2011-07-14, 09:47 | Link #14801 |
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Other services have to be available before he can switch to them. There are quite a lot of places where Comcast is the only option for any speed over 100kb/s.
In fact, after reading this a bit more, I think it's the same guy who put up his own version of the story (ie: not filtered through a reporter) on Kotaku. All the points line up (and after going and looking up the Kotaku article, same name so definitely the same guy), and he mentioned in his article that there was no alternative to Comcast. Kotaku article here: http://kotaku.com/5820450/the-day-co...net-for-1-year |
2011-07-14, 10:00 | Link #14805 |
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2011-07-14, 11:18 | Link #14808 | |
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Israel boycotts the boycotters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2096480/ Quote:
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2011-07-14, 11:30 | Link #14809 |
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So being allowed to sue boycotters of Israeli institutions and companies? Sounds like they've gotten tired of the various boycotts of anything to deal with the West Bank from their own people and the Arab Israelis. (They can deal with the international boycotters afterwards)
I think I can understand the feeling, but their constitution likely says otherwise to the idea.
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2011-07-14, 11:48 | Link #14810 |
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its a retarded move, that benefits no one, and it probably will be struck down by the supreme court as unconstitutional.
the people behind it should be getting their political asses kicked for doing this. aside from being terrible P.R, this law is pointless.
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2011-07-14, 11:50 | Link #14811 | |
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But there's one point; some of this law's supporters are menassing to change the way the supreme court's juge are selected if the juges found the law inconstitiuonal.
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2011-07-14, 12:01 | Link #14812 | |
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for over a decade now, you have a situation in Israel where the political left grows weaker and the right grows stronger (I.E, more people vote right then left) while at the same time, institutions that are normally associated with left wing world views (namely, the press, artists and the supreme court) are becoming more open about their left leaning tendencies. the more the left becomes a vocal minority, the more "vocal" it becomes, and i suspect that part of the idea behind the law was just an attempt by the right wing to flex their muscles. basically, passing such a law, not out of an actual belief that such a law will actually enter into effect, but rather to show that they CAN pass such a law, as a way of showing dominance in the Knesset (Israeli parliament). like i said, stupid and pointless.
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2011-07-14, 12:02 | Link #14813 |
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i recently switch my business phone and internet service to comcast. Before i switch i ask the rep about the cap and he said there was no cap for business accounts. Since this guy is by definition running a business, he probably should have switch form the cheaper consumer acct to the more expensive business acct but without the limits.
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2011-07-15, 00:14 | Link #14814 | |
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2011-07-15, 00:24 | Link #14815 |
Gamilas Falls
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I don't see that working considering these are boycotts against buying products made in the West Bank, or against services provided by companies that have establishments in the West Bank. Boycotts by Israeli citizens, against Israeli citizens.
Well and boycotts against the settlements existing, but that's more the Arab Israeli taking the direct approach short of resorting to terrorism and violence. A problem they seem to have is with international protesters that break laws or put themselves in harms way...such as getting in front of bulldozers or running blockades without heeding the Israeli authorities (generally the military). These seem to be more of a real problem. The boycotts are an economic problem.
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2011-07-15, 00:41 | Link #14816 | |
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2011-07-15, 06:38 | Link #14817 |
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News International CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns over phone hacking scandal
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2098316/
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2011-07-15, 09:20 | Link #14818 |
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Until Israel gets something that isn't a conservative government, they aren't going to give up even a centimeter of land. The idea of "We won it fair and square" use to be the acceptable way to claim land. Now it seems to be the practice of land grabbing and who can use the land more efficiently (Homesteading).
Just be glad they don't have a real Zionist governement. Then they would be trying to take Jordan all the time.
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2011-07-15, 09:53 | Link #14819 | |
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the peace between Israel and both Egypt AND Jordan (as well as the land-swaps that it included), was signed by people who would kick your ass if you accused them of NOT being "real" Zionists. don't confuse the bullshit quasi-messianic "greater Israel" ideology that drives the settlers, with Zionism, which is simply "Jewish nationalism/self determination".
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2011-07-15, 10:03 | Link #14820 |
Gamilas Falls
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I apologies. The presentation I got at the local Jewish Community Center presented Zionism as those that wanted a "Greater Isreal" with the pre-1920s borders for Palestine under the British agreement to hand over the whole thing to the Jews should they win the First World War. Before the split that broke it into Palestine and Trans-Jordan.
Perhaps the term "real" should have been "radical" instead?
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