Pretty sure we've all burned more than one piece if you count our learning experiences. All it takes it that little distraction at just the wrong time and we start swearing like sailors.
I wish you and your friend the best of luck. In my case, the repercussions weren't likely to be merely financial, but quite likely involve unpleasantness from said sheriff's dept and county judges, which also influenced my decision to get the hell out while I could.
It's a shame that it comes down to this though.
The flip side, if you could call it that, is that the system there was *really* not looking forward to electronic voting because as vulnerable as those systems are, they weren't smart enough to pull their shenanigans with that newfangled lektronik votin box. So maybe there's hope.
Or maybe they'll just pay someone smart enough. I'm sure they can find another county position for their newest friend.
I watched it happen in that particular town in '00, '04, and '06. I escaped that particular hellhole for a neighboring one in time for '08. But, as you say, documenting it is the hard part. Without that, no one is going to investigate anything, especially when no one will stand up for fear of retaliation from the same corrupt good-old-boy system.
As for the deputy; they have complete authority to enforce those laws, and they know exactly what they're doing when they let things slide. They're making sure THEY don't end up on the wrong side of the people with more power than they have.
Given the extent of the visible corruption -- I found it easier to leave.
Well, if you don't count voyager, you can watch the dvd extras and the animated series if you want, you'll have plenty of time for sleeping and eating. Working too, if you can work and watch tv at the same time...
You know, I don't remember ever being in a grocery store that played music of any kind, major label or not. I know we never did at the store I worked at.
Now, it's not uncommon to hear someone with their truck's radio on listening to a baseball game at the local farmer's market, but that's not really the same as music.
Well, if you don't count "Enterprise" as "real" star trek, then you've got an extra 4 days to spread around as time to sleep. Skip the DVD extras. 6 days worth of sleep works out to almost 5 hours of sleep every night for the 30 days. Add copious quantities of caffeine, and it approaches "possible".
If you don't sleep, you can watch a 26 episode season, sans commercials, in 24 hours.
While it's not practical, it is possible to watch all of ST:TOS in 3 days, ST:TNG in 7, ST:DS9 in 7, ST:VOY in another 7, and if you count Enterprise, that would be another 4 days. So you end up with a couple extra days to watch all the dvd extras.
Around here, yes. The poll workers try to "help" you before you drop it in the box to make sure you didn't fill it out incorrectly. If you decline to show your ballot to them, they get angry, loud, and get the sheriff's deputy (there to "maintain order") involved.
Then again, the corruption goes much deeper than just the poll workers; lockboxes go "missing" on a fairly regular basis, usually "forgotten" in the trunk of someone's car; the city and county refuse to enforce state laws concerning campaigning at polling places and using city/county/state property and resources for campaigning is a standard practice.
There is no private ballot here. There's also only a thin veneer of actual elections here covering a very ugly good-old-boy political machine.
Hold on. Buying second hand is now stealing? That's AWESOME news, since selling second hand games would then be dealing in stolen property, and we can put gamestop out of our misery!
Actually, I'd prefer "a total balkanization of content" - I see no need to pay for a wide range of content when I'm not interested in most of it. MLB's streaming service, for example, is actually pretty nice, and while you might call it expensive, I consider it a pretty good deal to be able to watch any game I want at any time I want, with commentary from either team's announcers. We can both agree that it is a complete waste of money if you're not a baseball fan. American football, on the other hand, holds zero interest for me, nor does basketball. A package service that includes all three is not a deal I'd be interested in; if you're a football fan that hates baseball, why would you prefer a package that includes all three over just paying for football? For that matter, if you're a fan of pro football vs college ball (or vice-versa) why would you want to pay for both? Or even down to the level of college conferences or teams?
Movies and are much the same. There are some studios that simply do not turn out anything I'm interested in. There are some I'm opposed to giving money to (sony/universal). Why shouldn't each studio run their own streaming service, and let people pick and choose which they want?
In short, a wide range of content means I'm going to be paying for a lot of stuff I don't want -- the same complaint most people have about cable/satellite tv packages. You're advocating for the same approach to streaming media that people already do not like.
Oh, I'm well aware of that...but the fact is the zombies that actually do the work, are the career kind that are more often than not counting on the fact that it nearly takes an act of congress for them to get fired for being incompetent.
The funny part is that you act like the bureaucrats change with the administration. The zombies, depending on their age, have probably been there since Clinton, if not even earlier.
Your friend is an idiot. The Pony Express only operated from 1860 to 1861, which if you consult your calendar was more like 150 years ago, not 120. Also, unless you were dealing with extremely quick wars, it's a stupid example, not a hilarious one; it only took about 10 days for mail to travel from one end of the Pony Express route to the other.
Besides that, not everyone that was interested knew 8+ hours ago. Then again, some of us have productive things to do besides read tech news every waking minute of the day.
I didn't address the made up story about rent-a-cops and trespassing, I was addressing the part where he said "people who aren't ignorant of the law buy it" -- around here, it is used only when the prosecutor doesn't think anything else will stick. It's actually a pretty good indicator of how much of a case the local prosecutors have; if they didn't include that charge, they have a pretty solid case. If they include it, you can bet they'll come offering a plea bargain, and if you tell them to shove it, you have a very good chance of getting everything tossed.
Also, note that I'm making a distinction between being arrested for something, and being charged with something. The officer can put down whatever they want on the arrest paperwork, it makes no real difference. What matters is what you end up being charged with.
Obviously that's not going to be the same everywhere, but it doesn't change the fact that where I'm at, it IS a bullshit charge.
Maybe it's different where you're at, but around here, resisting arrest is a bullshit charge lumped on by prosecutors who aren't sure they can make anything else stick.
Depending on the officer, they've also become executioner as well. But they have the handy excuse of mistaking their gun for a taser when they do that.
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Coldplay as "relaxing" music? WTF? Sure, it's not 80s hair-band "metal", but still...
What "like buttons"? What cookies? What referrer URL?
Oh, you don't have your browser properly secured. Fix that, and the other problems go away.
nerds everywhere will just keep wondering what happened to news for nerds?
That left with CmdrTaco.
Pretty sure we've all burned more than one piece if you count our learning experiences. All it takes it that little distraction at just the wrong time and we start swearing like sailors.
I wish you and your friend the best of luck. In my case, the repercussions weren't likely to be merely financial, but quite likely involve unpleasantness from said sheriff's dept and county judges, which also influenced my decision to get the hell out while I could.
It's a shame that it comes down to this though.
The flip side, if you could call it that, is that the system there was *really* not looking forward to electronic voting because as vulnerable as those systems are, they weren't smart enough to pull their shenanigans with that newfangled lektronik votin box. So maybe there's hope.
Or maybe they'll just pay someone smart enough. I'm sure they can find another county position for their newest friend.
I watched it happen in that particular town in '00, '04, and '06. I escaped that particular hellhole for a neighboring one in time for '08. But, as you say, documenting it is the hard part. Without that, no one is going to investigate anything, especially when no one will stand up for fear of retaliation from the same corrupt good-old-boy system.
As for the deputy; they have complete authority to enforce those laws, and they know exactly what they're doing when they let things slide. They're making sure THEY don't end up on the wrong side of the people with more power than they have.
Given the extent of the visible corruption -- I found it easier to leave.
Well, if you don't count voyager, you can watch the dvd extras and the animated series if you want, you'll have plenty of time for sleeping and eating. Working too, if you can work and watch tv at the same time...
You know, I don't remember ever being in a grocery store that played music of any kind, major label or not. I know we never did at the store I worked at.
Now, it's not uncommon to hear someone with their truck's radio on listening to a baseball game at the local farmer's market, but that's not really the same as music.
Well, if you don't count "Enterprise" as "real" star trek, then you've got an extra 4 days to spread around as time to sleep. Skip the DVD extras. 6 days worth of sleep works out to almost 5 hours of sleep every night for the 30 days. Add copious quantities of caffeine, and it approaches "possible".
If you don't sleep, you can watch a 26 episode season, sans commercials, in 24 hours.
While it's not practical, it is possible to watch all of ST:TOS in 3 days, ST:TNG in 7, ST:DS9 in 7, ST:VOY in another 7, and if you count Enterprise, that would be another 4 days. So you end up with a couple extra days to watch all the dvd extras.
Around here, yes. The poll workers try to "help" you before you drop it in the box to make sure you didn't fill it out incorrectly. If you decline to show your ballot to them, they get angry, loud, and get the sheriff's deputy (there to "maintain order") involved.
Then again, the corruption goes much deeper than just the poll workers; lockboxes go "missing" on a fairly regular basis, usually "forgotten" in the trunk of someone's car; the city and county refuse to enforce state laws concerning campaigning at polling places and using city/county/state property and resources for campaigning is a standard practice.
There is no private ballot here. There's also only a thin veneer of actual elections here covering a very ugly good-old-boy political machine.
Hold on. Buying second hand is now stealing? That's AWESOME news, since selling second hand games would then be dealing in stolen property, and we can put gamestop out of our misery!
Cold-War Missile Launches Military Baby Shower
That would be a hell of a baby shower...
Actually, I'd prefer "a total balkanization of content" - I see no need to pay for a wide range of content when I'm not interested in most of it. MLB's streaming service, for example, is actually pretty nice, and while you might call it expensive, I consider it a pretty good deal to be able to watch any game I want at any time I want, with commentary from either team's announcers. We can both agree that it is a complete waste of money if you're not a baseball fan. American football, on the other hand, holds zero interest for me, nor does basketball. A package service that includes all three is not a deal I'd be interested in; if you're a football fan that hates baseball, why would you prefer a package that includes all three over just paying for football? For that matter, if you're a fan of pro football vs college ball (or vice-versa) why would you want to pay for both? Or even down to the level of college conferences or teams?
Movies and are much the same. There are some studios that simply do not turn out anything I'm interested in. There are some I'm opposed to giving money to (sony/universal). Why shouldn't each studio run their own streaming service, and let people pick and choose which they want?
In short, a wide range of content means I'm going to be paying for a lot of stuff I don't want -- the same complaint most people have about cable/satellite tv packages. You're advocating for the same approach to streaming media that people already do not like.
Oh, I'm well aware of that...but the fact is the zombies that actually do the work, are the career kind that are more often than not counting on the fact that it nearly takes an act of congress for them to get fired for being incompetent.
Guy's wanting photos with a mm ruler in them for scale reference....I suspect he means CAD like he said, because he wants to make drawings.
The funny part is that you act like the bureaucrats change with the administration. The zombies, depending on their age, have probably been there since Clinton, if not even earlier.
Unless you're specifically OK with that end use, and some of us are.
Your friend is an idiot. The Pony Express only operated from 1860 to 1861, which if you consult your calendar was more like 150 years ago, not 120. Also, unless you were dealing with extremely quick wars, it's a stupid example, not a hilarious one; it only took about 10 days for mail to travel from one end of the Pony Express route to the other.
Besides that, not everyone that was interested knew 8+ hours ago. Then again, some of us have productive things to do besides read tech news every waking minute of the day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14693637
We're talking Arizona. Not much threat of hurricanes there.
I never said it wasn't.
I didn't address the made up story about rent-a-cops and trespassing, I was addressing the part where he said "people who aren't ignorant of the law buy it" -- around here, it is used only when the prosecutor doesn't think anything else will stick. It's actually a pretty good indicator of how much of a case the local prosecutors have; if they didn't include that charge, they have a pretty solid case. If they include it, you can bet they'll come offering a plea bargain, and if you tell them to shove it, you have a very good chance of getting everything tossed.
Also, note that I'm making a distinction between being arrested for something, and being charged with something. The officer can put down whatever they want on the arrest paperwork, it makes no real difference. What matters is what you end up being charged with.
Obviously that's not going to be the same everywhere, but it doesn't change the fact that where I'm at, it IS a bullshit charge.
Maybe it's different where you're at, but around here, resisting arrest is a bullshit charge lumped on by prosecutors who aren't sure they can make anything else stick.
Been there, got that charge tossed as well.
Depending on the officer, they've also become executioner as well. But they have the handy excuse of mistaking their gun for a taser when they do that.
http://xkcd.com/678/
As a side note, a hovercar might be nice later this summer when my commute floods.