The disc to test on is Red Planet (2000) [Region 2]. Man, that one was a bitch to rip. Tried five different decoders, the only one that worked and the one I've used ever since was DVDShrink.
no, what you do is walk away. If he persists, then you affect a citizen's arrest, in front of witnesses. If he continues after that then you have the right to defend yourself.
At no point did I advocate violence against a police officer. What I said was "make him a promise of making a citizens arrest for armed trespass". When someone gets into your personal space (ie within 18 inches of your face and in a threatening manner), and they wear enforcement paraphernalia (ie cosh, mace, gun, bracelets), *that* is armed trespass. At that point, considering and making the assumption that you have not committed an arrestable offence up to that point, you have the LAWFUL RIGHT to do two things: 1. affect a citizen's arrest for armed trespass (which is more an obligation than a right); 2. use whatever force necessary to protect yourself and others.
The second someone breaks the Law they forfeit the right to use it to their own advantage.
ANYTHING which requires a licence to be LEGAL MUST be fundamentally LAWFUL.
Car analogy:
Does not possessing a driving license physically prevent you from driving a motorised vehicle skilfully and safely? Of course not. That is entirely down to training, experience, temperament and habit. Does possession of a driving license physically protect you in any way shape or form from any sort of incident while behind the wheel? No. Does possession of a license indemnify you legally in any way? No. What is the purpose of a driving license? To identify you as the operator of a motorised vehicle and as a permission slip to use the public highways.
Are you children? Must you ask for permission to drive a vehicle? Watch TV? Keep an animal? Operate a radio transmitter?
There are some activities that are inherently hazardous (eg driving, shooting), for which there is not a *legal* requirement but more one of common sense; that you are insured against incidents. I was stopped just once, not for not having a license (I never had a license), or a tax disc (never had one of these either - you can't get 'em for unregistered vehicles), or speeding or running a light, but because I wasn't wearing three point seatbelt (I had a certificate of exemption, but the prick still tried to ticket me for it). The only reason I wasn't run in for the rest of them, I was told, was that I had insurance documents.
hmmm... optimised software. Read: custom code for massively parallel clusters. Oh, yeah.:) Good network. Read: 2-ary-4-tree with twin redundant fibre switching. Or for home users with a bit of spare cash rather than a University department with EOY budget to blow, several lengths of cat5, some PCI Gigabit ethernet cards and redundant Gigabit switchgear (what I did with a pair of DLink 24-port Gigabit switches and a boatload of surplus cat5 patch cables. Oh, yeah, that's one fast network).
I've still got a 32MB Voodoo 3 3k (given to me as surplus to requirements - also the guy couldn't get the driver to work on NT, which I managed to get going on Slackware 8)... still works, too. I'm using it as a head for one of my thin clients. Another client has a NVidia Riva TNT2 Model 64 32MB dual head AGP (my first AGP card). The third has an ATI Rage Pro 8MB (upgraded from 4MB). This was the first PCI graphics card I ever bought.
Ridiculously old cards, but they still work as advertised - which is plenty good enough for low-power machines which are only booted up when someone wants to write a document, do some light browsing, send a quick email or hook into the media server.
you could throw it back - I've done this and the police have backed down: if one gets in your face, right into your personal space, and starts threatening you, make him a promise of making a citizens arrest for armed trespass!
By virtue of their PUBLIC presence they pretty much surrender any expectation of privacy while they wear the uniform. EVERYTHING they do and say is and should be subject to public scrutiny; if this requires the midstep of recording them for use later, then so be it.
"Personal data processed by an individual only for the purposes of that individual’s personal, family or household affairs (including recreational purposes) are exempt from the data protection principles and the provisions of Parts II and III."
This has been used to (successfully) argue that audio recording anywhere outside a situation where Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 comes into play (ie anywhere outside a military installation) for personal purposes, including legal (which falls within the definition in section 36) is *legally* permitted. Police officers walking on a public right of way does not fall into the category of military installation, therefore does not fall into the purview of OSA, therefore in this respect recording (audio or video) of police officers is legal.
Of course, that doesn't prevent them from threatening you with arrest under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (been there), which funnily enough only grants an authority to stop and search for terrorism-related paraphernalia. Which last time I looked, didn't extend to camera equipment.
hey AC - do you get paid by Vodafone? FYI, I'm not employed by H3G in any way shape or form. I use them as a carrier and I pay my way, and I'm more than satisfied with them to the point where I promote them off my own bat and I do it for nothing.
This is why Hutchison 3G is the fastest growing mobile carrier in the UK. Shameless plug, because I use it and think it's the best thing since punch cards, for £15/mo and no contract you get 300 voice minutes on any UK network, 3,000 SMS texts and the ONLY TRULY UNLIMITED INTERNET* of ANY UK carrier.
*I managed somehow to cause my local tower to blow a chip, rendering it inoperable. I called tech support, and in two days they had not only replaced the chip, they had replaced the tower with a bigger one. When I asked them if my downloading 6GB/day (low average) might have had anything to do with the tower failure, the reply stunned me:
"You paid for unlimited bandwidth, use it for what you want - torrents, web server, whatever. It's your bandwidth. Our job is to make sure you get what you paid for"
I mean, NO FAIR USE POLICY!? That's unheard of! Especially on a cellular plan!
This is why I'm not going back to unreliable, capped, ripoff-merchant Virgin Media.
...the ground moves more than 3cm (in any direction)? It happens in major quakes; the 2006 tsunami was the result of the sea floor dropping over 2m. I've been through a 5-pointer, and the ground certainly moved more than 3cm, although it did move back as rapidly as it shifted. That one moved my entire house probably four inches and back, causing major structural damage (buckled window and doorframes, two cracks from foundation to roof) which is still being repaired after four years.. almost to the day, in fact(!).
Just a few that spring immediately to mind. The one thing they have on common is that they are all used to attach substrates together while only actually adhering to themselves. The strength/utility of adhesion depends on mechanical stresses and application.
Slashdot Mirror
trouble is, it's illegal.
Hemp!
sounds like a communicable infection.
The disc to test on is Red Planet (2000) [Region 2]. Man, that one was a bitch to rip. Tried five different decoders, the only one that worked and the one I've used ever since was DVDShrink.
no, what you do is walk away. If he persists, then you affect a citizen's arrest, in front of witnesses. If he continues after that then you have the right to defend yourself.
At no point did I advocate violence against a police officer. What I said was "make him a promise of making a citizens arrest for armed trespass". When someone gets into your personal space (ie within 18 inches of your face and in a threatening manner), and they wear enforcement paraphernalia (ie cosh, mace, gun, bracelets), *that* is armed trespass. At that point, considering and making the assumption that you have not committed an arrestable offence up to that point, you have the LAWFUL RIGHT to do two things:
1. affect a citizen's arrest for armed trespass (which is more an obligation than a right);
2. use whatever force necessary to protect yourself and others.
The second someone breaks the Law they forfeit the right to use it to their own advantage.
Rimshot!
"Prayer, Mister Saavik. Klingons don't take prisoners."
- Kirk
...when the idea tanks and the decision is made to shut down the servers... *poof*, all that achievement, gone.
Actually, GP is bang on.
ANYTHING which requires a licence to be LEGAL
MUST be fundamentally LAWFUL.
Car analogy:
Does not possessing a driving license physically prevent you from driving a motorised vehicle skilfully and safely? Of course not. That is entirely down to training, experience, temperament and habit.
Does possession of a driving license physically protect you in any way shape or form from any sort of incident while behind the wheel? No.
Does possession of a license indemnify you legally in any way? No.
What is the purpose of a driving license? To identify you as the operator of a motorised vehicle and as a permission slip to use the public highways.
Are you children? Must you ask for permission to drive a vehicle? Watch TV? Keep an animal? Operate a radio transmitter?
There are some activities that are inherently hazardous (eg driving, shooting), for which there is not a *legal* requirement but more one of common sense; that you are insured against incidents. I was stopped just once, not for not having a license (I never had a license), or a tax disc (never had one of these either - you can't get 'em for unregistered vehicles), or speeding or running a light, but because I wasn't wearing three point seatbelt (I had a certificate of exemption, but the prick still tried to ticket me for it). The only reason I wasn't run in for the rest of them, I was told, was that I had insurance documents.
hmmm... optimised software. Read: custom code for massively parallel clusters. Oh, yeah. :)
Good network. Read: 2-ary-4-tree with twin redundant fibre switching. Or for home users with a bit of spare cash rather than a University department with EOY budget to blow, several lengths of cat5, some PCI Gigabit ethernet cards and redundant Gigabit switchgear (what I did with a pair of DLink 24-port Gigabit switches and a boatload of surplus cat5 patch cables. Oh, yeah, that's one fast network).
IAAG (I Am A Geek).
I've still got a 32MB Voodoo 3 3k (given to me as surplus to requirements - also the guy couldn't get the driver to work on NT, which I managed to get going on Slackware 8)... still works, too. I'm using it as a head for one of my thin clients.
Another client has a NVidia Riva TNT2 Model 64 32MB dual head AGP (my first AGP card).
The third has an ATI Rage Pro 8MB (upgraded from 4MB). This was the first PCI graphics card I ever bought.
Ridiculously old cards, but they still work as advertised - which is plenty good enough for low-power machines which are only booted up when someone wants to write a document, do some light browsing, send a quick email or hook into the media server.
you could throw it back - I've done this and the police have backed down: if one gets in your face, right into your personal space, and starts threatening you, make him a promise of making a citizens arrest for armed trespass!
By virtue of their PUBLIC presence they pretty much surrender any expectation of privacy while they wear the uniform. EVERYTHING they do and say is and should be subject to public scrutiny; if this requires the midstep of recording them for use later, then so be it.
In the UK the Data Protection Act 1998 reflects this in section 36, thus:
"Personal data processed by an individual only for the purposes of that individual’s personal, family or household affairs (including recreational purposes) are exempt from the data protection principles and the provisions of Parts II and III."
This has been used to (successfully) argue that audio recording anywhere outside a situation where Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 comes into play (ie anywhere outside a military installation) for personal purposes, including legal (which falls within the definition in section 36) is *legally* permitted. Police officers walking on a public right of way does not fall into the category of military installation, therefore does not fall into the purview of OSA, therefore in this respect recording (audio or video) of police officers is legal.
Of course, that doesn't prevent them from threatening you with arrest under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (been there), which funnily enough only grants an authority to stop and search for terrorism-related paraphernalia. Which last time I looked, didn't extend to camera equipment.
IAAL.
hey AC - do you get paid by Vodafone? FYI, I'm not employed by H3G in any way shape or form. I use them as a carrier and I pay my way, and I'm more than satisfied with them to the point where I promote them off my own bat and I do it for nothing.
ACs: IQs match their SID.
"Grow up"... says the AC... oh, my fucking God, fuck off.
Prestel was in use still until very recently (I can say with certainty within the last 8 years).
This is why Hutchison 3G is the fastest growing mobile carrier in the UK. Shameless plug, because I use it and think it's the best thing since punch cards, for £15/mo and no contract you get 300 voice minutes on any UK network, 3,000 SMS texts and the ONLY TRULY UNLIMITED INTERNET* of ANY UK carrier.
*I managed somehow to cause my local tower to blow a chip, rendering it inoperable. I called tech support, and in two days they had not only replaced the chip, they had replaced the tower with a bigger one. When I asked them if my downloading 6GB/day (low average) might have had anything to do with the tower failure, the reply stunned me:
"You paid for unlimited bandwidth, use it for what you want - torrents, web server, whatever. It's your bandwidth. Our job is to make sure you get what you paid for"
I mean, NO FAIR USE POLICY!? That's unheard of! Especially on a cellular plan!
This is why I'm not going back to unreliable, capped, ripoff-merchant Virgin Media.
Bloody Sunday was about civilians saying a big fat "NO!" to foreign influences on domestic policy. SOPA/PIPA protests are about the same damn thing!
it was that or "popplers"; I don't think *anyone* would have got /that/ reference...
...the ground moves more than 3cm (in any direction)? It happens in major quakes; the 2006 tsunami was the result of the sea floor dropping over 2m. I've been through a 5-pointer, and the ground certainly moved more than 3cm, although it did move back as rapidly as it shifted. That one moved my entire house probably four inches and back, causing major structural damage (buckled window and doorframes, two cracks from foundation to roof) which is still being repaired after four years.. almost to the day, in fact(!).
heh... OK you got me, I was going through my bedside cabinet...
London has nothing on Domhnach na Fola... Google it yourselves, I don't want to go off on one...
1. Velcro
2. self amalgamating rubber tape
3. Zippers
4. Gecko tape
Just a few that spring immediately to mind. The one thing they have on common is that they are all used to attach substrates together while only actually adhering to themselves. The strength/utility of adhesion depends on mechanical stresses and application.
...just don't get any on your skin.
it's a better system than one we currently have, where the vast minority rule.