>Waterboard in this case would be simpler, safer, and better for everyone.
Isn't there a small but significant number of torturees who will choose to allow themselves to be drowned rather than give up the password?
And I wonder how effective waterboarding is on someone who has really been athletic and competitive in watersports, say, against a hardcore lifelong surfer? Someone who is already conditioned not to panic when they are upside down in a sea kayak while the gash on their head from hitting the lava rock is gushing out so much blood they can't see. (I've had that). I'm not convinced you could get information out of everyone by waterboarding, and I'm quite certain that now that it's known as a standard interrogation technique, intel communities condition their operatives to prepare for it. From waterboarding where do you go? Cutting off appendages and genitalia? Branding? And what happens when it becomes known that the city council used these techniques against an IT manager?
It explains some things about the operation of the ceremony (I've been to the Grammy Awards), but it does nothing to explain how it's acceptable for one party to compel Craigslist to disclose the identity of another party, particularly without that other party being entitled to some sort of process himself.
On the other hand, I'd love to see the look on the faces of all the Craigslist weed dealers this morning.
Thank you. It will be a while before the rights of his estate are rescinded and his copyrights enter the public domain. Agree or disagree with copyright duration, this is the issue.
>So, what exactly is the precedent here? I didn't think you could copyright the layout of a board game.
It is a creative expression fixed into a tangible medium that lasts for more than a brief period of time. It is not trivial -- the layout of the board is critical to the mechanics of the game.
Why do you imagine copyright law can't apply to it? What makes the design of a game board special?
>there are tons of clones of popular games out there (Risk, Monopoly, etc),
Risk is copyrighted and trademaked, and many who make commercial derivatives, do license the game. The creator died in 1970. But the copyright is still valid in every nation signed to the Berne Convention.
Monopoly was in the public domain long before it was even commercially sold.
>Everyone and his uncle demands to know my mother's maiden name.
This is culturally insensitive also. It is quite common for one's name and one's mother's maiden name to be the same name. It's taken for granted as an assumption in the question, that you had married parents, and that your mother changed her name to your father's name, and that your parents gave you your father's name.
1. Be under 18 years old 2. Perform a sex act on the camera. 3. Compel discovery against the university for possession of child pornography. 4. ??? 5. Profit!!!
>Zero. There is no noticeable "resistance movement" in China. They really believe in their government, even we think it's evil.
I've tried to explain / describe this to people many times. Occasionally I introduce them to one of my Chinese friends who completely hates the Dalai Lama and any notion that Tibet should be "free".
It's a lot of fun, really, because my friend is quite liberal and extremely well educated, knows more about Chinese history and current events than most Chinese, more about Tibet than any American with a Tibetan flag on their yoga mat, etc. But people are usually just totally shocked and unprepared for it because they've never actually heard a different point of view besides "Tibet should be free"...
>Density is the opposite of readable and maintainable.
Children's books, aimed at a young comprehension level, are written with 8 or 10 words per page. Do you prefer this format to one aimed at a higher level of comprehension?
>This is obviously a major security issue for Obama, and shows us why McCain should not be president.
If you could show that Senator McCain actually knows Obama's itinerary, you have evidence of an actual crime. There are rules that have the force of law regarding this kind of disclosure. There can be stiff penalties for violating Secret Service protocols, and a Senator does not necessarily enjoy immunity.
>What the hell does that mean? These linear political spectrums are not only stupid, their single dimensionality eradicate way too many >variables to reduce someone's position arbitrarily on the line.
Why are you trying to reason with these people using your fancy sixth-grade comprehension level? It'll never get through to them!
>And I thought Braille on a drive up ATM was pointless.
Because you're not blind, and you've never had to trust a stranger to do an ATM transaction for you, and you've never done an ATM transaction from the back seat of a taxi.
You are totally insensitive to the struggle of the visually impaired, and your joke is not funny.
>What was wrong with paper ballots counted by hand?
Sheer numbers. The volume is too high to avoid human error. It's a real problem, say, in the areas TFA is concerned with, the metropolitan Atlanta area, an 8,000 square mile area with a population of nearly six million.
>The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a recent fund-raising letter that he is "committed to >helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."
He stopped short of saying a name. No crime here, end of story.
>Yes, if they want to keep you. But it seems businesses are looking for ways to cut expenses, and one way is by cutting employees and >having the rest do more or by letting go of employees who have been on the payroll longer and higher new ones at lower pay levels. If >they aren't offshore outsourcing.
I once believed as you do, but I've learned that the correlation is not as straightforward as this. I've seen the "dedicated sycophant" types be the first (and only!) ones to go.
>Well, you can be certain that you're thesis is correct.
I'm probably too harsh, but I do not read past this. It's a strict policy of mine. If English is not your native language, let me know when you try again.
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>But if you can't compile your work, how do you find out if it works?
In some environments, knowing it works while still in the editor is what separates the men from the boys.
>Waterboard in this case would be simpler, safer, and better for everyone.
Isn't there a small but significant number of torturees who will choose to allow themselves to be drowned rather than give up the password?
And I wonder how effective waterboarding is on someone who has really been athletic and competitive in watersports, say, against a hardcore lifelong surfer? Someone who is already conditioned not to panic when they are upside down in a sea kayak while the gash on their head from hitting the lava rock is gushing out so much blood they can't see. (I've had that). I'm not convinced you could get information out of everyone by waterboarding, and I'm quite certain that now that it's known as a standard interrogation technique, intel communities condition their operatives to prepare for it. From waterboarding where do you go? Cutting off appendages and genitalia? Branding? And what happens when it becomes known that the city council used these techniques against an IT manager?
>Hope this helps...
It explains some things about the operation of the ceremony (I've been to the Grammy Awards),
but it does nothing to explain how it's acceptable for one party to compel Craigslist to disclose the identity of another party, particularly without that other party being entitled to some sort of process himself.
On the other hand, I'd love to see the look on the faces of all the Craigslist weed dealers this morning.
Thank you. It will be a while before the rights of his estate are rescinded and his copyrights enter the public domain.
Agree or disagree with copyright duration, this is the issue.
>So, what exactly is the precedent here? I didn't think you could copyright the layout of a board game.
It is a creative expression fixed into a tangible medium that lasts for more than a brief period of time.
It is not trivial -- the layout of the board is critical to the mechanics of the game.
Why do you imagine copyright law can't apply to it? What makes the design of a game board
special?
>there are tons of clones of popular games out there (Risk, Monopoly, etc),
Risk is copyrighted and trademaked, and many who make commercial derivatives, do license the game.
The creator died in 1970. But the copyright is still valid in every nation signed to the Berne Convention.
Monopoly was in the public domain long before it was even commercially sold.
>The dude who invented Scrabble is long dead.
How long, exactly, to the day, please?
>Everyone and his uncle demands to know my mother's maiden name.
This is culturally insensitive also. It is quite common for one's name and one's mother's maiden name to be the same name.
It's taken for granted as an assumption in the question, that you had married parents, and that your mother changed her name to your father's name, and that your parents gave you your father's name.
Not everybody does that.
1. Be under 18 years old
2. Perform a sex act on the camera.
3. Compel discovery against the university for possession of child pornography.
4. ???
5. Profit!!!
That's the exact age when President McCain will be starting his second term.
Not seeing your point.
>Uhh, if he has evidence of criminal behavior posted to facebook
How can you tell from a photograph what somebody is smoking?
>We get better toys cheaper.
There has never been a better toy than Lego and there never will be.
>Zero. There is no noticeable "resistance movement" in China. They really believe in their government, even we think it's evil.
I've tried to explain / describe this to people many times.
Occasionally I introduce them to one of my Chinese friends who
completely hates the Dalai Lama and any notion that Tibet should
be "free".
It's a lot of fun, really, because my friend is quite liberal and
extremely well educated, knows more about Chinese history and current
events than most Chinese, more about Tibet than any American with a
Tibetan flag on their yoga mat, etc. But people are usually just
totally shocked and unprepared for it because they've never actually
heard a different point of view besides "Tibet should be free"...
>Density is the opposite of readable and maintainable.
Children's books, aimed at a young comprehension level, are written with 8 or 10 words per page.
Do you prefer this format to one aimed at a higher level of comprehension?
Here is your argument for "density" then.
>Abu Ghraib was written off as "hazing" and "a fraternity prank."
As I recall, people were prosecuted, convicted, and as far as I know, remain incarcerated for that "prank."
Seems it was hardly "written off."
Seems like it was treated as a pretty big deal at the time, unless the only person you asked was Rush Limbaugh.
>This is obviously a major security issue for Obama, and shows us why McCain should not be president.
If you could show that Senator McCain actually knows Obama's itinerary,
you have evidence of an actual crime. There are rules that have the force of law
regarding this kind of disclosure. There can be stiff penalties for violating
Secret Service protocols, and a Senator does not necessarily enjoy immunity.
>Jeremiah, you are right. Anyone who doesn't realize Obama is to the right of Nixon hasn't been paying attention.
Wow it's true!
Since English is written left to right... and "N" comes before "O"...
I see the light now!
I'm *definitely* voting for Obama in November now! Thanks so much for pointing this out.
>What the hell does that mean? These linear political spectrums are not only stupid, their single dimensionality eradicate way too many
>variables to reduce someone's position arbitrarily on the line.
Why are you trying to reason with these people using your fancy sixth-grade comprehension level?
It'll never get through to them!
>Oh, lordy, get over yourself and your sanctimony.
Won't happen. I'm right, and you're wrong on this one.
>And I thought Braille on a drive up ATM was pointless.
Because you're not blind, and you've never had to trust a stranger to do an ATM transaction for you,
and you've never done an ATM transaction from the back seat of a taxi.
You are totally insensitive to the struggle of the visually impaired, and your joke is not funny.
>What was wrong with paper ballots counted by hand?
Sheer numbers. The volume is too high to avoid human error.
It's a real problem, say, in the areas TFA is concerned with,
the metropolitan Atlanta area, an 8,000 square mile area with
a population of nearly six million.
>I think I'll vote via absentee ballot and send it via registered mail. Paranoid? Maybe.
Your absentee ballot is probably scanned on an ES&S (Diebold) tabulator.
>The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a recent fund-raising letter that he is "committed to
>helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."
He stopped short of saying a name. No crime here, end of story.
>Yes, if they want to keep you. But it seems businesses are looking for ways to cut expenses, and one way is by cutting employees and
>having the rest do more or by letting go of employees who have been on the payroll longer and higher new ones at lower pay levels. If
>they aren't offshore outsourcing.
I once believed as you do, but I've learned that the correlation is not as straightforward as this.
I've seen the "dedicated sycophant" types be the first (and only!) ones to go.
>Well, you can be certain that you're thesis is correct.
I'm probably too harsh, but I do not read past this. It's a strict policy of mine.
If English is not your native language, let me know when you try again.