Another obvious thing would be that any insults by the arrestee recorded automatically results in a fine for each if brought to court. People need to respect the police if they expect the police to respect them, and step one is to talk politely and avoid profanity. A fine of $50 for each insult recorded would be reasonable and the fine must be paid in full within 14 days. No extension and no payment plan. This ensures that it will be felt and thus hopefully make people think before they insult.
That would have a chilling effect on a person's freedom of speech. After all, if I want to (unwisely) give a police officer a recommendation as to what they can do to themselves, that is my prerogative and right, however unwise, rude, and foolish it may be to do so. Furthermore, who gets to decide what an "insult" is? Is it raising your hand in a certain way and asking them to "read between the lines" or is it asking them why they are asking to search you or your property?
Firefox has apparently patched this vulnerability in version 16.0.1. In the interest of not causing Firefox users to needlessly panic and downgrade without good reason, maybe the poster should update the store to include a note about how this vulnerability has been patched.
I'd personally like to see the hard figures that Pandora is drawing these numbers from so that I can reach my own conclusions rather than be sheepishly led to a conclusion that obviously benefits Pandora.
Furthermore, I'd like to see some basic statistical information on their payment rates to artists, including the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation. Then we could cross-reference those figures with what the average "big label" artist makes in royalties and we'd be left with a solid idea as to how "good for artists" Pandora really is.
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Another obvious thing would be that any insults by the arrestee recorded automatically results in a fine for each if brought to court. People need to respect the police if they expect the police to respect them, and step one is to talk politely and avoid profanity. A fine of $50 for each insult recorded would be reasonable and the fine must be paid in full within 14 days. No extension and no payment plan. This ensures that it will be felt and thus hopefully make people think before they insult.
That would have a chilling effect on a person's freedom of speech. After all, if I want to (unwisely) give a police officer a recommendation as to what they can do to themselves, that is my prerogative and right, however unwise, rude, and foolish it may be to do so. Furthermore, who gets to decide what an "insult" is? Is it raising your hand in a certain way and asking them to "read between the lines" or is it asking them why they are asking to search you or your property?
Firefox has apparently patched this vulnerability in version 16.0.1. In the interest of not causing Firefox users to needlessly panic and downgrade without good reason, maybe the poster should update the store to include a note about how this vulnerability has been patched.
I'd personally like to see the hard figures that Pandora is drawing these numbers from so that I can reach my own conclusions rather than be sheepishly led to a conclusion that obviously benefits Pandora. Furthermore, I'd like to see some basic statistical information on their payment rates to artists, including the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation. Then we could cross-reference those figures with what the average "big label" artist makes in royalties and we'd be left with a solid idea as to how "good for artists" Pandora really is.