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  1. Re:If he had only learned from the Simpsons on Former Cal State Student Gets Year In Prison For Rigging Campus Election · · Score: 1

    They own the jail. And the courts. And the legislature. And if you want to run for office you take their money and probably not directly from their hands.

    So no, none of them in jail.

    Atypical /. poster that doesn't know the difference between illegal, and unethical. In turn, doesn't know that many of said changes were made by government in the first place which allowed things to happen. Following with that, banks used the system in place. So you end up with: Illegal no, unethical yes.

  2. Re:Sounds iffy on Study Finds Fracking Chemicals Didn't Pollute Water · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Snicker snort. You make them sound like dangerous terrists. Been reading Zodiac for trollspiration?

    Funny that the AC is right on the money. Perhaps you should be paying attention to the various environmental groups that are running amok and protesting everything from building new power plants, to transporting oil by pipeline. Because "it hurts the environment...says their feelings."

  3. Re:why cloud? on How One Drunk Driver Sent My Company To the Cloud · · Score: 1

    Happened to an ISP(dialup) I was with back in the 90's too. Sadly it took so long for the insurance company to finally pay out, that when they were finally able to relaunch, they weren't able to compete with the market anymore and they folded within 6 months.

  4. Re:Something wrong with this picture! on Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To Its Poorest Citizens · · Score: 1

    solar energy installation is incredibly cheap.... like pennies.

    Installation might be cheap, the cost of buying the power is awfully expensive. Utilities in the US are paying $0.14-0.82/kWh, and in Germany they're paying 0.35-70/kWh on solar generation. Here in Ontario we're paying $0.23-88kW/h for solar generation.FiT(Feed in Tariff) programs are the bane of cheap energy, and nearly everywhere they're in existence the price of electricity goes through the roof. Hell here in Ontario hydro prices have gone up 30% in the last 4 years.

  5. Re:Idiot. It's the "living breathing document" on DOJ: We Don't Need a Warrant To Track You · · Score: 1

    Yeah, you might want to spend 15minutes looking up legal definition of "personal effects" and see how broadly scoped it is, and was even back in the 16th century.

  6. Re:Mob rule on Gore Site Operator Arrested For Posting Video of Murder · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yeah, actually that email address is active and has been for several days. It was even publicized by the DOJ, almost right after the not-guilty verdict was read.

  7. Re:The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe on The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe · · Score: 1

    Wait, breitbart is a nutjob website? So a news organization that actually breaks news that other news organizations that won't, or don't want to cover it a nut job website. How interesting. I guess that NBC, ABC and CBS are bastions of full-on in depth reporting, which is why news reporters in the media rank just about above lawyers in terms of trust worthiness.

  8. Re:Phone alerts on Pre-Dawn Wireless Emergency Alert Wakes Up NYC · · Score: 1

    Consider yourself lucky you get alerts. Usually in Canada, the severe weather is already happening before you see or hear an alert. And the last time a tornado hit a city here in Ontario, there wasn't even a warning up...though the amateur weather nuts saw the hook forming 80km away. Sadly it's going to take a pile of deaths from a single tornado for things to change here in Canada. Hell we don't even have a tornado warning system in place, and most of the southern part of the province is in tornado alley. And I haven't even touched on the prairies here.

  9. Re:go canada on Strict New Anti-Spam Regulations In Canada · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure that no one missed it. Rather that the general public was wholly against the law, made their displeasure known, and it was killed hard and fast for being stupid. Regardless of that, it would have ended up at the supreme court and would have been struck down as over-reaching. Similar to how the warrantless tapping of phones was struck down as unconstitutional even in exigent circumstances(as a note---that was the same wording in C30 and C46.).

    Of course it was also the same government that you're talking about fighting back against, who gave the CRTC a kick to the face when they tried to force User based billing(UBB) on everyone, and at rates that would have made being on a TPIA(third party internet provider) so expensive that people would have no choice to go back to the incumbents.

  10. Re:Then maybe it's time for some new laws... on DOJ: We Don't Need a Warrant To Track You · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ones that say that yes they do need a warrant.

    I think you've got that one covered already, it's called the 4th amendment. Too bad you guys have spent decades deciding that the Constitution is a 'living breathing document' instead of a foundational document which is immutable. And you have politicians who now run with that, and instead of laws being challenged against the document for a breach against the people, you use the mass of interpretations, and fine legal hair splitting so you get screwed over.

  11. Re:The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe on The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe · · Score: 1

    I wish Americans would realize that the dailymail is the UK's equivilent to the National Enquirer before posting links to it.

    I do believe you're talking about the Guardian aren't you? After all, I've seen more complete news stories on the Dailymail about events within the US, than I've seen on US networks about the same events.

  12. Re: Torvalds being foul-mouthed again? News at 11. on Kernel Dev Tells Linus Torvalds To Stop Using Abusive Language · · Score: 1

    So, in a meritocracy, abuse and abusive namecalling is the name of the game is it? Nice to know. Then again, having worked in a meritocracy, that really doesn't happen. When someone decides that said meritocracy is their own fiefdom, that's when the abuse starts. Either because he's so far up, no one will pull him down. Or the majority around he/she are sycophants, and will always back them up no matter how abusive they are.

    Again, civility costs nothing. It's only those with either poor social skills, or believe they're so great that the normal rules of civilization don't apply who think they can get away with it.

  13. Well damn that's interesting... on Direct3D 9 Comes To Linux, Implemented Over Mesa/Gallium3D · · Score: 1

    Poor DX support is really the only thing that's been holding me back on dumping windows for the last 5-8 years(every year is the year of the linux desktop right?) But, with this, and with any luck DX10/11 eventually, it may very well be enough to push 'nix in whatever flavor into the mainstream market and out of the realm of geeks. And yes, I know there's the oddball non-geek who's using it, or have had someone set it up for them. This on the otherhand if done right will take a major bite out of the Windows market.

  14. Re:Torvalds being foul-mouthed again? News at 11. on Kernel Dev Tells Linus Torvalds To Stop Using Abusive Language · · Score: 1, Insightful

    That's great and all, but civility costs nothing. Something that Linus doesn't understand. You know that saying, you get more with honey than you do with a stick alone.

  15. Re:Arab potential on The Middle East Beats the West In Female Tech Founders · · Score: 1

    I was attempting to be kind to the poster I replied to before hand, but that's pretty much the point.

  16. Re:Arab potential on The Middle East Beats the West In Female Tech Founders · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile, in most of Europe, the Christians were busy killing anyone who disagreed with them, sometimes with spectacular methods like burning at the stake. Yes, paying a tax was far more religiously tolerant than their contemporaries.

    And meanwhile in the muslim world, they were burning people alive, quartering them, and throwing them out in the desert with no water when they committed heresy. And if you refused to pay the poll tax, they killed you. Also to note, that said religious minorities had a weaker standing in all laws, but still ranked higher than women.

  17. Re: not 'self defense' on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 1

    Oh look, an Asian. I just made an ass out of myself.

  18. Re:I'm amazed... on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here, let's make it simple shall we? And now you know the chain of events, and can understand why it *was* self defense, and why you're wrong.

  19. Re:No, you grow up on Whistleblowing IT Director Fired By FL State Attorney · · Score: 1

    Try North Dakota.

  20. Re: Do good ... on Whistleblowing IT Director Fired By FL State Attorney · · Score: 1

    If "flourish" you mean "take everything." Then I guess that works out well.

  21. Re: not 'self defense' on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 1

    He walked alone in a park. Unarmed. Some fat guy follows him where ever he goes. In a unfamiliar neighbourhood He said on the phone to his sister that was frightened. Considering the wide spread racism in the south of the US, it was probably not the first time he was harrased. Now try to put yourself in Treyvons shoes. Imagine being followed by someone all alone unarmed, you are scared. What do you do? Let "it" happen what you fear might happen? No. Either you run into a public place (like a shop/bar,etc) or you confront the harasser. There was to public place.
    Btw : how do you know GZ was ambushed? Are you an eye witness?

    Regarding your other remarks : you are full of shit.

    Perhaps you should go spend some time reading the evidence of the case. They weren't in a park, they were in a cut-alley between housing complexes. He wasn't in an unfamiliar neighborhood, he'd been living there for several weeks. I keep hearing about this alleged "racism in the south" but I spend 3mo/year there and have since 2000, and have yet to see it.

    What do I do? I stop, and confront. If need be, I head home. I could walk the distance from where the incidence took place, faster then the amount of time Martin waited to ambush. And how do you know he was ambushed? Zimmerman started walking in a loop pattern down the main pathway, and was attacked while attempting to return to his point of origin. While circumstantial, it does point to being ambushed.

    No, and my other remarks are spot on. And to point, all I need to do is look at various social media websites and note the similar statements from liberals and other left-leaners.

  22. Re: not 'self defense' on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 1, Interesting

    And now the grand questions : ask
    yourself why Treyvon attacked GZ? Martin stood HIS ground. Not the other way round. Martin was harassed by an armed racist pig on a power trip. Zimmerman got his ass served for being a douchebag. Martin defended himself from Zimmerman. GZ went to Martin. Not the other way round. GZ is a PIG and a murderer. The verdict is ridiculous and wrong.

    Well look at that, it's either a liberal or someone with a huge chip on their shoulder. So, perhaps you should ask: Why did Martin lay wait in ambush. He did not stand his ground, he attacked with no reasonable cause. If he was "in fear" he could have made it home in less than 4minutes.

    Only the ignorant, and race baiters on the left post crap like that.

  23. Re:Man the FL state attornies just want to fuck up on Whistleblowing IT Director Fired By FL State Attorney · · Score: 1

    Right, and was within his legal right to follow someone based upon the suspicion that they were about to commit a felony. In a place, where B&E/burglaries had already happened, no less than by people who fit that profile. So again, nothing wrong happened.

    But your easier way is nothing but bunk. Here's what really happened: Zimmerman walked up and down the path looking for him, and found...nothing. Martin on the other hand laid wait in ambush and attacked him, beating his head against the ground and broke his nose. Zimmerman fearing that his life was in danger, managed to get his gun out and shot.

    What your "easier way" looks like, is nothing close to the reality of what happened. How your post got to +5 boggles my freaking mind, when it's not even based in reality.

  24. Re:I'm amazed... on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 1

    and the moment Zimmerman ignored Law Enforcement telling him not to persue what he considered a suspect

    He was never told that, never. What the operator stated was "he did not need to follow" not "you must not follow." Stop watching what the media is telling you and go pay attention to the actual transcripts and recordings.

    I'm sure you also believe the BS that the NBC and NYTimes put out when they selectively edited the 911 call.

  25. Re:I'm amazed... on George Zimmerman Acquitted In Death of Trayvon Martin · · Score: 1

    Here in New York he would have been found guilty. No doubt. Also I think Zimmerman should have been able to physically over power Trayvon.

    Fun story time, I did DT(aka Defensive Tactics here in Canada, also called control tactics depending) for about 2 years before I broke my back. Basically it's for people who are going into any law enforcement related field, in case you run into a situation where there's a physical confrontation. There was a young guy in my class, about 17-18ish. And we'd partner up regularly, I was in my early 30's at the time. He had zero problems over powering me, and I was in good to excellent physical shape. The only way I could beat him was because I had better reach and flexibility.

    What you think, can be irrelevant when someone nearly half your age over powers you.