Hilariously I recall a similar exploit in Win9x fileshares. I don't remember the exact exploit, but I do recall seeing a cracker run digit-by-digit until the password was spelled out.
Clinton did not have a tap with no court order. What he did was order a sneak-and-peak search before it was illegal without a FISA order or traditional warrant. It was a gray area, although you can certainly make the argument that the 4th amendment applied.
Therefore, if someone violated NY law, then why should PA care? Even if they flee to PA?
Because that's the way it works.
A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
In terms of medicine, ER is said to be quite accurate. The regulars on alt.tv.er were ER nurses, iirc. The main thing that is different from reality is the timescale. If you ever watched the "Real ER" show on TLC you'll see there's a lot less running and yelling and a lot more waiting for films and labs.
I really don't know where you're going. You can spew anecdotes all day long, but there is actual research that proves you wrong. Now we can discuss the pros and cons of a geographically limited ban, such as the specific ban you discuss, but in general, and that's how this all started, you are wrong.
Electricity doesn't have the insane levels of taxes gasolene and diesel do (this is the primary reason it costs a fortune to fill up at the pump.)
It costs money to fill up because it costs fucking $70 for a barrel of oil. That's $1.66/gallon right there, before it's even refined, transported, etc. Taxes do add to the cost, but they are far from the 'primary reason' of high costs (in the US).
we've got gas shortages throughout the country because the EPA mandates MTBE (a known carcinogen, by the way) be in summer fuel
Factually false. First off, the oxygenate requirement has been removed. There are still other additive and reformulative requirements. However, there is no regulation you can point to that requires MTBE. The shortages are the fault of the oil companies who bet on an MTBE liability shield. They didn't get the shield, and now they're rushing to convert their systems to ethanol. There was an MTBE phase out introduced in 2000 that was CANCELLED by Bush in 2002.
A few more words: The plural of anecdote is not data.
If you don't beleive that consider it logically: what was once the meetingplace of smokers who for whatever reason also tend to be heavy drinkers, a significant source of income, have now been replaced by a populace of non-smokers who drink far less, and far more cheaply(soda as opposed to beer).
That's not logical. You just invented it out of thin air.
The effect of smoking bans on business is negligible. This red herring is always thrown out by smoke lovers, but it simply isn't supported by the facts. Almost all smoking bans exempt cigar bars or related establishments.
You're inventing things that simply aren't in the original piece. If you can show me the passage where he says "[the poor] should not be allowed to have modern forms of entertainment," please do so.
Did you call DSL support or Phone support? In my experience, phone support is way better, and they're way more likely to dispatch a tech without going through unnecessary diagnostics.
Their cycles are hard to pin down, and shift of just a few minutes in departure time can mean you're stuck at nearly every light rather than seeing green.
If you found yourself getting stuck at every light, couldn't you just pull over and wait a few minutes?
It should also noted that the greatest prosparity and transformation of this nation took place druing the Industrial Revolution, a period when government was minimal.
Coincidence. The IR was fueled by the invention of the steam engine. Counterexample: The tech boom occurred when regulation was near an all-time high. Also, conditions during the IR were not the standard of living you enjoy today.
One reason it is so cheap to produce things in other countries and then import them to the US is because of the high amount of regulation here in the US. In other words, producers are able to produce things cheaper elsewhere because there are less regulations to contend with.
Yes, because they don't have to pay a minimum wage, worry about health care, etc. etc. However, the main reason for the gap is simply a lower cost of living, which is in part due to lack of regulation.
I don't really think innovation is lacking either. For the purposes of argument, I accepted the OP's (modified) assertion that Windows/Office may be responsible for some lack of innovation.
Personally, and this is just pure speculation, I think the lack of innovation from MS is because any jaw-dropping new feature will break compatibility. The way some MS software is described, it sounds like everything is built on top of something else, and if you mess with one of the lower pieces, it all comes tumbling down.
They have essentially two giant products, Windows and Office and they leverage their marketshare with those two products to squash innovation throughout the industry.
I can believe that Windows and Office may be somewhat responsible for lack of innovation, but only in those specific areas, not "throughout the industry." Or do you really believe that the Windows/Office combo has squashed innovation in, say, CADD software? Web tools? Online music distribution? Let's be realistic here.
As stated in my other post, I believe that the Supreme Court would find DRM to be part of 'securing for limited times... the exlusive right of their writings' as specified in Article I.
However there is certainly an argument to be made on the 'forced' side. Just as creators do not have to copyright their works, there would be a similar argument vis-a-vis DRM. Looking back, I'm not really sure how this thread started.
Right but in this case the Congress does have the authority to do it directly. The Supreme Court will rule that mandated DRM is part 'securing for limited times... the exlusive right of their writings' that Congress is authorized to do in Article I.
You're confusing the issue. The FCC does not have the authority. The Federal Government does, through the Congress and whatever bodies they may designate on their behalf.
Ron conveniently left some words out of his PR. I'll fix it for him.
Could America exist without a federal income tax? The idea seems radical, yet in truth America did just fine without a federal income tax for the first 75 years of her history. America also did not have a large standing military, any forms of social insurance, and little oversight of business, items that today are considered necessities by most citizens.
Prior to 1862, and from 1895-1913, the federal government operated with revenues raised through tariffs, excise taxes, and property taxes, without ever directly touching a worker's paycheck.
Even today [2005], individual income taxes account for only approximately one-third of federal revenue. Eliminating one-third of the proposed 2007 budget would still leave federal spending at roughly $1.8 trillion - a sum greater than the budget just 6 years ago in 2000.
Ron conveniently ignores the defecit here. Federal revenue != federal spending. However I do agree that cuts can be made in federal spending. It's also important to note that Ron is a member of the party that is fully responsible for the increase in federal spending that he refers to. Furthermore, tariffs? China is MFN, which means low tariffs, which means cheap shit at Wal*Mart. You want to raise money through tariffs again? That's fine, but don't be surprised when bad shit happens.
I myself have often wondered why management feels the need to insult the intelligence of their employees, especially when those employees have engineering degrees or other advanced forms of education.
It's truly mind boggling. Health insurance costs went up here, as they did everywhere else. I work at an engineering firm and almost everyone has at least a bachelors. Management came up with this convoluted hypothetical situation where your health care costs would actually go down due to the new Rx plan, etc. It was a complete joke and we all saw right through it. For 99% of cases, prices were going to increase and management is trying to spin it as a decrease in cost. A few of us were seriously insulted that they would try such an obvious trick.
Basically the company paid your wages for a long while and most people consider you to owe them some courtesy.
While I agree that going off in an exit interview isn't the greatest thing to do, I disagree with your statement above. When I leave a company, I don't owe them anything, unless previously obligated by contract. They paid me for a service that I have performed for them. If they want anything additional, they can continue paying me for my time.
Do you think management has the same attitude of 'courtesy'? Ha!! Look at all these people who are getting COMPLETELY FUCKED by companies they've worked for for years. GM/Delphi, Ford, Delta, Enron, etc.
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No, it only bounces to that page if you get a dns error.
Hilariously I recall a similar exploit in Win9x fileshares. I don't remember the exact exploit, but I do recall seeing a cracker run digit-by-digit until the password was spelled out.
Clinton did not have a tap with no court order. What he did was order a sneak-and-peak search before it was illegal without a FISA order or traditional warrant. It was a gray area, although you can certainly make the argument that the 4th amendment applied.
Because that's the way it works.
Try driving without ID. Try flying without ID. Try taking Amtrak without ID.
Only buses are ID-free anymore.
Never flown on a commercial airplane? Had to go into a Federal building? Etc. Just because you haven't had to show ID doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
In terms of medicine, ER is said to be quite accurate. The regulars on alt.tv.er were ER nurses, iirc. The main thing that is different from reality is the timescale. If you ever watched the "Real ER" show on TLC you'll see there's a lot less running and yelling and a lot more waiting for films and labs.
I really don't know where you're going. You can spew anecdotes all day long, but there is actual research that proves you wrong. Now we can discuss the pros and cons of a geographically limited ban, such as the specific ban you discuss, but in general, and that's how this all started, you are wrong.
More like +5, wrong.
Electricity doesn't have the insane levels of taxes gasolene and diesel do (this is the primary reason it costs a fortune to fill up at the pump.)
It costs money to fill up because it costs fucking $70 for a barrel of oil. That's $1.66/gallon right there, before it's even refined, transported, etc. Taxes do add to the cost, but they are far from the 'primary reason' of high costs (in the US).
we've got gas shortages throughout the country because the EPA mandates MTBE (a known carcinogen, by the way) be in summer fuel
Factually false. First off, the oxygenate requirement has been removed. There are still other additive and reformulative requirements. However, there is no regulation you can point to that requires MTBE. The shortages are the fault of the oil companies who bet on an MTBE liability shield. They didn't get the shield, and now they're rushing to convert their systems to ethanol. There was an MTBE phase out introduced in 2000 that was CANCELLED by Bush in 2002.
Three words: Broken Window Fallacy.
A few more words: The plural of anecdote is not data.
If you don't beleive that consider it logically: what was once the meetingplace of smokers who for whatever reason also tend to be heavy drinkers, a significant source of income, have now been replaced by a populace of non-smokers who drink far less, and far more cheaply(soda as opposed to beer).
That's not logical. You just invented it out of thin air.
Mandatory implants? You're a sick fuck.
The effect of smoking bans on business is negligible. This red herring is always thrown out by smoke lovers, but it simply isn't supported by the facts. Almost all smoking bans exempt cigar bars or related establishments.
You're inventing things that simply aren't in the original piece. If you can show me the passage where he says "[the poor] should not be allowed to have modern forms of entertainment," please do so.
Did you call DSL support or Phone support? In my experience, phone support is way better, and they're way more likely to dispatch a tech without going through unnecessary diagnostics.
Their cycles are hard to pin down, and shift of just a few minutes in departure time can mean you're stuck at nearly every light rather than seeing green.
If you found yourself getting stuck at every light, couldn't you just pull over and wait a few minutes?
It should also noted that the greatest prosparity and transformation of this nation took place druing the Industrial Revolution, a period when government was minimal.
Coincidence. The IR was fueled by the invention of the steam engine. Counterexample: The tech boom occurred when regulation was near an all-time high. Also, conditions during the IR were not the standard of living you enjoy today.
One reason it is so cheap to produce things in other countries and then import them to the US is because of the high amount of regulation here in the US. In other words, producers are able to produce things cheaper elsewhere because there are less regulations to contend with.
Yes, because they don't have to pay a minimum wage, worry about health care, etc. etc. However, the main reason for the gap is simply a lower cost of living, which is in part due to lack of regulation.
I don't really think innovation is lacking either. For the purposes of argument, I accepted the OP's (modified) assertion that Windows/Office may be responsible for some lack of innovation.
Personally, and this is just pure speculation, I think the lack of innovation from MS is because any jaw-dropping new feature will break compatibility. The way some MS software is described, it sounds like everything is built on top of something else, and if you mess with one of the lower pieces, it all comes tumbling down.
Its not adolescent to state that.
You're right. It's just stupid.
They have essentially two giant products, Windows and Office and they leverage their marketshare with those two products to squash innovation throughout the industry.
I can believe that Windows and Office may be somewhat responsible for lack of innovation, but only in those specific areas, not "throughout the industry." Or do you really believe that the Windows/Office combo has squashed innovation in, say, CADD software? Web tools? Online music distribution? Let's be realistic here.
As stated in my other post, I believe that the Supreme Court would find DRM to be part of 'securing for limited times... the exlusive right of their writings' as specified in Article I.
However there is certainly an argument to be made on the 'forced' side. Just as creators do not have to copyright their works, there would be a similar argument vis-a-vis DRM. Looking back, I'm not really sure how this thread started.
Right but in this case the Congress does have the authority to do it directly. The Supreme Court will rule that mandated DRM is part 'securing for limited times... the exlusive right of their writings' that Congress is authorized to do in Article I.
You're confusing the issue. The FCC does not have the authority. The Federal Government does, through the Congress and whatever bodies they may designate on their behalf.
Ron conveniently left some words out of his PR. I'll fix it for him.
Could America exist without a federal income tax? The idea seems radical, yet in truth America did just fine without a federal income tax for the first 75 years of her history. America also did not have a large standing military, any forms of social insurance, and little oversight of business, items that today are considered necessities by most citizens.
Prior to 1862, and from 1895-1913, the federal government operated with revenues raised through tariffs, excise taxes, and property taxes, without ever directly touching a worker's paycheck.
Even today [2005], individual income taxes account for only approximately one-third of federal revenue. Eliminating one-third of the proposed 2007 budget would still leave federal spending at roughly $1.8 trillion - a sum greater than the budget just 6 years ago in 2000.
Ron conveniently ignores the defecit here. Federal revenue != federal spending. However I do agree that cuts can be made in federal spending. It's also important to note that Ron is a member of the party that is fully responsible for the increase in federal spending that he refers to. Furthermore, tariffs? China is MFN, which means low tariffs, which means cheap shit at Wal*Mart. You want to raise money through tariffs again? That's fine, but don't be surprised when bad shit happens.
I myself have often wondered why management feels the need to insult the intelligence of their employees, especially when those employees have engineering degrees or other advanced forms of education.
It's truly mind boggling. Health insurance costs went up here, as they did everywhere else. I work at an engineering firm and almost everyone has at least a bachelors. Management came up with this convoluted hypothetical situation where your health care costs would actually go down due to the new Rx plan, etc. It was a complete joke and we all saw right through it. For 99% of cases, prices were going to increase and management is trying to spin it as a decrease in cost. A few of us were seriously insulted that they would try such an obvious trick.
Basically the company paid your wages for a long while and most people consider you to owe them some courtesy.
While I agree that going off in an exit interview isn't the greatest thing to do, I disagree with your statement above. When I leave a company, I don't owe them anything, unless previously obligated by contract. They paid me for a service that I have performed for them. If they want anything additional, they can continue paying me for my time.
Do you think management has the same attitude of 'courtesy'? Ha!! Look at all these people who are getting COMPLETELY FUCKED by companies they've worked for for years. GM/Delphi, Ford, Delta, Enron, etc.