He's got the 'golden carrot' to secure asylum, though by his own admission, he won't use it. I honestly believe that the information he has locked away, is actively being sought by these foreign governments that started saying they would grant asylum. When those offers were redacted, I would bet that it was because Snowden wasn't willing to pay the price of admission with the documents he has. The US should be more worried about the countries that first offered and then dropped the potential asylum, as these countries are, in my opinion, the ones looking to get an 'edge' over the US. The 'golden carrot' is also the same reason he's not been silenced yet.
why is society (CPS,Government,etc) butting their nose into my parental duty?
While "where the hell are the parents" might fit most, it does not fit all, and the rest are battling not only a growing child, but the government that wants complete autonomous control over said child because "they know better".
lol searching for my name, I run across football players, baseball players, basketball players,race car drivers and mugshot...though none are me..So, Australia does that mean I can sue google as well for associating my name with known terrorists(nba,nfl,mlb) and gangsters?
Hell, my pic doesn't even show up on the first two pages of images...but I guess that happens when you have a very common name combination.
It is currently the fifth most common name in the United States. 1/32 of all Americans are named James (3.1%)
[Johnson] is the second most common family name in the United States after Smith. During the 1990 census, approximately 0.81 per cent of people counted had this family name.
(wikipedia)
A Long Time From Now....In A Galaxy, Far, Far Away.....
Star Wars will still be under copyright....from the ewoks.
which reminds me....expect the next iteration to feature E-Woks with their faithful drone companion Wall-E....Trying to save their dinner Akbar-TarTar from Wok-With-Wan Kenobi Jr.
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Would that anomaly system be named HAL?
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That's one of the problems...He usually thinks of the children a little too much.
He's got the 'golden carrot' to secure asylum, though by his own admission, he won't use it. I honestly believe that the information he has locked away, is actively being sought by these foreign governments that started saying they would grant asylum. When those offers were redacted, I would bet that it was because Snowden wasn't willing to pay the price of admission with the documents he has. The US should be more worried about the countries that first offered and then dropped the potential asylum, as these countries are, in my opinion, the ones looking to get an 'edge' over the US. The 'golden carrot' is also the same reason he's not been silenced yet.
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why is society (CPS,Government,etc) butting their nose into my parental duty?
While "where the hell are the parents" might fit most, it does not fit all, and the rest are battling not only a growing child, but the government that wants complete autonomous control over said child because "they know better".
paranoid government speak:
"Overheated phones could be used as a time delay thermal detonator for weapons of mass destruction"
new star wars meme:
"...because he's holding an iPhone with cheap knockoff parts!"
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lol, you forgot ootb's favorite rant: What does that have to do with technology or dirt for that matter...
A better bet would be something along the lines of why a computer has an on button; why keyboard keys press down, instead of up; etc.
but seriously, we need to stop feeding him after midnight, keep him in the sunlight, and prevent him from ever getting near water...
It's up on Popehat: http://www.popehat.com/2013/04/02/prenda-laws-attorneys-take-the-fifth-rather-than-answer-judge-wrights-questions/
DOJ: "Thanks to the patriot act we can snoop though all those electronic mails, we need to find a way to get the snail mail too!"
If you are wrapped in a plain brown wrapper, you must be a terrorist!
ootb you swing more than a hot swinger at a sex party. Sitting on the fence complaining about both sides' grass color is only gonna get you butthurt.
First it was 'Filthy Pirates' when people stick it to the corps, now it's 'Filthy Corps' when they stick it back to the people.
One of these days, you are gonna have to choose a side, otherwise you are no better than the 'sheeple' you always preach about.
I'll make you an offer you can't refuse on .COM, .ORG, .NET, .US, .MOBI, ...
For your Protection of course!
The kid would probably have been shot on site had his ringtone been set to DrowningPool's "Let the bodies hit the floor" which I used to have...
if this is the same app I saw in the news elsewhere, it was supposed to be a link between a shoe size and ding-a-lings
maybe CC is embarassed about only having about having a size 4...
What's with all this hate against witches? We don't like trolls....in the dungeon....just thought you should know...
3 people about anti-innovation, can we say the 3 Chinese monkeys of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil?
I wish I was good enough at photoshop, because these three would be the perfect candidates for a picture of just that with a tagline of "Innovation".
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and keeping things the way they are isn't a bad idea?
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actually its a case of "MY rep. is fine, the others are all EVIL-DEVIL-WORSHIPPING-ASSHATS"
Hey, leave the "devil-worshipers" out of this...
"money-worshipers" fits so much better, as we all know there is a separation of church and state!
/s
Besides, the very bad visual of seeing all the congress critters dressed (or undressed) for a LaVeyian Black Mass is downright scary and repulsive.
lol searching for my name, I run across football players, baseball players, basketball players,race car drivers and mugshot...though none are me..So, Australia does that mean I can sue google as well for associating my name with known terrorists(nba,nfl,mlb) and gangsters?
Hell, my pic doesn't even show up on the first two pages of images...but I guess that happens when you have a very common name combination.
It is currently the fifth most common name in the United States. 1/32 of all Americans are named James (3.1%)
[Johnson] is the second most common family name in the United States after Smith. During the 1990 census, approximately 0.81 per cent of people counted had this family name.
(wikipedia)
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A Long Time From Now....In A Galaxy, Far, Far Away.....
Star Wars will still be under copyright....from the ewoks.
which reminds me....expect the next iteration to feature E-Woks with their faithful drone companion Wall-E....Trying to save their dinner Akbar-TarTar from Wok-With-Wan Kenobi Jr.
It's a Mous...err.Trap!!!
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Yes, yes, I am ashamed, but the alternative is the older ones, and well, that might be the most excitement they had in a long time ;)
Besides, could you imagine the trolls and politicians being turned into Soylent Green? I might have to start a starvation diet on that thought.
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Fave beans and a nice Chianti?