he will simply abandon it.

That’s sounds wonderful, let’s go with that option

Idiocracy draws closer every day

Same here in California

Occupy Mars

Somehow I don’t think Mr “Pro-Business” will hamper banks’ efforts to fleece us.

More money

“X’s owner now has the ear of the president-elect, a man who has a long history of helping his friends, and punishing his enemies,” said Max Willens, senior analyst, at Emarketer. “Sending at least a trickle of ad spending toward X may be seen as good for business, albeit in an indirect way.”

There’s the article in a nutshell. Give Elmo money or face the wrath of the Diaper-in-Chief.

Now now, how would private capital profit off of a FOSS social network? Won’t someone think of the investors?

Iirc phone calls and alarms still work after a reboot in the lock status, it just disables biometric unlock and keeps the filesystem encrypted

I keep mine on in case of family emergencies, it’s also my alarm clock

It seems like it’s already beginning. For one, Firefox is getting blocked more and more often as being “out of date” (it’s not) while a chromium-based browser is fine. My VPN keeps getting flagged as malicious (PIA). It’s getting really irritating.

Well yeah, when you have the power of the state on your side you can say or do whatever you want. If you’re a random citizen, get fucked pleb.

“…The people can not be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. We have had 13. states independant 11. years. There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century and a half for each state. What country before ever existed a century and half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure. Our Convention has been too much impressed by the insurrection of Massachusets: and in the spur of the moment they are setting up a kite to keep the hen yard in order. I hope in god this article will be rectified before the new constitution is accepted.”

• Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, Nov 13, 1787

The Christmas music begins

“Sponsored Content”

It’s damn near a roll of the dice of what is going to come out of a CEOs mouth during an earnings call…

I mean, the justice system is kangaroo court. Two overpaid people stand in a room and argue technicalities, not right vs wrong. It’s a complete farce designed to fatten people’s wallets.

What’s a token ring?

Wait-your-turn Internet

Compact flash? Nah, that was primetime for Iomega Zip Drives!

I’m convinced that a good number of legislators understand the implications of this stuff on a cursory level, but are convinced (read: bribed) to not care on the “condition” that it doesn’t apply to them or their families. They are beholden to their constituents, and their constituents aren’t you and me, as we can’t afford them.