there need to be more sane policies like that one. like, say, printer manufacturers only not covering the refilled/off-brand cartridges themselves, rather than dropping coverage from the whole printer
So you have to be a diplomatically recognized government to qualify for the geneva convention? doesn't this logic mean someone can attack us and say "we don't recognize your government's authority over any part of north america anymore, so NO SOUP FOR YOU!" remaining perfectly legal under the geneva convention? [after all, in that case the US Army are no longer "uniform soldiers working for a recognized government"]
Well, to be fair, (I don't know this, but it's ridiculous if false) I'm sure murder is a federal crime in Washington DC... clause 17 is enough to give them that power.
1.2.17: [The Congress shall have Power] To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may [snipped: long-winded description of how DC shall be formed]
Where do you get "About 90% of your clientele's computers are, by your own admission, afflicted by spyware. Supporting the making-illegal of spyware seems somewhat foolish: you're saying you can get by on only about 10% of your current business." from, though? he's saying it should be illegal to inflict spyware on others, not to be a victim of it
in other news, it is now illegal to be shoplifted from. Wal-Mart (or insert whatever) opts to close rather than face government penalties.
If you're claiming this only affects Washington DC you're mistaken.
Clause 3 of the very same section you cited: "[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;"
and, unlike many uses of the ICC, I'd say this is legitimate if the spyware company is based in a different state than the victim.
of course laws prohibiting censorship are not applicable - none exist that are drawn as applicable to anything other than the federal government [and, with the 14th amendment, to the states] - that doesn't mean that it's not censorship.. it's just legal censorship.
They can still receive analog cable tv [i mean, half the cable UHF spectrum is reallocated _now_ (as in "was done in the past") - they moved the top channel down from 83 to 69, and cable goes up to 125]
Why does india's law regarding the border of its country mean no-one is allowed to draw the de-facto border of it's time zone? they weren't saying "this is india's border", they were saying "within the highlighted region, people set their clocks like this." If India has a problem with that, they should send troops in to enforce clock settings in the disputed region.
maybe MS should just have written something to the effect of "time zones do not necessarily coincide with national borders"
CompUSA is also guilty of this [well, it was an Apple service plan, but it was the CompUSA guy who talked it up] - i added a specific "applecare LCD" plan to my powerbook, but when [due to spilling something on it... i know, my fault, but wouldn't have bought the plan if i'd known it didn't cover accidents (which the guy said it did)] the backlight went out they not only refused to fix it under the plan, they refused to fix it at all, demanding $1800 for a new screen
I am now convinced that the whole scene was orchestrated to induce fear and guilt and to leave a lasting impression. If that is the case I have to say that it worked, I almost never go into Target stores now.
Though, looking at the bigger picture, i'd say they would have been better off to just let you take the gum, if they'd known it would drive you - a paying customer later in life - straight into Wal-Mart [or wherever]
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i'm sure the text interface compiles just fine.
there need to be more sane policies like that one. like, say, printer manufacturers only not covering the refilled/off-brand cartridges themselves, rather than dropping coverage from the whole printer
nah, not gonna happen.
How did the GC work before the UN was formed in the first place? surely not the league of nations
whatever they enable will be enabled in Linux as well by the nature of the standard.
no, microsoft will have a decryption key for windows built-in, and linux will be left high and dry.
So you have to be a diplomatically recognized government to qualify for the geneva convention? doesn't this logic mean someone can attack us and say "we don't recognize your government's authority over any part of north america anymore, so NO SOUP FOR YOU!" remaining perfectly legal under the geneva convention? [after all, in that case the US Army are no longer "uniform soldiers working for a recognized government"]
No, i don't understand EOM. WTF?
what's weird about netscape navigator 3? [that was called mozilla in its time]
but i [as nobody] can delete the files within the directory and replace them with new hacked ones.
Linux was written in the USA, was it?
no, but the GPL was.
Well, to be fair, (I don't know this, but it's ridiculous if false) I'm sure murder is a federal crime in Washington DC... clause 17 is enough to give them that power.
1.2.17: [The Congress shall have Power] To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may [snipped: long-winded description of how DC shall be formed]
Where do you get "About 90% of your clientele's computers are, by your own admission, afflicted by spyware. Supporting the making-illegal of spyware seems somewhat foolish: you're saying you can get by on only about 10% of your current business." from, though? he's saying it should be illegal to inflict spyware on others, not to be a victim of it
in other news, it is now illegal to be shoplifted from. Wal-Mart (or insert whatever) opts to close rather than face government penalties.
If you're claiming this only affects Washington DC you're mistaken.
Clause 3 of the very same section you cited: "[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;"
and, unlike many uses of the ICC, I'd say this is legitimate if the spyware company is based in a different state than the victim.
Click the "parent" link _whenever_ you see a reply that doesn't seem to follow from what you think it's replying to.
yes, more and more browsers can lie - IE can't. the number is an upper bound on IE numbers.
of course laws prohibiting censorship are not applicable - none exist that are drawn as applicable to anything other than the federal government [and, with the 14th amendment, to the states] - that doesn't mean that it's not censorship.. it's just legal censorship.
They can still receive analog cable tv [i mean, half the cable UHF spectrum is reallocated _now_ (as in "was done in the past") - they moved the top channel down from 83 to 69, and cable goes up to 125]
So much the more reason to capitalize it.
I still dont' see what makes it flamebait though...
Well, when a moderator picks something from a list and presses a button, that can have the effect of making something flamebait.
whoosh! the parent post meant "even these supremely unfunny people think you suck"
And I think Nepal should be moved a little bit to the left (west on my North America centric maps)
For the record, the usual standard for all non-polar maps is for the compass to point up. This is not a north american idiosyncracy.
Why does india's law regarding the border of its country mean no-one is allowed to draw the de-facto border of it's time zone? they weren't saying "this is india's border", they were saying "within the highlighted region, people set their clocks like this." If India has a problem with that, they should send troops in to enforce clock settings in the disputed region.
maybe MS should just have written something to the effect of "time zones do not necessarily coincide with national borders"
CompUSA is also guilty of this [well, it was an Apple service plan, but it was the CompUSA guy who talked it up] - i added a specific "applecare LCD" plan to my powerbook, but when [due to spilling something on it... i know, my fault, but wouldn't have bought the plan if i'd known it didn't cover accidents (which the guy said it did)] the backlight went out they not only refused to fix it under the plan, they refused to fix it at all, demanding $1800 for a new screen
I am now convinced that the whole scene was orchestrated to induce fear and guilt and to leave a lasting impression. If that is the case I have to say that it worked, I almost never go into Target stores now.
Though, looking at the bigger picture, i'd say they would have been better off to just let you take the gum, if they'd known it would drive you - a paying customer later in life - straight into Wal-Mart [or wherever]
my impression was that most existing codecs used IDCT transforms [yes, i know that's a redundant acronym]
Does anybody approach any subject an more without the "I want it, fuck everybody else" attitude?
Corporations tend to.