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Comment Re:Account verification (Score 1) 211

by patscii on Thursday August 11, 2011 @08:22PM (#37064160) Attached to: Google's 'ID Validation' Is a Joke, But Not Funny

Sounds basically like an American drivers license. We just have a problem with National IDs. It stirs up apocalyptic ideas about 666, one world government, universal healthcare, stuff like that.

Comment Re:it's all about control (Score 1) 33

by patscii on Saturday July 30, 2011 @01:11PM (#36933672) Attached to: Chinese Firm Launches Cloud-Based Mobile OS

Since the trend in recent centuries is a decrease of freedom for the average citizen (don't think about the ballots, or the miniskirt: think about being able to feed yourself, to build a house, to get clean water from a well....)

People have access to cleaner water, and a healthier diet now, than 200 years ago...and china is selling hardware. It's called Android, and iPhone

Comment Re:Good for the USA (Score 1) 185

by patscii on Saturday July 30, 2011 @12:53PM (#36933522) Attached to: Pakistan Tries To Ban Encryption

We don't take too kindly to educated peoples fleeing oppression to prosper in a free society in these parts.

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