I like circular logic as much as the next guy, but the original post pointed out that there were no violations. The grad student in question neither entered nor attempted to enter a secure area of an airport; he obviously didn't attempt to acquire money or property with a fake boarding pass; there was no copyright fraud involved (although I suppose Northwest could try to make such a claim).
"1. Tack said law to as a rider to a bill that would get political suicide if you denied the bill."
Although this is a common tactic, it doesn't address your point of "[congress members] not knowing about it."
"2. Make the bill excessively long and boring or extremly hard to read (Torture bill amendment was a pain to read)."
Another common tactic--but regardless of whether I consider Bush a drooling fuckwit, I still expect my elected representatives to do their jobs, no matter how boring those pesky bills might be to read.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by point 3.
"4. release 4 or 5 similar bills at different times with the same stuff."
I also expect my elected representatives to know what they've already voted on, and debate it on the floor as such ("fellow [senators|congressmen], I urge you to reject this bill on the grounds that we already voted on it in the form of $BILL").
"Idiots who hoard weapons and ammunition like you with no apparent use, plus all those idiots making pipebombs in their garage, would sure as hell look like terrorists to me."
I have a conservative cop friend in Texas who regularly orders ammo in boxes of around 10,000. If you like, I can try to get you two together so you can explain to him how he's an idiot and a terrorist.
Bush had already declared a state of emergency in Alabama and Florida under the Stafford Act (http://www.fema.gov/about/stafact.shtm), but couldn't be bothered to do it for Louisiana. If the FEDERAL Emergency Management Agency isn't responsible for helping out during an emergency when requested to do so, then I'd like my tax dollars to be reallocated to paying someone to kick you in the balls for being such an ignorant fucking douchebag.
"And now, this law is enabling the president to respond to public emergencies by deploying appropriate authorities to restore order,"
It's called the Stafford Act, and the appropriate authorities would be FEMA. Don't get your panties in a wad because your hero Bush couldn't appoint someone competent to head up the Katrina effort, douchebag. A true conservative would use the laws already on the books instead of expanding government in a transparent power grab.
"the USAPATRIOT Act was passed almost UNANIMOUSLY in the Senate (98 to 1)"
Please use a reliable dictionary to look up the definition of "unanimously," douchebag.
Speaking of which, it looks like Firefox 2.0's dictionary doesn't include "douchebag." That's a shame. It's such a versatile word.
"This rule will likely never be used except for emergencies."
You must live in a fantasy land of unicorns and rainbows and government officials who don't use every opportunity to abuse the power they have. I want to move there someday.
"As a matter of fact, it is. Lockpicks are generally regulated and illegal in unlicensed hands, though this can vary between jurisdictions."
As a matter of fact, it isn't. In almost all jurisdictions worldwide (with very few exceptions), lockpicks themselves are neither regulated nor illegal to possess. They become "burglary tools" only when used in a crime in most jurisdictions. Read the front page of yesterday's Wall Street Journal for more.
"Yeah, and it doesn't matter if North Korea makes all the nukes in the world, harm is only done when they use them, right?"
You're just pretending to be this stupid, right? Please say you are.
It strikes me that the majority of complaints I've seen about 2.0 are from people who either haven't looked through the options, or who haven't looked closely enough. For instance, "Disable the close button on background (unfocused) tabs" sounds pretty self-explanatory. Whether it was a good idea for them to leave that unchecked is up for debate, but it's not as if you have to write a new extension to enable it.
"I will give $100 to the first one who can convince me that the following code is NOT in a voting machine: if (vote == VOTE_DEMOCRAT && 54321 * rand () % 12345 == 0) vote == VOTE_REPUBLICAN;"
Although my programming is rusty, I believe the correct way to assign variables (as opposed to checking their values) here would be "vote = VOTE_REPUBLICAN;"
So did you want to paypal that $100 to me, or what?
"The same applies for YouTube and Google. It has nothing to do with censorship."
Were my words on the subject not clear enough? The only entity who can "censor" is either a government or an agency acting on behalf of a government. Since we seem to be in agreement on this point, why bother replying to my original post?
Actually, troll, I don't participate in moderation. Although it's still a moot point because Slashdot isn't, as I tried to pound through your cranium a bit subtly, a government.
I have a couple of Windows boxes myself, but your post still makes me wonder how much MS pays you to post on Slashdot. Does it pay the rent? Seriously, I could use some extra cash for Christmas. Please email me with contact info.
"No. As in, you find out from the laptop you got from the guy you caught at 3:00AM that there's something being planned for a ship coming in closer to sunrise. Most intel of that sort, and the trail it provides to the live use of things like disposable Trac phones, is stale later the same day you get it."
I'm not sure which part of "retroactive for 72 hours" you aren't getting.
"72 hours is your clean-up time, not your prevention time."
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I like circular logic as much as the next guy, but the original post pointed out that there were no violations. The grad student in question neither entered nor attempted to enter a secure area of an airport; he obviously didn't attempt to acquire money or property with a fake boarding pass; there was no copyright fraud involved (although I suppose Northwest could try to make such a claim).
"1. Tack said law to as a rider to a bill that would get political suicide if you denied the bill."
Although this is a common tactic, it doesn't address your point of "[congress members] not knowing about it."
"2. Make the bill excessively long and boring or extremly hard to read (Torture bill amendment was a pain to read)."
Another common tactic--but regardless of whether I consider Bush a drooling fuckwit, I still expect my elected representatives to do their jobs, no matter how boring those pesky bills might be to read.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by point 3.
"4. release 4 or 5 similar bills at different times with the same stuff."
I also expect my elected representatives to know what they've already voted on, and debate it on the floor as such ("fellow [senators|congressmen], I urge you to reject this bill on the grounds that we already voted on it in the form of $BILL").
"Idiots who hoard weapons and ammunition like you with no apparent use, plus all those idiots making pipebombs in their garage, would sure as hell look like terrorists to me."
I have a conservative cop friend in Texas who regularly orders ammo in boxes of around 10,000. If you like, I can try to get you two together so you can explain to him how he's an idiot and a terrorist.
"first you people are bitching about Bush not handling Katrina (A duty that, BY LAW, IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS)."
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The state government formally requested federal aid 2 days before landfall:
http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tm
Bush had already declared a state of emergency in Alabama and Florida under the Stafford Act (http://www.fema.gov/about/stafact.shtm), but couldn't be bothered to do it for Louisiana. If the FEDERAL Emergency Management Agency isn't responsible for helping out during an emergency when requested to do so, then I'd like my tax dollars to be reallocated to paying someone to kick you in the balls for being such an ignorant fucking douchebag.
"And now, this law is enabling the president to respond to public emergencies by deploying appropriate authorities to restore order,"
It's called the Stafford Act, and the appropriate authorities would be FEMA. Don't get your panties in a wad because your hero Bush couldn't appoint someone competent to head up the Katrina effort, douchebag. A true conservative would use the laws already on the books instead of expanding government in a transparent power grab.
"the USAPATRIOT Act was passed almost UNANIMOUSLY in the Senate (98 to 1)"
Please use a reliable dictionary to look up the definition of "unanimously," douchebag.
Speaking of which, it looks like Firefox 2.0's dictionary doesn't include "douchebag." That's a shame. It's such a versatile word.
First off, let's link to a reputable site:
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR05
Second:
"This rule will likely never be used except for emergencies."
You must live in a fantasy land of unicorns and rainbows and government officials who don't use every opportunity to abuse the power they have. I want to move there someday.
"That is endangering everyone unnecessarily."
How? Be specific.
"As a matter of fact, it is. Lockpicks are generally regulated and illegal in unlicensed hands, though this can vary between jurisdictions."
As a matter of fact, it isn't. In almost all jurisdictions worldwide (with very few exceptions), lockpicks themselves are neither regulated nor illegal to possess. They become "burglary tools" only when used in a crime in most jurisdictions. Read the front page of yesterday's Wall Street Journal for more.
"Yeah, and it doesn't matter if North Korea makes all the nukes in the world, harm is only done when they use them, right?"
You're just pretending to be this stupid, right? Please say you are.
I'm pretty sure Northwest Airlines isn't "the United States," but I'll have to hit Wikipedia to be sure.
"I personally think the guy was an idiot to do what he did."
Fair enough. But if being an idiot were against the law, the president would be in jail, so I don't see your point.
"this is a national security risk."
You are a fucking moron.
"I can see this in about:config, but where is it in the options dialog?"
Tools > Options > Tabbed Browsing > Display Options.
It strikes me that the majority of complaints I've seen about 2.0 are from people who either haven't looked through the options, or who haven't looked closely enough. For instance, "Disable the close button on background (unfocused) tabs" sounds pretty self-explanatory. Whether it was a good idea for them to leave that unchecked is up for debate, but it's not as if you have to write a new extension to enable it.
Your humor module is malfunctioning.
"isn't there be an easier way to get rid of the pest at the source itself?"
Yes: a good rifle.
"These referred to the webisodes"
Like it says right there in the title and writeup. Thanks for clearing that up.
Jack Thompson raped my dog.
"I will give $100 to the first one who can convince me that the following code is NOT in a voting machine: if (vote == VOTE_DEMOCRAT && 54321 * rand () % 12345 == 0) vote == VOTE_REPUBLICAN;"
Although my programming is rusty, I believe the correct way to assign variables (as opposed to checking their values) here would be "vote = VOTE_REPUBLICAN;"
So did you want to paypal that $100 to me, or what?
"The same applies for YouTube and Google. It has nothing to do with censorship."
Were my words on the subject not clear enough? The only entity who can "censor" is either a government or an agency acting on behalf of a government. Since we seem to be in agreement on this point, why bother replying to my original post?
Actually, troll, I don't participate in moderation. Although it's still a moot point because Slashdot isn't, as I tried to pound through your cranium a bit subtly, a government.
I could be wrong here, but last time I checked Slashdot wasn't a government.
If Slashdot has become a government rather than a privately-owned web site since the last time I looked, please correct me here.
Proof that video games don't cause real-life violence: Jack Thompson is still alive.
QED.
I have a couple of Windows boxes myself, but your post still makes me wonder how much MS pays you to post on Slashdot. Does it pay the rent? Seriously, I could use some extra cash for Christmas. Please email me with contact info.
You have been misinformed. Bush gave NK $95 million in 2002 and told them not to worry about those pesky plutonium inspection requirements (which were set up by Clinton): http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia-pacific/1908 571.stm
Bought and paid for by our tax dollars, sure. Just make sure you blame the right douchebag.
You're right. It's probably better to roll over and not try.
"No. As in, you find out from the laptop you got from the guy you caught at 3:00AM that there's something being planned for a ship coming in closer to sunrise. Most intel of that sort, and the trail it provides to the live use of things like disposable Trac phones, is stale later the same day you get it."
I'm not sure which part of "retroactive for 72 hours" you aren't getting.
"72 hours is your clean-up time, not your prevention time."
Oh, you do get it. What was your argument, then?