OK, so you go out and vote for Ron Paul in the primaries. He doesn't win. Maybe Santorum is the nominee. Now who do you vote for in the general election?
Ron Paul. You write his name on the ballot. Hell, if people show up and actually vote for the person they truly believe will do the best job rather than concede their vote will be "thrown away" if they don't vote for one chosen for them, we might see some truly spectacular democracy.
"Like privacy? You may be a terrorist!"
It's thinking like that which risks turning me into a terrorist.
I know what you're getting at, but you would really be an activist. Protesting and revolting directly against those infringing on your rights is a core American value. Some would say there is a fine line between activism and terrorism... lately however I think the line is finer between authoritative government and terrorism.
Note that it's 2% of turnover, not profit; a 10% fine would ruin a lot of businesses, which is not the intent of the law.
A 2% fine on profit would mean they would have been paying Facebook for a number of years.
"It shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a person to intercept geolocation information pertaining to another person if such other person has given prior consent to such interception unless such information is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortuous act in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or of any State."
That is listed under exemptions (along with intercepting for foreign intel, emergency, and device theft). Wouldn't the easy way around this be to force us to consent to tracking via the TOS with the cell phone carrier? (If we haven't already done so). Kinda the same way I consent to a preliminary breath test implicitely by having a drivers license, or forfeit my license upon refusal. I feel like this bill, if passed, will just immediately be loop-holed by a "In order to use a cell phone, you agree to be tracked" clause.
You're right, and much of the old laws of bible are rooted in real life observations. Religion's purpose has always been to bridge the gap between what is apparent, and what we actually know about something (the "why" so to speak). Take the law of not eating shellfish, or the restrictions on "clean" meats, or handling dead bodies. These were religious laws that the faithful trusted and obeyed because they thought God commanded it, not because they, or even the people who wrote the law understood the cause and effects. Consequently they probably helped keep a lot of people from getting deathly ill because they didn't know about trichinella.
We know better now.
I remember this same episode, and I believe his experience was also testament to the actual fear of driving a real 3,000lb vehicle to the absolute brink; it not that he was physically unable to brake late in real life... he wasn't mentally able to so the way he had in the game. The most crucial thing a game like gran turismo omits is the g-forces exerted on the driver. This whole experience also goes to show the amount of skill, patience, and fearlessness a professional race driver has to push a car to the limits that even an above average driver (at least in terms of experiencing overpowered vehicles) like Jeremy Clarkston is unable to.
I'm pretty sure he/she means with the window/windsheild defrosters, where I live (Michigan, US) its fairly common practice to start your car (outdoors) and let it run until the heat is blowing warm and defrosting all your windows. Even -25 deicer windshield cleaner will freeze some mornings. It's better for the vehicle too, because you're letting all the engine components come up to their optimal operating temperatures.
Software production is assumed to be a line function, but it is run like a staff function. -- Paul Licker
