Our current Communications Minister, Mitch Fifield when announcing this new direction of this policy even trotted out the old "downloading a movie illegally is theft, no different to as if they had gone into a store and stolen a copy of the DVD".
Oh you got it right near the end. George Brandis is an idiot who has no idea what he is talking about.
Just have a look at him here in what is regularly described as a 'trainwreck interview' trying to describe metadata when introducing our draconian data retention laws.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbtgULCY5zk
He has been a constant embarrassment for the Government and the word is they have been trying to get rid of him by sending him off to some diplomatic pasture post to but it is yet to materialize.
So, he stays Attorney General for now which makes him the worst kind of idiot.
"We are under attack from people who hate us, hate our freedoms, hate our laws, hate our values, hate the way we simply live our lives. And we are under attack every single day,” he warned. “The threats are relentless.”"
Never heard the Republican Party and it's brethren in the Trump Cabinet described so succinctly.
So if law enforcement agencies are so concerned that making the asset forfeiture process legitimate is going to somehow increase drug trafficking, perhaps they could explain how continuing to enable police to steal money and goods from innocent people is going to have a positive impact on reducing the crime rate.
At the Royal Melbourne Zoo (Australia), for intelligence studies the resident Orangutan's have been given a bunch of things to play with including Ipads with specially designed interactive games.
One of the females, Kiani has a thing for selfies. She loves both taking them and looking at the results. Vanity is clearly not just a human trait
So yes, there a literally hundreds of monkey selfies out there.
The stupid thing is that if someone releases an app that automatically mutes out crap copyright music every time it plays on the game in the first place the record companies would sue you for interfering with their business model....
Should be able to bill them every time their junk music is forced down your throat during games. The game likely cost way more than a song and the music often detracts from rather than enhances the experience as you can't escape from it.
Rehashing old lines
Our current Communications Minister, Mitch Fifield when announcing this new direction of this policy even trotted out the old "downloading a movie illegally is theft, no different to as if they had gone into a store and stolen a copy of the DVD".
Yep. He did.
nail on the head
Oh you got it right near the end. George Brandis is an idiot who has no idea what he is talking about.
Just have a look at him here in what is regularly described as a 'trainwreck interview' trying to describe metadata when introducing our draconian data retention laws.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbtgULCY5zk
He has been a constant embarrassment for the Government and the word is they have been trying to get rid of him by sending him off to some diplomatic pasture post to but it is yet to materialize.
So, he stays Attorney General for now which makes him the worst kind of idiot.
A dangerous one.
And another thing
Can I also add that Burleigh Brewing Co have another even better named beer called "My Wifes Bitter".
nail
When you're an asshole, at a quick glance it looks like your always taking a dump.
he's right about something
"We are under attack from people who hate us, hate our freedoms, hate our laws, hate our values, hate the way we simply live our lives. And we are under attack every single day,” he warned. “The threats are relentless.”"
Never heard the Republican Party and it's brethren in the Trump Cabinet described so succinctly.
Sad
Sad as it is, Google, Facebook et al. know exactly what they need to do to get what they want.
Just 'donate' to Pai more $ than the cable companies do....
Old saying
The whole nonsense about 'changing Charging Bull's meaning'.
Regardless of whatever the creators are trying to achieve, interpretation of any art is completely down to those who consume it.
Or as the old saying (sort of) says.
"I may know know farts, but I know what I like"
In a galaxy far, fay away
Sounds like they want Trump to be the scruffy looking nerd-herder in Chief.
Hmmmm.
"“There is a lot of evidence that the technology industry, if they put their mind to it, can do really smart things"
Alas the same can not be said for politicians....
Re:
A Flatulence chaser?
If only
So if law enforcement agencies are so concerned that making the asset forfeiture process legitimate is going to somehow increase drug trafficking, perhaps they could explain how continuing to enable police to steal money and goods from innocent people is going to have a positive impact on reducing the crime rate.
its only going to get worse
At the Royal Melbourne Zoo (Australia), for intelligence studies the resident Orangutan's have been given a bunch of things to play with including Ipads with specially designed interactive games.
One of the females, Kiani has a thing for selfies. She loves both taking them and looking at the results. Vanity is clearly not just a human trait
So yes, there a literally hundreds of monkey selfies out there.
Cue the Lawyers!
Need to turn the tables
The stupid thing is that if someone releases an app that automatically mutes out crap copyright music every time it plays on the game in the first place the record companies would sue you for interfering with their business model....
Should be able to bill them every time their junk music is forced down your throat during games. The game likely cost way more than a song and the music often detracts from rather than enhances the experience as you can't escape from it.
You missed a couple of words out.
Surely Mike after how long and informatively you have been trying to warn of the danger in the TPP, your post title should be
"Once More, with feeling!....
waiting
It's ok
The DOJ, as shown by their recent history is no doubt obviously about to pursue the NSA to their demise for abuses under the CFAA.
Oh.
Maybe not.
representatives
There is an old saying that if you don't vote you have no right to complain about the poor quality of your elected representatives.
As it seems roughly half of you Yanks don't even bother.
Grown ups
Of course when Hayden talks about sexless youngsters, it's purely to remind people how morally upright while still virile your average spook is.
I mean Secret Service members, don't they just go straight down to the brothel as soon as they hit town?
Oh, and that Director of the CIA Patraeus guy too, he must have something going for him.
Message to teens: want to break the law AND get lots of sex - all while at work?
Inspirational stuff. Where do I sign up?
Angry
Delusional, Angry, Old, White, Republican getting in a blather over some made up theory on Fox news.
Must be a weekday.
I was shocked
I was shocked when I read this.
They really have now made made 6 Fast and Furious movies?
There is the real crime.
Bloomberg
That story on Bloomberg is true. The pilot was the one using the iPhone.
Unfortunately he was using Apple Maps to navigate.