Simply stated, California law requires anyone picking up lost property to make a good-faith effort to return it to it's rightful owner. Here are the relevant sections
California penal code, section 485:L
One who finds lost property under circumstances which give him knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person not entitled thereto, without first making reasonable and just efforts to find the owner and to restore the property to him, is guilty of theft.
California civil code, section 2080.1:
If the owner is unknown or has not claimed the property, the person saving or finding the property shall, if the property is of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, within a reasonable time turn the property over to the police department of the city or city and county, if found therein, or to the sheriff’s department of the county if found outside of city limits, and shall make an affidavit, stating when and where he or she found or saved the property, particularly describing it.
Since the finder of the phone did not follow the law, he/she could be convicted of a crime if charges are pressed. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office was doing what it's supposed to do, although the fact that it was such a high-profile case probably moved it up to the top of their to-do list faster than it would have otherwise.
...the iPhone is still not on Verizon, nor is it likely to be in the near future. Verizon, like Apple, is all about control.
Of course, it has nothing to do with the fact that Verizon does not have a GSM network, meaning that Apple would have had to build two different models of iPhone--one for the US market and one for the rest of the world--and that iPhone users couldn't use their phones internationally if they chose. No, it must all be about control...
Steve Jobs has been quaking like a motherfucker (and not in the fun way) if the reports of his Google tantrums are true...
I don't think it's the competition that caused Jobs's tantrums, it was his feeling of being betrayed by Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, who sat on Apple's board throughout the development of the iPhone then went on to develop an competing device. Being invited to sit on the BoD of any company is a sign of respect and trust; using knowledge gained from the position to turn around and compete with the company who's board you're sitting on is ethically questionable to say the least. Schmidt didn't break any laws, but what he did does somewhat belie Google's "Don't Be Evil" catchphrase.
The US has no legalised gambling. And a whole CITY dedicated to hundreds casinos that dwarf the UK's one 'mega' casino.
Not quite accurate. Federal law in the U.S. makes no restrictions on gambling, it leaves that decision to the individual states. Most states have banned it, although with some exceptions. California, for example, allows a certain type of card room gambling and race track betting. New Jersey allows gambling in Atlantic City. New York has off-track betting parlors. Gambling in legal throughout the entire state of Nevada, leading to bizarre things like slot machines in gas station restrooms. And Indian reservations, considered as sovereign nations under U.S. law, are allowed to have casinos, although they're required to negotiate the terms of their operation with the state they're located in.
Speaking as an American of Italian heritage who also used to be a plumber, not only am I not offended by Mario, I hold him up as a role model. I mean, I lost count of the number of times I had to chase some damned monkey through the pipes. Happened all the time.
Sometimes it seems like Slashdot posts stories about Israel for no other reason than to get people to start arguing. Come to think of it, the same goes for Apple
No maybe about it, Slashdot does post stories--and not only about Israel--for no other reason than to get people to start arguing. In fact, I've learned that if I purposely word a submission in a way that will stir up a controversy, it's much more likely to get used. I did exactly that this past week with a submission about Apple possibly buying ARM Holdings by adding a slightly paranoid-sounding sentence about Apple being "able to control who gets to use the processors (and, more importantly, who doesn't)." Totally unnecessary, but I knew that it would help get the submission chosen, and it was.
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i'm hoping this is meant to be some poor quality joke...
Submitter is a moron who does not know what he is talking about.
If you're going make that sort of statement, you could at least:
1. Offer up some evidence to back up your statement. A link would do.
2. Sign your fucking name to it.
Thank you,
The Internet
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I think the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the finest things humankind has ever achieved. The photographs are awesome and the science irreplaceable. But I could never understand why it was named after a baseball player. I mean, sure he was a great pitcher and all but what does that have to do with astronomy?
You're obviously new to this thread. The post in question was modded "-1 flamebait" when I made my own post. The guy was poking fun at himself for a spelling error and got modded down for it. I was trying to rectify that, and it worked.
BTW, if you're so sure of your superiority, why were you afraid to post with your nick, Mr. AC?
Do you actually think humanity as a whole would welcome intelligent beings from another planet, especially if they were as different as us as we are from a fish?
And fish would probably be like our first cousins compared to whatever species might arrive on an alien FTL spaceship.
I don't know why I always get 1's for scores. I Really try to be thoughtful most of the time.
Simply put: thoughtful isn't what gets you modded up on Slashdot. You need to provoke a little bit. Make people think, make them laugh or provide some sort of information that no one else on the thread has provided.
Be patient, too. Sometimes I got through weeks where it seems like I couldn't buy an up-mod even for what I think is an excellent post.
closing down European airspace for a brief period was justified, keeping it closed for days was certainly an overreaction by burrowcrats who were too scared to take the risk of letting planes fly
Yeah. If only they'd come out of their burrows into the sunlight once in a while, maybe they wouldn't be so scared.
I've had my system go down for several hours due to power outages or equipment failure and still end up with the same IP address so I guess that the lease time must be measured in hours.
And you've just listed one of the biggest reasons why we don't yet have IPv6, and why the major ISPs are in no hurry to do so. Do you have any idea how much extra they charge for an extra IP, let alone for a static one? if everyone already had multiple statics that revenue stream would dry up instantly.
Funny thing, though--I've had the same IP address for a couple of years now even though I'm not paying for a static address. Even if I shut off my cable modem and reboot it, I end up with the same address again. Wonder if that's due to a mistake on someone's part at my ISP or if it's just easier for them than reassigning addresses.
mod up for more limp-wristed criticisms of a former president? lame. i think that's the point of this whole discussion. critiquing people who won't fire back is weak.
That's pretty funny, seeing how it's coming from somebody too "limp-wristed" to even sign his own nick to it.
In any case, I'm not sure where you got the idea I was criticizing Bush. All I did was make a simple, indisputable statement of fact: on October 26, 2001, GW Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
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Simply stated, California law requires anyone picking up lost property to make a good-faith effort to return it to it's rightful owner. Here are the relevant sections
Since the finder of the phone did not follow the law, he/she could be convicted of a crime if charges are pressed. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office was doing what it's supposed to do, although the fact that it was such a high-profile case probably moved it up to the top of their to-do list faster than it would have otherwise.
...the iPhone is still not on Verizon, nor is it likely to be in the near future. Verizon, like Apple, is all about control.
Of course, it has nothing to do with the fact that Verizon does not have a GSM network, meaning that Apple would have had to build two different models of iPhone--one for the US market and one for the rest of the world--and that iPhone users couldn't use their phones internationally if they chose. No, it must all be about control...
You've got to be kidding me. Because he sat on the board in the past he's never allowed to build a competing device?
I wouldn't go that far. However, he was still on the Apple board at the time Google introduced Android.
Steve Jobs has been quaking like a motherfucker (and not in the fun way) if the reports of his Google tantrums are true...
I don't think it's the competition that caused Jobs's tantrums, it was his feeling of being betrayed by Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, who sat on Apple's board throughout the development of the iPhone then went on to develop an competing device. Being invited to sit on the BoD of any company is a sign of respect and trust; using knowledge gained from the position to turn around and compete with the company who's board you're sitting on is ethically questionable to say the least. Schmidt didn't break any laws, but what he did does somewhat belie Google's "Don't Be Evil" catchphrase.
Mr. Jefferson would never support this; he was a libertarian who opposed the Treasury Department.
He was also a slaveholder who professed to abhor slavery.
Don't get me wrong here, I admire Thomas Jefferson very much, but he was a flawed individual (as are we all) and not all his views make sense.
The US has no legalised gambling. And a whole CITY dedicated to hundreds casinos that dwarf the UK's one 'mega' casino.
Not quite accurate. Federal law in the U.S. makes no restrictions on gambling, it leaves that decision to the individual states. Most states have banned it, although with some exceptions. California, for example, allows a certain type of card room gambling and race track betting. New Jersey allows gambling in Atlantic City. New York has off-track betting parlors. Gambling in legal throughout the entire state of Nevada, leading to bizarre things like slot machines in gas station restrooms. And Indian reservations, considered as sovereign nations under U.S. law, are allowed to have casinos, although they're required to negotiate the terms of their operation with the state they're located in.
Speaking as an American of Italian heritage who also used to be a plumber, not only am I not offended by Mario, I hold him up as a role model. I mean, I lost count of the number of times I had to chase some damned monkey through the pipes. Happened all the time.
the so-called flamer and the person he flamed were the same PERSON !!
You fucking moron....
I'm not a fucking moron, I did notice the bad grammar--right after I pressed the "submit" button. Not much I could do about it at that point.
I wish Slashdot had an edit function like many other discussion boards do.
Sometimes it seems like Slashdot posts stories about Israel for no other reason than to get people to start arguing. Come to think of it, the same goes for Apple
No maybe about it, Slashdot does post stories--and not only about Israel--for no other reason than to get people to start arguing. In fact, I've learned that if I purposely word a submission in a way that will stir up a controversy, it's much more likely to get used. I did exactly that this past week with a submission about Apple possibly buying ARM Holdings by adding a slightly paranoid-sounding sentence about Apple being "able to control who gets to use the processors (and, more importantly, who doesn't)." Totally unnecessary, but I knew that it would help get the submission chosen, and it was.
i'm hoping this is meant to be some poor quality joke...
A joke, yes. Quality, of course, is subjective.
Submitter is a moron who does not know what he is talking about.
If you're going make that sort of statement, you could at least:
1. Offer up some evidence to back up your statement. A link would do.
2. Sign your fucking name to it.
Thank you,
The Internet
I think the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the finest things humankind has ever achieved. The photographs are awesome and the science irreplaceable. But I could never understand why it was named after a baseball player. I mean, sure he was a great pitcher and all but what does that have to do with astronomy?
That would be due to the high cost of beef with no cows on the planet.
Ah, but you're forgetting about the infamous bean burrito!
You're obviously new to this thread. The post in question was modded "-1 flamebait" when I made my own post. The guy was poking fun at himself for a spelling error and got modded down for it. I was trying to rectify that, and it worked.
BTW, if you're so sure of your superiority, why were you afraid to post with your nick, Mr. AC?
It's a lack of Taco Bell franchises.
Do you actually think humanity as a whole would welcome intelligent beings from another planet, especially if they were as different as us as we are from a fish?
And fish would probably be like our first cousins compared to whatever species might arrive on an alien FTL spaceship.
I don't know why I always get 1's for scores. I Really try to be thoughtful most of the time.
Simply put: thoughtful isn't what gets you modded up on Slashdot. You need to provoke a little bit. Make people think, make them laugh or provide some sort of information that no one else on the thread has provided.
Be patient, too. Sometimes I got through weeks where it seems like I couldn't buy an up-mod even for what I think is an excellent post.
Hey moderators--look a little more closely and you'll notice that the so-called flamer and the person he flamed were the same people!
Pilots usually just avoid ashclouds when they see them. If you can't see it, it's not high enough concentration to damage an airplane.
There's some evidence to the contrary. This is admittedly an anecdotal story but it appears to come from someone who knows what he's talking about.
closing down European airspace for a brief period was justified, keeping it closed for days was certainly an overreaction by burrowcrats who were too scared to take the risk of letting planes fly
Yeah. If only they'd come out of their burrows into the sunlight once in a while, maybe they wouldn't be so scared.
Makes sense.
I've had my system go down for several hours due to power outages or equipment failure and still end up with the same IP address so I guess that the lease time must be measured in hours.
I didn't know Karl Marx was into the dot-com boom and IPO's, but if you say so...
What, you never read Marx's book, Dot.Kapital?
And you've just listed one of the biggest reasons why we don't yet have IPv6, and why the major ISPs are in no hurry to do so. Do you have any idea how much extra they charge for an extra IP, let alone for a static one? if everyone already had multiple statics that revenue stream would dry up instantly.
Funny thing, though--I've had the same IP address for a couple of years now even though I'm not paying for a static address. Even if I shut off my cable modem and reboot it, I end up with the same address again. Wonder if that's due to a mistake on someone's part at my ISP or if it's just easier for them than reassigning addresses.
Looks like we're heading back to two tin cans with a string between them.
One bonus: no malware...
Yeah, although someone just called me up on my tin can and tried to sell me Viagra, a penis enlargement device and Canadian pharmaceuticals.
mod up for more limp-wristed criticisms of a former president? lame. i think that's the point of this whole discussion. critiquing people who won't fire back is weak.
That's pretty funny, seeing how it's coming from somebody too "limp-wristed" to even sign his own nick to it.
In any case, I'm not sure where you got the idea I was criticizing Bush. All I did was make a simple, indisputable statement of fact: on October 26, 2001, GW Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act into law.