I know you're joking, but I really wouldn't put it past them. The world has seen greed turn a profit on suffering before, and I really wouldn't be surprised if something came about to hinder the development or application of a cure, if one is ever reached.

has gradually changed from a company that says "we'll make this useful product because no one else will make it the way you need it", into a company that says "we're making it the way we want and you'll have to like it".

How many other companies have gone down this road? They start as the cool new company who makes things for the user, and slowly grow into a company that tries to dictate what the user needs.

I remember when Microsoft used to be cool.

Is there really nothing on it that they can reuse, like those giant solar panels?

Chef . . .spouse . . . whatever. They're both supposed to prepare food for me, aren't they?

Maybe not, but if someone tries to photograph me, I'm allowed to turn my head away, no? There may be no right to not being photographed, but I sure as hell don't have to pose for a photo if I don't want to.

it was while he was sitting in the plane.

a helicopter in a cage.

What's the difference? If you self-host and the government wants access to your data, couldn't they just subpoena you anyway? Either way, it seems like if they want your data, they're going to get it.

"but [the draft] goes no further in attempting to clarify what 'tools' might be subject to criminal sanctions". Why would it? By leaving it open ended, they're free to enforce the ban whenever they feel it's fitting for them; picking and choosing any "offending" software when they feel it's warranted.

THEN! YOU'RE! FUCK! Are you really someone to be ragging on another person's incompetencies?

. . . who hates acronyms that were obviously created before picking the words that the letters stand for? I mean, really. At this point, why bother with an acronym? You might as well just give the damn thing a real name.

It makes the wearer look like a f**king idiot.

The only reason to use Lynx is to check a web page's compatibility with Lynx.

Is it wrong that I find this funny?

I want to make my Internet free to others!

One day later . . .

How do I limit my free Internet?

Now people are going to think that Wardriving is synonymous with stealing credit card numbers, when it's just the act of finding wi-fi from a car.