And the airline can tell that you were the person who had to show that proof when the passport was acquired... how exactly?

Just focus your chi through your third eye while clenching your chakras around this healing crystal. That’ll be $1999.99 please. Namaste.

Oddly enough, my memory of MMOs back then was camping a spawn location for dozens or hundreds of hours desperately hoping to get a chance to get the last hit in on some ridiculously rare monster who dropped some even more ridiculously rare item one out of every 1000 deaths.

Ya, I don’t miss that era at all.

Again, the comment you originally replied to was very specifically about the absurdity of complaining about the new opt-in rules for people who want to keep using the service. It had literally nothing to do with what you’re complaining about.

I was saying “Booourns”

What kind of douchebag who wasn’t on a World Series team wears a World Series ring out in public?

That’s a different, and legit question. But the complaint I was talking about is related to people opting in or out of Facebook’s services, which is the point of the legislation in question.

The much huger question of who tracks what on the internet, not related to being a member of any particular site, is another…

Conversely, let’s do a survey of poor life choices you make that you can conveniently blame on technology.

I see that gas right now in Ottawa is about $1.36 a liter.

Give what is involved in finding, extracting, refining and shipping gas, it’s insanely cheap, which is part of our climate change problem.

Hell, MILK costs more than gas in Canada.

Just once could a soccer guy make a mistake and actually act like, “Oh shit, my bad man”.

You mean beyond the dark purpose of imposing extraterritorial law? Sure maybe you and I happen to agree with the privacy rules that are being applied in this case, but think of the precedent being set.

Are you going to be as happy when China introduces a law that threatens massive legal action against any website that…

Oh I know, I was just pointing out that some people seem to want to both be able to opt out of the business model, but still use the services for free.

So, fine, you don’t want these companies selling your data, but you want to keep using their services. What economic model would you suggest they adopt?

I just read an article in which some organization in the EU is now complaining that Google and Facebook are apparently only offering you two choices - either opt-in to their data practices or don’t use their services. That’s getting pretty fucking ridiculous.

I’m all in favour of companies having to be transparent…

Cue angry rants about how GRRM owes his fans something something something.

I think you can count on there still being lots of “but jaywalking” folks, but most of them are busy over on Deadspin explaining that if you don’t want to get beaten and tased by the police, you shouldn’t park illegally.

And by “disciplined” they mean, “fired and charged with aggravated assault”, right?

Oh wait, no... cops. Never mind.

Who the fuck demands that a friend talk to them every fucking day? People who end up without any friends, that’s who.

If you are a robot and try to lie about it, do they still sell you the car? Asking for a friend.

It’s hard to stay Incognito.