Topic: It is now a crime to unlock your smartphone.

Anonymous A started this discussion 13 years ago #25,309

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/the-most-ridiculous-law-of-2013-so-far-it-is-now-a-crime-to-unlock-your-smartphone/272552/

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 23 minutes later[^] [v] #386,557

> BY DECREE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS

> IT SHALL HENCEFORCE BE ORDERED THAT AMERICANS SHALL NOT UNLOCK THEIR OWN SMARTPHONES.

Spoof or Congress is illiterate.

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Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #386,565

@previous (B)
And the all-caps. Goddamn, it's like one of Kimmo's rage bulletins but a law.

Which is a pretty terrifying concept on its own.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 30 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #386,568

@386,557 (B)
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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 57 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,571

I kind of agree with the law. If you buy a subsidized contract phone, you are to stick with the plan and stay locked to the carrier until either the contract is fulfilled or you pay the fee to cancel. When you cancel or finish the contract, however, the phone companies should be obligated to unlock your phone. Fair is fair, after all.

Meta !PARAdoxiHw joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,572

@386,565 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
> And the all-caps. Goddamn, it's like one of Kimmo's rage bulletins but a law.
>
> Which is a pretty terrifying concept on its own.
The UN should take one of those hopeless bankrupt third world countries and give it to Kimmo to run.

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 13 years ago, 13 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,573

@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
Important: TODAY I CAME BACK TO A 10% INCREASE IN INFLATION. NOT A 10% DECREASE, A 10% INCREASE. ARE YOU FUCKERS TRYING TO BANKRUPT THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD???

Important: Shitlisted more of those "civil war" trolls from life. Every day I deal with this shit...

Important: Unmade and shitlisted yet another traitor wisegeneral...

God !kJ.A4PF7.k joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 3 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,575

> It is now a crime to unlock your smartphone.

Nope, actually:

> It is now a crime to unlock your smartphone in America.

Lol :3

Meta !PARAdoxiHw replied with this 13 years ago, 9 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,592

@386,573 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
Also there must be some sort of electronic bulletin system where every citizen must read and acknowledge every bulletin every day or be shitlisted.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,593

@386,568 (D)

> IT SHALL HENCEFORCE

Spelling error Should read HENCE FORTH

Anonymous H double-posted this 13 years ago, 24 seconds later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,594

Error

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Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,595

@386,592 (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
And a secret police who enforce grammar.

Any citizen caught mispronouncing or misspelling a word is taken during the night and sent to a grammar camp, never to return.

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Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 3 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #386,604

Stop being such poorfags and buy unlocked. For fuck sakes, the Nexus 4 is only $400.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 8 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #386,638

My iPhone is unlocked on T-Mobile. Not a single fuck was given.

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