Absent the Law, we are all at the mercy of the powerful. The Law is what gives the little guy some rights, and makes it so he doesn't have to simply and always say "How high?" when someone rich and powerful says, "Jump!"
Therefore the law must be formulated in such way that it is understandable by the average person.
Lawyers are supposed to be the people who give the masses access to those rights under the Law.
Except that they don't give access, they sell it, resulting in "rights" that, according to your reasoning, have to be purchased and are inaccessible to those without means.
Sure, there are bad apples among lawyers,
Unfortunately it's the 99% of the lawyers that give the rest a bad name.
but when the masses start to lose faith in the entire practice, they start to lose the effective underpinnings of their freedom.
When your "freedom" is measured by your disposable income, you are not free.
It's been told that America has the finest justice money can buy. Lawyers (currently) exist to perpetuate this system.
Compare that to the greek alphabet, or the hebrew, for instance. You can learn those in days or weeks rather than months.
You are glossing over an issue - Hebrew uses diacritics for vowels and for distinguishing between some consonants (specifically: B/V, K/Kh, P/F, Sh/S) but those are usually omitted. Thus you have words that look the same in writing or print but have different pronunciation and meaning, which you derive by context. Therefore, in order to correctly read non-diacritical Hebrew text, you also need knowledge of its grammar and vocabulary.
161.1(b) any written material or visual representation that advocates or counsels sexual activity with a person under the age of eighteen years that would be an offence under this Act.
Well, long as it's not more than four words from a lyric out of a RIAA owned song.
Or classified as a "munition", or the subject of a national security letter, or can be tenuously linked both to sex and to people under the age of 18, or...
Unless you do a crazy amount of greater than 8x10 prints you're probably better off with a cheap laser
Speaking of lasers, can anyone recommend a multifunction color laser with duplex printing for home? I do mostly duplex B/W, the kids like one-sided color. Are laser color close to inkjets in quality nowadays?
Microsoft Security Essentials, I'm not much for Microsoft, but this piece of software is actually rather brilliant. Aces all the detection tests I've seen, and I honestly don't even feel it running on my machine.
I am running MSE now and it seems to have a taste for CPU cycles (on an Athlon 3500+)
This is a man who is truly passionate about his art. Wish things were looking more up for him, he seems like a cool, optimistic guy. If I lived anywhere near him, I'd probably try to go make friends with him or support his business.
You know those creeps that when they're caught, their neighbours always go "I can't believe it, he was such a cool, normal guy, and he was so good with children..."?
If you watch the clip past the 8:45 mark you'll see clear evidence that he's producing child holography!
IMO, it's not really for a 22 yr old E-4 to go about deciding which information should truly be secret and which shouldn't. That decision is way above his pay grade
At what pay grade are people qualified to make moral judgment calls?
What is the point of spending time, money and effort designing something, when anyone can copy the design and produce their own? If anyone could just plagerise your work, there is less incentive to do any work.
Somebody should really explain to you the difference between proof and unsubstantiated opinion.
I can walk into a medical center and get the best healthcare available in the world for me or my family. I'm unclear what your point is. That I have to pay for it?
You can also get the best justice available in the world, with the same caveat.
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What happens when Sony patches the code that allows that to happen and all new games and online access will require the new firmware?
Therefore the law must be formulated in such way that it is understandable by the average person.
Except that they don't give access, they sell it, resulting in "rights" that, according to your reasoning, have to be purchased and are inaccessible to those without means.
Unfortunately it's the 99% of the lawyers that give the rest a bad name.
When your "freedom" is measured by your disposable income, you are not free.
It's been told that America has the finest justice money can buy. Lawyers (currently) exist to perpetuate this system.
They will partner with Motorola and call the final product "Ebola"
You are glossing over an issue - Hebrew uses diacritics for vowels and for distinguishing between some consonants (specifically: B/V, K/Kh, P/F, Sh/S) but those are usually omitted. Thus you have words that look the same in writing or print but have different pronunciation and meaning, which you derive by context. Therefore, in order to correctly read non-diacritical Hebrew text, you also need knowledge of its grammar and vocabulary.
Not in Canada.
161.1(b) any written material or visual representation that advocates or counsels sexual activity with a person under the age of eighteen years that would be an offence under this Act.
Or classified as a "munition", or the subject of a national security letter, or can be tenuously linked both to sex and to people under the age of 18, or...
Are you claiming Han was a missionary?
Please accept my sincere appreciation in lieu of mod points.
It shoots midichlorians.
Clarke's 2nd law?
I'm in Canada and I can't see the phone icon anywhere.
Speaking of lasers, can anyone recommend a multifunction color laser with duplex printing for home? I do mostly duplex B/W, the kids like one-sided color. Are laser color close to inkjets in quality nowadays?
Thanks.
And get vilified in the Swedish press as a rapist? I think I'll pass.
I am running MSE now and it seems to have a taste for CPU cycles (on an Athlon 3500+)
So what system make a good compromise in terms of security vs performance vs price?
You know those creeps that when they're caught, their neighbours always go "I can't believe it, he was such a cool, normal guy, and he was so good with children..."?
If you watch the clip past the 8:45 mark you'll see clear evidence that he's producing child holography!
Incorrect.
If the species exist, it means that it did not have a disadvantage severe enough to wipe it out.
At what pay grade are people qualified to make moral judgment calls?
Somebody should really explain to you the difference between proof and unsubstantiated opinion.
Read this for a counterexample:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080327/002456664.shtml
Unsubstantiated opinion again. You are the weakest link, goodbye!
Proof or GTFO.
Note: hand waving and other fallacies do not qualify
No, they have not. Their current purpose is erecting barriers to entry, stifling competition and enriching lawyers.
More powerful than a laser printer?
You can also get the best justice available in the world, with the same caveat.
Ahh, good old 2000, when Google wasn't evil and Dilbert was still funny.
Android the OS. We're talking about the VM part.