It will be like stealing gas from an unlocked gas tank if it's switched to metered, since you'll actually be depriving someone of their paid-for allotment. Hopefully it doesn't come to that.
There's a song from a video game that I want to get. I searched for it. You can stream it from, maybe, 2 legal websites. It's not available for sale anywhere online, isn't on a CD (including the game's soundtrack, which I own), and I got several torrent sites on the first page of my search results. Would downloading it be considered "piracy", if it can't be acquired legally? How does this fit into the "age of stealing music over the internet is over" argument?
Most people defer to authority, thinking people are in positions of authority and make the decisions they do because they know better or have better information.
Some of us believe:
1. People's ranks do not necessarily represent their decision-making abilities.
2. People in authority do not necessarily share the same goals and interests as the rest of us.
3. Power corrupts.
5 of the 20 stories I see on the front page are about the scanning / patdown situation. Given that this is a new problem, I can see how it could grab 1/4 of the stories over a few days. Is 3/4 of stories on other topics not good enough?
Stories like this are what it will take for people to realize this is a problem. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that things won't change until they kill someone by messing up a medical device.
(Generally right-wing) Libertarians are isolationist, too. Don't make assumptions like that about people's political leanings. This is not a statement that indicates wings.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/132981-lieberman-collins-praise-companies -for-cutting-off-wikileaks
I'm glad to say she's no longer my Senator.
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On the post: If Assange Were In China, US Politicians Would Be Cheering Him On
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http://www.ellsberg.net/archive/public-accuracy-press-release
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Daniel Ellsberg says: 'Every attack now made on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange was made against me and the release of the Pentagon Papers at the time.'
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Re: This bill is actually a good thing ...
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Re: Dumb
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On the post: Piracy Is Over Like The Web Is Dead
Reasons for piracy
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Deferring to authority
Some of us believe:
1. People's ranks do not necessarily represent their decision-making abilities.
2. People in authority do not necessarily share the same goals and interests as the rest of us.
3. Power corrupts.
On the post: Why The Wikileaks Document Release Is Key To A Functioning Democracy
Typo
On the post: Irony: Ebook About Clueless Media Moguls Costs Many Times Brand New Hardcover Version
Re: Mike is confused. Again.
It's a typo. It was supposed to say $2.96 new or $2.49 used. So the comparison's not really to used prices.
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On the post: Newspapers Say: Shut Up And Get Scanned And Groped
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On the post: Botched TSA Pat Down Leaves Traveler Covered In Urine
Re: TSA fever
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Sad but necessary
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