My wife was watching something last night that said the real reason the US wants to ban TikTok is some rich asshole wants to own it, can't, so he's trying to get the government to ban it to force a sale.
No idea if that's true.
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- 2024-03-17 05:37pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
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- 2024-03-17 03:21pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
- Replies: 29
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Re: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
BUT, along your vein, the safer thing for the US government to do would be to declare 'any company working with TIKTOK, in any capacity, will be investigated for being an US Security threat'. (I can also see them 'any individual workng with Tiktok....) Now, instead of those nice legal protections e...
- 2024-03-15 10:38am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
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Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Can't believe some of the shit I've read in this thread. So much so I had to fish out my old log in password from the dusty recesses of my brain and get through this dumb website's obtuse captcha requirement to log in for the first time in over a decade to tell you cunts to take a wash. HOLY SHIT, ...
- 2024-03-15 08:58am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
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Re: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
That's how you get around government bans and blocks in the US and Canada (probably most of Europe too). Example - Contractor that owes the government money and they are garnishing your wages? Set up a corporation, and have that corporation bill people for your services, and then just take your pay...
- 2024-03-15 08:57am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
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Re: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
I would have thought the director of a corporation will be liable if the corporation is breaking the law, this seems like a strong disincentive to that approach. That's actually a complicated issue. I'm not sure of the legalities in the United States, as it's a patchwork of Federal and State laws. ...
- 2024-03-15 08:38am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
- Replies: 29
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Re: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
Wow, you're a moron. That's how you get around government bans and blocks in the US and Canada (probably most of Europe too). Example - Contractor that owes the government money and they are garnishing your wages? Set up a corporation, and have that corporation bill people for your services, and th...
- 2024-03-14 05:01pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
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- Views: 987
Re: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
And all you have to do is set up a third party company for billing purposes to bypass the ban. Guys it's fine, just set up a third party company now that the United States Congress has gone through the trouble of banning you specifically from operating in the US on national security grounds. It's e...
- 2024-03-14 03:37pm
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
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Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V
If Sunny does that she'll have to turn off the antimagic ray first, and if that happens, Bloodfeast goes back to being a lizard and the fire breath is back in play. That's not a problem? Close the central eye (standard action), then hammer it with all the eye rays (free action). Next round, open th...
- 2024-03-13 10:21pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
- Replies: 29
- Views: 987
Re: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
Banning a website doesn't mean making it physically impossible to access. Most people won't be willing to bother with a VPN, and obviously it affects their ability to do business in the country in question. You'd be surprised how many people I know use VPNS for stuff. And all you have to do is set ...
- 2024-03-13 09:59pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
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- Views: 987
Re: US passes bill to ban TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform
Banning Websites is virtually impossible. Even if you manage to get every ISP to agree to it, you'd also have to do that to VPNS. Since you can get a VPN from any country, you'd also have to start banning the VPNS that didn't co-operate, etc, etc, etc.
- 2024-03-13 09:47pm
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
- Replies: 723
- Views: 436153
Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V
If Sunny does that she'll have to turn off the antimagic ray first, and if that happens, Bloodfeast goes back to being a lizard and the fire breath is back in play. That's not a problem? Close the central eye (standard action), then hammer it with all the eye rays (free action). Next round, open th...
- 2024-03-12 06:06pm
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
- Replies: 723
- Views: 436153
Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V
- 2024-03-12 05:58pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
For non facist regimes, I'm thinking more of a 'you can vote here', not a 'did you vote, and the right way?' tracker
- 2024-03-11 10:23pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Russians sent ‘loyalty app’ to show they’ve voted in ‘task set by boss Vladimir Putin’ You know, this would be a useful type of App in most countries. Polls open, you put in your postal code or whatever, and it goes 'you can vote at the following places....' However, as it's being used by Russia, i...
- 2024-03-11 10:20pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
- 2024-03-11 10:19pm
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
- Replies: 723
- Views: 436153
Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V
The dragon is about to lose a claw. It's in the Allosaurus's mouth.
- 2024-03-11 06:38am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II
- Replies: 802
- Views: 385386
Re: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II
Apparently there's something up with Kate Middleton and the royals don't want to let anyone know. Dead, Coma, something else? Some people have likened the earlier released photos akin to attempting a Weekend At Bernie's. She was in the hospital for surgery, then recovery for a week, and no one has ...
- 2024-03-07 03:23pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
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- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Nothing. Other than a lot of butt hurt & hysterics. Haha, imagine being the sort of hysterical butthurt loser who gets all upset about your prime minister being murdered by another country's military! Goddamn you're a piece of shit, J. Under the treaty, that's all it would be, if the Prime Mins...
- 2024-03-07 12:42pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
How do NATO articles cover targeted assassins against government officials of member states, by outside powers?
Because IF the Greek Prime Minister had been killed, I could see Greece going 'he was the target!'
Because IF the Greek Prime Minister had been killed, I could see Greece going 'he was the target!'
- 2024-03-06 04:40pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
It depends on alot of factors. if Russia near-Immediately apologized and offered a ceasefire for negotations to end the war, then possible nothing. However, if Russia handled it badly, ("it was his fault, he went into a war zone") and Greece declared war on Russia over it, then that could ...
- 2024-03-06 03:35pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Assuming it's authentic, and not a fake...
I don't see what the big deal is. These are military offices in a country that is supplying one side weapons in a war.
Of course they are going to consider every weapon they have.
I don't see what the big deal is. These are military offices in a country that is supplying one side weapons in a war.
Of course they are going to consider every weapon they have.
- 2024-03-01 11:47pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US Election 2024: Grumpy Old Men
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1687
Re: US Election 2024: Grumpy Old Men
I'd say we're about one riot or highway blockade away from a modern day Bleeding Kansas at this point. Take everything political or politically related that has happened since Obama was elected (when the Conservatives really started pushing hard), to now, and I'd say it's already occurring, just it...
- 2024-03-01 02:44pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
That's part of the reason I'm in favor of hiring every merc. company in the world to help booster Ukraine.
(or at least the acceptable ones).
They come with their own munitions and equipment.
(or at least the acceptable ones).
They come with their own munitions and equipment.
- 2024-03-01 02:41pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: US Election 2024: Grumpy Old Men
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1687
Re: US Election 2024: Grumpy Old Men
They know how to play the voters.
Until the voters are no longer required.
Until the voters are no longer required.
- 2024-02-29 06:43pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 7333
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
At this point, I think the best thing the West/Anyone that wants to support Ukraine could do is to hire every 'security contractor' and mercenary group they can, and send them to the Ukraine to fight Russia.