I wonder what it takes to get a job like that (government agent or "spook" as you called it). It sounds like in some cases it could be a rather interesting career.
The republic originally envisioned would have had several layers, with people voting the bottom local layer, and then those layer of people voting up another level, etc.
Except that doesn't work either, because your local government may not be representative of the top-level government. Maybe you've got shitty representation from the local democrats, but they're good at the upper levels (or visa-versa).
Have a look at what happens with the Canadian system in this regard.
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For those that think they're smarter than cops or lawyers
I'd like to introduce you to somebody you may be familiar with who thought so true.
Don't commit a crime thinking you're too smart to be caught (don't commit a crime period). These days another good rule probably would also be "don't do things to bring suspicion on yourself" (even if you're innocent the ensuing circus could mess up your life, as per TFA).
Keeping your nose clean doesn't always work. If they have enough suspicions the police (or the RIAA, whatever) will do their best to nail you to the ground, which includes all the above.
As you mentioned: "the old lady who had probably never even listened to an mp3 in her life could probably attest to the pain"
Innocence is no defense against having your life ruined by invasive investigation, reputation-destroying accusation, and many other such things.
Did we work in the same school district, or just with similar symptoms. This happens in ours too, and the teacher really didn't understand why he couldn't plug in his shitty little D-Link 4-port switch, or why *we* couldn't make a stronger network that wouldn't crap out when he did so.
As we couldn't confiscate the hub - and it would randomly be reconnected when we weren't looking - I believe a temporary solution was just to disconnect his classroom in the actual switching/server room until he got the message.
run sun's virtual box. then you can run windows and linux seamlessly at the same time
I found that running an XP VM on linux, with 1GB dedicated to XP (4GB total memory) on a dual-core processor, and it tended to lag up pretty badly when running iTunes to update my phone. I'm not sure if that was iTunes or VirtualBox's fault though.
One question I have is if anyone has tried anything with accelerated graphics yet, as VirtualBox's video driver is now supposed to support passthrough of accelerated video...
I think that depends on what you qualify as "counterfeiting" and where you live. In big cities (Toronto, Vancouver/Richmond, etc) you can usually find quite a few places (usually in Chinese malls, etc) that sell bootleg CD's, DVD's, etc, as well as imitation name-brands, etc
There's a mall full of shops like this about 5-10km from where I live, and probably at least half of what they sell there is fake/counterfeit.
Around here it's pretty common for idiots to switch lanes just before a light (AFAIK only illegal to change lanes in the actual intersection). Sometimes they do this and the light changes, in which cause you have a 50-50 chance of them burning on through or slamming to a stop.
Safe following distance only is only immediately controllable by the rear vehicle when it's not being cut off.
Actually, what I would be interested in is whether there's an easy source of information on the required duration of lights before changing.
Back in my hometown, we had a *very* short yellow that also happened to be on a downward slope known for icing. When it changed you could stop during good weather, but often in icy weather it was safer to run it and hope to miss the red.
Hereabouts the yellows seem fairly normal, but I do notice that the left-turn lights are abysmally fast (they often change before the first car has passed halfway through the intersection).
Does anyone know if a resource exists citing the laws for countries/states/provinces and the minimum required duration for the lights? I'm Canadian so for personal interest I'd want to find something that applies here, but an overall reference would be best.
Petroleum has to be harvested from the ground in viable locations and then transported (sometimes long distances) to the end-user
Methane-related gas, however, is produced pretty much everywhere, and is pretty damn local.
While it might not be solved by a "porta-pottie at the bus-stop", it's not that far-off to think that individual cities could have a waste reprocessing plant locally, cutting out a lot of the transportation costs. At that point the main cost is the plant, but hopefully one that would pay for itself.
You know that it depends entirely on what the programs are. If you're running three programs that consume a decent amount of CPU and 500MB of RAM apiece, then it might be the limit of what your little netbook can handle.
On my eee701 (currently/w Ubuntu), it runs decently fast with firefox, an IM client, a mail client, a few terminals, and a programming IDE open. The main failing there is the lack of real-estate to have too much on the screen at a given time, but they were never meant for that anyhow.
None of these have crippled or missing features compared to the others. The main different is in how the preset configuration is built.
You can install Ubuntu and then KDE without any issuse (and without needing Kubuntu). You can't install Vista home and use the networking features given by Pro, or at least not without some nasty registry hacks.
So why don't these companies want the money being offered to them?
The do want your money, but they want more of it depending on where you live. So (in $USD) they might want to charge you $1.00 in the US, $1.50 in Canada, $0.10 in Thailand, and $0.15 in China. Because few people in Thailand or China are going to pay $1.00 for a song, but if it's too low in say, Canada, it would supposedly undercut CD sales.
In German you are subject to the laws of Germany. However in many cases it seems that being an "American Citizen" means that if you are in Germany but do something that's illegal in the US (maybe not in Germany), they may still come after you when you come home...
Some linux users also use agent-changers, to get around those idiotic sites with hardcoded browser requirements (that work fine in Firefox/w Linux, but display an error message unless you tell them you're running something else)
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Seems to me that they care very little about their reputation in Sweden. They're more concerned with the number of N. American users of TPB.
It's not like the site is only available to or frequented by Swedes.
I wonder what it takes to get a job like that (government agent or "spook" as you called it). It sounds like in some cases it could be a rather interesting career.
The republic originally envisioned would have had several layers, with people voting the bottom local layer, and then those layer of people voting up another level, etc.
Except that doesn't work either, because your local government may not be representative of the top-level government. Maybe you've got shitty representation from the local democrats, but they're good at the upper levels (or visa-versa).
Have a look at what happens with the Canadian system in this regard.
For those that think they're smarter than cops or lawyers
I'd like to introduce you to somebody you may be familiar with who thought so true.
Don't commit a crime thinking you're too smart to be caught (don't commit a crime period). These days another good rule probably would also be "don't do things to bring suspicion on yourself" (even if you're innocent the ensuing circus could mess up your life, as per TFA).
A lesson on how police can opt to legally collect information regarding a case
Seems to me it's more that the collection of such information can be fairly invasive/damaging in itself.
Keeping your nose clean doesn't always work. If they have enough suspicions the police (or the RIAA, whatever) will do their best to nail you to the ground, which includes all the above.
As you mentioned: "the old lady who had probably never even listened to an mp3 in her life could probably attest to the pain"
Innocence is no defense against having your life ruined by invasive investigation, reputation-destroying accusation, and many other such things.
Did we work in the same school district, or just with similar symptoms. This happens in ours too, and the teacher really didn't understand why he couldn't plug in his shitty little D-Link 4-port switch, or why *we* couldn't make a stronger network that wouldn't crap out when he did so.
As we couldn't confiscate the hub - and it would randomly be reconnected when we weren't looking - I believe a temporary solution was just to disconnect his classroom in the actual switching/server room until he got the message.
Besides, it was obviously down while the NSA "modified" the datacenter and installed tools to monitor any anti-government posting.
Who needs a random technical explanation when a common conspiracy one will serve just as well :-)
When you return from suspend-to-RAM, require the user login to get back to his/her desktop?
If it's just in RAM, it's not going anywhere until the password is either entered or somehow guessed.
run sun's virtual box. then you can run windows and linux seamlessly at the same time
I found that running an XP VM on linux, with 1GB dedicated to XP (4GB total memory) on a dual-core processor, and it tended to lag up pretty badly when running iTunes to update my phone. I'm not sure if that was iTunes or VirtualBox's fault though.
One question I have is if anyone has tried anything with accelerated graphics yet, as VirtualBox's video driver is now supposed to support passthrough of accelerated video...
(Assuming that you couldn't get a pirated version to begin with)
Get computer, get windows, spam and hack US consumers for "ch33p vi4gara" and bank account #'s, get rich
Then use that to buy a bunch of machine guns.
Seems in some places this actually *is* a business strategy, although it likely doesn't involve actually purchasing windows.
I think that depends on what you qualify as "counterfeiting" and where you live. In big cities (Toronto, Vancouver/Richmond, etc) you can usually find quite a few places (usually in Chinese malls, etc) that sell bootleg CD's, DVD's, etc, as well as imitation name-brands, etc
There's a mall full of shops like this about 5-10km from where I live, and probably at least half of what they sell there is fake/counterfeit.
Around here it's pretty common for idiots to switch lanes just before a light (AFAIK only illegal to change lanes in the actual intersection). Sometimes they do this and the light changes, in which cause you have a 50-50 chance of them burning on through or slamming to a stop.
Safe following distance only is only immediately controllable by the rear vehicle when it's not being cut off.
Actually, what I would be interested in is whether there's an easy source of information on the required duration of lights before changing.
Back in my hometown, we had a *very* short yellow that also happened to be on a downward slope known for icing. When it changed you could stop during good weather, but often in icy weather it was safer to run it and hope to miss the red.
Hereabouts the yellows seem fairly normal, but I do notice that the left-turn lights are abysmally fast (they often change before the first car has passed halfway through the intersection).
Does anyone know if a resource exists citing the laws for countries/states/provinces and the minimum required duration for the lights? I'm Canadian so for personal interest I'd want to find something that applies here, but an overall reference would be best.
Yes, but oil-drilling rigs and refineries are often located even farther away, yet gas still get in from them...
Petroleum has to be harvested from the ground in viable locations and then transported (sometimes long distances) to the end-user
Methane-related gas, however, is produced pretty much everywhere, and is pretty damn local.
While it might not be solved by a "porta-pottie at the bus-stop", it's not that far-off to think that individual cities could have a waste reprocessing plant locally, cutting out a lot of the transportation costs. At that point the main cost is the plant, but hopefully one that would pay for itself.
It's more confusing to have a product/project which has different presets based on use ability/preference?
It's like ice-cream. You can get chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or a combination (neopolitan?). Order as fits your needs and desires.
You know that it depends entirely on what the programs are. If you're running three programs that consume a decent amount of CPU and 500MB of RAM apiece, then it might be the limit of what your little netbook can handle.
On my eee701 (currently /w Ubuntu), it runs decently fast with firefox, an IM client, a mail client, a few terminals, and a programming IDE open. The main failing there is the lack of real-estate to have too much on the screen at a given time, but they were never meant for that anyhow.
Eh?
None of these have crippled or missing features compared to the others. The main different is in how the preset configuration is built.
You can install Ubuntu and then KDE without any issuse (and without needing Kubuntu). You can't install Vista home and use the networking features given by Pro, or at least not without some nasty registry hacks.
And by that, you mean anyone who actually buys it, right?
I don't know if it differs for the iPod, but with the iPhone I can use the apps store or the third-party repositories (Cydia).
So why don't these companies want the money being offered to them?
The do want your money, but they want more of it depending on where you live. So (in $USD) they might want to charge you $1.00 in the US, $1.50 in Canada, $0.10 in Thailand, and $0.15 in China. Because few people in Thailand or China are going to pay $1.00 for a song, but if it's too low in say, Canada, it would supposedly undercut CD sales.
In German you are subject to the laws of Germany. However in many cases it seems that being an "American Citizen" means that if you are in Germany but do something that's illegal in the US (maybe not in Germany), they may still come after you when you come home...
Some linux users also use agent-changers, to get around those idiotic sites with hardcoded browser requirements (that work fine in Firefox /w Linux, but display an error message unless you tell them you're running something else)
I think that "cost" is probably a factor as well, and probably a big one at that.