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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2008, 05:42:35 am » |
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That is... wow.  Thanks for the heads up, Sheana. |
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« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2008, 10:47:26 am » |
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Well I knew Gates would be behind this... I've just looked up the similar legislation pending on this side of the pond. Guess which of my favourite bugbears is behind it here?  This sucks. There's always a risk of your stuff getting nicked on the web but I never thought they'd go and make it legal. |
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The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).
1066 and All That
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
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« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2008, 11:19:55 am » |
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That's vile. I'll oppose this bill in whatever way I can.
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« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2008, 01:43:22 pm » |
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Good god.
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« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2008, 01:47:16 pm » |
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It may not be that bad. I'm looking for someone with genuine legal knowledge to find out more.
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The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).
1066 and All That
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
Dorothy L Sayers
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
Ayn Rand
Parallel Lives current status:
A Road Not Taken: Complete
Where I Belong: 86,304 (draft completed)
Cantus Maeroris: 3,000
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2008, 03:10:57 pm » |
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At the risk of sounding pedantic, I did suspect that there was considerably overreacting in the article; but that's mostly because I'm so used to media distortion, exaggeration and paranoia that I got used to taking most publications not with a pinch but with a bag of salt. If the DA article is really accurate, then I believe there's no need to panic.
The problem, I believe, is when people overlook the smaller print - and this counts BOTH on the side of over-reaction AND on the side of "turn off your mind, relax and float downstream"; and doesn't that happen everyday?
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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2008, 10:46:51 am » |
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The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).
1066 and All That
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
Dorothy L Sayers
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
Ayn Rand
Parallel Lives current status:
A Road Not Taken: Complete
Where I Belong: 86,304 (draft completed)
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2008, 03:02:52 pm » |
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Well, I've updated the Wikipedia page, which seems the best way of making sure people find out rapidly. |
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2008, 06:31:29 pm » |
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This whole thing stinks of the lobbyists. Whoever the companies are that are aiming to run the private registries stand to make a fortune. As ever, it'd be interesting to follow the money.
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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2008, 06:56:19 pm » |
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Bill Gates has been mentioned.
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The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).
1066 and All That
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
Dorothy L Sayers
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
Ayn Rand
Parallel Lives current status:
A Road Not Taken: Complete
Where I Belong: 86,304 (draft completed)
Cantus Maeroris: 3,000
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« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2008, 07:39:01 pm » |
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So we're still screwed, then?
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I memorized "Holy Grail" really well I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL - "Weird Al" Yankovic, "White and Nerdy" "Any pile of stunted growth unaware that entertainment is just that and nothing more, deserves to doom themselves to some dank cell, somewhere, for having been so stupid!! Movies, books, T.V., music - they're all just entertainment, not guidebooks for damning yourself!" - Nny I draw too, dammit! |
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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2008, 08:20:42 pm » |
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Only if they make it law. It's got a lot of opposition. Write to your congressman and all that jazz. You can still influence them if you try hard enough because they still rely on the voters for their livelihoods. We're screwed on this side of the Atlantic, of course. The EU will implement something similar soon and there's nothing we can do about it at all. We're just citizens. We do what we're told.  |
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The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).
1066 and All That
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
Dorothy L Sayers
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
Ayn Rand
Parallel Lives current status:
A Road Not Taken: Complete
Where I Belong: 86,304 (draft completed)
Cantus Maeroris: 3,000
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2008, 06:26:50 pm » |
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...Well, fuck. *starts to research the names of various representatives* And that seriously reeks, Graham. I'm not familiar with the politics of your country, but is there really nothing that you can do to fight this?  |
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2008, 07:18:31 pm » |
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Nope. About 80% to 90% of our laws come from the EU, which we don't vote for. The EU parliament, the "democratic " bit of the EU, isn't a legislative body and can't do anything apart from whinge. The national parliaments - our supposed governments - have to implement laws handed down to them by the EU, assuming they even get to see them. Most of the law bypasses the national legislatures entirely as "technical directives", or has judgements handed down by the European Court, both of which are instantly binding. Worse still, they're so completely khack-handed at it that they usually design these laws in the worst possible way imaginable. When they get around to doing an orphan works directive it'll make this one look logical and sensible in comparison...
I could go on, but it annoys people and it depresses me.
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The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).
1066 and All That
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
Dorothy L Sayers
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
Ayn Rand
Parallel Lives current status:
A Road Not Taken: Complete
Where I Belong: 86,304 (draft completed)
Cantus Maeroris: 3,000
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