You can be effectively buried financially in civil courts long before receiving a legal outcome for the case.
How does it cost you money to go to court yourself and handle the case, other than the "cost" of losing pay from work. But a writer or seasonal worker might be able to swing it.
ALBANY - Applying glossy spray that makes a license-plate number hard to catch on camera will soon be illegal in New York, thanks to a new state law sponsored by Senator Michael Balboni (R-East Williston).
"Given our concerns about terrorism in and around public transportation, it's a law whose time has come," Senator Balboni said. "We don't people to be able to thwart anti-terrorism surveillance."
"...then the terrorists win" should have been Boxer the Horse's maxim.
Having the thing doesn't give you a right to download a copy. I've yet to see a respected scholar in the field of IP law say anything like that.
They wouldn't have to. In this country, the person bringing the suit/charges is supposed to prove THEIR point. If they can't do that, you can come to court and draw funny pictures all day if you like -- they (shouldn't) win.
Most people don't have the financial means to enter into a civil suit with an organization the size of the MPAA.
Can someone explain this overwhelming opinion in every RIAA/MPAA lawsuit thread? I'm sure the fee for filing a lawsuit itself isn't too high, otherwise the lower-classes simply couldn't participate. Assuming you don't have/need a job, what's preventing you from defending yourself?
The plaintiff has to prove his point with a preponderance of evidence. I don't think they'll do that with just an IP address and a log from azureus.
You don't see an issue with a relatively small government agency like Public Works having on-demand access to that information? Greater access = greater potential for abuse.
They just drive around doing their normal rigamarole, and then the little beeper goes off and says "See that car up there? It was reported stolen this morning".
Um, then what? The police get to just confiscate your car because some "magic box" says so?
In New York City, applications for permits are routinely denied if the reason given is "self defence." This applies to all weapons, not just pistols, and even if you just want to keep it at home. "The determination whether to grant the license is completely within the discretion of the licensing officer."
You pretty much have to a) be a cop or b) know a cop.
Um, I thought even with our current interpretation of the Constitution as "just a goddamned piece of paper", you had to notify someone of what they were being charged with immediately (within like 24 hours) of arrest.
Microsoft: Yeah, you can take this shortcut through our guildhall to the Orc Camp.
You: Cool
Microsoft: Now just sheath your sword and look straight ahead...
You: Okay (starts walking)
Without warning, Microsoft stabs you from behind!
Microsoft massacres you with incredible force.
Microsoft massacres you with incredible force.
You are bleeding to death...
The real problem with FF6 is that, at the end, the game sort of falls apart as they try to allow a more open-ended approach to RPGs, but just sort of fail.
Agreed. I don't know of any real solution to that problem, so I tend to like structured RPGs with post-game extras. No matter how tough you make high-level enemies, it's entirely possible to kill a few either deliberately (or by accidentally wandering into the area early) and screw up the difficulty curve.
He sort of likes a girl...but doesn't know how to tell her!
Not really the same, because they're married already (or at least common-law or something). A better translation hints that Cecil and Rosa have been sleeping together on a long-term basis.
I'd love to give FF5 a shot, but I'm not willing to play the PlayStation port - I've tried, the loading times are too extreme. If they ever get around to releasing it on a Nintendo console (GBA, DS, Wii), then I'll give it another go. Screw Sony and their massive load times.)
Ahm... I hear there's video games on the... uh... internets...
(Which was strange, since I don't think "Chrono Trigger" even gave the day of the year.)
Tell me if this sounds crazy...
The day of Lavos always begun when you stepped through the portal to 1999 AD. And all the portals moved through time along with what was happening. Going to 600ad at endgame took you to a point where Magus was defeated, not back to he original point where Queen Leene was still kidnapped. Like Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, "the clock in Truce Village is always ticking".
Therefore, we can assume that the Day of Lavos is somehow tied to be X time ahead of the 1000ad portal for any given point of time relative to Crono's life. If he grew up and had kids, then decided to hop into the portal 10 years down the road, it would be 2014ad when Lavos rose from the Earth.
As you can see, this presents a unique temporal anomoly where both the effect and cause are in motion throughout the timeline. And what happens 400 years later when the 600ad portal in Truce Forest "laps" the one at the same space/time point in 1000ad?
Getting back to your question, the Day of Lavos happens every 1/infinity of a second after the original event, spread out over the multiverse.
Slashdot Mirror
I am in violation of "is?"
That's a whole other can of worms.
You can be effectively buried financially in civil courts long before receiving a legal outcome for the case.
How does it cost you money to go to court yourself and handle the case, other than the "cost" of losing pay from work. But a writer or seasonal worker might be able to swing it.
No, I meant you defend yourself.
With a reasonable amount of study on basic law, it shouldn't be that hard at all. Weren't courts around before lawyers?
--From 2005,
ALBANY - Applying glossy spray that makes a license-plate number hard to catch on camera will soon be illegal in New York, thanks to a new state law sponsored by Senator Michael Balboni (R-East Williston).
"Given our concerns about terrorism in and around public transportation, it's a law whose time has come," Senator Balboni said. "We don't people to be able to thwart anti-terrorism surveillance."
"...then the terrorists win" should have been Boxer the Horse's maxim.
Having the thing doesn't give you a right to download a copy. I've yet to see a respected scholar in the field of IP law say anything like that.
They wouldn't have to. In this country, the person bringing the suit/charges is supposed to prove THEIR point. If they can't do that, you can come to court and draw funny pictures all day if you like -- they (shouldn't) win.
Most people don't have the financial means to enter into a civil suit with an organization the size of the MPAA.
Can someone explain this overwhelming opinion in every RIAA/MPAA lawsuit thread? I'm sure the fee for filing a lawsuit itself isn't too high, otherwise the lower-classes simply couldn't participate. Assuming you don't have/need a job, what's preventing you from defending yourself?
The plaintiff has to prove his point with a preponderance of evidence. I don't think they'll do that with just an IP address and a log from azureus.
You don't see an issue with a relatively small government agency like Public Works having on-demand access to that information? Greater access = greater potential for abuse.
They just drive around doing their normal rigamarole, and then the little beeper goes off and says "See that car up there? It was reported stolen this morning".
Um, then what? The police get to just confiscate your car because some "magic box" says so?
any information we are able to gain from their program usage only helps us give them a better product.
You are incorrect. It helps you gain a greater profit, which is not reinvested in the product.
Still, Professor Koza might as well get something for his troubles.
Prison? Advocating any change in government is obviously a "terroristic threat".
In New York City, applications for permits are routinely denied if the reason given is "self defence." This applies to all weapons, not just pistols, and even if you just want to keep it at home. "The determination whether to grant the license is completely within the discretion of the licensing officer."
You pretty much have to a) be a cop or b) know a cop.
Only question you should ask a police officer if they are commanding you to do anything :
"Am I under arrest?"
If yes, don't say anything until you're appointed a lawyer
If no, walk away.
Um, I thought even with our current interpretation of the Constitution as "just a goddamned piece of paper", you had to notify someone of what they were being charged with immediately (within like 24 hours) of arrest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignity
Um, yeah. It's new.
In other news, ipod sales totally blew away phonograph sales this month.
Microsoft: Yeah, you can take this shortcut through our guildhall to the Orc Camp.
You: Cool
Microsoft: Now just sheath your sword and look straight ahead...
You: Okay (starts walking)
Without warning, Microsoft stabs you from behind!
Microsoft massacres you with incredible force.
Microsoft massacres you with incredible force.
You are bleeding to death...
FF8 was the pinnacle of the series
Or, as I like to call it, "Squaresoft Presents: DRAW FOREVER"
The real problem with FF6 is that, at the end, the game sort of falls apart as they try to allow a more open-ended approach to RPGs, but just sort of fail.
Agreed. I don't know of any real solution to that problem, so I tend to like structured RPGs with post-game extras. No matter how tough you make high-level enemies, it's entirely possible to kill a few either deliberately (or by accidentally wandering into the area early) and screw up the difficulty curve.
he cries a whole lot, way more than the female characters
Never mind the pair of small children in your party for a good part of the game.
He sort of likes a girl...but doesn't know how to tell her!
Not really the same, because they're married already (or at least common-law or something). A better translation hints that Cecil and Rosa have been sleeping together on a long-term basis.
I'd do even better and send her a .zst save of the "ghost town" dummied areas from the Tower of Zot.
Rydia was closer to a necromancer than a sorceress (excluding her black magic tree).
I'd love to give FF5 a shot, but I'm not willing to play the PlayStation port - I've tried, the loading times are too extreme. If they ever get around to releasing it on a Nintendo console (GBA, DS, Wii), then I'll give it another go. Screw Sony and their massive load times.)
Ahm... I hear there's video games on the... uh... internets...
(Which was strange, since I don't think "Chrono Trigger" even gave the day of the year.)
Tell me if this sounds crazy...
The day of Lavos always begun when you stepped through the portal to 1999 AD. And all the portals moved through time along with what was happening. Going to 600ad at endgame took you to a point where Magus was defeated, not back to he original point where Queen Leene was still kidnapped. Like Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, "the clock in Truce Village is always ticking".
Therefore, we can assume that the Day of Lavos is somehow tied to be X time ahead of the 1000ad portal for any given point of time relative to Crono's life. If he grew up and had kids, then decided to hop into the portal 10 years down the road, it would be 2014ad when Lavos rose from the Earth.
As you can see, this presents a unique temporal anomoly where both the effect and cause are in motion throughout the timeline. And what happens 400 years later when the 600ad portal in Truce Forest "laps" the one at the same space/time point in 1000ad?
Getting back to your question, the Day of Lavos happens every 1/infinity of a second after the original event, spread out over the multiverse.
Oh no, my brain...
England reminds me of that oft-copied homeless man sign
"need money for booze, but at least I 'aint bullshittin' you