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Comment Re:2084? (Score 1) 312

There is a very relevant line, in 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith', that both speaks to where we're headed as humans, as well as to the past (the rise of the pre-WWII Nazi party, and spoken by "Senator Padme Amidala..."So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause." But, yes, I can see where George Orwell might be shocked at how short his future visions fell, as well as the same for Ray Bradbury ('Fahrenheit 451').

Comment Re:Customers vs Patients (Score 1) 204

Imagine how many would be dying, in this day and age, if polio was a scourge that is was in the 1940s and 1950s before Salk discovered a vaccine against it; a cure. If a cure/vaccination against hasn't been found, by now, it never will be, with treating the symptoms, not the disease, being the norm in the medical and big pharmacuticals communities. All we are, to the money grubbers that ply us with snake oils, are cash cows.

Comment Re:So what are the terms? (Score 1) 99

So in the five years of existence of his apps, he never bothered to actually trademark them...fucking idiot. Never mind the current trademark holder probably filed their own trademark after discovering the names of some apps, but they have the means to defend themselves, so this goes back to...fucking idiot.

Comment What's holding us back? (Score 1) 608

What's holding us (the U.S.) back from the development of cheaper, faster broadband internet access, as available in other countries? One word = MONEY. To be more specific, those in control are perfectly comfortable with their "charge more for less" approach to offering broadband internet access. And since they're making money hand over fist, with such an approach, where's any incentive for any meaningful and real R&D? -- Liz

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