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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by tmp19 on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @04:30PM (#12124655)
Every little despot's 'court orders' exept for court orders from the most despotic court in the world: The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by tedunangst on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:08PM (#12124914)
> most despotic court in the world

How does one even measure that? Is it measured in units of polpots or what?

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by mikeash on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:22PM (#12125022)
That's unfair, you'd get a more reasonable magnitude measuring in millipolpots.
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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by walrus01 on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:28PM (#12125062)
Everyone knows the picomussolini is the correct SI measurement unit.
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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by mikeash on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @12:46PM (#12130469)
That seems way too small. I'm pretty sure I'd hit at least several picomussolini just putting my kid to bed at night.
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