This is the same as Netflix & Amazon, the +/- score (I hope they let us weed stuff out also) could be associated with search result strings and *voila* - Google has their improved search ranking algorithm. I hope.

BOOOOO!!!!! Don't teach kids to vote electronically you sod.

YouCut is a fantastic idea. It's ridiculous we don't have more direct representation given the ease with which we can collect peoples' opinions these days. I say let them cut NSF. Sure, I'll lose my funding, my grad students will have to find another PI, but we'll save a fraction of what we need to balance the budget. Oh sure, we'll have eliminated the very instrument for creating new wealth for America in the future, but hey, it's what Americans want. I don't think we have much to really worry about though. Even if Americans stupidly target scientific infrastructure for the future I think their representatives will continue to fund it, just as they will always fund Defense research.

Precisely. The focus is on the label applied to the technology, rather than on the capabilities of the technology itself.

I don't really care what they rule on this issue. I own what I own and I'll do what I feel with it, including reselling it. The courts can diddle one another over the issue for as long as they like, the de facto ruling has already been made in favor of First Sale.

There is a reason to consume entertainment, and that is that you deprive your soul of nourishment by limiting yourself to only those creative delicacies which you create yourself. Why not enjoy the creative endeavors of your fellow man?

Yes, any responsible adult will have enough in savings to pay bills/mortgage/etc. for *at least* one month. That will be impossible for some adults, but it is what you ought to try to save up at the very least. You should do just fine scraping by like you describe, but I hope you are able to figure out why it's a bad idea before you're too old to do anything about it son.

Does anyone know whether immixGroup owns and administers Network Solutions (the registrar for seizedservers.com)? If not it would appear immixGroup have been hired by ICE-DHS to set up placeholding nameservers, serve up the graphic, and collect analytics on site visitors.

Mod this down, it's not a hoax. I've posted further down about the on-the-record statement ICE has released to me confirming their involvement in these takedowns.

I have received an on-the-record statement from Cori W. Bassett, Spokeswoman, ICE Office of Public Affairs, Dept. of Homeland Security: “ICE office of Homeland Security Investigations executed court ordered seizure warrants against a number of domain names. As this is an ongoing investigation, there are no additional details available at this time.” This statement was given in response to an inquiry I made to ICE's Public Relations Office asking whether these claims of ICE takedowns were true.

I've also called in to ICE through their media inquiries channel. I hope to gain some more information regarding the scope of their operating here and their motivations for doing so.

Report Suspicious Activity To report suspicious activity, call ICE toll-free at 1-866-DHS-2ICE. I find it very suspicious that someone is using ICE logos and seals for something that concerns them not at all. If someone is illegally making use of their seals I think they want to know about it. We ought all to call in and report this suspicious activity.

Human poachers poach Rhinos ==> Robot drones poach poachers. There's kind of a poetic justice quality in that, and heightened by the cold threat of robotic killing machines.

So you believe the onus for tax collection should lie on the buyer and not the seller then?

Well, if they buy stuff from Amazon they don't pay sales taxes, which is exactly the point, son.