Comment Re:Tone down your rhetoric (Score 5, Insightful) 348
I'll respect copyright law once copyright law respects me back.
I'll respect copyright law once copyright law respects me back.
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I do legitimately wonder why there aren't entire legions of freedom fighters laying siege to capitol hill right now.
Stop! Stop this immediately! Why do you want to hide your communications from the NSA? What do you have to fear? Nothing to hide, nothing to fear, I'd say! I'm not upset that the NSA is attacking these encryption methods. In fact, I'm glad they are! The NSA can do no wrong! If we didn't have the NSA doing this, we would be more vulnerable to terrorists than ever before! The terrorists! Think of the terrorists! The government can do no wrong! The terrorists!
-- cold fjord
Here he comes, cold fjord, the man himself!
Snowden and Greenwald are obstructing anti-terrorist agencies throughout the civilized world. Honestly, we should just lynch them. They're a disgrace.
-- cold fjord
Terrorism is a threat to the way we live our lives. We must give up our privacy if we want security (which we do, at any cost)
-- cold fjord
Fuckin' snowden piece of shit! How dare he do this! Snowden is fuckin' guilty as fuck! Kill him! Kill! Kill! Kill!
-- cold fjord
I'm gonna fuckin' kill Snowden, that fucking piece of shit fucker ass fuck shit ass fuck supreme fuck ass! GOD! He makes me so fuckin' angry! How dare he disobey me! Get him, boys!
-- cold fjord
Snowden is the worst thing to happen to this nation since the Constitution was formed and signed.
-- cold fjord
That fuckin' Snowden piece of shit! The government can do no wrong! The terrorists! Think of the terrorists, you fuckin' insolent insects! Give me all your privacy so we can stop the terrorists, you fucks!
-- cold fjord
They are born with those rights.
I am highly skeptical of this claim. What evidence do you have to support it?
Awe, aren't you a such a cool rebel! No, no you aren't, you're just a little kid trying to show us how you aren't conforming!@!@%!%#!#
What? So you're saying that the reason I don't include copyright notices inside my source files is...so that I can stick it to the man? That's not the reason at all. Those copyright notices at the top of source files are an eyesore, and I do not wish to look at them. They are not code, they do not belong in the source files.
Heres reality: You'll do what society demands, like it or not.
Really? Here I am, not doing what the unnamed group you've determined to be representative of all of society says I should. Therefore, you're wrong.
They also imply it is entirely optional to actually note your copyright in your files, when it is really bad practice not to unless you really want to make it impossible for people to understand the copyright history when e.g. merging your code into another project.
I'm not going to shit up my code with copyright notices. I barely recognize copyright law as it is.
I see the right to a fair trial as far more important than preventing acts of terrorism. I don't care if you claim that the terrorists could kill literally every single american overnight without these systems in place.
Cold fjord, is that you?
The practical result of crippling the intelligence agencies will almost certainly be more successful attacks in the future which can easily kill hundreds, or even thousands, of people per attack. I don't see how you aren't making that connection, or that you don't think it is a bad thing that should be prevented.
I'm not saying it's a good thing that terrorists are able to kill more people, but you are supporting a solution that strips privacy away from everyone. I cannot accept that solution.
Do you really see the lives of those hypothetical victims as more important than personal privacy?
Terrorists exist. They've conducted attacks in the past. They'll continue to attempt attacks in the future.
And? What of it? We all know this, so what is your point?
Crippling the intelligence agencies is a bad idea.
But why? The only reason you've left us with is that you're extremely afraid of terrorists and are willing to throw anything and everything away if you believe it will help stop them.
What if I get banned from Xbox Live? Does this 24-hour check-in fail? Am I no longer allowed to play my single player games?
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