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« Last post by Renegade on August 21, 2012, 09:04 AM »
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I guess Renegade, that the reason I spoke up - not a smart move - is that the Assange debate seems to run precisely along the lines of claims of "assassination/indefinite detention/torture/whatever" which suggests the extreme possibilities whilst only factually based on the "whatever" possibility. ie the debate is not centred on fact but emotive claims and innuendo. Thus whipping up outrage and condemnation for no rational reason.
This is not to suggest the USA shouldn't be yelled at for other things. In my youth I found it quite fun, but then I aged and got too lazy to yell at anyone
Disclosure: I hate all self appointed, evangelical, holier than thou proselytizers like Assange. Give me Elmer gantry any day-tsaint (August 21, 2012, 08:48 AM)
OTOH I dont think Assange can be fussy at this stage, what exactly he's facing can be argued, but I certainly wouldnt expect a fair trial (if any)-tomos (August 21, 2012, 08:20 AM)
But what fair trial are you referring to? The ONLY trial we can say with certainty that he's facing is the Swedish one. So projecting to a USA trial at this stage is fantasy.-tsaint (August 21, 2012, 08:39 AM)
Re Correa & corruption:
http://en.wikipedia....g/wiki/Rafael_Correa
Paragraph three will give you a summary. (Paragraphs 1 & 2 are interesting from other perspectives.)
OTOH I dont think Assange can be fussy at this stage, what exactly he's facing can be argued, but I certainly wouldnt expect a fair trial (if any).
[Just to put my comment in perspective - I'm not a fan of Wikileaks]-tomos (August 21, 2012, 08:20 AM)
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The reason they can get away with this is complacency. If hundreds of thousands of people expressed their displeasure by no longer using Google Search, what would happen? But that won't occur, because the masses are ignorant.-kyrathaba (August 21, 2012, 07:40 AM)
Google previously stated that it would only base search results based on relevance.-Renegade (August 21, 2012, 06:19 AM)
When did they say this exactly?-daddydave (August 21, 2012, 06:38 AM)
Ah... so it's the fear of collateral damage.-wraith808 (August 21, 2012, 07:31 AM)
A valid fear if they were not kept in check. But they aren't unassailable, and Bing is a good alternative, as well as others, so I think that if they did make that change, they'd be shooting themselves in the foot. They're doing to a certain extent it seems what Microsoft has done to such good effect- and gotten 'slapped on the wrist' a few times for doing- leveraging the popularity of their platform to gain traction. The difference is that they are now trying to turn that traction into actual dollars, and I don't think that Microsoft was ever as obvious about what they were doing when they made that transition.-wraith808 (August 21, 2012, 07:31 AM)
I am going to take a minority opinion here and state that Google has every right to make Froogle into a search engine for ads: after all, some of the sites I depend on are basically that: pricewatch.com and dealnews.com. However those are a little more narrowly focused on tech products, and that's probably why I find them useful.-daddydave (August 21, 2012, 05:36 AM)
+1 for 40hz there.)That said, I don't think I will be using the new Google products search site for general not-necessarily-tech items. For now I am using PriceGrabber (which also accepts advertising) instead. Any other suggestions for alternative sites? Seems like they all accept advertising, are there any that show unadvertised items as well?-daddydave (August 21, 2012, 05:36 AM)
if I had the world's largest super-power calling for my assassination/indefinite detention/torture/whateverI only heard the "whatever" bit from news channels... the other bits I've heard claimed by his supporters and/or himself.-Renegade (August 20, 2012, 10:23 PM)
Would like a reference to where the USA govt has called for his assassination as you allege though.-tsaint (August 21, 2012, 12:25 AM)
What i meant though is that for a guy campaigning for freedom of information, he's sure allied himself with the antithesis of that in such a media repressive leader as Correa-tsaint (August 21, 2012, 12:25 AM)
(Seriously - I know jack about Ecuador there.) Assange in bed with Correa???? A tad hypocritical?-tsaint (August 20, 2012, 07:07 PM)
If the promotion is still on, ask a friend or family member to redeem it for you, maybe for some sort of reward for helping you-Stephen66515 (August 20, 2012, 05:46 PM)
You're like the 5th person to tell me that. I'm so going there soon.-superboyac (August 20, 2012, 11:07 AM)
Eye-candy! Lots and lots of eye-candy! Just ask yourself 1 question... How well does it do porn?-Renegade (August 20, 2012, 09:49 AM)
Bigger screen better images?-rgdot (August 20, 2012, 09:52 AM)
Hilarious music video and terribly catchy k-pop. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?-p3lb0x (July 27, 2012, 08:20 AM)
you obviously have a different history to me.
Was only around the age of 30 that I started getting closer to my parents. And I know lots like me, guess that's why I found the "article" amusing.-tomos (August 20, 2012, 05:48 AM)
led me to this:
Woman Has Bizarre Ability To Share Details About Personal Life With Parents-tomos (August 20, 2012, 03:59 AM)
EBay Bans Sale Of Spells, Hexes
Company Also Eliminating Category Listings For Psychic Readings, Tarot Card Sessions
Beginning in September, the site is banning the sale of "advice, spells, curses, hexing, conjuring, magic, prayers, blessing services, magic potions, [and] healing sessions," according to a policy update.
The company is also eliminating its category listings for psychic readings and tarot card sessions.
The update is a part of a "multi-year effort...to build trust in the marketplace and support sellers," eBay wrote in its company blog.
Has anyone actually been buying magic on eBay? It seems so: The site's "spells and potions" category currently has more than 6,000 active listings and happy feedback from quite a few satisfied buyers.