Comment: Re:Greenhouse gas emissions (Score 1) 104
When it was promptly renamed "Khrushchevism".
When it was promptly renamed "Khrushchevism".
But watch how fast the carriers would start bribing state legislators if any of those unserved area's decided to build their own wireless system...
They should have planned for everything to happen at once. Like a terrorist attack just the rapture occurs, during a hurricane, as multiple tornadoes approach, with an earthquake that splits the island in two, as a tsunami wave hits.
...filled with blank pages!
Until he sets you on fire for causing the shadows.
All you need are fancy laminated business cards. It's proof you are a professional.
Nobody knows Bismark anymore.
And it can't sound totally ridiculous, like "The Mickey Mouse Copyright Extension Act" [which is what the last one was, but was named the Sonny Bono act to be slightly less ridiculous].
This time, it'll be something like "The Lady Gaga Copyright Enhancement Act" [using the work enhancement so any attempt to send an email concerning it will automatically be flagged as spam].
And copyright will be extended to 50 years after every copy of the IP ceases to exist in any form, including thoughts and memories.
This is NOT new. More than 5 years ago I read an article in a lower mainland newspaper describing how police had cars with this system, patrolling parking lots looking for stolen vehicles [at least, that's what they claimed they were looking for].
And of course, there was no information as to was retained after each plate was 'checked'.
Now, I wonder who is watching all those camera's that are located at each intersection in the lower mainland...
No, just that this time, enough people happened to get involved to get politicians to notice them. Unless it happens EVERY SINGLE TIME, laws for increasing copyright law will keep getting passed.
And note, when was the last time laws were passed increasing the rights for the individual?
Um, yes, thanks for, you know, getting rid of that guy that most of us wanted you to get rid of. And we're sorry for wrecking all our nice stuff celebrating afterwards.
But would you mind buying us all new stuff, because it kinda is your fault you didn't also stop us from wrecking our stuff.
The meek shall inherit the earth; the rest of us, the Universe.