Penn & Teller did an episode about Lie Detectors, and included an interview with a former FBI (CIA?) interrogator. He said the lie detector is a farce and easy to fool. It's real purpose is to act as the "bad cop" to scare the criminal, while the person asking questions is the "good cop" just trying to save you from yourself.
Okay. Well we differ in opinion. I have observed that megacorps share many of the same powers as government, such as a concentration of wealth to hire security guards, strike-busters, et cetera. Megacorps can not throw people into jail, but they can tie them up for a decade in frivolous court cases and thereby bankrupt the citizen (see RIAA and MPAA cases).
I think we need a Second Bill of Rights that limits corporation in order to protect people from these types of evils. I don't care what a megacorp does on its campus, but when it starts reaching-out its tendrils to abuse individuals (million dollar fine for uploading 10 songs) then it needs to be stopped.
Government is a dangerous concentration of power. Corporations are almost as bad.
That's an illegal search without warrant. The officers can go to a judge and procure a warrant, but they can not enter your house or force you to leave it otherwise. You could have remained in your house all night long if you desired.
And a telephone call is not sufficient to establish probable cause, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Justices explained in their decision, neighbors could be making false phone calls every day, simply to use the cops to harass other neighbors. So cops need a higher standard in order to establish cause. A phone call is not enough.
Bottom Line: Their only legal option was to turn-around and go see a judge for permission to enter your home.
So when the Foxcomm makes its Chinese workers sign a waiver to work over the 60-hour legal limit (or else be fired), they weren't really raping the workers' legal rights. After all they *chose* to sign that form.
And if he had Not signed the NDA, what was he supposed to do? Just turn his blackened $300 iPod into a paperweight? The guy was wronged and Apple owed him a new one. There should not have been any strings attached.
It occurs to me this is why we are losing our freedoms. Politicians know they have nothing to fear from us. What's the point of saying, "We the people are the rulers," if we're unwilling to back it up? "I'm going to right a stern letter of rebuke," which of course the politicians just throw in the trash.
This is why your MP Conroy ignores you, and keeps plowing straight-ahead towards internet censorship. He knows you won't do anything to stop him.
Stores that require that you buy OTHER items to get item #1, are in violation of consumer protection and pricing laws. They advertise an iPad for $499 - they have to sell you the iPad for $499.99. The end. It's called "bait and switch" to make the customer buy all kinds of other accessories on top of that price.
I would have laid down my $500 cash on the register, plus $30 for tax, said "I've paid", and walked out the door with the iPad. No way am I going to let some retail shit manager screw me up the ass by forcing me to buy extra junk. Baiting-and-switching is illegal. And of course no store would press charges, because the judge would end-up fining the store a few thousand dollars for violating the law.
Still have no clue what you're trying to say. Your thoughts jump randomly without coherence. In paragraph 2 how did you jump from BP's drilling plan to the US Government's cleanup plan, to Obama's pressure, and then British citizens opinions. Huh?
My question was rather simple: The US Government had a plan to deal with oil spills (corral the oil and then set fire to it). Why did the USG not implement the plan immediately? You didn't answer it.
There's nothing complicated about learning to fly a jumbo jet and then fly it into a building (times three). That was Osama Bin Laden's plan, and a lot simpler explanation then to believe thousands of demolition engineers wired the buildings with TNT, rented some planes, flew them into buildings, set off the explosives, and nobody saw them do it..... or none of them felt guilty about what they did, and talked.
Only a complete nutter would believe the latter explanation to be true .
Yeah Standard Oil wasn't a monopoly. That's a popular myth but by the time the government stepped-in with trust busting, Standard Oil's competitors had already taken a big chunk of the market. Same with Kmart which used to be the dominant store of the 1970s and 80s..... it too lost its way to new competitors. Another example: Internet Explorer. Once had over 90% of the web share, and now it's fallen to around 60% due to new competition arising.
Monopolies are a self-correcting situation that don't need government to break them up.
A monopoly can only be sustained long term if, like deBeers or comcast, the government gives them an exclusive license.
I can feel my thinking process change already. I used to spend hours reading books, or focused on solving tough puzzles, or an hour staring at the latest Star Trek episode, simply because there was nothing else to do (no net and television only had a few channels).
Now the net let's me have multiple tabs open, so I can jump to slashdot, to facebook, to youtube to watch a video, to Winamp to tune-in some news program, and then back to slashdot. And I multitask. Now I watch two TV episodes at the same time.
I'm being overloaded with information and it's affecting my thought process .
>>>only ethically bad people use pornography, right?
Wrong. Sex is not "bad" - it's perfectly natural. It includes both bad and good people. - As for the danger I think you should be okay if you stick to safe sites like http://www.domai.com/ or www.google.com which either don't link to other sites, or else filter out the crap (google blocks dangerous sites). And of course keep your NoScript on. Plus Web of Trust (for dual protection).
But since you mentioned "princes" let's discuss the american version of a prince - President Obama. Why is it that NOAA and the DOE had plans to coral an oil slick and then burn-off that oil, but these plans were blocked from being being executed? Who's responsible? Obama? Cass Sunnstein? The head of NOAA or the head of DOE?
To me this looks like a repeat of the same Katrina-like behavior where the U.S. agencies sat by and did not act. Why is our union government paralyzed when faced with an emergency?
Only because governments hand-out monopolies (deBeers, Comcast), or governments form cartels (OPEC). The free market would work if these damn governments would simply step out of the way.
Foxconn doesn't let their workers take breaks, whereas in the US most states require a break every 2 hours as well as other labor protections (1.5 time for overtime). It's a shame that guy is working two jobs, but he doesn't "have" to do that. There are alternatives such as selling the house and moving somewhere cheaper. Or canceling the cable TV/cellphone bills. Et cetera.
I believe his argument is more like what happened to me:
- You open your mouth and ask about getting paid for the overtime you're working (i.e. getting paid for the new tasks they keep piling on you) - They don't want to pay you, so they find an excuse to get rid of you (watching CNN while eating your lunch) - You get replaced by another guy who doesn't mind working 50 hours and only paid 40. - And then you end-up sitting at home.
Just be happy you have a job. There are various ways you can "compensate" yourself for the increased workload, without pissing off the boss(es) by asking for a raise. Like taking full advantage of the free printers to run-off resumes and look for a new job.
No I didn't. In my *imaginary* scenario I never removed or even touched my gun - it's just hanging there inside a holster. And I did not steal, because the iPad was paid for ($530 cash handed-over for a $529.99 item). So what exactly can I be charged for? Nothing. No laws have been broken by me.
I suppose one could argue the store refused to sell the Pad, but that itself is a crime (discrimination), and the owner would be guilty not me.
>>>free speech is guaranteed to never be deprived by the government...
Megacorps share many of the same powers as government, such as a concentration of wealth to hire security guards (cops), strike-busters, and goons to make citizens' lives miserable. Megacorps can not throw people into jail, but they can tie them up for a decade in court cases, and thereby bankrupt the citizen.
I think we need a Second Bill of Rights that applies to corporations to protect people from these types of evils. I don't care what a megacorp does on its campus, but when it starts reaching-out its tendrils to abuse individuals (see RIAA, MPAA, MAFIAA) then it needs to be stopped. Nobody should ever lose the right to speak freely about a device, car, whatever that has caused them harm.
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I suspect Obama wants the Indians and Chinese to get their first. He wants to share the wealth.
Penn & Teller did an episode about Lie Detectors, and included an interview with a former FBI (CIA?) interrogator. He said the lie detector is a farce and easy to fool. It's real purpose is to act as the "bad cop" to scare the criminal, while the person asking questions is the "good cop" just trying to save you from yourself.
It's all psychological, not mechanical. LINK - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9NSXy176oA
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>>>Mounted not Muppet
I was ticketed by a female Mounty in New/Nouveau Brunswick. I asked her if she could recommend a good hotel. Later on I mounted the Mounty.
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Why don't you say that when you're logged in, so we can mod you down and damage your karma
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>>>To be succinct, that's horseshit.
Okay. Well we differ in opinion. I have observed that megacorps share many of the same powers as government, such as a concentration of wealth to hire security guards, strike-busters, et cetera. Megacorps can not throw people into jail, but they can tie them up for a decade in frivolous court cases and thereby bankrupt the citizen (see RIAA and MPAA cases).
I think we need a Second Bill of Rights that limits corporation in order to protect people from these types of evils. I don't care what a megacorp does on its campus, but when it starts reaching-out its tendrils to abuse individuals (million dollar fine for uploading 10 songs) then it needs to be stopped.
Government is a dangerous concentration of power.
Corporations are almost as bad.
>>>all three of us in the house were ordered out
That's an illegal search without warrant. The officers can go to a judge and procure a warrant, but they can not enter your house or force you to leave it otherwise. You could have remained in your house all night long if you desired.
And a telephone call is not sufficient to establish probable cause, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Justices explained in their decision, neighbors could be making false phone calls every day, simply to use the cops to harass other neighbors. So cops need a higher standard in order to establish cause. A phone call is not enough.
Bottom Line: Their only legal option was to turn-around and go see a judge for permission to enter your home.
So when the Foxcomm makes its Chinese workers sign a waiver to work over the 60-hour legal limit (or else be fired), they weren't really raping the workers' legal rights. After all they *chose* to sign that form.
Then what is LurkerXXX complaining about? The illegal cartel was broken-up and fined. The free market was restored.
And if he had Not signed the NDA, what was he supposed to do? Just turn his blackened $300 iPod into a paperweight? The guy was wronged and Apple owed him a new one. There should not have been any strings attached.
No that stays in the car
It occurs to me this is why we are losing our freedoms. Politicians know they have nothing to fear from us. What's the point of saying, "We the people are the rulers," if we're unwilling to back it up? "I'm going to right a stern letter of rebuke," which of course the politicians just throw in the trash.
This is why your MP Conroy ignores you, and keeps plowing straight-ahead towards internet censorship. He knows you won't do anything to stop him.
Stores that require that you buy OTHER items to get item #1, are in violation of consumer protection and pricing laws. They advertise an iPad for $499 - they have to sell you the iPad for $499.99. The end. It's called "bait and switch" to make the customer buy all kinds of other accessories on top of that price.
I would have laid down my $500 cash on the register, plus $30 for tax, said "I've paid", and walked out the door with the iPad. No way am I going to let some retail shit manager screw me up the ass by forcing me to buy extra junk. Baiting-and-switching is illegal. And of course no store would press charges, because the judge would end-up fining the store a few thousand dollars for violating the law.
Still have no clue what you're trying to say. Your thoughts jump randomly without coherence. In paragraph 2 how did you jump from BP's drilling plan to the US Government's cleanup plan, to Obama's pressure, and then British citizens opinions. Huh?
My question was rather simple: The US Government had a plan to deal with oil spills (corral the oil and then set fire to it). Why did the USG not implement the plan immediately? You didn't answer it.
There's nothing complicated about learning to fly a jumbo jet and then fly it into a building (times three). That was Osama Bin Laden's plan, and a lot simpler explanation then to believe thousands of demolition engineers wired the buildings with TNT, rented some planes, flew them into buildings, set off the explosives, and nobody saw them do it..... or none of them felt guilty about what they did, and talked.
Only a complete nutter would believe the latter explanation to be true
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Yeah Standard Oil wasn't a monopoly. That's a popular myth but by the time the government stepped-in with trust busting, Standard Oil's competitors had already taken a big chunk of the market. Same with Kmart which used to be the dominant store of the 1970s and 80s..... it too lost its way to new competitors. Another example: Internet Explorer. Once had over 90% of the web share, and now it's fallen to around 60% due to new competition arising.
Monopolies are a self-correcting situation that don't need government to break them up.
A monopoly can only be sustained long term if, like deBeers or comcast, the government gives them an exclusive license.
I can feel my thinking process change already. I used to spend hours reading books, or focused on solving tough puzzles, or an hour staring at the latest Star Trek episode, simply because there was nothing else to do (no net and television only had a few channels).
Now the net let's me have multiple tabs open, so I can jump to slashdot, to facebook, to youtube to watch a video, to Winamp to tune-in some news program, and then back to slashdot. And I multitask. Now I watch two TV episodes at the same time.
I'm being overloaded with information and it's affecting my thought process
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>>>only ethically bad people use pornography, right?
Wrong. Sex is not "bad" - it's perfectly natural. It includes both bad and good people. - As for the danger I think you should be okay if you stick to safe sites like http://www.domai.com/ or www.google.com which either don't link to other sites, or else filter out the crap (google blocks dangerous sites). And of course keep your NoScript on. Plus Web of Trust (for dual protection).
I've no clue what you're talking about.
But since you mentioned "princes" let's discuss the american version of a prince - President Obama. Why is it that NOAA and the DOE had plans to coral an oil slick and then burn-off that oil, but these plans were blocked from being being executed? Who's responsible? Obama? Cass Sunnstein? The head of NOAA or the head of DOE?
To me this looks like a repeat of the same Katrina-like behavior where the U.S. agencies sat by and did not act. Why is our union government paralyzed when faced with an emergency?
>>>Both diamonds and oil are such products.
Only because governments hand-out monopolies (deBeers, Comcast), or governments form cartels (OPEC). The free market would work if these damn governments would simply step out of the way.
If ADM was guilty of price-fixing, then they would be sued by the US DOJ as happened to the Record Companies when they price-fixed CDs during the 90s
>>>If you sign a non-disclosure agreement that he had to have to have access to classified, he is no hero
And if he learned that leaders were rounding-up citizens and experimenting on them (see 1950s and 60s), he's still required to be silent?
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>>>There are proper channels for complaining about things
Yeah but those channels all lead to death, or being "disappeared" in some prison.
I disagree.
Foxconn doesn't let their workers take breaks, whereas in the US most states require a break every 2 hours as well as other labor protections (1.5 time for overtime). It's a shame that guy is working two jobs, but he doesn't "have" to do that. There are alternatives such as selling the house and moving somewhere cheaper. Or canceling the cable TV/cellphone bills. Et cetera.
I believe his argument is more like what happened to me:
- You open your mouth and ask about getting paid for the overtime you're working (i.e. getting paid for the new tasks they keep piling on you)
- They don't want to pay you, so they find an excuse to get rid of you (watching CNN while eating your lunch)
- You get replaced by another guy who doesn't mind working 50 hours and only paid 40.
- And then you end-up sitting at home.
Just be happy you have a job. There are various ways you can "compensate" yourself for the increased workload, without pissing off the boss(es) by asking for a raise. Like taking full advantage of the free printers to run-off resumes and look for a new job.
>>>So basically, you performed an armed robbery.
No I didn't. In my *imaginary* scenario I never removed or even touched my gun - it's just hanging there inside a holster. And I did not steal, because the iPad was paid for ($530 cash handed-over for a $529.99 item). So what exactly can I be charged for? Nothing. No laws have been broken by me.
I suppose one could argue the store refused to sell the Pad, but that itself is a crime (discrimination), and the owner would be guilty not me.
>>>free speech is guaranteed to never be deprived by the government...
Megacorps share many of the same powers as government, such as a concentration of wealth to hire security guards (cops), strike-busters, and goons to make citizens' lives miserable. Megacorps can not throw people into jail, but they can tie them up for a decade in court cases, and thereby bankrupt the citizen.
I think we need a Second Bill of Rights that applies to corporations to protect people from these types of evils. I don't care what a megacorp does on its campus, but when it starts reaching-out its tendrils to abuse individuals (see RIAA, MPAA, MAFIAA) then it needs to be stopped. Nobody should ever lose the right to speak freely about a device, car, whatever that has caused them harm.