These folks are on the junk, man. I cannot believe what passes for “Christian” these days and the incredible cluelessness that is displayed over and over by these people.

Sadly, though, I know that you and many of us have been saying this for *literally* years.

At some point we’ll look at this behavior the same way people look at the ’3 Martini Lunch’ tradition – as aberrant behavior, not the norm. Martinis have their place, just like scantily clad people do. Both are awesome, but shouldn’t be mixed with business unless it *is* your business.

It’s like they don’t want to think to much so they are using the easiest trick around. Creativity takes work. But it can be so much more effective and it doesn’t generally have to belittle anyone in the process.

I will be looking for that in the tech industry going forward…but I won’t hold my breath.

Just think of a BuddyPress built on such a thing.

Of course it probably pretty much already exists in zombie-BRAINZ! buried Google Wave docs.

I just want my data back if I really want my data back.

My english seems not in good shape though. I was asking for not-logged-in users which being not logged in, don’t have user meta either :)

By the way, I used cookies on my solution. Not the best scenario, but works for the majority.

What implementation would you recomend me to go with for limiting likes for normal visitors?

I believe it not is completely dead, either. I was told it went back to committee for reconsideration. I have not heard a peep about it since and wonder if they are really going to make some changes and then try to push it through again? I hope not.

I am a lifelong registered Republican. I am conservative, retired and hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy. Please understand that my sentiments below on your authorship of the SOPA legislation is meant to show no disrespect for the Office you hold. I do not question your intentions or goal; what I do question is the shallow and obvious non-existent thought that went into the crafting of this legislation. If our Founding Fathers had put as little thought into drafting our Constitution, I doubt the Republic would have survived 50 years.

Because the Law, including the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence have their roots in Western philosophy, I have long had as much passion for the law as I do for philosophy. I have spent many decades embedded in the U.S. Constitution. I would suggest that you at least read or re-read the Constitution and The Federalist Papers before again embarking on such an ill-conceived piece of legislation without considering its Constitutional and global ramifications. The 13 Original Sovereign States, in their wisdom, granted only 17 enumerated powers to what was supposed to be a small, general or federal government. Yet, over the decades, a power-hungry Federal Government, with the grasping collusion of SCOTUS and its linguistically and historically unsupportable interpretations of many of the intentions of our Framers, has become “the tail wagging the dog.” Without diminishing the importance of intellectual property rights, our Republic right now is on life support and fighting for its very existence. Unfortunately, never in our history, has there been a more pressing time for Americans to retake many of the pilfered gifts our Founders gave us in the Constitution. If necessary, the States might need to reassert the concept of “Jeffersonian Nullification” when dealing with overreaching Federal legislation. Yet you spend your time crafting Constitutionally questionable confections for your political contributors.

I would suggest that you consider rewriting your own words on the public’s reaction to the provisions of SOPA, i.e., that you plan to “revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products.”

A more critically pressing and timely alternative to your words might be that you plan to “revisit how best to address the problem of domestic thieves, i.e., members of the U.S. Congress and of SCOTUS, who steal and sell the People’s rights, stealing from them the liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and indeed, stealing from the People for whom you all work, the very Republic Itself.” Add to the above concerns, the dictatorial provisions for suspending habeas corpus in the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the power to strip citizenship contained in the upcoming Enemy Expatriation Act (HR 3166), the economy-killing provisions of ObamaCare (that no one bothered to read), and maybe that would help you to prioritize your efforts, and to understand the great angst that has paralyzed the Country. Barak Obama once said, “elections have consequences.” I would submit that sponsoring unconstitutional, un-vetted legislation also has consequences.

Respectfully,

Alan J. Pratt, Ph.D.

As a fellow Texan, you are a disgrace. As an American, you are a traitor.

Kissing the foot of the entertainment industry by taking the kickbacks their
lobbyists are giving you shows your true colors. You, Lamar Smith, are a
a textbook example of a sellout.

You would make people of all ages feel just like Jammie Thomas-Rasset,
the single mother who was sued by RIAA. By pushing a law that violates their
rights for not even HAVING any pirated material, and is as blatantly wrong
as the RIAA lawsuits themselves, you have made yourself look like a greedy
and inept fool. If we, the people, have the right to vote for you, we, the people,
have the right to oust you.

You hoped to stir up people to impeach Obama, but now YOU are the one
to FACE IMPEACHMENT. And the people will do so.