1) Tent City only holds convicted offenders. So in effect, the prisoners "volunteered" to be there as well by committing their crime.
2) The "chain gangs", believe it or not, are made from volunteers within the jail population. Most inmates prefer getting outside to work rather than doing menial labor inside a stanky jail.
3) I've had friends that have served time in Tent City for various misdemeners. Their consensus is, "yeah, it sucks. But what do you expect? It's jail."
I can't disagree with Sheriff Joe's logic for tent city: If those 120 degree conditions are adequate for our soldiers, they are adequate for our prisoners.
PHP has a built in security hack to work around this. All the file manipulation functions check the owner of the target file, and make sure it's the same as the owner of the PHP script.
Where is this feature documented? I've been groking the PHP manual and haven't found it...
All citizens of Alpha Complex are ORDERED to read the story linked above. The story linked above is clearly marked as having blue security clearance. You may have noticed that after clicking the link once, it will automatically upgrade to violet security clearance. Clicking on a link you are not authorized to is TREASON punishable by SUMMARY EXECUTION. Failing to obey and order of the Computer is TREASON punishable by SUMMARY EXECUTION. All citizens who have committed TREASON either by reading this story, or NOT reading this story are to report to the nearest Confession Booth. Upon entering the Confession Booth, please close the door behind you. Making a mess on the walls as you die is VANDALISM, which is a form of TREASON punishable by SUMMARY EXECUTION....
We take that risk with every piece of personal data we leave in someone else's hands. How hard would it be for a disgruntled DBA to rip dozen's of credit card numbers out of his own company's database and sell them to the highest bidder? Last I heard, about 70% of all corporate fraud is done internally.
How do these records relate to VoIP activity? I don't see it.
I do recall reading articles about the FBI invoking (or trying to invoke) the Patriot Act in order to secure ISP records. Sorry I can't cite sources on this, so it's possible that VoIP is safe. But if the executive branch asks specificaly for this power, will congress give in again??
Section 215 will be automatically repealed in 2005.
....unlessss congress votes to extend these powers beyond 2005. Asscroft and Dubbya are certainly lobbying for this to happen.
Yes, it is true that judicial oversight for searches of your financial, library, travel, video rental, phone, medical, church, synagogue, and mosque records is *diminished* under PATRIOT.
Bingo!! Thank you for answering your question for me. This is the exact issue I have a problem with. Without oversight, a critical check/balance between the judicial and executive branches vanishes. If a fed wants to look at my financial, video rental...etc. records, he had damn well better have a warrant - sworn and signed. Now all he has to say is "I think bckrispi represents an immediate terrorist threat (or, as a more insidious example, engaged in copyright infringement); let me see all his financial records from the last year.
Violating the constitution? Eroding rights?? I think "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized" speaks for itself. My question to you and your dinner buddy is, how does this new power not violate the constitution and erode our rights!!!!
I suspect your beef is with Section 214 of PATRIOT, which adapt the rules for obtaining "pen register" and "trap and trace" wiretaps (NEITHER of which reveal the content of a conversation--only where the calls come from, and where they go).
You suspect incorrectly, my beef was with what you stated above.
Nevertheless, we also have a compelling public interest in keeping Big Brother from using the backdoor to enforce stuff that goes beyond keeping the peace and encroaches on our fundamental (and hard earned!) liberties.
The issue isn't the fact that the FCC has mandated that a back door be installed to monitor VoIP traffic, but how the government uses this. If a law enforcement agent has probable cause and can get a legal warrant to tap someones VoIP communication, I'm all for it. My concern is the kind of "warrantless" searches that legislation like the Patriot act provides. If the power is used in accordance with the Constitution, it is protection; if not, it's tyranny.
Just google for it. DUI laws will vary state-to-state. But many (if not all) forbid the operation of a motor vehicle on *any* property while intoxicated.
Because there were more Sith. Like Count Doku. I find it hard to believe he was only converted to the dark side after the demise of Darth Maul. The Clone War was a long time in preparation.
Like who?? And why can't you believe he didn't succumb to the dark side after Maul's fall?? There were 10 years between the two prequels. Dooku was an "idealist". Like his apprentice, Qui-gon, he had misgivings about the senate. At some point (presumably between ep1 & 2), this drove him away from the Jedi order and the republic. At some point, Dooku meets Sidious. His political idealism is corrupted by his lust for the power the Dark Side offers. So he becomes the apprentice to Sidious.
Dunno. Maybe he wasn't officially Sith. Like he didn't complete the paperwork or something.
Just because you have a tendancy to use the Dark Side doesn't make you a sith lord, any more than the ability to shoot a rifle makes you a Marine.
And then, in the cartoon series, Doku is recruiting his own apprentice (the freaky bald chick). And in the mean time, Palpatine is recruiting Skywalker. The series, BTW, is supposed to be occuring in between Ep2 and Ep3.
Grrrrphhh. I'm sorry, but I am really tired of people calling events like this a contradiction. You're educated people; read between the lines already! Vader tried recruting Luke. Why?? So, as his Apprentice, Vader would be the Sith Master, and together, they would overthrow palpatine/sidious. Two Sith: no more, no less. Palpatine tried to recruit Luke as his apprentice. Why? Because Vader had become too powerful and ambitious and had revealed his desire to become the Master. He even explains this in the film: Now, fulfil your destiny, and take your father's place at my side!. Again, exactly two sith! What I think is totally brilliant (if not accidental) is the scene in ESB where Vader is in contact with Palpatine, discussing Luke. With what we know now, both Vader and Palp knew what was going to happen. Luke needed to be turned; as a Jedi, he would be a risk that could undo all of their schemes. They could simply kill him, but they both know that he may be worth more to each of their personal agendas alive. They know that one of the three of them will have to die. The Apprentice will always try to take the place of his master, and the Master will need to eliminate his apprentice before he gains enough power and ambition to do so. We see this in AOTC as well, as Dooku, ready to give himself a promotion, tries luring Obi-wan to the Dark side with the pretence of "Destroying the sith". He does this again in the CN series. Meanwhile, Palpatine has had Anakin on deck for over a decade ready to take Dooku's place.
Actually, the navbar on the Official Ep3 Page shows some concept art of Anakin/Vader before the mask. Pretty impressive. I assume paid subscribers have already seen Hayden in this costume.
Boba was about 12 in AOTC, so he'll be around 15 for ROTS. That is if we even see him. Temura Morrison (Jango Fett) will be returning to give his face to the aged clone troopers, but it is still up in the air if the Boba character will be returning. Even if he does, I doubt it will be a significant part.
No, it was my comment that the title wouldn't come first from some trash tabloid like the Sun. Actually I did call the title as being "Revenge of the Sith" about a year or so ago. Unfortunately, I don't think I have a record of that, so you'll just have to trust me:)
Lucas seams to be forcing the prequeals to be similar to the orginal movies.
I think we can file that one under "Duuuuh". Of course he is intentionally making the two trilogies similar. Lucas has said ad nauseum that the themes in these films repeat themselves. It helps to build continuity and is just damn good storytelling.
The novelization of TPM explains it. The sith used to number in the thousands. Because of the corrupting nature of the Dark Side, infighting was common. This division of their forces allowed the Jedi to wipe the Sith threat from the galaxy. Only one Sith, Darth Bane, survived. Learning from the mistakes of the past, he enacted the doctorine of only two sith at a time - Master and Apprentice. Yes, the film could have delved into this, but I think any reasonable viewer, after hearing Darth Maul say "At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge!", could easily draw the conclusion that there is hella bad blood between the Jedi & the Sith.
W.R.T your comments on the TPM lightsaber battle, I can't help but disagree. What Lucas lacks in ability to pen effective dialog, he *more* than makes up for in visuals. At the point when the three were seperated by the laser fields, you were able to gain great insight into each of the character's motives. You're right, Maul was pacing "like a caged animal". There's no better way to describe this. His whole purpose in Palpatine's plan is to be an assassin and enforcer. At this point, his entire focus was on his blind hatred of the Jedi. Qui-gon, knowing he was overmatched, took a moment to meditate. The simple act of him closing his eyes at this moment gives the most revealing insight into his character: He has total trust in the Force. Even when faced with the most fearsome opponent of his life, and every instinct in his human nature should be telling him not to take his eyes off of Maul, he is able to resist, control his fear, and put his total faith in the Force guiding his actions. Obi-wan, seperated from his master is torn between the two, unsure of what his next move should be. His inexperience and immature knowledge of the force are now painfully obvious. In one shot, he looks at the barrier as though he is trying to will it open, but to no avail. This scene was brilliant, and to add dialog to it would have ruined the moment.
And as far as your White Hat/Black hat western comment. Well, sorry, that's what you're gonna get. If you look at the OT, it doesn't get any more good guys vs. bad guys than the Rebels vs. the Empire, and that aspect isn't gonna change. Lucas has said since the 70's that this was his goal: to make a "space western" in the flavor of the saturday sci-fi serials that he grew up with.
That depends on your "point of view". It's been speculated (and hinted at through Lucasfilm) that Anakin assumes the title of Darth Vader and Sith Apprentice sometime midfilm. However, we won't see the Vader costume that we know and love until the end.
Star Wars universe has helped to make average games really good (Rebellion), and good games really awesome (The Jedi Knight Series).
I can't disagree with you there. OTOH, the Star Wars brand did nothing to save the abysmally bad licenses that were put out (Rebel Assault & Force Commander to name two).
On a much more serious note, if oil was oozing from the ground you bet that we'd be there by now.
Bah!! If this was true, why haven't we started mining asteroids "by now"?? Scientists theorize that there can be Trillions of dollars worth of raw materials within a single near-earth asteroid. A new theory proposes that Neptue and Uranus rain diamonds. Why hasn't deBeers jumped all over this? If Mars were gushing oil, it's still cheaper and easier to get it from Earth, just like our other resources.
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True, however the original poster was referring to the situation in modern America where the spread of christianity was accomplished successfully through mostly peaceful means.
Zoiks!!!! Ask a Native American how "peaceful" the "Good, white Christian folk" were when they landed on these shores! The rallying cry of the Spanish "Missionaries" in Mexico & central America was "God, Glory, Gold" - and seldom in that order. Now if by "modern" you are referring to 20th century, you need to keep in mind that Christianity "spread" in this timeframe not by mission work, but by immigrants coming from Europe en masse and bringing their belief system with them. There was no need to convert the "unwashed masses" because by 1900, they were all but wiped out!
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Perhaps the most effective way Christianity spread, particularly in the early years, is by co-opting traditions, customs, symbols and feasts of other religions.
True, true. However, a significant part of this "cultural assimilation" did involve the massacre of those who held on to their old beliefs.
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but between the wish to be politically correct and catering to the predominantly anti-christian sentiments in the gaming community most games end up being downright disdainful of christianity.
Care to cite some examples?? I understand that the majority of popular games contain themes that would offend the sensibilities of Christians, but I have never seen a game that attacks Christianity itself.
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The Day the Earth Froze. (Have the log back by ten, and stay out of my daughter)
1) Tent City only holds convicted offenders. So in effect, the prisoners "volunteered" to be there as well by committing their crime.
2) The "chain gangs", believe it or not, are made from volunteers within the jail population. Most inmates prefer getting outside to work rather than doing menial labor inside a stanky jail.
3) I've had friends that have served time in Tent City for various misdemeners. Their consensus is, "yeah, it sucks. But what do you expect? It's jail."
I can't disagree with Sheriff Joe's logic for tent city: If those 120 degree conditions are adequate for our soldiers, they are adequate for our prisoners.
Where is this feature documented? I've been groking the PHP manual and haven't found it...
The Computer wants you to be HAPPY.
The Computer is your FRIEND.
We take that risk with every piece of personal data we leave in someone else's hands. How hard would it be for a disgruntled DBA to rip dozen's of credit card numbers out of his own company's database and sell them to the highest bidder? Last I heard, about 70% of all corporate fraud is done internally.
I do recall reading articles about the FBI invoking (or trying to invoke) the Patriot Act in order to secure ISP records. Sorry I can't cite sources on this, so it's possible that VoIP is safe. But if the executive branch asks specificaly for this power, will congress give in again??
Section 215 will be automatically repealed in 2005.
....unlessss congress votes to extend these powers beyond 2005. Asscroft and Dubbya are certainly lobbying for this to happen.
Bingo!! Thank you for answering your question for me. This is the exact issue I have a problem with. Without oversight, a critical check/balance between the judicial and executive branches vanishes. If a fed wants to look at my financial, video rental ...etc. records, he had damn well better have a warrant - sworn and signed. Now all he has to say is "I think bckrispi represents an immediate terrorist threat (or, as a more insidious example, engaged in copyright infringement); let me see all his financial records from the last year.
Violating the constitution? Eroding rights?? I think "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized" speaks for itself. My question to you and your dinner buddy is, how does this new power not violate the constitution and erode our rights!!!!
I suspect your beef is with Section 214 of PATRIOT, which adapt the rules for obtaining "pen register" and "trap and trace" wiretaps (NEITHER of which reveal the content of a conversation--only where the calls come from, and where they go).
You suspect incorrectly, my beef was with what you stated above.
The issue isn't the fact that the FCC has mandated that a back door be installed to monitor VoIP traffic, but how the government uses this. If a law enforcement agent has probable cause and can get a legal warrant to tap someones VoIP communication, I'm all for it. My concern is the kind of "warrantless" searches that legislation like the Patriot act provides. If the power is used in accordance with the Constitution, it is protection; if not, it's tyranny.
Just google for it. DUI laws will vary state-to-state. But many (if not all) forbid the operation of a motor vehicle on *any* property while intoxicated.
Like who?? And why can't you believe he didn't succumb to the dark side after Maul's fall?? There were 10 years between the two prequels. Dooku was an "idealist". Like his apprentice, Qui-gon, he had misgivings about the senate. At some point (presumably between ep1 & 2), this drove him away from the Jedi order and the republic. At some point, Dooku meets Sidious. His political idealism is corrupted by his lust for the power the Dark Side offers. So he becomes the apprentice to Sidious.
Dunno. Maybe he wasn't officially Sith. Like he didn't complete the paperwork or something.
Just because you have a tendancy to use the Dark Side doesn't make you a sith lord, any more than the ability to shoot a rifle makes you a Marine.
And then, in the cartoon series, Doku is recruiting his own apprentice (the freaky bald chick). And in the mean time, Palpatine is recruiting Skywalker. The series, BTW, is supposed to be occuring in between Ep2 and Ep3.
Grrrrphhh. I'm sorry, but I am really tired of people calling events like this a contradiction. You're educated people; read between the lines already! Vader tried recruting Luke. Why?? So, as his Apprentice, Vader would be the Sith Master, and together, they would overthrow palpatine/sidious. Two Sith: no more, no less. Palpatine tried to recruit Luke as his apprentice. Why? Because Vader had become too powerful and ambitious and had revealed his desire to become the Master. He even explains this in the film: Now, fulfil your destiny, and take your father's place at my side!. Again, exactly two sith! What I think is totally brilliant (if not accidental) is the scene in ESB where Vader is in contact with Palpatine, discussing Luke. With what we know now, both Vader and Palp knew what was going to happen. Luke needed to be turned; as a Jedi, he would be a risk that could undo all of their schemes. They could simply kill him, but they both know that he may be worth more to each of their personal agendas alive. They know that one of the three of them will have to die. The Apprentice will always try to take the place of his master, and the Master will need to eliminate his apprentice before he gains enough power and ambition to do so. We see this in AOTC as well, as Dooku, ready to give himself a promotion, tries luring Obi-wan to the Dark side with the pretence of "Destroying the sith". He does this again in the CN series. Meanwhile, Palpatine has had Anakin on deck for over a decade ready to take Dooku's place.
Please explain how any of this is a contradition?
Actually, the navbar on the Official Ep3 Page shows some concept art of Anakin/Vader before the mask. Pretty impressive. I assume paid subscribers have already seen Hayden in this costume.
Boba was about 12 in AOTC, so he'll be around 15 for ROTS. That is if we even see him. Temura Morrison (Jango Fett) will be returning to give his face to the aged clone troopers, but it is still up in the air if the Boba character will be returning. Even if he does, I doubt it will be a significant part.
No, it was my comment that the title wouldn't come first from some trash tabloid like the Sun. Actually I did call the title as being "Revenge of the Sith" about a year or so ago. Unfortunately, I don't think I have a record of that, so you'll just have to trust me :)
I think we can file that one under "Duuuuh". Of course he is intentionally making the two trilogies similar. Lucas has said ad nauseum that the themes in these films repeat themselves. It helps to build continuity and is just damn good storytelling.
...But I Told You So!!!!!
This question was answered Months ago and numerous times . The DVD will only be of the Special Editions.
W.R.T your comments on the TPM lightsaber battle, I can't help but disagree. What Lucas lacks in ability to pen effective dialog, he *more* than makes up for in visuals. At the point when the three were seperated by the laser fields, you were able to gain great insight into each of the character's motives. You're right, Maul was pacing "like a caged animal". There's no better way to describe this. His whole purpose in Palpatine's plan is to be an assassin and enforcer. At this point, his entire focus was on his blind hatred of the Jedi. Qui-gon, knowing he was overmatched, took a moment to meditate. The simple act of him closing his eyes at this moment gives the most revealing insight into his character: He has total trust in the Force. Even when faced with the most fearsome opponent of his life, and every instinct in his human nature should be telling him not to take his eyes off of Maul, he is able to resist, control his fear, and put his total faith in the Force guiding his actions. Obi-wan, seperated from his master is torn between the two, unsure of what his next move should be. His inexperience and immature knowledge of the force are now painfully obvious. In one shot, he looks at the barrier as though he is trying to will it open, but to no avail. This scene was brilliant, and to add dialog to it would have ruined the moment.
And as far as your White Hat/Black hat western comment. Well, sorry, that's what you're gonna get. If you look at the OT, it doesn't get any more good guys vs. bad guys than the Rebels vs. the Empire, and that aspect isn't gonna change. Lucas has said since the 70's that this was his goal: to make a "space western" in the flavor of the saturday sci-fi serials that he grew up with.
That depends on your "point of view". It's been speculated (and hinted at through Lucasfilm) that Anakin assumes the title of Darth Vader and Sith Apprentice sometime midfilm. However, we won't see the Vader costume that we know and love until the end.
I can't disagree with you there. OTOH, the Star Wars brand did nothing to save the abysmally bad licenses that were put out (Rebel Assault & Force Commander to name two).
Uhhhhhhhh...
DeBeers would want to be the first ones there so they could continue to control the supply. (gad, why do I reply to AC's??)
Bah!! If this was true, why haven't we started mining asteroids "by now"?? Scientists theorize that there can be Trillions of dollars worth of raw materials within a single near-earth asteroid. A new theory proposes that Neptue and Uranus rain diamonds. Why hasn't deBeers jumped all over this? If Mars were gushing oil, it's still cheaper and easier to get it from Earth, just like our other resources.
Zoiks!!!! Ask a Native American how "peaceful" the "Good, white Christian folk" were when they landed on these shores! The rallying cry of the Spanish "Missionaries" in Mexico & central America was "God, Glory, Gold" - and seldom in that order. Now if by "modern" you are referring to 20th century, you need to keep in mind that Christianity "spread" in this timeframe not by mission work, but by immigrants coming from Europe en masse and bringing their belief system with them. There was no need to convert the "unwashed masses" because by 1900, they were all but wiped out!
True, true. However, a significant part of this "cultural assimilation" did involve the massacre of those who held on to their old beliefs.
Care to cite some examples?? I understand that the majority of popular games contain themes that would offend the sensibilities of Christians, but I have never seen a game that attacks Christianity itself.