What you propose is actually only half doable. There are things Tesla did back then that we still don't know how to do today. It's a testament to his genius, which is legendary.
What's the increase in penalties vs. just staying cuffed?...
No disrespect but: What's the point? If you're allowing yourself to be jailed, you've just changed it from: Getting cuffed. Going to jail. ...to... Getting cuffed. Getting cuffed again. Going to jail.
I could see busting out the cuffs if you're going to walk away, but what does picking the cuffs do except piss off the cops? (And, as you've pointed out, increase your legal exposure.)
Agreed. The shimming only works if they don't double lock them. And they always double lock them. So, if you are going to hide a shim on you, you may as well just hide a key.
You don't really need a Kentucky-specific ACT test; anyone who fails the regular ACT test is automatically enrolled in Bob Jones University. Problem solved.
Are you kidding! We have great scientists these days. They can double the sun's output in no time. Then we'll have all the solar power we'll ever need.
She wasn't arrested for videotaping. She was arrested for not following the instructions of the officer.
One of them (couldn't tell) kept telling her he didn't want her standing behind him while he was doing his job with the other person. He kept telling her to go in her house. She kept arguing. He gave her several chances. She kept arguing. Finally she got arrested.
This goes back to my previous post:
...that is not the place for the debate. In the field, citizens have a duty to comply with commands from police. The legality of those commands can be challenged later in court, and torts filed for damages.
I'd guess he didn't want anyone standing behind him, who could be a threat to him. Maybe he didn't want her standing behind him in case someone in the car opened fire on him.
The sad part is that she could have just said, "Yes sir." gone in the house, and videotaped through the window.
Thanks for the info. First let me say I have nothing against Linux, and I wish I was smart enough to run it (I've tried...)
Its market share may be 1% or 10% for all I know.
This particular article however, seems to vacillate between cherry picking stats, and jumping to huge conclusions. I've looked at different OS stat sites and they all come up with somewhat different numbers, so we may never know what the 'real' number is.
I like the idea of the browser-based stat because it shows who's actually using Linux, instead of just how many units were sold, how many were pre-installed, etc.
Let us always remember these wise words of Mark Twain,
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and OS market share statistics."
Well, in the first video, I will honestly say I didn't "see" anything.
By that I mean, I didn't see whether or not the guy was resisting, I didn't see whether or not the cops beat on him, I didn't see whether or not the guy spit on the cops.
The VO guy sure put as much anti-cop spin on it as he could (and then some) saying, in essence, because he didn't actually 'hear' the guy spit on the cop - it never happened. So, I dismiss everything the VO says and draws.
So on this video, I gotta pass. It's obvious the cop's blood was up, but that doesn't mean he beat the guy.
The guys car was smashed up in a ditch. Is it possible he was injured in the crash? Is it possible he was in a bar fight before the crash?
There are just too many things I didn't see, so it's possible there was police abuse, it's possible there was none; but I gotta pass on judgement.
Well, I looked at your first two examples. (I'll look at the rest later)
1. The VO guy makes a lot of assumptions, and ignores a huge fact. He doesn't show what led up to this guys arrest. You can't really see what happens when they try to pull the guy out of the car. And in the audio, when the suspect spit on the officer, the dialogue was telling, "Why did you spit on me?" "I'm sorry..."
Now, it sounds to me like the guy DID spit on the officer. i.e. If some cop suddenly said to me, "Why did you spit on me?" my response would be "What are you talking about?" not, "I'm sorry..."
2. You never see what happens between the police and the two people just before they are arrested. We do see them, very gently, being led away. This seems to be fairly common in this type of video, you don't know if they hit the officers, grabbed at their gun, or did nothing; so they really don't "prove" anything, one way or the other.
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Every single thing he claimed to have invented had been demonstrated by someone else, somewhere else years earlier....
Right.... Here's a list of only 111 of his 278 patents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nikola_Tesla_patents
Why don't you tell us who really invented all this stuff.
What you propose is actually only half doable. There are things Tesla did back then that we still don't know how to do today. It's a testament to his genius, which is legendary.
Name one.
Ball lightning.
What's the increase in penalties vs. just staying cuffed? ...
No disrespect but: What's the point? If you're allowing yourself to be jailed, you've just changed it from:
Getting cuffed. Going to jail.
...to...
Getting cuffed. Getting cuffed again. Going to jail.
I could see busting out the cuffs if you're going to walk away, but what does picking the cuffs do except piss off the cops? (And, as you've pointed out, increase your legal exposure.)
...use a key.
Agreed. The shimming only works if they don't double lock them. And they always double lock them.
So, if you are going to hide a shim on you, you may as well just hide a key.
Great idea. I can see the marquee now:
Tonight only!
Opening act:
"Spambot Sandbox"
Feature Attraction:
"Hell Banned"
OCR isn't the issue; that was assumed. The provlem is that you have no way of turning plate "123ABC" into "Joe Blow's car".
please do explain what program is available to me that will extract numbers from images.
Actually, he was asking about OCR.
You are right, however, that "...turning plate "123ABC" into "Joe Blow's car" is a problem.
More specifically, it's trivial for computers, but difficult legally.
You don't really need a Kentucky-specific ACT test; anyone who fails the regular ACT test is automatically enrolled in Bob Jones University. Problem solved.
http://www.bju.edu/events/youth/
I thought big bang theory was endorsed by Stephen Hawking?!?!?!
Also, the big bang was endorsed by four out of five dentists.
(The fifth dentist endorsed floss theory.)
Easy voting guide:
Both of these Kentucky guys were Republicans.
Yeah... "Excuse me sir - is THIS your umbrella?"
This can be done by looking at the audio spectrum and 'healing' just the area of the cough. Not hard. (Adobe Audition)
Don't fix it!!!
Are you kidding! We have great scientists these days.
They can double the sun's output in no time.
Then we'll have all the solar power we'll ever need.
That is really a dumb idea. Of course they couldn't go at night.
They wouldn't be able to see anything.
But we have LED flashlights !!
...which are, unfortunately, solar powered.
This is /.
Do you really think anyone reads anything here before posting?
Really?
...On Barrie's death, Great Ormand Street Hospital (a London childrens hospital) was given the copyright in perpetuity.
Can an IP have a perpetual copyright in the US? Or is it just that the US will respect the UKs perpetual copyright?
He slipped in through the wainscoting.
Sad about HH, though. Loved, and often re-read his stuff.
RIP
Your mom's basement has a window?
Well, it's 'technically' a poster of two girls standing on the beach... not a real window.
Er, didn't we just cover this on /. ?
Minneapolis Police Catalog License Plates and Location Data
http://yro.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=12/08/11/0024218
So sorry, but the Bullseye is a registered trademark of Target Brands, Inc. All rights reserved.
http://materialgirlsblog.com/newyork/files/2012/05/bullseye.jpg
OK Number 3:
She wasn't arrested for videotaping. She was arrested for not following the instructions of the officer.
One of them (couldn't tell) kept telling her he didn't want her standing behind him while he was doing his job with the other person.
He kept telling her to go in her house. She kept arguing. He gave her several chances.
She kept arguing. Finally she got arrested.
This goes back to my previous post:
...that is not the place for the debate.
In the field, citizens have a duty to comply with commands from police. The legality of those commands can be challenged later in court, and torts filed for damages.
I'd guess he didn't want anyone standing behind him, who could be a threat to him.
Maybe he didn't want her standing behind him in case someone in the car opened fire on him.
The sad part is that she could have just said, "Yes sir." gone in the house, and videotaped through the window.
Thanks for the info.
First let me say I have nothing against Linux, and I wish I was smart enough to run it (I've tried...)
Its market share may be 1% or 10% for all I know.
This particular article however, seems to vacillate between cherry picking stats, and jumping to huge conclusions. I've looked at different OS stat sites and they all come up with somewhat different numbers, so we may never know what the 'real' number is.
I like the idea of the browser-based stat because it shows who's actually using Linux, instead of just how many units were sold, how many were pre-installed, etc.
Let us always remember these wise words of Mark Twain,
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and OS market share statistics."
Well, in the first video, I will honestly say I didn't "see" anything.
By that I mean, I didn't see whether or not the guy was resisting, I didn't see whether or not the cops beat on him, I didn't see whether or not the guy spit on the cops.
The VO guy sure put as much anti-cop spin on it as he could (and then some) saying, in essence, because he didn't actually 'hear' the guy spit on the cop - it never happened. So, I dismiss everything the VO says and draws.
So on this video, I gotta pass. It's obvious the cop's blood was up, but that doesn't mean he beat the guy.
The guys car was smashed up in a ditch. Is it possible he was injured in the crash? Is it possible he was in a bar fight before the crash?
There are just too many things I didn't see, so it's possible there was police abuse, it's possible there was none; but I gotta pass on judgement.
Well, I looked at your first two examples. (I'll look at the rest later)
1. The VO guy makes a lot of assumptions, and ignores a huge fact. He doesn't show what led up to this guys arrest. You can't really see what happens when they try to pull the guy out of the car. And in the audio, when the suspect spit on the officer, the dialogue was telling, "Why did you spit on me?" "I'm sorry..."
Now, it sounds to me like the guy DID spit on the officer. i.e. If some cop suddenly said to me, "Why did you spit on me?" my response would be "What are you talking about?" not, "I'm sorry..."
2. You never see what happens between the police and the two people just before they are arrested. We do see them, very gently, being led away. This seems to be fairly common in this type of video, you don't know if they hit the officers, grabbed at their gun, or did nothing; so they really don't "prove" anything, one way or the other.
I liked the line in the original article:
one Microsoft Office developer is currently working in the Garage on a tool allowing people to make mobile payments with just their bodies.
I think this already goes on all over the world.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/housewife-charged-in-sexforsecurity-scam,1773/
They just terminate and stay resident.