The scary thing is they can add punishments after one commits the crime!
That is technically an "ex post facto" (adding punishment after the fact) law, which is illegal, but they weasel out of it by saying it isn't punishment, it is just aiding "public safety" by restricting "privileges" of persons with a "felony status", not punishment for a crime.
Just as if the DMV takes your license away in an administrative hearing for DUI even if you are acquitted in criminal court! What about double jeapordy? Well the admin. hearing is not "punishment".
Oh, certain sex offenders are forbidden from living within X number of feet of a school. This restriction was added retroactively. In some cases these sex offender's offenses WOULD NOT BE A CRIME IN CERTAIN OTHER STATES WITH A LOWER AGE OF CONSENT - we aren't talking offenses which are universally considered crimes - i.e. they are being told they can't live somewhere after serving their sentence whereas in certain states they couldn't get in any (legal) trouble whatsoever. People who rape 9 year old girls should be locked up forever and ever and then some - but even then - the rule of law should hold - the rule of law is need to protect us all - make true perverts get life without parole sentences - I'm against the death penalty because I don't trust the government to use it fairly - Texas loves killing people and Nevada loved killing children until the Supreme Court stopped them.
Oh, the above rules don't protect kids - even sickos can take buses, trains, cars, planes, horses or walk to the school.
Also, this sets a precedent that the gov't can say where you live, and not as punishment for a crime - it can be done "ex post facto".
Also this precedent can be extended to any crime.
Think I'm crazy, think I'm paranoid. Well...
Clark County, NV has an "order out corridor" for people convicted of drugs and prostitution!
Clark County Code 12.05.020 (drugs) and 12.08.035 (prostitution). The "Las Vegas" Strip is in Clark County but not in the City of Las Vegas, btw.
Not just for where you can live, but where you can travel to or through!
Have a speeding ticket? Lots of car crashes in your town? How about a public safety rule that says you can't live within one mile of a freeway? Passed after your conviction? Justified by saying it is too tempting to have an opportunity for severe speeding so close by.
The policy keeps saying disciplined, and never prosecuted.
This might be a legal out for the students.
By saying disciplined and yet failing to say prosecuted it could be saying that it is making a statement by omission.
Also, their quote (in the section which appears to be letting then know what value the laptop and service is to them) that help support would cost $45/hr on their own is laughable.
Anyone that would provide support for less than $75/hr is crazy.
Permanently revoking the right to vote to felons means "troublemakers" will have no influence on elections - thus more elections will be won by those who are tightening the screws - since those opposed will lose more voters to felony disenfrachisment than those in support - it tips the playing field.
Many people will accept pleading guilty to a felony if they are told they only have to pay a fine, and do some community service. Then find out when they try to register to vote that they are refused by the Board of Elections - and find out what else the law says felons lose:
Voting (in many states. In 14, including mine, Nevada, one is forever forbidden from voting. In Florida, another such state, I believe it is case law that a juvenile convicted of a felony loses the right the vote before he or she gains it - he or she is barred by law from ever gaining the right to vote - cruel, unusual and unconstitutional but still considered the law). Holding office Working in anyway for the government, local, state or Federal. If you run a company of your own and are a felon - your company is ineligible to bid on any project or supply any goods or services. Owning a gun - 10 year sentence if one even tries to. 18 USC 922(g) makes it illegal and 18 USC 924(a)(2) sets the penalty. Being bonded Getting a good job - anyone that hires a felon can have a judgement for monetary damages against them for "negligent hiring" - the courts will then take possibly all their assets and garishee their wages for life if the judgement is big enough - yeah the person would have to harm someone - but what employer will hire a felon knowing the courts could de facto bankrupt them for life if the person who committed a (possibly minor) (possibly as a juvenile) felony kills or rapes someone. Keeping a job - "negligent retention" law prescribes the above for failing to fire a felon. Travel - Canada PROHIBITS felons from entering - and they are supposed to be a reasonable country. Heck, Canada forbids DUI offenders from entering. Heck, George W. Bush, sitting President of the US, is technically barred for that. Not that they'd ever enforce it in his case. (Yes, Bush's was a misdemeanor - but Canada still bars people for it, perhaps Canada was a bad example, perhaps Bush was a bad example because someone might start an off topic Bush sucks/Bush rules flamewar) In Utah - they are forbidden from working in any operational capacity for a Certificate Authority - this will mean if a felon owns a company it can't be a CA.
I might be wrong - I hope I am - but I fear my list is incomplete, not incorrect.
The DMCA, The War in Iraq, George W. Bush, Java being slow, *BSD, the BSD software license, censorship in China, censorship in the USA, the Patriot Act, DDOS attacks, BitKeeper, people forgetting to say GNU/Linux, trolls, Slashdot moderators, bad HTML on Slashdot, Intel, Wal*Mart, the MPAA, the RIAA, DRM, TCPA, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, software patents, lawyers, ICANN, WIPO, courts, domain disputes, which language is better, USA vs Europe, USA vs Canada, USA vs everyone else, outsourcing, geeks vs suits and much much more.
Linus has always seemed to me to be a very level headed, easy going, and above all realistic individual when it comes to discussing the future of MS, Linux, and IT in general.
And especially when it comes to discussing revision control systems.:)
I think it would be better if you said *broaden* *your* business and *spelling* and "grammar" skills.:) Also, what does "So that way you will not be suck as a programmer" mean? One shouldn't suck as a programmer if they want to stay in IT.
And you really should say "salesperson" not "Sales Man"
HR depts often throw away the resumes if they don't have all of the qualifications and none of the disqualifications before the person who will be in charge of the new worker even gets a chance to look.
Actually, if this describes you, and you are creative and business savvy to boot, then you are perfectly suited for starting up your own software business.
Let me rephrase that:
Actually, if this describes you, and you are creative and business savvy and have boatloads of capital to boot, and are able to survive competing against Indians, et al on one side, Microsoft on another side, and open source on yet another side, and dealing with tax/legal issues coming at you from yet another side (including "intellectual property", employment law, including anti-discrimination, negligent hiring/retention, background checks, complex overtime rules, workers comp, benefits, etc) and FEEL REALLY REALLY LUCKY and are at least a little bit nuts then you are perfectly suited for starting up your own software business. Better off coming to Las Vegas, at least you'll have fun gambling then.
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The scary thing is they can add punishments after one commits the crime!
That is technically an "ex post facto" (adding punishment after the fact) law, which is illegal, but they weasel out of it by saying it isn't punishment, it is just aiding "public safety" by restricting "privileges" of persons with a "felony status", not punishment for a crime.
Just as if the DMV takes your license away in an administrative hearing for DUI even if you are acquitted in criminal court! What about double jeapordy? Well the admin. hearing is not "punishment".
Oh, certain sex offenders are forbidden from living within X number of feet of a school. This restriction was added retroactively. In some cases these sex offender's offenses WOULD NOT BE A CRIME IN CERTAIN OTHER STATES WITH A LOWER AGE OF CONSENT - we aren't talking offenses which are universally considered crimes - i.e. they are being told they can't live somewhere after serving their sentence whereas in certain states they couldn't get in any (legal) trouble whatsoever. People who rape 9 year old girls should be locked up forever and ever and then some - but even then - the rule of law should hold - the rule of law is need to protect us all - make true perverts get life without parole sentences - I'm against the death penalty because I don't trust the government to use it fairly - Texas loves killing people and Nevada loved killing children until the Supreme Court stopped them.
Oh, the above rules don't protect kids - even sickos can take buses, trains, cars, planes, horses or walk to the school.
Also, this sets a precedent that the gov't can say where you live, and not as punishment for a crime - it can be done "ex post facto".
Also this precedent can be extended to any crime.
Think I'm crazy, think I'm paranoid. Well...
Clark County, NV has an "order out corridor" for people convicted of drugs and prostitution!
Clark County Code 12.05.020 (drugs) and 12.08.035 (prostitution). The "Las Vegas" Strip is in Clark County but not in the City of Las Vegas, btw.
Not just for where you can live, but where you can travel to or through!
Have a speeding ticket? Lots of car crashes in your town? How about a public safety rule that says you can't live within one mile of a freeway? Passed after your conviction? Justified by saying it is too tempting to have an opportunity for severe speeding so close by.
The policy keeps saying disciplined, and never prosecuted.
This might be a legal out for the students.
By saying disciplined and yet failing to say prosecuted it could be saying that it is making a statement by omission.
Also, their quote (in the section which appears to be letting then know what value the laptop and service is to them) that help support would cost $45/hr on their own is laughable.
Anyone that would provide support for less than $75/hr is crazy.
Get worried about it.
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Felons lose the right to vote in many cases.
Permanently revoking the right to vote to felons means "troublemakers" will have no influence on elections - thus more elections will be won by those who are tightening the screws - since those opposed will lose more voters to felony disenfrachisment than those in support - it tips the playing field.
Many people will accept pleading guilty to a felony if they are told they only have to pay a fine, and do some community service. Then find out when they try to register to vote that they are refused by the Board of Elections - and find out what else the law says felons lose:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=153861&
http://www.hrw.org/reports98/vote/
No, it is equivalent to physical trespass.
Physical trespass is a MISDEMEANOR.
Computer trespass is a FELONY.
Charged but not convicted I'd assume.
Felons are forbidden by law from:
Voting (in many states. In 14, including mine, Nevada, one is forever forbidden from voting. In Florida, another such state, I believe it is case law that a juvenile convicted of a felony loses the right the vote before he or she gains it - he or she is barred by law from ever gaining the right to vote - cruel, unusual and unconstitutional but still considered the law).
Holding office
Working in anyway for the government, local, state or Federal. If you run a company of your own and are a felon - your company is ineligible to bid on any project or supply any goods or services.
Owning a gun - 10 year sentence if one even tries to. 18 USC 922(g) makes it illegal and 18 USC 924(a)(2) sets the penalty.
Being bonded
Getting a good job - anyone that hires a felon can have a judgement for monetary damages against them for "negligent hiring" - the courts will then take possibly all their assets and garishee their wages for life if the judgement is big enough - yeah the person would have to harm someone - but what employer will hire a felon knowing the courts could de facto bankrupt them for life if the person who committed a (possibly minor) (possibly as a juvenile) felony kills or rapes someone.
Keeping a job - "negligent retention" law prescribes the above for failing to fire a felon.
Travel - Canada PROHIBITS felons from entering - and they are supposed to be a reasonable country. Heck, Canada forbids DUI offenders from entering. Heck, George W. Bush, sitting President of the US, is technically barred for that. Not that they'd ever enforce it in his case. (Yes, Bush's was a misdemeanor - but Canada still bars people for it, perhaps Canada was a bad example, perhaps Bush was a bad example because someone might start an off topic Bush sucks/Bush rules flamewar)
In Utah - they are forbidden from working in any operational capacity for a Certificate Authority - this will mean if a felon owns a company it can't be a CA.
I might be wrong - I hope I am - but I fear my list is incomplete, not incorrect.
Forget your Prozac ®?
Prozac ® is a registered trademark of Eli Lilly and Company.
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FIX THE WAIT 2 MINS PROBLEM! It has been 9 hours 13 minutes - wait 2.
Perhaps Slashdot is using outsourced workers to maintain Slashcode?
If they own the politicians, lawyers and judges, why would they bother with arson and murder?
Why not just sue the people instead?
And that is what we actually see happening.
Arson and murder would rile up the citizens and many people won't be paid (or require way too much bribing) to allow it to occur.
Allowing someone to get burned and killed with lawsuits is much more practical.
They'll just software patents to make it illegal.
If you can't buy it, outlaw it.
Spin the drives up one at a time.
Amazon = One click patent.
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What did B&N do?
Here's a Wal*Mart link:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?produc
The DMCA, The War in Iraq, George W. Bush, Java being slow, *BSD, the BSD software license, censorship in China, censorship in the USA, the Patriot Act, DDOS attacks, BitKeeper, people forgetting to say GNU/Linux, trolls, Slashdot moderators, bad HTML on Slashdot, Intel, Wal*Mart, the MPAA, the RIAA, DRM, TCPA, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, software patents, lawyers, ICANN, WIPO, courts, domain disputes, which language is better, USA vs Europe, USA vs Canada, USA vs everyone else, outsourcing, geeks vs suits and much much more.
Well if the RIAA couldn't take it down, perhaps the Slashdot effect will. :)
Windows works well? Linux too expensive?
You got them backwards.
I'd like to have some of what you're high on.
Microsoft probably hates Wal*Mart.
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Because of the Wal*Mart Linux PC and all of the following Linux related products at Wal*Mart:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/search-ng.gsp?sear
including the book "The Definitive Guide to User Mode Linux" and "Hacker Linux Uncovered".
I kid you not!
Linus has always seemed to me to be a very level headed, easy going, and above all realistic individual when it comes to discussing the future of MS, Linux, and IT in general.
:)
And especially when it comes to discussing revision control systems.
You don't need that (or any other) book to realize an Amazon.com link on Slashdot doesn't necessarily favorably influence people.
n quiry.asp?isbn=0671723650&itm=1
Here is the B&N link:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnI
(When I go to the store, I love those self-serve checkout counters.)
Those put people out of work.
Your enemies could already get that if they were sufficiently motivated.
Just $100 will dig up a lot of info on a target.
I think it would be better if you said *broaden* *your* business and *spelling* and "grammar" skills. :) Also, what does "So that way you will not be suck as a programmer" mean? One shouldn't suck as a programmer if they want to stay in IT.
And you really should say "salesperson" not "Sales Man"
HR depts often throw away the resumes if they don't have all of the qualifications and none of the disqualifications before the person who will be in charge of the new worker even gets a chance to look.
"person who resides in Mexico"
or
"person who immigrated from Mexico"
or
"person with ancestry from Mexico"
depending on which is appropriate.
Here in Nevada it is a FELONY!
You could report them to the District Attorney.
I believe we aren't the only state with such a law.
Actually, if this describes you, and you are creative and business savvy to boot, then you are perfectly suited for starting up your own software business.
Let me rephrase that:
Actually, if this describes you, and you are creative and business savvy and have boatloads of capital to boot, and are able to survive competing against Indians, et al on one side, Microsoft on another side, and open source on yet another side, and dealing with tax/legal issues coming at you from yet another side (including "intellectual property", employment law, including anti-discrimination, negligent hiring/retention, background checks, complex overtime rules, workers comp, benefits, etc) and FEEL REALLY REALLY LUCKY and are at least a little bit nuts then you are perfectly suited for starting up your own software business. Better off coming to Las Vegas, at least you'll have fun gambling then.
problem with China is that they fix their exchange rate to the dollar.
They call use evil capitalists but yet do that - fix their currency to our dollar. How ironic!