There's only one problem with this approach: the media companies. You see, they get to talk right up until the end. They get to say whatever they want. And if they don't like you, you're toast. (To take some older examples, think of Dukakis or Quayle.)
So now you're telling people that they can't say what they want, with their own money, unless they happen to own a newspaper, or a TV or radio station. Do you really think that will bring us a better political class?
If you want the money out of politics, you have to take the politics out of money. Quite a few libertarians have been advocating this for a long time. Otherwise, the money will always be there, and all you're doing is ignoring the First Amendment in order to try to score political points.
IA definitely NAL, YMMV. However, I answered as I did because he wanted to avoid the lawsuit, not just the fine. His policy probably would prevail in court, but it wouldn't be cheap.
Protip: If you want to avoid blackmail, avoiding doing overtly illegal things is probably a good place to start. Especially overtly illegal things that have enormous civil penalties.
routers with a tendency to spontaneously reset to factory default that includes open Wifi
Do you really think that's more likely than the defendant just stealing some music?
It would be interesting to see what happens to a defendant
Not really; he'd get reamed. Judges have nearly unlimited power within their own courtrooms. You'd find that the trial started turning against you, rapidly, if you pulled that kind of stunt.
If meninblack.mkv isn't the movie, then walk into court with your laptop, show them that the file is exactly the same size as the one in the suit, and play your home recording of ninjas. The courts do not care that the evidence does not meet forensic standard. It doesn't have to.
Not part of the federal government. Not even part of state government. That's local, if it's part of government at all - in most rural areas, fire service is from volunteers only.
You'll still be showing as "offering it for download", you just won't be actually allowing the download to take place.If you want to be truly safe, stick to Rapidshare and... the old way. The other thing. That Which We Do Not Mention. Because it's also download-only.
It's not that hard to have an option, after the first X times you fail miserably at a task, to either make that task easier, or just skip it completely. I played through GTA:SA almost completely in god mode, and (in contrast to playing it as a character who could die) it was enormous amounts of fun. I didn't have to worry about random deaths eating up huge amounts of time, I didn't waste time driving back to a save point after every mission, and I got to do the things that I play a GTA game for: wandering around and killing people in new and inventive ways..
That specifies a "Z" grade for cheaters, who on a first offense can retake the class. A real honor code - like the University of Virginia's - allows expulsion on a first offense.
Who said anything about making the kid compliant? He wanted to know how to keep her from crying.
How old is yours, anyway? Still too young to be mobile? Because when I said that around a bunch of parents, the mothers of young ones all said they'd never do that. And the mothers of the five-year-olds all swore by it. (Fathers were uniformly in favor.)
It's comments like that that make me glad I'm not a parent... the constant holier-than-thou mountain of supercilious crap coming out of strangers' mouths has got to get old fast.
do you know why a lot of Christians want to protect Israel? The Jews have to be there on Judgment day. No Jews, no Jesus. And the Jews die. Evangelicals want them there to die and ensure the return of their savior.
I've seen this bandied about, but it's really not a common viewpoint. I grew up around evangelical Christians. I'm surrounded by them at work. I went to a Christian elementary school that featured more explicit religious instruction than my wife's Catholic elementary school. (For those who know, they used A Beka books - you learn to diagram sentences such as "God does wonderful things for us every day.") And I've never heard that view expressed. I have heard some generic anti-Muslim sentiment - the enemy of my enemy is my friend (and yes, I know where that saying comes from). I've heard that Jews have a covenant with God that predates Christianity - that they are his chosen people, and that as long as they follow the original agreement, they are to be saved. Mostly, they don't think about it much: most typically, they think the Jews are in Israel, they're getting bombed and rocketed by the same crazy people that took the embassy in Iran, and therefore we should (at least) lean toward their side.
Verizon doesn't care about PR. They have the best network, period, and everything else is secondary to them. I am paying them a ridiculous fortune (minimal voice plan, unlimited text and data, 20% employer discount, and it's still over $80/mo) for service, but for that I get service everywhere.
It's the lack of a social life that allows them to afford the BMW and TV. After all, if you never drive it, you can get a 3 series for under $500/mo. That's only about $300/mo more than a Nissan Altima. When an apartment costs $400/mo, that's a lot of money. When your share of a 2BR apt costs $1000, it's not such a big deal.
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There's only one problem with this approach: the media companies. You see, they get to talk right up until the end. They get to say whatever they want. And if they don't like you, you're toast. (To take some older examples, think of Dukakis or Quayle.)
So now you're telling people that they can't say what they want, with their own money, unless they happen to own a newspaper, or a TV or radio station. Do you really think that will bring us a better political class?
If you want the money out of politics, you have to take the politics out of money. Quite a few libertarians have been advocating this for a long time. Otherwise, the money will always be there, and all you're doing is ignoring the First Amendment in order to try to score political points.
IA definitely NAL, YMMV. However, I answered as I did because he wanted to avoid the lawsuit, not just the fine. His policy probably would prevail in court, but it wouldn't be cheap.
Protip: If you want to avoid blackmail, avoiding doing overtly illegal things is probably a good place to start. Especially overtly illegal things that have enormous civil penalties.
routers with a tendency to spontaneously reset to factory default that includes open Wifi
Do you really think that's more likely than the defendant just stealing some music?
It would be interesting to see what happens to a defendant
Not really; he'd get reamed. Judges have nearly unlimited power within their own courtrooms. You'd find that the trial started turning against you, rapidly, if you pulled that kind of stunt.
If meninblack.mkv isn't the movie, then walk into court with your laptop, show them that the file is exactly the same size as the one in the suit, and play your home recording of ninjas. The courts do not care that the evidence does not meet forensic standard. It doesn't have to.
Or:
1. Store your data in the cloud.
2. Buy a new netbook with cash when you arrive at your destination.
3. Sell it when done.
If you're that important, you can afford this.
Not part of the federal government. Not even part of state government. That's local, if it's part of government at all - in most rural areas, fire service is from volunteers only.
frequently pointed out correctly that the computer was wrong after assessing its answer.
What morons built a "mainframe" that couldn't multiply? Sounds like an urban legend.
You'll still be showing as "offering it for download", you just won't be actually allowing the download to take place.If you want to be truly safe, stick to Rapidshare and... the old way. The other thing. That Which We Do Not Mention. Because it's also download-only.
Civil, not criminal. Preponderance of evidence - IOW, "more likely than not" - is the standard.
It's not that hard to have an option, after the first X times you fail miserably at a task, to either make that task easier, or just skip it completely. I played through GTA:SA almost completely in god mode, and (in contrast to playing it as a character who could die) it was enormous amounts of fun. I didn't have to worry about random deaths eating up huge amounts of time, I didn't waste time driving back to a save point after every mission, and I got to do the things that I play a GTA game for: wandering around and killing people in new and inventive ways..
Thanks, I (obviously) missed that.
That specifies a "Z" grade for cheaters, who on a first offense can retake the class. A real honor code - like the University of Virginia's - allows expulsion on a first offense.
UCF probably doesn't have an honor code that would let him throw them out.
is it just because we are lazy and can
Yep. That's pretty much it. Collegiate teaching has been hit-and-miss for centuries; your lecturers aren't anything new.
Truly spoken like someone who's never had an actual, unhappy, unreasonable child in their care.
Who said anything about making the kid compliant? He wanted to know how to keep her from crying.
How old is yours, anyway? Still too young to be mobile? Because when I said that around a bunch of parents, the mothers of young ones all said they'd never do that. And the mothers of the five-year-olds all swore by it. (Fathers were uniformly in favor.)
It's comments like that that make me glad I'm not a parent... the constant holier-than-thou mountain of supercilious crap coming out of strangers' mouths has got to get old fast.
I want to know your techniques
Benadryl, man, Benadryl. God help you if your kid gets wired by it, because every parent I know swears by that stuff.
The only ones we really need for any war short of a worldwide one are the British, and all they have to do is acquiesce to the use of their territory.
do you know why a lot of Christians want to protect Israel? The Jews have to be there on Judgment day. No Jews, no Jesus. And the Jews die. Evangelicals want them there to die and ensure the return of their savior.
I've seen this bandied about, but it's really not a common viewpoint. I grew up around evangelical Christians. I'm surrounded by them at work. I went to a Christian elementary school that featured more explicit religious instruction than my wife's Catholic elementary school. (For those who know, they used A Beka books - you learn to diagram sentences such as "God does wonderful things for us every day.") And I've never heard that view expressed. I have heard some generic anti-Muslim sentiment - the enemy of my enemy is my friend (and yes, I know where that saying comes from). I've heard that Jews have a covenant with God that predates Christianity - that they are his chosen people, and that as long as they follow the original agreement, they are to be saved. Mostly, they don't think about it much: most typically, they think the Jews are in Israel, they're getting bombed and rocketed by the same crazy people that took the embassy in Iran, and therefore we should (at least) lean toward their side.
Verizon doesn't care about PR. They have the best network, period, and everything else is secondary to them. I am paying them a ridiculous fortune (minimal voice plan, unlimited text and data, 20% employer discount, and it's still over $80/mo) for service, but for that I get service everywhere.
It's the lack of a social life that allows them to afford the BMW and TV. After all, if you never drive it, you can get a 3 series for under $500/mo. That's only about $300/mo more than a Nissan Altima. When an apartment costs $400/mo, that's a lot of money. When your share of a 2BR apt costs $1000, it's not such a big deal.
Don't confuse Hollywood accounting for a "loss" with actually losing money.
2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 Chevy Bel Air: here