Comment Re: TX Law (Score 0) 132
That's an option for the Anonymous?
LK
That's an option for the Anonymous?
LK
She's huge and has a great influence. If the outbreak is in Europe, then what is there to fear in America?
Probably nothing but that's not the point. Like I said, she discussed her personal preference. It doesn't matter that those middle-aged, white soccer moms followed suit. They did so on their own, as they are free to do.
If someone were to declare that their personal religious beliefs prevented them from vaccinating their children and other people followed suit, each person is responsible for their own choices.
LK
How is it that you think she had enough influence to convince people to not vaccinate their kids but at the same time, but somehow her change of heart on the matter hasn't affected anyone?
LK
Oprah said that SHE lost interest in eating hamburgers because of the BSE outbreak in Europe. She didn't disparage US Beef producers. She didn't tell her army of soccer moms to stop eating beef. That's why she won.
I'm not an Oprah fan but fair is fair and suing her was bullshit.
LK
I don't care that it's mostly the realm of science fiction.
Machines are already capable of outperforming us physically. We face the very real possibility that one day they could outperform us intellectually. That, in and of itself isn't bad but what happens if those machines who are stronger, faster, more resilient and smarter than us decide that they would be better off without us?
Should we tell them that an uprising is impossible because some jackass said so in 2014?
LK
We still have the jury box but it seems like the powers that be are trying to short circuit that option to force the latter.
LK
That Haliburton, Enron, Koch Industries lackey!
If only this country would have elected a constitutional scholar, like Barack Obama...
Oh wait...
LK
If kickstarter was actually the entity shipping the rewards, this might be a bit more relevant.
It's not. The people who would make and send such items are not kickstarter, hence they need kickstarter to raise funds.
LK
"firearms accessories" are included.
Would one be prosecuted for selling scope mounts without a license? Or how about a battery powered bore cleaner?
LK
No, you mis-paraphrased me and invented arguments that I never put forth.
LK
Where does the kickstarter page say the decision is for legal concerns?
You are grasping at straws.
LK
If you would be kind enough to limit your responses to me and exclude the voices in your head, that would be great.
LK
I'm sure that any staff or retained layers working for kickstarter understand the law better than I do.
I'm saying that this decision is obviously political.
And yes, pushing their political agenda is clearly more important to them than money.
LK
You're grasping at straws.
There are potentials for legal liability for everything.
What if Oculus Rift caused eye damage to someone?
What if The Dash caused someone to go deaf?
Liability concern does explain why they don't want weapons, it doesn't explain why they won't allow weapon accessories.
LK
Who said that I was talking about exporting or even building a weapon?
I'm specifically talking about weapon accessories.
It looks like you kan't read.
LK
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