The guy who pointed the laser did not claim this was some sort of challenge to the patriot act.
The guy was stupid as hell and potentially (but unlikely) dangerous; agreed. But 25 years? How does that protect anyone? Especially his daughter? This is a stupid prank.
Actually, it's because of me that the Commodore name has any value. Yeahronimo approached me about buying my slashdot userid first but I said no. So they grabbed "Commodore" instead, completely subsuming my identity. Bastards.
I think this was true about 10 years ago, but it isn't true now. I was there for about 2 weeks (mostly Tokyo and Kyoto) and spent way less money than I expected to. You can eat very well in Japan for far less than you can in Los Angeles (where I live now). I never stayed in a hotel that cost more than 10,000 (about 100 $USD) and I sometimes got whatever hotel I could find at the last minute. I stayed in mostly business hotels and one ryokan; no capsules for me; you don't have to sacrifice some level of comfort.
True, you can spend a lot of money there, if you eat at exclusive restaurants, stay in five star hotels, do all your shopping in the Ginza district, and take taxis everywhere. But you can get around everywhere very easily by train and the Japan Rail Pass is well worth it. Hotels are small by western standards, but I wasn't in Japan to sit in hotel rooms. And you can eat very well on a reasonable budget -- no need to eat at expensive restaurants. I ate very well in Japan on a reasonable budget. I tried all different kinds of Japanese food, including some things considered delicacies, and stayed under budget. Fugu for 1300 yen! Basashi! Matsutake mushroom! Kujira! Unagi! And much more.... If you're not adventurous with food and just stick to the noodle and curry shops and such, you can eat much cheaper too. In California I wouldn't know where to go to eat breakfast for under 5 bucks, and anything I found would be crap food - an egg mcmuffin or such. In Japan I could find a freshly prepared and healthy breakfast, lunch, or dinner for 3 bucks or less and leave the restaurant feeling full. Of course, food is amazing in Japan so you'll want to spend more than that, but the idea that the food there is all prohibitively expensive is bullshit.
That's too much of a chance for me. I'm heading to the fallout shelter, with my generator, my guns and all that canned food I stocked up on at the end of 1999.....
The slashdot editors took down the post and instead posted a long rant about Scientology's threat to free speech and liberty, complete with links to exposes of the church as well as links that would get you to the information that was originally taken down. It was a rather ingenious strategy, actually; they complied with the letter of Scientology's legal request while at the same time drawing way more attention to the material they took down (as well as creating an open forum for attacks on the church in the discussion). IIRC, the material that had originally been taken down was posted again to the followup discussion.
Remember when tabbed browsing in Safari would never happen because it violated Apple GUI guidelines?
I hope he has had a change of heart because an apple phone would kick ass. Assuming it was a PDA too, not just a cell phone with a button that allows you to empty your wallet at the iTMS.
9 years is not "reasonable" for anything. Especially when many violent criminals get far less. In response to your question, like someone else above me wrote, I would want my stuff back and community service would not be a bad idea at all. What goal is served by taking the perp out of society for a decade? A few months I could see, perhaps even a year, but nine years? For stealing? Once? Without a weapon?
No, it's not a service enterprise. Just because there are moronic students (and parents) who treat it like the service industry does not make it so. There is actually education going on at universities -- a process of intellectual growth, critical thinking, and, yes, learning. I'm not saying there isn't money involved, but what I'm saying is that what you are paying for is not some professor's "services." You want that, hire a private tutor. You're paying the university to be an environment and infrastructure for learning to happen. Yes of course part of that means professors should do their jobs, and you have a right to be upset if they don't, but don't expect to pay your tuition and have knowledge inserted into your brain and leave as if you're ordering a Big Mac. Again, I'm not saying that college is not a business. I'm saying it's a very different kind of business than, say, a spa or a restaurant or a brothel where you get to whine about the help and expect someone to be fired.
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Actually many murderers get much less than 25 years.
Did it ever occur to you that she might be jealous of your leatherman?
The guy was stupid as hell and potentially (but unlikely) dangerous; agreed. But 25 years? How does that protect anyone? Especially his daughter? This is a stupid prank.
This is gonna make it really easy for your spouse to figure out what porn sites you visit....
So what's the shorthand symbol for "phone home"?
Actually, it's because of me that the Commodore name has any value. Yeahronimo approached me about buying my slashdot userid first but I said no. So they grabbed "Commodore" instead, completely subsuming my identity. Bastards.
True, you can spend a lot of money there, if you eat at exclusive restaurants, stay in five star hotels, do all your shopping in the Ginza district, and take taxis everywhere. But you can get around everywhere very easily by train and the Japan Rail Pass is well worth it. Hotels are small by western standards, but I wasn't in Japan to sit in hotel rooms. And you can eat very well on a reasonable budget -- no need to eat at expensive restaurants. I ate very well in Japan on a reasonable budget. I tried all different kinds of Japanese food, including some things considered delicacies, and stayed under budget. Fugu for 1300 yen! Basashi! Matsutake mushroom! Kujira! Unagi! And much more.... If you're not adventurous with food and just stick to the noodle and curry shops and such, you can eat much cheaper too. In California I wouldn't know where to go to eat breakfast for under 5 bucks, and anything I found would be crap food - an egg mcmuffin or such. In Japan I could find a freshly prepared and healthy breakfast, lunch, or dinner for 3 bucks or less and leave the restaurant feeling full. Of course, food is amazing in Japan so you'll want to spend more than that, but the idea that the food there is all prohibitively expensive is bullshit.
I found the heart. But it turned out to be a mirror.
Why isn't there a "-1, Gratuitous Gigli Reference" mod?
That's too much of a chance for me. I'm heading to the fallout shelter, with my generator, my guns and all that canned food I stocked up on at the end of 1999.....
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Just rob the Apple store.
The guy still needs to find 9 more exploits to even pass the class.
The slashdot editors took down the post and instead posted a long rant about Scientology's threat to free speech and liberty, complete with links to exposes of the church as well as links that would get you to the information that was originally taken down. It was a rather ingenious strategy, actually; they complied with the letter of Scientology's legal request while at the same time drawing way more attention to the material they took down (as well as creating an open forum for attacks on the church in the discussion). IIRC, the material that had originally been taken down was posted again to the followup discussion.
Imagine when computers start suing their human operators for not taking proper care of them!!
$300k is the price to own. That is dirt cheap compared to cities in the US, but I'm sure it's pretty expensive by Brazilian standards.
In the meantime.... I'll take 3 of them!
Even Baptists have a website now!
Ummm, yes.
This story is a dupe from 3196 B.C.
Remember when tabbed browsing in Safari would never happen because it violated Apple GUI guidelines?
I hope he has had a change of heart because an apple phone would kick ass. Assuming it was a PDA too, not just a cell phone with a button that allows you to empty your wallet at the iTMS.
Bukkake Bloopers 2001?
that's what happens when you click *any* javascript link.
9 years is not "reasonable" for anything. Especially when many violent criminals get far less. In response to your question, like someone else above me wrote, I would want my stuff back and community service would not be a bad idea at all. What goal is served by taking the perp out of society for a decade? A few months I could see, perhaps even a year, but nine years? For stealing? Once? Without a weapon?
No, it's not a service enterprise. Just because there are moronic students (and parents) who treat it like the service industry does not make it so. There is actually education going on at universities -- a process of intellectual growth, critical thinking, and, yes, learning. I'm not saying there isn't money involved, but what I'm saying is that what you are paying for is not some professor's "services." You want that, hire a private tutor. You're paying the university to be an environment and infrastructure for learning to happen. Yes of course part of that means professors should do their jobs, and you have a right to be upset if they don't, but don't expect to pay your tuition and have knowledge inserted into your brain and leave as if you're ordering a Big Mac. Again, I'm not saying that college is not a business. I'm saying it's a very different kind of business than, say, a spa or a restaurant or a brothel where you get to whine about the help and expect someone to be fired.