CommentBot3000

48715 pts ยท September 19, 2014


Not too long ago I re-watched the series while I read the corresponding books (I made sure to be further ahead in the books than the series at all times). There were many times I went "Oh! That's why that happened!" because it was explained in the books and not in the show.

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Only in the US, in the EU we have consumer protections and EULA's are largely worthless.

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Years ago I worked at a small company that was one day contacted by Microsoft who wanted to hear what licenses we had. Like what? You don't know what you sold us? They were politely told we didn't have time to look it up. Every license we used was legal btw.

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Good for you!

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Historically it's been used to treat a variety of things, among other in Europe for syphilis. It was also used in ancient China and Greece.

3 days ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That's not what I said.

4 days ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

In all of those cases the perpetrators were more extreme right-wing than the current fascist administration. It's extremely dangerous, but that's the political climate we're seeing - you could say that not even the fascists are safe from the more extreme fascists.

4 days ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Yes, the fascists are using violence to suppress political speech they disagree with. It is happening as I type this - if it's not possible to talk and vote your way out of it, what do you do? Wait until you're killed or imprisoned for wanting a decent life for everyone?

4 days ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 2

The point is that nigel thought/knew he was breaking the law and still went through with it. Why would the journalist risk being thrown in jail?

1 week ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

I doubt anyone could be so stupid as to not catch on earlier, I would guess it's been very profitable for him to not notice, so he hasn't. Now that the grifting well is running dry, he's pivoting.

4 weeks ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You might be correct - the elections were only the first failures though, every subsequent day he wasn't removed for his crimes was a new failure.

4 weeks ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

As a European living in Europe the picture in this post reflects what I see and hear. We do not understand how you could elect the blundering fool TWICE and we are realizing that the US is no longer an ally or friend. It will take decades to undo the damage he has done to relations, if it can be undone at all.
That's not counting the damage he's done to the US.

4 weeks ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

And we will cover their hatches in a thick layer of cement.

4 weeks ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Ah, prions are not destroyed by being cooked! Your tip to avoid brains and the spinal cord helps more.

1 month ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 2

I watched two videos but couldn't find anything about bluetooth, anyway, I don't think it's the worst aspect by half - without tying mac-addresses to faces or license plates it won't have much value.

1 month ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 6

Yeah, that would make sense, I just haven't read or heard about it in the case of these cameras. I doubt connecting a mac address to a person is trivial though, there are much easier ways for law enforcement to get lists of devices that were present in a given area at a given time.

1 month ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

Sure thing, I'll stop correcting your misinformation. Maybe you should consider not spreading misinformation?

1 month ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

No, deflocking is a serious case of vigilantism and people need to know how to protect themselves, spreading misinformation is not the way forward. Yes, you should leave your phone at home, not because the camera will magically track you, but for a myriad of other reasons.

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Ah, so the answer was 'no'. Thank you. All the other things you mention are mostly correct but are not in the slightest related to the cameras.

1 month ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 22

This doesn't really make sense from a technical standpoint - do you have a source for this claim?

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Effectively the same, both have exactly no effect on inflation.

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The notion of dropping priceless jewelry into the ocean in order to lower inflation is somehow incredibly funny to me.

1 month ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

We can do much more and much more is being done, Putlers threats of nuclear war mean nothing.

1 month ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Yes, they will never recognize your vehicle only your face and the passengers face from the facial recognition!

1 month ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I mean; the flock cameras is the current iteration of the panopticon. Wonder what they'll think of next as this one doesn't seem to be working out for them..

1 month ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

What you are describing is sometimes implemented just like that to tire you out and make you give up. Its a feature, not a bug.

1 month ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

The real/boring reason is that it doesn't meet the minimum safety standards of the EU. We'll let the USians keep it ;)

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A quick googling tells me there are native high-desert Alberquerquean trees that are "uniquely adapted to intense sunlight, alkaline soils, and low precipitation.". Not taking a dig at you, just pointing it out.

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Wait, the Canadian nature is murdering tourists and calling them trump voters after the fact?

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