Comment Re:I think (Score 1) 335
If you think atrocities are only committed by the USA and its allies, you must have had a hell of an education.
Comment Re:Insensitive clod (Score 1) 307
No, smoke comes out of his ears.
Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 445
Indeed. People like Rand Paul voted against it because it EXTENDED THE PATRIOT ACT while leaving the worst parts of it in place. But no, the Slashdot hive mind thinks, "OMG LIBBERTERIANS JUST WANT GUBBERMINT, INC."
Comment Re:So basically (Score 1) 445
Only the ones who are either crony capitalists or abject failures who depend on the government for their sustenance.
Comment DID ANYONE READ THE ARTICLE? (Score 3, Interesting) 445
Again, I ask you: did anyone read the article?
Both Democrats and Republicans voted against this bill. So this was, tongue in cheek, a bipartisan effort against liberty. For what it's worth, Democrat Mark Udall seems to have opposed it because it doesn't do enough, which can be a frustrating, yet respectable position.
But the days when at least every other Slashdot headline and summary actually reflected what was contained in the article are gone. So you TL;DR types dominate the discussion with nonsense partisanship that is not based on fact. And that fact is that, as usual, the schmucks in charge value their power over liberty and do not serve us.
Republicans Block Latest Attempt At Curbing NSA Power 445
Robotron23 writes: The latest attempt at NSA reform has been prevented from passage in the Senate by a margin of 58 to 42. Introduced as a means to stop the NSA collecting bulk phone and e-mail records on a daily basis, the USA Freedom Act has been considered a practical route to curtailment of perceived overreach by security services, 18 months since Edward Snowden went public. Opponents to the bill said it was needless, as Wall Street Journal raised the possibility of terrorists such as ISIS running amok on U.S. soil. Supporting the bill meanwhile were the technology giants Google and Microsoft. Prior to this vote, the bill had already been stripped of privacy protections in aid of gaining White House support. A provision to extend the controversial USA Patriot Act to 2017 was also appended by the House of Representatives.
Comment Re:Real investments come with guidance (Score 1) 473
My second favorite grade-school joke after, "How do you keep a moron in suspense?"
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Comment Re:So can anyone with Pro Tools... BFD. (Score 1) 51
With the advent of technology, anyone can sing or play any instrument like a pro.
Sure, if all that mattered in music was plucking, blowing, or bowing. There's this small matter of the theory of music. You know, harmony, style, tonality... little things like that.
Comment Re:According to an equally valid poll (Score 1) 246
And since when are pics of women breastfeeding none of anyone's business? Why post them?
Comment Re:The {Mormon} thing and {x} (Score 1) 186
Voltaire sucks. Completely intolerable!
Comment Re:Sci Fi Really Ages Quickly (Score 1) 186
The SFX were decent for TV, but I still can't fathom how they could have resulted in a $1 million budget per episode. I think it's more like Greene and Hatch's salaries that are to blame.
Comment Re:Use the money you save (Score 0) 488
Are you too much of an uncommunicative egoist to give a simple response like the other person?
Get over yourself.
Comment Re:Second problem with Comcast in a day (Score 1) 100
And subtract 5-8 hours, since Ireland is UTC.
Comment Not news (Score 4, Interesting) 134
A presidential appointee who is ignorant and unqualified? Horrors!
Comment Re:Comcast tried to steal $50 from me (Score 1) 223
That's not a bad idea. Thanks for the tip.
