When malls turn into glorified clothing/department stores, there's not a lot of reason to go. Sure, Barnes and Noble, some Gamestops, movie theaters...
But what about music? Movies? There's no stores that have those exclusively anymore.
Not the obvious one, but rather, an addiction problem.
Once they get one hit of data, they have to have more, and more, and more.
Now they're trying to get it all, and wondering why people are looking at them in disgust as they run around bloated, naked and trying to get the last bit that exists.
They need an intervention, but sadly, every time someone tries to intervene to save them, they roll over and try to squish the person.
1: he's voted for reforming the NSA several times. 2: he's only on his first term in office.
The longest sitting Senator from my state is still in his first term, he's up for re-election in 2016, elected in 2010. The Junior Senator was elected in 2012, same with my current rep.
Um, but aren't those signals over the airways and thus broadcast via the public airways and thus anyone with an antenna could just watch the show anyway?
I'd use this "right to be forgotten" ruling as political fuel.
"We can't find anything about so-and-so online, therefore they must have done something horrible and are using the law to make it go away! How do we know they won't do something horrible when they're in office?!"
Seriously, the one branch of government that could screw the NSA over is the IRS and vice-versa. Why would they stop the whole "you scratch our backs, we'll scratch yours" deal they (likely) have going on?
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Oh good...
Now if I could comment on Youtube without needing an off-site account just to comment, that would be great.
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You know...
Isn't that grounds to get, I dunno, every drug conviction from 1987 to today overturned on the grounds that the evidence was illegally gathered?
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Well...
But what about music? Movies? There's no stores that have those exclusively anymore.
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I think...
Not the obvious one, but rather, an addiction problem.
Once they get one hit of data, they have to have more, and more, and more.
Now they're trying to get it all, and wondering why people are looking at them in disgust as they run around bloated, naked and trying to get the last bit that exists.
They need an intervention, but sadly, every time someone tries to intervene to save them, they roll over and try to squish the person.
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Re: Re:
1: he's voted for reforming the NSA several times.
2: he's only on his first term in office.
The longest sitting Senator from my state is still in his first term, he's up for re-election in 2016, elected in 2010. The Junior Senator was elected in 2012, same with my current rep.
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Unredacted?
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Oh boo hoo!
That's what I imagine they want to say.
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And this is why...
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So, basically...
Sweet! Thank you, DoJ, you have just made my day!
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Well then...
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I admit...
...Seriously?
*Thinks about South Korea*
...Okay, nevermind then.
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I seem to recall...
Seems to me that I was right, the discussion hadn't even truly begun.
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Re: Re: Anyone against Snowden
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About bloody time
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At this point...
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If I was a EU politician...
"We can't find anything about so-and-so online, therefore they must have done something horrible and are using the law to make it go away! How do we know they won't do something horrible when they're in office?!"
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The NSA isn't going to rat out the IRS...
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