You really don't grok that "liabilty" thing, do you?

Why should anyone surprised, given the industry's deep pockets and demonstrated penchant for bribery?

IMNSHO anyone "surprised" by this outcome is naïve.

Quite relevant for me at the moment, as we stop off for a couple of days in Guangzhou to see the in-laws on our way back to Stockholm. Why the hell is eniro.se blocked? Even more annoying are the sites that are broken because they incorporate Google ads or some CDN that displeases the local authorities in some way or other.

Tip for travellers: When using mobile data via your at-home telco, access appears to be unfiltered. This is true for me, at least, when using Telenor's 500MB/199SEK/7-day offering. Of course, as always, it's a ripoff compared to what I pay at home, and YMMV.

Now if I could only do something about the idiots at the Riksbanken who continue to issue self-congratulations as the krona continues to plummet...

Disclaimer: Not yet had coffee this morning.

I would equate "going forward" with "henceforth" or "from now on", that is, starting with the present moment and extending into the foreseeable future, possibly permanently, but at least until some future event mandates a change. "In the future" doesn't necessarily provide a starting point (IMO) other than "sometime later than now", and is even less precise regarding continuity or durability.

So I think you and I are in agreement.

Now... about that coffee...

Uh, what? Last I heard, state and local governments must also abide by the US Constitution.

"Going forward" is not quite the same as "in the future", yes.

(I've been writing professionally almost as long as SK, and have a lower UID. Make of that what you will.)

All the Uber users, of course!

We'll still respect each other in the morning, regardless. Right? :)

On this point and occasion, you and I appear to be in complete agreement. Cheers.

look: to turn one's attention to; to search

see: to sense with the eyes; to perceive; to understand

"What do you see when you look at the Mona Lisa?"

I am pretty sure that I do not match any of the stereotypes which any of you wish to ascribe to me.

Some of us visit other places and try to learn something from the peoples and cultures we encounter there. Some of us spend their days in their mothers' basements cursing those who aren't afraid to emerge.

Do I get any points for wearing a purple shirt whilst walking around downtown Sydney on ANZAC Day?

If you really want to stop the theft of art and music, why not start with the megacorporate audio/video recording combines who profit from the monetisation of culture and the destruction of the public domain?

He did say, "my old roommate", which could be taken to mean he doesn't have one any longer. And one might have a roommate for any numbers of reasons. Not that any of this makes me any more inclined to believe him, just that you seem to pick an odd point to dwell upon.