That fails to account for stupid software that uses its own skin/theme instead of the OS default window style for no good reason at all (YES APPLE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU).
I mean, hell... how many idiots do you think would install an "iTunes for Windows Critical Security Update"? Just skin it like a Mac window, like the rest of iTunes, and who the hell will be the wiser?
I know I'm a minority on this one, but I have zero problem with photo radar and red light cameras - it's more cost effective than paying officers to sit all afternoon on the side of the highway.
Damn right it's "cost effective". It's all about the money. And it has nothing to do with safety, so let's get that hammered out right up-front. Getting a ticket in the mail 3 days later dosen't stop some reckless driver from mowing little timmy down because they're doing 80 MPH in a residential neighborhood.
"Fingerprinted" it? Methane is methane is methane. Methane is CH4. What a load of FUD and alarmist propaganda.
In fact if you read the study it was specifically noted that they did not find any traces of contamination from the fluid used to fracture the deep methane wells.
We found no evidence for contamination of drinking-water samples with deep saline brines or fracturing fluids.
Most Circuit Courts of Appeal, although not the Seventh, have recognized that there is enough of a link between an IP address and an internet subscriber to at least provide probable cause to suspect the subscriber of online activity.
You can't successfully sue someone for probable cause to merely suspect. You have to get enough probable cause to reasonably be certain, and you can't shotgun a bunch of people with a lawsuit for mere suspicion. You have to find probable cause to believe that they did it on a case-by-case basis, which means you have to sue them all separately, at which point you'll be able to use reasonable measures to determine whether or not they were the person infringing. Which is exactly what they do not want to do, because they're lazy: they would much rather knowingly target a whole group including many innocent people and force them to have to prove their innocence on a case-by-case basis than they'd like to have to prove case-by-case that the guilty ones are guilty like they're supposed to have to do.
The ISP keeps track of which subscriber had it. But nothing prevents the subscriber from letting his family, friends, or even strangers off the street use it. If he's running an open wireless network, that's exactly what he's doing. And if he's using WEP encryption, or WPA encryption with "password" as the password, it's entirely possible that he's still doing it without realizing it.
You do know that MACs are easily-changed hardware IDs and do get passed around in every wireless packet that's transmitted and can be used by anyone who wants to grab one and use it?
I'm pretty sure they could still get a warrant to track down the person who had used one IP (or a reasonably small number). Shot-gunning a few hundred thousand of them is out of the question.
IP always equals person, just not always the right person. But if you utilize some common sense it's still a worthwhile lead; at that step of the journey there's a better-than-average chance that even if it's the wrong guy he could be able to help you. If anything, this should make sure that law enforcement doesn't go doing stupid stuff like breaking down doors before they make sure that the IP = person was the right person. Suppose they do have an open wireless - chances are the person you're looking to connects to it pretty regularly. Triangulate and you have him. But don't just go knocking down the homeowner's door. Can judges award subpoenas with stipulations on how they're used, or is it up to the cops to show some common sense?
Having 101 million viewers doesn't mean that the viewers actually liked it.
Somebody posted it on facebook with a comment about how "I can't believe kids actually listen to this crap", which showed up in my news feed. I watched it. My overall reaction was something along the lines of "well... if you try to ignore the lyrics, her voice, and the video, it's actually almost bearable."
Yeah, I imagine telling someone you have a rare viral disease and want to find out if it's sexually transmissible isn't going to get you laid anytime soon...
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Yes, they're called "netbooks"...
Why, if you won't be able to bring it into an exam anyway? Might as well just install a graphing calculator simulator on your laptop instead.
That fails to account for stupid software that uses its own skin/theme instead of the OS default window style for no good reason at all (YES APPLE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU).
I mean, hell... how many idiots do you think would install an "iTunes for Windows Critical Security Update"? Just skin it like a Mac window, like the rest of iTunes, and who the hell will be the wiser?
New Texas motto: "Don't Fondle Me"
I suggest you Google the definition of TSA. Hint: TRANSPORTATION.
They have jurisdiction over the train travel industry too.
I know I'm a minority on this one, but I have zero problem with photo radar and red light cameras - it's more cost effective than paying officers to sit all afternoon on the side of the highway.
Damn right it's "cost effective". It's all about the money. And it has nothing to do with safety, so let's get that hammered out right up-front. Getting a ticket in the mail 3 days later dosen't stop some reckless driver from mowing little timmy down because they're doing 80 MPH in a residential neighborhood.
So they proved it isn't a cow fart. It's the kind of methane you get from the ground. Big fucking deal. We knew that anyway.
That still doesn't prove that it's not natural methane seepage, or that it came from the deep-underground fracturing in a methane well.
"Fingerprinted" it? Methane is methane is methane. Methane is CH4. What a load of FUD and alarmist propaganda.
In fact if you read the study it was specifically noted that they did not find any traces of contamination from the fluid used to fracture the deep methane wells.
We found no evidence for contamination of drinking-water samples with deep saline brines or fracturing fluids.
They found methane. That is all.
There is no "safe" currency that is traded or even reasonably accessible.
Until the oil industry decides on another currency to make the standard currency for oil trading.
Of course, at that point it will probably already be a very lousy time to be buying that currency using US dollars.
Fucking prove it.
No, you.
If there was a shooting, and your licensed gun was the murder weapon, wouldn't the police assume you had done it unless you could show otherwise?
That would make you a suspect, but they would find it hard to convict you if that was the only piece of evidence they had.
Most Circuit Courts of Appeal, although not the Seventh, have recognized that there is enough of a link between an IP address and an internet subscriber to at least provide probable cause to suspect the subscriber of online activity.
You can't successfully sue someone for probable cause to merely suspect. You have to get enough probable cause to reasonably be certain, and you can't shotgun a bunch of people with a lawsuit for mere suspicion. You have to find probable cause to believe that they did it on a case-by-case basis, which means you have to sue them all separately, at which point you'll be able to use reasonable measures to determine whether or not they were the person infringing. Which is exactly what they do not want to do, because they're lazy: they would much rather knowingly target a whole group including many innocent people and force them to have to prove their innocence on a case-by-case basis than they'd like to have to prove case-by-case that the guilty ones are guilty like they're supposed to have to do.
The ISP keeps track of which subscriber had it. But nothing prevents the subscriber from letting his family, friends, or even strangers off the street use it. If he's running an open wireless network, that's exactly what he's doing. And if he's using WEP encryption, or WPA encryption with "password" as the password, it's entirely possible that he's still doing it without realizing it.
You do know that MACs are easily-changed hardware IDs and do get passed around in every wireless packet that's transmitted and can be used by anyone who wants to grab one and use it?
I'm pretty sure they could still get a warrant to track down the person who had used one IP (or a reasonably small number). Shot-gunning a few hundred thousand of them is out of the question.
IP always equals person, just not always the right person. But if you utilize some common sense it's still a worthwhile lead; at that step of the journey there's a better-than-average chance that even if it's the wrong guy he could be able to help you. If anything, this should make sure that law enforcement doesn't go doing stupid stuff like breaking down doors before they make sure that the IP = person was the right person. Suppose they do have an open wireless - chances are the person you're looking to connects to it pretty regularly. Triangulate and you have him. But don't just go knocking down the homeowner's door. Can judges award subpoenas with stipulations on how they're used, or is it up to the cops to show some common sense?
Won't do a bit to prevent anyone from "sharing" their IP a la open wireless or a Tor exit node.
Wouldn't exactly be 64-bit anymore then, would it?
Funny - I imagine Canada would be one of the first people to complain if the US slashed its defense budget to the level of Canada's.
...instead of focusing on child pornographers.
Personally, I'm just going to wait until it comes out on DVD (or whatever format is in use at that time)...
Fixed.
Having 101 million viewers doesn't mean that the viewers actually liked it.
Somebody posted it on facebook with a comment about how "I can't believe kids actually listen to this crap", which showed up in my news feed. I watched it. My overall reaction was something along the lines of "well... if you try to ignore the lyrics, her voice, and the video, it's actually almost bearable."
That depends... are you Hans Reiser?
Yeah, I imagine telling someone you have a rare viral disease and want to find out if it's sexually transmissible isn't going to get you laid anytime soon...
Do you have any past experience?
Wake me up when they invent one that can print listen-able audio CDs.