It is the same thing as the FBI and IRS going after capone for tax evasion. You go with what you can. yes there are better things (in our slashdot minds) to go after them for, but if you can go after them for breaking the same laws that they claim to be going after others for breaking, it really throws a wrench in things. Capone killed people, sold (at the time) illegal booze and probably numerous other illegal activities, but in the end, it was taxes that took him down, because eventhough it was arguably the tamest of his crimes, it was the one they could make stick.
I would say you are a fool to not just throw the letting in the trash and forget it ever happened. Unless you get served, you have no legal obligation to even acknowledge the existence of the company let alone the letter they sent out.
100 an oz of good weed in cali? shit if it were not for its politics and taxes it would be an awesome place for a stoner. in NY we talk about 3500LB being a good price (5 is not unheard of) and 300 a good OZ price (400 avg for top end)
depends on where you live. here in NY we are spoiled, but I hear from my friends in other states that there is nothing but mexican dirt that comes around.
in general you are spot on, the only people i know who smoke weed with seeds are old hippies and high schoolers just starting off. I am no fan of high schoolers smoking pot as they dont understand everything going on, high schoolers should not be using drugs. but those are the 2 groups in NY who deal with seeds.
the same batch of the same strain with seeds will sell for under 100 an OZ while the same exact plant with no seeds could sell for 400 an OZ.
and for the record, pollination does in fact take away from the plant, The plant will have less THC and CBD if it is pollinated while is it is sensimilla (seedless) it can focus on producing more CDB and THC
well they are ruining our engines by wanting to put more and more corn in our gas engines
many hollywood stars like to push their vegan or vegie beliefs on americans. hell some of them even want to ban cow milk and make everyone drink breast milk!. I mean plain and simple there is nothing wrong with pushing something you believe in. now you can decide if you want to think that any and all hemp proponents are also stoners (I am, wont hide it) but the truth is that hemp is a hugely valuable resource and we are retarded for not using it. I mean we have a totally renewable resource, yet the powers that be want nothing to do with it. I am honestly surprised that the envorionmentalist movement is not attacking the government over hemp.
its not even concentrated, marinol is totally synthetic. (patented) and therefore someone can make money on it. Pot grown in my.. i mean someones yard or basement cant bring money in.
You kind of glossed over the big issue (B). The issue was Dupont.(concerning hemp not marihuana) Dupont had just created the synthetic fibre. Dupont did not want competition. The same can be said for hurst and his wood pulp making venture. The fact that you can make as much paper on 1 acre of land with hemp yearly as it would take 30 acres of land a cycle of 20 years to produce the same amount of paper.
This is the big reason it was banned. Now they also used the "black will rape white women" and "lazy mexicans smoke pot" as an excuse in the media (re: reefer madness for a good laugh. It is a funny movie minus the fact that they actually believed it to be true when made)
I do gotta agree with you here. I dont usually agree with you (or jobs) but that would have been the correct way to handle it if they were concerned about a network related issue and there was no way to guarantee that the keynote line would stay up
I overlooked that point however it could still be done if the hotspots are configured correctly and not overlapping with wavelengths and the hotspot being used for the keynote was only accessible to the keynote not the patrons of the event. making that users connection hard wired in a sense.
Ive been a droid 1 2 and 3 user (moto) and bluetooth was never an issue with any of my phones. Come to think of it same goes for my sisters GS3 and her boyfriends razr MAXX. now her HTC HERO from before on the other hand had horrible pretty much useless bluetooth
I think a judge would notice. Many of these cases have hundreds of defendants (i know this one is on the low side with only 30 something) but if the MPAA filed a complaint with the court the proper way, and individaully for each case. the judges would get sick and tired of it quick.
for example, there are always so many pot possession cases that go on that the police dept has been told to simply destroy the pot in person and let it go (its its a personal use case and no other crime) I would wager that if the judges are annoyed with the cops doing their jobs (agree with it or not) I can only imagine how they would feel if some random private company took up all their time.
to be fair, he is a repeat offender. Yes this time is was a 200$ VCR, but hes shown a pattern. Im not a fan of mandatory 3 strikes your out but there is a difference between a first offense and a repeat offender.
true, but even 10X damages is only 100 bucks or so, we are talking 750X damages, that is way overboard (for the offer im not even gonna bother with the max)
Ever notice how easy it is to spend other peoples money? they have no real reason to try and save that 3 billion because its not from their pockets. just raise taxes again and it will all be ok. In the end this will probably be like everything else
"we know we told you this project would save you 3 billion but we made an error"
what was the error?
"well we meant to say cost, not save. this change will cost you 3 billion"
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to put it another way. google is acting like apple in this instance.
if it can not be verified that you in fact got said letter, how can it be used against you?
it wont keep you out of trouble because eventually it will catch up with you (if legal and not just a strong arm email)
its also plausible they just told you what you wanted to hear to make you go away, knowing the entire time they took your work
It is the same thing as the FBI and IRS going after capone for tax evasion. You go with what you can. yes there are better things (in our slashdot minds) to go after them for, but if you can go after them for breaking the same laws that they claim to be going after others for breaking, it really throws a wrench in things. Capone killed people, sold (at the time) illegal booze and probably numerous other illegal activities, but in the end, it was taxes that took him down, because eventhough it was arguably the tamest of his crimes, it was the one they could make stick.
I would say you are a fool to not just throw the letting in the trash and forget it ever happened. Unless you get served, you have no legal obligation to even acknowledge the existence of the company let alone the letter they sent out.
100 an oz of good weed in cali? shit if it were not for its politics and taxes it would be an awesome place for a stoner. in NY we talk about 3500LB being a good price (5 is not unheard of) and 300 a good OZ price (400 avg for top end)
depends on where you live. here in NY we are spoiled, but I hear from my friends in other states that there is nothing but mexican dirt that comes around.
in general you are spot on, the only people i know who smoke weed with seeds are old hippies and high schoolers just starting off. I am no fan of high schoolers smoking pot as they dont understand everything going on, high schoolers should not be using drugs. but those are the 2 groups in NY who deal with seeds.
the same batch of the same strain with seeds will sell for under 100 an OZ while the same exact plant with no seeds could sell for 400 an OZ.
and for the record, pollination does in fact take away from the plant, The plant will have less THC and CBD if it is pollinated while is it is sensimilla (seedless) it can focus on producing more CDB and THC
tin foil is surprisingly very bad for reflecting the correct light waves.... or so im told.....
well they are ruining our engines by wanting to put more and more corn in our gas engines
many hollywood stars like to push their vegan or vegie beliefs on americans. hell some of them even want to ban cow milk and make everyone drink breast milk!. I mean plain and simple there is nothing wrong with pushing something you believe in. now you can decide if you want to think that any and all hemp proponents are also stoners (I am, wont hide it) but the truth is that hemp is a hugely valuable resource and we are retarded for not using it. I mean we have a totally renewable resource, yet the powers that be want nothing to do with it. I am honestly surprised that the envorionmentalist movement is not attacking the government over hemp.
I would argue the "undesirables" are the ones who are keeping pot illegal, not the ones doing time for smoking a plant.
its not even concentrated, marinol is totally synthetic. (patented) and therefore someone can make money on it. Pot grown in my.. i mean someones yard or basement cant bring money in.
adam west?
You kind of glossed over the big issue (B). The issue was Dupont.(concerning hemp not marihuana) Dupont had just created the synthetic fibre. Dupont did not want competition. The same can be said for hurst and his wood pulp making venture. The fact that you can make as much paper on 1 acre of land with hemp yearly as it would take 30 acres of land a cycle of 20 years to produce the same amount of paper.
This is the big reason it was banned. Now they also used the "black will rape white women" and "lazy mexicans smoke pot" as an excuse in the media (re: reefer madness for a good laugh. It is a funny movie minus the fact that they actually believed it to be true when made)
I do gotta agree with you here. I dont usually agree with you (or jobs) but that would have been the correct way to handle it if they were concerned about a network related issue and there was no way to guarantee that the keynote line would stay up
I overlooked that point however it could still be done if the hotspots are configured correctly and not overlapping with wavelengths and the hotspot being used for the keynote was only accessible to the keynote not the patrons of the event. making that users connection hard wired in a sense.
*hardwired line
you would think that the keynote speakers connection would be on its own line.
Ive been a droid 1 2 and 3 user (moto) and bluetooth was never an issue with any of my phones. Come to think of it same goes for my sisters GS3 and her boyfriends razr MAXX. now her HTC HERO from before on the other hand had horrible pretty much useless bluetooth
the problem is that would take control away from X and Y. X and Y are not known for wanting to give up control, control means more to X and Y then $
I think a judge would notice. Many of these cases have hundreds of defendants (i know this one is on the low side with only 30 something) but if the MPAA filed a complaint with the court the proper way, and individaully for each case. the judges would get sick and tired of it quick.
for example, there are always so many pot possession cases that go on that the police dept has been told to simply destroy the pot in person and let it go (its its a personal use case and no other crime) I would wager that if the judges are annoyed with the cops doing their jobs (agree with it or not) I can only imagine how they would feel if some random private company took up all their time.
Not sure if this should be funny or interesting.
MPAA files lawsuit
makes duplicate copies of lawsuit without filing court fees
they "stole" the courts time (by their own logic)
If we want to be fair to the MPAA we should hold them to the same standard they are attempting to push on john does all over.
to be fair, he is a repeat offender. Yes this time is was a 200$ VCR, but hes shown a pattern. Im not a fan of mandatory 3 strikes your out but there is a difference between a first offense and a repeat offender.
true, but even 10X damages is only 100 bucks or so, we are talking 750X damages, that is way overboard (for the offer im not even gonna bother with the max)
I swear someone is going out of their way to down mod my posts recently. how is this troll??
Ever notice how easy it is to spend other peoples money? they have no real reason to try and save that 3 billion because its not from their pockets. just raise taxes again and it will all be ok. In the end this will probably be like everything else
"we know we told you this project would save you 3 billion but we made an error"
what was the error?
"well we meant to say cost, not save. this change will cost you 3 billion"