One of the cases they were dealing with was the local Child Protection Services placing a child in a foster home because the mother was breast feeding it and "mouth to nipple contact" is sexual abuse.
. ..the Honda Civic made in Ohio ~70% US made parts. ..
98% these days. On the other hand the Lincoln Town car, one of the few remaining quintessentially "American" cars, although "produced" in Michigan has so few American made parts that it is legally an import.
On the other hand many violins legally labeled as Made in U.S.A. actually had all of their parts manufactured and assembled in China (additional labor in reconstruction, finishing and fitting them out makes them legally "American").
And none of them are seeking, or will get money. They are merely writing as amici curiae("friends of the court")
Exactly. The ACLU is not counsel.
EFF is writing to help the woman argue that she should be awarded the money she paid her attorneys to argue the case.
Yes? I never said anything contrary to that. The OP expressed a general discontent about the way the ACLU handles its affairs and it is to that general complaint that I responded. They only act as counsel in those cases where the civil liberties of The People have been abridged. That is their raison d'etre.
"The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and guarantees:
* Your First Amendment rights-freedom of speech, association and assembly. Freedom of the press, and freedom of religion supported by the strict separation of church and state.
* Your right to equal protection under the law - equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin.
* Your right to due process - fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at stake. * Your right to privacy - freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into your personal and private affairs."
. ..put that world class education to really important stuff like lighter golf clubs . ..
I make shafts from kevlar "wire." They're not only super light, but more aerodynamic as well. Once I lick the rigidity problem I'm golden.
. ..or more aerodynamic bowling balls
Here I ran into a snag. It turns out that since bowling balls constantly change their orientation the sphere is already the most aerodynmic shape, but if you want a 32g bowling ball I've got you covered.
And I'm working on a bowling "rod" made from kevlar wire, but there are several engineering problems to be solved first, not to mention some minor details with the tradtional, but antiquated, rules of the game.
Are you suggesting high speed kayaks as a substitute for trans-Atlantic air travel . ..
It's been done, more than once.
. . . or making weapons from glass in order to more easily get them on a plane?
When England first started talking about the possibility of a pointy knife ban I pointed out that all anyone who was bent on harm needed to craft a knife on the spot was a broken window and a roll of duct tape.
I wonder if I'll be getting a visit from men in black suits any time soon.
In a fair legal system, an innocent man should not feel the need to pay a fee for something he didn't do.
In England they bill people falsely imprisoned for their room and board. Commit a crime, get free room and board. Have the state commit a crime against you, get a bill for 100K pounds.
Things actually could be worse here; and I'm sure they will be -- soon.
The ACLU is one of the few organizations that works pro bono, and then expects to get legal fees from the state if they win. To me, that is very shady business.
It may seem shady business to you, but that is the way the rules are written for cases involving . . . (C)ivil (L)iberties.
And the ACLU did not make those rules, the state did. And I'm glad they made them that way.
Actually both Steven and Istvan has its origins in tha latin name "Stephan".
From the Greek Stephanos. Meaning the victor's garland, or crown.
However in the hungarian language words starting with two consonant are really rare and sound weird to the hungarians ear, so I suppose thats why it gained an "I" over the centuries.
Exactly, as a name ending in "u" without an "s" after it sounds really weird to the Greek ear. And so (with a couple other twists) Yeshua becomes Jesus when rendered by a Greek scribe. The rules and conventions of a language are powerful things.
In Iberian dialects Stephan begins with an "Es," such as Esteban. Words simply do not begin with "st" in Spanish and weird things happen when they try to do the "ph" thingy. None of them as far off the mark as the French Etienne, which adds the leading "E" but deletes the "s" entirely, although Provencal uses the Catalan variant (Esteve) with a French "twang."
It really is a wonder that people manage to convey meaning to each other all, and, in point of fact, more often than not, they don't.
No actual machine can ever be Turing complete, because theoretical Turing machines are capable of calculations which require an unbounded amount of space.
What if the universe isn't bounded?
Think about what the mice might be up to and be afraid.
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I used to have a friend who did volunteer work for La Leche League:
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
One of the cases they were dealing with was the local Child Protection Services placing a child in a foster home because the mother was breast feeding it and "mouth to nipple contact" is sexual abuse.
We can be far worse than idiots.
KFG
. . .the Honda Civic made in Ohio ~70% US made parts. . .
98% these days. On the other hand the Lincoln Town car, one of the few remaining quintessentially "American" cars, although "produced" in Michigan has so few American made parts that it is legally an import.
On the other hand many violins legally labeled as Made in U.S.A. actually had all of their parts manufactured and assembled in China (additional labor in reconstruction, finishing and fitting them out makes them legally "American").
KFG
>> the law is not responsible for the actions of the devil.
>It is if (s)he's a US resident.
You gotta serve somebody. It might be The Devil, or it might be the Lord, but you gotta serve somebody. . .
Or they are hearsay and inadmissable.
KFG
. . .violence is OK in the US then. But the devil will grab you be the b...s if you show a nipple somewhere. . .
The devil is not the law and the law is not responsible for the actions of the devil.
KFG
And none of them are seeking, or will get money. They are merely writing as amici curiae("friends of the court")
Exactly. The ACLU is not counsel.
EFF is writing to help the woman argue that she should be awarded the money she paid her attorneys to argue the case.
Yes? I never said anything contrary to that. The OP expressed a general discontent about the way the ACLU handles its affairs and it is to that general complaint that I responded. They only act as counsel in those cases where the civil liberties of The People have been abridged. That is their raison d'etre.
"The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and guarantees:
* Your First Amendment rights-freedom of speech, association and assembly. Freedom of the press, and freedom of religion supported by the strict separation of church and state.
* Your right to equal protection under the law - equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin.
* Your right to due process - fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at stake.
* Your right to privacy - freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into your personal and private affairs."
KFG
Attorney's fees are not paid by the state, they are paid by the losing party.
.in this case, the RIAA would be the ones paying the fees.
"Court Orders San Francisco to Pay Legal Fees in Begging Case headed by ACLU"
. .
In this case the ACLU is not counsel.
KFG
Coffee. Lots of coffee. . .
With two lumps of LSD.
KFG
Punch Lars Ulrich in the nose...
Ok, that was fun; and certainly needed doing, but now what?
KFG
Has anyone examined the current chairman to see if he has any inclings towards being a comedian?
Does being caught giggling on his way to the bank count?
KFG
RMS will personally throw money at you if you use GPL 3.0.
But he'll use coins and throw them really, really hard.
If he makes an alliance with Rick Jay I'd even be worried about paper money. Cash cards would be right out.
KFG
This was an attack on the UK
In roughly the same sense that the Normandy invasion was an attack on the UK. No, the analogy is not perfect, but it will serve.
KFG
it looks like the drone technology is actually pretty good, at least with military spy aircraft.
3 /May/Pentagon_Unhappy.htm
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/200
KFG
. . .put that world class education to really important stuff like lighter golf clubs . . .
.or more aerodynamic bowling balls
I make shafts from kevlar "wire." They're not only super light, but more aerodynamic as well. Once I lick the rigidity problem I'm golden.
. .
Here I ran into a snag. It turns out that since bowling balls constantly change their orientation the sphere is already the most aerodynmic shape, but if you want a 32g bowling ball I've got you covered.
And I'm working on a bowling "rod" made from kevlar wire, but there are several engineering problems to be solved first, not to mention some minor details with the tradtional, but antiquated, rules of the game.
KFG
Are you suggesting high speed kayaks as a substitute for trans-Atlantic air travel . . .
It's been done, more than once.
. . . or making weapons from glass in order to more easily get them on a plane?
When England first started talking about the possibility of a pointy knife ban I pointed out that all anyone who was bent on harm needed to craft a knife on the spot was a broken window and a roll of duct tape.
I wonder if I'll be getting a visit from men in black suits any time soon.
KFG
And just what criteria are they using to make the claim that it is the "worlds fastest kayak"?
The designer's computer said so. You wouldn't question the designer's computer, would you?
KFG
Room and board sounds at least somewhat reasonable.
And this is how it starts.
KFG
In a fair legal system, an innocent man should not feel the need to pay a fee for something he didn't do.
In England they bill people falsely imprisoned for their room and board. Commit a crime, get free room and board. Have the state commit a crime against you, get a bill for 100K pounds.
Things actually could be worse here; and I'm sure they will be -- soon.
KFG
Dead.
Unless you aspire to be a cadaver for science. Then that would be just about the right age.
KFG
Carpe Momento
Yeah, I had those at my Jewish grandmother's house all the time, although she changed the word so we wouldn't know we were just eating carp.
Guy at the tackle shop looked at me funny when I asked what sort of lure I needed for gelfilte fish too. Damn Bubby.
KFG
The ACLU is one of the few organizations that works pro bono, and then expects to get legal fees from the state if they win. To me, that is very shady business.
It may seem shady business to you, but that is the way the rules are written for cases involving . . .
(C)ivil (L)iberties.
And the ACLU did not make those rules, the state did. And I'm glad they made them that way.
KFG
Actually both Steven and Istvan has its origins in tha latin name "Stephan".
From the Greek Stephanos. Meaning the victor's garland, or crown.
However in the hungarian language words starting with two consonant are really rare and sound weird to the hungarians ear, so I suppose thats why it gained an "I" over the centuries.
Exactly, as a name ending in "u" without an "s" after it sounds really weird to the Greek ear. And so (with a couple other twists) Yeshua becomes Jesus when rendered by a Greek scribe. The rules and conventions of a language are powerful things.
In Iberian dialects Stephan begins with an "Es," such as Esteban. Words simply do not begin with "st" in Spanish and weird things happen when they try to do the "ph" thingy. None of them as far off the mark as the French Etienne, which adds the leading "E" but deletes the "s" entirely, although Provencal uses the Catalan variant (Esteve) with a French "twang."
It really is a wonder that people manage to convey meaning to each other all, and, in point of fact, more often than not, they don't.
KFG
No actual machine can ever be Turing complete, because theoretical Turing machines are capable of calculations which require an unbounded amount of space.
What if the universe isn't bounded?
Think about what the mice might be up to and be afraid.
KFG
. . .don't ask me how Istvan translates into Steven . . .
About the same way Jesus translates into Yeshua, by making an entirely foreign word comply with local language construction.
KFG
Aye, aye, aye aye!
I am the Freedow Bandido
I like Windows codecs, I love them, I do
I want Windows codecs, I get them from you
KFG
You are the winner of a KFG I Wish I'd Written That award, the second highest honor I know how to bestow.
KFG