Think about the consequences if fucking telecommunications companies for God's sake get away with (allegedly) violating our rights to privacy guaranteed by the FISA laws... One of the consequences is AT&T's evasion of the fiscal penalties for their CHOICE to unlawfully spy on people.
Which at this point is, I believe, about $150,000.00 for each person whose rights have been infringed.
I could use that money. I could fill up my car, what? 50 times!
The point about something like a Taser is it doesn't how matter how pissed off the guy holding it is, it always does the same thing. What if what it does, is the WRONG thing? It always does the WRONG thing...
In most countries policemen have shot people dead in riots In BOSTON, MA, USA policemen have shot an INNOCENT GIRL dead at a World Series celebration WITH A PAINTBALL GUN LOADED WITH TEARGAS BALLS. ( I've heard the murdering cop was supposed to have cried out "HEADSHOT!" when he saw her drop... But that could easily be rumor -- Although credible given the circumstances of the murder. )
"Less Lethal" is still lethal, and who ever said anything about TRUSTING anyone?
Batons are widely considered more likely to cause harm than Tasers and OC, and can result in serious injury or death.[citation needed] When Tasers and OC are applied the result is most often physical pain. In the case of OC temporary inflammation of the face, eyes, and respiratory system result.
And exactly what medical condition is being treated by a Taser? A device causing a medical problem (death or disability) is not the purveyance of the FDA. Uppityness.
Should Tasers be regulated by the FDA as a medical device? And exactly what MEDICAL TRAINING is provided to enable the user to make the proper diagnosis before prescribing repeated debilitating electrical shocks?
"As for calling the Taser torture, let me put it this way: I would willingly be shot with a Taser again in a training exercise."
Just because YOU are willing to consent to something doesn't mean it still isn't an act of TORTURE.
Go over to some of the BDSM websites on the 'net, and you will find people who consent to, and actually enjoy being tied up and hit with a cattle prod.
Someone needs to tell these courts that companies working with/for/owned by "Loyal Bushies" are literally above-the-law, and shouldn't have to deal with these distractions as they Keep America Safe For Their Business Plan.
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I think the credits on Wolverine 159 ("The Best There Is") , located on page 5 sums it all up.
Instead of Joe Quesada - Editor in Chief it says:
"oe Quesada sucks"
He's the Rob Liefeld of editors.
I have mixed feelings about this.
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I'm desperate for *any* good movies! And I like comic books. I think that Robert Downy can do a good job with the character. And they don't screw up the franchise -- usually -- until the sequel or third...
That said.
I personally hold Tony Stark ( The Worlds Biggest Asshole ) responsible for the death of Steve Rogers ( Captain America for our new listeners ) and to be mostly responsible for the whole Hulk Thing *and* the freaking Thor Clone. ( I *know* that was actually Reed and Henry Pym's work, but of that faction, Tony was the clear leader. )
1001. Statements or entries generally How Current is This? (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully-- (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.
So they're going to pretend to be competent enough to play in the "Enterprise Management" arena. Like they pretend to be competent enough to play in every arena they've entered...
Sometimes it works better than others. Now? Not so much... I see MSFT is down today, and going down further in after hours.
Keep test around. If you're into the CB-thing, ( Continuous Build ) then you'll already have a testing infrastructure to examine reports, email the person who checked in the code which broke the build, etc and you *will* build every hour... If you're not, you have a test suite to ensure no future changes will regress the code to the old bug.
Actually the beef is with the Crazy Religious Fundamentalists unlawfully hired to RUN the Department of Justice.
They're busy spying on all your bank transactions looking for whore-mongers, while violent-felons committing torture and companies unlawfully spying IN VIOLATION OF FISA seem to get a pass.
"Just curious. Where do you think all that money would come from? Even if it's not the 150k/person that you want, where do you think the money from any fines would come from?"
Since the total fines exceed AT&T's value -- I expect the money would come from the Bankruptcy Auction of their remaining assets.
Rockbox is an open source firmware for mp3 players, written from scratch. It runs on a wide range of players:
* Apple: 1st through 5.5th generation iPod, iPod Mini and 1st generation iPod Nano
(not the Shuffle, 2nd/3rd gen Nano, Classic or Touch)
* Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
* Cowon: iAudio X5, X5V, X5L, M5, M5L, M3 and M3L
* iriver: H100, H300 and H10 series
* Olympus: M:Robe 100
* SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)
* Toshiba: Gigabeat X and F series (not the S series)
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"How well are you planning and testing the journaling and recovery?"
Which at this point is, I believe, about $150,000.00 for each person whose rights have been infringed.
I could use that money. I could fill up my car, what? 50 times!
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Why not pull out our athletes out of the games until China adopts a default policy of Freedom and Liberty?
Fuck that Censorshit!
I'll take good old US Style Blanket Surveillance any-day!
Thanks AT&T! For keeping us safe by spying on us for the Bush Gang -- even if it is completely unlawful to do so!
"Less Lethal" is still lethal, and who ever said anything about TRUSTING anyone?
Of course, that all implies you are completely UNTRAINED in the proper use of a baton as either a deterrent *or* a tool.
If you're happy to lower the bar w.r.t. Professional Education and Credentials for your law enforcement officers, than that's your opinion, of course.
I expect more from people who swear oaths.
Fixed that for you..
This raises the important question:
Should Tasers be regulated by the FDA as a medical device? And exactly what MEDICAL TRAINING is provided to enable the user to make the proper diagnosis before prescribing repeated debilitating electrical shocks?
"As for calling the Taser torture, let me put it this way: I would willingly be shot with a Taser again in a training exercise."
Just because YOU are willing to consent to something doesn't mean it still isn't an act of TORTURE.
Go over to some of the BDSM websites on the 'net, and you will find people who consent to, and actually enjoy being tied up and hit with a cattle prod.
That doesn't mean it isn't torture.
The police have had that for CENTURIES.
It's called a "Baton"
And it's a whole lot more controllable and accountable than an UNTESTED MEDICAL DEVICE which should, by rights be regulated by the FDA.
"Don't Beat Me, Bro!"
All in all, I'd rather have the force continuum be:
"batons > pistols"
Tasers are too much like Extrajudicial Torture for my tastes.
Someone needs to tell these courts that companies working with/for/owned by "Loyal Bushies" are literally above-the-law, and shouldn't have to deal with these distractions as they Keep America Safe For Their Business Plan.
I think the credits on Wolverine 159 ("The Best There Is") , located on page 5 sums it all up.
Instead of Joe Quesada - Editor in Chief it says:
"oe Quesada sucks"
He's the Rob Liefeld of editors.
I'm desperate for *any* good movies! And I like comic books. I think that Robert Downy can do a good job with the character. And they don't screw up the franchise -- usually -- until the sequel or third...
That said.
I personally hold Tony Stark ( The Worlds Biggest Asshole ) responsible for the death of Steve Rogers ( Captain America for our new listeners ) and to be mostly responsible for the whole Hulk Thing *and* the freaking Thor Clone. ( I *know* that was actually Reed and Henry Pym's work, but of that faction, Tony was the clear leader. )
Asshole.
Just ask Martha Stewart and Marion Jones!
1001. Statements or entries generally
How Current is This?
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully--
(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.
And when your data center grows up to be big and strong, you can buy it too.
So they're going to pretend to be competent enough to play in the "Enterprise Management" arena. Like they pretend to be competent enough to play in every arena they've entered...
Sometimes it works better than others. Now? Not so much... I see MSFT is down today, and going down further in after hours.
RHT and GOOG are up, however.
Someone brings you a complaint ( bug report ).
Write test which produces output exhibiting bug.
Fix bug.
Test passes, as bug has been fixed -- provably.
Keep test around. If you're into the CB-thing, ( Continuous Build ) then you'll already have a testing infrastructure to examine reports, email the person who checked in the code which broke the build, etc and you *will* build every hour... If you're not, you have a test suite to ensure no future changes will regress the code to the old bug.
They are unlawfully spying on you and should be tried for their choice to commit felonious acts.
If they don't give a shit about OBEYING THE LAW, why the hell would they care about Customer Service?
Actually the beef is with the Crazy Religious Fundamentalists unlawfully hired to RUN the Department of Justice.
They're busy spying on all your bank transactions looking for whore-mongers, while violent-felons committing torture and companies unlawfully spying IN VIOLATION OF FISA seem to get a pass.
"Just curious. Where do you think all that money would come from? Even if it's not the 150k/person that you want, where do you think the money from any fines would come from?"
Since the total fines exceed AT&T's value -- I expect the money would come from the Bankruptcy Auction of their remaining assets.
Are our legislators going to let these felons walk away from the Statutory Penalties for their CHOICE to commit Unlawful Surveillance?
I think *we all* could use that check for $150,000.00.
And this brings up another question...
Why are these Republicans so SOFT ON CRIME???
Not just Rios. ROCKBOX works on all sorts of hardware ( I'm using a Sansa E270, myself, but I hear it works on a lot of iPod hardware, too. )
http://www.rockbox.org/
Rockbox is an open source firmware for mp3 players, written from scratch. It runs on a wide range of players:
* Apple: 1st through 5.5th generation iPod, iPod Mini and 1st generation iPod Nano
(not the Shuffle, 2nd/3rd gen Nano, Classic or Touch)
* Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
* Cowon: iAudio X5, X5V, X5L, M5, M5L, M3 and M3L
* iriver: H100, H300 and H10 series
* Olympus: M:Robe 100
* SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)
* Toshiba: Gigabeat X and F series (not the S series)
If I was traveling with say, proprietary and confidential business documents, I'd surely safeguard them with a good encryption product.