Well, not the duress thing, but they do look at a case before trial to see if it has a basis and a chance of winning. Then the complainant gets to pay all the defendant's legal costs, lucky them!
All it is, is that I'm so tired of this whole 'It's our constitutional right blah blah' crap that goes on. Surprise, it's not. It's through Supreme Court interpretations, and shaky ones at that.
Helpless? Puhlease. It's a better PDA than most if not all of the dross that's out there. It still has developers. It *works*, fancy that. And unlike the Apple ][, you can still use it every day. Have you used one? It has proper handwriting recognition. It rocks.
A good product is a good product regardless of whether it's still continued.
Also, the fact that keyboard shortcuts have been used in the MacOS since wayyyyy back seems to have escaped your mighty purview. What's the relevance of your 'OS X or OS9' comment?
It's been my experience that ISP's just hate supporting Dreamcast. If you're happy to look after your gran's needs, that's fine, but they might just be a little easier for her to deal with if you install a *nix on it.
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Furthermore, the basis on which the game is being banned ("sexual violence") is extremely tenuous because the act of killing a prostitute after (and not before or during) sex shouldn't qualify as sexual violence.
I disagree. I feel that the whole concept of sexual and physical ownership that is tied in with hiring a prostitute does, in fact, come with a certain amount of responsibility for any violence that comes after. I would find it hard to separate the violent act from the immediately preceding one.
All that said, the 'Liberal' government can frankly go and shove it.
That's true. OTOH, one may be fined $5000 for selling tobacco to a minor, and one may be fined something-or-other for oermitting a minor to see an R rated movie, so I'm wondering why the different standard for stores?
'Aaagh they took away our guns' is hardly a substitute for a real discussion, kids. Especially when you either don't live here or never bothered finding out the facts. They banned automatic and semi-automatic ones. You're still allowed to get those if you have a good reason, and you can still buy a gun as long as you're capable. (ie. an adult and not a violent raving crim.)
Meanwhile, this whole censorship thing is plain weird. This coming from a country that permits all maner of naughty Violence 'n' Cuss Words to be used in prime time TV is just a knee jerk reaction.
But the fact of the matter is that rating systems (similar to TV ratings) have been in place here for ages. Literally ages. You are not meant to buy an MA-rated game when under the age of 15. There is, apparently, going to be an R rating for those of us over the age of 18.
Do stores enforce them? Not on yer nellie. It's my suspicion that if the retailers actually got off their collective lazy hineys and enforced these regulations they're meant to be doing, the OFLC wouldn't be in such a tizzy.
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More to the point, why does Slashdot have to approve this stuff in the queue as 'news'? Lame.
That's what Californian anti-SLAPP laws are about.
Well, not the duress thing, but they do look at a case before trial to see if it has a basis and a chance of winning. Then the complainant gets to pay all the defendant's legal costs, lucky them!
Nice stereotype you got there.
I have personally installed Linux on four PPCs and five intel boxes. And I use a gay little gumdrop. Fancy that!!
All it is, is that I'm so tired of this whole 'It's our constitutional right blah blah' crap that goes on. Surprise, it's not. It's through Supreme Court interpretations, and shaky ones at that.
Helpless? Puhlease. It's a better PDA than most if not all of the dross that's out there. It still has developers. It *works*, fancy that. And unlike the Apple ][, you can still use it every day. Have you used one? It has proper handwriting recognition. It rocks.
A good product is a good product regardless of whether it's still continued.
Oh, and I use a Palm, so I'm not biased.
Point out how making a digital copy of something is either speech or press, and you get a cookie from my law professor.
Also, the fact that keyboard shortcuts have been used in the MacOS since wayyyyy back seems to have escaped your mighty purview. What's the relevance of your 'OS X or OS9' comment?
Uhh... riight. he hehe he harr har heh you so funny, I went my pants.
I look forward to T( H)GSB; we won't have to see you overreacting every time someone has the nerve to offer an opinion that you don't like.
It's been my experience that ISP's just hate supporting Dreamcast. If you're happy to look after your gran's needs, that's fine, but they might just be a little easier for her to deal with if you install a *nix on it.
I disagree. I feel that the whole concept of sexual and physical ownership that is tied in with hiring a prostitute does, in fact, come with a certain amount of responsibility for any violence that comes after. I would find it hard to separate the violent act from the immediately preceding one.
All that said, the 'Liberal' government can frankly go and shove it.
Do you read every piece of chain-e-mail you get?
Try this link. These are people who have done their research and may even know what they're talking about.
That's true. OTOH, one may be fined $5000 for selling tobacco to a minor, and one may be fined something-or-other for oermitting a minor to see an R rated movie, so I'm wondering why the different standard for stores?
Actually, over 30% of the guns turned in during the buyback and amnesty in the state of Victoria were unlicensed and/or illegal guns.
And yes, dear, I do feel somewhat safer knowing that I live in a country where the murder rate is a quarter of that of the US.
'Aaagh they took away our guns' is hardly a substitute for a real discussion, kids. Especially when you either don't live here or never bothered finding out the facts. They banned automatic and semi-automatic ones. You're still allowed to get those if you have a good reason, and you can still buy a gun as long as you're capable. (ie. an adult and not a violent raving crim.)
Meanwhile, this whole censorship thing is plain weird. This coming from a country that permits all maner of naughty Violence 'n' Cuss Words to be used in prime time TV is just a knee jerk reaction.
But the fact of the matter is that rating systems (similar to TV ratings) have been in place here for ages. Literally ages. You are not meant to buy an MA-rated game when under the age of 15. There is, apparently, going to be an R rating for those of us over the age of 18.
Do stores enforce them? Not on yer nellie. It's my suspicion that if the retailers actually got off their collective lazy hineys and enforced these regulations they're meant to be doing, the OFLC wouldn't be in such a tizzy.