Swatting is the act of tricking an emergency service or the police into dispatching an emergency response based on the false report of an ongoing critical incident.
And, quite frankly, the end result of this is the same, a pervert sits behind bars.
This would be funny if it weren't so blindingly stupid.
So you know for a fact that this guy is guilty? Why not share your insight with us or the prosecutor?
What will your excuse be should you ever get caught between the gears of this kind of legal abuse? Something along the lines of, "but nothing's been proved, you can't lock me up for suspicion"?
As an analogy, the court cannot compel you to write a confession. If you already wrote one and put it in a safe, they can compel you to give them the combination to the safe.
Yes, but not if they only suspect that there might be a confession in the safe. Otherwise it's a fishing expedition and that's not allowed.
If this was permitted then cops would be able to pick any house at random and search it for whatever they suspect might be in there.
It is only legal to hold them in contempt if they ARE capable of complying with the order.
This is the perfect way for the government to incarcerate anyone they want for as long as they want. Drop a hard drive in your home, and voila, instant incarceration.
Prosecutor: "Oh my, we suspect you of having child porn on this hard drive. Unlock it or go to jail." You: "That's not my hard drive." Prosecutor: "What part of, 'go to jail' seemed unclear?" You: "I can't unlock it, that's not my hard drive." Prosecutor: "See you in 5 or 10 years."
Ooooh, so exciting, lets all shit our collective pants about something that may or may not happen a year from now.
Can you keep that excited fever-dream alive that long? Can you pimp the 'news' stories about it frequently enough to keep the suckers drooling in anticipation for a whole year?
"The Problem is that we used to have a really neat and tidy version of a media business where very large interests controlled vast swaths of the things we read, watched, and listened to."
Dear Media Companies,
No, the Problem is that most of your content is SHIT and CLICKBAIT and no one wants it. That's the Problem.
"...the dropbox client programs, all platforms..."
Even so, perhaps I'm out of touch, but 2 million lines of code??
The Space Shuttle reportedly uses about 400K lines, and Quake 3 was about 350K lines or so....maybe this is the new 'normal', but 2 million lines of code for something like Dropbox just seems....excessive to me.
Oh well, I'm off to write my 20,000 line "Hello World!" program and sell it to the TSA for a million bucks. I'll be back after lunch!
Reminds me of a newspaper startup back in the 80's(?) called Good News, that only printed uplifting and cheerful stories. Needless to say that experiment didn't last long.
I went to the page, and my browser immediately started asking me for "permission to send me notifications", ala "in-browser nagging and begging".
Instant turn off. Jesus fucking christ, can't you even wait until someone joins before starting to pester the shit out of them??
Also, alll the stuff about "healthy, positive communities" sounds like codespeak for "SJW's run this place". As if Reddit wasn't already infested with all the "safe space" and "triggering" and "micro-aggression" bullshit, this looks to be built for SJW's from the ground up.
Stop blaming the technology for the idiots who use it. If you make a DB public what do you expect? You can do the exact same thing with any other DBMS.
NO, you can't. mySQL requires, yes, requires you to assign a root password upon install.
Face it, the MongoDB defaults are shit. Just admit it and stop blaming the poor fuckers who have to use it. Yes, they should have assigned a password, but the fact of the matter is that MongoDB should have made it impossible not to.
I do object to immoral, ineffective and/or grossly inefficient wastes of money and resources.
You object to the things that you personally think are "immoral, ineffective and/or grossly inefficient wastes of money and resources", but thankfully not everyone feels as you do.
"Hearing aid manufacturers say that diagnosing and treating hearing loss is too complex for consumers to do using consumer devices, without the aid of a professional."
Translation: "Protect our wildly lucrative business model!!"
Yeah, OF COURSE hearing aid manufacturers would say that, and in a few specific instances they may be right. But in the vast majority of cases it's bullshit.
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Isn't that the whole premise behind SWATting?
No. This has nothing in common with swatting.
Swatting is the act of tricking an emergency service or the police into dispatching an emergency response based on the false report of an ongoing critical incident.
And, quite frankly, the end result of this is the same, a pervert sits behind bars.
This would be funny if it weren't so blindingly stupid.
So you know for a fact that this guy is guilty? Why not share your insight with us or the prosecutor?
What will your excuse be should you ever get caught between the gears of this kind of legal abuse? Something along the lines of, "but nothing's been proved, you can't lock me up for suspicion"?
Let's assume that a man is accused of killing someone and hiding the body. Can he be held indefinitely until he reveals the location of the body?
In a word, "No".
(Although the police and prosecutors would love a law that allowed them to do that.)
As an analogy, the court cannot compel you to write a confession. If you already wrote one and put it in a safe, they can compel you to give them the combination to the safe.
Yes, but not if they only suspect that there might be a confession in the safe. Otherwise it's a fishing expedition and that's not allowed.
If this was permitted then cops would be able to pick any house at random and search it for whatever they suspect might be in there.
It is only legal to hold them in contempt if they ARE capable of complying with the order.
This is the perfect way for the government to incarcerate anyone they want for as long as they want. Drop a hard drive in your home, and voila, instant incarceration.
Prosecutor: "Oh my, we suspect you of having child porn on this hard drive. Unlock it or go to jail."
You: "That's not my hard drive."
Prosecutor: "What part of, 'go to jail' seemed unclear?"
You: "I can't unlock it, that's not my hard drive."
Prosecutor: "See you in 5 or 10 years."
Ooooh, so exciting, lets all shit our collective pants about something that may or may not happen a year from now.
Can you keep that excited fever-dream alive that long?
Can you pimp the 'news' stories about it frequently enough to keep the suckers drooling in anticipation for a whole year?
"The Problem is that we used to have a really neat and tidy version of a media business where very large interests controlled vast swaths of the things we read, watched, and listened to."
Dear Media Companies,
No, the Problem is that most of your content is SHIT and CLICKBAIT and no one wants it. That's the Problem.
Signed,
Everyone
"...the dropbox client programs, all platforms..."
Even so, perhaps I'm out of touch, but 2 million lines of code??
The Space Shuttle reportedly uses about 400K lines, and Quake 3 was about 350K lines or so....maybe this is the new 'normal', but 2 million lines of code for something like Dropbox just seems....excessive to me.
Oh well, I'm off to write my 20,000 line "Hello World!" program and sell it to the TSA for a million bucks. I'll be back after lunch!
Parent is being modded into oblivion, but it's a fair question: Why would a file server need 2M lines of code?
Seriously, even with all the user stuff and housekeeping, it seems like an insane amount of code.
The term "safe space" makes me think of a place that's moderated for ideas certain people don't agree with,
That is exactly what it is.
"Safe" in their context means "nothing that might upset them, or make them think, or be faced with an unpopular opinion or viewpoint."
The prophet Carlin would be rolling in his grave. Next thing you know, I won't be allowed to make tranny jokes.
Ron White tells a joke that starts off, "You know what fuckin I hate about trannies?"
The crowd goes silent in shocked horror, and after a beat, he continues,
"The damn things won't shift out of 'Park' unless you have your fuckin' foot on the brake."
Your pseudonym is appropriate, JustAnotherOldGuy. . . . It's called technology advancement.
"Shut the fuck up, N00b. I've bought and abandoned more technology that you can shake your tiny micro-dick at."
by serviscope_minor (Score:0, Troll)
I think your post has been analyzed and rated appropriately.
Reminds me of a newspaper startup back in the 80's(?) called Good News, that only printed uplifting and cheerful stories. Needless to say that experiment didn't last long.
Both editions are now collector's items.
I went to the page, and my browser immediately started asking me for "permission to send me notifications", ala "in-browser nagging and begging".
Instant turn off. Jesus fucking christ, can't you even wait until someone joins before starting to pester the shit out of them??
Also, alll the stuff about "healthy, positive communities" sounds like codespeak for "SJW's run this place". As if Reddit wasn't already infested with all the "safe space" and "triggering" and "micro-aggression" bullshit, this looks to be built for SJW's from the ground up.
Yeah, umm thanks, but I'll pass on this.
Microsoft makes phones? lol since when?
Headline: "Over 1 Million People Use Tor To Check Facebook Anonymously Each Month"
Translation: "NSA Adds Over 1 Million People To Secret Watch List Each Month"
Stop blaming the technology for the idiots who use it. If you make a DB public what do you expect? You can do the exact same thing with any other DBMS.
NO, you can't. mySQL requires, yes, requires you to assign a root password upon install.
Face it, the MongoDB defaults are shit. Just admit it and stop blaming the poor fuckers who have to use it. Yes, they should have assigned a password, but the fact of the matter is that MongoDB should have made it impossible not to.
When that nazi cunt Poettering stops taking bribes from the CIA, or just admits that he's a kiddy-diddler and takes the hit.
It almost makes kiddy-diddling look like the least offensive thing he's done.
Oh my, 132Gb of tasty, tasty user data. It's like an all-you-can-eat hacker buffet.
I do object to immoral, ineffective and/or grossly inefficient wastes of money and resources.
You object to the things that you personally think are "immoral, ineffective and/or grossly inefficient wastes of money and resources", but thankfully not everyone feels as you do.
The Disable Advertising checkbox does not work.
The "Install Adblock" checkbox seems to work, though.
I'd laugh, except the regular "exploit du jour" thing just isn't funny any more.
Honestly, Windows has more holes than a Chinese whorehouse. Is it ever going to be a secure operating system?
Goodness gracious, I'm SO shocked. BRB, got to run to my fainting couch.
"Hearing aid manufacturers say that diagnosing and treating hearing loss is too complex for consumers to do using consumer devices, without the aid of a professional."
Translation: "Protect our wildly lucrative business model!!"
Yeah, OF COURSE hearing aid manufacturers would say that, and in a few specific instances they may be right. But in the vast majority of cases it's bullshit.