Sadly i don't think this will have the effect you hope.
Every reasonably large corporation has lobbyists for various regions to track and lobby state governments. They would just beef this portion of the lobbying arm up.
Smaller entities that don't run lobbying organizations of that scale would be the ones that lose influence, which really isn't the desired effect.
If s/he was truly careful enough that no systems showed issues and noone noticed, it is entirely possible law enforcement won't pay much attention (no complaints, bigger fish). Just needs to be careful not to fall into their laps.
Still, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the security research community doesn't take at least a passing look at things to see if they can track back to the author.
It even goes beyond that, if you buy the phone and unlock but continue to pay the contract over time (or pay the ETF) they still get their money, but they get it without you loading their network.
This is actually better for them than if you continued actually using it through the contract period...right?
Both parties in the (root of most evil) 2-party system are effectively identical from the standpoint of corporations.
Voting against the 'incumbent' but for the other duopoly party doesn't give corporations any reason to think anything will change, so they don't adjust behavior.
I have. But I still can pine for the "glory days", I suppose. Where is the joy in getting old if I can't complain about everything going down hill? Seriously, things were better in the days of BBSs..
Yeah, back in those days if you liked a comment you moderated it +++1
The whole internet is changing (for the worse in my opinion). Even Google - Once an excellent Search Engine, now not so much.
Possibly the most widespread annoying SEO result in the wild is the proliferation of hundreds of different 'directory', 'locator' and 'local guide' type services that are just shady parasites on your search for whatever place you are actually looking for.
I understand they optimize these sites every way imaginable to increase their rank, but damn big G, this has been going on for years and for the life of me I can't figure out why Google, which is supposed to try to connect people with what they actually want, isn't downgrading these results in the search order so that we actually get the results we want. Oft times these fill up the entire first page and the actual legitimate match to what you are looking for is a page back or more.
I mean really, does ANYONE use these things or are they just something you nowadays have to wade through to get to the object of your search.
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Sadly i don't think this will have the effect you hope.
Every reasonably large corporation has lobbyists for various regions to track and lobby state governments. They would just beef this portion of the lobbying arm up.
Smaller entities that don't run lobbying organizations of that scale would be the ones that lose influence, which really isn't the desired effect.
If s/he was truly careful enough that no systems showed issues and noone noticed, it is entirely possible law enforcement won't pay much attention (no complaints, bigger fish). Just needs to be careful not to fall into their laps.
Still, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the security research community doesn't take at least a passing look at things to see if they can track back to the author.
If they wrote it....they'll want the latest edition.
It even goes beyond that, if you buy the phone and unlock but continue to pay the contract over time (or pay the ETF) they still get their money, but they get it without you loading their network.
This is actually better for them than if you continued actually using it through the contract period...right?
Tell it to my LG G-Slate.
the practical difficulty in computing does not mean that there is a chaotic or random factor.
Are you sure?
Both parties in the (root of most evil) 2-party system are effectively identical from the standpoint of corporations.
Voting against the 'incumbent' but for the other duopoly party doesn't give corporations any reason to think anything will change, so they don't adjust behavior.
When you put a bandaid on a cut...it still hurts, but it's better.
I mean really, it is a time piece after all...
Awww, Nukes (Science! + BIG explosions.) is definately nerdnip for some.
Oh, and playing Rocky& Bullwinkle to Glorious Leader is fun and vaguely nerdy too.
For perspective, the entire state of Florida is included in this.
I was gonna retire there someday too...
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
If we're really talking "pre-WW2 tech", wouldn't a supersonic flyby be enough to take them out?
This is not necessary, ref RFC 1925 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1925.html (See Fundamental Truth #3)
Get used to it.
I have. But I still can pine for the "glory days", I suppose. Where is the joy in getting old if I can't complain about everything going down hill? Seriously, things were better in the days of BBSs. .
Yeah, back in those days if you liked a comment you moderated it +++1
The whole internet is changing (for the worse in my opinion). Even Google - Once an excellent Search Engine, now not so much.
Possibly the most widespread annoying SEO result in the wild is the proliferation of hundreds of different 'directory', 'locator' and 'local guide' type services that are just shady parasites on your search for whatever place you are actually looking for.
I understand they optimize these sites every way imaginable to increase their rank, but damn big G, this has been going on for years and for the life of me I can't figure out why Google, which is supposed to try to connect people with what they actually want, isn't downgrading these results in the search order so that we actually get the results we want. Oft times these fill up the entire first page and the actual legitimate match to what you are looking for is a page back or more.
I mean really, does ANYONE use these things or are they just something you nowadays have to wade through to get to the object of your search.
Disclaimer: do not keep fissile materials in your undergarments drawer.
Don't you think you should have mentioned that FIRST?
And makes a kick-ass browser.
Thank you government for pointing us in the complete wrong direction. This is absolutely going to encourage racism.
Encourage racism? It is racism.
Both are correct.
That was the design and intent. The US was -supposed- to be a bunch of what amounted to almost independent countries, separate 'states' if you will..
Separating East Texas from the U.S. Patent system should appeal to damned near everyone on /.
A (playing the) field General no less.
"Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly five times Iran's, 13 times China's"
True dat. We could cut our incarceration rate quite a bit following some of China's policies...
Or all the Dutch in Deutschland?
"the Executive Branch of the Federal Government has absolutely no authority to determine who is and is not a state or territory. "
Tell it to West Virginia