when IBM killed their IBM-DOS by making certain utilities, like the BASIC interpretter, only run properly if they detected an authentic IBM BIOS)
"Detected"??? Most of BASIC was *in* the ROM. BASICA was just the disk extensions. That's how Microsoft BASIC worked back then--with 64k to work with, duplicating the ROM code in RAM just wasn't an option. (Yes, on the PC, it could conceivably b be in a different 64k segment than the data, but the ROM BASIC, BASICA, and GWBASIC were a variant of MBASIC, rev 5).
It would have been strange for IBM to actually include the ROM code on disk, givn that that would serve absolutely no purpose on their own hardware.
I was once given an explanation of a market (Philippine fish market in Hawaii???) in which it was not only expected that you would haggle, but that they would be insulted if you didn't--they perceived it as looking down on them.
I've seen both of movies becaue I have a teenage daughter.
A wealthy noblewoman who runs around having adventures and wreaking violence is hardly demaining . . . no more "cheesecake" there than any of the Bonds have ovfered (I mean the actors, not the "Bond Girls")
Folks who can't handle dealing with people hole up in the same part of town, where they can join the "growing number of shut-ins," and nevere deal with people--and you go and *VISIT*???
Isn't that kind of missing the point, like a "symposium on alcohol abuse?"
It's possible to sue for malicious prosecution at times. At that point, you would have the burden of proving that it was clear enough that you weren't guilty. I forget whether the standard is "preponderence of the evidence" or "clear and confincing evidence."
It is very, very rare to win one of these. Part of that may be because the overwhelming majority of people found "not guilty" actualy did it, but their guilt couldn't be proven to "beyond a reasonable doubt."
Last time I checked, however, the cartridges that came with my printer held half or less what the regular cartridges did, making it cheapere to buy cartridges.
>the book that's the original source for the "Thou Shalt Not Steal".
Nah. That was taken from some stone slabs. And even then, it's reported that the guy who chiselled them plagiarized from Someone on the mountain who hadn't copyrighted it properly ..
I am an attorney, but this is not legal advice. If you need legal advice on this type of issue, you're strange even by slashdot standards.
Anyway, there's a big difference between "not guilty" and "innocent." Neither the United States nor any other Common Law (english speaking) country has an "innocent" verdict.
If the jury is pretty sure that someone did it, that isn't enough. In fact, most (all?) of the OJ jury thought he did it, but that the proof didn't meet the standards.
OJ was acquitted due to sloppy legal work, sloppy judging, and the admission of flat out nonsensical quackery as "expert" testimony.
On top of that, Furman's interview in which he uses that word that he'd testified he'd never said a couple of times in each sentence, and in which he acknowledged planting evidence to frame black defendants he "knew" were guilty should have established reasonable doubt as a matter of law--no reasonable person could lack doubts after hearing that.
>Apple was doing what they were supposed to do, but not anything more.
Wow. I missed the part about Apple only providing source code to those to whom they had provided binaries, and not providing any facility for anyone else to download it at Apple's expense . ..
MacPortable, MacClassic, disassembled Powerbook 180 . . . but there is an early powerpc waiting for me to find a cheap VGA adaptor (can't bring myself to pay $20-$30, and there's a classroom style performa, and another I was given that I think has an LC040 . ..
Mostly system 6 & 7.1. I guess there's 8 on that classroom one, but I think the other has 7.5.
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>me dirty thoughts just thinking about it.
You *really* need to get out a bit more . .
hawk
when IBM killed their IBM-DOS by making certain utilities, like the BASIC interpretter, only run properly if they detected an authentic IBM BIOS)
"Detected"??? Most of BASIC was *in* the ROM. BASICA was just the disk extensions. That's how Microsoft BASIC worked back then--with 64k to work with, duplicating the ROM code in RAM just wasn't an option. (Yes, on the PC, it could conceivably b be in a different 64k segment than the data, but the ROM BASIC, BASICA, and GWBASIC were a variant of MBASIC, rev 5).
It would have been strange for IBM to actually include the ROM code on disk, givn that that would serve absolutely no purpose on their own hardware.
hawk
The glee in the antitrust division at DOJ would make up for it . . .
hawk
I was once given an explanation of a market (Philippine fish market in Hawaii???) in which it was not only expected that you would haggle, but that they would be insulted if you didn't--they perceived it as looking down on them.
hawk
I've never even seen the game.
I've seen both of movies becaue I have a teenage daughter.
A wealthy noblewoman who runs around having adventures and wreaking violence is hardly demaining . . . no more "cheesecake" there than any of the Bonds have ovfered (I mean the actors, not the "Bond Girls")
hawk
So easy these days. Geeks *used* to have to eat razor blades and glass, too.
hawwk
Let me get this straight.
Folks who can't handle dealing with people hole up in the same part of town, where they can join the "growing number of shut-ins," and nevere deal with people--and you go and *VISIT*???
Isn't that kind of missing the point, like a "symposium on alcohol abuse?"
hawk
hawk
A criminal conviction may be used in a civil as irrebuttable proof that the acts occured, usually leading straight to awarding damages.
Aa "not guilty" in no way hinders suing for civil damages, much as celebrity publicists try to suggest otherwise.
OJ, for example, had to pay civil damages after acquittal.
hawk
thanks
hawk
It's possible to sue for malicious prosecution at times. At that point, you would have the burden of proving that it was clear enough that you weren't guilty. I forget whether the standard is "preponderence of the evidence" or "clear and confincing evidence."
It is very, very rare to win one of these.
Part of that may be because the overwhelming majority of people found "not guilty" actualy did it, but their guilt couldn't be proven to "beyond a reasonable doubt."
hawk, esq.
Last time I checked, however, the cartridges that came with my printer held half or less what the regular cartridges did, making it cheapere to buy cartridges.
hawk
I wasn't surprised to see Thomas and Scalia split on this one.
Scalia's knee tends to jerk right on anything involving "police safety." That's a bit of a stretch here, but not a huge one.
I am surprised to see O'Connor in the dissent, though. Rehnquist isn't surprising, and Scalia was expected.
hawk, esq.
>the book that's the original source for the "Thou Shalt Not Steal".
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Nah. That was taken from some stone slabs. And even then, it's reported that the guy who chiselled them plagiarized from Someone on the mountain who hadn't copyrighted it properly .
hawk
Is anyone else getting tired of all these pessimists claiming that it's going to bee 2004, or even 2005, before Sarge gets released???
hawk
Why would they? with a rumored apple switch to Intel, this is just one more absurd conjecture. .
hawk
Uh, oh.
Who's going to tell him that Linus works for Bill these days???
hawk
But nevermind that.
Finally, at last, Debian users can use all the latest 1999 versions of their favorite applications in Stable!
hawk
hawk
hawk
I am an attorney, but this is not legal advice. If you need legal advice on this type of issue, you're strange even by slashdot standards.
Anyway, there's a big difference between "not guilty" and "innocent." Neither the United States nor any other Common Law (english speaking) country has an "innocent" verdict.
If the jury is pretty sure that someone did it, that isn't enough. In fact, most (all?) of the OJ jury thought he did it, but that the proof didn't meet the standards.
OJ was acquitted due to sloppy legal work, sloppy judging, and the admission of flat out nonsensical quackery as "expert" testimony.
On top of that, Furman's interview in which he uses that word that he'd testified he'd never said a couple of times in each sentence, and in which he acknowledged planting evidence to frame black defendants he "knew" were guilty should have established reasonable doubt as a matter of law--no reasonable person could lack doubts after hearing that.
hawk, esq.
>Apple was doing what they were supposed to do, but not anything more.
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Wow. I missed the part about Apple only providing source code to those to whom they had provided binaries, and not providing any facility for anyone else to download it at Apple's expense . .
hawk
Most of mine are a bit too classic :)
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MacPortable, MacClassic, disassembled Powerbook 180 . . . but there is an early powerpc waiting for me to find a cheap VGA adaptor (can't bring myself to pay $20-$30, and there's a classroom style performa, and another I was given that I think has an LC040 . .
Mostly system 6 & 7.1. I guess there's 8 on that classroom one, but I think the other has 7.5.
hawk
Will old 68k code still run?
:) [Including the last decent version of MS Word).
Will it happen with the 68k emulator itself being emulated.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I *do* have enough 68k software for this to be an issue
hawk
err, watching people explain that its dieing.
Or something like that.
hawk