"The law doesn't cover that" means it's not unlawful. It's not debatable. If there's no law against it, it's not against the law. There's no "gray area". However, the way it works in Canada is that uploading is unlawful. (I figure that a 1.0 ratio isn't really uploading.)
It's hard to remember that when the various copyright cartels have been misleading people for years: "(We think) copyright infringement is theft... theft is against the law". Never do they say that copyright infringement is against the law, but boy, do they imply it! Look carefully at the FBI warning next time you're watching a movie. It's full of the same implication -- criminal copyright theft laws are intended to punish those who are trying to make a profit. They were never intended to go after individuals who share a few mp3s that would be worthless in two month's time.
There isn't a lot of coherency in this post. It must be past my bed-time.
In Canada, if you're running a business, there is a specific field for "accounts receivable that you do not expect to receive." You are not taxed on that income.
No, it's not that we're not smart enough. It's that the risks outweigh the benefits.
They made off with $46k worth of loot, assuming that they sell it all for full retail. That'll never happen, so let's say 50% on eBay / Craigslist; $23k. There were 5 of them, so that's ~$5k each.
$5000 vs. the risk of 5-10 years in jail. Armed robbery, conspiracy, grand theft, &etc. (Dick Wolf is my law professor.)
I've seen people refit their bicycles with an ebike conversion kit. For about $1200 CDN, you replace one of your bike wheels with a hub motor. It can travel about 30mph and has a distance of about 20 miles per charge. It doesn't look like a weird fucking thingamajig like this or the Segway, there's little learning curve, and it has easily replaceable batteries.
I bike a regular bio-drive bike; it's helped me lose 85 pounds over the last 13 years. (From 250 down to 165) I can routinely outpace the people on scooters or using ebikes. (I can sustain 30km/h for about 10 minutes on flat ground/ slight inclines.) Plus I'm in the best shape of my life AND I have an excuse to wear spandex.
As for your suggestion of what happens when you stop, that depends on your bike and its loading. I have heavy saddlebags containing my work clothes, shoes, tools, locks, lunch, etc. If I brake, I can stop in a hurry without much risk. I recently upgraded my tires from summer slicks to really grippy rain tires. I still lose directional stability in a fast brake situation because the rear wheel lifts, so I'm holding onto a wobbly unicycle on a spring. I will invariably go down, but I can control the direction by shifting my weight.
Lighter bikes -- especially the road / racing style -- will have you flip over the bars if you try to stop. That's why the fixed ring bikes haven't got brakes. You stop pedalling to stop, and brakes would only move you from a probable accident to a certain one.
On a bike, it's important to be aware of your surroundings, anticipate any possible collisions, and avoid them. Common sense, but often neglected.
Call me all the bad names you want. If you want to go the racial route you can call me a kike, kraut, polack, limey or mutt (probably your best bet). If you want to go the non-racial route you can call me fatty, geek, pimple-head, etc. None of those things are going to make me run crying to the police for protection from you.
Well, that was the problem.
Let's say I called you a kike, kraut, polack, limey mutt. In Canada, you could file a complaint with the HRC and they would fine me $10k - $100k in fines because I hurt your feelings as a... you know, your parents got around. Anyway, the kike part would be enough to ruin my life financially.
You don't have the right to not be offended, but in Canada, up until yesterday, that right was being granted by the HRC.
A famous case was two women who went to an adults-only comedy show and heckled the comedian there. He shot back with some adult-themed comments including calling them dikes. They cried to the HRC and the comedian was dragged about the court for yelling at two people who were heckling. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080626/comic_humanrights_080626/undefined
No, what this finding is saying is that the HRC is going far above and beyond its scope and powers, and is violating Canadian Law. It is, quite frankly, the most important decision since the UK let us go in 1982.
The constitution is the overall ruling document in Canada, and NOTHING goes in front of it. The End. This finding means that, finally, the HRC agrees with the Constitution.
2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association.
The HRC has been abusing its position for years, and this might be the end of the abuse. I have the right to say and write offensive things, and some would say it is my duty to offend at least one person a day AND be offended in turn.
There are criminal offences for dealing with inciting violence; the HRC was going after people for writing something down with no intention behind it except their own ignorance. We already have the lottery system for fining the stupid; we didn't need another one.
For the Americans: We had a court-like thing called "The Human Rights Commission" that had a 100% success rate in convicting people of hate crimes. Basically, it was ignoring the equivalent of the 1st amendment and fining people any time you communicated in a way that offended anyone, anywhere.
They've just looked at themselves and said, "wait, what the fuck are we doing? We've been ignoring the constitution."
You can do whatever you want. I like being dry and comfortable on my bike and not having my work clothes get sweaty. When I first started out, I just wore whatever and thought the bike clothes were stupid. One ride in the right shorts and I was sold. (I wear shorts with a shell.)
It might also be that when I first started biking, I weighed ~250 pounds and was terribly out of shape.
Of course, one would point out that since I buy my work clothes on clearance, my bike clothes are the most expensive kit I own. (With the exception of my dive gear, but that's different.) It's actually more cost effective for me to wear a tux on my bike than the bike shorts.
Another point to make is visibility. If I look like a guy on a bike, then maybe someone in a car will look up from their bagel / cell phone and say, "whoa, that is one UGLY outfit." At least they've seen me, which is really all I can do.
Finally, I'm smart all day at work. Let me put on the superhero outfit and look like a moron for 40 minutes, okay?
For all we know, life could exist in a vaccuum, inside stars, as electricity, &etc. However, there's no evidence one way or another.
What we do know is that of the forms of life we have found on our planet, they all require water. This will help us narrow down the places we want to look for life. We have a better chance at finding life if we focus on life forms that we'd have a remote chance of recognizing.
You don't know what the phrase "selective pressure" means, do you?
Viral strains that are less deadly will reproduce for a longer time in the host before the host dies. In the case of HIV, that means the host will have more sexual partners, giving that less deadly strain more hosts to infect. This less deadly strain then has more hosts with a longer lifespan, developing a cycle of selective pressure upon HIV wherin those strains that are less virulent become more likely to reproduce.
1. Get a hardware firewall and configure it properly.
2. Don't open unexpected attachments, even if you're trying to help because those strata minutes must have been sent to you by mistake and you should read them to find out who to send them to.
3. Don't click the banners.
4. No, it's not true. Don't forward the email.
5. If a computer asks you for information, lie.
6. It's not your bank. It's NEVER your bank. It's also never paypal, amazon, your ISP, or the police.
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You have been trained well. "Oh, hey, the problem went away, so it's fixed forever and ever, ramen."
The systems I work on run for decades+ without user-created impromptu power cycles or people die.
No they won't.
Years of piss-poor software will lead them to think that it's "just one of those things" and power cycle their system.
If that doesn't work, they'll just buy a new one because what they had must have broken.
"The law doesn't cover that" means it's not unlawful. It's not debatable. If there's no law against it, it's not against the law. There's no "gray area". However, the way it works in Canada is that uploading is unlawful. (I figure that a 1.0 ratio isn't really uploading.)
It's hard to remember that when the various copyright cartels have been misleading people for years: "(We think) copyright infringement is theft... theft is against the law". Never do they say that copyright infringement is against the law, but boy, do they imply it! Look carefully at the FBI warning next time you're watching a movie. It's full of the same implication -- criminal copyright theft laws are intended to punish those who are trying to make a profit. They were never intended to go after individuals who share a few mp3s that would be worthless in two month's time.
There isn't a lot of coherency in this post. It must be past my bed-time.
If you're Canadian, yes, and it's not against any laws to download music for personal use.
In Canada, if you're running a business, there is a specific field for "accounts receivable that you do not expect to receive." You are not taxed on that income.
Source: my own life, 2007 tax return.
"We've noticed that you could use some discreetly-wrapped male enhancement pills."
No, it's not that we're not smart enough. It's that the risks outweigh the benefits.
They made off with $46k worth of loot, assuming that they sell it all for full retail. That'll never happen, so let's say 50% on eBay / Craigslist; $23k. There were 5 of them, so that's ~$5k each.
$5000 vs. the risk of 5-10 years in jail. Armed robbery, conspiracy, grand theft, &etc. (Dick Wolf is my law professor.)
I make that in a month. It's simply not worth it.
ebikes still win.
I've seen people refit their bicycles with an ebike conversion kit. For about $1200 CDN, you replace one of your bike wheels with a hub motor. It can travel about 30mph and has a distance of about 20 miles per charge. It doesn't look like a weird fucking thingamajig like this or the Segway, there's little learning curve, and it has easily replaceable batteries.
I bike a regular bio-drive bike; it's helped me lose 85 pounds over the last 13 years. (From 250 down to 165) I can routinely outpace the people on scooters or using ebikes. (I can sustain 30km/h for about 10 minutes on flat ground/ slight inclines.) Plus I'm in the best shape of my life AND I have an excuse to wear spandex.
As for your suggestion of what happens when you stop, that depends on your bike and its loading. I have heavy saddlebags containing my work clothes, shoes, tools, locks, lunch, etc. If I brake, I can stop in a hurry without much risk. I recently upgraded my tires from summer slicks to really grippy rain tires. I still lose directional stability in a fast brake situation because the rear wheel lifts, so I'm holding onto a wobbly unicycle on a spring. I will invariably go down, but I can control the direction by shifting my weight.
Lighter bikes -- especially the road / racing style -- will have you flip over the bars if you try to stop. That's why the fixed ring bikes haven't got brakes. You stop pedalling to stop, and brakes would only move you from a probable accident to a certain one.
On a bike, it's important to be aware of your surroundings, anticipate any possible collisions, and avoid them. Common sense, but often neglected.
When I graduated from high school, my credits were in choir, band, stage crew, writing, and geography.
I had a C average in College and failed out twice.
I got 38 on the Wonderlic test.
I'm an Engineer. (Electrical, degree, ring, etc.) My work has saved thousands of lives and has contributed millions of dollars to the local economy.
Where's my mop?
Thank you for the correction. I was misinformed. I am (obviously) not a constitutional scholar.
Call me all the bad names you want. If you want to go the racial route you can call me a kike, kraut, polack, limey or mutt (probably your best bet). If you want to go the non-racial route you can call me fatty, geek, pimple-head, etc. None of those things are going to make me run crying to the police for protection from you.
Well, that was the problem.
Let's say I called you a kike, kraut, polack, limey mutt. In Canada, you could file a complaint with the HRC and they would fine me $10k - $100k in fines because I hurt your feelings as a ... you know, your parents got around. Anyway, the kike part would be enough to ruin my life financially.
You don't have the right to not be offended, but in Canada, up until yesterday, that right was being granted by the HRC.
A famous case was two women who went to an adults-only comedy show and heckled the comedian there. He shot back with some adult-themed comments including calling them dikes. They cried to the HRC and the comedian was dragged about the court for yelling at two people who were heckling.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080626/comic_humanrights_080626/undefined
I'm sorry, you're mistaken.
I am basically left-wing, although I tend to see in terms of a full spectrum rather than dogged ideology.
Free speech -- and even cheap speech -- is fundamental to the proper functioning of civilized society. It goes beyond partisan politics.
No words should ever be outlawed. To do so is fascist. I believe that is the right-wing extreme.
No, what this finding is saying is that the HRC is going far above and beyond its scope and powers, and is violating Canadian Law. It is, quite frankly, the most important decision since the UK let us go in 1982.
The constitution is the overall ruling document in Canada, and NOTHING goes in front of it. The End. This finding means that, finally, the HRC agrees with the Constitution.
2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
(d) freedom of association.
The HRC has been abusing its position for years, and this might be the end of the abuse. I have the right to say and write offensive things, and some would say it is my duty to offend at least one person a day AND be offended in turn.
There are criminal offences for dealing with inciting violence; the HRC was going after people for writing something down with no intention behind it except their own ignorance. We already have the lottery system for fining the stupid; we didn't need another one.
For the Americans:
We had a court-like thing called "The Human Rights Commission" that had a 100% success rate in convicting people of hate crimes. Basically, it was ignoring the equivalent of the 1st amendment and fining people any time you communicated in a way that offended anyone, anywhere.
They've just looked at themselves and said, "wait, what the fuck are we doing? We've been ignoring the constitution."
Fear, surprise, and efficiency are no match for a 2-ton gob of steel hurtling towards you at 30 miles an hour.
I just apply the Final Rule in the Collsion Regulations:
"Should any questions arise, the bigger vessel has the right-of-way."
No, that's my excuse. I'd wear it all the time if I could.
And they say Engineers have no fashion sense...
You can do whatever you want. I like being dry and comfortable on my bike and not having my work clothes get sweaty. When I first started out, I just wore whatever and thought the bike clothes were stupid. One ride in the right shorts and I was sold. (I wear shorts with a shell.)
It might also be that when I first started biking, I weighed ~250 pounds and was terribly out of shape.
Of course, one would point out that since I buy my work clothes on clearance, my bike clothes are the most expensive kit I own. (With the exception of my dive gear, but that's different.) It's actually more cost effective for me to wear a tux on my bike than the bike shorts.
Another point to make is visibility. If I look like a guy on a bike, then maybe someone in a car will look up from their bagel / cell phone and say, "whoa, that is one UGLY outfit." At least they've seen me, which is really all I can do.
Finally, I'm smart all day at work. Let me put on the superhero outfit and look like a moron for 40 minutes, okay?
Yes, there's the implied "as we know it".
For all we know, life could exist in a vaccuum, inside stars, as electricity, &etc. However, there's no evidence one way or another.
What we do know is that of the forms of life we have found on our planet, they all require water. This will help us narrow down the places we want to look for life. We have a better chance at finding life if we focus on life forms that we'd have a remote chance of recognizing.
Hey, I was wearing yellow & spandex this morning, you insensitive clod!
(I bike to work.)
Same goes for engineers. Name a well-known ... engineer. I'll wait ...
Rowan Atkinson has a Master's in Electrical Engineering.
You don't know what the phrase "selective pressure" means, do you?
Viral strains that are less deadly will reproduce for a longer time in the host before the host dies. In the case of HIV, that means the host will have more sexual partners, giving that less deadly strain more hosts to infect. This less deadly strain then has more hosts with a longer lifespan, developing a cycle of selective pressure upon HIV wherin those strains that are less virulent become more likely to reproduce.
Actually, HIV has become less deadly as time goes by. There's been selective pressure for it to kill the hosts less slowly:
http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/1716/
How, by logging on this dangerous computer without a licence?
AAAH killer electrons!
Do you work for Symantec?
Dear Australia:
1. Get a hardware firewall and configure it properly.
2. Don't open unexpected attachments, even if you're trying to help because those strata minutes must have been sent to you by mistake and you should read them to find out who to send them to.
3. Don't click the banners.
4. No, it's not true. Don't forward the email.
5. If a computer asks you for information, lie.
6. It's not your bank. It's NEVER your bank. It's also never paypal, amazon, your ISP, or the police.
Love,
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