"at some point you really have to ask why people can't take
responsibilities for their own actions?"
Exactly, Walking while distracted by a mobile phone may be slightly more risky than without, but still if talking on a mobile phone compared to talking to a real person, the distraction is still there.
So you can't ban people from talking and walking, thats what the mobile phone is for!
Driving is a different story, though.
... as soon as a taxation like that is passed and enforced, other types of business will jump on the bandwagon and claim they need special recognition/tax because of the alternative ways to acquire information/data/materials.
The real problem is how ISP's handle information..
From what I've read since this has happened is that the security of information on the current configuration/system is not at its best, and people are now looking more deeply on how to fix this problem. Thats the gist of what I know so far.
Someone or everyone needs to generally stand up to the NFL and let them know they can not dictate how peoples social events happen, especially churches and a big screen tv. That is another of the most retarted things I've heard a business try to dictate.
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Responsibility for your own actions!
"at some point you really have to ask why people can't take
responsibilities for their own actions?"
Exactly, Walking while distracted by a mobile phone may be slightly more risky than without, but still if talking on a mobile phone compared to talking to a real person, the distraction is still there.
So you can't ban people from talking and walking, thats what the mobile phone is for!
Driving is a different story, though.
Like the author said....
... as soon as a taxation like that is passed and enforced, other types of business will jump on the bandwagon and claim they need special recognition/tax because of the alternative ways to acquire information/data/materials.
The real problem with ISP's
The real problem is how ISP's handle information..
From what I've read since this has happened is that the security of information on the current configuration/system is not at its best, and people are now looking more deeply on how to fix this problem. Thats the gist of what I know so far.
Stand UP
Someone or everyone needs to generally stand up to the NFL and let them know they can not dictate how peoples social events happen, especially churches and a big screen tv. That is another of the most retarted things I've heard a business try to dictate.