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  1. IT'S HAPPENING on Pentagon Spent $5 Billion For Weapons On Day Before Shutdown · · Score: 1

    Good thing I spent $5 billion on tin foil the day before the shutdown.

  2. Re:Unhealthy Americans vs. Veganism on Tom Clancy Is Dead At 66 · · Score: 2

    I'll be that within 24 hours of his death he wasn't doing much of anything.

  3. Re:Why was this even posted? on AT&T Maintains Call Database For the DEA Going Back To 1987 · · Score: 1

    Attorney here, I've seen more subpoenas issued by fellow attorneys than I've ever seen issued by a judge. Example: If a bankruptcy trustee wants to depose a debtor for one reason or another (or if a creditor wants to do the same), they'll issue a subpoena of their own accord. I've even sent subpoenas myself on occasion. This is usually occurring when the matter is not quite serious enough to bother a judge for his/her signature.

  4. Re:do they fix the play store update bug on Android 4.3 Based CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies Arrive · · Score: 2

    I had that problem after flashing the latest Gapps build. What I did that fixed the problem was deleting my Google account from my phone and wiping all that data out, and then reinstalling it. My apps updated like normal.

  5. Re:Yes, but... on Royal Navy Deployed Laser Weapons During the Falklands War · · Score: 1

    Too bad the pilots wouldn't have seen it.

  6. What could possibly go wrong? on Is New York City Ready For Digital Voting? · · Score: 1

    The 2013 mayoral race won by "Hitler Did Nothing Wrong" in a landslide.

  7. Re:Want a higher turnout? on Is New York City Ready For Digital Voting? · · Score: 1

    The problem isn't necessarily lack of meaningful choice (although that is tragic in and of itself), the problem is that of apathy. Diddy's entreaties notwithstanding, a lot of people don't believe that every vote counts, and that may be a good reason why people don't show up to the polls on election day. Or they just don't care. Or they are deliberately not voting as a matter of protest (whatever that may be).

  8. Re:$600,000 on LulzSec's Raynaldo Rivera, a.k.a. 'neuron,' Gets One-Year Prison Term · · Score: 3, Informative

    Bankruptcy attorney here. Without reaching the merits of discharging criminal restitution, you do not necessarily run the risk of losing everything you have in a Chapter 7 (and you definitely don't in a Chapter 13). From my experience, the only time an asset is in jeopardy is if there is equity and your attorney didn't take the requisite exemptions. This rarely happens, however -- most people get to keep their houses (usually underwater), their cars, and most other things. YMMV however.

  9. Re:Anti-Obama ranters on Anti-Government Hackers Hit Jay-Z's Android App · · Score: 1

    You're a funny guy, Sully. I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last.

  10. Re:Kettle = Black on EU To Vote On Suspension of Data Sharing With US · · Score: 1

    Spying on civilians that pose no threat to the United States (to say nothing of spying on American citizens) is immoral, if not illegal.

  11. Re:Ouch! on EU To Vote On Suspension of Data Sharing With US · · Score: 2

    yes, but to deal with that problem would be too difficult for most, so it's easier to blame a whistleblower.

  12. Interesting on Ron Paul Wants To End the Federal Student Loan Program · · Score: 1

    Would this include forgiveness of all current student loan debt from federal loans?

  13. Re:yes. they wouldnt. yes. on Ask Slashdot: P2P Liability On a Shared Connection? · · Score: 1

    As to your first point, it may depend on if the plaintiff is negligent in this case. Depending on how negligent the plaintiff is and what sort of jurisdiction you live in, you may be able to escape liability altogether.

    But get a real attorney.

  14. central nj here on 5.8 Earthquake Hits East Coast of the US · · Score: 1

    Heard kids running around upstairs, then started hearing/feeling shaking. Chandelier started swinging slightly. Probably 30-45 seconds. My first earthquake, but kept calm, surprisingly.

  15. Re:I'm a Cooley student and I'm indifferent. on Law School Amplifies Critics Through SLAPP Suit · · Score: 1

    As a Cooley alumnus who just took the bar, I will step out of the cloud of anonymity and give a hearty "this" to the above comment.

    Now, it's no secret that Cooley's reputation amongst the legal profession at large may not be the rosiest. I myself am cognizant of this fact as I prepare to get a job out there. However, I'm not certain that the litigious nature of this administration (or at least in this particular case) should reflect badly on the institution as a whole.

    Simply having a low ranking by US News and World Report doesn't give any real indication of how the alumni are as actual practicing attorneys. Just going to Harvard doesn't mean you're going to be a star in the courtroom. Cooley's curriculum places a heavy emphasis on the practical, rather than the theoretical nature, of the law. All professors have practiced in the past, and often tell war stories relevant to the subject being taught.

    tl;dr Don't knock the students because the administration is acting irresponsibly.

  16. Hmm... on Stanford Students Build "JediBot" · · Score: 1

    I've got a bad feeling about this.

  17. Re:No it's not just you.. on US Funding Stealth Internets to Circumvent Repressive Regimes · · Score: 1

    I was with you until the subtle Ayers-Obama link at the end.

  18. Re:Amazon != bookstore on Amazon Removes Yaoi Manga Titles From Kindle Store · · Score: 1

    There is a scene that seems to hint that child rape might ensue if not for the deus ex machina Harper Lee threw in to prevent it.

    Or perhaps he's referring to the implied abuse of the "victim" by her father.

  19. It'll never work on Scientists Design Barcode System For Zebras · · Score: 3, Funny

    They ALREADY look like bar codes.

  20. Re:simplify the ballot on WA Election To Try Online Voting · · Score: 1

    Would you like to destroy the country from the:

    A)Right
    B)Far Right

    There, fixed it for ya.

  21. Re:What? on Split Screen Co-op Is Dying · · Score: 1

    And wearing an onion on your belt was the style at the time?

  22. Re:Wireless != noun on Researchers Use Wireless To Study How Flu Spreads · · Score: 1

    Verbing weirds language.

  23. Re:Let's see... on SatPhones — Why Can't They Make It Work? · · Score: 1

    That's not a bug, it's a feature.

  24. Re:In Russia... on Cybergang Compromises Every ATM In Russian City · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ATM compromises you!

  25. Re:Obviously on Iran Acknowledges Espionage At Nuclear Facilities · · Score: 1

    Actually, the yellow cake is false.