"Does anyone honestly believe that the US government should withhold details of a major technical vulnerability, putting everyone at serious risk, just so it can catch some IP infringers?"
I certainly don't. It's a catch-22 to say that your withholding vital computer security-related vulnerability information to protect people, when that same withholding puts the same people at greater risk as a result. What does the US government consider all of the actual and potential innocent victims of these practices -- collateral damage?
Agreed that it's worth saying anyway. Words have power. Even if nothing else, someday in the future someone might look back at records and see a bill like this passing despite widespread opposition in many forms (where they otherwise might not).
"The problem is that we just don't have unlimited bandwidth..."
So, what you're saying is that it's ok for an ISP to advertise and sell a product or service and then not deliver what was promised? Or are you suggesting that customers are outrageously demanding more bandwidth / speed than they're paying for? Or are you saying that ISPs somehow cannot throttle speeds or set data caps?
That doesn't make sense, nor does your second statement. It does not make sense that companies which offer 'premium' services should have priority over anyone else whom you simply do not like.
Re: So how does one apply for Citizenship in the UK?
Maybe start here. Though I am a bit of an anglophile, I don't think I'd recommend the UK as a first choice. Naturalized citizenship can take anywhere from 1 year on the low end (Brazil) to 12+ years on the high end (Switzerland) with the average being about 5 years. Also, citizenship through naturalization isn't always guaranteed, either. Definitely something worth considering, though.
"I mean, if they're spending this much time, money and effort cracking down on piracy, that means they've eliminated all those trifling crimes like assault, armed robbery, carjacking, murder, rape, and all those other, minor crimes, opening up the resources to go pirate hunting, right?"
On that note, I strongly recommend seeing this film which gives an idea of how bad these trifling crimes are in SA, especially when compared to the far worse criminal act of copyright infringement.
"The man also revealed in the video that he had to drown his own dog to put her out of her misery because the officer didn’t shoot in a way that killed her. In the video, Middleton claims his gun was stolen so he couldn’t shoot Candy to put her out of her misery — and the deputy refused to."
"Middleton claims he had his dog’s body examined by a veterinarian and the results “suggest Candy was shot while retreating from the shooter.” Further, as reported above, the farmer claims the dash cam video does not back up what the deputy claims happened."
That criminal masquerading as a cop should be in prison, on murder charges.
R.I.P., poor dog. Really.
Why does this happen so often? Why does this keep happening when it shouldn't?
"I have mixed feelings about this. One of the largest problems with cops these days is the very strong "us vs them" mentality from them (and, consequently, from the general public). Socially ostracizing them could only deepen this division. It could end up making cops even more predatory than they already are, and end up making it so that only bad people are willing to become cops. What we really need is the opposite of all that."
Agreed with all but the word 'only'. I suspect that your mixed feelings have to do with the same. I want for the possibility...
Re: Re: Cops think they're the good guys. Even the bad ones.
"No matter how bad someone is, no matter what the job is, almost no-one will(or even can) admit, to themselves or others, that they even might be in the wrong or acting wrongly. The human ego is great at coming up with excuses so people don't have to face that they might be the 'bad guy' in a situation."
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I certainly don't. It's a catch-22 to say that your withholding vital computer security-related vulnerability information to protect people, when that same withholding puts the same people at greater risk as a result. What does the US government consider all of the actual and potential innocent victims of these practices -- collateral damage?
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I also agree with John Fenderson that some of it is not only here already, but has been for years now.
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Re: Re: Not much I can do...
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Re: Preimium Services Cost Money
So, what you're saying is that it's ok for an ISP to advertise and sell a product or service and then not deliver what was promised? Or are you suggesting that customers are outrageously demanding more bandwidth / speed than they're paying for? Or are you saying that ISPs somehow cannot throttle speeds or set data caps?
That doesn't make sense, nor does your second statement. It does not make sense that companies which offer 'premium' services should have priority over anyone else whom you simply do not like.
On the post: How The FCC Plans Neuter The Net, Even As The FCC Insists Everyone's Got It All Wrong
Re: So how does one apply for Citizenship in the UK?
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Re: Good job SA police and governemnt
On that note, I strongly recommend seeing this film which gives an idea of how bad these trifling crimes are in SA, especially when compared to the far worse criminal act of copyright infringement.
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On the post: Police Chief: Not Wanting To Talk To Police Officers Is 'Odd'
Excellent Article
On the post: Police Chief: Not Wanting To Talk To Police Officers Is 'Odd'
Too sad
"The man also revealed in the video that he had to drown his own dog to put her out of her misery because the officer didn’t shoot in a way that killed her. In the video, Middleton claims his gun was stolen so he couldn’t shoot Candy to put her out of her misery — and the deputy refused to."
"Middleton claims he had his dog’s body examined by a veterinarian and the results “suggest Candy was shot while retreating from the shooter.” Further, as reported above, the farmer claims the dash cam video does not back up what the deputy claims happened."
That criminal masquerading as a cop should be in prison, on murder charges.
R.I.P., poor dog. Really.
Why does this happen so often? Why does this keep happening when it shouldn't?
On the post: Police Chief: Not Wanting To Talk To Police Officers Is 'Odd'
Re: Re: No Voluntary Association
Socially ostracizing them could only deepen this division. It could end up making cops even more predatory than they already are, and end up making it so that only bad people are willing to become cops.
What we really need is the opposite of all that."
Agreed with all but the word 'only'. I suspect that your mixed feelings have to do with the same. I want for the possibility...
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On the post: Police Chief: Not Wanting To Talk To Police Officers Is 'Odd'
Re: Re: Re: Re: Assaulted.
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Re: Re: Cops think they're the good guys. Even the bad ones.
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