The more options you give someone that are within reason the more options you give for someone to buy.
Example from my own life: I have not bought a movie in over 18 years on any format. There are lot of reason why but mostly it comes down to I don't want to pay for something at a too high price that I may only watch a few times. But I did buy "Up" because I got a deal ($16) (2 year old son and he loved the movie) for all three formats. I got the DVD, the Blu-Ray and access to a Digital copy for that price.
The bargain I got was that we could watch on what we had (DVD), we got the option to watch on what we will have, and also got the option to transfer it to a portable player. (Although, later I found out it was limited.)
Just saying to the police we are here lawfully and therefore your attempt to move me from this public place puts you in to a place of committing an act that is illegal. Please reassess your actions as I do not want you to break the law.
There are big issues here from those protesting and from those trying to keep order during a lawful protest. But I am going to ignore them because I want to bring up something lost in the debacle.
Civility. In this age when everyone is viewed by a police as a threat and everyone viewing the police as out of control. We have lost a basic level of civility and decency for each other. Why should I view it as my job to forcibly move someone or pepper spray them when they don't move fast enough? It's take less effort to simply say please you need to move here or there so that we can keep order than it does to forcibly move them or drag them.
I know civility is a quaint and archaic behavior but when we act with even the most basic level of it we all are better off for having done so.
Think about, Civility. Simple concept but if everyone involved on both sides of the protests (this one and others) showed a bit more of it would it not be just simply better for everyone?
Atlanta PD is really bad with this kind of behavior. They act like they are the LAW, when all they are is people charged with enforcing the law.
I have lived here in the ATL for over 20 years and this kind of activity is largely centered in the APD, not the other areas around Atlanta.
Just look at the stories about the Red Dogs. Search red dogs atlanta problems.
But this is everywhere. Police are taking their job as be the law instead of being what they should be which is enforcers of the law. They think they are above what they are charged with enforcing.
'These rogue websites dedicated to counterfeiting and piracy put U.S. jobs, consumers and innovation at risk. Last year, these rogue sites stole an estimated $135 billion in sales from legitimate retailers around the globe. They clearly violate the intellectual property rights of U.S. citizens by ignoring our trademark and copyright laws.'
That data is sold to traffic monitoring services. That data is sold with GPS data to those making maps and it is there to be viewed if a hacker wants it.
Even if you have nothing that you do where you would care about being tracked, does it not still creep you out that they can?
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Yeah so?
Quote from the NDA you must sign:
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Really lame comment. Nuf' Said.
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Can anyone say focus group?
Example from my own life: I have not bought a movie in over 18 years on any format. There are lot of reason why but mostly it comes down to I don't want to pay for something at a too high price that I may only watch a few times. But I did buy "Up" because I got a deal ($16) (2 year old son and he loved the movie) for all three formats. I got the DVD, the Blu-Ray and access to a Digital copy for that price.
The bargain I got was that we could watch on what we had (DVD), we got the option to watch on what we will have, and also got the option to transfer it to a portable player. (Although, later I found out it was limited.)
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Inappropriate comments will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
unless they make too many people laugh.
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It is now illegal to comment on the Internet except...
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Second I will say that I am baffled by Mike's inability to understand the premise of the protests, whether or not you agree with them.
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Just saying to the police we are here lawfully and therefore your attempt to move me from this public place puts you in to a place of committing an act that is illegal. Please reassess your actions as I do not want you to break the law.
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Civility and the First Amendment...
Civility. In this age when everyone is viewed by a police as a threat and everyone viewing the police as out of control. We have lost a basic level of civility and decency for each other. Why should I view it as my job to forcibly move someone or pepper spray them when they don't move fast enough? It's take less effort to simply say please you need to move here or there so that we can keep order than it does to forcibly move them or drag them.
I know civility is a quaint and archaic behavior but when we act with even the most basic level of it we all are better off for having done so.
Think about, Civility. Simple concept but if everyone involved on both sides of the protests (this one and others) showed a bit more of it would it not be just simply better for everyone?
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Welcome to Atlanta!!!!!
I have lived here in the ATL for over 20 years and this kind of activity is largely centered in the APD, not the other areas around Atlanta.
Just look at the stories about the Red Dogs. Search red dogs atlanta problems.
But this is everywhere. Police are taking their job as be the law instead of being what they should be which is enforcers of the law. They think they are above what they are charged with enforcing.
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Rogue websites just create different jobs.
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Re: They can't track if the device isn't operational
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Even if you have nothing that you do where you would care about being tracked, does it not still creep you out that they can?
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