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691.
by genwin 14y ago
Whether or not she totally understood the situation, she's just as liable. Either way, she'd be doing a horrible thing. You don't wield such power so haphazardly or harshly and still be a good person.
692.
by genwin 14y ago
It's always and forever the same reason: money, and the power that buys.
693.
by genwin 14y ago
Good for you. Shaming, ostracizing, removal of support are all effective. Even better is that you remind others to do the same.
694.
by genwin 14y ago
Not everyone wants to solicit support to fight their battles. I can see why Aaron chose suicide. I wish he had fled to one of the few places in the world where American depravity couldn't effectively kill him, but I can see why he didn't.
695.
by genwin 14y ago
I wish the Bush daughters had quit talking to their dad in the run-up to the Iraq War II. Those two girls maybe could've saved 100K lives. But highly unlikely Bush would've killed himself. His life wouldn't have been inextricably ruined lik
696.
by genwin 14y ago
There are a few "heroes" who are still outwardly racist. But for the most part they've withered under the glare of others. Ostracizing and shaming works wonders.
697.
by genwin 14y ago
I plant seeds for others to think about and hopefully replant.
698.
by genwin 14y ago
> TL;DR If Swartz's death is triggering suicidal thoughts, you must understand that this will pass, and life will be worth living. This is a common refrain but it won't always really pass. Our society is so harsh at times (mainly due to
699.
by genwin 14y ago
> Or, you know, you could just call your local Congressperson and complain. Almost certainly zero impact for this. Easily ignored. The prosecutor in this case, however, probably could not easily ignore her friends and family dumping her
700.
by genwin 14y ago
> Naming and shaming Carmen M. Ortiz for destroying the life of a young man is exactly what is necessary Agreed. She should lose her friends and family too, if they are good people. They should drop her out of their lives.
701.
by genwin 14y ago
> Edited to add: many people in this thread want to name and shame the individual prosecutor in this case. That is seriously misdirected effort that is not going to solve the systemic problems Disagree. Ostracizing and shaming everyone
702.
by genwin 14y ago
MS Research's stated mission is to "take our best ideas and push them into our products as rapidly as we possibly can".
703.
by genwin 14y ago
Microsoft's R&D mission is not pure scientific research. The shareholders expect profitable products from it. Google for: "When we have really good ideas, our goal is to make sure we get them into use, that we change the world with our
704.
by genwin 14y ago
Not if criminals use the data to avoid these houses. Then people might register in greater numbers. They might buy a gun just to get on the public list.
705.
by genwin 14y ago
It might instead persuade people to register their firearms, if criminals use the data to avoid these houses.
706.
by genwin 14y ago
Don't forget corporations' fear of class-action suits. Even when the average plaintiff gets $nil the presence of class action suits might save their life by dissuading a corporation from doing harm in the first place.
707.
by genwin 14y ago
As population increases and resources dwindle, we get closer to subsistence living or even a population crash. The decade-long cycle might be close to breaking, then. Yes the trick is to lower one's expectations. Ultimately we can be conten
708.
by genwin 14y ago
Expect to soon be reading about the loss of jobs for such proposals. Iceland plans to expand their port to handle Northwest Passage traffic. Governments and industry are planning to drill the Arctic seabed. Big business will fight attempts
709.
by genwin 14y ago
Lack of info from Google is a big problem for me. Who knows what the memcache quota is, for example? [1] They drastically raised prices with little warning. GAE doesn't seem professional enough to depend one's business on it, unless it's a
710.
by genwin 14y ago
> Why do they only show up whenever there's already massive media attention? Sure, they hate gays, but what does that have to do with any of their protests? The usual: money. They make $$$$ from suing people who illegally block their pr
711.
by genwin 14y ago
That sounds like the kind of gray area lawyers love. In the years it takes for the court dust to settle, though, you may want to avoid having your picture taken.
712.
by genwin 14y ago
Maybe that is what happened. Although he seemed to be in bad health before being accused. Many people don't care what others think about them. Hopefully Ryan Lanza is or can become one of them.
713.
by genwin 14y ago
Richard Jewell got large checks from many media orgs who didn't know the info they were publishing was false. A decent jury will recognize when the media jumped the gun. They should probably wait a few hours before they potentially ruin an
714.
by genwin 14y ago
He'd likely be fine in Connecticut, when people have had some time to calm down.
715.
by genwin 14y ago
He's not under arrest. Expect the situation to clear up. Think Richard Jewell; a lot of people surely wanted to do him harm too, for his initially suspected involvement in the Olympic Park bombing. But later he had no problems.
716.
by genwin 14y ago
Liberal is defined as "open-minded". It's not just a political party affiliation.
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by genwin 14y ago
Nothing stops him from talking to his friends. Re his mom, I'm referring only to his loss of reputation. He's in danger from idiots; moving to a liberal area should help. He'll be able to afford some decent security in any case, like any mu
718.
by genwin 14y ago
Of course his reputation will never be the same, that's why he gets to retire. I could shake off a lot of mental abuse in exchange for a 40+ year vacation.
719.
by genwin 14y ago
I wouldn't feel too bad for someone who gets to retire in their 20s, after the settlement checks start rolling in. He could probably start his lifetime vacation now, by getting a loan against the anticipated proceeds.
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by genwin 14y ago
My understanding is that you'll be sued in a particular part of Texas where juries greatly favor the patent trolls. It seems that currently you can depend on losing if you don't settle.

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