He's still being compelled to provide evidence against himself, so I don't see how the fact that he initially cooperated waives his fifth amendment rights.
I would strongly advise against buying anything from Newegg, particularly considering their recent policy of pulling baits and switches with the promise of free shipping only to give a popup (!) during checkout that the shipping location doesn't honor their egg-saver program. That wouldn't be so bad, but it's obvious from the pricing of alternative shipping options that they're just gouging. $7 for UPS ground on a DS game?!? Are they kidding, that's at least double the actual cost.
I was a fan of Newegg for many years, and recommended them to other people. After that sort of underhanded stunt, they lost my loyalty.
If McCain doesn't represent his views, then a vote for him would be nonsensical. Likewise, his voting for the Dem would be nonsensical. He's actually deciding based on who he likes best, and not worried about what the rest of the herd thinks. That's what voting is suppose to be.
Apple has been a monopoly since day 1, namely a vertical monopoly. They control both the hardware and software of the machines they sell. Contrast this with MS, who controls only software, and really, only the OS at that.
If they had actually used the old law, they would have had warrants. There would have been nothing to give the telecoms immunity over, they would have been following a court order. Voluntarily cooperating with any outside organization, government or otherwise, almost certainly violates the privacy contract between them and their customers. All the ones I've seen specifically make mention of no third party sharing unless under certain conditions. One of those is a warrant. The gov didn't have a warrant, and as such, the telecoms are subject to civil action.
The government just asked for cooperation, they didn't have a court order. That's the issue. If they had a court order, then no question, the telecoms shouldn't be liable. However, they voluntarily cooperated in a violation of privacy. Any customer of them, and that's essentially all of us, should have Civil redress. That is, the ability to sue for damages.
I don't own a printer either, but I always print order information to PDF using CutePDF. It's the best of both worlds: no need to own a printer, no mass of papers to file, and a permanent record that is saved exactly where it needs to be at the time of "printing".
Burn an ISO of the CD or DVD using DDump (or your favorite ISO burner), and mount it using Daemon (or your favorite virtual drive). I haven't used the physical Disk to verify usage in years. I buy the game, touch it exactly once to burn the ISO, then install from that ISO and keep it mounted to play. Easy.
Actually, things have only gotten bad the last 3 years or so. Up through lated 2004, early 2005, it was still very easy and cheap to get last minute flights, ones that you could rely on with much more confidence than now, and security was only just starting to get ridiculous.
Reading is necessary for a wide variety of jobs. Music appreciation has a much narrower niche, certainly not enough to justify everyone being forced to pay a fee so that some people can get the free music they want.
Also, it's putting all your eggs in one basket: the company fails, not only do you lose your job, you lose your investment. Didn't people learn anything from the dotcom era?
Well, smartass, what's so beneficial about music sharing? People who are interested in music get it for free. That's great for them, not so great for the musicians, and fairly irrelevant for the rest of society. It's certainly not a compelling reason for everyone to pay a music tax.
Yes, but the fundamental difference is that the light users are still getting a service, their internet connection. With this scheme, non-downloaders are getting nothing. Of course, this is talking about the People's Republic of Canada, who just loves their taxes and government subsidies, so I'm sure it will be embraced.
File sharing is beneficial, maybe. Music sharing, no. At best, it's neutral, and certainly not worthy of a tax on everyone so that the few who do it can do it "legally".
Of course they would, and why should they pay? I don't d/l music, so why should I get an extra $5 tacked on my bill so other people can? Most people don't d/l, despite the impressions you get online.
Which is one of the major reasons the US is so fucked up right now. The casual attitude to the constitution is what allows torture to be openly advocated in congress, illegal wiretaps to be allowed, the effective suspension of habeas corpus if you're dubbed an "enemy combatant", etc. Why does this happen? Because the governed don't care enough to do anything about it at best, or even actively support it, and the constitutional safeguards are being ignored.
It may be "just a goddamned piece of paper", but it is the only thing protecting the minority from the mob. That's the fundamental difference between a democracy and a republic. In a democracy, a (50+x)% majority can vote to do anything they want to the other (50-x)% of the population. Anything at all. In a republic, certain inalienable rights are endowed by dint of the "goddamned piece of paper" that can not be taken away no matter what the majority say.
Now, the mechanics of the US republic is democratic. That is, how leadership is determined is laid out in the constitution as being a democratic process. That's not the only possible way one could have a republic, as there could be hereditary leadership, or a random lottery, or any number of ways.
Which is the nature of sports, those with a "natural advantage" over others competing. Strapping on mechanical devices doesn't conform to this idea unless they are part of the sport itself (i.e. like speed skating, etc). Robolegs aren't part of the usual equipment for sprinters.
Notice that to do this, they have to amend the constitution. By your own reasoning, this establishes the constitution as the foundation of governmental authority and sovereignty. Even "the people" must work in a prescribed way to change it.
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He's still being compelled to provide evidence against himself, so I don't see how the fact that he initially cooperated waives his fifth amendment rights.
I would strongly advise against buying anything from Newegg, particularly considering their recent policy of pulling baits and switches with the promise of free shipping only to give a popup (!) during checkout that the shipping location doesn't honor their egg-saver program. That wouldn't be so bad, but it's obvious from the pricing of alternative shipping options that they're just gouging. $7 for UPS ground on a DS game?!? Are they kidding, that's at least double the actual cost.
I was a fan of Newegg for many years, and recommended them to other people. After that sort of underhanded stunt, they lost my loyalty.
You can't glow home again?
If McCain doesn't represent his views, then a vote for him would be nonsensical. Likewise, his voting for the Dem would be nonsensical. He's actually deciding based on who he likes best, and not worried about what the rest of the herd thinks. That's what voting is suppose to be.
Apple has been a monopoly since day 1, namely a vertical monopoly. They control both the hardware and software of the machines they sell. Contrast this with MS, who controls only software, and really, only the OS at that.
If they had actually used the old law, they would have had warrants. There would have been nothing to give the telecoms immunity over, they would have been following a court order. Voluntarily cooperating with any outside organization, government or otherwise, almost certainly violates the privacy contract between them and their customers. All the ones I've seen specifically make mention of no third party sharing unless under certain conditions. One of those is a warrant. The gov didn't have a warrant, and as such, the telecoms are subject to civil action.
The government just asked for cooperation, they didn't have a court order. That's the issue. If they had a court order, then no question, the telecoms shouldn't be liable. However, they voluntarily cooperated in a violation of privacy. Any customer of them, and that's essentially all of us, should have Civil redress. That is, the ability to sue for damages.
I don't own a printer either, but I always print order information to PDF using CutePDF. It's the best of both worlds: no need to own a printer, no mass of papers to file, and a permanent record that is saved exactly where it needs to be at the time of "printing".
Burn an ISO of the CD or DVD using DDump (or your favorite ISO burner), and mount it using Daemon (or your favorite virtual drive). I haven't used the physical Disk to verify usage in years. I buy the game, touch it exactly once to burn the ISO, then install from that ISO and keep it mounted to play. Easy.
Actually, things have only gotten bad the last 3 years or so. Up through lated 2004, early 2005, it was still very easy and cheap to get last minute flights, ones that you could rely on with much more confidence than now, and security was only just starting to get ridiculous.
Reading is necessary for a wide variety of jobs. Music appreciation has a much narrower niche, certainly not enough to justify everyone being forced to pay a fee so that some people can get the free music they want.
Also, it's putting all your eggs in one basket: the company fails, not only do you lose your job, you lose your investment. Didn't people learn anything from the dotcom era?
That's why he's known as "The Panzer Pope"
Actually, no, it's not the same benefit at all. Music is strictly entertainment, while fiction books have educational value.
I doesn't count if you just "bot know" them.
Well, smartass, what's so beneficial about music sharing? People who are interested in music get it for free. That's great for them, not so great for the musicians, and fairly irrelevant for the rest of society. It's certainly not a compelling reason for everyone to pay a music tax.
Yes, but the fundamental difference is that the light users are still getting a service, their internet connection. With this scheme, non-downloaders are getting nothing. Of course, this is talking about the People's Republic of Canada, who just loves their taxes and government subsidies, so I'm sure it will be embraced.
File sharing is beneficial, maybe. Music sharing, no. At best, it's neutral, and certainly not worthy of a tax on everyone so that the few who do it can do it "legally".
Of course they would, and why should they pay? I don't d/l music, so why should I get an extra $5 tacked on my bill so other people can? Most people don't d/l, despite the impressions you get online.
So it actually shows the importance of using a proxy.
"Matter of national security" means "too embarrassing to reveal" in six nines of cases.
Which is one of the major reasons the US is so fucked up right now. The casual attitude to the constitution is what allows torture to be openly advocated in congress, illegal wiretaps to be allowed, the effective suspension of habeas corpus if you're dubbed an "enemy combatant", etc. Why does this happen? Because the governed don't care enough to do anything about it at best, or even actively support it, and the constitutional safeguards are being ignored.
It may be "just a goddamned piece of paper", but it is the only thing protecting the minority from the mob. That's the fundamental difference between a democracy and a republic. In a democracy, a (50+x)% majority can vote to do anything they want to the other (50-x)% of the population. Anything at all. In a republic, certain inalienable rights are endowed by dint of the "goddamned piece of paper" that can not be taken away no matter what the majority say.
Now, the mechanics of the US republic is democratic. That is, how leadership is determined is laid out in the constitution as being a democratic process. That's not the only possible way one could have a republic, as there could be hereditary leadership, or a random lottery, or any number of ways.
Which is the nature of sports, those with a "natural advantage" over others competing. Strapping on mechanical devices doesn't conform to this idea unless they are part of the sport itself (i.e. like speed skating, etc). Robolegs aren't part of the usual equipment for sprinters.
Notice that to do this, they have to amend the constitution. By your own reasoning, this establishes the constitution as the foundation of governmental authority and sovereignty. Even "the people" must work in a prescribed way to change it.
Wrong. Governmental authority and sovereignty begins and ends with the constitution. The US is a republic and not a democracy.