A) Google: 1) Websites exist to provide information for people that want it. 2) Websites can opt-out of being indexed 3) Google indexes those sites which have not opted-out 4) Google provides a service for people to search that index to find services/information they are looking for. 5) People sometimes search for "bad things" like unauthorized content
B) Telcos 1) People and Businesses get telephones so friends/customers can contact them. 2) They can opt-out of being listed (indexed) [ unlisted number] 3) Telco & Yellow Pages index all the phone numbers/names which have not opted-out 4) Telco & YP provide a search service so customers can find what they are looking for (used to be a free book delivered to your house) 5) People sometimes searched for "Bad Things" (like escort services)
TheResidentSkeptic (profile), 25 Feb 2015 @ 9:01am
Re: Not surprised in the least
There is a simpler question to be asked...
I recall a case many years ago when a company was sued for "discriminatory hiring" as they didn't have ANY women. Their entire defense consisted of "No woman has ever applied for the job".
So - maybe the questions should be "how many women want to work on the Daily Show?" and "How many have applied to do so?"
TheResidentSkeptic (profile), 21 Feb 2015 @ 6:43am
Don't forget the hardware makers...
... many of those very early games were "give-aways" with the high-end graphic cards of the day - I think I got my castle wolfenstein with a turtle beach graphics card...the gaming culture itself was kickstarted not from store sales - but from these early freebies.
you need to understand - if we have EVERY bit of data on EVERYONE and EVERYTHING then whenever anything happens, we can prove that we knew it would. See how wonderful we are?
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comparison
1) Websites exist to provide information for people that want it.
2) Websites can opt-out of being indexed
3) Google indexes those sites which have not opted-out
4) Google provides a service for people to search that index to find services/information they are looking for.
5) People sometimes search for "bad things" like unauthorized content
B) Telcos
1) People and Businesses get telephones so friends/customers can contact them.
2) They can opt-out of being listed (indexed) [ unlisted number]
3) Telco & Yellow Pages index all the phone numbers/names which have not opted-out
4) Telco & YP provide a search service so customers can find what they are looking for (used to be a free book delivered to your house)
5) People sometimes searched for "Bad Things" (like escort services)
So what makes "A" illegal and "B" legal again?
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Re: Not surprised in the least
I recall a case many years ago when a company was sued for "discriminatory hiring" as they didn't have ANY women. Their entire defense consisted of "No woman has ever applied for the job".
So - maybe the questions should be "how many women want to work on the Daily Show?" and "How many have applied to do so?"
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A different viewpoint
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Don't forget the hardware makers...
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As history continues to show
nothing got bought/sold faster than "prohibited" alcohol;
and nothing will get encryption/tor/vpn usage to spread faster than this ban.
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This will be funny...
Who knew that France and Spain would turn out to be allies in exile...
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How 'bout this very public step?
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Both are obviously true
2) They requested that a copy be burned to a CD, packaged, and delivered to them.
They have read #1; They have never opened #2.
See how easy gov't speak is to prove to be "truthy" ??
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The progression (history to future...)
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If they care...
...about never-ending profits - they would develop treatments.
Which is it that they do again?
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Since it is pre 1972
Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Shed a tear for culture.
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Diametrically Opposed Purposes
We are trying to protect the net from them.
This will not end well for either side - but guess which side will suffer the most casualties...
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"selectively" doesn't cut it
And let's not be sexist here - let's get rid of "Squaw" marks while we're at it...the ladies have the right to be offended as well, don't they?
Then we can move on to every other name that might offend someone somewhere...
Pretty soon, the USPTO can shut their doors as no marks will be left to manage.
And as an added bonus, think of all the TM lawyers who will be out of business!
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We Need It ALL
/s/ the 3-letter agencies
/sarc
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There is far more money
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Awesome news!
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A more simple response
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V/I Ratio
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Re: Too True
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