ??
Wheeee!
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Re: Re: The lie that will kill PCs
Use windows only when absolutely required.
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...and then they go to the end-around, as with TPP. "It's so transparent you can't see it!"
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