Particularly since by suing dead people and old grandmothers, and even scoring a default judgement against someone while they were in the hospital, they prove they don't really care if they get it right or not.
I'd rather my vote be counted as a -1 Republican instead of a +1 Democrat though, then maybe mr. Independent could win by default if both parties suck.
In the case of a politician it would usually mean a recall election. Not at the federal level.
All that's left up there once the politician's butts are in the seats is impeachment, and if the only guys who can impeach you are already feeding out of the same corporate trough you are...you've got it made.
Pushing an update out on April 1st might be a good way to hold off suspicion long enough to let the update come sneaking down on everyone, so that by the time they realize it's serious their machines have already been pwned.
I think drunk driving should be a felony for a first offense.
Confiscate the car and put them in prison for a couple years.
Strong deterrence against drunk driving, and ultimately more merciful for a would-be DUI offender who, by being so deterred, is less likely to have to eat a much bigger manslaugter/vehicular homicide charge if/when he winds up actually killing someone.
Some might say you're life would be ruined if you had your car taken away and that it's cruel. I, however, counter with the fact that by getting drunk and then getting behind the wheel, you're putting people in danger.
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Duh, batteries, ergo charge, ergo current, ergo short circuit, ergo brick.
Flash drives however are passive devices and are immune to short circuits if not connected to power.
Maybe if we moved to a loser-pays system the courts would stop getting spammed with frivolous suits.
The EFF could probably step in no trouble and not run its bank account dry if it defends them and gets reimbursed by the egg-faced plaintiffs.
Like the health insurance industry?
Simple.
Racketeering by mopping up settlement money.
Particularly since by suing dead people and old grandmothers, and even scoring a default judgement against someone while they were in the hospital, they prove they don't really care if they get it right or not.
More like pirates are giving them a better deal by cheating and avoiding R&D/other capital costs.
I don't vote for Democrats.
I vote against Republicans.
I'd rather my vote be counted as a -1 Republican instead of a +1 Democrat though, then maybe mr. Independent could win by default if both parties suck.
If you do a bad job, you usually get fired.
In the case of a politician it would usually mean a recall election. Not at the federal level.
All that's left up there once the politician's butts are in the seats is impeachment, and if the only guys who can impeach you are already feeding out of the same corporate trough you are...you've got it made.
It is a system that we cannot change.
And there's no use in being smart if you get drowned out by all the other dumb sheep at election day.
Which is really not much different of a justification that 9/11 is for being against Muslims.
You should be required to get at least a bachelor's degree in at least one major science to become a politician.
No, law doesn't count.
Pushing an update out on April 1st might be a good way to hold off suspicion long enough to let the update come sneaking down on everyone, so that by the time they realize it's serious their machines have already been pwned.
If you're big enough to squash everyone who would want to take you to court, being legally questionable is entirely legitimate.
Don't forget that Sony is actually the one knee-jerk blocking everything.
It's rather like China cock-blocking Google after they migrated to Hong Kong to get around censorship laws.
I believe they're called highways.
I think drunk driving should be a felony for a first offense.
Confiscate the car and put them in prison for a couple years.
Strong deterrence against drunk driving, and ultimately more merciful for a would-be DUI offender who, by being so deterred, is less likely to have to eat a much bigger manslaugter/vehicular homicide charge if/when he winds up actually killing someone.
Some might say you're life would be ruined if you had your car taken away and that it's cruel. I, however, counter with the fact that by getting drunk and then getting behind the wheel, you're putting people in danger.
Safety trumps livelihood any day in my book.
Learned Helplessness.
You can't prove he doesn't exist either.
The question is...which version does the burden of proof make the default?
Well, nobody yet knows what the finalized ACTA is going to look like so I'm holding my breath.
Those leaders will just demand bigger bribes to look the other way.
Indeed.
Since pirates don't care about DRM once they crack it, it only pisses off legitimate customers.
Until the courts rule that using Tor is aiding and abetting by willfully allowing total strangers to route through your computer.
Two words: Agency Theory.
If you find out who sent that overzealous intern after you, good ole Respondeat Superior will take care of the big dog.
Part of a work is still a derived work.
Doesn't work if you know someone IRL who is happy to spoil your anonymity for you.