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  1. Re:Americans' rights on Senate Hearing On Laptop Seizures At US Border · · Score: 1

    They can't refuse a citizen entry, but they can seize a citizen's goods, and they can search whether or not you consent.

  2. Re:Shakin' in His Shoes I'm Sure on Lawyer Who Subpoenaed Blogger Seidel Sanctioned · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is not true. The federal courts have their own bar. To practice in a federal court, an attorney must be admitted to practice in that court. Most federal courts automatically admit any attorney who is licensed in the state in which the federal court is located, but this is a matter of courtesy and convenience, not law. Several federal districts require attorneys to pass a separate examination on federal law before admitting them. There is also a special procedure for admission of attorneys to practice patent law.

    A federal judge can therefore take disciplinary action against an attorney independently of any state action. The only relevance of state's rights is that a federal court cannot disbar an attorney from practice in state courts but can only refer the matter to the state's disciplinary body.

  3. Re:Goes to show ... on Multiple Security Holes In Ruby 1.8, 1.9 · · Score: 1

    You can also use a still more mature language such as Tcl. Tcl has to my knowledge had next to no security vulnerabilities in recent years and has a very high quality codebase.

  4. Re:Wait - I've got a MUCH better idea... on The Beginnings of a TLD Free-For-All? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nah, people will want certain numbers and not want others. East Asians won't want numbers with "4" in them as they're unlucky. Christian nutjobs won't want 666, the number of the Beast. Script kiddies will want 1337.

  5. Re:Can't understand where is the problem on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 1

    First, note that you have conceded that Israel does not intentionally bulldoze children. Instead of replying to my refutation of your claim, you move to a different issue, namely the reason for demolishing some Palestinian homes in the first place. The homes that are demolished are buildings used by terrorists or buildings illegally constructed.

    Second, if you can't see the relevance of the sources I quoted, that's your problem, not anyone else's. It should be obvious. You claim that it is a lie that Arab citizens of Israel have the same rights as Jewish citizens.I give you examples of Arab political parties, Arab members of the Knesset, an Arab Supreme Court Justice. These show that Arabs do in fact have the political rights that you claim they do not.

  6. Re:Meh on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 0

    That's pretty lame since Israel has been on the record as favoring the creation of a Palestinian state for years and such a state would have come into existence but for the refusal of the Palestinians to make peace.

  7. Re:Can't understand where is the problem on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 3, Informative

    Israel uses tanks and bulldozers to demolish Palestinian houses, often with children inside who are too young to throw rocks.

    Israel makes every effort to get the inhabitants out. The claim that Israel often demolishes houses with children inside is a lie.

    Arab & Muslim citizens of Israel can vote, run for office, say anything they want, print anything they want, follow any religion they choose, work in any profession they choose, serve on the supreme court, and sue the government (and sometimes win). Doesn't sound like apartheid to me.
    The problem is that all of that is a lie. I don't know why you Zionists bother spreading this BS

    Uh, that would be because it is true. To begin your research, here's the Wikipedia article on the United Arab List, an Israeli Arab political party that currently has three members in the Knesset. There are currently a total of 12 Arab Members of the Knesset. Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran is an Arab. Elias Nakhleh, an Arab, served four terms in the Knesset, eventually becoming Deputy Speaker. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

  8. Re:in other news on Road Rage Linked To Automobile Bumper Stickers · · Score: 1

    It's going to be real funny when somebody brakes because they've seen a cop in their rear view mirror and you, in your attempt to see through their windshield, don't understand why they are slowing down and cause an accident.

  9. Re:in other news on Road Rage Linked To Automobile Bumper Stickers · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sorry, but on many roads the leftmost lane is needed for regular traffic, not just for passing. That's why only some roads have those "Keep right except to pass" signs. And no, you don't have any business passing at speeds greatly exceeding the speed limit.

  10. Re:business opportunity on UCITA By the Back Door · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm not so sure. As I read the bill, there is nothing that requires the intruder to be correct in its belief that someone is using unlicensed proprietary software. Under the bill, even though I run GNU/Linux and do not use any Microsoft products, what's to prevent Microsoft or some other vendor from breaking into my system and screwing with it, whether as a result of legitimate error or intentionally, for the purpose of protecting their software?

  11. Re:Audiophiles on Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, yes, please! Only a high-quality wooden volume control can convey the subtle warmth of audio amplified by vacuum tubes. :)

  12. Re:Yes, you want, too. on New Browser-Based MMO Teaches Mandarin Chinese · · Score: 1

    Would you mind expanding on what was so bad about Rosetta Stone? I'm curious, and its expensive to check it out for yourself.

  13. Re:Yes, it is. on New Browser-Based MMO Teaches Mandarin Chinese · · Score: 1

    It depends on the law of the country. Some countries require foreigners to have their passport with them at all times unless they are resident aliens and have some kind of alien registration.

  14. Re:WTF?! on Sweden On Verge of Passing Sweeping Wiretap Plan · · Score: 1

    Sweden isn't as peaceful, liberal, and crime-free as it once was. Among other things, Sweden reportedly has significant problems with unassimilated Muslim immigrants. Large areas of the city of Malmo, in particular, are now dangerous to enter to the extent that ambulance crews and firemen refuse to go there without police escort. The incidence of rape, especially gang rape, has risen considerably. There have been a number of arrests of Islamic terrorists in Sweden.

    I don't approve of such uncontrolled wiretapping, but it is quite possible that the Swedish government is concerned, among other things, about Islamic terrorism.

  15. Re:I like dead trees on No, David Pogue, Ebook Piracy Is Not a Given · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a bit more complicated than that. The byproducts of pulp production are a problem. Pulp mills vent small particles that are bad for the health and must be removed. They also vent a number of chemicals including some nasty smelling sulfur compounds. This is locally referred to as "the smell of money". The official view here in Canada is that these smell bad but are not toxic, but a lot of people question that. When I lived in central part of the city, I noticed a strong correlation between days when I woke up feeling crummy and days when the pulp mill smell was strong. I made a point of moving uphill to the outskirts where the odor is not as strong. We have three pulp mills and air quality is a major local issue. Levels from air quality monitors at three sites are reported every day on the news.

    Pulp mills also produce really nasty liquid effluent. Even with the current treatment, studies here show that it causes mutation in the genes of the salmon. Some information from Environment Canada is here.

  16. Re:Unlimited right to contract? on FCC To Hold Hearings On Early Termination Fees · · Score: 1

    The US Constittuion gives us an unlimited right to contract.

    No, it doesn't. Contracts to do things that are illegal are null and void, as are contract provisions against public policy. There are various rights that you cannot contract away. There are restrictions on what you can contract to do and how the contract must be made. (For example, under the Statute of Frauds, certain types of contract must be in writing even though in general oral contracts are valid.)

  17. Re:Ineffective. on Net Neutrality Bill Introduced In Canadian Parliament · · Score: 1

    Wrong. Universal health care was introduced by the Liberal minority government in conjunction with the NDP when Lester Pearson was Prime Minister. Furthermore, the idea was pioneered at the provincial level in Saskatchewan by the CCF, the predecessor of the NDP, when Tommy Douglas was Premier. In short, universal health care was pioneered by the CCF/NDP and completed at the national level by the NDP and Liberals acting together.

  18. Re:Good idea but... on Net Neutrality Bill Introduced In Canadian Parliament · · Score: 1

    You're confused: the party of crackpots and prairie halfwits is the Reform Party, which now forms the core of the misleadingly named Conservative Party. The NDP is indeed a minority party without much power in Parliament, but it is much more influential than you let on. It is the ruling party in Manitoba, where it has formed the government since 1999, and has formed the government of British Columbia, the Yukon, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. The NDP is currently the Official Opposition in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia.

  19. misuse of Revision3 servers? on MediaDefender's BitTorrent-Based DOS Takes Down Revision3 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Revision3 refers to longstanding misuse of its severs by MediaDefender, before the current DOS attack. What exactly they were doing isn't clear to me. Anybody know? And is it a crime?

  20. Re:it sure is a religious symbol on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    What an idiotic moderation! Since when is it flamebait to characterize bigotry as bigotry? The fact is that a Christian symbol and a Muslim symbol are recognized by the Red Cross/Crescent but that they refused for many years to accomodate Jews. When they finally realized that they needed to accomodate Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, and others, they came up with a non-religious symbol, the Red Crystal, but continue to allow the use of the Christian and Muslim symbols but not the Jewish symbol. If they were really concerned as they said about "proliferation of symbols" they would have switched to a neutral symbol. Instead, they did nothing for many years, then eventually added a non-religious symbol while keeping the Christian and Muslim symbols. So, yes, it is due to anti-Semitism.

  21. Re:it sure is a religious symbol on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yes, it is true that due to anti-Semitism the red Star of David is not recognized internationally, but that doesn't change the fact of its existence and use.

  22. Re:it sure is a religious symbol on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Hunh? Giving up lives of wealth to help others has not been a characteristic of the founders of the major monotheistic religions. Jesus was a carpenter of modest means, neither wealthy nor on the road to wealth. I don't see that either Moses or Abraham, or other Jewish prophets, fit this description. Mohammed comes a little closer in that he actually was a well off merchant, but he didn't really give this up. From being a merchant he became a bandit and warlord. Yes, he shifted his focus from commerce to religion and conquest, but he didn't give up his wealth or become an ascetic.

  23. Re:it sure is a religious symbol on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Actually, there's another, the magen david adom, the Red Star of David, used in Israel.

  24. Re:fuel costs still not high enough priority on Big Rigs Go High Tech · · Score: 1

    Yes, but the interstate highway system is only cheaper than railroads for most goods because it is so heavily subsidized by the federal and state governments.

  25. old fashioned technique on How Would You Prefer To Send Sensitive Data? · · Score: 1

    There is an ancient technique that might be applicable here. You shave the skull of a slave and tattoo the data onto his scalp. Wait for the hair to grow back, then send the slave to the destination, where the skull will again be shaved. If further security is needed, you can encrypt the data before tattooing it on the scalp, and you can sedate the slave so that he doesn't know what you've done. This technique may not be legal in some jurisdictions.