I beg to differ about not experiencing significant problems on 1/1/2000. We had significant issues that caused all our approximately 2000 store servers to repeatedly shut down until we unloaded the offending software.
I was working for Hollywood Video in the Tech Support department (support for the rental stores and all their computer equipment) leading up to and after Y2K, in Wilsonville, Oregon at the corporate office. (Of course this was before their two bankruptcies.) The software development department performed extensive (and probably expensive) testing on every facet of our current in-store software and hardware setup (custom COBOL software running on DOS 5.0 on NetWare 3.1 if you can believe it.) They were even going to scrap NetWare in favor of a brand spanking new Windows NT Remote Desktop-type setup, but we were highly disappointed when NetWare came up with a patch for NetWare 3.X series to make it Y2K compatible, so they scrapped the NT plans. But I digress...
Came in to work on 1/1/2000 a couple hours after midnight (yep they pretty much forced us to come in, and for very little extra pay - I may have been a bit drunk still.) Everything was already chaos: Almost every single store's NetWare server shut itself down at midnight, thinking there was a power outage. And since our stores' computers ran as dumb network-booted terminals to the main server, that means all the computers were down and rentals couldn't be performed except by writing the rentals on paper.
Problem was, in the test lab someone had commented out the UPS backup auto-shutdown software line in the servers' autoexec (or its NetWare equivalent, might have been autoexec.ncf or something.) And yes, I do know who that someone was (wasn't me.):) So I guess no one thought to test that particular software. So all the servers would boot up, immediately think there was a power outage, and immediately shut themselves off. We did have a manager's station computer in each store that had its own hard drive and could be used in emergencies, and had pcAnywhere and a modem, so we manually dialed into each of our approximately 2000 stores (at 14.4 kbps.) Then we walked a bunch of clueless managers and minimum wage kids through taking the new autoexec we had copied to a floppy on their manager's station (and a bunch of the stores had to run out and buy a box of floppies on New Year's Day) and booting up their servers using the floppy.
I think we got the last few stores up and working by 2 or 3 pm Pacific. And before you say "who rents movies on New Year's Day?" - EVERYONE did. New Year's Day and Christmas Day were two of our biggest movie rental days of the year. People are home with their families, the festivities are over, everyone wants something to do and streaming from the internet didn't really exist yet. What did everyone do? Rent a video or go to a theater. I'm not sure how many tens of thousands of dollars in rentals we lost that day, but I'm sure it was significant.
TL;DR: Just because you didn't hear about any significant losses due to Y2K bugs, doesn't mean they didn't happen. It's not like businesses were eager to admit they screwed up and forgot to test something.
Windows 8 64 bit runs faster on my aging AMD Athlon64 X2 dual core 5400+ with 2 GB RAM than Windows 7 does. Been running the RTM version for a couple months now, and since I just got a legit Windows 8 Pro key from my work's MSDN account, I plan on getting rid of my Windows 7 install. Didn't use the Start Menu much, so I don't really miss it - you can replicate most of the functionality of it by putting some icons and shortcuts on your desktop. You can install several free apps to log directly into the desktop once you log in. I was easily able to find drivers for Windows 8, and when I couldn't, Windows 7 drivers worked fine. Only app I needed to get new version of was Nero Burning ROM, and I was using an older version that I originally started using under Vista, so I wasn't too surprised.
Try it out before you make your decision! There's copies of the official RTM floating around out there that you can install, and you can use it for 90 days until it forces you to get a key and register it.
Those are all changes that Google implemented in ICS. My stock Galaxy Nexus behaves just like that. And yes, there's a lot of blue.:) Once I got used to it, I quite like it myself!
My Samsung Galaxy Nexus has both the micro-USB and headphone ports on the bottom next to each other, and it actually makes a whole lot of sense when you actually use it for a while.
It's great for when you mount your phone in a dash mount in your car. The micro-USB for power and headphone jack for plugging into the line-in in my car stereo drop right out the bottom so they fit nice and securely, instead of like in some phones where the USB port is in the side so fits less securely (and gets in the way of the dash mount.)
When you're carrying it around in your pocket with headphones attached, you just slip it into your pocket upside-down with the back of the phone facing outwards. When you need to switch audio tracks, it's one smooth motion to grab the phone with your whole hand cupping the back, pull the phone out and turn your hand 180 degrees to flip it upright while still holding the phone securely in your hand. You don't have to turn it around in your hand to have the screen right-side-up, or pull out the phone with two fingers and hope you don't accidentally tap something on the touchscreen. Kinda hard to visualize unless you actually try it, but now that I have a phone with headphone on the bottom I like it a lot, and hope my next phone has the same port layout.
This is actually pretty common with modern Android phones, it's called MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link.) It also includes a command bus between the mobile device and the TV, but haven't heard whether that's supported by any common TVs or smartphones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link
They didn't try him twice. The prosecutor decided what to charge him with, and decided instead of charging him with a "misdemeanor" or "felony" (where he'd obviously have the option for a jury trial), they instead decided to charge him with a "violation." A violation in Oregon is an offense like a traffic ticket, parking ticket, possession of a small amount of some drugs for personal use such as less than one ounce of marijuana, etc. Penalties for a violation generally just consist of a fine, can also include other penalties, but cannot include jail time.
Because the prosecution dropped its case to a violation, not a crime. It's not that he was denied a jury trial. "Brennan didn't have the option of letting a jury decide the case because the prosecution dropped its pursuit of a conviction for misdemeanor public indecency. The prosecution is now seeking a conviction for a violation, which is similar to a speeding ticket." Violations don't have the option for a jury trial in Oregon.
It's not that he was denied a jury trial. "Brennan didn't have the option of letting a jury decide the case because the prosecution dropped its pursuit of a conviction for misdemeanor public indecency. The prosecution is now seeking a conviction for a violation, which is similar to a speeding ticket." Violations don't have the option for a jury trial in Oregon.
Gonna have to agree with you there.:) Worst...drivers...ever. My wife and I moved back to Oregon in 2006 (selling our Phoenix house at the top of the market before the crash) and we couldn't be happier.
My condolences.;) Why did he single out Oregon specifically? (I live in Oregon.) Is there some upcoming ballot measure to legalize gay marriage here or something? If so I'd definitely be in favor of it. Or do people in Texas think Oregon is a hotbed of gays or something?
Maybe the returns grief is specific to your local store? I've shopped heavily at the Fry's in Wilsonville Oregon and both Fry's in the Phoenix Arizona area for at least the last 15 years, and all of them have never given me grief for returning anything for any reason - and I returned a LOT of stuff over the years. In fact that's one reason I shopped there so much, because I knew I could return the item with no questions asked. Never once was I charged a restocking fee - this is the first I've ever heard of Fry's having a restocking fee in fact.
It IS totally possible for a small mom-and-pop to compete with online. In the Portland Oregon area, there's a locally-owned store called ENU that is basically just a warehouse with a counter. They sell all kinds of computer parts, generally OEM white box, at prices that are competitive with online when you factor in shipping costs. You probably can save a couple bucks if you shop online, but if you're buying parts that you might possibly have to return, or you need something right away, you really can't beat a store right in your neighborhood. Their prices are competitive with Fry's Electronics, and since I live almost 30 miles one way from Fry's in Wilsonville Oregon, I save even more if I factor in the price of gas.
ENU has two stores in the area: Portland and Hillsboro. Check them out at http://www.enuinc.com./ I don't have any affiliation with them, I'm just a long-term satisfied customer (they've been around for at least 10-15 years and I've been shopping there all that time.)
I used to get irritated that Fry's employees were generally clueless, but then I realized that I knew more about computers and technology than the vast majority of salespeople from any store, so now I just generally completely ignore them and rely on my own knowledge or look up information ahead of time or on my smartphone when I'm there.
I'm in Hillsboro Oregon, so I know the Fry's store you're talking about very well. I used to work for Hollywood Video corporate office as tech support for the stores (around 98-00), so Fry's was right nearby and I could go on my lunch break or after work. I also lived in Phoenix Arizona for 5 years, where they had 2 Fry's in the area, so I can confidently say that the clueless employees aren't just a Portland area thing for Fry's.:) Although you do get the occasional salesperson with a clue, generally in the CPU/memory area.
Now that I live and work in the Hillsboro area, Fry's is a long drive for me (almost 30 miles each way.) I've found much the same prices at a locally-owned computer store called ENU (www.enuinc.com), and it's only a few miles from my house. Doesn't have near the huge selection of Fry's, but has good prices and a pretty good selection of common computer items, and the salespeople are fairly knowledgeable. It's just a big warehouse room with no frills, and they generally sell their items as OEM white box packaging, so they keep the costs down. You can get better prices online usually (although not drastically cheaper, especially if you add in shipping), but if you need something right away you can't beat them. Definitely recommend them unless you're looking for hard drives - Fry's has much better prices on hard drives than ENU.
On topic of Best Buy though: never shop there. In my experience their prices aren't that great, and selection isn't that great either. Staples and Office Depot actually tend to have better prices, and have large sections of computers now. Bought my Asus tablet at Office Depot, they have just about every model available of tablets. I think it's Office Depot and other office supply stores that is really killing Best Buy.
Was really looking forward to seeing it, but I'm in the Portland Oregon area and the cloud cover is 100%, and it's raining off and on. Figures - it was 70 degrees and sunny yesterday.:(
A more detailed article from the local Oregonian newspaper, with more details about exactly what happened (the TSA said he tested positive for explosives), some statements from John Brennan about why he did it, etc.
It's not against the law in Oregon to be naked in public, unless the purpose was "arousing the sexual desire of the person or another person", or it includes "an act of sexual intercourse". As a fellow Oregonian, liberal, and opponent of these ever-increasing draconian searches before flying, I think it's great he made this political statement.
But not in Oregon. Public nudity isn't even against the law here, unless there is "the intent of arousing the sexual desire of the person or another person" or "an act of sexual intercourse" is involved.
Nudity is generally considered "free speech" here. Our free speech laws are MUCH stronger than most states' are, and much stronger than the federal laws are. This guy may get off with just a charge of disorderly conduct, or if he has a decent lawyer may get off completely. There were lots of witnesses, and from all accounts he wasn't disregarding any of the screeners' commands...except removing all his clothes of course.
Here's the thing though: Oregon has VERY liberal laws as relates to public nudity. In fact, "Public Indecency" is defined as only being a crime if the intent was to arouse sexual desire, or includes sexual intercourse. It is hard to argue that this guy's intent was to cause arousal. (Full disclosure: I'm an Oregon native, currently living in the Portland metro area, and I fully support what this guy did. But IANAL.)
Each year, we have a Naked Bike Ride through the streets of Portland, and the only people that get arrested are stupid drunk gawkers that cause problems. We have the Oregon Country Fair each year near Eugene, where half the women go topless (it's a weekend of great fun with crafts and drum circles and just a great hippie vibe.) There's nude beaches in the Portland area. There's the annual Gay Pride parade where there's plenty of nudity of both sexes. Every once in a while there's a huge controversy in some smaller towns where a nudist will parade around naked through the streets - and the police can generally do nothing about it. Nudity is also considered "free speech" - consequently we have the 2nd highest per capita number of strip clubs in the US in Portland - second only to Springfield Oregon just south of here (yes, THAT Springfield that was the inspiration for Matt Groening's "The Simpsons.")
So it remains to be seen whether any of the nudity-related charges will hold up in court. I suspect he'll end up just being charged for disorderly conduct, if he has a halfway decent lawyer... and possibly be put on the No Fly List.
As someone who paid several thousand dollars in taxes for 2011, I fully approve of my taxes going to preserve history such as this, for everyone to enjoy (no matter if they are poor enough to pay for admission or not) at the Smithsonian. My wife and I visited the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and the Natural History Museum a few years ago, and it's one of the coolest places I've ever visited.
Now these stupid wars we've been in for the last decade - THOSE I have a huge problem with my taxes going towards. But I digress...
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I beg to differ about not experiencing significant problems on 1/1/2000. We had significant issues that caused all our approximately 2000 store servers to repeatedly shut down until we unloaded the offending software.
:) So I guess no one thought to test that particular software. So all the servers would boot up, immediately think there was a power outage, and immediately shut themselves off. We did have a manager's station computer in each store that had its own hard drive and could be used in emergencies, and had pcAnywhere and a modem, so we manually dialed into each of our approximately 2000 stores (at 14.4 kbps.) Then we walked a bunch of clueless managers and minimum wage kids through taking the new autoexec we had copied to a floppy on their manager's station (and a bunch of the stores had to run out and buy a box of floppies on New Year's Day) and booting up their servers using the floppy.
I was working for Hollywood Video in the Tech Support department (support for the rental stores and all their computer equipment) leading up to and after Y2K, in Wilsonville, Oregon at the corporate office. (Of course this was before their two bankruptcies.) The software development department performed extensive (and probably expensive) testing on every facet of our current in-store software and hardware setup (custom COBOL software running on DOS 5.0 on NetWare 3.1 if you can believe it.) They were even going to scrap NetWare in favor of a brand spanking new Windows NT Remote Desktop-type setup, but we were highly disappointed when NetWare came up with a patch for NetWare 3.X series to make it Y2K compatible, so they scrapped the NT plans. But I digress...
Came in to work on 1/1/2000 a couple hours after midnight (yep they pretty much forced us to come in, and for very little extra pay - I may have been a bit drunk still.) Everything was already chaos: Almost every single store's NetWare server shut itself down at midnight, thinking there was a power outage. And since our stores' computers ran as dumb network-booted terminals to the main server, that means all the computers were down and rentals couldn't be performed except by writing the rentals on paper.
Problem was, in the test lab someone had commented out the UPS backup auto-shutdown software line in the servers' autoexec (or its NetWare equivalent, might have been autoexec.ncf or something.) And yes, I do know who that someone was (wasn't me.)
I think we got the last few stores up and working by 2 or 3 pm Pacific. And before you say "who rents movies on New Year's Day?" - EVERYONE did. New Year's Day and Christmas Day were two of our biggest movie rental days of the year. People are home with their families, the festivities are over, everyone wants something to do and streaming from the internet didn't really exist yet. What did everyone do? Rent a video or go to a theater. I'm not sure how many tens of thousands of dollars in rentals we lost that day, but I'm sure it was significant.
TL;DR: Just because you didn't hear about any significant losses due to Y2K bugs, doesn't mean they didn't happen. It's not like businesses were eager to admit they screwed up and forgot to test something.
Windows 8 64 bit runs faster on my aging AMD Athlon64 X2 dual core 5400+ with 2 GB RAM than Windows 7 does. Been running the RTM version for a couple months now, and since I just got a legit Windows 8 Pro key from my work's MSDN account, I plan on getting rid of my Windows 7 install. Didn't use the Start Menu much, so I don't really miss it - you can replicate most of the functionality of it by putting some icons and shortcuts on your desktop. You can install several free apps to log directly into the desktop once you log in. I was easily able to find drivers for Windows 8, and when I couldn't, Windows 7 drivers worked fine. Only app I needed to get new version of was Nero Burning ROM, and I was using an older version that I originally started using under Vista, so I wasn't too surprised.
Try it out before you make your decision! There's copies of the official RTM floating around out there that you can install, and you can use it for 90 days until it forces you to get a key and register it.
I didn't realize every single person that works in IT in Seattle works for Microsoft.
Those are all changes that Google implemented in ICS. My stock Galaxy Nexus behaves just like that. And yes, there's a lot of blue. :) Once I got used to it, I quite like it myself!
My Samsung Galaxy Nexus has both the micro-USB and headphone ports on the bottom next to each other, and it actually makes a whole lot of sense when you actually use it for a while.
It's great for when you mount your phone in a dash mount in your car. The micro-USB for power and headphone jack for plugging into the line-in in my car stereo drop right out the bottom so they fit nice and securely, instead of like in some phones where the USB port is in the side so fits less securely (and gets in the way of the dash mount.)
When you're carrying it around in your pocket with headphones attached, you just slip it into your pocket upside-down with the back of the phone facing outwards. When you need to switch audio tracks, it's one smooth motion to grab the phone with your whole hand cupping the back, pull the phone out and turn your hand 180 degrees to flip it upright while still holding the phone securely in your hand. You don't have to turn it around in your hand to have the screen right-side-up, or pull out the phone with two fingers and hope you don't accidentally tap something on the touchscreen. Kinda hard to visualize unless you actually try it, but now that I have a phone with headphone on the bottom I like it a lot, and hope my next phone has the same port layout.
Show me a phone that outputs HDMI video, stereo line level audio, composite video, or any individual one of those over the micro USB port.
As far as HDMI video - here you go:
1) A dock that connects to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus micro-USB port and provides HDMI out.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/03/23/review-samsung-galaxy-nexus-hdmi-portrait-desktop-dock/
2) An adapter dongle that connects to the micro-USB port of various Android phones, including the Galaxy Nexus, to provide HDMI out including 7.1 audio.
http://www.cellphoneshop.net/mhlhdmi.html?cagpspn=pla&gclid=CJnS5PfysrECFQQJRQodj2EAQg
This is actually pretty common with modern Android phones, it's called MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link.) It also includes a command bus between the mobile device and the TV, but haven't heard whether that's supported by any common TVs or smartphones.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link
They didn't try him twice. The prosecutor decided what to charge him with, and decided instead of charging him with a "misdemeanor" or "felony" (where he'd obviously have the option for a jury trial), they instead decided to charge him with a "violation." A violation in Oregon is an offense like a traffic ticket, parking ticket, possession of a small amount of some drugs for personal use such as less than one ounce of marijuana, etc. Penalties for a violation generally just consist of a fine, can also include other penalties, but cannot include jail time.
Here's some more information about violations in Oregon:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/153.html
Well there is the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence...
http://www.portlandsisters.net/
Portland Oregon actually has a higher per capita number of strip clubs than churches. Yes, I'm very proud of this fact. :)
Naked Day was last weekend at the Oregon Country Fair. Yep I was there, and yep it was awesome like usual.
http://www.oregoncountryfair.org/photo_gallery.php
(There's no nudity in those galleries, but trust me there was plenty of nudity there. I love Oregon!)
Because the prosecution dropped its case to a violation, not a crime. It's not that he was denied a jury trial. "Brennan didn't have the option of letting a jury decide the case because the prosecution dropped its pursuit of a conviction for misdemeanor public indecency. The prosecution is now seeking a conviction for a violation, which is similar to a speeding ticket." Violations don't have the option for a jury trial in Oregon.
This article gives more information:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/07/post_247.html [oregonlive.com]
It's not that he was denied a jury trial. "Brennan didn't have the option of letting a jury decide the case because the prosecution dropped its pursuit of a conviction for misdemeanor public indecency. The prosecution is now seeking a conviction for a violation, which is similar to a speeding ticket." Violations don't have the option for a jury trial in Oregon.
This article gives more information:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/07/post_247.html
Gonna have to agree with you there. :) Worst...drivers...ever. My wife and I moved back to Oregon in 2006 (selling our Phoenix house at the top of the market before the crash) and we couldn't be happier.
My condolences. ;) Why did he single out Oregon specifically? (I live in Oregon.) Is there some upcoming ballot measure to legalize gay marriage here or something? If so I'd definitely be in favor of it. Or do people in Texas think Oregon is a hotbed of gays or something?
Maybe the returns grief is specific to your local store? I've shopped heavily at the Fry's in Wilsonville Oregon and both Fry's in the Phoenix Arizona area for at least the last 15 years, and all of them have never given me grief for returning anything for any reason - and I returned a LOT of stuff over the years. In fact that's one reason I shopped there so much, because I knew I could return the item with no questions asked. Never once was I charged a restocking fee - this is the first I've ever heard of Fry's having a restocking fee in fact.
It IS totally possible for a small mom-and-pop to compete with online. In the Portland Oregon area, there's a locally-owned store called ENU that is basically just a warehouse with a counter. They sell all kinds of computer parts, generally OEM white box, at prices that are competitive with online when you factor in shipping costs. You probably can save a couple bucks if you shop online, but if you're buying parts that you might possibly have to return, or you need something right away, you really can't beat a store right in your neighborhood. Their prices are competitive with Fry's Electronics, and since I live almost 30 miles one way from Fry's in Wilsonville Oregon, I save even more if I factor in the price of gas.
ENU has two stores in the area: Portland and Hillsboro. Check them out at http://www.enuinc.com./ I don't have any affiliation with them, I'm just a long-term satisfied customer (they've been around for at least 10-15 years and I've been shopping there all that time.)
I used to get irritated that Fry's employees were generally clueless, but then I realized that I knew more about computers and technology than the vast majority of salespeople from any store, so now I just generally completely ignore them and rely on my own knowledge or look up information ahead of time or on my smartphone when I'm there.
:) Although you do get the occasional salesperson with a clue, generally in the CPU/memory area.
I'm in Hillsboro Oregon, so I know the Fry's store you're talking about very well. I used to work for Hollywood Video corporate office as tech support for the stores (around 98-00), so Fry's was right nearby and I could go on my lunch break or after work. I also lived in Phoenix Arizona for 5 years, where they had 2 Fry's in the area, so I can confidently say that the clueless employees aren't just a Portland area thing for Fry's.
Now that I live and work in the Hillsboro area, Fry's is a long drive for me (almost 30 miles each way.) I've found much the same prices at a locally-owned computer store called ENU (www.enuinc.com), and it's only a few miles from my house. Doesn't have near the huge selection of Fry's, but has good prices and a pretty good selection of common computer items, and the salespeople are fairly knowledgeable. It's just a big warehouse room with no frills, and they generally sell their items as OEM white box packaging, so they keep the costs down. You can get better prices online usually (although not drastically cheaper, especially if you add in shipping), but if you need something right away you can't beat them. Definitely recommend them unless you're looking for hard drives - Fry's has much better prices on hard drives than ENU.
On topic of Best Buy though: never shop there. In my experience their prices aren't that great, and selection isn't that great either. Staples and Office Depot actually tend to have better prices, and have large sections of computers now. Bought my Asus tablet at Office Depot, they have just about every model available of tablets. I think it's Office Depot and other office supply stores that is really killing Best Buy.
Was really looking forward to seeing it, but I'm in the Portland Oregon area and the cloud cover is 100%, and it's raining off and on. Figures - it was 70 degrees and sunny yesterday. :(
As a liberal, I'd vote for you. You mirror the vast majority of my political views.
A more detailed article from the local Oregonian newspaper, with more details about exactly what happened (the TSA said he tested positive for explosives), some statements from John Brennan about why he did it, etc.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/04/northeast_portland_man_choses.html
Especially in Oregon, where public nudity isn't even against the law:
http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/163.465
And generally, nudity is considered free speech here.
It's not against the law in Oregon to be naked in public, unless the purpose was "arousing the sexual desire of the person or another person", or it includes "an act of sexual intercourse". As a fellow Oregonian, liberal, and opponent of these ever-increasing draconian searches before flying, I think it's great he made this political statement.
http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/163.465
But not in Oregon. Public nudity isn't even against the law here, unless there is "the intent of arousing the sexual desire of the person or another person" or "an act of sexual intercourse" is involved.
http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/163.465
Nudity is generally considered "free speech" here. Our free speech laws are MUCH stronger than most states' are, and much stronger than the federal laws are. This guy may get off with just a charge of disorderly conduct, or if he has a decent lawyer may get off completely. There were lots of witnesses, and from all accounts he wasn't disregarding any of the screeners' commands...except removing all his clothes of course.
Here's the thing though: Oregon has VERY liberal laws as relates to public nudity. In fact, "Public Indecency" is defined as only being a crime if the intent was to arouse sexual desire, or includes sexual intercourse. It is hard to argue that this guy's intent was to cause arousal. (Full disclosure: I'm an Oregon native, currently living in the Portland metro area, and I fully support what this guy did. But IANAL.)
... and possibly be put on the No Fly List.
http://www.naturistaction.org/StatesFrames/State_Laws_Frames/Oregon_Laws/body_oregon_laws.html
Each year, we have a Naked Bike Ride through the streets of Portland, and the only people that get arrested are stupid drunk gawkers that cause problems. We have the Oregon Country Fair each year near Eugene, where half the women go topless (it's a weekend of great fun with crafts and drum circles and just a great hippie vibe.) There's nude beaches in the Portland area. There's the annual Gay Pride parade where there's plenty of nudity of both sexes. Every once in a while there's a huge controversy in some smaller towns where a nudist will parade around naked through the streets - and the police can generally do nothing about it. Nudity is also considered "free speech" - consequently we have the 2nd highest per capita number of strip clubs in the US in Portland - second only to Springfield Oregon just south of here (yes, THAT Springfield that was the inspiration for Matt Groening's "The Simpsons.")
So it remains to be seen whether any of the nudity-related charges will hold up in court. I suspect he'll end up just being charged for disorderly conduct, if he has a halfway decent lawyer
As someone who paid several thousand dollars in taxes for 2011, I fully approve of my taxes going to preserve history such as this, for everyone to enjoy (no matter if they are poor enough to pay for admission or not) at the Smithsonian. My wife and I visited the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and the Natural History Museum a few years ago, and it's one of the coolest places I've ever visited.
Now these stupid wars we've been in for the last decade - THOSE I have a huge problem with my taxes going towards. But I digress...