Yeah, after a life time of carry around 3-4K volume library, and adding to it on occasion, and everytime I moved lugging box after box of them around to where every I moved to I finally gave up and found digital copies of most of the ones I had to keep, especially the references and computer manuals, which were always the largest. Now I carry my entire library in my pocket, my change pocket. I'm such a poor bastard.
Why would the freest (sic) country in the world...be against it?
Yeah, I'm kind of not too sure I'm buying into the grade school rhetoric anymore. When I hear words like "traitor" bandied about for people who are obvious whistle blowers (Snowden) and fed. orgs. like the IRS have been snooping on random citizens I'm thinking the "land of the free" sig. is just a whitewash. In the words of Johnny Rotten the US has become just another country. Its obvious to me that the higher-ups who approved or created these directives to start whole-sale spying on citizens are so backwards and cloistered in their mindset they most likely believed that anyone who stood up for anything was grist for the mill. "Free & open source software? They might be terrorists." Sure. I get it.
The current government has tried to get other orwellian legislation passed...
You talking about the Obama admin or another country? Becuase the current admin has been wildly successful and proactive at passing all sorts of such legislation, including the hideus Patriot Act that was created under Bush, and renewed with tongue-wagging fervor by Obama. So "tried" isn't the obvious adjective here.
Hardly. The most likely outcome of purchasing the kit is that once you do the conversion you'll never touch the screwdriver again. Ever. Apple made this arraingment for the sole purpose of making it difficult for users to service their own hardware and "encourage" people to go to their local "iGenius" to fix it. End of story. Its a shit move. If you don't think so find out what Jobs said about putting bluetooth in the iPod. Its not drama, its giving the consumer what they want. Using pentalobe screws is a denial of that very basic premise.
OFF TOPIC but hey, what's life without whimsy? Ezekiel 23:20: (Complete Jewish Bible) "Yes, she lusted after their male prostitutes, whose members are like those of donkeys and who ejaculate like stallions." Go here and look at all the differences there are between versions. This is an interesting translation from the Hebrew Bible: "And 'Tagva' the 'Flgshihm' which meat - meat and pump serious horse discharge to" To bad Hebrew plays so much havoc with articles and google sucks at translating non Aryan languages.
What google has done has made this device that's "existed for years" and brought the price down from $50,000 down to under $2000. And any one in any profession can use this setup. From miners to model makers.
Like I said you have better odds defending yourself than you have with a public pretender.
I strongly disagree. Courts have rules and procedures, and prosecutors use those rules to completely decimate legal neophytes all the time, saw it in my own case, read about it in the news all the time. Defending yourself in court is an idiotic move.
The fact that you consider doing 5 months a "good deal"...
seeing what people around me who didn't listen to their council's advice got, yes. I did the best thing possible given the circumstances. Defending myself would have gotten me a year in state, I'm quite sure. But no, let's hear about your own case and how you one the day defending yourself, ace.
Because I DID infact invoke my 5th amendment right, regardless of you bozos in the earlier comments, I got off pretty light, and given the circumstances the defender did right by me. Had I spent all my cash and hired a real attorney would I have gotten off better? Possibly. But because I saved my cash and took the defender's advice I spent 5 months in county, not the max of 3 years in state, and landed on my feet when I got out. HAD I blabbed to the cops and took the media up on their constant offers for interviews who knows where I would have landed. In retrospect, given the circumstances and outcomes, I believe I did the right thing. Yes, not committing the crime would have been the best option. But I did, and how I handled the aftermath was probably the best way I could have. I'm a little confused by the comments before; my choices were: "talk", or "not talk". I chose the latter. What were you assholes going on about up there?
I was arrested for identity theft. They asked me I wanted to answer any questions. I said "Not without a lawyer in my corner present." They shut up, and so did I, until I was interviewed by my public defender a few weeks later. End of story. Not too sure how your little missive applies.
You can't selectively apply the 5th amendment, picking and choosing what questions to apply it too. It's an all-or-nothing situation. As sick and tired as I am of this government's shenanigans, even I get this.
Chris, she's a kid. I'm happy for her and her proud parents. You fux are like the assholes that jeered the kid from San Antonio for singing the national anthem while wearing a mariachi costum. Wtf.
France itself goes even further. Students of many sciences (math, physics, etc.) are required to record all their research in French, where as even in many German institutions English courses are a requirement. Then when they go to conferences the research is presented primarily in English and German, virtually nothing is done in French, putting the French researchers at a disadvantage.
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Oh? I'm VERY surprised an Aussie didn't use this as an opportunity to go ahead and bash the 'ol US anyway. I see its a national sport there.
Yeah, after a life time of carry around 3-4K volume library, and adding to it on occasion, and everytime I moved lugging box after box of them around to where every I moved to I finally gave up and found digital copies of most of the ones I had to keep, especially the references and computer manuals, which were always the largest. Now I carry my entire library in my pocket, my change pocket. I'm such a poor bastard.
So long as your the one that has to carry the damn things. I carry all my books on a microSD, thanks.
Why would the freest (sic) country in the world...be against it?
Yeah, I'm kind of not too sure I'm buying into the grade school rhetoric anymore. When I hear words like "traitor" bandied about for people who are obvious whistle blowers (Snowden) and fed. orgs. like the IRS have been snooping on random citizens I'm thinking the "land of the free" sig. is just a whitewash. In the words of Johnny Rotten the US has become just another country.
Its obvious to me that the higher-ups who approved or created these directives to start whole-sale spying on citizens are so backwards and cloistered in their mindset they most likely believed that anyone who stood up for anything was grist for the mill. "Free & open source software? They might be terrorists." Sure. I get it.
Or adverb if you prefer.
The current government has tried to get other orwellian legislation passed...
You talking about the Obama admin or another country? Becuase the current admin has been wildly successful and proactive at passing all sorts of such legislation, including the hideus Patriot Act that was created under Bush, and renewed with tongue-wagging fervor by Obama. So "tried" isn't the obvious adjective here.
Don't count yer chickens, ace.
Wranglers have torx screws? Where? I want a wrangler. Don't like surprises.
...you're a bit of a drama queen.
Hardly. The most likely outcome of purchasing the kit is that once you do the conversion you'll never touch the screwdriver again. Ever. Apple made this arraingment for the sole purpose of making it difficult for users to service their own hardware and "encourage" people to go to their local "iGenius" to fix it. End of story. Its a shit move. If you don't think so find out what Jobs said about putting bluetooth in the iPod. Its not drama, its giving the consumer what they want. Using pentalobe screws is a denial of that very basic premise.
OFF TOPIC but hey, what's life without whimsy?
Ezekiel 23:20: (Complete Jewish Bible) "Yes, she lusted after their male prostitutes, whose members are like those of donkeys and who ejaculate like stallions."
Go here and look at all the differences there are between versions. This is an interesting translation from the Hebrew Bible: "And 'Tagva' the 'Flgshihm' which meat - meat and pump serious horse discharge to" To bad Hebrew plays so much havoc with articles and google sucks at translating non Aryan languages.
What google has done has made this device that's "existed for years" and brought the price down from $50,000 down to under $2000. And any one in any profession can use this setup. From miners to model makers.
"Going back...?" srsly? Haven't they been squarely in that mindset for the past 150 years?
My wordpress blog might get comprimised. Let me jump right on that little emergency...
A walking stick is not the same as a cane.
Grammar nazis.
... one does not simply Street View into Mordor!
But the FBI flies drones over it.
Like I said you have better odds defending yourself than you have with a public pretender.
I strongly disagree. Courts have rules and procedures, and prosecutors use those rules to completely decimate legal neophytes all the time, saw it in my own case, read about it in the news all the time. Defending yourself in court is an idiotic move.
The fact that you consider doing 5 months a "good deal"...
seeing what people around me who didn't listen to their council's advice got, yes. I did the best thing possible given the circumstances. Defending myself would have gotten me a year in state, I'm quite sure. But no, let's hear about your own case and how you one the day defending yourself, ace.
Yeah, the online guide/map thingie is styled after Zeld gfx, we get it. It is a cute little widget. Too bad the /. headline is so damaged.
"These are not the headlines you're looking for, move along." /., you truly lamed out on this one.
Because I DID infact invoke my 5th amendment right, regardless of you bozos in the earlier comments, I got off pretty light, and given the circumstances the defender did right by me. Had I spent all my cash and hired a real attorney would I have gotten off better? Possibly. But because I saved my cash and took the defender's advice I spent 5 months in county, not the max of 3 years in state, and landed on my feet when I got out. HAD I blabbed to the cops and took the media up on their constant offers for interviews who knows where I would have landed. In retrospect, given the circumstances and outcomes, I believe I did the right thing. Yes, not committing the crime would have been the best option. But I did, and how I handled the aftermath was probably the best way I could have. I'm a little confused by the comments before; my choices were: "talk", or "not talk". I chose the latter. What were you assholes going on about up there?
So they asked you a question and you cooperated fully by answering.
Stop semantacizing. I answered no questions without my lawyer. Period. You're pretty much making up the scenario to fit your argument.
I was arrested for identity theft. They asked me I wanted to answer any questions. I said "Not without a lawyer in my corner present." They shut up, and so did I, until I was interviewed by my public defender a few weeks later. End of story. Not too sure how your little missive applies.
You can't selectively apply the 5th amendment, picking and choosing what questions to apply it too. It's an all-or-nothing situation. As sick and tired as I am of this government's shenanigans, even I get this.
Chris, she's a kid. I'm happy for her and her proud parents. You fux are like the assholes that jeered the kid from San Antonio for singing the national anthem while wearing a mariachi costum. Wtf.
France itself goes even further. Students of many sciences (math, physics, etc.) are required to record all their research in French, where as even in many German institutions English courses are a requirement. Then when they go to conferences the research is presented primarily in English and German, virtually nothing is done in French, putting the French researchers at a disadvantage.
Which is kind of funny since a dc would probably be more trustworthy than a sig.