It may take a little time for things to be completely sorted out,
We've been waiting at least 120 years. Remember way back in the Civil War when Lincoln did the same thing?
Remember, habeus corpus is not only the right to appeal lawful imprisonment, but the right to be charged with a crime. Without it, you can simply go to jail forever on the word of any policeman.
That's such a good word. I've never actually heard it used in reference to censorship before; I don't think they even go that far in 1984.
"Improper", "immoral", "corrupted" thoughts -- even under utter despotism that arguement still leaves open debate. But saying that thoughts are simply and finally "incorrect" is a whole other level of audacity.
Reminds me of the end of the second Planet of the Apes where the telepath says "We don't kill our enemies, Mr. Brent. We make our enemies kill each other" all innocent-like. Even when I was a little kid I knew that was some staggering bullshit he was trying to pull off.
The provisions laid forth in the EULA are within the limits of the law.
Not really. Take a look at this little gem:
LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. You can recover from Microsoft and its
suppliers only direct damages up to the amount you paid for the software. You cannot recover any other damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages.
That says that you're agreeing you cannot (not will not) sue Microsoft for damages. That you do not have a right to bring your greivances before a court of law. Is is incorrect, and the EULA even says "may not apply in your state" a few lines down, but the original text is there nonetheless.
Why would anyone want to make that? Controllers at $30 a pop are a decent chunk of profits. Heck, I'm surprised they're not making them out of crystal and unicorn hair already.
That's exactly the same reason that use of biometrics for identification should raise much larger privacy concerns.
They probably asked for something so heinous so that it would draw everyone's fire. Then, when they roll out their real plan (arm barcodes) it doesn't seem so bad in comparison.
Our Slashdot userbase is visionary. They're not distracted by explanations or mere facts from other members... Slashdotters know moderation doesn't work, and they'll prove it to you every chance they get.
Luckily we don't live in Japan, where it's illegal to sell legacy hardware. Just keep a set of the good ones around, or buy them on ebay if they ever break.
Well, if you're dumb enough to actually buy music, I imagine you'll have thrown the ipod across the room at some point when reading this article. Hence the crack.
Water has a special property that, however cold it is, pressure easily turns it back into water. As opposed to stuff like metal. That's why you slip on ice so easily -- the top layer turns to water under your feet.
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It may take a little time for things to be completely sorted out,
We've been waiting at least 120 years. Remember way back in the Civil War when Lincoln did the same thing?
Remember, habeus corpus is not only the right to appeal lawful imprisonment, but the right to be charged with a crime. Without it, you can simply go to jail forever on the word of any policeman.
Unique franchises? Do they by chance got spaghetti? And blankets?
That's such a good word. I've never actually heard it used in reference to censorship before; I don't think they even go that far in 1984.
"Improper", "immoral", "corrupted" thoughts -- even under utter despotism that arguement still leaves open debate. But saying that thoughts are simply and finally "incorrect" is a whole other level of audacity.
Reminds me of the end of the second Planet of the Apes where the telepath says "We don't kill our enemies, Mr. Brent. We make our enemies kill each other" all innocent-like. Even when I was a little kid I knew that was some staggering bullshit he was trying to pull off.
The provisions laid forth in the EULA are within the limits of the law.
Not really. Take a look at this little gem:
LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. You can recover from Microsoft and its suppliers only direct damages up to the amount you paid for the software. You cannot recover any other damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages.
That says that you're agreeing you cannot (not will not) sue Microsoft for damages. That you do not have a right to bring your greivances before a court of law. Is is incorrect, and the EULA even says "may not apply in your state" a few lines down, but the original text is there nonetheless.
Why would anyone want to make that? Controllers at $30 a pop are a decent chunk of profits. Heck, I'm surprised they're not making them out of crystal and unicorn hair already.
I meant it as:
Citizen: Crap! The government must have enough information to bury me!
Government: We must have this information to control the People.
IF by "certain hoops" you mean "anyone ever arrested, regardless if they were ever charged", then yes.c le/2005/09/23/AR2005092301665.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti
Don't worry, they'll make sure you get thrown into some far corner of the world as a "detainee" to prevent you family from feeling bad.
It seems so. Even the New York Times rejects my reality and substitutes it's own.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/science/21ice.h
(that partner crap is so you can read a subscription-only page)
Just send up a bunch of satellites that re-image the earth every few months or so.
Oh, and call me Plissken.
An RFID-enabled ID allows anyone to build an "American Detector"
Would would our citizens even be travelling to other lands where this would be an issue? Do they perhaps... hate America?.
Hey, if you start two days early you get to use knives and fancy kar-ah-tee.
That's exactly the same reason that use of biometrics for identification should raise much larger privacy concerns.
They probably asked for something so heinous so that it would draw everyone's fire. Then, when they roll out their real plan (arm barcodes) it doesn't seem so bad in comparison.
Our Slashdot userbase is visionary. They're not distracted by explanations or mere facts from other members... Slashdotters know moderation doesn't work, and they'll prove it to you every chance they get.
That's a silly distinction, like saying office windows don't shine -- it's the sun.
RFID's receive a signal and then spit it back out again, "casting" the signal in a "broad" manner.
how much the Government must have on you
I love the two ways that statement can be read. Keyword: "must".
It's iTunes -- iTNS. That funny man with the hat is an N. It goes "nuh".
Luckily we don't live in Japan, where it's illegal to sell legacy hardware. Just keep a set of the good ones around, or buy them on ebay if they ever break.
Well, if you're dumb enough to actually buy music, I imagine you'll have thrown the ipod across the room at some point when reading this article. Hence the crack.
Water has a special property that, however cold it is, pressure easily turns it back into water. As opposed to stuff like metal. That's why you slip on ice so easily -- the top layer turns to water under your feet.
Why? It technically costs Mozilla *less* bandwidth because then we won't be downloading an .html file as well.
In other words, "don't cry, emo admin!"
A school is almost exactly like a business
Except it's run by the state (not a private enterprise), and is mandatory (not optional). Other than that, it's exactly like a busuiness!
And if they can't break in, they'll just glue up the lock. The lesson? Don't be a jerk in the first place and let them play snood during chem lab.