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Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by Karunamon » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:16 PM UTC

mbrutsch wrote: post #24

fit2rule wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't know they were on the board of directors of Dropbox. Very interesting. Yes: a large percentage of the politicians in power today are responsible for the heinous crimes against humanity being committed, even yet daily, in the name of the American people - and YES, you SHOULD hold them accountable, since - as an American - you, yourself, are also responsible for the heinous actions of your nation state.

Sadly, most Americans don't hold themselves responsible for the actions of our duly elected leaders. It's how we sleep at night. brb, dropping Dropbox...

See, that doesn't work. There's no such thing as a recall for some positions, and it's pretty hard to be responsible for someone who says they're going to do one thing and then does a completely different thing once they're beyond accountability.

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by uptown » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:16 PM UTC

antonius wrote: post #4

When looking to grow our board, we sought out a leader who could help us expand our global footprint. Condoleezza sure left a global footprint in the Middle East alright. Hate do this Dropbox, but time for me to move on. Edit: Suggestions for a Dropbox substitute?

What's the current sentiment regarding the security and privacy of BTSync?

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by joemaller1 » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:17 PM UTC

I was wondering how long this would take. Thoughtcrime is here. The quest for ideological purity is kneecapping our future. Shutting out half of the brainpool because they hold opposing views about disconnected topics is a recipe for societal failure.

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by roc » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:17 PM UTC

aioprisan wrote: post #2

Weren't John Kerry and Hillary Clinton arguably equally responsible for any war that Condy supported? The voted for the funds that made it possible, how is that less responsible for the results?

> "how is that less responsible for the results?"

Devil's Advocate: It's not. But they didn't join Dropbox's board, so it's irrelevant. It is possible this isn't about partisanship, just personal history.

Though I have a hard time believing that's actually the case.

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by skolos » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:17 PM UTC

MPiccinato wrote: post #13

antonius wrote: post #4

When looking to grow our board, we sought out a leader who could help us expand our global footprint. Condoleezza sure left a global footprint in the Middle East alright. Hate do this Dropbox, but time for me to move on. Edit: Suggestions for a Dropbox substitute?

We have been using https://copy.com without any issue.

For me dropbox worked very unreliably on Linux. Copy works much better.

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by ekianjo » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:17 PM UTC

bicx wrote: post #8

Unless a company is actively hurting people, I'm going to choose what I use based on the quality of the product, not on a board member's past. Maybe they determined that a hardened political voice would balance them out in the boardroom. Maybe they need someone there to play the devil's advocate in an industry that can be extraordinarily narcissistic.

> Unless a company is actively hurting people, I'm going to choose what I use based on the quality of the product, not on a board member's past

Seems like it did not work so well with Mozilla recently. And that guy there did not kill anyone either, even indirectly.

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by edlebert » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:17 PM UTC

Keep those torches lit for everyone in the current administration too, right? Torture, war, and mass-surveillance continue to this day, 5 years after she stopped being Secretary of State. In addition, many in the current administration were involved in the Iraq war as well.

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by nomadcoop » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:18 PM UTC

Anyone know of a Dropbox equivalent based in Europe?

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by doktrin » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:18 PM UTC

theorique wrote: post #40

Why all this politicization of Rice's role? What possible relevance could her actions (or hysterical descriptions of her actions) in the Bush administration have in regards to her role as a board member of Dropbox? Most likely, this is a political appointment to get Dropbox connections in Washington, to sell large contracts into the federal government. And, possibly, to sell into governments abroad where Ms Rice's co…

Actions have consequences. It's perfectly acceptable for individuals to choose to no longer support a product based on its leaderships decisions.

Re: Drop Dropbox

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Post by jpwagner » Thu, Apr 10, 2014, 2:18 PM UTC

I don't get this kind of stuff. I'm sure it's based on good intentions, but this will just lead to MORE nepotism and less transparency because the price of negative press is that much greater.

It feels similar to the hit on the Mozilla guy, which really rubbed me the wrong way. For all I know he clubs baby seals in his free time, but nobody bothered to investigate the truth until it was too late.

One individual or group, finally crawling out of being persecuted, deciding to persecute another is just plain disgusting.