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  • On the post: Red Light Cameras On The Decline, As Everyone Realizes They Don't Make Roads Safer, They Just Make Money

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2013 @ 08:51am

    Re: Government and Fines

    That wouldn't work. There are people out there with millions of dollars but don't make any income.

  • On the post: Oklahoma Cops Think Falling Glitter Might Be A Biochemical Attack, Book Protesters On 'Terrorist Hoax' Charges When It Isn't

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2013 @ 09:13am

    Well, I think the real terrorists got their wish. The cops are so afraid, their mind instantly goes to "bio-terrorism" instead of "the flamboyant banner". Not only that but the people who chose to make the flamboyant banner are now being charged with willful simulation of a terrorist attack.

    If this is how those in power are starting to think, then it's only a matter of time before we, the people, have to force ourselves to think different. Will what I'm about to do look like a terrorist attack to some cop who got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Should I go outside in this outfit, will it be misunderstood as covert? Will this collection of plumbing parts I just got from Home Depot look like bomb parts?

  • On the post: Unfortunate: ACLU On The Wrong Side Of A Free Speech Case

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2013 @ 08:10pm

    Re: Re: Re: Open question to the non-religious here

    Looking at what caused the debate, then yes. But if we just look at the debate, the important part when it comes to law, it is about the First Amendment vs. anti-discrimination. Two laws that I wholeheartedly agree with, but are in conflict.

    So the question comes down to: Should she be forced to violate her own speech just so that she doesn't discriminate, or should she be allowed to discriminate so that she doesn't violate her freedom of speech?

    Since she is not preaching hate speech (unless silence is hate speech), inciting a riot, or inciting panic, then freedom of speech should trump anti-discrimination.

  • On the post: Unfortunate: ACLU On The Wrong Side Of A Free Speech Case

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2013 @ 07:33pm

    Re: Open question to the non-religious here

    You're trying to force a religious debate into a debate of law. The two should not meet, separation of church and state and all that. This is a debate between anti-discrimination laws and freedom of speech laws.

  • On the post: Unfortunate: ACLU On The Wrong Side Of A Free Speech Case

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2013 @ 07:14pm

    Re: Re: Re: Freedom of religion is a constitutional right...

    "If a man is sinning and asks you if he is ok and you tell him no and he goes to heaven, how much do you love him?"

    That's all fine just as long as the "asks you" part is there. The problem that Rapnel is pointing out is where people go out and force that "no" answer on people.

    However, this is not relevant to the current argument. She didn't go out to find these people, they came to her. She's not shoving her opinion upon others, she's just stating it.

    The question is, in this situation, is it illegal to refuse to speak?

  • On the post: Unfortunate: ACLU On The Wrong Side Of A Free Speech Case

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 17 Dec, 2013 @ 06:42pm

    Re:

    Let's continue this argument since religion is the center of the entire debate.

    Reverend John won't perform the service to marry two gay people because it's against his religious beliefs.

    There we go. Same exact thing. The Reverend won't perform the service of marriage because he thinks gay people are icky. But there are two aspects to this, the service of marriage and the speech of religion. The laws for service say you can't discriminate, but the laws of speech say you can.

    So which laws take priority? Should the reverend be forced to disobey his religion or the anti-discrimination laws?

    So which aspect of this article takes priority? The service of photography or the speech of photography?

    I honestly don't know where I stand with this. I expected to read the article and polarize, but now I don't know. I think I'm on Mike's side, but not by much. The First Amendment trumps all other laws. Or would silence qualify as hate speech?

  • On the post: Disappointing: Google Releases… Then Removes Great Privacy Feature From Android

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2013 @ 11:14am

    Re: Re: Re:

    I always thought that Jailbreaking a phone was to let it use other carriers. Rooting is when you gain admin access to the phone and unlocking is where you can install your own software.

  • On the post: Disappointing: Google Releases… Then Removes Great Privacy Feature From Android

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2013 @ 11:02am

    Re: CyanogenMod (CM) 11 (Kitkat 4.4.2) has it

    I was going to point this out along with an extra little bit. It doesn't work like one would expect. It can, and does, cause apps to become non functional. This is probably why Google pulled the update. It's not ready yet, at least not ready for those who don't know how to use it properly.

  • On the post: CBS Airs NSA Propaganda Informercial Masquerading As 'Hard Hitting' 60 Minutes Journalism By Reporter With Massive Conflict Of Interest

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2013 @ 06:16pm

    Not to defend 60 minutes (too much), but maybe they did something good here. It is so blatantly obvious that the NSA was pulling the strings, maybe that was intentional. Trying to put in a grain of truth (or a warning) for those who can see.

  • On the post: Facebook Is Tracking When You Write Something… And Then Decide To Delete It Rather Than Post It

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2013 @ 11:22am

    "You were either about to post something fairly stupid, controversial or just ranty... and realized that, after taking a few breaths, life would probably be better for everyone if no one ever saw your words."

    More people need to do this. Before you hit submit, breath.

  • On the post: Aereo To Supreme Court: Yes, Please Review The Ruling In Which We Trounced The TV Broadcasters

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2013 @ 09:53am

    Re: Re: I still want physical audit of the Aereo system.

    This is OoTB we're talking about here. He's on a crusade to make the 1% more rich and the 99% more poor.

  • On the post: Aereo To Supreme Court: Yes, Please Review The Ruling In Which We Trounced The TV Broadcasters

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2013 @ 09:31am

    Re: I still want physical audit of the Aereo system.

    Out of the Blue just hates it when services exist.

  • On the post: Canadian Cop Puts On An Impromptu Clinic On How To Deal With Critics And Cameras

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2013 @ 09:23am

    Re:

    She was putting on a show long before she knew she was being recorded. I saw that in the first 5 seconds of the video, the cop saw that even before the video started. She was intentionally screaming and acting out to draw this exact kind of attention.

    Anyone with first aid experience will tell you that if someone is screaming "I can't breath" they can breath just fine. It stems from: if the subject is coughing, do not perform the Heimlich Maneuver. By extension, if the suspect is screaming "I can't breath" then the cop can continue the arrest.

  • On the post: YouTube Fails In Explaining Flood Of Takedowns For Let's Play Videos

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2013 @ 11:19am

    Re:

    Twitch and Youtube are in two different markets. Twitch is for live streaming and Youtube is for play on demand. Yes, one may make inroads into the other's market, but one cannot replace the other as it stands. Twitch isn't going to take anything from Youtube. It'll have to be another site.

  • On the post: YouTube Fails In Explaining Flood Of Takedowns For Let's Play Videos

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2013 @ 11:15am

    Re: Re:

    The general idea is that the MCN's should be policing themselves and Google doesn't have to push their automatic system on them. They never were immune to any kind of liability that may come up, but they were immune to the Content ID bullshit.

  • On the post: YouTube Fails In Explaining Flood Of Takedowns For Let's Play Videos

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2013 @ 11:13am

    Re: Re: Re: @ "Anymore of this and we will simply go out and make another youtube."

    That's how Google overtook everything.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Charity 2.0

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2013 @ 11:37am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    "Have you ever flipped burgers for 8 hours?"

    Why yes, yes I have. I worked at McDonald's, Wendy's, and Eat n' Park. I never once thought I deserved a living wage.

    "Is it so bad to have the same chances as others?"

    Then let's give them the same chances, not just pay them more for less work. Do they need an education to get that better job? Then let's help them do that. Do they have the education there just aren't enough jobs, then let's work on that. Paying them more for flipping burgers is a stopgap at best, the first step to them losing everything at worst.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Charity 2.0

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2013 @ 08:34pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    Non answers are not answers.

    1) It has all the meaning. It's why minimum wage is as low as it is now. Minimum wage was never for people to make a living off of. It is for people who need extra pocket change and job experience. For example: teenagers living with their parents. Raising the minimum wage raises it for everybody.

    2) Splitting the hair mighty thin their aren't you. OK, if you insist, why should the SKILL of flipping burgers pay more then a job that requires 2 years of collage?

    3) Imagine if you were working at, say, Taco Bell. You worked hard, stood out from your peers. You came to work to work. You earned that extra money in your pay check. Now suddenly someone, who has no idea how the economy works, decides to raise the minimum wage. Now you're magically on the bottom rung again. Not only are you on the same level as the kid who did the bare minimum, you have no chance of earning another raise. The money that would have gone to your raise is now paying the guy who didn't deserve it.

    Look, I get it. Corporations are "evil", you want to get back at them for some imagined slight. But raising the minimum wage is just going to increase the gap between the poor and the rich. Prices will have to go up (just like they did the last time), people will get laid off.

    You keep thinking about the big guys, McDonald's, Microsoft, but you're not thinking about the little guys. The companies that actually make this country run. The small shops that no one has ever heard of, that already run on a shoestring budget. They go away, what will you have left? The big guys that everyone hates so much and can weather the storm.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Charity 2.0

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2013 @ 07:19pm

    Re:

    I've been hearing this a lot. "Raise the minimum wage to a livable wage" and my favorite "You can't raise a family on minimum wage". I have two questions for you.

    1) Why does a 16 year old teenager who lives with his parents and has 0 bills require enough money to raise a family?

    2) Why does a job that requires no special skills or any education what so ever require a pay that's higher then what I made in a job that required an associates degree?

    Oh, an I got a third one.

    3) What do you do with those people who have earned that pay already? They worked hard, they earned that extra money per hour. Are you just going to leave them at minimum wage again?

  • On the post: Teenager Pays Hundreds Of Dollars For A Picture Of An Xbox One

    Chronno S. Trigger ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2013 @ 05:36pm

    Re: Re: I was promised some "writing" here, but it's only re-writing.

    He adds a lot.

    1) A few extra bits of hard drive usage.
    2) A reason that the report button exists.
    3) The primary reason I don't think too highly of the human race as a whole.
    4) The best argument against copyright extremists.

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