No matter whether I have conducted the research or not, the reported evidence of science is far more credible than a book of bronze age myth and superstition.
Face it - if you believe that the two sources are equal you're either a fool or a knave.
Personally, I'd rather despise you as a knave than ridicule you as a fool.
If you read the linked article, she was drunk and epileptic rather than coked up, and officers trained in restraint should never, ever need to punch a woman in the face to subdue her (Sean Connery notwithstanding).
Now that the cops have pepper spray, there's even less excuse.
I'm in full agreement with spending the money on foot patrols rather than CCTV, especially round here where both the camera that covers our street and the ones in the neighbouring park are regularly out of action - happily Hampshire Police are getting more officers out on the beat and it's not before time.
Those who think that this could ultimately be a good thing from a civil liberties perspective - I know of no CCTV camera which has caught evidence of police misconduct, even when there is strong reason to believe that they should have done so. (Why this should be the case I leave as an exercise to the reader)
Toni Comer was shown in CCTV footage being repeatedly punched in the face by a South Yorkshire PC, but the IPCC rejected her complaint of assault, presumably because she had the wrong skin tone.
So the cameras do occasionally pick up obvious misconduct, but good luck if you think anything ever comes of it.
It's not that the US is the 'Darth Vader', it's the fact that the British police arrested McKinnon and conducted an investigation that didn't even lead to charges (much less to a court case) that is pertinent here.
To my mind, that means that any request for extradition on the matter isn't justified, since if there was enough evidence against him he would have been charged under British law.
The whole idea of allowing extradition of your own country's citizens to face trial under a different country's laws is nonsensical to me - if the case against a UK citizen can't be brought to a UK court, then it should not be brought at all.
Our government obviously thinks otherwise, but then again they are a rare collection of liars, crooks and idiots who couldn't conceivably make a living outside of politics (OK - some are lawyers too) and are deserving of withering contempt from every honest citizen.
Thanks for the info - I was under the impression that the US hadn't ratified it yet
Ratification notwithstanding, I wasn't aware that legislation was customarily retrospective, so actions carried out in 2001 should surely not be covered under an act passed in 2003 and in force from 2004.
Can we have our IRA terrorists back, please? We promise to let them straight out, like we have done with all their friends...
Mr McKinnon, from Wood Green, north London, was arrested in 2002 but never charged in the UK.
which indicates that there wasn't enough evidence to sustain criminal charges (under UK law) against him.
Since the supposed crime had already been investigated here, and no charges were brought, the correct response to the extradition request would have been a polite "Please fuck off".
There is also a huge difference between the intent and the application of the extradition treaty between the UK and the US - AFAIK the US still hasn't ratified that treaty, so it's fine for US courts to extradite British citizens, but not vice-versa.
The intent of the extradition treaty was to deal with serious organised crime and terrorism cases.
McKinnon comes under neither heading, nor did the NatWest employees extradited for shenanigans over Enron.
Britain should drop this treaty immediately, and refuse any extradition request other than for terrorist crimes.
Please, America, take Abu Hamza and his friends, but a guy that has Aspergers, believes in UFOs?
He's our eccentric, so if he's due a trial we'll do it here.
I'd guess that since it's AC, the efficiency is roughly in line with the square of the voltage drop (RMS power, from the dim and distant 1970's when I learnt physics).
So your 14.07% voltage drop works out at around 74% efficient - not far off the 75% claimed by Intel.
No, mainly because they've more or less dropped the idea of a central database; now they're focusing on the idea of just having existing databases talk to each other.
Maybe they are in some areas, but the communications intercepts are going to be centrally housed - see this Register article.
Looks to me like they're steaming ahead with the idea, but I can't work out whether they are evil or just plain stupid.
But if another neighbor says to you "come stay with me while I throw the bitch out" and you pack your shit and go, and then the neighbor fails to throw the bitch out, do your grandchildren have a right to return to the apartment 60 years later?
It was mainly the actions of Zionist terrorists and ethnic cleansers that resulted in the Palestinian refugee problem - and my response to your final question is: Ashkenazis aren't descendants of the original Jews any more than I'm a descendant of Ghengis Khan, so there's no right of return to a land they never came from in the first place.
The best result for everyone else in the world would be the destruction of the state of Israel and the establishment of a secular democracy on the land with a full right of return for the Palestinians, and adequate compensation for those whose property has been siezed by the Zionists.
Shit - I remember having to poke upstream mailservers with a 'finger address@demon.co.uk' to remind them that we were awake and waiting for mail on the other end of our 9600 baud piece of string...
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No mod points today, but that's the funniest comment in this thread. Kudos, my good man.
No matter whether I have conducted the research or not, the reported evidence of science is far more credible than a book of bronze age myth and superstition.
Face it - if you believe that the two sources are equal you're either a fool or a knave.
Personally, I'd rather despise you as a knave than ridicule you as a fool.
Aye, but make sure ye always walk roond the coo three times widdershins before consummation!
Squeal like a Higgs, boy!
Or perhaps the slaves would have fucked right off as soon as you gave them a horse?
of what?
You gotta admit, though - that must be some fine shit he's smoking ;-)
Aren't you a couple of millennia late?
I've heard of oversleeping, but...
I prefer "plastic plod"
If you read the linked article, she was drunk and epileptic rather than coked up, and officers trained in restraint should never, ever need to punch a woman in the face to subdue her (Sean Connery notwithstanding).
Now that the cops have pepper spray, there's even less excuse.
I'm in full agreement with spending the money on foot patrols rather than CCTV, especially round here where both the camera that covers our street and the ones in the neighbouring park are regularly out of action - happily Hampshire Police are getting more officers out on the beat and it's not before time.
Toni Comer was shown in CCTV footage being repeatedly punched in the face by a South Yorkshire PC, but the IPCC rejected her complaint of assault, presumably because she had the wrong skin tone.
So the cameras do occasionally pick up obvious misconduct, but good luck if you think anything ever comes of it.
It's not that the US is the 'Darth Vader', it's the fact that the British police arrested McKinnon and conducted an investigation that didn't even lead to charges (much less to a court case) that is pertinent here.
To my mind, that means that any request for extradition on the matter isn't justified, since if there was enough evidence against him he would have been charged under British law.
The whole idea of allowing extradition of your own country's citizens to face trial under a different country's laws is nonsensical to me - if the case against a UK citizen can't be brought to a UK court, then it should not be brought at all.
Our government obviously thinks otherwise, but then again they are a rare collection of liars, crooks and idiots who couldn't conceivably make a living outside of politics (OK - some are lawyers too) and are deserving of withering contempt from every honest citizen.
I have mod points, but object to your description of my fingers.
And my action figures are in a locked vault somewhere in my mother's basement, so good luck with that :P
Time for some furry porn...
Thanks for the info - I was under the impression that the US hadn't ratified it yet
Ratification notwithstanding, I wasn't aware that legislation was customarily retrospective, so actions carried out in 2001 should surely not be covered under an act passed in 2003 and in force from 2004.
Can we have our IRA terrorists back, please? We promise to let them straight out, like we have done with all their friends...
From TFA:
which indicates that there wasn't enough evidence to sustain criminal charges (under UK law) against him.
Since the supposed crime had already been investigated here, and no charges were brought, the correct response to the extradition request would have been a polite "Please fuck off".
I, for one, welcome our meme-spouting bot overlords...
In Soviet Britain, memes spout you...
But I'm a meme spouting bot, you insensitive clod!
There is also a huge difference between the intent and the application of the extradition treaty between the UK and the US - AFAIK the US still hasn't ratified that treaty, so it's fine for US courts to extradite British citizens, but not vice-versa.
The intent of the extradition treaty was to deal with serious organised crime and terrorism cases.
McKinnon comes under neither heading, nor did the NatWest employees extradited for shenanigans over Enron.
Britain should drop this treaty immediately, and refuse any extradition request other than for terrorist crimes.
Please, America, take Abu Hamza and his friends, but a guy that has Aspergers, believes in UFOs?
He's our eccentric, so if he's due a trial we'll do it here.
I'd guess that since it's AC, the efficiency is roughly in line with the square of the voltage drop (RMS power, from the dim and distant 1970's when I learnt physics).
So your 14.07% voltage drop works out at around 74% efficient - not far off the 75% claimed by Intel.
Maybe they are in some areas, but the communications intercepts are going to be centrally housed - see this Register article.
Looks to me like they're steaming ahead with the idea, but I can't work out whether they are evil or just plain stupid.
Arrr, but it be a pirate copy of Photoshop :P
Here, let me educate you.
It was mainly the actions of Zionist terrorists and ethnic cleansers that resulted in the Palestinian refugee problem - and my response to your final question is: Ashkenazis aren't descendants of the original Jews any more than I'm a descendant of Ghengis Khan, so there's no right of return to a land they never came from in the first place.
The best result for everyone else in the world would be the destruction of the state of Israel and the establishment of a secular democracy on the land with a full right of return for the Palestinians, and adequate compensation for those whose property has been siezed by the Zionists.
Or perhaps arrogant and French?
Shit - I remember having to poke upstream mailservers with a 'finger address@demon.co.uk' to remind them that we were awake and waiting for mail on the other end of our 9600 baud piece of string...
Welcome to my lawn :P
I still maintain that it's just a fancy catalyst, no matter that they have invented a novel substrate that facilitates the activity of the manganese.
And yes, before falling into IT, I was an industrial chemist :P