They get the time extended. Again and again.

And yet there are people in this world who would put time and money into building a house and then open its doors for others to use. You won't see very many of those people in the US, but they do exist.

At this point, "we" should heed the addage "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me".

The point is, you can't get fooled again!

Only if you believe that creative works are owned by their creators rather than become part of the culture once published and thus owned by everyone in society. If you believe the later, than any creative work lost to DRM is a loss to all of us.

I'm not sure where you're from, but I can speak for the US. We tend to be a fairly individualistic nation (still) and the idea of something being part of the culture as you mentioned is a real hard sell here.

Interesting predicament though -- do you want something reflective to protect against the laser, or do you want something absorptive to help hide radar signature?

one of many extremely poor choices by the court in the Bush years(they didn't stop with bad decisions when Obama arrived, not saying that).

I'm glad some people recognize that this isn't anything new. When the Patriot Act passed, many of us saw this coming but it seems like all the outcry now is just too late. It was obvious that the gov't would data mine the entire population to accomplish their goal, and it was obvious that the data they were collecting and mining would end up getting misused by people all over the chain of command. Lo and behold, that is exactly what is happening.

This does need to go to the supreme court, and hopefully the court will see reason. I'm not sure what I expect to happen, though, since (as you mentioned) both parties have shown that this kind of surveillance is something they support.

Slashdot tip to brighten your day:

1. Get up.
2. Greet the first person you see with a compliment and a big smile.
3. If you're feeling adventurous give them a hug.
4. Report your findings here.

Good luck.

If it were a slashdot tip it would include:
5. ?????
6. Profit!

Engines may be the noisiest thing on the plane, but that noise is white noise (static noise). It is actually calming and contributes to actually helping people sleep on the plane. Voices, on the other hand, cut right through that and have the opposite effect, even if they aren't addressing you. Also, voices carry VERY well through the cabin. For example, you can often hear what the flight attendant is saying to someone ten or more rows ahead or behind you, even over the engine noise.

I don't think you understand how analogies work.

Or the entire summary, at least.

If a company can be a "person" surely a chimp can be too, right?

Is this the same line of logic that claims blacks were better off as slaves than they are now as a free people?

Yes, just not the same one.

Weren't they free before they were held captive by humans? In which case, wouldn't they return to the same style of life they had prior to captivity? This doesn't sound very complicated.

Isn't this basically the same as saying people don't like change, which anyone with life experience would already know?

I wish they wouldn't change the way they say it, it makes me scared and confused.