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NH Man Arrested for Videotaping Police
macinrack writes to mention a story about a New Hampshire man who was arrested for videotaping police on his doorstep, using a fairly standard security camera system. He was officially charged with 'two felony counts of violating state eavesdropping and wiretap law by using an electronic device.' From the article: "The security cameras record sound and audio directly to a videocassette recorder inside the house, and the Gannons posted warnings about the system, Janet Gannon said. On Tuesday night, Michael Gannon brought a videocassette to the police department, and asked to speak with someone in 'public relations,' his wife said and police reported. Gannon wanted to lodge a complaint against Karlis, who had come to the family's house while investigating their sons, Janet Gannon said. She said Karlis showed up late at night, was rude, and refused to leave when they asked him."
Someone explain to me what the point of trying to get a first post is if you're posting AC?
Web 2.0 == Giant Blogspam Circle Jerk
I personally don't like all the emails, phone calls, love letters, death threats, package boms, letters of anthrax, etc. that I get when I successfully completed a First Post
Everybody seems to be blaming ([1] [2] [3]) the President ... when in fact it was Steve Ballmer who threw the chair!
Slow day, I guess...
Favorite quote: "
Seriously, how you can think that the president has some sort of monarch-like powers granted to him by the Constitution shows that, at the very least, you weren't paying attention in civics class.
I was going to let rediculous slide but you had to go and use irregardless, too.
Nothing was diculous to begin with, so it can't be diculous again (that is what the prefix re- does, it modifies to indicate something was done again). Ridiculous comes from the base ridicule and, while I haven't checked a dictionary, indicates something is deserving of ridicule.
As far as irregardless, I feel like you guys are starting to plant these on purpose just to piss us GNs off. Regardless has as its base (note I did not use an apostrophe because the possessive of it lacks one while the contraction of "it is" contains one) regard. Saying, "regardless" is akin to saying "without regard to." The prefix ir- indicates negation, as in irregularly (which is, I think, where this confusion comes from as they are two somewhat similar sounding words) which means "not regularly." So if you were to put them together, irregardless would mean "not without regard to," which basically boils down to, "in regard to."
Yes we all understand what you meant. However, when you are out in the real world and are conversing with a well-educated individual, you might do well to keep to good grammar as that person may look on you when you say, "irregardless" much the same way you might look upon someone who says, "I already done told you, it ain't me who done took it."
flameware? Hey, that's a pretty good idea...software that says insulting and offensive things to the user. Now, I'll just have to create artificial intelligence smart enough to craft a good insult, but dumb enough to enjoy flaming.
:)
If that unlikely event were to come to pass,
Spoken like a true typical Repuglican who is that 39% who thinks that W the monkey boy is doing a good job. You guys run everything into the ground since you've have control of all branches of government the last six years and you're probably going to say that it was Clinton who did it because emotionally you can't move on. Can't take responsibility for sh*t and you wonder why you aren't respected.
The argument of "the Democrats are worse" is pretty much run out. It can't GET worse than now. Frankly I thank W for being man responsible for giving Congress back to the Democarst come fall. I firmly thaink that most Americans would not only welcome Clinton but would allow him to shove his cigar anywhere he wishes.
When Clinton lied, no one died. It's gets more true every day.
Windows Vista is flameware. Post a slashdot article even remotely related to Vista, and what happens?
:D
Poof! Instant flame war!
The Christian Right is Neither (Christian nor right). See: Matthew 23, Matthew 25, Ezekiel 16:48-50