There are no evidence collection rules about trash.
Maybe not, but what about impeachability?
If you don't maintain a chain of custody, how can you prove, for example, that the evidence wasn't tampered with in transit? And once that evidence is tainted, assuming it's an original, it's useless there on out.
Somebody trained might know how to:
Collect evidence without tainting it themselves.
Document and produce a chain of custody to prove it wasn't tainted by someone else.
Get it to the appropriate people who know how to store and deal with it until it arrives at the court.
Whatever else they teach you in PI/Police Officer Skool
It may still be legal to admit the evidence you found in your neighbors garbage can, and it may prove the point to you, but any evidence you collect is going to be seriously impeachable, and likely wouldn't make your case.
Unless you happened to be trained. Like, maybe, oh, I dunno, if you were a PI, just for a random, out-there example...
I think it comes more down to quality of evidence than admissibility, although there is a certain element of admissibility too.
I live in Gresham, work in Portland, and attend the 2600 meetings, so I suppose we'll have a chance to argue in person if you want.:)
Your characterization of Portland is pretty unfair. Crime is low, but hardly the lowest in the country. Gresham has lower crime, if you're just comparing areas called cities to other areas called cities, and if you'd like a more "comparable" city, well, what do you mean by comparable? Population size? Land area? Number of police? Complaints?
I don't read about Portland police shooting unarmed persons that often. I'm sure it happens, but I actually can't remember an incident off the top of my head. I did grab the Portland Tribune and look at the most recent story of a shooting, and it's about the port shooting of a security guard on routine patrol last night. It's here if you would like to read it. The next most recent one is about gang activity.
All in all, most of my experiences with the Portland police have been good, and they are a decent department. I will admit I saw one give a probably-racially-motivated jaywalking ticket to a black guy once. That sucked, though everyone involved was professional about it. I was particularly impressed with how well the unknown black gentleman conducted himself in the face of a ridiculous ticket. I'da been pissed myself. That's the only bad experience I can say that I've had with the Portland police, though. More than 20 years living in the metro area, and one bad personal experience with Portland police? I can hardly complain about that.
Overall, I think that Gresham's police are far, far worse than Portland's (and even they aren't that bad). I have a lot of respect for the Multnomah County, Portland, Troutdale, Wood Village, Fairview, Beaverton, Hillsboro... the list goes on... police. I get nervous when I see a Gresham, Sandy, or Tigard car coming around the corner. But that's just me.
And even with all the negative contact I've had with them: No guns drawn down on me.
I'd venture to say that, if you and your friends are truly getting harassed this much by Portland police, then perhaps you should change your friends and re-evaluate your behavior.
I do all the normal screwing around that an early-20-something is expected to do -- driving too fast, getting drunk, and generally being loud, annoying, boisterous and disorderly -- but unlike most, I do it while openly carrying a firearm in a city where firearms are banned without a special permit (Oregon CHL). Never once have the assault rifles, shotguns, or submachine guns come out on me. If the police were over zealous, don't you think that, by now, I would have at least had one stop me, much less get drawn down on?
Personal experiences are what they are, which is why both of ours have been so much different. However, on the whole, I've come to the conclusion that the Portland police are mostly Ok. A few bad apples? Sure. Every department has them. It sucks. We, as citizens, have a duty to do what we can to fix it. And I do what I can to that end.
However, based on the choice of language in your post, it sounds like you're reaction is mostly (understandably, if you've really had this much trouble) based on emotion and lacks introspection into and thought about what the real problem is.
Perhaps it's not the police. Perhaps it's you?
I can't really say without knowing you, just hope to have given you something to think about. All I can tell you is that my experience is vastly different. I'm not a police apologist by any means, but of all the corrupt and detestable departments out there in the country, Portland hardly ranks among the worst. They do a decent job.
Incorrect, at least in the US. Trademarks work more or less like copyright; they are automatic upon use of the mark to trade goods or services (service marks).
Registering does have several advantages (again, in the same vein as copyright) over not registering: Nationwide presumption, ability to bring suits in federal courts, etc.
When you register a trademark, it is no longer a simple trademark, but a "registered trademark", denoted by a (r) rather than a (tm).
If I recall, it's also pretty difficult to win registration for a mark.
That page is terrible. Many so-called "two party" states are actually "all party" states. And there are more than two parties on every call: In many cases, the phone company is a "party" your call as well, who must consent to recording.
Can we Tape? is quite a bit better (though apparently a bit out of date).
The good news is, when the store chains and the insurance companies hook up, you'll "save" another couple of bucks for preferring wheat bread over rye...
/but not as much as the guy who picks something even healthier.
I've purchased AA and AAAs in bulk from them (Tenergy AAs and Powerizer AAAs). While they aren't the highest capacity batteries available, they are pretty close, and I haven't been able to beat the price per cell on comparable batteries or the price per MaH.
The AAs seem to do a bit better in high-drain, as they seem to bleed a full charge in about four-six months, which means something that might run practically forever on a set (like a transistor radio you don't use often, or a small scanner), usually won't eat the batteries before they eat themselves. But they've done really well for me.
I'm not real happy with the Powerizers. They seem more like 400-500mah than 850, but alas, I can't really test them. I'm tempted to buy some of the Tenergy AAs to try, but unfortunately I've already got a bunch of the Powerizers.
I also purchased their 10-position AA/AAA charger/discharger. It works fine, but makes this annoying buzz every second or so as it charges and discharges, I'm assuming because of cheap components. Invest the extra bucks for a nice Maha.
Anyway, read up at battery university before you go making any purchases. There is a lot of good info there. Just keep in mind they are operated buy the guy who runs Cadex.
You friend must be truly gifted to be able to hear up to 128KHz. And you can hear up to 320KHz? Damn. I can barely hear up to 25KHz, and let me tell, anything with more than a little amplitude is just painful at that frequency. 320KHz... I can't even imagine how you could stand to be anywhere near modern electronics. How do you listen to CDs? I doubt CDs can record audio data much above 30KHz, not to mention that most equipment can't reproduce it. You'd be loosing so much depth over everyday sounds and live performances that everything would just sound like sludge. You must laugh in the face of 320Kbit mp3s. And I bet even those $20,000 gold audio cables can't deliver...
vibration picking? Why is everyone calling it "bumping" now? Just because someone invented a new buzzword? Or does "bumping" refer to vibration picking with a special filed-down key? What's the deal?
I enjoyed Rhapsody a ton myself. It's great for music at the office or whatever when I'm away from my computer. Unfortunately, for what I used it for, and for the quality of the audio, it was just too expensive. If it had been cheaper (around maybe $10/mo.), or if they had included the ability to dump unlimited audio to my MP3 player for free, I probably would have stuck around. (They introduced an unlimited download subscription service for MP3 player users -- you just had plug our plyaer in every 4 weeks or so -- but it was around $35/mo. Way too much, IMHO.)
I've played all the GTA games and the first two Carmageddon's (aren't there 3 or 4 now?), and I've never had any such inclination.
Further, I've found a good round of Need for Speed: Underground 2 actually helps me get more dangerous driving practices out of my system for a while, and probably ends up making me safer on the road.
And get this: I haven't shot any cops, either, in spite of the corrupt police force that resides in my city. (Well, more burnt-out than corrupt, I suppose -- Compared to surrounding cities and their officers/populations/crimes, my police department has about 30% of the resources necessary to do it's job.)
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In most places, you only rent property from the .gov. Yay property taxes!
And neither would staying on his land be. It's called "trespassing."
Sheese, people.
There are no evidence collection rules about trash.
Maybe not, but what about impeachability?
If you don't maintain a chain of custody, how can you prove, for example, that the evidence wasn't tampered with in transit? And once that evidence is tainted, assuming it's an original, it's useless there on out.
Somebody trained might know how to:
It may still be legal to admit the evidence you found in your neighbors garbage can, and it may prove the point to you, but any evidence you collect is going to be seriously impeachable, and likely wouldn't make your case.
Unless you happened to be trained. Like, maybe, oh, I dunno, if you were a PI, just for a random, out-there example...
I think it comes more down to quality of evidence than admissibility, although there is a certain element of admissibility too.
Hi fellow libertarian. :)
Ironic that should come up, as I was just arrested for "intercepting" my conversation between myself and a friendly police officer...
I live in Gresham, work in Portland, and attend the 2600 meetings, so I suppose we'll have a chance to argue in person if you want. :)
Your characterization of Portland is pretty unfair. Crime is low, but hardly the lowest in the country. Gresham has lower crime, if you're just comparing areas called cities to other areas called cities, and if you'd like a more "comparable" city, well, what do you mean by comparable? Population size? Land area? Number of police? Complaints?
I don't read about Portland police shooting unarmed persons that often. I'm sure it happens, but I actually can't remember an incident off the top of my head. I did grab the Portland Tribune and look at the most recent story of a shooting, and it's about the port shooting of a security guard on routine patrol last night. It's here if you would like to read it. The next most recent one is about gang activity.
All in all, most of my experiences with the Portland police have been good, and they are a decent department. I will admit I saw one give a probably-racially-motivated jaywalking ticket to a black guy once. That sucked, though everyone involved was professional about it. I was particularly impressed with how well the unknown black gentleman conducted himself in the face of a ridiculous ticket. I'da been pissed myself. That's the only bad experience I can say that I've had with the Portland police, though. More than 20 years living in the metro area, and one bad personal experience with Portland police? I can hardly complain about that.
Overall, I think that Gresham's police are far, far worse than Portland's (and even they aren't that bad). I have a lot of respect for the Multnomah County, Portland, Troutdale, Wood Village, Fairview, Beaverton, Hillsboro... the list goes on... police. I get nervous when I see a Gresham, Sandy, or Tigard car coming around the corner. But that's just me.
And even with all the negative contact I've had with them: No guns drawn down on me.
I'd venture to say that, if you and your friends are truly getting harassed this much by Portland police, then perhaps you should change your friends and re-evaluate your behavior.
I do all the normal screwing around that an early-20-something is expected to do -- driving too fast, getting drunk, and generally being loud, annoying, boisterous and disorderly -- but unlike most, I do it while openly carrying a firearm in a city where firearms are banned without a special permit (Oregon CHL). Never once have the assault rifles, shotguns, or submachine guns come out on me. If the police were over zealous, don't you think that, by now, I would have at least had one stop me, much less get drawn down on?
Personal experiences are what they are, which is why both of ours have been so much different. However, on the whole, I've come to the conclusion that the Portland police are mostly Ok. A few bad apples? Sure. Every department has them. It sucks. We, as citizens, have a duty to do what we can to fix it. And I do what I can to that end.
However, based on the choice of language in your post, it sounds like you're reaction is mostly (understandably, if you've really had this much trouble) based on emotion and lacks introspection into and thought about what the real problem is.
Perhaps it's not the police. Perhaps it's you?
I can't really say without knowing you, just hope to have given you something to think about. All I can tell you is that my experience is vastly different. I'm not a police apologist by any means, but of all the corrupt and detestable departments out there in the country, Portland hardly ranks among the worst. They do a decent job.
See you next month!
Incorrect, at least in the US. Trademarks work more or less like copyright; they are automatic upon use of the mark to trade goods or services (service marks).
Registering does have several advantages (again, in the same vein as copyright) over not registering: Nationwide presumption, ability to bring suits in federal courts, etc.
When you register a trademark, it is no longer a simple trademark, but a "registered trademark", denoted by a (r) rather than a (tm).
If I recall, it's also pretty difficult to win registration for a mark.
More info: http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/workflow/start.htm
...accessing the list through TOR?
Sounds more like this:
http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Torrents_stop_at_99_percent
That page is terrible. Many so-called "two party" states are actually "all party" states. And there are more than two parties on every call: In many cases, the phone company is a "party" your call as well, who must consent to recording.
Can we Tape? is quite a bit better (though apparently a bit out of date).
The good news is, when the store chains and the insurance companies hook up, you'll "save" another couple of bucks for preferring wheat bread over rye...
/but not as much as the guy who picks something even healthier.
To learn about the different chemistries:
http://batteryuniversity.com/
I've found NiMH to be the best balance for all my applications.
I've had good luck buying NiMH in bulk from this company:
http://www.shorelinemarket.com/
I've purchased AA and AAAs in bulk from them (Tenergy AAs and Powerizer AAAs). While they aren't the highest capacity batteries available, they are pretty close, and I haven't been able to beat the price per cell on comparable batteries or the price per MaH.
The AAs seem to do a bit better in high-drain, as they seem to bleed a full charge in about four-six months, which means something that might run practically forever on a set (like a transistor radio you don't use often, or a small scanner), usually won't eat the batteries before they eat themselves. But they've done really well for me.
I'm not real happy with the Powerizers. They seem more like 400-500mah than 850, but alas, I can't really test them. I'm tempted to buy some of the Tenergy AAs to try, but unfortunately I've already got a bunch of the Powerizers.
I also purchased their 10-position AA/AAA charger/discharger. It works fine, but makes this annoying buzz every second or so as it charges and discharges, I'm assuming because of cheap components. Invest the extra bucks for a nice Maha.
Anyway, read up at battery university before you go making any purchases. There is a lot of good info there. Just keep in mind they are operated buy the guy who runs Cadex.
Just relakks!
/happy customer...
You friend must be truly gifted to be able to hear up to 128KHz. And you can hear up to 320KHz? Damn. I can barely hear up to 25KHz, and let me tell, anything with more than a little amplitude is just painful at that frequency. 320KHz... I can't even imagine how you could stand to be anywhere near modern electronics. How do you listen to CDs? I doubt CDs can record audio data much above 30KHz, not to mention that most equipment can't reproduce it. You'd be loosing so much depth over everyday sounds and live performances that everything would just sound like sludge. You must laugh in the face of 320Kbit mp3s. And I bet even those $20,000 gold audio cables can't deliver...
vibration picking? Why is everyone calling it "bumping" now? Just because someone invented a new buzzword? Or does "bumping" refer to vibration picking with a special filed-down key? What's the deal?
*cough*
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http://revs.tv/ isn't bad.
With Rhapsody to Go, songs are $.99-$1.25 a piece. With Rhapsody Unlimited, they are included in the monthly fee.
I enjoyed Rhapsody a ton myself. It's great for music at the office or whatever when I'm away from my computer. Unfortunately, for what I used it for, and for the quality of the audio, it was just too expensive. If it had been cheaper (around maybe $10/mo.), or if they had included the ability to dump unlimited audio to my MP3 player for free, I probably would have stuck around. (They introduced an unlimited download subscription service for MP3 player users -- you just had plug our plyaer in every 4 weeks or so -- but it was around $35/mo. Way too much, IMHO.)
The idea of implicit query comes to mind...
I've played all the GTA games and the first two Carmageddon's (aren't there 3 or 4 now?), and I've never had any such inclination.
Further, I've found a good round of Need for Speed: Underground 2 actually helps me get more dangerous driving practices out of my system for a while, and probably ends up making me safer on the road.
And get this: I haven't shot any cops, either, in spite of the corrupt police force that resides in my city. (Well, more burnt-out than corrupt, I suppose -- Compared to surrounding cities and their officers/populations/crimes, my police department has about 30% of the resources necessary to do it's job.)
http://bash.org/?4281 get up get on up get up get on up and DANCE * nmp3bot dances :D- i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet
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