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You sound more worried about Orwell than Huxley.
You sound more worried about Orwell than Huxley.
Yeah, at this point I am, but in the last few months I was worried that not enough people were going to be upset about this. Yesterday seems to have changed that. Also, I just worded that sentence in the last post very poorly.
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You sound more worried about Orwell than Huxley.
Yeah, at this point I am, but in the last few months I was worried that not enough people were going to be upset about this. Yesterday seems to have changed that. Also, I just worded that sentence in the last post very poorly.
Yeah, at this point I am, but in the last few months I was worried that not enough people were going to be upset about this. Yesterday seems to have changed that. Also, I just worded that sentence in the last post very poorly.
I'm worried more about Postman. I think he had it right. And wrong, but right in part.
I think closed information systems are the biggest threat. You can get tons of information now, and have it all catered to you. You can learn a lot about nothing. Or nothing about a lot.
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I've heard a rumor that they're going to rewrap SOPA as an anti-child pornography type of thing. If this happens, I hope the internet goes apeshit about it again.
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They can't hide something that big under a different title. That would fool nobody.
If it makes you feel better, Silicon Valley is now a major source of campaign funds, particularly for Democrats. They'll all be heard.
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In other news, megaupload got shut down. It had a bunch of pirated materials, but also a bunch of legitimate material. I know architects who would use it to upload and share files that were in the hundreds of megabytes. I've used it to share albums and songs I've recorded. That they were able to take down this website without SOPA or PIPA is bullshit and anonymous is protesting it thru DDoS attacks. fbi.gov, copyright.gov, riaa.org were down earlier today, universalmusic.com is still down. This is illegal, but when we've tried legal ways of protesting it (that music video) that unfairly get censored, it makes me happy that someone is fighting these assholes with underhanded tactics.
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Yes, it was despicable, and certainly the candidates should have said something. They should have told the people who booed to stand up and say how many times they've been to Iraq, or risked their lives for their country. It wasn't exactly a profile in courage. But what do you expect from Mitt Romney? A leader? Balls?
But let's be fair - not everyone was booing. It was only a few people. Plus, this helps the other side. Independents watch this and think, "What a bunch of assholes."
After all, the only real group of Americans that opposed repealing DADT were the older base of the Republican Party. Otherwise, it has widespread majority support. So if they want to hop on a losing issue and make themselves look like assholes in the process, fine with me.
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I don't think you posted where you think you posted.
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Yes, it was despicable, and certainly the candidates should have said something. They should have told the people who booed to stand up and say how many times they've been to Iraq, or risked their lives for their country. It wasn't exactly a profile in courage. But what do you expect from Mitt Romney? A leader? Balls?
But let's be fair - not everyone was booing. It was only a few people. Plus, this helps the other side. Independents watch this and think, "What a bunch of assholes."
After all, the only real group of Americans that opposed repealing DADT were the older base of the Republican Party. Otherwise, it has widespread majority support. So if they want to hop on a losing issue and make themselves look like assholes in the process, fine with me.
Yes, it was despicable, and certainly the candidates should have said something. They should have told the people who booed to stand up and say how many times they've been to Iraq, or risked their lives for their country. It wasn't exactly a profile in courage. But what do you expect from Mitt Romney? A leader? Balls?
But let's be fair - not everyone was booing. It was only a few people. Plus, this helps the other side. Independents watch this and think, "What a bunch of assholes."
After all, the only real group of Americans that opposed repealing DADT were the older base of the Republican Party. Otherwise, it has widespread majority support. So if they want to hop on a losing issue and make themselves look like assholes in the process, fine with me.
I don't think you posted where you think you posted.
VT, Shhhh!!!! He is in his total suppression mode.
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