It's not a problem. I provide them with e-mail and cell numbers. If they choose not to make that one, very minor, effort to reach out, eff 'em. Now I know where I stand and can move on. I ditched my account several months ago, and have not missed it. Still see the same people that I gave a damn about on line, and don't have to hear from/about the ones I don't (and they in turn don't have to pretend to like me, either).

When asked why she chose this movie:

So she's railing against over-praise by... over-praising something. Maybe there's genius in that, but I think she believes she is being deep, which is ironic, and doubly so when you read what she said just prior to that:

Gimmickry? I'm not sure it's possible that he could have included any more in the movie (everything from "gimmicky" CGI to story gimmick - I mean come on, Anakin BUILT the two 'droids? Really? It's a big fuckin' galaxy, I ain't buyin' it. And yes I know, that reveal wasn't in THIS film, but still...). Irony? Well, not only is her choice ironic considering WHY she says she chose it, but the irony of Lucas eschewing his younger self's statement that (paraphrasing here) technology should not win out over humanity is a most perfect example of the meaning of the word. And if she was looking for emotion, boy did she pick something with an overdose.

Amen. My life is quite nice without an account on FB. My fiancee deleted hers just after the most recent US presidential election, as she got tired of all the posts claiming that "this is it - the world is now going to end, our country will become 100% socialist and fall apart" etc. She, too, is less stressed/annoyed without one. It's not very hard to survive cutting the cord.

Sorry that was my AC - forgot to log in. Cheers!

You've either posted a successful troll comment, or have truly misunderstood the girl's points of objection.

Slippery slope starts now...

In choppers...

Good point. I also wonder what Dutch law is as to the admission of DNA evidence in trial is. Is it enough to provide grounds for arrest, but not usable in court? Is it admissible in court but only to be considered as circumstantial. Clearly, IANAL, so I'm curious. Perhaps (as others have said) this allows him to clear his conscience and still have a chance of not being convicted.

That's a great idea. Another plus - it would likely cost much more to run than the "fine" that was imposed (though admittedly, still a pittance).

Good turnout at my location, but moving steadily - only waited about 10~15 minutes. Racially, very diverse. Asian, white, black, and Hispanic from what I could see. People were polite.

No, no, no. 33.333% of the sample size doesn't understand statistics :)

I didn't. Quit using DVD players entirely. Netflix, or an alternate source if it's not there.

I didn't. Never owned one, don't want one. Not compelling enough to spend money on, partly because of DRM.

I didn't. Not only was Diablo III not interesting enough, but when I heard what they'd done, I knew I'd never, ever buy it.

Point is, yes these products still sell, but they doubtlessly would sell more if they didn't try to control so much. They have achieved the reverse of their goals - in fearing theft and piracy, and in the throes of the insanity that the insatiable lust for more profit brings, they've driven more to "steal" (the definition of this has been debated over & over again here on SD) and fewer to purchase.

I'm pretty sure that was said facetiously, with the intended point being that it's cheap to make, and there's so much of it legally free on the web that there's no point in stealing it.

I agree that it needs an overhaul, but I'm certainly not forced to use it. Yamipod will still put things on my old 160gb classic, and CopyTrans Suite puts music on my phone just fine.

You pretty much got it.

Further, by placing an opaque "marker" on the screen to see your "personal view" you've just obscured part of other people's "public view," meaning you're still blocking the screen. I declare this "technically interesting but otherwise inane" technology.