That has nothing to do with freedom. That has to do with written laws. Hell...do you even know if it was a republican or democrat who MADE that law? Maybe both.
Those laws have to be in place for a reason...lines do have to be drawn somewhere. It's a reasonable figure in my opinion...and it has been to many politicians (otherwise it would have changed by now.) but now it doesn't suit gore, so lets sue our way out of it.
I dont care who it benefits...it's a pretty crappy way to deal with a reasonable limitation.
Many if not most? What exactly are you basing THAT on? If your going to make accusations of them, at least have the decency to back it up.
The guys they let go on a warning don't make the headlines. The bad situations they set straight OUTSIDE of a courtroom don't make the headlines. The cops who die in the line of duty get a brief mention in the headlines, along with the ones who pull people out of wrecked cars and burning buildings. The cops who take down a murderer or rapist really don't get much in the way of headlines either...the murderers and rapists sure do though.
Try giving a cop a BIT of respect and you might find they aren't out for you like you seem to think. I've known a few...they are generally pretty much like you and me and everyone else. They aren't all some different breed of human who gets off on power (well...it's not racism or sexism...what is it? Jobism?)...or at least they are no different than any other groups, including geeks.
According to 2600, despite having a great deal of videotape, the prosecution used none of it, and convicted McGuckin entirely on the testimony of one police detective.
*cough* For starters, the prosecution does not convict people. That's the court's/jury's job.
And just because this guy is with 2600, does not mean he's in the right. Every American has a right to peaceable assemble. They don't, however, have a right to block intersections, and so forth.
And fwiw, $1 million bond is hardly unheard of. Seeing that... it doesn't mention the other 3 charges that were dropped were,... and whether the bond would be lower if paid in cash (which is usually the case).
Also, seeing that he DID make bail, it obviously wasn't an impossible hardship.
There was more going on there than you or your friends may have been advised of. Your drawing conclusions from 2600's (certainly unbiased!)article here.
Whenever you want to get back into the real world and realize that "the man" could really give a shit about you, me, or one "shapeshifter", the better off you will be. The guy was messing with a peaceful convention...I really don't care if he disagreed with what the convention was about...he broke laws and pissed off alot of people...trying to jam up streets and make a mess of things isn't going to make you many friends on a jury of your peers.
Gotta get back to work now...be happy to debate/annoy you more later.:)
Yeah...you hear those because of the media...and how many times do you hear of the ones taking bullets and pulling kids out of burning buildings...you MIGHT hear one of those from time to time...but they don't get NEARLY the attention of each single negative incident.
And this is coming from someone who HAS been arrested before by the way. They aren't all bad...alot of them are pretty damn good people doing a job I'd rather not do.
No...your being a little bit of a tool here. The MEDIA might make you think that. But how many LA cops do you know? How about NJ and NYC? They REALLY aren't THAT different.
You might say most cops are thugs...and most young folks with bad haircuts are punks. You guilty of EXACTLY what the cop who bothered you was.
Well look at you! Your taking their words FROM 2600'S WEBSITE. Am I really surprised? No....in all likelyhood there were at least SOME reasons why this happened...and if you think the judge even KNOWS what 2600 is to hold it against him...think again...half of em can't even use email.
Actually...almost the opposite I would think...the temperature in the sunlight up there is probably pretty rough, and to top it off there is no atmosphere to carry heat away. We use air or liquid cooling here on earth...what happens when there's no air or liquid to move the heat to?
It's Apache vs. IIS, not Linux vs. NT/2000. Apache runs on many Unix variants, and even Wintel, but it's most tested and stable on Unix by far. It would be interesting to see a BSD/Apache, Linux/Apache, Win2k/IIS comparison, and any other good combinations anyone would like to come up with. Yeah...Linux can be beat in plenty of areas....but in general, serving is a strong point. If it were losing that badly in some "test" of serving, I'd be skeptical of that test as well...and I am not even a hardcore Linux fan. (I'm still sticking with my BSD:)
Well....during the initial presentation I also remember them saying there was room for some tweaking in the "code morphing" software. They might have working a little more performance out of it...but I am not going to expect a quantum leap in it at least. I imagine there could be at least some improvement since then.
Well...if your shopping and deciding between an Athlon or a PIII, the P-IV has very little to do with the equation. The depending on how they are priced, alot of folks might want to use a PIII for a bit yet...and until I have a P-IV in my hands (or even CAN have one for that matter) it's still worth looking at.
Actually one last thing...I just looked at another alloy of aluminum at metalmart that was only $1.27 per inch. Compared to the $7.50 copper....you get the idea.
Actually it only has a little to do with copper being more difficult to work with. The bottom line is that copper costs ALOT more than aluminum for the raw materials and weighs ALOT more given the same volume of it. It would get cheaper when buying copper in quantity, but if your buying small amounts the price is actually really steep. MetalMart.com has 1"x2" copper bar selling for about $7.50 and inch. A 1"x2" aluminum bar is about $2.60 per inch. (That can vary depending on the alloy you want etc.) It'd get ALOT cheaper for both when you are talking about buying in quantity, but you get the idea. (Metalmart is a place that will sell to anyone in small quantites, so you don't have to buy tons...you pay a hefty premium for it that way though.)
Wasn't reliability one of Dell's excuses for not making an AMD based system? At this rate they are running out of excuses. I know the quote on that is out there somewhere.
They should just own up to it and admit that they are kissing ass for price breaks.
But why the hell are you bitching about Bush for something that the police in Philly did?
And what would you like the police to do? Just let protesters bring the city to a halt? The other 99% of the population have lives to get on with...and they are probably thankful to do so...regardless of which political affiliation they are.
It's not as much of a censorship issue to me as it would seem to be to you. It's a matter of disturbing the peace. IRL, that is a valid charge for people who are making some pretty obvious trouble for themselves. That is NOT the same as casually talking to your friends about the "evil governemnt" and hence being removed. Were that the case...I agree with you completely...but that isn't the case at all. It would be more like you go out one sunny morning casually start screaming about the "evil government" from a rooftop while other people are trying to go about their lives. Odds are it would annoy the people around you....whether they even agree or not. Hell...get real. You can climb onto a rooftop and scream about how GREAT our government is...I would still want you to shut up for it. Why? Not because I agree or disagree....but because it's annoying.
How would I stop it? Well...I could ask nicely. (Would that have stopped OSM? Hmm...I really doubt it...be real here.) No...I'd probably call in the "evil establishment" government of ours...who would probably resolve it by dispatching an officer to investigate. I am glad that option exists personally.
You must mail them now and tell them that this kind of thing is not what Slashdot is about.
No...Slashdot is not about making dozens of irrelevant and stupid offtopic posts for the rest of the civilized world to tolorate. OSM screwed up, and Slashdot has the right to do something about it. I say all the power to THEM for standing up for THEIR rights. That is one of the things that Slashdot would seem to be about.
In my own opinion OSM was interfering with MY usage of slashdot. Putting dozens of off topic crap posts on here is probably not the best way to make allies with other readers. When OSM gives some respect to the other people who read here, like myself, then maybe I'll give a damn about his cause....which he wouldn't have if he gave us that respect in the first place.
Sorry man...but I have no pity OSM about any punishment he gets. It's completely self inflicted.
Hmm...well...I don't think it's quite that extreme for plain speeding. There may be other laws in a construction zone or something, but even then I don't think it would go to a felony. A felony is something like leaving the scene of an accident involving death or injury. Thats VERY different from speeding.
I did 104 in a 65 once...very blatantly. The wide open highway is our friend. You pay a fine, do a 15 day license suspension, take 5 points on your record, and go about your merry way. (Provided you don't fight it at all...you can often get them knocked down a notch if you push it.) In PA, over 31 MPH over the speed limit means you HAVE to have either a driving course, or a 15 day suspension, or both. The state decides for you...and they like to dish out that 15 day suspension in almost all cases. That's not even a misdemeanor though. It's not the biggest deal in the world...hell...if it's just speeding that caused your suspension, your eligible for an occupational limited license so you can still even get to work or school or what have you. (You can only get one of those for something every 5 or 6 years though...at least in PA...use it wisely.:)
Pull any kinda crap like that in a construction zone, school zone, around school busses, or other special circumstances, and it could be a different story.
Regarding having jury trial, I don't think that any plain speeding ticket even CAN ever get a jury. It's just too minor to clog up the court system with.
Hmm...well....there's alot of people saying things kinda like this about various stories on Slashdot lately. I have to disagree with you though...in a big way.
Just because you, as a nerd, don't find this to be news, does not mean that me, as a nerd, share your feelings. I am really interested in what Transmeta is doing. I AM interested in this, and I am pretty sure I am not the only one. (I am soon in the market for a new portable...) Linus's involvement only makes it a bit more interesting...he's an interesting guy. If it's not interesting to you, why come in and even read it? (And then make a post like this to boot?)
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That has nothing to do with freedom. That has to do with written laws. Hell...do you even know if it was a republican or democrat who MADE that law? Maybe both.
Those laws have to be in place for a reason...lines do have to be drawn somewhere. It's a reasonable figure in my opinion...and it has been to many politicians (otherwise it would have changed by now.) but now it doesn't suit gore, so lets sue our way out of it.
I dont care who it benefits...it's a pretty crappy way to deal with a reasonable limitation.
Many if not most? What exactly are you basing THAT on? If your going to make accusations of them, at least have the decency to back it up.
The guys they let go on a warning don't make the headlines. The bad situations they set straight OUTSIDE of a courtroom don't make the headlines. The cops who die in the line of duty get a brief mention in the headlines, along with the ones who pull people out of wrecked cars and burning buildings. The cops who take down a murderer or rapist really don't get much in the way of headlines either...the murderers and rapists sure do though.
Try giving a cop a BIT of respect and you might find they aren't out for you like you seem to think. I've known a few...they are generally pretty much like you and me and everyone else. They aren't all some different breed of human who gets off on power (well...it's not racism or sexism...what is it? Jobism?)...or at least they are no different than any other groups, including geeks.
I am going to quote nharmon's post from below:
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According to 2600, despite having a great deal of videotape, the prosecution used none of it, and convicted McGuckin entirely on the testimony of one police detective.
*cough* For starters, the prosecution does not convict people. That's the court's/jury's job.
And just because this guy is with 2600, does not mean he's in the right. Every American has a right to peaceable assemble. They don't, however, have a right to block intersections, and so forth.
And fwiw, $1 million bond is hardly unheard of. Seeing that... it doesn't mention the other 3 charges that were dropped were,... and whether the bond would be lower if paid in cash (which is usually the case).
Also, seeing that he DID make bail, it obviously wasn't an impossible hardship.
There was more going on there than you or your friends may have been advised of. Your drawing conclusions from 2600's (certainly unbiased!)article here.
Whenever you want to get back into the real world and realize that "the man" could really give a shit about you, me, or one "shapeshifter", the better off you will be. The guy was messing with a peaceful convention...I really don't care if he disagreed with what the convention was about...he broke laws and pissed off alot of people...trying to jam up streets and make a mess of things isn't going to make you many friends on a jury of your peers.
Gotta get back to work now...be happy to debate/annoy you more later.
Yeah...you hear those because of the media...and how many times do you hear of the ones taking bullets and pulling kids out of burning buildings...you MIGHT hear one of those from time to time...but they don't get NEARLY the attention of each single negative incident.
And this is coming from someone who HAS been arrested before by the way. They aren't all bad...alot of them are pretty damn good people doing a job I'd rather not do.
No...your being a little bit of a tool here. The MEDIA might make you think that. But how many LA cops do you know? How about NJ and NYC? They REALLY aren't THAT different.
You might say most cops are thugs...and most young folks with bad haircuts are punks. You guilty of EXACTLY what the cop who bothered you was.
Well look at you! Your taking their words FROM 2600'S WEBSITE. Am I really surprised? No....in all likelyhood there were at least SOME reasons why this happened...and if you think the judge even KNOWS what 2600 is to hold it against him...think again...half of em can't even use email.
Actually...almost the opposite I would think...the temperature in the sunlight up there is probably pretty rough, and to top it off there is no atmosphere to carry heat away. We use air or liquid cooling here on earth...what happens when there's no air or liquid to move the heat to?
I am glad to see some people with a well grounded sense of reality still post here. Slashdot seems to have a serious lacking if them.
I'd mod you up if I could.
My idea of gun control is hitting what I intended to.
No...nobody with any brains make a generalization like that.
It's Apache vs. IIS, not Linux vs. NT/2000. Apache runs on many Unix variants, and even Wintel, but it's most tested and stable on Unix by far. It would be interesting to see a BSD/Apache, Linux/Apache, Win2k/IIS comparison, and any other good combinations anyone would like to come up with. Yeah...Linux can be beat in plenty of areas....but in general, serving is a strong point. If it were losing that badly in some "test" of serving, I'd be skeptical of that test as well...and I am not even a hardcore Linux fan. (I'm still sticking with my BSD :)
"I am an evolved being. I *know* it's all lies."
Ok...so exactly what was that last one laced with?
Well....during the initial presentation I also remember them saying there was room for some tweaking in the "code morphing" software. They might have working a little more performance out of it...but I am not going to expect a quantum leap in it at least. I imagine there could be at least some improvement since then.
Well...if your shopping and deciding between an Athlon or a PIII, the P-IV has very little to do with the equation. The depending on how they are priced, alot of folks might want to use a PIII for a bit yet...and until I have a P-IV in my hands (or even CAN have one for that matter) it's still worth looking at.
Actually one last thing...I just looked at another alloy of aluminum at metalmart that was only $1.27 per inch. Compared to the $7.50 copper....you get the idea.
Actually it only has a little to do with copper being more difficult to work with. The bottom line is that copper costs ALOT more than aluminum for the raw materials and weighs ALOT more given the same volume of it. It would get cheaper when buying copper in quantity, but if your buying small amounts the price is actually really steep. MetalMart.com has 1"x2" copper bar selling for about $7.50 and inch. A 1"x2" aluminum bar is about $2.60 per inch. (That can vary depending on the alloy you want etc.) It'd get ALOT cheaper for both when you are talking about buying in quantity, but you get the idea. (Metalmart is a place that will sell to anyone in small quantites, so you don't have to buy tons...you pay a hefty premium for it that way though.)
Price has ALOT to do with it.
Betcha they'd love my new email address. :)
Wasn't reliability one of Dell's excuses for not making an AMD based system? At this rate they are running out of excuses. I know the quote on that is out there somewhere.
They should just own up to it and admit that they are kissing ass for price breaks.
But why the hell are you bitching about Bush for something that the police in Philly did?
And what would you like the police to do? Just let protesters bring the city to a halt? The other 99% of the population have lives to get on with...and they are probably thankful to do so...regardless of which political affiliation they are.
It's not as much of a censorship issue to me as it would seem to be to you. It's a matter of disturbing the peace. IRL, that is a valid charge for people who are making some pretty obvious trouble for themselves. That is NOT the same as casually talking to your friends about the "evil governemnt" and hence being removed. Were that the case...I agree with you completely...but that isn't the case at all. It would be more like you go out one sunny morning casually start screaming about the "evil government" from a rooftop while other people are trying to go about their lives. Odds are it would annoy the people around you....whether they even agree or not. Hell...get real. You can climb onto a rooftop and scream about how GREAT our government is...I would still want you to shut up for it. Why? Not because I agree or disagree....but because it's annoying.
How would I stop it? Well...I could ask nicely. (Would that have stopped OSM? Hmm...I really doubt it...be real here.) No...I'd probably call in the "evil establishment" government of ours...who would probably resolve it by dispatching an officer to investigate. I am glad that option exists personally.
You must mail them now and tell them that this kind of thing is not what Slashdot is about.
No...Slashdot is not about making dozens of irrelevant and stupid offtopic posts for the rest of the civilized world to tolorate. OSM screwed up, and Slashdot has the right to do something about it. I say all the power to THEM for standing up for THEIR rights. That is one of the things that Slashdot would seem to be about.
In my own opinion OSM was interfering with MY usage of slashdot. Putting dozens of off topic crap posts on here is probably not the best way to make allies with other readers. When OSM gives some respect to the other people who read here, like myself, then maybe I'll give a damn about his cause....which he wouldn't have if he gave us that respect in the first place.
Sorry man...but I have no pity OSM about any punishment he gets. It's completely self inflicted.
Actually...I just looked at the new copies of the books on amazon.com. He's not on them anymore? My copies are ancient.
But the green guy from the Hitch Hikers Guide book covers is being used on some adult links site full of porn ads.
Here
He's on that page more than once. Not sure if anyone else mentioned it before or noticed.
Hmm...well...I don't think it's quite that extreme for plain speeding. There may be other laws in a construction zone or something, but even then I don't think it would go to a felony. A felony is something like leaving the scene of an accident involving death or injury. Thats VERY different from speeding.
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I did 104 in a 65 once...very blatantly. The wide open highway is our friend. You pay a fine, do a 15 day license suspension, take 5 points on your record, and go about your merry way. (Provided you don't fight it at all...you can often get them knocked down a notch if you push it.) In PA, over 31 MPH over the speed limit means you HAVE to have either a driving course, or a 15 day suspension, or both. The state decides for you...and they like to dish out that 15 day suspension in almost all cases. That's not even a misdemeanor though. It's not the biggest deal in the world...hell...if it's just speeding that caused your suspension, your eligible for an occupational limited license so you can still even get to work or school or what have you. (You can only get one of those for something every 5 or 6 years though...at least in PA...use it wisely.
Pull any kinda crap like that in a construction zone, school zone, around school busses, or other special circumstances, and it could be a different story.
Regarding having jury trial, I don't think that any plain speeding ticket even CAN ever get a jury. It's just too minor to clog up the court system with.
And no...I don't do that anymore.
Hmm...well....there's alot of people saying things kinda like this about various stories on Slashdot lately. I have to disagree with you though...in a big way.
Just because you, as a nerd, don't find this to be news, does not mean that me, as a nerd, share your feelings. I am really interested in what Transmeta is doing. I AM interested in this, and I am pretty sure I am not the only one. (I am soon in the market for a new portable...) Linus's involvement only makes it a bit more interesting...he's an interesting guy. If it's not interesting to you, why come in and even read it? (And then make a post like this to boot?)
I am a nerd...and it was news to me.