"Do you think Bush's approval ratings would be so high if everyone knew that we've killed 6,000 civilians in Iraq? I vote "no.""
Do you think most Americans care about dead Iraqis? I vote "no."
Think about it, newspapers and cable news make money when more people read/watch their news. If 6,000 dead Iraqi civilians were as newsworthy as you think, wouldn't it be plastered all over the news?
Good point. But ya know, and this is even harder to believe, sometimes people plead guilty to things they *did* do.
The guy's own lawyer says everything is on the up-and-up. This isn't some innocent wide-eyed innocent, who got rail roaded by a bunch of Nazi thugs. This is a wanna-be terrorist/traitor, who wanted to violently overthrow his government.
"That America didn't even go to war against the Taliban!!!!!! "
So what was Operation Enduring Freedom? A chance for the military to go for long sunset walks on the beaches of Afghanistan? Considering Afghanistan is land locked, I'm gonna have a hard time believing this one. I'll just keep believing we were over there waging war against Al Queda and the Taliban.
The Feds pick someone up they think is a terrorist. They're not sure he is, so they don't charge him. But they are sure he's got important information about other terrorists, so they wanna hang on to him for a little while, on the off chance he has information that might stop the slaughter of over 3,000 American citizens. While they're holding him, they discover enough evidence to charge him with crimes of his own. Crimes to which he later pleads guilty in Federal court.
Nope, can't say I'm gonna lose any sleep over this one.
Wait, you mean when you plead guilty in court, it means you're innocent?!? Holy shit, better start writing letters to the producers of Law & Order, seems they've been getting some of their facts straight. Like when they have judges inform defendants that pleading guilty is the exact same as having a jury find them guilty. Guess that doesn't happen in real life, huh?
Oh, if only I had mod points. This is the first historically correct version of events I've seen on Slashdot regarding Afghanistan, the CIA, and the Taliban.
Nope, still doesn't make sense. If Orchard bought the CDs and tapes, then turns around and sells the content on those CDs to someone else, who turns around and sells that content to a third person, what's the big deal? I guess the crux of it is, is BuyMusic.com selling more copies of various songs than they have physical copies of, and are they destroying the CDs after the songs have been sold?
I'm confused about why it's even an issue that BuyMusic is selling your (and other's) records? Assuming BM got your music from The Orchard, and you sold your songs to The Orchard, doesn't that mean everything's nice and legal? You sold property to one entity, who then sold it to another. What's the problem?
If you could take a moment and explain why this is so bad, I would be very grateful.
Regarding servicemen not getting things mailed to them, there's a simple work around to this problem. I know because I used it when I was in Turkey and couldn't get Cannon to ship me a charger for my digital camera.
If you're in Europe and using an APO/FPO AE address, tell them it's going to New York, NY. If it's APO/FPO AP, use San Francisco, CA. Companies will ship to those addresses, and you'll get your stuff, no problem. If you're not sure, you can always use the Postal Service ZIP lookup to find out where your ZIP actually lives.
"And hey, Ford now is about two years older than Roger Moore was when he last played James Bond in 1987."
And don't forget, his "dad" Sean Connery is in an action film coming out in a few weeks, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. If Connery can still pull off an action-hero role, then Ford definitely can.
Excellent points. It's worth remembering the CDDB debacle in light of this.
For those just awakening from a coma, CDDB started by encouraging people to voluntarily build up their database of music CD fingerprints. Then, when they had enough, they started charging people (developers, mainly) to access the data other people had collected for them. There's nothing keeping Amazon from letting people develop cool hacks over the next few years, then either turning off the service or modifying the terms to such an extent that noone uses it anymore, but using those hacks (developed by others) themselves.
Such a thing already exists. In all likelihood, your apartment building has a washroom. In all likelihood, in that washroom is a notice board. You can put notices for just about anything on the notice board, and inform your neighbors of your bounty of mashed taters.
Of course, you would've already known this if you washed your clothes once in a while.
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"Wow so many lines of code! great...its so unreliable..."
Wait, you say GNUcash sucks, but then start complaining about Windows. What gives?
"Do you think Bush's approval ratings would be so high if everyone knew that we've killed 6,000 civilians in Iraq? I vote "no.""
Do you think most Americans care about dead Iraqis? I vote "no."
Think about it, newspapers and cable news make money when more people read/watch their news. If 6,000 dead Iraqi civilians were as newsworthy as you think, wouldn't it be plastered all over the news?
Good point. But ya know, and this is even harder to believe, sometimes people plead guilty to things they *did* do.
The guy's own lawyer says everything is on the up-and-up. This isn't some innocent wide-eyed innocent, who got rail roaded by a bunch of Nazi thugs. This is a wanna-be terrorist/traitor, who wanted to violently overthrow his government.
Considering "SCO" stands for "Santa Cruz Operation", when will SCO hit them up for a fee?
"That America didn't even go to war against the Taliban!!!!!! "
So what was Operation Enduring Freedom? A chance for the military to go for long sunset walks on the beaches of Afghanistan? Considering Afghanistan is land locked, I'm gonna have a hard time believing this one. I'll just keep believing we were over there waging war against Al Queda and the Taliban.
Let me think about that a moment...
The Feds pick someone up they think is a terrorist. They're not sure he is, so they don't charge him. But they are sure he's got important information about other terrorists, so they wanna hang on to him for a little while, on the off chance he has information that might stop the slaughter of over 3,000 American citizens. While they're holding him, they discover enough evidence to charge him with crimes of his own. Crimes to which he later pleads guilty in Federal court.
Nope, can't say I'm gonna lose any sleep over this one.
We assume he's guilty because he pled guilty (I know, we're a bunch of loons, what are ya gonna do?).
If you've got evidence of prosecutorial misconduct, please, share with the rest of the class. Otherwise, shut your damn pie hole, already.
Wait, you mean when you plead guilty in court, it means you're innocent?!? Holy shit, better start writing letters to the producers of Law & Order, seems they've been getting some of their facts straight. Like when they have judges inform defendants that pleading guilty is the exact same as having a jury find them guilty. Guess that doesn't happen in real life, huh?
Oh, if only I had mod points. This is the first historically correct version of events I've seen on Slashdot regarding Afghanistan, the CIA, and the Taliban.
He pled guilty in Federal court. Therefore, and I may be stepping out on a limb here, I'm gonna go ahead and assume he's guilty.
Got any evidence the Feds tortured him? No? The shut the fuck up.
"Devil's advocate, since I don't know much of anything about the case:
The exact same way Joe McCarthy got so many "communists" to testify against each other."
Interesting concept: admit you know nothing about the case, then offer a pithy statement about an historical period about which you know nothing.
Say, were there any Communists in the State Department?
Ever heard of the Venona Cables?
Nope, still doesn't make sense. If Orchard bought the CDs and tapes, then turns around and sells the content on those CDs to someone else, who turns around and sells that content to a third person, what's the big deal? I guess the crux of it is, is BuyMusic.com selling more copies of various songs than they have physical copies of, and are they destroying the CDs after the songs have been sold?
I'm confused about why it's even an issue that BuyMusic is selling your (and other's) records? Assuming BM got your music from The Orchard, and you sold your songs to The Orchard, doesn't that mean everything's nice and legal? You sold property to one entity, who then sold it to another. What's the problem?
If you could take a moment and explain why this is so bad, I would be very grateful.
"...pretty images can keep you looking."
Hey, that's the thing that keeps Larry Flynt in business.
And you're gonna visit Wright-Patterson Air Base, don't forget to sneak into Hanger 13 to check out the flying saucer they have on display.
That's just bizarre. Did anyone else notice the guy's wife's name is "Kathy". Not far from the "Kate" of T3.
"Most get 45 or so and can't think of the rest (there are 50, if you need a hint)."
What?!? 50 states? I thought there were three: California, New York, and Flyover.
Regarding servicemen not getting things mailed to them, there's a simple work around to this problem. I know because I used it when I was in Turkey and couldn't get Cannon to ship me a charger for my digital camera.
If you're in Europe and using an APO/FPO AE address, tell them it's going to New York, NY. If it's APO/FPO AP, use San Francisco, CA. Companies will ship to those addresses, and you'll get your stuff, no problem. If you're not sure, you can always use the Postal Service ZIP lookup to find out where your ZIP actually lives.
"So, a virus would be legal so long as it had a click this EULA?"
Sure it is. Haven't you heard of Windows(tm)?
"For a mere £15 you can watch it on your region-free DVD player. Eat that, MPAA fascists!"
Hey, that's a great idea! I'd much rather pay $23 to watch this movie than $9!
Oh, wait...
Gotta love England, one of the few parts of the world where the US dollar is worth less than the local currency.
"And hey, Ford now is about two years older than Roger Moore was when he last played James Bond in 1987."
And don't forget, his "dad" Sean Connery is in an action film coming out in a few weeks, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. If Connery can still pull off an action-hero role, then Ford definitely can.
"American humor is expected to involve either bodily functions or blonde women."
Of course, the best humor involves both.
Excellent points. It's worth remembering the CDDB debacle in light of this.
For those just awakening from a coma, CDDB started by encouraging people to voluntarily build up their database of music CD fingerprints. Then, when they had enough, they started charging people (developers, mainly) to access the data other people had collected for them. There's nothing keeping Amazon from letting people develop cool hacks over the next few years, then either turning off the service or modifying the terms to such an extent that noone uses it anymore, but using those hacks (developed by others) themselves.
Such a thing already exists. In all likelihood, your apartment building has a washroom. In all likelihood, in that washroom is a notice board. You can put notices for just about anything on the notice board, and inform your neighbors of your bounty of mashed taters.
Of course, you would've already known this if you washed your clothes once in a while.
"4) Hubristic scientists playing God calling down the wrath of Heaven
You call this a scientifically valid reason?"
Hey, it's the basis for almost every Michael Crichton book out there, and he's a scientist, so it must be scientific!