This is also why the government keeps up the Interstate highways. In theory, in the state of war on the US mainland, the Army could easily control any stretch of Interstate highway so that vital convoys could have a fast and trafic-free mostly-direct path from one metro area to another.
Unfortunately it misses 5 state capitals: The five State capitals not directly served by the Interstate System are Juneau, Alaska; Dover, Delaware; Jefferson City, Missouri; Carson City, Nevada; and Pierre, South Dakota.
Windows also likes signed drivers because it helps prevent people from using custom drivers to circumvent DRM, e.g. Secure Audio Path.
Ways to use a custom driver to circumvent DRM can be downright trivial, but the DMCA prohibits me from giving details, so you'll just have to take my word for it, or else give me a trillion dollars and safe passage to Jamaica.
In the case of an illegal car tow and impound here are some possibilities. Ask a lawyer before acting on the following.
1. Remove the car without authorization. Could you be charged with a crime if it was towed illegally? Might be physically difficult, might not.
2. Pay with a stopped check (stop payment on it before giving it to them), remove car.
3. Pay by credit card, remove car, perform chargeback.
In any case, they would have to charge you criminally (giving you "beyond a reasonable doubt" protection) or sue you (requiring them to have a preponderance of the evidence in their favor). Unlike if you sue them, where you'd have to have the preponderance of evidence.
Like the wonderful quality control that went into Linux 2.4.20. Where it would not sync on umount when using ext3 with data=journal mode, and thus corrupting the filesystem. Ugh.
And you are likely to get prosecuted under the DMCA for trying to do so, or even talking about it.
You aren't even allowed to hack hardware you "own". You barely even own your hardware, since the corporations still can tell you what you can and cannot do legally.
Well, at least it is (currently) still legal to criticize licenses and the DMCA. Until they consider doing so "economic terrorism", because it "threatens the legal framework that enables the new business models which are crucial to the digital economy."
I know - advertise that Bud is the best beer to drown your sorrows and frustration after trying to install the 2.6 kernel. Or drown your sorrow and frustration at not having a girlfriend.
A payment as restitution for price fixing by the RIAA is undoubtedly significant to the Slashdot audience, but it doesn't have much to do with one's rights online.
My keyless entry transmitters range was horrible (as in much more horrible than usual) yesterday, but it worked if you got close enough.
I was wondering my both transmitters seemed to get weak at the same time.
I haven't tried it today.
My computer stayed up throughout, no DSL problems, no cable problems, no power problems either, cell phone seemed ok except one call I made the signal quality was poor even though I was not too far from the tower.
Argue that the GPL indicated an attempt to make something public domain, or have the restrictions of the GPL invalidated, but the license grant remain.
Yeah, I know, (probably) not legally sound, but that doesn't always stop a court in real life.
You can be executed in Nevada and some other states for crimes committed before age 18.
We have actually killed people who have committed crimes while under 18. We share that distinction with some countries who have a less than stellar human rights record.
We in fact allow 16 year olds to get a capital sentence - so perhaps we should lower the age of majority to 16 for everything. If you are old enough to be judged responsible enough to merit a DEATH sentence for certain crimes, are you not old enough to be considered responsible in other ways?
Nevada doesn't have a public intoxication offense, but they can civilly confine you if you are just way too drunk to be at all safe. They let you go, with no criminal record when you are sober.
So I guess we have our good side and our bad side out here.
Insurance rates aren't set by law, they are set by private companies using actuaries to maximize their profits.
It is in the financial best interest to be as "fair" in assigning extra premiums for risk as possible. Fair as in who to penalize, not fair as in being nice. They'll do all the market will bear, it is the allocation I am talking about.
Giving a too low premium to one person and a too high premium to another will hurt the bottom line.
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With MySQL as the database, any other problems are trivial by comparison.
This is also why the government keeps up the Interstate highways. In theory, in the state of war on the US mainland, the Army could easily control any stretch of Interstate highway so that vital convoys could have a fast and trafic-free mostly-direct path from one metro area to another.
Unfortunately it misses 5 state capitals:
The five State capitals not directly served by the Interstate System are Juneau, Alaska; Dover, Delaware; Jefferson City, Missouri; Carson City, Nevada; and Pierre, South Dakota.
This is from the Interstate Highway site of the Federal Government.
Windows also likes signed drivers because it helps prevent people from using custom drivers to circumvent DRM, e.g. Secure Audio Path.
Ways to use a custom driver to circumvent DRM can be downright trivial, but the DMCA prohibits me from giving details, so you'll just have to take my word for it, or else give me a trillion dollars and safe passage to Jamaica.
Don't you mean call SCO? :)
In the case of an illegal car tow and impound here are some possibilities. Ask a lawyer before acting on the following.
1. Remove the car without authorization. Could you be charged with a crime if it was towed illegally?
Might be physically difficult, might not.
2. Pay with a stopped check (stop payment on it before giving it to them), remove car.
3. Pay by credit card, remove car, perform chargeback.
In any case, they would have to charge you criminally (giving you "beyond a reasonable doubt" protection) or sue you (requiring them to have a preponderance of the evidence in their favor). Unlike if you sue them, where you'd have to have the preponderance of evidence.
Then people allowing free use of a standard and then later patenting it and forcing people to pay could be considered extortion too.
Remember Unisys and the LZW patent?
Lovely. Why is my city, Las Vegas, always seeming to be the epicenter for stuff like this?
Heck, I've walked by the place where Skylarov was arrested at least dozens of times.
Is the trial going to be at the Las Vegas or the Reno location?
Like the wonderful quality control that went into Linux 2.4.20. Where it would not sync on umount when using ext3 with data=journal mode, and thus corrupting the filesystem. Ugh.
They still need a warrant.
Otherwise EVERYTHING they get is non-admissible.
Just make sure they know you do not consent to the search and seizure, you are merely not resisting.
If you say "fine, come on in", then everything IS admissible.
This is not legal advice and I am not a lawyer.
And you are likely to get prosecuted under the DMCA for trying to do so, or even talking about it.
You aren't even allowed to hack hardware you "own". You barely even own your hardware, since the corporations still can tell you what you can and cannot do legally.
Software licenses destroyed software ownership.
DMCA destroyed hardware ownership.
Well, at least it is (currently) still legal to criticize licenses and the DMCA. Until they consider doing so "economic terrorism", because it "threatens the legal framework that enables the new business models which are crucial to the digital economy."
"How can we better appeal to Linux zealots?"
I know - advertise that Bud is the best beer to drown your sorrows and frustration after trying to install the 2.6 kernel. Or drown your sorrow and frustration at not having a girlfriend.
Well with the neo-prohibition movement in full swing, one could find being listed as a consumer of adult beverages could have negative effects.
I guess you didn't get one of the interns. :)
Why is this filed under "Your Rights Online"?
A payment as restitution for price fixing by the RIAA is undoubtedly significant to the Slashdot audience, but it doesn't have much to do with one's rights online.
I had a friend of mine poke fun at me for spending $1 per floppy disk when he could get 3 for a dollar.
:)
He was also complaining about how his floppies were always going bad! I wonder why?!
I had much fewer problems.
P.S. I have dealt with Office Depot floppies at work. I have had a lot of them go bad, some right away.
We need a comprehensive master list of licenses (I know lists of them exist - we need a master list) and what their provisions are.
A good idea would be a matrix that shows the licenses as rows and the provisions as columns.
That would make it a lot easier to choose a license or utilize a licensed product in a legal way.
My keyless entry transmitters range was horrible (as in much more horrible than usual) yesterday, but it worked if you got close enough.
I was wondering my both transmitters seemed to get weak at the same time.
I haven't tried it today.
My computer stayed up throughout, no DSL problems, no cable problems, no power problems either, cell phone seemed ok except one call I made the signal quality was poor even though I was not too far from the tower.
If you know somewhere you can buy CD-RWs at THAT price, you don't need to record anything on them.
Just sell them (blank) on Ebay and get rich, totally legally, and with almost no work on your part.
Option 3:
Argue that the GPL indicated an attempt to make something public domain, or have the restrictions of the GPL invalidated, but the license grant remain.
Yeah, I know, (probably) not legally sound, but that doesn't always stop a court in real life.
You can be executed in Nevada and some other states for crimes committed before age 18.
We have actually killed people who have committed crimes while under 18. We share that distinction with some countries who have a less than stellar human rights record.
We in fact allow 16 year olds to get a capital sentence - so perhaps we should lower the age of majority to 16 for everything. If you are old enough to be judged responsible enough to merit a DEATH sentence for certain crimes, are you not old enough to be considered responsible in other ways?
Nevada doesn't have a public intoxication offense, but they can civilly confine you if you are just way too drunk to be at all safe. They let you go, with no criminal record when you are sober.
So I guess we have our good side and our bad side out here.
This is not legal advice.
Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex. Is there a place on the web that panders to my lust for violence?
Did you try www.army.mil? :)
Zero tolerance penalties (at least in NV) are lower than the normal DUI penalties (which a minor will get at 0.08 or higher).
Ohio not only seizes your car for certain DUIs, but prohibits you from even registering a car for 6 years.
Of course, some people will drive without registration too.
Insurance rates aren't set by law, they are set by private companies using actuaries to maximize their profits.
It is in the financial best interest to be as "fair" in assigning extra premiums for risk as possible. Fair as in who to penalize, not fair as in being nice. They'll do all the market will bear, it is the allocation I am talking about.
Giving a too low premium to one person and a too high premium to another will hurt the bottom line.
Too bad it seems the drunk driver is never the one that gets killed or maimed, it is always the innocent who are the victims.