Charity is about giving, not taking, so I and many others I know refuse to give to charity's whose CEOs worry more about taking as much as they can. I'm just thankful we are not "forced" to declare how much of our paychecks we will donate to these multimillionare lead organizations anymore.

I didn't send a dime to Nepal because everyone who asked for it made more money than me, but I did give all my spare change to beggars in the streeet who asked for it because they were in obvious need. Charity is about giving, and the "talented" MBA type CEOs just exist to suck in as much income from anyone than can.

You "fuck you all if I don't profit" types need to die already. This is about species survival, not individuals.

I don't care if they are successful, only that they give. And I can tell you I am not the only one who quit giving part of my pay because of their CEO's greed. People got so tired of giving to an organization whose president sucked up more than we earned that we all refused to donate anymore. Charity is about giving, not profiting.

Dang, all I have is my six year old N900, which is still working just fine, and a prepaid cell I bought just in case the N900 dies because of all the USB breakage reports I read. Damn Microsoft and its FUD.

People share information freely because that is simply what people do. It is a natural thing to do because the knowledge learned by one generation ensures the survivability of the next, and no amount of legislation will prevent people from doing so.

It is their executive's compensation that is the problem. When you are being asked to give charity, you expect that those you are giving it to are charitable minded themselves. I quit donating a percentage of my paycheck to the United Way when I found out that their executives were sucking up many times my salary in compensation. If I give, and I am more than willing to do that, you give.

Why is this suddenly a big deal?

Because these idiots want to have these things flying over everyones heads without regard for their rights. Whatever happened to your rights end at my nose?

Not really. These drone proponents seem to want to be able fly over everybodies head with impunity. I remember reading a post the other day where someone had a dream of ruining other bather's peaceful enjoyment of the beach just to have a towel delivered to him.

"...all the downsides to this seem like nonsense to me..."

That's probably because you don't want to think critically about how some of those downsides will effect others. Besides all the safety concerns, there simple nuisance and property right issues to examine. Look, I want flying cars as much as the next guy, but I don't want them or delivery drones buzzing over my house.

10th graders are taught not to use Google because Google spies on them.

What force do you propose to enforce these regulations?

Damn good idea if only some medical conditions didn't take more than a 10th grade education to understand.

"holding private companies accountable is the solution"

So government regulation is the answer then?

The market is speaking to you Comcast and TWC! Perhaps it would behoove both of you to listen to what it is saying.