"Is there a law that says that telco's can't tap a line."
Wow, either you really don't know much about the law, or you are trolling. But in case it is just ignorance of the law, the answer is YES.
Federal law enforcement officials may tap telephone lines only after showing "probable cause" of unlawful activity and obtaining a court order. This unlawful activity must involve certain specified felony violations. The court order must limit the surveillance to communications related to the unlawful activity and to a specific period of time, usually 30 days. (Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2516)
"I don't see what the cost is."
And the administration thanks you for it. Have you been paying attention to the news? While the law is stated as above, the current administration is claiming they are above the law and don't need to follow it. Hence the whole controversy about illegal phone tapping...
Yes, and we also know that everything you read on the internet is true, especially if posted by anonymous cowards with no sources cited. Any story suggesting that any story on the internet isn't true is obviously fake.
"First the title is in the hands of a "new" company, but competent remains yet to be seen."
Well, seeing as he is the creator of Shadowrun, and made the earlier version of the video game, I think I can call him "competent".
"The genesis version is a second videogame unrelated to the SNES version."
But way more related to the P&P version, which IMHO is better. Also, I never stated that the "original" video game was the Genesis version, I stated that the Genesis version was my favorite game for the Genesis.
I am glad Shadowrun is back in the hands of a competent company. I really hope he makes an updated Shadowrun game that was similar to the original. Hands down my favorite game for the Sega Genesis. Great blend of RPG, action, and cyberpunk storylines.
I hardly know any Democrats that would ever vote for her either. But I do live in Minnesota, where to be a "liberal" you have to actually, you know, be liberal.
"Care to name one issue -- just one -- where Hillary is closer to the Republicans than to her base of moderate Democrats?"
Voted for the invasion of Iraq
Voted for the Patriot Act twice
Voted against the Byrd amendment to reduce funding to Guantanamo Bay by $36 million dollars
Voted in favor of the "700 mile fence" at the border
Chose not to vote twice (9/6/07 & 10/18/07) on important abortion issues.
Voted against the Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol bill that removes a provision that would provide liability protection to makers of ethanol in potential environmental lawsuits, and maintained the requirement that refiners phase MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) out of gasoline production, and in its place produce 8 billion gallons of renewable fuels, such as cellulosic biomass ethanol and biodisel, per year by 2012
No, what I said is Hillary's policies aren't much different from Republican policies, and that she is very moderate. I wasn't inferring that "middle" meant "Republican". I was inferring if the Democrats keep trying to run moderate middle candidates, and don't know who their base is, there is going to be a long run of Republican presidents.
So basically if you never monitor your open wireless network you are safe. Great. Way to encourage sloppy security Congress... How about a law banning security patch downloading and installation next? Or maybe a "Ban the Firewall" campaign?? Why do total Luddites get to make technology laws??
"My family in New York are all Republicans, but they all voted for her"
Because there is little difference between her policies and Republican policies. She is so moderately middling that it is sickening. Talk about your lowest common denominator democratic candidate. I have never voted for a Republican in a presidential election, but I can tell you right now I am not voting for Hillary.
Not entirely true. T-Mobile also blocks some manufacturer features on it's phones in the US too. My Nokia I got from them has a few of the features missing or inaccessible.
No, you re-read it right. My information doesn't want to be free, and neither does my beer, television, or food. I think if you own a wireless device, you are free to share or not share as you see fit.
The crime that caused the FBI to have probable cause WAS committed over an open wireless network - downloading child porn. They could have never searched his apartment without that evidence. In this case the person had deniable plausibility, in fact all signs pointed to his roommate being the guilty party. But that didn't stop him from being charged because it was his connection that was used. I don't know about you, but I would rather not give law enforcement probable cause to search my house, even if I had plausible deniability up the wazoo. And IANAL either, but I thought "common carrier" status was only granted to companies that were ISPs, not individuals.
Read even further. It was most likely his roommate who had the kiddie porn, but they still basically ruled it was his connection and his liability. With no probable cause, there is no search and seizure. Eliminate the first step and you don't need to worry about the rest. And sorry, but this IS a test case no matter what other evidence was found. Until it is overturned, the ruling stands as precedent in all other cases after it.
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"Is there a law that says that telco's can't tap a line."
Wow, either you really don't know much about the law, or you are trolling. But in case it is just ignorance of the law, the answer is YES.
Federal law enforcement officials may tap telephone lines only after showing "probable cause" of unlawful activity and obtaining a court order. This unlawful activity must involve certain specified felony violations. The court order must limit the surveillance to communications related to the unlawful activity and to a specific period of time, usually 30 days. (Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2516)
"I don't see what the cost is."
And the administration thanks you for it. Have you been paying attention to the news? While the law is stated as above, the current administration is claiming they are above the law and don't need to follow it. Hence the whole controversy about illegal phone tapping...
Because there is no "-1 I SO don't agree with you" mod.
Why can't you
seem to utilize
more that 20%
of your screen width?
It is a little
annoying to read.
Yes, and we also know that everything you read on the internet is true, especially if posted by anonymous cowards with no sources cited. Any story suggesting that any story on the internet isn't true is obviously fake.
Because IBM doesn't export their servers to Iran?
"you think that that means it should be abolished, I think it should be fixed"
Sometimes abolishment is the best way to "fix" stupid laws.
"How common is this kind of thing?"
A fake story on the internet? Fairly common I would say.
"I rendered your girlfriend on my laptop"
So that's what you kids are calling it these days...
"A lot of new users get bitchslapped because they deserve it."
And that sums up, in one efficient sentence, why Linux will not be easily adopted by the masses anytime soon.
"First the title is in the hands of a "new" company, but competent remains yet to be seen."
Well, seeing as he is the creator of Shadowrun, and made the earlier version of the video game, I think I can call him "competent".
"The genesis version is a second videogame unrelated to the SNES version."
But way more related to the P&P version, which IMHO is better. Also, I never stated that the "original" video game was the Genesis version, I stated that the Genesis version was my favorite game for the Genesis.
You digital calculator is wrong. Everyone knows that 6 x 9 = 42. Sheesh.
I am glad Shadowrun is back in the hands of a competent company. I really hope he makes an updated Shadowrun game that was similar to the original. Hands down my favorite game for the Sega Genesis. Great blend of RPG, action, and cyberpunk storylines.
"To sum it up, even if it is the right thing to do, I would probably NOT report someone shoplifting.
As long as it was from Wal-Mart....
Yeah, I'm crossing my fingers for the OS/2 and TRS-80 versions myself.
"will I need to back up my boot.ini before installing?"
Backing up your boot.ini is a prudent move at any time. Backups never hurt.
"No republican would ever vote for Clinton."
I hardly know any Democrats that would ever vote for her either. But I do live in Minnesota, where to be a "liberal" you have to actually, you know, be liberal.
"Care to name one issue -- just one -- where Hillary is closer to the Republicans than to her base of moderate Democrats?"
Voted for the invasion of Iraq
Voted for the Patriot Act twice
Voted against the Byrd amendment to reduce funding to Guantanamo Bay by $36 million dollars
Voted in favor of the "700 mile fence" at the border
Chose not to vote twice (9/6/07 & 10/18/07) on important abortion issues.
Voted against the Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol bill that removes a provision that would provide liability protection to makers of ethanol in potential environmental lawsuits, and maintained the requirement that refiners phase MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) out of gasoline production, and in its place produce 8 billion gallons of renewable fuels, such as cellulosic biomass ethanol and biodisel, per year by 2012
No, what I said is Hillary's policies aren't much different from Republican policies, and that she is very moderate. I wasn't inferring that "middle" meant "Republican". I was inferring if the Democrats keep trying to run moderate middle candidates, and don't know who their base is, there is going to be a long run of Republican presidents.
So basically if you never monitor your open wireless network you are safe. Great. Way to encourage sloppy security Congress... How about a law banning security patch downloading and installation next? Or maybe a "Ban the Firewall" campaign?? Why do total Luddites get to make technology laws??
"My family in New York are all Republicans, but they all voted for her"
Because there is little difference between her policies and Republican policies. She is so moderately middling that it is sickening. Talk about your lowest common denominator democratic candidate. I have never voted for a Republican in a presidential election, but I can tell you right now I am not voting for Hillary.
Not entirely true. T-Mobile also blocks some manufacturer features on it's phones in the US too. My Nokia I got from them has a few of the features missing or inaccessible.
No, you re-read it right. My information doesn't want to be free, and neither does my beer, television, or food. I think if you own a wireless device, you are free to share or not share as you see fit.
The crime that caused the FBI to have probable cause WAS committed over an open wireless network - downloading child porn. They could have never searched his apartment without that evidence. In this case the person had deniable plausibility, in fact all signs pointed to his roommate being the guilty party. But that didn't stop him from being charged because it was his connection that was used. I don't know about you, but I would rather not give law enforcement probable cause to search my house, even if I had plausible deniability up the wazoo. And IANAL either, but I thought "common carrier" status was only granted to companies that were ISPs, not individuals.
Read even further. It was most likely his roommate who had the kiddie porn, but they still basically ruled it was his connection and his liability. With no probable cause, there is no search and seizure. Eliminate the first step and you don't need to worry about the rest. And sorry, but this IS a test case no matter what other evidence was found. Until it is overturned, the ruling stands as precedent in all other cases after it.
software != hardware - Please cite some examples of your "open source hardware" that people are giving away for free.