Compulsive and gratuitous prevarication twists the truth to the point where nothing that our government has meaning, except of course "you are under arrest."
I take it you haven't noticed any right wing Hollywood types espousing smaller government and lower taxes while leaching the taxpayers. And not just Hollywood. This has become a standard practice for for mid to large size business.
Can't really blame Obama, as this kind of nonsense has been going on for as long as governments exist. As a recent, but pre-Obama occurrence, I observed Federal IT staff knowingly violate HIPPA security requirements because it saved time and money.
Just to prove your point a little more strongly, it was Richard Nixon who declared war on drugs.
The Feds began actually began their undeclared war on narcotics in 1914 with the passage of the Harrison Narcotic Tax act. A 101 years of failure for everyone except those who profit by it -- the unlawful criminals and the lawful ones.
The CIA has an absolute right to determine its own rules. Who are we peasants to decide whether the CIA is moral, patriotic, Constitution preserving, acts within the law, or carries on the drug trade?
Perhaps it would be worthwhile to censor any, and all, products from the 'AAs. No selling or purchasing, no reviews, no advertising, no discussion. Send them to Coventry, in the British meaning.
By now Sony should have learned that these empty threats only remind people that Sony's not exactly a white hat company. Their threats only serve to stimulate our memories of the Sony BMG rootkit scandal. I believe people should have gone to jail, as installing rootkits on other peoples computers is not exactly legal.
And of course not only removing Linux from the PS3, but also the way that Sony went about it. Never mind that Sony reputedly has a history of being hacked and rehacked, Apparently without the will to make an effort to uphold their responsibilities. Some 100,000,000 people are estimated to have personal data stolen from Sony.
The FBI has been in chronic scandal for its forensic malfeasance for decades. Whether for claiming a test could distinguish between different fertilizers, when it couldn't tell the difference between nitrogen in fertilizer, and nitrogen in urine. To completely made up tests in bullet analysis, and endless more schemes to convict people with only the cachet of the FBI supporting the tests.
I had wondered why there was such a push a year or two ago to make it a crime to violate contractual terms of service, when at most it is a civil issue.
Perjury, conspiracy, Constitutional violations,wiretap violations, abuse under color of law, obstruction and whatever in a knowing and malicious manner. Who is going to be charged, jailed, fired or even given a ten minute time out?
Reading the footnote provided by the EFF, and presented in this article, it certainly appears that the EFF did not take exception to the censorship in order to have their comments considered.
I may have misread the footnote, as I have been know to make mistakes in reading comprehension rarely. But I suggest that you read the footnote which I have copied below. If you still disagree, then we can discuss it further.
"However, EFF also added the following footnote (footnote 8) on page 6: On April 2, 2015, the PTO contacted EFF to request that we remove a portion of these comments on the basis that they constituted an improper “protest.” We respectfully disagree that our comments were a protest under 35 U.S.C. § 122(c). Rather, our comments discussed a specific application to illustrate our broader points about the importance of applying Alice. Nevertheless, to ensure these comments are considered by the Office, we have redacted the relevant discussion in this revised version of our comments. Our original comments remain available to the public at: https://www.eff.org/files/2015/03/18/eff_comments_regarding_ interim_eligibility_guidance.pdf."
That the EFF has actually redacted some of its comments. Either they were not true in the first place, or EFF has submitted to the illicit desires of the USPTO.
I never bothered to look at the manuscript, but the general consensus among my colleagues (chemists,) was that it was more dangerous to the practitioner of "menus" in the book than any intended victims.
Even with ala carte payment, the cord cutting option is cheaper
Not just cheaper, but superior. TWC has a BBC channel which plays the same limited menu over and over. Acorn, the cord cutters BBC, costs me 2.99/M with about 20x the selection of TWC. I have Amazon Prime anyway because I live in an exurban area, and have limited access to items I need. Netflix costs about $8. So I have more TV than I care to watch for $11/ month. No commercials, and a decent turnover. With the net, the total is about $68, while cable without premium channels would run in the low $200s.
Whatever happened to Universities being bastions of free speech and centers for debate?
Educational institutions now seem to attract martinets who hold most of the cards, and use them to intimidate those of little power, connection and wealth.
Private companies are not free to do what they like. They have fiduciary, privacy, and good practice requirements to meet.
My bank can not advertise my balances in the local paper. My computer can not knowingly have spyware installed by the manufacturer that sends my passwords to a third party. A car manufacturer can not legally sell a car whose brakes will fail one time in a thousand.
The we are a private company mantra, and can do as we like, is nothing but fabrication. Products of companies must meet implicit warranties of merchantability and fitness. Failure to meet those legal criteria open a company to civil and criminal liability. I don't know if Lenovo committed the actions described above or not. But any company that did so, would almost certainly be in breech of implied warranties.
Has no purpose but rubber stamping the demands of law enforcement. It has been that way since the beginning, and will undoubtedly get to the point where claiming that the probable use of toilet paper is legal justification for the issuance of warrants.
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A pox on both their houses.
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Re: Re: Uncle Obama
Hypocrisy, thy name is government.
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Re:
The Feds began actually began their undeclared war on narcotics in 1914 with the passage of the Harrison Narcotic Tax act. A 101 years of failure for everyone except those who profit by it -- the unlawful criminals and the lawful ones.
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Idiot's logic
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Censorship
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Have a boycott the RIAA and MPAA week, and these clowns would be quickly brought to heel.
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Streisand effect
And of course not only removing Linux from the PS3, but also the way that Sony went about it. Never mind that Sony reputedly has a history of being hacked and rehacked, Apparently without the will to make an effort to uphold their responsibilities. Some 100,000,000 people are estimated to have personal data stolen from Sony.
Why does anybody buy from this company?
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Forensic nonesense
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Perjury, conspiracy, Constitutional violations,wiretap violations, abuse under color of law, obstruction and whatever in a knowing and malicious manner. Who is going to be charged, jailed, fired or even given a ten minute time out?
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Re: Re: Surprised and sorrowed
I may have misread the footnote, as I have been know to make mistakes in reading comprehension rarely. But I suggest that you read the footnote which I have copied below. If you still disagree, then we can discuss it further.
"However, EFF also added the following footnote (footnote 8) on page 6:
On April 2, 2015, the PTO contacted EFF to request that we remove a portion of these comments on the basis that they constituted an improper “protest.” We respectfully disagree that our comments were a protest under 35 U.S.C. § 122(c). Rather, our comments discussed a specific application to illustrate our broader points about the importance of applying Alice. Nevertheless, to ensure these comments are considered by the Office, we have redacted the relevant discussion in this revised version of our comments. Our original comments remain available to the public at: https://www.eff.org/files/2015/03/18/eff_comments_regarding_ interim_eligibility_guidance.pdf."
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Surprised and sorrowed
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McCarthyism
Educational institutions now seem to attract martinets who hold most of the cards, and use them to intimidate those of little power, connection and wealth.
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Not free to put spyware on computers
My bank can not advertise my balances in the local paper. My computer can not knowingly have spyware installed by the manufacturer that sends my passwords to a third party. A car manufacturer can not legally sell a car whose brakes will fail one time in a thousand.
The we are a private company mantra, and can do as we like, is nothing but fabrication. Products of companies must meet implicit warranties of merchantability and fitness. Failure to meet those legal criteria open a company to civil and criminal liability. I don't know if Lenovo committed the actions described above or not. But any company that did so, would almost certainly be in breech of implied warranties.
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FISA court
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