The entire cap and trade scheme is wrong. Companies should not be permitted to purchase "credits" from companies that are in compliance.
Those companies that are in compliance are following the law, not doing anything special.
Those companies who continue to exceed carbon emission standards should be fined progressively to the point that they achieve zero profit until they rectify the problem.
You either follow the law or you don't.
Cap and Trade is a farce. Perhaps I can purchase some "Non-meth dealer credits" and then sell meth without consequence.
"Boucher accessed the Z drive of his laptop at the ICE agent's request. The ICE agent viewed the contents of some of the Z drive's files, and ascertained that they may consist of images or videos of child pornography. The Government thus knows of the existence and location of the Z drive and its files. Again providing access to the unencrypted Z drive 'adds little or nothing to the sum total of the Government's information about the existence and location of files that may contain incriminating information. Fisher, 425 U.S. at 411."
He had already provided access and incriminated himself.
If they don't know what's there, you can't be forced to provide access for a fishing expedition.
You cannot be required to provide any sort of testimony that incriminates you.
The authorities can conduct inspections/searches of anything in plain view if you are stopped (for their safety) for traffic or asked for ID when out and about or arrested. Encrypted information is not in plain view.
Prior to 2001, the police could not actually require you to provide any form of identification because there was no legal requirement to carry any. I don't think that that has changed, but I don't think it's accepted any longer.
Although I cannot cite any code, the information on encrypted data is still a fact. If the data is encrypted and they seize it during an arrest, they're allowed to attempt to break the encryption. They can't force you to provide the keys. Doing so would violate your fifth amendment rights.
In the US, you cannot be compelled to hand over a password to a personal device. It violates the Fifth Amendment at this time (subject to change by tyrannical decree, of course).
They can however, get the exact calling record for the device for the last year or so.
Everyone should fiercely guard their ability to have secure communications for any other party. Losing this is the start of a fast ride to tyranny.
What Amazon has done is tantamount to book burning, though it was done without fanfare and flames, their actions are no better than those of the nazi book burners or those fools in the US who burn books.
The first amendment guarantees that authors are allowed freedom of speech and that we as citizens are permitted to hear such speeches if we so choose. Amazon has demonstrated that they are no better than Joseph Goebbels and the Sturmabteilung.
I am deleting my Amazon account. I probably wouldn't be interested in Ms Kitt's writings as I stick with SciFi, but I will not support a company that tries to force their moral ideas and agenda upon me or anyone else.
He could have taken credit for it. I would not presume to force AC to comment publicly. Free speech in troubled times often relies upon anonymity to survive as there are so many ways to force silence.
Who do you think will have the money for their own private army? Just because they don't want people in general to carry guns does not mean that they would hesitate to ensure that they have armed security forces of their own.
Just as they don't expect to butcher their own cows for the dinner table, they won't sully their own hands shedding your blood.
Do you truly in your heart that the US still has a representative democracy?
That's been gone since the end of WWII.
If it were possible to have change, don't you think the big Change Monger in the white house would have managed some by now?
The only change that will happen in the US is when the country sinks into a Balkinized morass of petty regional nations. The only ones who will not suffer will be those with enough money to buy food and clean water. And be able to pay for their own private army.
You should read more fiction describing future scenarios. Fiction often portrays the future. When you recognize a bad path after having read of it, you begin to see how the ending turns out.
Your votes are meaningless when the representatives won't and can't change anything. Differences between parties? Bullshit. They have only one goal: To be the ones in charge. They don't give two shits for anyone but themselves. As long as the "proles" can be kept happy with bread and circuses they have nothing to worry about. You go back to watching your reality TV, sports, and game shows. Relax, it won't hurt for long.
Because people who buy an OC3 are actually using the capacity of their link. The end user—us Joe Shmoe's in our apartments, we barely use it at all. But when we do use it (say to watch an HD Netflix movie) we want it delivered fast.
So really, per gig used, $200 is very, very, very expensive if you pull down a dozen gigs a month (which is probably within reason for a netflix user)
I've got a 25/25 FiOS line ($104 minus a $25 package rate * 24 mo.) with a static ip and could easily use the whole thing. I have to throttle my server to keep it down to 15 up.
Before I throttled the server, I was seeing long-term averages of 35M and bursts to 85M. I've only had a couple users notice the throttling, so for the most part I'm thrilled with my FiOS.
I'm not a verizon fanboy, but man, this is a damned nice line.
Also, for netflix viewing you need 2.5M to have a nice HD picture. You'll find that the issue is not Verizon's speed, but that of the junk on Netflix's end. Netflix currently doesn't have the capacity to serve the number of subscribers using instant view. Especially now, with the growing number of net-enabled TVs, set top boxes, and blu-ray players it's you'll get freezes and grainy/jumpy pictures during peak hours. They plan to move to provider that'll be able to give them more throughput in the near future. I hope it's damned soon.
Sorry, I'm of the opinion that the Marianas should be filled with layers of lawyers and politicians. If there's any room once that's done, we can finish the fill by stuffing in TV preachers from the world over.
If I could cause people to die without any apparent cause, would that make me a supervillian?
Better think twice driving down my street with your thump-thump music cars or playing loud music after 9pm. Now get the hell off my lawn before I test my super powers on you.
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You need to step the fuck back and think about what you posted.
Where the hell do come up with Americans == The US Government?
Have you been off-planet for the last couple of decades? The US Government is solely-owned subsidiary of some corporation. Bought and paid for.
The people you're going off on are not the US Government, they're fellow Slashdotters. You asshat.
Sounds like it's time to implement a regime change in D.C.
Theirs doesn't have a jacuzzi and lacks basic amenities such as steam showers and nuclear reactor.
Finally, someone in an elected office who understands what net neutrality mean to us.
Sure.
Now make the same argument about Meth.
People who don't sell meth are in compliance. Those who do sell meth can by compliance credits from those who do not, making their sales, legal.
It's wrong. It doesn't matter how you phrase the idea. There is a limit. If you over reach the limit, you pay a fine.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
Whether you agree or not is immaterial.
As for the "fuel" to perform further investigation, that's what the fines are for.
Twisting grammar to fit the scheme doesn't make it any more sound.
There is a standard to be met. You meet it or pay the consequences. Anything else is lawyerly gibberish.
The entire cap and trade scheme is wrong. Companies should not be permitted to purchase "credits" from companies that are in compliance.
Those companies that are in compliance are following the law, not doing anything special.
Those companies who continue to exceed carbon emission standards should be fined progressively to the point that they achieve zero profit until they rectify the problem.
You either follow the law or you don't.
Cap and Trade is a farce. Perhaps I can purchase some "Non-meth dealer credits" and then sell meth without consequence.
My comment stands:
"Boucher accessed the Z drive of his laptop at the ICE agent's request. The ICE agent viewed the contents of some of the Z drive's files, and ascertained that they may consist of images or videos of child pornography. The Government thus knows of the existence and location of the Z drive and its files. Again providing access to the unencrypted Z drive 'adds little or nothing to the sum total of the Government's information about the existence and location of files that may contain incriminating information. Fisher, 425 U.S. at 411."
He had already provided access and incriminated himself.
If they don't know what's there, you can't be forced to provide access for a fishing expedition.
You cannot be required to provide any sort of testimony that incriminates you.
The authorities can conduct inspections/searches of anything in plain view if you are stopped (for their safety) for traffic or asked for ID when out and about or arrested. Encrypted information is not in plain view.
Prior to 2001, the police could not actually require you to provide any form of identification because there was no legal requirement to carry any. I don't think that that has changed, but I don't think it's accepted any longer.
Although I cannot cite any code, the information on encrypted data is still a fact. If the data is encrypted and they seize it during an arrest, they're allowed to attempt to break the encryption. They can't force you to provide the keys. Doing so would violate your fifth amendment rights.
In the US, you cannot be compelled to hand over a password to a personal device. It violates the Fifth Amendment at this time (subject to change by tyrannical decree, of course).
They can however, get the exact calling record for the device for the last year or so.
Everyone should fiercely guard their ability to have secure communications for any other party. Losing this is the start of a fast ride to tyranny.
Encrypt everything.
What Amazon has done is tantamount to book burning, though it was done without fanfare and flames, their actions are no better than those of the nazi book burners or those fools in the US who burn books.
The first amendment guarantees that authors are allowed freedom of speech and that we as citizens are permitted to hear such speeches if we so choose. Amazon has demonstrated that they are no better than Joseph Goebbels and the Sturmabteilung.
I am deleting my Amazon account. I probably wouldn't be interested in Ms Kitt's writings as I stick with SciFi, but I will not support a company that tries to force their moral ideas and agenda upon me or anyone else.
Never Again.
Curses! You've seen through the weakest portion of my argument.
Good catch :-)
He could have taken credit for it. I would not presume to force AC to comment publicly. Free speech in troubled times often relies upon anonymity to survive as there are so many ways to force silence.
I wish you were more insightful.
Who do you think will have the money for their own private army? Just because they don't want people in general to carry guns does not mean that they would hesitate to ensure that they have armed security forces of their own.
Just as they don't expect to butcher their own cows for the dinner table, they won't sully their own hands shedding your blood.
Well said. You should have signed in.
Do you truly in your heart that the US still has a representative democracy?
That's been gone since the end of WWII.
If it were possible to have change, don't you think the big Change Monger in the white house would have managed some by now?
The only change that will happen in the US is when the country sinks into a Balkinized morass of petty regional nations. The only ones who will not suffer will be those with enough money to buy food and clean water. And be able to pay for their own private army.
You should read more fiction describing future scenarios. Fiction often portrays the future. When you recognize a bad path after having read of it, you begin to see how the ending turns out.
Your votes are meaningless when the representatives won't and can't change anything. Differences between parties? Bullshit. They have only one goal: To be the ones in charge. They don't give two shits for anyone but themselves. As long as the "proles" can be kept happy with bread and circuses they have nothing to worry about. You go back to watching your reality TV, sports, and game shows. Relax, it won't hurt for long.
Because people who buy an OC3 are actually using the capacity of their link. The end user—us Joe Shmoe's in our apartments, we barely use it at all. But when we do use it (say to watch an HD Netflix movie) we want it delivered fast.
So really, per gig used, $200 is very, very, very expensive if you pull down a dozen gigs a month (which is probably within reason for a netflix user)
I've got a 25/25 FiOS line ($104 minus a $25 package rate * 24 mo.) with a static ip and could easily use the whole thing. I have to throttle my server to keep it down to 15 up.
Before I throttled the server, I was seeing long-term averages of 35M and bursts to 85M. I've only had a couple users notice the throttling, so for the most part I'm thrilled with my FiOS.
I'm not a verizon fanboy, but man, this is a damned nice line.
Also, for netflix viewing you need 2.5M to have a nice HD picture. You'll find that the issue is not Verizon's speed, but that of the junk on Netflix's end. Netflix currently doesn't have the capacity to serve the number of subscribers using instant view. Especially now, with the growing number of net-enabled TVs, set top boxes, and blu-ray players it's you'll get freezes and grainy/jumpy pictures during peak hours. They plan to move to provider that'll be able to give them more throughput in the near future. I hope it's damned soon.
Sorry, I'm of the opinion that the Marianas should be filled with layers of lawyers and politicians. If there's any room once that's done, we can finish the fill by stuffing in TV preachers from the world over.
Obama is just the current whipping boy.
Misys is dumping their entire development staff in the US in favor of programmers in Bangalore.
OBAMA, you should be outsourced.
If I could cause people to die without any apparent cause, would that make me a supervillian?
Better think twice driving down my street with your thump-thump music cars or playing loud music after 9pm. Now get the hell off my lawn before I test my super powers on you.
Reality begs to differ as you're herded onto the party van for an airplane ride to an undisclosed location.
The Fifth Amendment would beg to differ:
No person (...) shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself
The fisherman on the south side were smuggling anything you could ask for onto the island.Otherwise, I'd be okay with the stowaway theory, too.
Snakes and idiot servicemen. It's a combination you can't beat.
I was there 30 years before you. The snakes I heard about were brought in as pets by fisherman.
At that time, Hawaii was already paranoid about snakes.
We probably have different sources of information.
Well, then you step right up there. They're asking for you right now. They're always looking for fucking indians.
You're about a half a million User IDs too young to appreciate that pun in the spirit it was given.