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Comment Re:We might get a tad pissed off (Score 1) 1425

If Bin Laden died the US would need to resurrect him. He's a boogeyman that's useful for reminding people why we spend an insane amount of money on the war on terror. For all I know the CIA has been producing all the Bin Laden videos since 2002.

"Bin Laden" brought to you by CIA productions
*read the next bit fast like a disclaimer*
Copyright United States of America, "Bin Laden" is the registered trademark of the US Department of Homeland Security. All Rights reserved.

Comment Re:Also as a practical matter (Score 1) 1155

Give them a password that doesn't work, say that was the one you used and thus it must have been changed by a trojan after you last logged out.. You have then provided a password so are not guilty of failing to provide a password and they can't prove without access that it wasn't a trojan. No idea how that would play out but if you are getting locked up anyway then it would be worth a try.

Comment Actually it's not that bad an idea.. (Score 1) 289

Assuming that fee is paid, and obviously I pay a portion of it on my broadband bill does that not mean that any material I download is in effect legal as I have licensed it with said fee.

So I can download Shrek 4 Bluray rip legally for a £2pm increase on my broadband bill.

I'd essentially get as much music / films etc as I want for a £2pm subscription

The trick of course is if X is the price of a retail copy and 4X is the fee per month then I logical need to download at least 5X worth of music etc per month to make it "worth while"

Comment Re:Two wrongs don't make a right (Score 1) 1036

So what you are saying is that all hetros should claim to be gay so that they can get a bonus.. Genius..

Even then (if i read the article correctly) it is still unfair as they are using the average figure. So if one bunch of homosexuals would only be taxed £500 then they are essentially getting a $500 pay raise for being gay, others at the other end of the scale (assuming a tax of $1500) are $1000 better off but are still being taxed $500. So they are still being wronged.

Comment Re:Still unfair.. (Score 1) 1036

I am in the UK not the US.

I live with my partner and have done for the last 5years but we have no intention of getting married.

Even to do it cheaply is over £200, I'd rather spend that money on our child or perhaps put it towards a holiday.

I believe that we quailfy under UK law as a Common Law Couple, though tbh I am not really sure I benifit, I think it just makes it easier for her to get 50% if we split.

I was pointing out the "fair" thing to do would be for google to lobby the government for a change in the law to allow gay marriage or what ever it is they don't do. Not to just pay them extra cash for being gay because all that does, is highlight / enforce the view, that they are different and should be treated differently.

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