The cover of Dance of Death SHOULD have driven away a bunch of fans.
(The artist who did the cover, by the way, is a friend of my wife. Apparently this was a mock-up sent for approval before starting the painting, but the band liked it as-is. The artist demanded not to be credited, though still got paid the full rate.)
Of course, I'm not sure how in the hell you prove intent without said drugs being in there.
Something that's missing from the summary is that the officers noticed a strong smell of raw cannabis, which is why they searched the car. (I'm aware that this is a known tactic used by certain corrupt police officers, but let's leave that aside for one moment; if that's dubious it will come out in court.)
TFA also mentions that previous drug convictions are enough. I can see the reasoning here; it's analogous to how a conviction for a violent crime means you will never get to legally own a gun ever again in most jurisdictions.
Actual quote (translated form the German): "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."
For "opium", read "analgesic". Given that, it seems entirely appropriate to store one in your hidden compartment. "Officer, it helps me deal with the fact that you, and the stupider laws that you enforce, exist."
And the accusations coming from the rest of the world, as if their hands are clean?!?
I wouldn't expect anything less. These countries have domestic politics to contend with, so they have to act indignant.
I can't really get upset at governments spying on other governments, even though tracking SBY's wife seems like it's going a little bit far. That's all part of the game. It's small fry compared to wholesale spying on all of your own citizens.
The example that medical statisticians usually use is head trauma. You can't ask for volunteers to be in serious traffic accidents. And if ten people come into your emergency room with head trauma, you can't not-treat five of them to act as a control group.
The argument goes both ways. Linus is a self-important arsehole and would-be contributors who are turned off like this are whining babies? Fine, then the potential contributor will never contribute to Linux, freedom of association wins, everyone wins.
Everyone, that is, except those who want Linux to be better.
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The 10% of the press that Murdoch doesn't own would probably have been okay with it.
Actually, that wasn't it at all. Turnbull's approval rating took a nosedive in the OzCar affair (a.k.a. utegate) and never recovered.
You can't even build a house without subcontracting. What makes you think it's possible on bigger projects?
You're right, they can't. It's in the AUSFTA.
This is Slashdot, and we know that "normal" invariably means one of the following:
In context, only the first one makes sense here.
Assassin's Creed is quite popular around here.
If you ask me, people should always use their real names online.
Consumer society evolved over the last century or so to exploit the hell out of our brains, because it can evolve quicker than we can.
It's better than Arch Bra, which is two metres of lycra spandex and a spool of cotton.
The cover of Dance of Death SHOULD have driven away a bunch of fans.
(The artist who did the cover, by the way, is a friend of my wife. Apparently this was a mock-up sent for approval before starting the painting, but the band liked it as-is. The artist demanded not to be credited, though still got paid the full rate.)
It's enough to arrest you. Getting a conviction is something different, and the investigation has only just started.
It hasn't. It has, however, been probable cause for some time now.
The amount of evidence required to arrest you is considerably less than the amount of evidence required to convict you. But, of course, you knew that.
Everyone who isn't completely stupid believes that this is a reasonable thing. The only question is where you draw the line.
Yes, even you. Putting people in prison infringes on their right of free association.
Something that's missing from the summary is that the officers noticed a strong smell of raw cannabis, which is why they searched the car. (I'm aware that this is a known tactic used by certain corrupt police officers, but let's leave that aside for one moment; if that's dubious it will come out in court.)
TFA also mentions that previous drug convictions are enough. I can see the reasoning here; it's analogous to how a conviction for a violent crime means you will never get to legally own a gun ever again in most jurisdictions.
Yeah, get a NRSV like a proper humanist.
Actual quote (translated form the German): "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."
For "opium", read "analgesic". Given that, it seems entirely appropriate to store one in your hidden compartment. "Officer, it helps me deal with the fact that you, and the stupider laws that you enforce, exist."
After that, I went into a bit of a decline.
This is the first rational argument I've heard for dildos being illegal in Texas. Well done sir or madam!
Yeah, that's only 0.17% of the cost of an xbone when you add the Australia tax.
I wouldn't expect anything less. These countries have domestic politics to contend with, so they have to act indignant.
I can't really get upset at governments spying on other governments, even though tracking SBY's wife seems like it's going a little bit far. That's all part of the game. It's small fry compared to wholesale spying on all of your own citizens.
The example that medical statisticians usually use is head trauma. You can't ask for volunteers to be in serious traffic accidents. And if ten people come into your emergency room with head trauma, you can't not-treat five of them to act as a control group.
This, incidentally, is a more important reason why I've never considered contributing than Linus' attitude.
The key word here is "done", emphasis on the past tense.
The point of the article is that they can't continue doing it. The chickens have come home to roost.
This. A thousand times, this.
The argument goes both ways. Linus is a self-important arsehole and would-be contributors who are turned off like this are whining babies? Fine, then the potential contributor will never contribute to Linux, freedom of association wins, everyone wins.
Everyone, that is, except those who want Linux to be better.
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