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Comment This is what was said... the rest is assumption (Score 0) 289

https://medium.com/@PresidentO...

The text, because this "news" article couldn't seem to post a link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the...

There's people even on the reddit thread pointing out that the person mentioning Snowden has no basis for the assumption. As with all things, follow the money; in a couple days if that link to "Snowden" donations turns out to be some fat fuck padding his own bank account by preying off mental midgets, i will not be surprised in the least.

From what the EO actually looks like, i'd suggest the only ones who are going to be hating it are the hackers and thieves stealing personal data.... oh, and the numbnuts who have such a kneejerk reaction of hating anything Obama does so much that if he came out in favor of breathing, they'd all hold their breaths till dead.

Remember what they say about assuming. The title of the article should be something along the lines of: "Potential con-man fleecing more anti-Obama idiots by scaring them again."

Comment Re:Wtf? Zero wars? (Score 1) 383

A point your leaving out, however, is that that general, and those Hezbolla fighters were headed to a Syrian outpost that the Iranians helped to build, to defend against rebels.... you know, those guys with the ever changing initials of ISIS, IS, or whichever way they go together this week. Additionally, while those more cowardly or rabid fear the "inevitable" attack of Iran against Israel, Israels attack against those fighters fighting ISIS was inside a different sovereign nation. This was not a defensive strike, it was an attack.

A lot of the rhetoric from Iran the past decade has been blown up because of poor translations, and the complete lack of ability to understand any nuanced speech at all by a certain segment of sociopath war-mongers in the US. Overall though, when you compare what Israel has done in countries other than Israel, to what Iran has done in countries other than Iran.. for the past 50 years.... Israel is by far and away more likely to start wars, although they always try to call them "defensive actions," which the gullible, or the sociopaths, gobble up.

Comment Re:Unpublished (Score 1) 278

Though the FCC could step in and apply their own regulations I doubt they would even consider it for non-broadcast access.

Actually, they already have very specific rules for captioning Internet streaming content that Netflix and all other streaming companies follow (the misunderstanding that Netflix "doesn't do captions" is totally wrong - the vasty majority of their content is captioned):

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/capt...

This lawsuit was trying to claim that those already extensive rules aren't enough and the ADA requires all content to be captioned. Luckily the courts didn't agree...

Comment Re:Not to mention they aren't a monopoly (Score 4, Informative) 278

The actual FCC rule about whether captions are required for streaming depends on two things: when the content originally aired on TV and when the device displaying them was built/updated (so that devices that were built before the rules don't apply). It's actually pretty fair.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/capt...

The lawsuit was basically an attempt by lawyers to apply the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) to Internet closed captions to argue that those reasonable FCC rules aren't enough, and they should "get money" from companies that are really trying as hard as they can to follow the actual rules...

Comment Re:yes and no (Score 1) 394

I believe you think my comment was an endorsement of facebook, when it was actually an assessment on the stupidity of scientology. As for the election of people unworthy to be in office, that's a given.

You have state representatives who don't have a basic understanding of the female anatomy trying to regulate women's medical treatments: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

You have had others running for office that think women can magically turn off their bodies ability to become pregnant: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

There is a resurgence of the anti-intellectualism culture in this country, and it's being elected into positions where it can do unimaginable damage to our country. Stupid people make stupid decisions, and when those stupid people are in public office, they make stupid decisions that fuck up everyone's life. In all honesty, the Kardashian's you speak of would be less stupid than some of those who are in now (and no, that's not an endorsement of the Kardashians).

Comment What could possibly go wrong.... (Score 4, Funny) 187

Sorry, i've learned my lesson pushing random red buttons. I still argue that a button that will vaporize 1/3rd of a planet from the core out SHOULD have had better protection from people like me, or at least a label with a warning. FINE, a label with a warning in MY language!

Seriously, though, isn't this taking "lazy" to a whole new level? Or have we been at that level, and no one mentioned it to me?

Comment Re:Money (Score 1) 353

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

....except the word "explicit" does not appear in the text, and the courts have routinely held that people pushing that position are simply fucking idiots (paraphrasing, but still an accurate description). Why is it that dumbfucks like you who bring up the constitution so much don't have a fucking clue about it?

"it was impossible to confine a Government to the exercise of express powers; there must necessarily be admitted powers by implication, unless the Constitution descended to recount every minutia." - - James Madison

Comment Re:Money (Score 1) 353

Yeh... that's not actually how it works. Why is it there's so many fucking idiots in the US who, like you, never met a civics or US history class they could pass? However, even playing along with your fucking idiocy, the 14th Amendment comes after the 10th Amendment, so even by your fucked in the head idiotic logic, you're still fucking wrong.

Civil rights are not subject to popular vote.... it's WHY we have a bill of rights in the first place, to keep a majority from using tyranny of the majority to curtail a minorities rights.

You fucking idiots need to learn a little history.

Comment Re:Money (Score 1) 353

Any given state's constitution is subservient to the US Constitution. Period. Anyone who thinks differently is either completely ignorant, or simply a fucking idiot. The US constitution is not in place to empower the majority to be able to use tyranny of the majority to subjugate the rights of the minority; the Bill of Rights IS in place to keep that from happening. Madison always said he saw no need to enumerate a bill of rights, as he never thought citizens would sink to trying to strip others of their rights. Clearly Madison didn't foresee the complete fucking asshats that some worthless fucks would become.

Comment Re:Now I understand her record at HP (Score 3, Informative) 353

Are you sure that's what she's remembered for?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...

Fiorina frequently has been ranked as one of the worst CEOs of all time.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/am...

http://www.cnbc.com/id/3050209...

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com...

http://ca.complex.com/pop-cult...

Oh... and this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Comment Re:Now I understand her record at HP (Score 2) 353

Well, that's not entirely accurate.... she can rightfully claim that she's the reason HP's stock went up: http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/0...

Personally i like this part....

"The stock is up a bit on the fact that nobody liked Carly's leadership all that much," said Robert Cihra, an analyst with Fulcrum Global Partners. "The Street had lost all faith in her and the market's hope is that anyone will be better."

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