I agree with everything you just said...except "they steal from the open source community". I say it all the time regarding "pirate" conversations, and I'll say it here: intellectual property isn't real property, and it cannot be "stolen". Now, does Apple copy from FreeBSD without giving back? Yes, certainly. But not "steal".

Using apps during a solar eclipse, using apps during a lunar eclipse, using apps while using apps, using apps while listening to music, using apps while closing one's eyes, using apps while the phone is laying flat on a desk, using apps while the phone is laying slanted on a pillow...the patent possibilities are endless!

At the rate they're developing GW2, I tend to believe your first statement.

MAFIAA should pay for his time in jail. I mean, it's waaaaay cheaper than the billions of dollars they would lose if he continued pirating, right?

However, every illegal action is punishable by law. Whether or not it's ethical, it's generally wise to avoid illegal actions if you don't want to be punished by the law.

List of cosponsors, among other info Copypasta: Mark Amodei [R-NV2] Joe Baca [D-CA43] John Barrow [D-GA12] Karen Bass [D-CA33] Howard Berman [D-CA28] Marsha Blackburn [R-TN7] Mary Bono Mack [R-CA45] John Carter [R-TX31] Steven Chabot [R-OH1] Judy Chu [D-CA32] John Conyers [D-MI14] Jim Cooper [D-TN5] Ted Deutch [D-FL19] Elton Gallegly [R-CA24] Robert Goodlatte [R-VA6] Tim Griffin [R-AR2] Tim Holden [D-PA17] Peter King [R-NY3] John Larson [D-CT1] Ben Luján [D-NM3] Thomas Marino [R-PA10] Alan Nunnelee [R-MS1] William Owens [D-NY23] Ben Quayle [R-AZ3] Dennis Ross [R-FL12] Steve Scalise [R-LA1] Adam Schiff [D-CA29] Brad Sherman [D-CA27] Lee Terry [R-NE2] Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL20] Melvin Watt [D-NC12]

You do realize that 16 of the 32 (current) sponsors are Democrats? Source

Let's sift through this lovely FUD...

Stats on how often this actually happens, please. In no way do I belittle the women who have to go through this traumatizing experience, but it just isn't that common.

[citation needed]. I have a hard time believing Paul would actually side against the women whose lives could be saved via abortion. Even if he did side against them, as president he'd never get congress to support him.

Meaningless sensationalism. I'd say it's unfounded, but you didn't actually say anything, and it's hard to call such a content-free sentence unfounded.

Your POV is showing. I have a hard time taking anything someone says seriously when they believe the sort of thing you'd expect from an 8-year-old: "[X]s rule! [Y]s drool!"

"Combating the theft of U.S. property"...honestly? The words "theft" and "property" are HUGE red flags that these people have no clue what they are talking about.

The study only represents Flurry customers, however. All it really shows is a correlation between being a Flurry customer and choosing iOS over Android.

No, these people are debating about screaming "SOUP" in Spanish.

That would fall under the first rule: "post anything, trust nothing". And its natural extension into real life: "trust no one"...? Seriously, though. Don't give other people material to post against you. If they make crap up about you and post it, then simply refer your friends to the "trust nothing" part. Everybody wants the government to solve their problems, but then complains when the govt has so much power. Just be smart and deal with it yourself, people.

That, however, is entirely contrary to the idea of the internet. The natural extension of "post anything, trust nothing" into the web 2.0 era is "don't post anything you will regret the world knowing".

Oh my! That's almost as bad as killing a fly! They might become endangered!

Fortunately, this is slashdot. Nobody [of importance] actually clicks through.