I think it is a matter of opinion rather then being "retarded". I like them taking an extra few bucks (about 25) per week out of my paycheck. Why? Because I won't notice that 25. But at the end ot the year, 25x52 = 1300. Now I may not have gotten interest on it. But honestly, I wouldn't have gotten much interest on it if it were in a savings account.
I have made, a number of times submissions, all of which were rejected. I noticed, two of my submissions were then submitted by someone else (and posted up) two days after my submission (and rejection).
Except I already patented this idea and now I will sue you for trying to patent an idea you thought you might one day patent if you actually went ahead and created it.
50k goes how far when your local mom-n-pop isp lose its customer base because their bandwidth is being shut down - and all of a sudden they are getting these letters in the mail from RIAA saying their ISP is rating them out?
WHile I do not want to say "this will never happen" - it is going to be tricky for the RIAA. They have no incentive they can offer. 50k really is not that much for a business in the long run. Now if the mom-n-pop want to sell-out for 50k, that is another story - but do you think the RIAA is going to run that mom-n-pop isp?
Is a subpoena signed by a clerk just as legally binding as one signed by a judge? If so, your ISP company had better comply unless they want to be targetted for obstructing of justice, etc.
No, but his parents/legal gaurdians can. Now I am not sure it will be enforceable once he reaches 18 - but anything he produces until age 18 will follow said contract.
The whole article, that started this entire thread is about infectious diseases that get left behind on computer terminals. My argument was within its scope and thusly very valid. They did a test and claimed that lots of bacteria is left behind on keyboards. The germs can be HIV/AIDs, as well as things like the flu, etc. So the people who posted their results say it is not only possible, but it is happening. Now they may be wrong but at least they did tests - where are your tests?
Who cares, substitute your favorite, garden variety virus/bacteria. Though I was once told (not sure if its true, nor do i care) that HIV/AIDs survives for 24 hour period. But hey, you can test it go mix your blood with a smudge of HIV/AIDs that has been sitting out for a few minutes.
Not exactly...While i do think the person operating the register should not handle the food, generally, diseases/bacteria/viruses that are passed through touch are not as deadly as those that pass through open wounds. Now before you throw at me all the deadly things out there that can kill on touch (i.e. ebola) please read the bold word "generally" above.:)
While there is an emergency case, there is no time to put on and remove gloves. There is, however, plenty of time after an incident occurs. There are many tools in the operating room which do not get disposed, or stuck in the autoclave. They get cleaned. A device that is similar is probably the difilberater (sp).
So use gloves, dispose of gloves, clean the tools (including the keyboard)
I did not make myself clear, I appologize. Patient 1
Disposable gloves touches infectious patient
The gloves now have this infectious disease on them.
The infectious gloves touch the keyboard.
The keyboard now has this infectious disease.
Patient 2 (comes in 30 minutes after Patient 1)
Clean disposable gloves touch infected keyboard
Clean disposable gloves now have infectious disease
Infected disposable gloves touch patient
Patient is SOL
I think the problem comes from the person using surgical gloves, touches something that comes in contact with the patient then touches the computer. Imagine if the patient had AIDs/HIV, and the nurse who had gloves touches the keyboard. Would you want to be the next patient in line - when the nurse touches the keyboard and then touches you? A good keyboard cover that can be immersed in amonia (or whatever cleaners the hospital uses) should do the trick. After each case they spray the keyboard just like they spray everything else in there that cannot be autoclaved or disposed of.
Well at least in the Jewish religion, God doesn't sulk if you don't worship him - he just opens up a case of holy whoop ass and floods your scrawny little butts.
Counterstrike, while playable at 130 MS, is choppy and will net you death quickly vs your opponents who are at 30-45 MS. At 130 MS you will be skipping around. At 200 MS many servers will auto-kick you off.
See I go a different route (maybe the Soviet route) and tell them what the problems is, that they are wrong to think it is one of my multiple computers, running Irix and Windows (depending on the computer) and that I have multiple browsers. After throwing in a couple of choice techie words they realize that I know a couple of things about networking (i.e. I probably already did the reboot of modem, router, computer) and that they need to forward me to tier 2 tech support.
Your 100% is not the population and I would like to see valid, unbiased tests showing that 100% (or even 95%) of people who avoid e-mail do so because of spam. I know far too many people who have never used e-mail who don't even know what spam is (the non-edible kind that is). Those that do know don't even care because they just don't want to or are incapable of learning to use e-mail.
You would expect the number of people using email less because of spam to decrease to zero quickly when 25% of the population say they avoid email!
Why are 25% avoiding e-mail? Because of spam, or is there a large percentage who just don't want to use e-mail because they do not want to learn, or take up another impersonal form of communications? I know many people who do not want to use e-mail --- and spam has zero to do with it.
Though I am sure some people are more "accepting" of spam - they are probably more "accepting" of it and say something along the lines of "It's just a part of doing e-mail. A necessary evil." No they are not happier about spam, but they sorta just gave up. Sort of like retail stores saying "shoplifting is a part of doing business". While they try and curb it, they realize it is a futile effort to bitch.
Abolished in Switzerland maybe, but not abolished everyone. There are countries who could care less. And there are banks in more unsavory goverment ruled countries that will house your money anonymously - especially if you are the more affluant clientelle.
Doesn't killing someone in the process of a crime get considered murder? Those girls, while trying to escape from comitting a crime (so they were still involved with the crime...the get-away part) killed a person by running him over. First off, they did they even try and dodge him? But not including that - they were in the process of their crime.
Involuntary manslaughter due to drinking and driving is a lame sentence. No the driver may not have intended to kill anyone - but most adults have heard that drinking and driving is not a good idea. I am sure most 16 year olds (some states allow drivers at the age of 16) hear of it. If you haven't heard of it on tv, newspapers, magazines - you could NOT have missed all the DD posters at your local DMV.
Did you know, if you know you have HIV/AIDs and you give it to someone (without letting them know AHEAD of time that you have HIV/AIDs) you only get involuntary manslaughter. HIV/AIDs is a practical death sentence, a person gives it to someone and gets off with a minor involantary manslaughter.
Our court systems blow - there is very little consistancy.
Murder the CEO of a company, you are disrupting business. Also, last I heard the value of life, in the eyes of the law, is more valuable then money.
I think this sentence is ridiculous to say the least. Our countries priorities are ass backwards to say the least. Each state (and county) has a different ruleset, and murder can net someone two to three years in jail (sometimes less) while spamming is 9 years! Oh my that is just horid. Personally I think he should lose all the nice money he got from the spamming, including any assets he spent the money on. The money should be turned over to pay for the legal fees, the rest can be distributed to computer crimes departments so they can upgrade their equipment/training (honestly even if he had 14 million bucks in assests, giving 1 dollar per e-mail account would cost the gov't more money and is of little value to the people get the 1 dollar).
If they really want jail time, six months to one year will scare any computer geek spammer. But 9 years is ridiculous and insane.
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I think it is a matter of opinion rather then being "retarded". I like them taking an extra few bucks (about 25) per week out of my paycheck. Why? Because I won't notice that 25. But at the end ot the year, 25x52 = 1300. Now I may not have gotten interest on it. But honestly, I wouldn't have gotten much interest on it if it were in a savings account.
I have made, a number of times submissions, all of which were rejected. I noticed, two of my submissions were then submitted by someone else (and posted up) two days after my submission (and rejection).
Except I already patented this idea and now I will sue you for trying to patent an idea you thought you might one day patent if you actually went ahead and created it.
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50k goes how far when your local mom-n-pop isp lose its customer base because their bandwidth is being shut down - and all of a sudden they are getting these letters in the mail from RIAA saying their ISP is rating them out?
WHile I do not want to say "this will never happen" - it is going to be tricky for the RIAA. They have no incentive they can offer. 50k really is not that much for a business in the long run. Now if the mom-n-pop want to sell-out for 50k, that is another story - but do you think the RIAA is going to run that mom-n-pop isp?
Is a subpoena signed by a clerk just as legally binding as one signed by a judge? If so, your ISP company had better comply unless they want to be targetted for obstructing of justice, etc.
No, but his parents/legal gaurdians can. Now I am not sure it will be enforceable once he reaches 18 - but anything he produces until age 18 will follow said contract.
The whole article, that started this entire thread is about infectious diseases that get left behind on computer terminals. My argument was within its scope and thusly very valid. They did a test and claimed that lots of bacteria is left behind on keyboards. The germs can be HIV/AIDs, as well as things like the flu, etc. So the people who posted their results say it is not only possible, but it is happening. Now they may be wrong but at least they did tests - where are your tests?
Who cares, substitute your favorite, garden variety virus/bacteria. Though I was once told (not sure if its true, nor do i care) that HIV/AIDs survives for 24 hour period. But hey, you can test it go mix your blood with a smudge of HIV/AIDs that has been sitting out for a few minutes.
Not exactly...While i do think the person operating the register should not handle the food, generally, diseases/bacteria/viruses that are passed through touch are not as deadly as those that pass through open wounds. Now before you throw at me all the deadly things out there that can kill on touch (i.e. ebola) please read the bold word "generally" above. :)
My case stated the nurse using gloves. Why is this insightful when the poster did not even read or fully comprehend my post?
While there is an emergency case, there is no time to put on and remove gloves. There is, however, plenty of time after an incident occurs. There are many tools in the operating room which do not get disposed, or stuck in the autoclave. They get cleaned. A device that is similar is probably the difilberater (sp).
So use gloves, dispose of gloves, clean the tools (including the keyboard)
I did not make myself clear, I appologize.
Patient 1
Disposable gloves touches infectious patient
The gloves now have this infectious disease on them.
The infectious gloves touch the keyboard.
The keyboard now has this infectious disease.
Patient 2 (comes in 30 minutes after Patient 1)
Clean disposable gloves touch infected keyboard
Clean disposable gloves now have infectious disease
Infected disposable gloves touch patient
Patient is SOL
Wash, rinse and now we have the move Outbreak.
Hasn't smited me yet...not that I have to worry - I am Jewish..you know one of the "Chosen" folk. We don't go to Hell...we don't even believe in it.
I think the problem comes from the person using surgical gloves, touches something that comes in contact with the patient then touches the computer. Imagine if the patient had AIDs/HIV, and the nurse who had gloves touches the keyboard. Would you want to be the next patient in line - when the nurse touches the keyboard and then touches you? A good keyboard cover that can be immersed in amonia (or whatever cleaners the hospital uses) should do the trick. After each case they spray the keyboard just like they spray everything else in there that cannot be autoclaved or disposed of.
Man I should be a high priced consultant.
Here is a what a quick Froogle search came up with.
Keyboard Condom
And luckily for this guy our court system agrees with your assessment as to not call him guilty without seeing all the available evidence.
Well at least in the Jewish religion, God doesn't sulk if you don't worship him - he just opens up a case of holy whoop ass and floods your scrawny little butts.
Counterstrike, while playable at 130 MS, is choppy and will net you death quickly vs your opponents who are at 30-45 MS. At 130 MS you will be skipping around. At 200 MS many servers will auto-kick you off.
We gamers are not regular folk, we gamers are 1337
See I go a different route (maybe the Soviet route) and tell them what the problems is, that they are wrong to think it is one of my multiple computers, running Irix and Windows (depending on the computer) and that I have multiple browsers. After throwing in a couple of choice techie words they realize that I know a couple of things about networking (i.e. I probably already did the reboot of modem, router, computer) and that they need to forward me to tier 2 tech support.
In Soviet Russia, tech support asks you for help.
Your 100% is not the population and I would like to see valid, unbiased tests showing that 100% (or even 95%) of people who avoid e-mail do so because of spam. I know far too many people who have never used e-mail who don't even know what spam is (the non-edible kind that is). Those that do know don't even care because they just don't want to or are incapable of learning to use e-mail.
You would expect the number of people using email less because of spam to decrease to zero quickly when 25% of the population say they avoid email!
Why are 25% avoiding e-mail? Because of spam, or is there a large percentage who just don't want to use e-mail because they do not want to learn, or take up another impersonal form of communications? I know many people who do not want to use e-mail --- and spam has zero to do with it.
Though I am sure some people are more "accepting" of spam - they are probably more "accepting" of it and say something along the lines of "It's just a part of doing e-mail. A necessary evil." No they are not happier about spam, but they sorta just gave up. Sort of like retail stores saying "shoplifting is a part of doing business". While they try and curb it, they realize it is a futile effort to bitch.
Abolished in Switzerland maybe, but not abolished everyone. There are countries who could care less. And there are banks in more unsavory goverment ruled countries that will house your money anonymously - especially if you are the more affluant clientelle.
Doesn't killing someone in the process of a crime get considered murder? Those girls, while trying to escape from comitting a crime (so they were still involved with the crime...the get-away part) killed a person by running him over. First off, they did they even try and dodge him? But not including that - they were in the process of their crime.
Involuntary manslaughter due to drinking and driving is a lame sentence. No the driver may not have intended to kill anyone - but most adults have heard that drinking and driving is not a good idea. I am sure most 16 year olds (some states allow drivers at the age of 16) hear of it. If you haven't heard of it on tv, newspapers, magazines - you could NOT have missed all the DD posters at your local DMV.
Did you know, if you know you have HIV/AIDs and you give it to someone (without letting them know AHEAD of time that you have HIV/AIDs) you only get involuntary manslaughter. HIV/AIDs is a practical death sentence, a person gives it to someone and gets off with a minor involantary manslaughter.
Our court systems blow - there is very little consistancy.
Murder the CEO of a company, you are disrupting business. Also, last I heard the value of life, in the eyes of the law, is more valuable then money.
I think this sentence is ridiculous to say the least. Our countries priorities are ass backwards to say the least. Each state (and county) has a different ruleset, and murder can net someone two to three years in jail (sometimes less) while spamming is 9 years! Oh my that is just horid. Personally I think he should lose all the nice money he got from the spamming, including any assets he spent the money on. The money should be turned over to pay for the legal fees, the rest can be distributed to computer crimes departments so they can upgrade their equipment/training (honestly even if he had 14 million bucks in assests, giving 1 dollar per e-mail account would cost the gov't more money and is of little value to the people get the 1 dollar).
If they really want jail time, six months to one year will scare any computer geek spammer. But 9 years is ridiculous and insane.