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by hkphooey 13y ago
> such a small minority that they're unable to materialize a voice. Surely the whole point about fighting for civil rights is to help all minorities, not just those who are able to muster a voice... Anyway, I think it would have bee
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Could you please tell us more about GLAAD and the landscape of gay politics? What are the different groups and what are the major issues they (dis)agree on? What would they think of a comment like this, from a prominent British gay critic&
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Firstly, Mozilla is a technology organization, not a political one. Secondly, is marriage really a civil right? If you say yes, explain why campaigners aren't fighting to allow brother to marry sister, mother to marry son, or polygamo
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Bingo. It seems that some Mozilla employees and members of the public deluded themselves into thinking Mozilla was some kind of political charity fighting for social causes, rather than being a technology company.
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Is marriage a civil right, or even a fundamental human right? On closer examination, the answer appears to be NO. The campaign for gay marriage, branded as marriage equality, actually leaves many people behind. Brothers can't marry si
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by hkphooey 13y ago
But how much money do indie developers or start-ups make from Saudi Arabia? Probably not much, so it's an easy sacrifice, right?
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by hkphooey 13y ago
> Saudi Arabia has officially identified atheists as terrorists in sweeping new laws that threaten up to 20 years in prison for almost any criticism of the government or Islam... the law also applies to any Saudi citizen or a foreigner
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by hkphooey 13y ago
I get your point, yet somebody misinterpreting a joke should have no impact on the company... Unless the company actually had inadequate reserves to meet customer withdrawals, thus leaving the solvency of the company at risk of a good old-f
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Saudi Arabia Passes New Law That Declares Atheists "Terrorists"(dailymail.co.uk)
11 points by hkphooey 13y ago|6 comments
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World's busiest airport is Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta(aci.aero)
2 points by hkphooey 13y ago|0 comments
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by hkphooey 13y ago
These guys stuck the knife into MtGox... when they themselves are no better. Check the forums over at BitcoinTalk, for months now, people using Kraken have been unable to withdraw their money, and deposits have been going 'missing&#x27
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by hkphooey 13y ago
UPDATE: For anybody following Bitcoin news, this is obviously satire, replacing MtGox with CoinBase. Surprised people downvoted this. There are rumors that a joint statement will be released at 5PM Pacific Time... Joint Statement Regardin
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by hkphooey 13y ago
I remember a story here a few months ago about a person who had deposited tens of thousands of dollars with Coinbase, and they refused to give the customer his coins. That was a clear sign that the systems and processes at Coinbase were br
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by hkphooey 13y ago
In Britain today, there is a millionaire gay couple who are suing the Church of England because they want to have a wedding in a church. Is this about symbolism, acceptance or poking a finger in the eye of Christians?
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by hkphooey 13y ago
From a well-known gay British art critic, writer and broadcaster. Is he a hateful homophobic bigot too? Obviously he does not represent the whole gay community, but it does serve to highlight how the abusive language directed towards Bren
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Also what about Brian Sewell, a well-known British art critic, writer and broadcaster? Can a gay person be a homophobe? "Why then do they and lesbians demand the right to marry? Indeed, how many of us have made that demand? One in 20
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Well said. This is mostly faux outrage. Brendan is one man, an easy target to scream and shout at. Notice how nobody is protesting outside mosques and embassies where under Islam, the penalty for simply being gay, let alone getting married
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Wonderful idea! Somebody should cook up some javascript (yes, grumble grumble) and start a campaign to embed this on every major site. As clicking YES is too easy for bigots to get around, another version might require signing in to Faceboo
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by hkphooey 13y ago
If it's safe for residents to return, perhaps Shinzo Abe would like to move his family there, along with the rest of parliament as a sign of confidence and show of solidarity with ordinary people? Meanwhile other reports claim that the
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Japan allows people to return to Fukushima(reuters.com)
1 points by hkphooey 13y ago|1 comments
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Qatar accused of working 1,200 people to death for 2022 World Cup(mirror.co.uk)
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by hkphooey 13y ago
You can buy a replacement cord for less than 10 bucks. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3D... Having said that, I wouldn't feel comfortable opening the power adapter and rewiring a new cor
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Polyamorous marriage is a good argument that the campaign for marriage equality is a sham. We should call the campaign for gay marriage exactly what it is, a single-issue campaign for gay marriage, and not a campaign for marriage equality.
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Yes, and under Islam the punishment for simply being gay is DEATH - stoning, hanging and beheading - so why all the faux outrage at Brendan Eich instead of protesting outside mosques and embassies?!
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Silly you for thinking there was an agenda. In the UK, the Labour (political party) Gay Rights Manifesto of 1985 said, "A socialist society would supersede the family household... Gay people and children should have the right to live t
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by hkphooey 13y ago
So it's not about words... or is it? > "Gay couples have been allowed since 2005 to enter "civil partnerships", conferring the same legal rights as marriage, but campaigners say the distinction gives the impression t
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by hkphooey 13y ago
These are employees who are dogmatic and who may have mistakenly believed they were working for a political organization rather than a technology company. If Brendan Eich being CEO means they are not able to perform their duties as stipulat
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by hkphooey 13y ago
So marriage is a basic human right? So the right to marry whomever you choose is universal, for everybody, no exceptions? So why doesn't the campaign for "marriage equality" fight for the right of a brother and sister to get
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by hkphooey 13y ago
> There're any number of reasons why someone might visit those countries. People were calling for a boycott of all things Russian, or did you forget that? The irony of course being that Russia decriminalized same-sex relationships i
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Or maybe these employees have cynically protected themselves from layoffs... because they could claim the CEO targeted them due to a difference in opinion!

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