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  1. Re:IANAL on Utah Considers Warrantless Internet Subpoenas · · Score: 1

    Nah. You have to type it up and vouch for it's voracity. Only then will a judge begrudge a cursory glance before the clerk stamps it.

    I don't mean to be too harsh. Cops have their favorite judges for rubber stamps. I have personally seen, from a clerks perspective, many judges taking the time to read the subpoena and ask questions.

  2. Re:I'm no lawyer but.. on Utah Considers Warrantless Internet Subpoenas · · Score: 1

    Last I checked, the PATRIOT act is still going strong...

  3. Re:School District = Child Pornographers on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 1

    Sure, but it's up to the other side to prove it.

    If you are willing to destroy physical evidence, it is peanuts to stand up and deny doing it. Of course this is all hypothetical as we have no 'evidence' beyond conjecturing CYA conduct. Added that last bit for the TFA avoiding population.

  4. Re:So what? on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 1

    I don't have mod points, but I am going to link your comment from my other online haunts. Well done.

  5. Re:One part of this story... on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 1

    Stop trying. I tried to make sense of the story and I came right back to my first gut reaction. If a school official had confronted me with this photograph, I would have to react with actual physical violence. Parents are not rational when it comes to the welfare of our children. Educators have enough legitimate issues with parents to handle without resorting to the ultimate violation of the sanctity of a child's bedroom.

  6. Re:School District = Child Pornographers on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 1

    You don't think he had a hard drive bonfire the night this story broke?

  7. Re:My initial theory is looking more likely. on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 1

    These people should be imprisoned for life.

    Dude, really? Consequences should match actions. Felony and misdemeanor convictions according to their roles will exact enough vengeance. Imagine the guffaws if one of these bozos tries to apply for a professional position after their debt to society is paid.

  8. Re:The court needs to stop them from wiping HDD's on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 1

    Gah, now why did you have to go and ruin his/her smug? We (the two of us that read the article) were so enjoying the foolish glow.

  9. Re:eh on School Spying Scandal Gets Even More Bizarre · · Score: 1

    and there was no punishment because 'they thought it was ok' was enough to cover their butts. But not the hapless (helpless?) little girl's butt.

  10. Re:Ageism on Suspension of Disbelief · · Score: 1

    Dude, your shoes really ARE that ugly. Paws? Really?

  11. Re:Typical Customer Service Department attitude on Woz Cites "Scary" Prius Acceleration Software Problem · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Most people just don't like to think logically and finely.

    Most often the troubleshooter is simply too close to the problem. You are describing logical troubleshooting of how the system actually works, they are working from the perspective of how it is supposed to work. The great engineers know how to think like idiots. Great engineers also recognize competence no matter the source. :)

  12. Re:yeah, let's blame the victims! on Electric Bicycles Surging In Popularity · · Score: 1

    You are losing all credibility. There are those of us who cycle who recognize _our_ responsibility to protect ourselves.

    Do your part to educate drivers. The next time a door opens in front of you aim for the V, not the road side. Sure, you'll take the hit on their hood, but you have a good chance of breaking the car driver's left leg in the process.

    Or you could hang out on slashdot and sling obscenities. Kind of the net version of hanging out in tree-tops, shouting out rude names.

    And no, I am not really advocating injuring people on purpose.

  13. Re:I did, didn't I? on Electric Bicycles Surging In Popularity · · Score: 1

    Never actually met a real live bike Nazi before now. All I have to offer is: bicycle messengers. Case closed.

    News flash for you, tooling along at 20-30mph on top of a scant 25 pounds of bicycle is dangerous.

    I cycle quite a bit in the warm months, including commuting. I have never been hit because I live by one simple rule: I have the most to lose in a collision. My scant bike injuries have come from avoiding kids running into the street.

  14. Re:Can I call it... on Will Your Super Bowl Party Anger the Copyright Gods? · · Score: 1

    Be prepared for a Harry Potter flash mob at your house.

  15. Re:It's the parents on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 1

    Look you insensitive childless clod. It is no easy to maintain an average of nine hours of primetime TV viewing a week and still be able to cite Oprah and Gugde Judy in the break room at target while we discuss the crap schools and teachines that our kids pass for and them come home.

    ---- Sorry, couldn't resist.

  16. Re:Spell Checking on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 1

    I'd like to see some hard evidence before I agree with this statement. In my experience, people tend to make spelling errors and go with the spell chedking results without actually investigating the error.

    Emphasis mine. I'm not normally a grammar Nazi, but given the context, I took it as a challenge.

  17. Re:Christian Activist Judges Make Me Sick on US Grants Home Schooling German Family Political Asylum · · Score: 1

    So it is OK to blindly label an individual a racist, but not an entire government?

  18. Re:Christian Activist Judges Make Me Sick on US Grants Home Schooling German Family Political Asylum · · Score: 1

    Yea, I bet if a mostly black country had a natural disaster, say an earthquake, 'they' would never make streamlined immigration services available to them.

  19. Re:Ha! on Newsday Gets 35 Subscriptions To Pay Web Site · · Score: 1

    This is modded funny, but I really didn't know it.

  20. Re:In FreeMarket America... on CES Vendors Kicked Out of Hotels For Showcasing Wares in Room · · Score: 1

    Can I give you permission to do something on my property, collect a fee, and then kick you out with no notice or recompense? Some might construe such actions as fraud.

  21. Re:nicknames of the upmodded comments so far: on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 1

    Hear, hear! Sorry. I don't have mod points.

    Or is it supposed to be "here, here"? I never thought about it before beyond being told once that it is short and/or slang for 'hear ye, hear ye'. Anyway, MPU!

  22. Re:Actually yes -- in some cases on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 1

    And that's about half a year's worth of Netflix. It is all a question of priorities. I have six domains and no Netflix account; I consider myself to be the exception, not the rule.

  23. Re:yes on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 1

    I'm choosing you to pick on, though this applies equally to a number of posts.

    I have poured through tons of resumes and an email address isn't even on the sorting criteria. How often do you expect to use their personal email address?

    There are any number of legitimate reasons for one of 'those' addresses to still be in use. The two most common are convenience and the desires of a spouse.

    Overlooking a quality candidate because of something like "sexyKitten32211@aol.com" is just plain STOOpit.

    At worst such addresses may be worth a chuckle during an interview.

  24. Re:Fewer 'perks' please? on IT Workers To Get Fewer Perks, No Free Coffee · · Score: 1

    My apologies if my post read more assy than yours.

    I understand your desire. In counterbalance I offer that it is the effort that counts, not the activity. I never thought I would find myself defending management on Slashdot, but here goes. I have sat through my share of Stupid Stuff like guessing birthdays, trading anecdotes coworkers would never think true of you. These asinine and boring activities could never appeal to all hands. Their goal is to get you involved and 'present' for the task at hand instead of pouring over a crackberry, or doodling to do lists on napkins.

    I could easily agree that testosterone laden activities more suited to Dave and Buster's than the boardroom are a bit over the top. As a family man though, how many tea parties have you had to suffer through with bears wearing bonnets and Chinese made toys of dubious structural integrity?

  25. Re:It's An Employer's Market on IT Workers To Get Fewer Perks, No Free Coffee · · Score: 1

    We could go back and forth all day. If you admire Asimov's future history of a society of button pushers with no idea how to maintain civilization, then I guess advocating specialized mediocrity is fine.

    Personally, I would prefer drivers that could handle most minor repairs on their own, and fairly accurately diagnose the majors. No, they don't need to know squat about how much power a given engine can deliver to the wheel, but they do need to know that stuff goes boom in there, turning this thing, which connects to the transmission and the rest of the drive train.

    Modern run of the mill IT staff more than ever before need to be generalists, not specialists. The problem domains are bigger, not smaller. The CMS system used by the marketing secretary will invariably need troubleshooting. Is the problem the user, the comp, the net, the hosted CMS, the hosted database it connects to... The list goes on.