SOPA law

[Detective_Alex]

Hi guys. I send you all my support from spain to stop this abomination called SOPA. We had to deal with something similar in spain called SINDE law. In short terms, this law allowed the government to sieze a website within 48h if a non-judicial jury considered it harmful for copyright issues. It gave the owner of the site no chance to defend himself. The thing is this the government didn't put it into practice because the social networks filled with insults against them and they were afraid this could ruin their victory for the next elections. In the end (and for many other reasons but being this one of the main ones) they were beaten and the law is still unpassed. I really hope the provisional stop of SOPA becomes permanent if you keep pressing the Congress. Good Luck

[miakakiri]

We have a lot of things wrong with the feds at the moment, and SOPA/PIPA et all are really just symptoms of the greater problems. For example, the ubiquity of legalized bribery ('lobbying' or 'campaign financing'). Americans need to step up and take back our power, the rule of our country, for 'We the People' once more.

[Detective_Alex]

I see your point. SINDE law was an attempt of the government to get back the favor of artists and societies that supported them during election campaing and behind them was the biggest author's association in SPAIN called SGAE. But the chief of this organization was a bigger gangster than Al Capone and all his illegitimate activities were uncovered (specially bribes too). Now this society and all the associates are under investigation and yet the government tried to close websites for all this scum.

[mangaluva]

Con is the opposite of pro. Therefore, Congress is the opposite of...

[sonoci]

Con is the opposite of pro. Therefore, Congress is the opposite of...

THIS IS THE GREATEST THING

*applauds*

[Aokochan]

Con is the opposite of pro. Therefore, Congress is the opposite of...

THIS IS THE GREATEST THING

*applauds*

*applauds too*

[miakakiri]

Con is the opposite of pro. Therefore, Congress is the opposite of...

THIS IS THE GREATEST THING

*applauds*

*applauds too*

Uh.... that is a very old joke....

[Vylash]

Con is the opposite of pro. Therefore, Congress is the opposite of...

hahaha XD

[mangaluva]

Con is the opposite of pro. Therefore, Congress is the opposite of...

THIS IS THE GREATEST THING

*applauds*

*applauds too*

Uh.... that is a very old joke....

And yet, still so relevant...

[doublemoonlight]

I heard that mr Lamar Smith  actually uses pirating softwear in his computer...


THE HYPOCRIC!!!!!!

[Callid]

Con is the opposite of pro. Therefore, Congress is the opposite of...

Sadly, the first part is wrong. "con-" is a derivative of Latin "com-", meaning with/together (note Latin "cum" as well). Furthermore, "gress" (or rather its infinitive, gradi) only means "to step"/"to go" (think of transgress, which literally means stepping over (a border, rule)). Furthermore, the "pro" of progress doesn't mean "in favor of" (to which the opposite would be contra), but rather "forward". So, pro-gress means going forward, i.e. advance. Con-gress, however, means going together.

[GinRei]

Sadly, the first part is wrong.

Or you could use common usage instead of dead languages, where "pro" means "in favor of" and "con" means "against".  You know, like listing the pros and cons of something.

[Callid]

Sadly, the first part is wrong.

Or you could use common usage instead of dead languages, where "pro" means "in favor of" and "con" means "against".  You know, like listing the pros and cons of something.

Firstly, this only applies to the English language (in German, it's Pros und Kontras).
Secondly, "con" means "with" in common usage as well, as far as con as a prefix is concerned (i.e. con-): concentric (with [the same] center, not "against the center"), confidence (with trust [in oneself], not "against trust"), conform (with the [common] form, not against it), contact (with touching, not "against touching") etc.
If the prefix is supposed to mean "against", contra is used: contraception, contradict, contravene.
And thirdly, this was about the meaning of the word congress, not the way it is commonly misunderstood.

[GinRei]

Firstly, this only applies to the English language (in German, it's Pros und Kontras).

Firstly, when talking about English, no one gives a damn about German.

Secondly, "con" means "with" in common usage as well, as far as con as a prefix is concerned (i.e. con-): concentric (with [the same] center, not "against the center"), confidence (with trust [in oneself], not "against trust"), conform (with the [common] form, not against it), contact (with touching, not "against touching") etc.
If the prefix is supposed to mean "against", contra is used: contraception, contradict, contravene.
And thirdly, this was about the meaning of the word congress, not the way it is commonly misunderstood.

Secondly, it's a freaking joke.  Jokes aren't meant to be 100% accurate and free of any possible criticism.

[IHKF]

Secondly, it's a freaking joke.  Jokes aren't meant to be 100% accurate and free of any possible criticism.

..... Jokes are funny because they are true.  :| If they aren't accurate that usually doesn't make people laugh. XD lol

But then you have jokes like "That's what she said" so... XD