The government has no rights, it has powers. Those powers are limited by the Constitution. There is nothing, to my knowledge, in the Constitution that covers surveillance, as that is neither governmental search nor seizure which citizens are protected against by the Fourth Amendment. As a governmental agency (federal, state, or local) it is a fair assumption that they are doing something terribly wrong, but that something is more likely mismanagement, not violation of civil rights.
Tracking with a GPS is not a search and it is not a seizure - it is an intrusion that does not rise to the level of a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The guy was fired for lying about his hours worked - you understand, fraud? Neither the firing nor the tracking fall under life, liberty, or property. It is creepy, it is not acceptable to me, but it is not covered in either of the amendments you cite.
Yes, let's do. After all, their only claim to authority was that they were duly elected by the majority in their respective states/districts, and the Constitution.
The "small adverse effect" was not sufficient for our government/corporate overlords, overkill in favor of the large corporations was required. Their turn of a phrase reminds me of this
They dictate only if you have a large audience. If you do, presumably you are making some money and can afford to share a small portion with those who helped make it possible.
Frequency shifting is easy and it can be done analog. Many PA systems incorporated a small frequency shift to prevent feedback, not suitable for music, but fine for voice. I wish they would do it so my dad's hearing aid wouldn't whistle every time he scratches his ear or brushes back his hair.
It must have been too "inconvinient" to use spell check. I'm not sure which is weaker - their arguments or their diction.
The death of the Out-of-Africa theory
New finds and research results prove the theory that said that human evolution happened exclusively in Africa.
So is the title wrong or the first sentence? It doesn't really improve from there unless you are a grammar nazi in search of a target rich environment.
Why do elected republicans always side with large corporations? The impact the merger will have on jobs is that they will be reduced as AT&T consolidates redundant positions.
FTFY
I would like to know why you think this is relevant? Republicans will not be responsible for how this goes down regardless of their posturing - the DoJ is Obama's, and the courts are unaffiliated.
I suspect that the majority of Republican voters would prefer the DoJ to prevail on this one. I haven't talked to anyone from either party who favors the merger going through, though several have expressed skepticism at the claim that "the Justice Department doesn't use litigation as a settlement tactic", and the cynics believe the DoJ will take a dive so the President can say he tried to stop it.
What makes you think that the Federal government allocates radio spectrum on other than a national basis? AT&T has more spectrum allocated to it than Verizon everywhere in the US.
They (AT&T) already have more spectrum than Verizon which has more customers and fewer issues with their network. If AT&T is using their existing frequencies so poorly, should the government simply allow them to have more? Also the documents AT&T's attorneys submitted showed that the build-out to 97% coverage would have cost $3.8B less than 10% of the T-Mobile acquisition. So cost savings are not really part of the acquisition motivation.
They need more towers, not more frequencies. Accidentally leaked documents show that they are aware of the problem, that they chose not to solve the problem, and that the purchase of T-Mobile is not a real solution.
This is about denying spectrum. You may not be aware that Sprint was set to buy T-Mobile for $10B less than AT&T. How could T-Mobile be worth more to AT&T unless they intended to engage in anticompetitive behavior?
The cynic in me says that this is merely posturing on the part of the present administration and that they have no intention of actually preventing the merger.
The court did not let her off the hook, the charges were dismissed. TFA does not indicate that they were dismissed with prejudice, if not, the charges against her could be reinstated.
To state that something that generally applies is true in spite of the fact that it is not universally true is ridiculous. It does not apply in this case, it is not true. backpedalling on this doesn't make it less untrue.
As for the PC market, it's now a market with razor thin margins.
HP chased those margins down, and has reaped the rewards of doing so. Apple has been criticized for selling form over function, but their strategy has kept them profitable and able to plot their own course, being first (or at least first to be generally acknowledged) to offer new and delete old hardware features. When was the last time that we heard a significant product announcement in laptops from any vendor other than Apple? Yes, I know the signal to noise ratio is terrible if it isn't Apple. The criticism aimed at Apple should be aimed at all the other laptop makers who are not invested in their own products enough to offer new innovative products. Panasonic has those cool ruggedized laptops that cost a small fortune, weigh a lot, and which I have never actually seen. Alien makes some good gaming machines. Those are some pretty small niches so even though they may be profitable, the unit volume is awfully low making for longer product cycles. Lenovo offers some nice products, but nothing too different than what IBM had before the sale, and the rest have little to distinguish themselves from the crowd. If some of those manufacturers/sellers don't raise the bar, those predictions of the post (consumer) PC era may be right.
Crack cocaine users destroy themselves. Beer drinkers are happier, friendlier people who get behind the wheel and kill others. Likewise cults pose a lesser danger to the world at large.
Actually not. The kid measured open circuit voltage, not power. Voltage is not the output that is important. Integrating the power generated by the cells over the course of the day or year determines the effectiveness of a mounting arrangement, and a cell (array) that is aimed directly at the sun at noon is the most effective, any other static arrangement can only match, but never exceed this arrangement.
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The government has no rights, it has powers. Those powers are limited by the Constitution. There is nothing, to my knowledge, in the Constitution that covers surveillance, as that is neither governmental search nor seizure which citizens are protected against by the Fourth Amendment. As a governmental agency (federal, state, or local) it is a fair assumption that they are doing something terribly wrong, but that something is more likely mismanagement, not violation of civil rights.
Tracking with a GPS is not a search and it is not a seizure - it is an intrusion that does not rise to the level of a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The guy was fired for lying about his hours worked - you understand, fraud? Neither the firing nor the tracking fall under life, liberty, or property. It is creepy, it is not acceptable to me, but it is not covered in either of the amendments you cite.
Yes, let's do. After all, their only claim to authority was that they were duly elected by the majority in their respective states/districts, and the Constitution.
The "small adverse effect" was not sufficient for our government/corporate overlords, overkill in favor of the large corporations was required. Their turn of a phrase reminds me of this
They dictate only if you have a large audience. If you do, presumably you are making some money and can afford to share a small portion with those who helped make it possible.
It's sequestered carbon.
My question is, how do get Flash to send the iPhone stream to my laptop to keep Flash from using inordinate CPU cycles and killing my battery?
Frequency shifting is easy and it can be done analog. Many PA systems incorporated a small frequency shift to prevent feedback, not suitable for music, but fine for voice. I wish they would do it so my dad's hearing aid wouldn't whistle every time he scratches his ear or brushes back his hair.
The death of the Out-of-Africa theory
New finds and research results prove the theory that said that human evolution happened exclusively in Africa.
So is the title wrong or the first sentence? It doesn't really improve from there unless you are a grammar nazi in search of a target rich environment.
Why do elected republicans always side with large corporations? The impact the merger will have on jobs is that they will be reduced as AT&T consolidates redundant positions.
FTFY
I would like to know why you think this is relevant? Republicans will not be responsible for how this goes down regardless of their posturing - the DoJ is Obama's, and the courts are unaffiliated.
I suspect that the majority of Republican voters would prefer the DoJ to prevail on this one. I haven't talked to anyone from either party who favors the merger going through, though several have expressed skepticism at the claim that "the Justice Department doesn't use litigation as a settlement tactic", and the cynics believe the DoJ will take a dive so the President can say he tried to stop it.
Did you bother to read your link? Only twenty-two countries have ratified the treaty and neither the USSR or Russia were among them.
I'll bet you can't tell the Chrysler Building from the Empire State Building either.
What makes you think that the Federal government allocates radio spectrum on other than a national basis? AT&T has more spectrum allocated to it than Verizon everywhere in the US.
They (AT&T) already have more spectrum than Verizon which has more customers and fewer issues with their network. If AT&T is using their existing frequencies so poorly, should the government simply allow them to have more? Also the documents AT&T's attorneys submitted showed that the build-out to 97% coverage would have cost $3.8B less than 10% of the T-Mobile acquisition. So cost savings are not really part of the acquisition motivation.
They need more towers, not more frequencies. Accidentally leaked documents show that they are aware of the problem, that they chose not to solve the problem, and that the purchase of T-Mobile is not a real solution.
This is about denying spectrum. You may not be aware that Sprint was set to buy T-Mobile for $10B less than AT&T. How could T-Mobile be worth more to AT&T unless they intended to engage in anticompetitive behavior?
The cynic in me says that this is merely posturing on the part of the present administration and that they have no intention of actually preventing the merger.
Not anti-SkyNet
The court did not let her off the hook, the charges were dismissed. TFA does not indicate that they were dismissed with prejudice, if not, the charges against her could be reinstated.
To state that something that generally applies is true in spite of the fact that it is not universally true is ridiculous. It does not apply in this case, it is not true. backpedalling on this doesn't make it less untrue.
As for the PC market, it's now a market with razor thin margins.
HP chased those margins down, and has reaped the rewards of doing so. Apple has been criticized for selling form over function, but their strategy has kept them profitable and able to plot their own course, being first (or at least first to be generally acknowledged) to offer new and delete old hardware features. When was the last time that we heard a significant product announcement in laptops from any vendor other than Apple? Yes, I know the signal to noise ratio is terrible if it isn't Apple. The criticism aimed at Apple should be aimed at all the other laptop makers who are not invested in their own products enough to offer new innovative products. Panasonic has those cool ruggedized laptops that cost a small fortune, weigh a lot, and which I have never actually seen. Alien makes some good gaming machines. Those are some pretty small niches so even though they may be profitable, the unit volume is awfully low making for longer product cycles. Lenovo offers some nice products, but nothing too different than what IBM had before the sale, and the rest have little to distinguish themselves from the crowd. If some of those manufacturers/sellers don't raise the bar, those predictions of the post (consumer) PC era may be right.
The TSA will offer to grope you in private.
much closer than their charges would like them to be. But, gravity has won this contest
I tend to be rather skeptical of those who personify inanimate objects, but anthropomorphism of subatomic matter makes your arguments highly credible.
What size turkey did you have for Thanksgiving? My family had a 13 pound turkey. Was yours 18", or 300 cubic inches, or what?
Crack cocaine users destroy themselves. Beer drinkers are happier, friendlier people who get behind the wheel and kill others. Likewise cults pose a lesser danger to the world at large.
Actually not. The kid measured open circuit voltage, not power. Voltage is not the output that is important. Integrating the power generated by the cells over the course of the day or year determines the effectiveness of a mounting arrangement, and a cell (array) that is aimed directly at the sun at noon is the most effective, any other static arrangement can only match, but never exceed this arrangement.