As long as that car, the private property of the suspect, isn't tampered with in any way, such as by attaching a device to it, you might be right.
As soon as you attach that device to the car it is obviously different. After all following the suspect in an unmarked car didn't require tampering with the suspect's property. A warrant should be required. It isn't even a hardship on the police to simply get a warrant so there isn't really an excuse for such sloppy police work.
Most gas and electric utilities in the US have plans you can sign up for very similar to that.
As for giving another company my banking info so they can just take what they want from my account, I won't ever do that. Do you realize that in the US, if that company starts having billing "errors" the only way you can stop them from continuing to access your bank account once you gave them permission is to close the bank account. Most banks will not prevent the company from continuing to access your bank account once you have given them permission even though it is your bank account and your money.
Just to be clear, if you have problems with a company (such as mortgage or utility) accessing your bank account (they are taking the wrong amount or your mortgage was transferred to a different company, whatever...) your bank will not help you. They will tell you that you must resolve the problem with that other company. Your only other option is to close the bank account.
As a poll worker, I hate the electronic machine we have. Don't get me wrong though, I love all the the features and benefits you pointed out.
Our machines display nice, easy to read forms on the screen that are easy for a user to select and even change their mind (it even includes an audio interface for the blind). It records the vote on a pcmcia memory card locked inside and also on a paper tape hidden inside. Totaling the counts is pretty quick just as you describe.
So why do I hate these machines? I hate them because a voter that understands what is going on here has exactly zero confidence that what they selected and was displayed on the screen is what was recorded on that pcmcia memory card and the hidden paper tape. The voter can't verify that the official version of their ballot was actually recorded as they intended because they can't see the bits on that card and can't see what was printed on that hidden paper tape. If votes get recorded incorrectly it doesn't even matter if it was due to hacking (before durring or after the polling) or a bug in the software. And since nothing you are left with after the fact was verified by the voters there is no way to detect a problem. No way to do a meaningful recount.
So, how would I change it. First, I doubt any system can be perfect but the design flaw above is inexcusable. I'd keep that nice touch screen interface for all the reasons posted above. I'd eliminate the pcmcia memory card and maybe the hidden paper tape (optional). I'd add a regular printer. When the voter completes an electronic ballot it gets printed as a paper ballot all filled in as the voter wanted. The voter picks that up, looks at it and verifies that it does in fact represent their choices. Then the voter takes the paper ballot over to and inserts it into the optical scanner with a clear cover so they can see their ballot being scanned. The scanner then drops the ballot into a locked ballot box. The scanner electronically counts the votes. Humans double check by hand counting a small percentage of ballot boxes and verifying the count made at the scanner was correct. If problems are apparent with the electronic count a full recount can be done the old fashioned way with the voter verified paper ballots.
It is working again after two calls to Apple support. All Apple software was uninstalled, specifically: apple mobile device support apple software updates quicktime iTunes
Reboot XP. Install iTunes from Apple's web site again. Connect iPhone - same Set Up iPhone screen in iTunes.
Theorized that the problem is some kind of mis-communication between iTunes and the iPhone. The iPhone knows it is already set up but iTunes thinks it needs to be set up. Bug in iTunes? Bug in 2.0.2 iPhone firmware? Corrupted firmware load? No way to know; keep trying things...
Tried deleting sync history in iTunes. Still stuck with the iTunes screen to set up the iPhone.
Last resort - choose to set up as new iPhone. Success! It did not even wipe out my Notes and Calendar data as I thought it would. My iPhone apps were even still on the iPhone. All music, podcasts and photos were erased but that was easily fixed by syncing with iTunes now that I am finally able to do so again.
I have to say that the Apple support people I talked with were the most friendly customer support people I've ever encountered from any company.
No problems with using my iPhone 3G with the 2.0.2 firmware. Updating from 2.0.1 to 2.0.1 was and still is a problem though. I started the update in iTunes. iTunes downloaded the 2.0.2 firmware and started the update. About 40 to 60 minutes later iTunes reports a problem updating my iPhone and the iPhone is in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone from backup before iTunes can... So I restore the iPhone. iTunes then gives me the choice to setup as a new iPhone or restore from an existing backup. About 60 minutes later the restore from backup is done but same iTunes screen is present: setup as a new iPhone or restore from an existing backup. With seemingly no other choice I chose restore from existing backup and clicked continue again. Another 60 minutes or so... Same setup screen in iTunes! OK. Disconnect iPhone. Power off iPhone. Close iTunes. Logout. Login. Start iTunes. Power on iPhone. Connect iPhone. Same damn iTunes setup screen: setup as new iPhone or restore from existing backup.
With that Setup screen in iTunes you don't get the iPhone sync screen. No new music, no new apps, sync of data, no new backup. No control of the iPhone from iTunes at all.
The iPhone itself has all of the data and apps exactly as before upgrading to 2.0.2 and reports that it is running 2.0.2. It works just as before except the battery is definitely not draining as fast today and it won't sync with iTunes.
It was late last night when I was done with the above. I'll call for support when I get home today.
If it is deliberate it IS NOT a mistake. If you accidentally do something wrong it is a mistake. If you deliberately do something wrong it is sabotage.
For me it would depend on the agenda. The only valid agenda for any Supreme Court Justice to be working towards is upholding the Constitution of the United States. And for that I would much prefer all 9 of them be working toward it.
A lot of the posts above point out that they can do these searches because you haven't technically entered the US yet (not cleared Customs). So, if you haven't entered the US yet US law shouldn't have jurisdiction. So I don't see how lieing to a federal agent outside the US is a felony.
I'm not advocating anything either way but there is a contradiction there. You can't be outside the US so US law doesn't apply and the searches are legal and inside the US so that US law applies at the same time.
IP addresses do not identify an individual. Dynamically assigned IP addresses via DHCP, multiple users, guests all prevent identifying the individual in cases such as Media Sentry trying to ID an individual by IP address.
BUT, in this case we aren't trying to ID an individual. We are identifying a COMPANY, Media Sentry. The IP addresses are assigned to them, almost certainly static. The people using those addresses work for Media Sentry. The activity detected as originating from those IP addresses are the very things Media Sentry advertises that it does and has been ordered to stop. I'd say that positively IDs the COMPANY using it's own IP addresses as Media Sentry. Can't ID which individuals at Media Sentry and don't care since it simply doesn't matter.
No it is a TPMS device unique ID. Four such devices come with your new car; one mounted inside each tire. If you buy new tires the TPMS devices mounted in your old tires are moved to the new tires.
If a Comcast customer doesn't want interruptions in his service, then it is correct that that Comcast customer should pay for his internet service... oh, wait... he does pay, but Comcast isn't delivering the promised and paid for service.
Your distinction between "then" and "than" is too simplistic and incomplete. Your first example is correct, your second one (wrongly "correcting" the tagging) is not. It is good to see you taking an interest in the difference between "then" and "than" but you obviously haven't completed your study. You can become better educated on these two words at the following links:
And then who is responsible/liable for the accident caused by the thief when the car is remotely crippled?
The thief is definitely responsible. In a perfect world the thief is also laible but we've had some imperfect court decisions in the past and will again in the future. It is my belief that anything that happens as a result of a criminal act AND anything that happens durring that criminal's attempt to evade is the criminal's responsibility and liability. If the car is disabled (even if its the wrong car) in an attempt to stop the thief then anything that happens as a result is the thief's responsibility and liability, both civil and criminal. Yes, I mean that if an accident occurs and someone dies then the thief should be charged with negligent homicide in addition to any civil action.
I do, however, realize that in our spread the blame around and sue the one with deep pockets society that the above is probably not what would actually happen, but I've already conceeded that we've had imperfect court decisions and will again.
I'm not saying I like OnStar. In fact I won't have this system functional in any car I own. For me to accept this system I would have to be able to set the code that disables my vehicle such that I am the only one that knows that code and I am therefore the only one that can use it. But none of that changes who is responsible for the consequences of a criminal act.
Heh, now the police had better be sure a criminal act was in fact commited because, if not, then they are responsible.
See http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Exo&chapter=20#n35 (scroll to 20:13) for a consensus of several linguists and Bible scolars of the best modern english translation from the original language of the Bible including translatior's notes (so you can see context and decide if you agree).
Basically it says that murder (meaning unauthorised killing) is the closest word in modern english.
So, in modern english: You shall not murder.
Of course, we then get to argue forever on what authorize means who get's to do it.
Uhh... not so fast there. I have an iPhone. The touch screen started malfunctioning so I had to send it for repair and use a loaner ($29, ugh). So, I got to test just how well iTunes backs up and restores the iPhone on Windows, twice. I followed the directions I was given; basically just sync, swap the SIM card and sync.
What I lost: all photos taken with the iPhone all SMS message history all clock and alarm entries all notes all Safari bookmarks all Weather selections various settings, such as for bluetooth, ringtone selection probably a few things I'm forgetting to list
What was restored correctly (not much): some settings contacts photos I had on my computer and had downloaded to iPhone music and videos I had on my computer and had downloaded to the iPhone
I have not hacked my iPhone (yet) and wouldn't expect it to back up such hacks (it would be nice though).
I know for a fact that iTunes on Windows DOES NOT correctly backup and restore most of the information on my iPhone. Been there, already tried to do that. I like the iPhone a lot but Apple's got some work to do!
Absolutely wrong. They chose to install the sensors in cold areas like Canada becase they didn't like shorting themselves. They chose not to install the sensors in hot areas because they don't mind the extra money they get from shorting us.
The pound is a unit of force, not mass. I think the old english unit of mass is the slug, but I really try to avoid that insane system even though I do live in the U.S.
For a fun variation of this: Say you want to delete all of the hidden files in a user's home directory. Quite naturally, as root, you type: rm -rf.*
At some point you will realise this is taking far longer than it should. You have plenty of time to think about what just happened while you restore your filesystem from backup or reinstall.
The other thing I've done is in my kitchen and bedroom I have fixtures that have two bulbs. I have 1 CFL and 1 incandescent in each.
I'm glad that worked for you. I tried it in my 3 bulb fixture (1 incandescent and 2 CFL) and found that the incandescent heated up the CFLs. Once the CFLs got hot they shut off. Mixing the 2 types in the same enclosed fixture just didn't work for me.
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When I can create my own question and answer I use: ...
What is answer number 1?
What is answer number 2?
As long as that car, the private property of the suspect, isn't tampered with in any way, such as by attaching a device to it, you might be right.
As soon as you attach that device to the car it is obviously different. After all following the suspect in an unmarked car didn't require tampering with the suspect's property. A warrant should be required. It isn't even a hardship on the police to simply get a warrant so there isn't really an excuse for such sloppy police work.
absolutely
All that's usually needed is a reasonable doubt.
Correct. But they are not supposed to ignore the word "reasonable".
And I'm even planning to keep /dev/null for at least 2 years.
Most gas and electric utilities in the US have plans you can sign up for very similar to that.
As for giving another company my banking info so they can just take what they want from my account, I won't ever do that. Do you realize that in the US, if that company starts having billing "errors" the only way you can stop them from continuing to access your bank account once you gave them permission is to close the bank account. Most banks will not prevent the company from continuing to access your bank account once you have given them permission even though it is your bank account and your money.
Just to be clear, if you have problems with a company (such as mortgage or utility) accessing your bank account (they are taking the wrong amount or your mortgage was transferred to a different company, whatever...) your bank will not help you. They will tell you that you must resolve the problem with that other company. Your only other option is to close the bank account.
As a poll worker, I hate the electronic machine we have. Don't get me wrong though, I love all the the features and benefits you pointed out.
Our machines display nice, easy to read forms on the screen that are easy for a user to select and even change their mind (it even includes an audio interface for the blind). It records the vote on a pcmcia memory card locked inside and also on a paper tape hidden inside. Totaling the counts is pretty quick just as you describe.
So why do I hate these machines? I hate them because a voter that understands what is going on here has exactly zero confidence that what they selected and was displayed on the screen is what was recorded on that pcmcia memory card and the hidden paper tape. The voter can't verify that the official version of their ballot was actually recorded as they intended because they can't see the bits on that card and can't see what was printed on that hidden paper tape. If votes get recorded incorrectly it doesn't even matter if it was due to hacking (before durring or after the polling) or a bug in the software. And since nothing you are left with after the fact was verified by the voters there is no way to detect a problem. No way to do a meaningful recount.
So, how would I change it. First, I doubt any system can be perfect but the design flaw above is inexcusable. I'd keep that nice touch screen interface for all the reasons posted above. I'd eliminate the pcmcia memory card and maybe the hidden paper tape (optional). I'd add a regular printer. When the voter completes an electronic ballot it gets printed as a paper ballot all filled in as the voter wanted. The voter picks that up, looks at it and verifies that it does in fact represent their choices. Then the voter takes the paper ballot over to and inserts it into the optical scanner with a clear cover so they can see their ballot being scanned. The scanner then drops the ballot into a locked ballot box. The scanner electronically counts the votes. Humans double check by hand counting a small percentage of ballot boxes and verifying the count made at the scanner was correct. If problems are apparent with the electronic count a full recount can be done the old fashioned way with the voter verified paper ballots.
It is working again after two calls to Apple support.
All Apple software was uninstalled, specifically:
apple mobile device support
apple software updates
quicktime
iTunes
Reboot XP.
Install iTunes from Apple's web site again.
Connect iPhone - same Set Up iPhone screen in iTunes.
Theorized that the problem is some kind of mis-communication between iTunes and the iPhone. The iPhone knows it is already set up but iTunes thinks it needs to be set up. Bug in iTunes? Bug in 2.0.2 iPhone firmware? Corrupted firmware load? No way to know; keep trying things...
Tried deleting sync history in iTunes. Still stuck with the iTunes screen to set up the iPhone.
Last resort - choose to set up as new iPhone.
Success! It did not even wipe out my Notes and Calendar data as I thought it would. My iPhone apps were even still on the iPhone. All music, podcasts and photos were erased but that was easily fixed by syncing with iTunes now that I am finally able to do so again.
I have to say that the Apple support people I talked with were the most friendly customer support people I've ever encountered from any company.
No problems with using my iPhone 3G with the 2.0.2 firmware. Updating from 2.0.1 to 2.0.1 was and still is a problem though. ...
I started the update in iTunes.
iTunes downloaded the 2.0.2 firmware and started the update.
About 40 to 60 minutes later iTunes reports a problem updating my iPhone and the iPhone is in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone from backup before iTunes can
So I restore the iPhone.
iTunes then gives me the choice to setup as a new iPhone or restore from an existing backup.
About 60 minutes later the restore from backup is done but same iTunes screen is present: setup as a new iPhone or restore from an existing backup.
With seemingly no other choice I chose restore from existing backup and clicked continue again.
Another 60 minutes or so...
Same setup screen in iTunes!
OK. Disconnect iPhone. Power off iPhone. Close iTunes. Logout.
Login. Start iTunes. Power on iPhone. Connect iPhone. Same damn iTunes setup screen: setup as new iPhone or restore from existing backup.
With that Setup screen in iTunes you don't get the iPhone sync screen. No new music, no new apps, sync of data, no new backup. No control of the iPhone from iTunes at all.
The iPhone itself has all of the data and apps exactly as before upgrading to 2.0.2 and reports that it is running 2.0.2. It works just as before except the battery is definitely not draining as fast today and it won't sync with iTunes.
It was late last night when I was done with the above. I'll call for support when I get home today.
If it is deliberate it IS NOT a mistake.
If you accidentally do something wrong it is a mistake.
If you deliberately do something wrong it is sabotage.
Yes. If it is a declared war I guess you'd have PODWs.
For me it would depend on the agenda. The only valid agenda for any Supreme Court Justice to be working towards is upholding the Constitution of the United States. And for that I would much prefer all 9 of them be working toward it.
A lot of the posts above point out that they can do these searches because you haven't technically entered the US yet (not cleared Customs). So, if you haven't entered the US yet US law shouldn't have jurisdiction. So I don't see how lieing to a federal agent outside the US is a felony.
I'm not advocating anything either way but there is a contradiction there. You can't be outside the US so US law doesn't apply and the searches are legal and inside the US so that US law applies at the same time.
IP addresses do not identify an individual. Dynamically assigned IP addresses via DHCP, multiple users, guests all prevent identifying the individual in cases such as Media Sentry trying to ID an individual by IP address.
BUT, in this case we aren't trying to ID an individual. We are identifying a COMPANY, Media Sentry. The IP addresses are assigned to them, almost certainly static. The people using those addresses work for Media Sentry. The activity detected as originating from those IP addresses are the very things Media Sentry advertises that it does and has been ordered to stop. I'd say that positively IDs the COMPANY using it's own IP addresses as Media Sentry. Can't ID which individuals at Media Sentry and don't care since it simply doesn't matter.
No it is a TPMS device unique ID. Four such devices come with your new car; one mounted inside each tire. If you buy new tires the TPMS devices mounted in your old tires are moved to the new tires.
If a Comcast customer doesn't want interruptions in his service, then it is correct that that Comcast customer should pay for his internet service... oh, wait... he does pay, but Comcast isn't delivering the promised and paid for service.
There, fixed that for you.
Your distinction between "then" and "than" is too simplistic and incomplete. Your first example is correct, your second one (wrongly "correcting" the tagging) is not. It is good to see you taking an interest in the difference between "then" and "than" but you obviously haven't completed your study. You can become better educated on these two words at the following links:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/then
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/than
The thief is definitely responsible. In a perfect world the thief is also laible but we've had some imperfect court decisions in the past and will again in the future. It is my belief that anything that happens as a result of a criminal act AND anything that happens durring that criminal's attempt to evade is the criminal's responsibility and liability. If the car is disabled (even if its the wrong car) in an attempt to stop the thief then anything that happens as a result is the thief's responsibility and liability, both civil and criminal. Yes, I mean that if an accident occurs and someone dies then the thief should be charged with negligent homicide in addition to any civil action.
I do, however, realize that in our spread the blame around and sue the one with deep pockets society that the above is probably not what would actually happen, but I've already conceeded that we've had imperfect court decisions and will again.
I'm not saying I like OnStar. In fact I won't have this system functional in any car I own. For me to accept this system I would have to be able to set the code that disables my vehicle such that I am the only one that knows that code and I am therefore the only one that can use it. But none of that changes who is responsible for the consequences of a criminal act.
Heh, now the police had better be sure a criminal act was in fact commited because, if not, then they are responsible.
See http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Exo&chapter=20#n35 (scroll to 20:13) for a consensus of several linguists and Bible scolars of the best modern english translation from the original language of the Bible including translatior's notes (so you can see context and decide if you agree).
Basically it says that murder (meaning unauthorised killing) is the closest word in modern english.
So, in modern english: You shall not murder.
Of course, we then get to argue forever on what authorize means who get's to do it.
censorship - man in the middle of the distribution chain makes the choice
:)
personal choice - end user makes the choice
See the difference?
(Aren't english words fun. We all have different views of what they mean.
Uhh... not so fast there.
I have an iPhone. The touch screen started malfunctioning so I had to send it for repair and use a loaner ($29, ugh). So, I got to test just how well iTunes backs up and restores the iPhone on Windows, twice. I followed the directions I was given; basically just sync, swap the SIM card and sync.
What I lost:
all photos taken with the iPhone
all SMS message history
all clock and alarm entries
all notes
all Safari bookmarks
all Weather selections
various settings, such as for bluetooth, ringtone selection
probably a few things I'm forgetting to list
What was restored correctly (not much):
some settings
contacts
photos I had on my computer and had downloaded to iPhone
music and videos I had on my computer and had downloaded to the iPhone
I have not hacked my iPhone (yet) and wouldn't expect it to back up such hacks (it would be nice though).
I know for a fact that iTunes on Windows DOES NOT correctly backup and restore most of the information on my iPhone. Been there, already tried to do that. I like the iPhone a lot but Apple's got some work to do!
Absolutely wrong. They chose to install the sensors in cold areas like Canada becase they didn't like shorting themselves. They chose not to install the sensors in hot areas because they don't mind the extra money they get from shorting us.
The pound is a unit of force, not mass.
I think the old english unit of mass is the slug, but I really try to avoid that insane system even though I do live in the U.S.
For a fun variation of this: .*
Say you want to delete all of the hidden files in a user's home directory. Quite naturally, as root, you type:
rm -rf
At some point you will realise this is taking far longer than it should. You have plenty of time to think about what just happened while you restore your filesystem from backup or reinstall.
I'm glad that worked for you. I tried it in my 3 bulb fixture (1 incandescent and 2 CFL) and found that the incandescent heated up the CFLs. Once the CFLs got hot they shut off. Mixing the 2 types in the same enclosed fixture just didn't work for me.