Linked article is from 2013

...to Iranian users not to use FB.

"The Russian foreign ministry has said it has enough information to confirm the rebels launched the chemical attack." It must be true, then.

Those who are buying this should go look up this word: Iraq.

Only a complete moron would support this. Once a tax, always a tax.

The issue was that they fraudulently used the underage labor instead of legitimately using underage labor.

"With its new cargo handling technology, ... and point to point delivery,..."

I can see merchants adding a "Dirigible P2P shipping (45 days)" radio button to their websites. Obviously it would be listed AFTER 5-day ground or freight.

Did anyone wget that site before it went away? I would like to check it for a couple of names.

It is utterly laughable to attribute this to the imaginary Obama totalitarianism put forth by the paranoid ultra right. DoJ started down this path long ago. Republicans pine for gov't snooping to stop "the terrorists," and Democrats believe in the power of government too much to disagree. Plus there is pointless worry about file sharing. Government snooping would increase substantially under Romney and would continue at at least the current pace under Obama. Government seeks to control. This will continue to get worse no matter which party is in charge. Americans value comfort, not freedom.

This^, despite the fact that I do understand the article and appreciate the concepts. Diaspora would never fly because ten nerds (and zero women) would not constitute a user base. Even Google+ has a user base of mostly nerds that keep it active. There (apparently) has to be a SN for utter dipshits, and that's the role that FB fulfills.

This is another reminder of why I am so glad I did not buy an iPhone. Compared to my phone, iPhones look like yesteryear's products anyway.

After working at several companies that use Agile/Scrum, my experience has been that Agile is a great way to stuff a company's ranks with non-contributors.

From your _person_? Police do that all the time. I believe the term they would use is "confiscate."

Open Carry in a state with lax gun laws and see if the police don't confiscate your weapon without a warrant. Similarly, go photograph your nearest federal building with a big SLR and see how long before they take it.

Telling them they need a warrant is another way of asking to be arrested (for resisting arrest, no doubt). In the US cops have been able to beat people to death without any real repercussions.

May His Noodley Goodness forgive me for using your in place of you're.

I'm all for the effort succeeding, but it won't. No one is going to create an account on whitehouse.gov and sign a petition that runs contrary to what the security state has in mind. "You're either with us, or your with the terrorists." Under the next administration, that member list is going to become a government shitlist. No thanks.

Ask yourself this: What good can come of getting an account on whitehouse.gov?

That's no moon.