I appreciate your (claimed) anti-occupation activism, as well as your properly naming the element from which common household foil is made; thank you.:o)
Off-topic but related to abuse of power: I emailed admin on your behalf in regards to the apparent mod-abuse you've been suffering. I've seen another user's signature stating that admin fixed their karma after being mod-stalked; maybe they'll help you out.
98% of you people, including slashdotters, will vote either for a republican or a democrat. So, like, screw you. If you want this to stop, YOU have to make it stop.
Well said, my friend.
To anyone else who gives even the slightest fuck about civil liberties: Do you lean left? Vote Green. Do you lean right? Vote Libertarian* — both of those parties value civil liberties. "Lesser evil" is a bullshit cop-out; try voting for "not evil" for a change. If USA must have a two-party system, let's try to make it (L) versus (G), and squash this headlong rush into authoritarian extremism.
* I'm talking about actual members of the Libertarian party here, not (R) phonies who've merely co-opted the name "libertarian." Any "Libertarian" who runs as an (R) — or any "Green" who runs as a (D) — has already sold out.
But former Vice President Al Gore summed up the feelings of many when he wrote on Twitter: "Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?"
Al Gore, not exactly a great bastion of conservatism, makes a statement that this activity is "obscenely outrageous" and I get modded flamebait for noting that Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat and chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence is anti-civil-rights thinks that this is lawful and right. She applies the same curtailment logic on other rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
Apparently, slashdotters think not all rights are created equal. Is your 4th amendment rights more valuable than my 2nd amendment rights?
No, I believe that the Bill of Rights is essential in its entirety. I consider myself to be very far-left, and I say fuck Dianne Feinstein, and fuck the moderator(s) who abused their mod points in a failed attempt to censor your posts.
You're asking for the impossible, there are simply too many issues a modern superpower has to deal with to make EVERYBODY happy.
Impossible stuff like following the Constitution?
Hell, maybe the NSA can check my billing records to find out if I've been overcharged or being ripped off and charge the phone company back on my behalf.
Well, I thought that was funny. I'm sorry you haven't received the +Funny mods you earned here.
burn this whole thing to the ground for the greater good of humanity.
Why? Wouldn't it be an even greater good to hand it over to NASA or NIST?
Even if a band of marauding Slashdotters (or whoever) managed to successfully besiege that building and oust the NSA, do you really believe that NASA or NIST would accept an invitation to come and set up shop there?
[A]nd don't use email. A letter with an address on it proves that you are in their district and may be voting for someone else if they don't do the right thing. An email could be from anyone.
I don't think it makes much difference what delivery scheme you use, so long as you're reachable. I believe that little if any correspondence gets fully read (and certainly not by the actual person it's addressed to), just scanned for the issue and position ("yea"/"nay") and sometimes a reply-to address. Hell, I even received a reply after using a fax-form provided on ACLU's website, which took me about thirty seconds to fill out and submit. However, every reply I've ever received from an elected representative/official consisted of informing me that my position or opinion was "wrong," and that the elected person was "right."
[W]e have a NY Supreme Court Justice who can be struck by an police officer, for doing nothing more than offering some assistance, and the DA / Internal Affairs is unwilling to pursue the case to any end.
"I will move heaven and earth to make sure that the war on the infinitesimal amount of child pornography that recirculates on the Internet does not eradicate the Fifth Amendment the way the war on drugs has eviscerated the Fourth Amendment. [...] The grim reality facing our country today is one where we currently have a percentage of our population behind bars that surpasses even the heights of the gulags in Stalinist Russia. On too many days criminal lawyers lose all rounds. But for today: The Shellow Group: 1, Government: 0." — Robin Shellow
God damn right. I don't care what anyone says about lawyers — this woman speaks the truth, and she has my respect.
I am still uncomfortable with the fact that this action is yet another example where the police, who are publicly funded and granted extensive powers in pursuit of their public duty, are essentially (mis)using their powers to protect the private property rights of a select few, i.e. copyright owners.
Copyright owners who, incidentally, are rich enough to pursue their own civil action against alleged pirates. Then again, making the public pay is better for their bottom line.
Although the "temporary" government-granted distribution monopolies are owned by private entities, the imaginary property itself belongs to the public. I agree with you, though, as perpetual copyright itself is more than enough of a giveaway from the public to corporate coffers. I wanted to clarify the distinction though, as I get the feeling that some people may be losing sight of the fact that imaginary property is a part of the commons — likely, I believe, in part due to the multi-generational span over which copyrights now extends, and that the recipients of these giveaways are telling everyone how entitled they are to them (and more).
The parent could also just be your typical corporatist/fanboy who'd prefer that (other) consumers shut the fuck up, do as they're told, and bend-/roll-/fork-over, and spare him or her their worthless opinions, criticisms, suggestions... excuse me, "bitching."
A crime* which takes place over the Internet; the "Serious Crime Act" is the UK equivalent of what we Yanks might call a "Cyber Crime Bill," but the Brits, in naming this law, have acknowledged that the Internet is serious fucking business.
* Sometimes even a non-crime can become a "serious crime" by virtue of it having occurred over the Internet; for example: Borrowing somebody's CD AFK? Not a crime. Borrowing bits from somebody's CD over the Internet? "Serious crime."
In addition to the fault that lies with the driver that struck him, Reisse is also a victim of these "hero" cops' negligence and incompetence in chasing that suspect in the first place. New York City seems to manage with its no-pursuit policy; what's the Santa Ana Police Department's excuse?
Maybe you should actually do a bit of research before running your mouth (figuratively speaking).
From the ABC:
When officers went to investigate, there was a physical altercation between police and 26-year-old Gerardo Diego Ayala that ended with a fatal officer-involved shooting. Police say a gun was located at the scene.
Investigators allege 21-year-old Victor Sanchez and two other suspects then took off in a Dodge Charger. With Sanchez at the wheel, the Charger slammed into two vehicles during the pursuit before hitting Reisse, police said....
Police say all are gang members on probation, with outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Or do you condone that we just let anyone who flees from a fatal firefight by getting into a car just escape because catching them may be a bit risky?
False dichotomy; I condone coordinating roadblocks — not instigating further carnage, which is exactly the outcome that occurred here.
In addition to the fault that lies with the driver that struck him, Reisse is also a victim of these "hero" cops' negligence and incompetence in chasing that suspect in the first place. New York City seems to manage with its no-pursuit policy; what's the Santa Ana Police Department's excuse?
It's a big electro magnet. Why can tilting it a couple of degrees break it? The article doesn't say as far as I can tell, so I can only assume it's because it was built from crappy parts, or assembled by idiots.
It could be a Bitter electromagnet, which are constructed from thin disks of porous copper.
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Whoops, sorry everybody... It was my job to cue the government apologists, but I was late, so don't blame mark-t for going ahead on schedule.
I appreciate your (claimed) anti-occupation activism, as well as your properly naming the element from which common household foil is made; thank you. :o)
Off-topic but related to abuse of power: I emailed admin on your behalf in regards to the apparent mod-abuse you've been suffering. I've seen another user's signature stating that admin fixed their karma after being mod-stalked; maybe they'll help you out.
98% of you people, including slashdotters, will vote either for a republican or a democrat. So, like, screw you. If you want this to stop, YOU have to make it stop.
Well said, my friend.
To anyone else who gives even the slightest fuck about civil liberties: Do you lean left? Vote Green. Do you lean right? Vote Libertarian* — both of those parties value civil liberties. "Lesser evil" is a bullshit cop-out; try voting for "not evil" for a change. If USA must have a two-party system, let's try to make it (L) versus (G), and squash this headlong rush into authoritarian extremism.
* I'm talking about actual members of the Libertarian party here, not (R) phonies who've merely co-opted the name "libertarian." Any "Libertarian" who runs as an (R) — or any "Green" who runs as a (D) — has already sold out.
Al Gore, not exactly a great bastion of conservatism, makes a statement that this activity is "obscenely outrageous" and I get modded flamebait for noting that Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat and chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence is anti-civil-rights thinks that this is lawful and right. She applies the same curtailment logic on other rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
Apparently, slashdotters think not all rights are created equal. Is your 4th amendment rights more valuable than my 2nd amendment rights?
No, I believe that the Bill of Rights is essential in its entirety. I consider myself to be very far-left, and I say fuck Dianne Feinstein, and fuck the moderator(s) who abused their mod points in a failed attempt to censor your posts.
Please.. Cut Funding to the NSA...
That's harder than you might think: NSA's current budget is $[REDACTED]; $[REDACTED] - $860M still equals $[REDACTED].
Does anyone have suggestions for fixing the problem?
Sic semper tyrannis. It's time to put some people up against the wall.
I don't get you, man. How's playing a game of dodgeball supposed to fix anything?
You're asking for the impossible, there are simply too many issues a modern superpower has to deal with to make EVERYBODY happy.
Impossible stuff like following the Constitution?
Hell, maybe the NSA can check my billing records to find out if I've been overcharged or being ripped off and charge the phone company back on my behalf.
Well, I thought that was funny. I'm sorry you haven't received the +Funny mods you earned here.
burn this whole thing to the ground for the greater good of humanity.
Why? Wouldn't it be an even greater good to hand it over to NASA or NIST?
Even if a band of marauding Slashdotters (or whoever) managed to successfully besiege that building and oust the NSA, do you really believe that NASA or NIST would accept an invitation to come and set up shop there?
[A]nd don't use email. A letter with an address on it proves that you are in their district and may be voting for someone else if they don't do the right thing. An email could be from anyone.
I don't think it makes much difference what delivery scheme you use, so long as you're reachable. I believe that little if any correspondence gets fully read (and certainly not by the actual person it's addressed to), just scanned for the issue and position ("yea"/"nay") and sometimes a reply-to address. Hell, I even received a reply after using a fax-form provided on ACLU's website, which took me about thirty seconds to fill out and submit. However, every reply I've ever received from an elected representative/official consisted of informing me that my position or opinion was "wrong," and that the elected person was "right."
[W]e have a NY Supreme Court Justice who can be struck by an police officer, for doing nothing more than offering some assistance, and the DA / Internal Affairs is unwilling to pursue the case to any end.
Here's a link to an article describing the incident lightknight referred to: Judge Says He Was Struck by a Police Officer in Queens
Really gotta get myself an EEG headset sometime...I wonder what other signals it could be tuned to pick up?
Okay, then get ready for lots of goo. [...]
Up to here I thought we were about to start talking about EEG-controlled fuckbots. :o(
"I will move heaven and earth to make sure that the war on the infinitesimal amount of child pornography that recirculates on the Internet does not eradicate the Fifth Amendment the way the war on drugs has eviscerated the Fourth Amendment. [...] The grim reality facing our country today is one where we currently have a percentage of our population behind bars that surpasses even the heights of the gulags in Stalinist Russia. On too many days criminal lawyers lose all rounds. But for today: The Shellow Group: 1, Government: 0." — Robin Shellow
God damn right. I don't care what anyone says about lawyers — this woman speaks the truth, and she has my respect.
I am still uncomfortable with the fact that this action is yet another example where the police, who are publicly funded and granted extensive powers in pursuit of their public duty, are essentially (mis)using their powers to protect the private property rights of a select few, i.e. copyright owners.
Copyright owners who, incidentally, are rich enough to pursue their own civil action against alleged pirates. Then again, making the public pay is better for their bottom line.
Although the "temporary" government-granted distribution monopolies are owned by private entities, the imaginary property itself belongs to the public. I agree with you, though, as perpetual copyright itself is more than enough of a giveaway from the public to corporate coffers. I wanted to clarify the distinction though, as I get the feeling that some people may be losing sight of the fact that imaginary property is a part of the commons — likely, I believe, in part due to the multi-generational span over which copyrights now extends, and that the recipients of these giveaways are telling everyone how entitled they are to them (and more).
The links are probably no, but the act of creating and using them could be if it's done maliciously.
Creating and distributing a shareware torrent with no crack or serial, for example.
Somebody works for Microsoft.
The parent could also just be your typical corporatist/fanboy who'd prefer that (other) consumers shut the fuck up, do as they're told, and bend-/roll-/fork-over, and spare him or her their worthless opinions, criticisms, suggestions... excuse me, "bitching."
[W]hat exactly is a serious crime?
A crime* which takes place over the Internet; the "Serious Crime Act" is the UK equivalent of what we Yanks might call a "Cyber Crime Bill," but the Brits, in naming this law, have acknowledged that the Internet is serious fucking business.
* Sometimes even a non-crime can become a "serious crime" by virtue of it having occurred over the Internet; for example: Borrowing somebody's CD AFK? Not a crime. Borrowing bits from somebody's CD over the Internet? "Serious crime."
In addition to the fault that lies with the driver that struck him, Reisse is also a victim of these "hero" cops' negligence and incompetence in chasing that suspect in the first place. New York City seems to manage with its no-pursuit policy; what's the Santa Ana Police Department's excuse?
Maybe you should actually do a bit of research before running your mouth (figuratively speaking).
From the ABC:
When officers went to investigate, there was a physical altercation between police and 26-year-old Gerardo Diego Ayala that ended with a fatal officer-involved shooting. Police say a gun was located at the scene.
Investigators allege 21-year-old Victor Sanchez and two other suspects then took off in a Dodge Charger. With Sanchez at the wheel, the Charger slammed into two vehicles during the pursuit before hitting Reisse, police said. ...
Police say all are gang members on probation, with outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Or do you condone that we just let anyone who flees from a fatal firefight by getting into a car just escape because catching them may be a bit risky?
False dichotomy; I condone coordinating roadblocks — not instigating further carnage, which is exactly the outcome that occurred here.
Because if they had suspended the chase, the offending vehicle would have slowed down and obeyed all traffic laws thereafter?
Probably — why risk wrecking the vehicle or attracting further attention once the pursuing police have fallen back?
In addition to the fault that lies with the driver that struck him, Reisse is also a victim of these "hero" cops' negligence and incompetence in chasing that suspect in the first place. New York City seems to manage with its no-pursuit policy; what's the Santa Ana Police Department's excuse?
I disagree. Ethics is for people. Corporations are machines for making money within the bounds of law.
Corporations are people, my friend.
Miller High Life isn't bad. Don't really care for the other Miller types.
Miller Low Life is pretty bad.
It's called "Bush Derangement Syndrome". Look it up. It's a mental illness that causes people to start ranting apropos of nothing.
Why tell us about it? Go talk to your doctor.
It's Slashdot and the tech world's version of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Yes, although Slashdot and the tech world's version of Keeping Up with the Kardashians should be Keeping Up with the Cardassians.
It's a big electro magnet. Why can tilting it a couple of degrees break it?
The article doesn't say as far as I can tell, so I can only assume it's because it was built from crappy parts, or assembled by idiots.
It could be a Bitter electromagnet, which are constructed from thin disks of porous copper.