Its something that "people who carry guns" are well aware of. I know many concealed carry permit holders, including myself, and we all know the laws forwards and backwards.
Those same laws are incredibly complex and open to interpretation. If you ever want to give yourself a migraine, go learn about gun laws in America.
Here, our country was founded on the idea that the government gains it authority from the people, and the government should fear us, not the other way around.
Now, granted, we have strayed far from that, but what vestiges remain are very dear to many of us.
BTW, where do you live that you have to have a license to own and operate a car? That's just... odd. In the US, you only need license, registration, and insurance for a vehicle if you're driving it on public roads.
Following your car analogy, I'd be perfectly happy if a permit or license was required to use a firearm on public property. Just stay off my land and my body, and we're in good shape.
I do a bit of development work, and I want the fastest, most stripped down desktop I can get. I run Awesome when I'm doing any type of development work. KDE4 is the last thing I'd want between me and my code.
Of course, I also spent $250 on a keyboard, so maybe I take things a bit too seriously.
In that case, why not offer binary builds of "KDE 4.0rc1", then move to "KDE 4.0rc2"? Instead, we keep moving up the point releases, and doing what are essentially beta tests on people's desktop.
There is a difference between respectfully disagreeing - or even respectfully refusing to cooperate - and being an asshat.
There are a lot of things that the police in the US do today that are outside the bounds of their authority, but if you approach it like a prick, you'll end up in jail. In today's climate, there is *always* a law you're breaking, whether you realize it or not.
I personally have enough.22 ammunition to put food on the table for a family of four for upwards of 20 years.
Center-fire ammo wouldn't be used much for hunting , but I have enough components for another 15,000 rounds.
I'm not considered a "prepper" by any stretch. Shooting is just a hobby of mine, and ammo goes fast. It is not uncommon for people to buy ammunition a crate (or multiple crates) at a time. You know you're into shooting as a hobby when your ammo order arrives on a FedEx Freight truck, and you have to rent a forklift to get it into your garage.
Not that I disagree (state and local government was a big problem in NOLA), but the idea that someone on Slashdot is bashing Bush for not maknig a power grab when he had the chance is pretty freaking hilarious.
Which is why we need free-market capitalists in Congress, instead of Democrats or Republicans. I tend to vote (R); not because of a party affiliation, but because they are typically the best candidate on the ballot in terms of economics and personal liberty.
I fully intend to run for office in a few years - there isn't anyone out there that stands up for what made us prosperous (who isn't a kook on other issues - Ron Paul, that means you!)
That would work, but I do a lot of my Javascript and PHP development inside Aptana. I've yet to find anything better, though I'm sure it exists. It is essentially an Eclipse plugin, though, so i do use it in both Linux and Windows.
Because web browsers are the window through which users view the Web, and as geeks, most of us have jobs that are directly or indirectly involved in dealing with those users?
The lack of a decent JS engine is what will kill IE, if anything will.
The web is getting to the point now where even the most simplistic business's site will have some javascript on it. A menu system, a scrolling news section, *something*.
From now on, when users pick up an alternate browser, they won't see the standards support, or better privacy features, or add-on capability - they'll see that facebook loads fast and all their widgets are faster too - because the javascript engine for Firefox and Chrome will be an order of magnitude faster than IE's.
To compound this issue, MS doesn't have an effective auto-updater, so users who are ignorant of their options and still on IE won't even know they're running an old version. When they DO learn about another browser and try it, it will be just that much faster.
Its German, and English and German is different on capitalization. I'm betting their translator got confused, or didn't fully understand common vs. proper nouns.
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Its something that "people who carry guns" are well aware of. I know many concealed carry permit holders, including myself, and we all know the laws forwards and backwards.
Those same laws are incredibly complex and open to interpretation. If you ever want to give yourself a migraine, go learn about gun laws in America.
550 Palestinian deaths to 5 Israeli deaths is so lopsided that it has to be stopped.
Are you suggesting there is a quota, and in order to continue to pursue the aggressors, they need to sacrifice a few people of their own?
Eh, fair enough.
Here, our country was founded on the idea that the government gains it authority from the people, and the government should fear us, not the other way around.
Now, granted, we have strayed far from that, but what vestiges remain are very dear to many of us.
BTW, where do you live that you have to have a license to own and operate a car? That's just... odd. In the US, you only need license, registration, and insurance for a vehicle if you're driving it on public roads.
Following your car analogy, I'd be perfectly happy if a permit or license was required to use a firearm on public property. Just stay off my land and my body, and we're in good shape.
I've had that happen with a gun before - took 3 years to get it back, and it was coated with rust.
They paid for it, eventually.
Without authority to do so, it is theft. But you were being pedantic :)
I don't understand the "its the dev's toy" thing.
I do a bit of development work, and I want the fastest, most stripped down desktop I can get. I run Awesome when I'm doing any type of development work. KDE4 is the last thing I'd want between me and my code.
Of course, I also spent $250 on a keyboard, so maybe I take things a bit too seriously.
In that case, why not offer binary builds of "KDE 4.0rc1", then move to "KDE 4.0rc2"? Instead, we keep moving up the point releases, and doing what are essentially beta tests on people's desktop.
As evidence of what crime?
You might lose your camera for a bit (and it might come back the worse for wear), but you get to sue the living shit out of them then.
Be sure to get a receipt. A seizure without a receipt is theft :)
forcing you to delete a photo is either 1. destruction of personal property, or 2. destruction of evidence, neither is allowed.
Ha!! I'm always taking pictures in places where I'm "not supposed to be" (says the officer/rent-a-cop/door nazi). I'm going to have to use that line.
Sure you do - unless they see them, or have a warrant.
"I'm sorry officer, but you may not search my property for the person you are looking for. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
I totally agree, but would like to expound a bit.
There is a difference between respectfully disagreeing - or even respectfully refusing to cooperate - and being an asshat.
There are a lot of things that the police in the US do today that are outside the bounds of their authority, but if you approach it like a prick, you'll end up in jail. In today's climate, there is *always* a law you're breaking, whether you realize it or not.
There's a license?
Where do you live?
Guns are useful for more than the "short term".
I personally have enough .22 ammunition to put food on the table for a family of four for upwards of 20 years.
Center-fire ammo wouldn't be used much for hunting , but I have enough components for another 15,000 rounds.
I'm not considered a "prepper" by any stretch. Shooting is just a hobby of mine, and ammo goes fast. It is not uncommon for people to buy ammunition a crate (or multiple crates) at a time. You know you're into shooting as a hobby when your ammo order arrives on a FedEx Freight truck, and you have to rent a forklift to get it into your garage.
Are you volunteering? :)
Thanks for the laugh :)
Not that I disagree (state and local government was a big problem in NOLA), but the idea that someone on Slashdot is bashing Bush for not maknig a power grab when he had the chance is pretty freaking hilarious.
Where did the parent say anything about the "public good"?
There is no public good. It is merely the aggregate of all of the individuals' good.
History begs to differ with you. Republicans have been rotten at both since Eisenhower left office.
While the (D) candidate for POTUS actively campaigned against my rights. I'll take flawed over evil any day.
Which is why we need free-market capitalists in Congress, instead of Democrats or Republicans. I tend to vote (R); not because of a party affiliation, but because they are typically the best candidate on the ballot in terms of economics and personal liberty.
I fully intend to run for office in a few years - there isn't anyone out there that stands up for what made us prosperous (who isn't a kook on other issues - Ron Paul, that means you!)
Where were we when we were bailing out Wall Street?
Screaming at the top of our lungs to stop it, to no avail. Just like we're doing now.
That sounds like AR15.com for nerds.
I expect Arfcom will see its membership rise because of this :)
That would work, but I do a lot of my Javascript and PHP development inside Aptana. I've yet to find anything better, though I'm sure it exists. It is essentially an Eclipse plugin, though, so i do use it in both Linux and Windows.
The Constitution does not "grant" rights, it *recognizes* them.
Because web browsers are the window through which users view the Web, and as geeks, most of us have jobs that are directly or indirectly involved in dealing with those users?
The lack of a decent JS engine is what will kill IE, if anything will.
The web is getting to the point now where even the most simplistic business's site will have some javascript on it. A menu system, a scrolling news section, *something*.
From now on, when users pick up an alternate browser, they won't see the standards support, or better privacy features, or add-on capability - they'll see that facebook loads fast and all their widgets are faster too - because the javascript engine for Firefox and Chrome will be an order of magnitude faster than IE's.
To compound this issue, MS doesn't have an effective auto-updater, so users who are ignorant of their options and still on IE won't even know they're running an old version. When they DO learn about another browser and try it, it will be just that much faster.
Its German, and English and German is different on capitalization. I'm betting their translator got confused, or didn't fully understand common vs. proper nouns.