"Any reasonably intelligent person, savvy enough to be using the Internet... would be aware that messages are received in a recorded format, by their very nature, and can be downloaded or printed," said the court, likening an e-mail message to a message left on a telephone answering machine.
I would have to agree with this interpretation.
Personally, I would think the defense would hav ebeen better off arguing that the chat logs were altered... Then again his solitication to the girl while a detective was present would sort of torpedo that defense.
If the authorities were intercepting his messages while he was sending them, that would be one thing and should require a warrant. But a person turning over e-mail messages and chat logs after the fact? Nah.
The Bush administration has come down on the side of Disney. I don't anticipate the future Chief Justice wanting to deviate too much from the President's desires.
-It can't go as fast as a car or bike (even a push bike)
It can go as fast as a car stuck in rush hour traffic.
-It can't go as far as the average person can walk before needing a re-charge.
The average person can walk 17 miles but *doesn't*. Most people don't even walk a mile for anything.
-It doesn't give you a seat to sit on, so you end up standing for 20mins (what is the difference between standing on a segway, and standing on the train in rush-hour? - at least a train does more than 10mph).
Oh I forgot. I can just hop on the NON-EXISTANT mass transportation here. Silly me.
If you're lucky enough to live in New York, DC or any of the handful of cities with decent train systems, then it would make less sense to use a Segway.
-Its expensive, so it will get stolen.
Cars are and do.
-Its expensive so no-one will buy it.
In the end, it'll probably be as expensive as a good desktop computer.
>>>-It can't go as fast as a car or bike (even a push bike)>>-It can't go as far as the average person can walk before needing a re-charge.>>-It doesn't give you a seat to sit on, so you end up standing for 20mins (what is the difference between standing on a segway, and standing on the train in rush-hour? - at least a train does more than 10mph).>>-Its expensive, so it will get stolen.>>-Its expensive so no-one will buy it.
In the end, it'll probably be as expensive as a good desktop computer.
They were in Washington state's legislature as well. A friend of mine who works at the Capitol got to try the Segway out. He thought it was pretty cool.
We've written them letters and put them on notice up front, as did most managers and lawyers, saying, `Don't put our artists' music up.' But they'll do it anyway. They're so arrogant. They're taking the position of: `We don't care. Let's just do it without asking.' They're ignoring their contracts. It's ridiculous.
The manager also expressed shock that the Pope is Catholic, it rains in Seattle, and that Bill Clinton is no longer President.
>>The court may be conservative on social issues, but conservatives also believe in a strict interpretation of the consitution.
In theory. In practice, conservatives on the court have acted very differently, ruling in favor of police and corporations. Look at decisions involving police powers for example.
I have a feeling that at least Scalia, Thomas and Rhenquist will come down on the side of Disney et al. That means the case will likely be decided by Kennedy and/or O'Connor.
>>I am disgusted at your comparison of the act of blocking websites to the murdering of thousands of innocent people.
And how well is government dissent tolerated in China?
How are Cisco's actions any different from IBM's innovative business solutions for population tracking that Nazi Germany deployed on a enterprise scale?
Define "inappropriate" as well as the penalties for posting something "inappropriate" on non-.xxx domains. Hardcore porn is easy but what about safe-sex guides? Sexual positions manual? Is it inappropriate if you use cartoons? Computer generated models? Unerotic photos of models?
You'll never be able to make it mandatory. Sure, you might be able to move a great deal of the porno business to.xxx, but not all of it. Filtering sites would likely be about as effective as it is now.
>>When you come up with a good first series that everyone likes, don't EVER change it.
Characters and situations that never change is BORING. And Friends(along with most sitcoms) is a perfect example of that kind of crap.
>>Buffy - Started great, then they moved to college. And please understand this simple fact: Most people who watch Sci-Fi are male geeks. We do NOT like watching dumb footballer/jocks getting with hot girls.
I seriously doubt the demographics match your perception. I think it's safe to say that more women watch Buffy than "male geeks". Of course, women hated Riley too but he was written out of the show over a year ago. And Buffy treated him like crap anyways.
As for Buffy, the 6th season is shaping up to be its best yet. I'm sure the situation with Spike is irking you even more though. I'm sure you'd prefer that Buffy settled down with Jonathan or something.
As a series, Buffy has *always* toyed with developing characters and changing the situations. Angel going evil and killing Jenny Calendar. The revolving door of characters. Spike's relationship with Buffy. Xander and Anya getting engaged. Willow's relationships with Oz and Tara. The inventive villains.
Change is generally a good thing though it's a risk. And change isn't always done intentionally. It just happens. Would you have Buffy still be set in High School this season?
My life has gone through so many changes in the past six years it's not even funny. I've moved six times, lived in five different cities, worked four different jobs in three different industries and had relationships with two women, one of whom I loved.
If I were still in college going down to the game room at the HUB to play Magic, I'd be bored out of my mind and clawing my eyes out in agony. I certainly don't want to watch a TV show that's *less* interesting than my own life.
>>X-Files - Started great, then they suddenly took scully out with some stupid cancer government conspiracy.
SMG actually acquits herself nicely. I was surprised. Amber Benson, Anthony Stewart Head, and Hinton Battle kick ass. Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulsen are okay. James Marsters is about the same but gets the best song of the show. Michelle Trachtenberg and Allyson Hannigan can't sing worth a damn but they don't get more than a handful of lines.
I couldn't tell from the article, but I assume you would go through the "I don't have internet access so I'm 'talking' on the 'phone' to a 'representative' of 'Microsoft' who has 'provided' me with this 'key'" process.
>>Not until someone actually DOES and sues the manufacturer for millions of dollars. Remember McDonalds and the lawsuit that required them to put "Warning! Coffee is extremely hot! Drink with caution!" on their coffee cups?
Do you remember that the woman got third degree burns, needed skin grafts, spent a couple weeks in intensive care and offered to settle for ~$20K in hospital fees?
Do you remember that McDonald's rebuffed that offer?
Do you remember McDonald's having received hundreds of complaints in the past about the coffee temperature?
Do you remember that after losing the trial, McDonald's lowered the coffee temperature to something consumable by human beings?
Or do you only remember how the media characterized the case?
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"Any reasonably intelligent person, savvy enough to be using the Internet ... would be aware that messages are received in a recorded format, by their very nature, and can be downloaded or printed," said the court, likening an e-mail message to a message left on a telephone answering machine.
I would have to agree with this interpretation.
Personally, I would think the defense would hav ebeen better off arguing that the chat logs were altered... Then again his solitication to the girl while a detective was present would sort of torpedo that defense.
If the authorities were intercepting his messages while he was sending them, that would be one thing and should require a warrant. But a person turning over e-mail messages and chat logs after the fact? Nah.
The Bush administration has come down on the side of Disney. I don't anticipate the future Chief Justice wanting to deviate too much from the President's desires.
-It can't go as fast as a car or bike (even a push bike)
It can go as fast as a car stuck in rush hour traffic.
-It can't go as far as the average person can walk before needing a re-charge.
The average person can walk 17 miles but *doesn't*. Most people don't even walk a mile for anything.
-It doesn't give you a seat to sit on, so you end up standing for 20mins (what is the difference between standing on a segway, and standing on the train in rush-hour? - at least a train does more than 10mph).
Oh I forgot. I can just hop on the NON-EXISTANT mass transportation here. Silly me.
If you're lucky enough to live in New York, DC or any of the handful of cities with decent train systems, then it would make less sense to use a Segway.
-Its expensive, so it will get stolen.
Cars are and do.
-Its expensive so no-one will buy it.
In the end, it'll probably be as expensive as a good desktop computer.
>>>-It can't go as fast as a car or bike (even a push bike)>>-It can't go as far as the average person can walk before needing a re-charge.>>-It doesn't give you a seat to sit on, so you end up standing for 20mins (what is the difference between standing on a segway, and standing on the train in rush-hour? - at least a train does more than 10mph).>>-Its expensive, so it will get stolen.>>-Its expensive so no-one will buy it.
In the end, it'll probably be as expensive as a good desktop computer.
They were in Washington state's legislature as well. A friend of mine who works at the Capitol got to try the Segway out. He thought it was pretty cool.
The manager also expressed shock that the Pope is Catholic, it rains in Seattle, and that Bill Clinton is no longer President.
>>The court may be conservative on social issues, but conservatives also believe in a strict interpretation of the consitution.
In theory. In practice, conservatives on the court have acted very differently, ruling in favor of police and corporations. Look at decisions involving police powers for example.
I have a feeling that at least Scalia, Thomas and Rhenquist will come down on the side of Disney et al. That means the case will likely be decided by Kennedy and/or O'Connor.
>>I am disgusted at your comparison of the act of blocking websites to the murdering of thousands of innocent people.
And how well is government dissent tolerated in China?
How are Cisco's actions any different from IBM's innovative business solutions for population tracking that Nazi Germany deployed on a enterprise scale?
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>>Gore got worse grades than Bush for cryin' out loud, yet they both graduated.
Another person who swallowed YAMM(Yet Another Media Mischaracterization).
Ask yourself, if Gore got worse grades than Bush, than how did Gore graduate cum laude and Bush did not?
What do you mean "now" Reagan can't remember? He starting forgetting stuff early into his second term!
a beo-... Ehhhh. Too easy.
Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of MPAA Nazis descending upon this?
In which case, I can automatically make chats logs of all my conversations.
Provided AOL actually lets me get into the system of course....
Shredding paper always gives me this warm fuzzy feeling.
The same feeling I get when I put body parts through the wood chipper.
>>and (in the case of Washingtonians) sexual favors...
They're supposed to provide those? God damn. Why didn't anyone tell me!?
Here's the problem:
.xxx, but not all of it. Filtering sites would likely be about as effective as it is now.
Define "inappropriate" as well as the penalties for posting something "inappropriate" on non-.xxx domains. Hardcore porn is easy but what about safe-sex guides? Sexual positions manual? Is it inappropriate if you use cartoons? Computer generated models? Unerotic photos of models?
You'll never be able to make it mandatory. Sure, you might be able to move a great deal of the porno business to
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are both excellent shows.
Oh, and Survivor, though YMMV.
>>When you come up with a good first series that everyone likes, don't EVER change it.
Characters and situations that never change is BORING. And Friends(along with most sitcoms) is a perfect example of that kind of crap.
>>Buffy - Started great, then they moved to college. And please understand this simple fact: Most people who watch Sci-Fi are male geeks. We do NOT like watching dumb footballer/jocks getting with hot girls.
I seriously doubt the demographics match your perception. I think it's safe to say that more women watch Buffy than "male geeks". Of course, women hated Riley too but he was written out of the show over a year ago. And Buffy treated him like crap anyways.
As for Buffy, the 6th season is shaping up to be its best yet. I'm sure the situation with Spike is irking you even more though. I'm sure you'd prefer that Buffy settled down with Jonathan or something.
As a series, Buffy has *always* toyed with developing characters and changing the situations. Angel going evil and killing Jenny Calendar. The revolving door of characters. Spike's relationship with Buffy. Xander and Anya getting engaged. Willow's relationships with Oz and Tara. The inventive villains.
Change is generally a good thing though it's a risk. And change isn't always done intentionally. It just happens. Would you have Buffy still be set in High School this season?
My life has gone through so many changes in the past six years it's not even funny. I've moved six times, lived in five different cities, worked four different jobs in three different industries and had relationships with two women, one of whom I loved.
If I were still in college going down to the game room at the HUB to play Magic, I'd be bored out of my mind and clawing my eyes out in agony. I certainly don't want to watch a TV show that's *less* interesting than my own life.
>>X-Files - Started great, then they suddenly took scully out with some stupid cancer government conspiracy.
That's because the actress was pregnant, moron.
SMG actually acquits herself nicely. I was surprised. Amber Benson, Anthony Stewart Head, and Hinton Battle kick ass. Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulsen are okay. James Marsters is about the same but gets the best song of the show. Michelle Trachtenberg and Allyson Hannigan can't sing worth a damn but they don't get more than a handful of lines.
And there's Willow/Tara sex!
>Do you remember that the person got coffee at a drive thru window and put it between their legs?
Do you remember that she wasn't the driver and the car was stopped?
>>Hatchbacks to take care of the rottweilers, SUV's to take care of the Hatchback, Semis...
and the beauty of it is that the Semis freeze to death come winter!
I couldn't tell from the article, but I assume you would go through the "I don't have internet access so I'm 'talking' on the 'phone' to a 'representative' of 'Microsoft' who has 'provided' me with this 'key'" process.
Otherwise, it'd be pretty useless.
>>Or in this case, a million blind monkeys at work on a million typewriters can produce the entire Fox fall lineup.
What do you mean "can"? They *did*.
>>Not until someone actually DOES and sues the manufacturer for millions of dollars. Remember McDonalds and the lawsuit that required them to put "Warning! Coffee is extremely hot! Drink with caution!" on their coffee cups?
Do you remember that the woman got third degree burns, needed skin grafts, spent a couple weeks in intensive care and offered to settle for ~$20K in hospital fees?
Do you remember that McDonald's rebuffed that offer?
Do you remember McDonald's having received hundreds of complaints in the past about the coffee temperature?
Do you remember that after losing the trial, McDonald's lowered the coffee temperature to something consumable by human beings?
Or do you only remember how the media characterized the case?
>>If it wins, it will be up there with Schindler's List, Amadeus, and Gandhi.
It'll also be up there with Rocky and Titanic.