This is a paraphrase of a PARODY that Ben Franklin wrote to OPPOSE daylight savings time. For those who don't get the joke, moving the clocks doesn't magically create 1 more hour to sleep in; it just kajiggers the clocks.
And they decided that a group of people has the same rights as a single person
Not quite. What courts have ruled in previous decisions is that individuals have rights, and individuals don't lose rights just by joining a group. It might seem like I'm splitting hairs, but the difference is profound, especially in the Citizens United case.
Quick background: Michael Moore, during the 2004 election cycle, released Fahrenheit 9/11, which advocated de-electing President Bush. Citizens United complained that this was a violation of the campaign finance reform, but the FEC said it was just a documentary and not advertising subject to campaign finance regulation. So Citizens United did the same thing, but on the other end of the political spectrum. Citizens United created a documentary on Hillary Clinton, and released it during the 2008 election cycle. This time, however, just when the content happens to be critical of a Democrat, the FEC said it was advertising subject to campaign finance regulation, and banned the movie as illegal campaigning.. Hence, the lawsuit.
Why should I choose a country which is openly hostile to visitors?
Um, Saudi Arabia will put you in prison if you try to bring in alcohol; show up intoxicated; bring in more Bibles than you need for your own personal use; or eat, drink, or smoke in public during the month of Ramadan. They will cut off your head if you try to smuggle in drugs (although I have less sympathy for this one).
I wouldn't run the CBP the way it's being run now. However, if you think looking through facebook posts and electronics is "openly hostile," then you have been living a very sheltered life.
If been from the USA was legally special, everyone from the USA would demand rights not to be searched
Actually, being a US Citizen IS legally special. Specifically (IANAL):
Under international treaties ratified by Congress, a citizen of a country cannot be denied entry into their country. They can be detained/arrested but not denied/deported.
Property can be seized, but must be returned, eventually.
Ultimately, this is what the person should have done. Refused to turn over the PIN, and then call NASA and tell them CBP confiscated his phone. Let someone above his pay grade sort it out. If his bosses want to turn over the PIN to CBP, they can turn it over.
and for the sake of the argument, let's just assume they have the legal right to do so
That is both a HUGE assumption and quite wrong.
They have the legal authority to search the physical device, BUT NOT to compel you to reveal any pin/passcodes. They can't compel you to reveal the contents of your mind, even if their search is hindered by not having it, and courts have ruled that way.
If I spent more time on this, I could get you better sources. The real different is whether or not you're a US Citizen. A citizen cannot be denied entry; a green card holder can.
In the Bush era, I would have laughed this off as a slippery slope argument. In present times, knowing what Snowden has taught us and watching the current political climate, I don't see it as a laughing matter.
This summary sounds oddly specific.
For example, law enforcement could host properly signed DRM-protected files on sites pretending to host child pornography
As a biological machine, I have an uptime of 35 years. While I have been put into sleep mode from time to time, I have never been shutdown. In fact, one of the disadvantages of my particular architecture is that once shutdown, I cannot be restarted.
I have the LG G5 too, but I didn't buy it for the modules. I bought it, because it's a great phone. It's one the few phones with the right combination of 1) microSD slot, 2) removable battery, and 3) very, very little crapware pre-installed. And the hardware specs are good too. I'm a bit surprised it didn't succeed on these merits.
Eighty Percent of students switch majors at least once in the United States. The more of an obstacle you create to that, the less likely you are to have people waste their time on a very expensive, taxpayer funded soul-searching trip to find themselves.
Fixed that for you.
Seriously, if you're switching majors, it means you don't know what you want to do with your life. There are less expensive ways of figuring that out. Join the Peace Corps, become a missionary, join the military, or get a high school level job. The last two will PAY YOU while you're finding yourself. People who are spending an average of $9,000 (in-state public college) to $32,000 (private college) per year, on tuition alone, should already know exactly what they will get for that money.
Unless a product violates specific enumerated criteria
I think we can specify an enumerated criteria as not persistently sending out harmful/malicious traffic to the public internet. I don't care if YOUR network gets hacked, but when your network attacks my network, it's my problem. At that point, I think you can justify some intervention (not necessarily government, maybe ISP, but something). If a PBX (private telephone exchange) got hacked and started making hundreds of calls to 911, you can bet people would get on that rapidly, instead of the nonchalant attitude about routers being hacked.
I realize my definition might be too broad or vague for your comfort, but once an actual attack begins, the traffic pattern, profile, or signature will be apparent. Then go to the ISPs and say, "This is coming from your network. Stop it." Make the ISP own it. That includes making sure ISPs block traffic attempting to leave their network that claims to be from outside their network. Not sure if consequence is lawsuit by the victim of the attack, the government cutting off the ISP that doesn't make a good faith effort to shut it down, or something else. However, I'm pretty sure it would be better than what we have now.
Ok, so you're trying to call 911 on your android phone (which runs Linux), but you have to wait for it to boot. You're ok with it taking 3 minutes to boot, instead of 10 seconds?
I'll leave it as an exercise to see what happens if Planck's constant also changes
Mod parent up. And I mean to Stephen Hawking levels. He seems to be the only person (at least on slashdot) who picked up the implications for Planck's constant. Planck's constant has to change inversely proportional to the speed of light.
Hear are some things going on that scientists don't like to talk about.
The speed of light is decreasing over time. Over the past 400 years, there have been about 30 different methods for measuring the speed of light, and all of them produce lower results than historical results, even when performed by the same people using the same equipment.
Planck's constant is increasing, proportional to changes in the speed of light. Probably related.
The red shift is quantized. If red shift were really due to velocity, it would be smooth and continuous, like notes from a trombone. It's not. It's quantized, like keys on a piano. If you believe that's due to velocity, then you have to believe that the universe expands, suddenly stops, and then expands some more.
Atomic time is slowing. At least compared to mechanical clocks. But it's not just that the clocks are off. They are consistently off by larger and larger amounts, which indicates a drift.
I believe all of these can be explained by changes to the Zero-point energy. Before you label me as nutty, please research these things for yourself. If I'm really wrong, it should be easy enough to prove.
If you're murdered in America, there's a 1 in 3 chance that the police won't identify your killer.
Which is why it's important to arm yourself, under the second amendment, because you defending yourself it the best changes of catching your (attempted) killer
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Yes! And if they kajiggered the clocks for DST, they would have more daylight for those solar panels.
This is a paraphrase of a PARODY that Ben Franklin wrote to OPPOSE daylight savings time. For those who don't get the joke, moving the clocks doesn't magically create 1 more hour to sleep in; it just kajiggers the clocks.
It's not a bug. It's a feature! (security)
Mod funny or insightful. I don't care.
I believe 62 million Americans vetted him through a process called voting.
Trump is just making good on his promise -- EXTREME vetting.
Why not name them after Trump? First 100 days. He's getting it done.
Not quite. The question of whether or not a President can unilaterally nullify a treaty has never been settled. See: Goldwater v. Carter (1979)
Not quite. What courts have ruled in previous decisions is that individuals have rights, and individuals don't lose rights just by joining a group. It might seem like I'm splitting hairs, but the difference is profound, especially in the Citizens United case.
Quick background: Michael Moore, during the 2004 election cycle, released Fahrenheit 9/11, which advocated de-electing President Bush. Citizens United complained that this was a violation of the campaign finance reform, but the FEC said it was just a documentary and not advertising subject to campaign finance regulation. So Citizens United did the same thing, but on the other end of the political spectrum. Citizens United created a documentary on Hillary Clinton, and released it during the 2008 election cycle. This time, however, just when the content happens to be critical of a Democrat, the FEC said it was advertising subject to campaign finance regulation, and banned the movie as illegal campaigning.. Hence, the lawsuit.
In arguing the case before the Supreme Court, the court asked how far such a ban could go. Roberts asked a 500-page book had a single sentence in it that said “vote for X” could be banned under this same law. The government said yes, if corporate money were used to pay for the book. Given the first amendment implications banning books, the court ruled it an unconstitutional violation of the first amendment.
While I am not comfortable recognizing corporations as persons, I think they did the right think in this case given the circumstances.
Um, Saudi Arabia will put you in prison if you try to bring in alcohol; show up intoxicated; bring in more Bibles than you need for your own personal use; or eat, drink, or smoke in public during the month of Ramadan. They will cut off your head if you try to smuggle in drugs (although I have less sympathy for this one).
I wouldn't run the CBP the way it's being run now. However, if you think looking through facebook posts and electronics is "openly hostile," then you have been living a very sheltered life.
Actually, being a US Citizen IS legally special. Specifically (IANAL):
Ultimately, this is what the person should have done. Refused to turn over the PIN, and then call NASA and tell them CBP confiscated his phone. Let someone above his pay grade sort it out. If his bosses want to turn over the PIN to CBP, they can turn it over.
Doubtful. If it was his skin color, they should have backed off when they saw his NASA credentials and US Passport.
My money is on a double-agent taking an image of his phone, but the question is for whom? Someone on our side (FBI/NSA/CIA) or theirs (Russia/China)?
That is both a HUGE assumption and quite wrong.
They have the legal authority to search the physical device, BUT NOT to compel you to reveal any pin/passcodes. They can't compel you to reveal the contents of your mind, even if their search is hindered by not having it, and courts have ruled that way.
Social Media at the Border: Can Agents Ask for Your Facebook Feed? (No).
If I spent more time on this, I could get you better sources. The real different is whether or not you're a US Citizen. A citizen cannot be denied entry; a green card holder can.
Tragically, I know too many people who have turned themselves off. Not one has been able to turn themselves back on again.
Except this one guy about 2000 years ago.
This summary sounds oddly specific.
As a biological machine, I have an uptime of 35 years. While I have been put into sleep mode from time to time, I have never been shutdown. In fact, one of the disadvantages of my particular architecture is that once shutdown, I cannot be restarted.
I have the LG G5 too, but I didn't buy it for the modules. I bought it, because it's a great phone. It's one the few phones with the right combination of 1) microSD slot, 2) removable battery, and 3) very, very little crapware pre-installed. And the hardware specs are good too. I'm a bit surprised it didn't succeed on these merits.
Fixed that for you.
Seriously, if you're switching majors, it means you don't know what you want to do with your life. There are less expensive ways of figuring that out. Join the Peace Corps, become a missionary, join the military, or get a high school level job. The last two will PAY YOU while you're finding yourself. People who are spending an average of $9,000 (in-state public college) to $32,000 (private college) per year, on tuition alone, should already know exactly what they will get for that money.
What does that say about the US (e.g. Goldman Sachs)?
I think we can specify an enumerated criteria as not persistently sending out harmful/malicious traffic to the public internet. I don't care if YOUR network gets hacked, but when your network attacks my network, it's my problem. At that point, I think you can justify some intervention (not necessarily government, maybe ISP, but something). If a PBX (private telephone exchange) got hacked and started making hundreds of calls to 911, you can bet people would get on that rapidly, instead of the nonchalant attitude about routers being hacked.
I realize my definition might be too broad or vague for your comfort, but once an actual attack begins, the traffic pattern, profile, or signature will be apparent. Then go to the ISPs and say, "This is coming from your network. Stop it." Make the ISP own it. That includes making sure ISPs block traffic attempting to leave their network that claims to be from outside their network. Not sure if consequence is lawsuit by the victim of the attack, the government cutting off the ISP that doesn't make a good faith effort to shut it down, or something else. However, I'm pretty sure it would be better than what we have now.
That was my thought too. For $25, it's cheaper for me to see it theater and buy from the overpriced concessions.
Ok, so you're trying to call 911 on your android phone (which runs Linux), but you have to wait for it to boot. You're ok with it taking 3 minutes to boot, instead of 10 seconds?
Mod parent up. And I mean to Stephen Hawking levels. He seems to be the only person (at least on slashdot) who picked up the implications for Planck's constant. Planck's constant has to change inversely proportional to the speed of light.
Hear are some things going on that scientists don't like to talk about.
The speed of light is decreasing over time. Over the past 400 years, there have been about 30 different methods for measuring the speed of light, and all of them produce lower results than historical results, even when performed by the same people using the same equipment.
Planck's constant is increasing, proportional to changes in the speed of light. Probably related.
The red shift is quantized. If red shift were really due to velocity, it would be smooth and continuous, like notes from a trombone. It's not. It's quantized, like keys on a piano. If you believe that's due to velocity, then you have to believe that the universe expands, suddenly stops, and then expands some more.
Atomic time is slowing. At least compared to mechanical clocks. But it's not just that the clocks are off. They are consistently off by larger and larger amounts, which indicates a drift.
I believe all of these can be explained by changes to the Zero-point energy. Before you label me as nutty, please research these things for yourself. If I'm really wrong, it should be easy enough to prove.
Kudos to locofungus for being on the ball!
Not if c only varies by time. If c is constant throughout all points in space and varies only by time, then you wouldn't have any of those problems.
Which is why it's important to arm yourself, under the second amendment, because you defending yourself it the best changes of catching your (attempted) killer
NHS must be using Exchange. Sendmail would have plowed through that in under an hour.