Nickweller’s Comments

• Jun 18th, 2015 @ 3:45pm

  Do you believe this crap, Ivens?

  on Sunday Times Editor: If You Have Questions About Our Snowden Story, Address Them To UK Government
  Harper: Do you believe this crap, Ivens?
  
  Ivens: It's not our job to believe it, Harper. Our job is to tell the people –
• Jun 15th, 2015 @ 5:22pm

  Re: Government Mouthpieces

  on Reporter Who Wrote Sunday Times 'Snowden' Propaganda Admits That He's Just Writing What UK Gov't Told Him
  You've got that the wrong. Successive Prime Ministers are required to lubricate the Murdoch arse. All potentially electable Prime Ministers are required to visit the Murdoch residence and kiss the royal ring-finger :)
  
  http://www.theguardian.com/media/datablog/2012/apr/27/murdoch-meetings-list
• Jun 13th, 2015 @ 10:50pm

  All hail the King ..

  on DailyDirt: It's The Yeast I Can Do...
  http://i.imgur.com/5xBNp4y.jpg
• Jun 13th, 2015 @ 10:37pm

  Re: Government Agency

  on Second OPM Hack Revealed: Even Worse Than The First
  "If only the US had an agency that's sole purpose was to find ways to defend our nation from cyber attacks"
  
  Because the true purpose of such agencies is to protect the real rulers of America from you the people. Once every four years you get to pretend to pick your own leader.
• Jun 13th, 2015 @ 10:28pm

  Re: Hate it

  on Second OPM Hack Revealed: Even Worse Than The First
  'This form will be used by the United States (U.S) Government in conducting background investigations, reinvestigations, and continious elavuations of persons under consideration for, or retention of, national security positions as defined in 5 CRF 732, and for individuals requiring eligibility for access to classified information under Executive Order 12968.'
  
  translation: We may leak such compromising information against you if you discover illegal activity by a U.S Government agency and attempt to disclose such to the media.
  
  https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf
• Jun 13th, 2015 @ 10:08pm

  Re: Re: "is intellectual property immoral?" -- Techdirt answers that only one way:

  on This Week In Techdirt History: June 7th - 13th
  "The public domain clearly does provide great benefit for artists to draw upon - see Disney's extensive use"
  
  How much does Disney owe the original authors for its retelling of all those fairy_tales?
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Disney_animated_films_based_on_fairy_tales
• Jun 1st, 2015 @ 3:54pm

  Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strength

  on Mitch McConnell Pushing Bad Amendments To Block Any Useful Amendments On Surveillance Reform
  Is this 'USA Freedom Act' one of those entities that are designed to do the exact opposite of that which they are entitled. As in shouldn't it be called 'USA subjugation Act'. Reminds me of how the USSR used to refer to the 'dictatorship of the people' - only it wasn't
• Jun 1st, 2015 @ 3:40pm

  Regulation of International Weapons Sales?

  on US Government Making Another Attempt To Regulate Code Like It Regulates International Weapons Sales
  "US Government Making Another Attempt To Regulate Code Like It Regulates International Weapons Sales"
  
  You do realize that the international arms trade is a total free-for all as they'll sell weapons to anyone who can afford them.
  
  http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lord_of_war/