Seriously I knew a girl who developed a severe earache a few weeks after her honeymoon to Yellowstone and saw the doctor about it. He looked in her ear with an otoscope and saw something sticking out from behind her eardrum. It was a germinating seed that had lodged in her ear wax and taken root behind her eardrum. The theory was that the seed blue in during a particularly windy, dusty day during the Yellowstone trip.
There's still a case because the judge hasn't ruled yet. The defense has submitted 2 motions to dismiss and the prosecution has answered the motions but so far no joy.
His court date is October 12 and will probably be a jury trial. For those interested, you can follow the court proceedings by visiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search web site at: http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp
The police dash-cam is explicitly exempted in MD's law.
In this case, the police are misusing the law to try to prevent the videotaping of police activity. This is one of the danger signs down the slippery slope to a police state.
Recently the police ganged up on and beat up a UMD student who it turned out did nothing wrong at all. The police lied and fabricated probable cause for arrest and said his beating was due to his resisting. Unfortunately for the police, their actions were caught on a cell phone video camera and used against them later.
The police's actions out in the open should be subject to public scrutiny. Unless someone can point out cases where a recording of police actions had some kind of effect detrimental to public safety I'll continue to hold this opinion.
I've been following this case closely since it started since I live in MD.
The key issue here is MD's law on recording audio without all parties' consent. The state is arguing that all parties of the private conversation (i.e. the trooper) did not consent, hence the violation.
A key provision of the law is the idea of "reasonable expectation of privacy". This is what allows news crews to record street scenes audio/video without everyone's consent. In a public area, no one reasonably has an expectation privacy. The defense will argue this point and Graber will be found innocent.
Next step is to work on getting this law overturned. MD is one of a handful of states with the unanimous consent provision where most other states are so-called "one consent".
It may seem unfair, but I can assure you that employers type job candidates' names into Google and see what comes up.
At that point, the employer becomes judge and jury, potentially convicting you without a fair trial or even your knowledge.
Some might find dirt and dig deeper to realize it's someone else. Others will stop at the first red flag and shit-can the resume.
I've advised my kids of this but they won't listen and clearly no one's listening. Facebook and other similar sites are a disaster for privacy and personal freedom. And it's not Facebook's fault; it's the users posting incriminating pictures and comments that are at fault.
Telling someone to stop using Facebook is absurd. It's so wired into the psyche of its users that it's like detoxing a drug user. Yet getting off Facebook is the best possible you can do to protect your reputation.
The internet will never forget. You're better off not having things out there you'll regret later.
When Comcast announced they were switching all these old ladies in assisted living over to digital I just knew it was going to be a disaster. Sure enough, the residents keep forgetting how to use them, and keep grabbing the old TV remote to change channels (which won't work duh).
They've tried hiding the old TV remotes in drawers but then the residents get mad and want to know who stole them.
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...LOL you have a filthy, filthy mind.
Seriously I knew a girl who developed a severe earache a few weeks after her honeymoon to Yellowstone and saw the doctor about it. He looked in her ear with an otoscope and saw something sticking out from behind her eardrum. It was a germinating seed that had lodged in her ear wax and taken root behind her eardrum. The theory was that the seed blue in during a particularly windy, dusty day during the Yellowstone trip.
My company blocks Google Docs. Very inconvenient.
I only exchange emails with my wife and friends using my gmail account.
Clean house in your work email and stop doing that.
...the passage of decades managed to accomplish.
...from my cold, dead fingers.
...if they're this scared of it. I'm recommending it to everyone now, not just a select few.
What a lonely thing it's become to grow old in our society.
Google "Access Now v. Southwest Airlines" It's already been decided in court that web sites are not public accommodations.
Google "Access Now v. Southwest Airlines"
It's already been decided in court that web sites are not public accommodations.
Only physical places can be public accomodations.
There's still a case because the judge hasn't ruled yet. The defense has submitted 2 motions to dismiss and the prosecution has answered the motions but so far no joy.
His court date is October 12 and will probably be a jury trial. For those interested, you can follow the court proceedings by visiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search web site at:
http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp
The police dash-cam is explicitly exempted in MD's law.
In this case, the police are misusing the law to try to prevent the videotaping of police activity. This is one of the danger signs down the slippery slope to a police state.
Recently the police ganged up on and beat up a UMD student who it turned out did nothing wrong at all. The police lied and fabricated probable cause for arrest and said his beating was due to his resisting. Unfortunately for the police, their actions were caught on a cell phone video camera and used against them later.
The police's actions out in the open should be subject to public scrutiny. Unless someone can point out cases where a recording of police actions had some kind of effect detrimental to public safety I'll continue to hold this opinion.
I've been following this case closely since it started since I live in MD.
The key issue here is MD's law on recording audio without all parties' consent. The state is arguing that all parties of the private conversation (i.e. the trooper) did not consent, hence the violation.
A key provision of the law is the idea of "reasonable expectation of privacy". This is what allows news crews to record street scenes audio/video without everyone's consent. In a public area, no one reasonably has an expectation privacy. The defense will argue this point and Graber will be found innocent.
Next step is to work on getting this law overturned. MD is one of a handful of states with the unanimous consent provision where most other states are so-called "one consent".
It may seem unfair, but I can assure you that employers type job candidates' names into Google and see what comes up.
At that point, the employer becomes judge and jury, potentially convicting you without a fair trial or even your knowledge.
Some might find dirt and dig deeper to realize it's someone else. Others will stop at the first red flag and shit-can the resume.
I've advised my kids of this but they won't listen and clearly no one's listening. Facebook and other similar sites are a disaster for privacy and personal freedom. And it's not Facebook's fault; it's the users posting incriminating pictures and comments that are at fault.
Telling someone to stop using Facebook is absurd. It's so wired into the psyche of its users that it's like detoxing a drug user. Yet getting off Facebook is the best possible you can do to protect your reputation.
The internet will never forget. You're better off not having things out there you'll regret later.
...You know. Those colorful paper diagrams your parents used?
Maybe y'all should learn to use them instead of driving into people's houses just because the GPS said "turn right".
Now my illusion is shattered. *sniff*
Clearly I was filled with nerd rage LOL.
IQ is not a measure of ability. Period.
The higher IQ scores in China just show that Chinese are better test-takers, nothing more.
When Comcast announced they were switching all these old ladies in assisted living over to digital I just knew it was going to be a disaster. Sure enough, the residents keep forgetting how to use them, and keep grabbing the old TV remote to change channels (which won't work duh).
They've tried hiding the old TV remotes in drawers but then the residents get mad and want to know who stole them.
Sure. I'm taking way too much time reading and posting on slashdot. :D
It's not over, but I do agree it's changing society for the worse.
Yep, the tin foil-hatters are having a field day with this one. They're saying the next step is FEMA concentration camps and microchipping.
Seriously, this does seem like a real civil liberties violation. But imagine 20 TV news teams swarming cleanup workers on beaches on in their boats...
...surf anything you want on your own time on your own computer.
Kids these days.
Where's systemrescuecd? Where's Backtrack?