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Journal: It is certainly not capitalism. 3

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius

"There is no way to vote against corporate power. Citizens have no way to bring about the prosecution of Wall Street bankers and financiers for fraud, military and intelligence officials for torture and war crimes, or security and surveillance officers for human rights abuses. The Federal Reserve is reduced to printing money for banks and financiers and lending it to them at almost zero percent interest; corporate officers then lend it to us at usurious rates as high as 30 percent. I do no

Comment: Re:what mcafee is good for: (Score 5, Interesting) 123

by Jeremiah Cornelius (#43767977) Attached to: John McAfee's Belize Home Burns To Ground

BBC did a viddy on this in 1992.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AUvrPvV-KQo

Just paranoid, bullshit? Sponsored by the CIA and British intelligence, NATO operatives - under the false-front, operating as a "Marxist Terror Gang" kidnapped and murdered the Prime Minister of Italy in 1978.

This was just a single instance of organized para-national political violence including strings of European bombings and assassinations, beginning in the 1940's and continuing at least into the 1990's.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gladio

Then, after the cold war, there are no longer "Marxist Terror Gangs". They all just gave up and went home, I guess. Now, there are "Muslim Terror Gangs". Amazing.

PS. Don't look too closely at the Balkans.

Comment: It's just so sad that the practice (Score 4, Insightful) 69

Seems like it will continue - despite any ruling. Look at the overall indicators and trend, not just one specific ruling or data point.

Those cool, adventurous science-fiction dystopias in Bladerunner and the like. Well, they aren't so cool for most people to live in. They certainly aren't cool for the people who witness the transitions - from the 70s to post 2001...

It's a long way from the top, now. And we didn't tie a rope to climbe back.

+ - UK consumers reporting contactless payment errors->

Submitted by leathered
leathered writes "The BBC reports that some customers of UK retailer Marks and Spencer have reported that the store's contactless payment terminals have debited their cards despite being in their bags or pockets, sometimes paying twice when they have used another payment method. The cards are supposed to work only when the card comes within 4cm of the terminal. Customers of fast-food chain Pret a Manger have been reporting similar problems, and in both cases cited the customers weren't even aware they had been issued with NFC-enabled cards by their bank."
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Comment: Re:Bleach Blonde in Red Convertable (Score 1) 5

by Jeremiah Cornelius (#43746321) Attached to: Beam me up, Scotty!

I have one of those memories.

All from recollection of Dr. Demento broadcasts, c. 1978-1980 - prior to Bubblicious joining as a sponsor, cutting the show to less than 1 hr, and padding with ads.

If there's Trek goofiness, he'd have to include these chestnuts - and prolly have to add the audio portion of SNLs "Last Voyage" skit, with Elliot Gould as an NBC exec cancelling the show.

That's when I first heard HHGTG, too. I still find the BBC radiophonic original to be the superior of all incarnations. Funniest, too.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have one. -- Marcus Procius Cato

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