> India: Don't eat other cows Actually.. Not anymore! Sure all animals are suposed to be sacred.. but i guess some just couldn't resist the monetary possibilities of slaughtering their beloved cows... Then again.. *some* in the US have been known to eat other humans...
don't forget that this covers more than just virus spreading.. It also covers interfering with a computer, system, or network or giving out a password or other confidential information about a system, which is a misdemeanor of the first degree, with a maximum penalty of five years and $10,000 fine. it also covers denial of service attacks, etc.
<br> "When convicted, the defendant must repay the victim for the cost of repairing or replacing the system infected, lost profit for the period that the system was not usable, and to replace or restore lost or damaged data. Camillo said the level of restitution would be left to the judge. " <br><br> my question is, what did the previous laws have to say in regaurds to all these things? <br><br> (and by the way, how exactly <I>did</I> they define a virus?) <br>
.. or even taken seriously (compared to paper&pen)? I realize it makes it possible to reach millions of people, but who will trust that it's not "fixed"?
Maybe there's another way.. Not that i have a better suggestion.. It just seems to me that government officials, and world leaders, etc, might not be sold on the petetion thing.. And why should they be?
>A civil war has already taken place in the US not so long ago, between opposed political views.
But it was a nation divided. In present day, it's not the same. It's not the people v. the people now.. It would be the government v. the people, right? How many of those soldiers do you think prefer their government above their families and friends?
>This is an experimental proof that strong, quasi-mystical, beliefs in how a country should be ruled can overcome the >natural resistance to killing someone just like you.
Yes. But look at the entire picture. If a few trees fall, is the whole forest destroyed? Do a few bad apples ruin an entire crop? So if some resistance fighters were tortured and killed by their own, wouldn't the movement still continue?
The point is, the majority of soldiers (and citizens) on the defense would still have a hard time killing fellow countrymen for reasons they either don't understand or don't feel are right.. Remember those people didn't join the military to fight themselves..
Buying computers at prices comparable to those of average household appliances that have beome important parts of our lives? Well.. Most people would agree that computers have become a huge part of our lives. Hell, lots of people even feel there should be a computer in every home to aid kids (and adults) in learning, etc.. And yes, it would be nice to purchase a decent, usable system for the prices comparable to average, 'necessary' household appliances.. but!
> A modern PC is much more complex and expensive to manufacture then a VCR or microwave.
I agree. Those are the facts. I don't think these prices are a result of companies taking advantage of consumers by keeping prices high (even while fighting price wars?) because everyone is so mystified by their products that no one would think to challenge them.. The cause is concentrated on what it costs to produce the product.
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> India: Don't eat other cows Actually.. Not anymore! Sure all animals are suposed to be sacred.. but i guess some just couldn't resist the monetary possibilities of slaughtering their beloved cows... Then again.. *some* in the US have been known to eat other humans...
oh my side..
one of these times i'll remember to format it correctly.. :P
don't forget that this covers more than just virus spreading.. It also covers interfering with a computer, system, or network or giving out a password or other confidential information about a system, which is a misdemeanor of the first degree, with a maximum penalty of five years and $10,000 fine. it also covers denial of service attacks, etc.
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"When convicted, the defendant must repay the victim for the cost of repairing or replacing the system infected, lost profit for the period that the system was not usable, and to replace or restore lost or damaged data. Camillo said the level of restitution would be left to the judge. "
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my question is, what did the previous laws have to say in regaurds to all these things?
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(and by the way, how exactly <I>did</I> they define a virus?)
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If they should need to remove them, how might they go about doing that? and what reasons might they want to anyway? Is it even possible?
.. or even taken seriously (compared to paper&pen)? I realize it makes it possible to reach millions of people, but who will trust that it's not "fixed"?
Maybe there's another way.. Not that i have a better suggestion.. It just seems to me that government officials, and world leaders, etc, might not be sold on the petetion thing.. And why should they be?
i agree.. and slashdot encourages humor!
>A civil war has already taken place in the US not so long ago, between opposed political views.
But it was a nation divided. In present day, it's not the same. It's not the people v. the people now.. It would be the government v. the people, right? How many of those soldiers do you think prefer their government above their families and friends?
>This is an experimental proof that strong, quasi-mystical, beliefs in how a country should be ruled can overcome the >natural resistance to killing someone just like you.
Yes. But look at the entire picture. If a few trees fall, is the whole forest destroyed? Do a few bad apples ruin an entire crop? So if some resistance fighters were tortured and killed by their own, wouldn't the movement still continue?
The point is, the majority of soldiers (and citizens) on the defense would still have a hard time killing fellow countrymen for reasons they either don't understand or don't feel are right.. Remember those people didn't join the military to fight themselves..
Buying computers at prices comparable to those of average household appliances that have beome important parts of our lives? Well.. Most people would agree that computers have become a huge part of our lives. Hell, lots of people even feel there should be a computer in every home to aid kids (and adults) in learning, etc.. And yes, it would be nice to purchase a decent, usable system for the prices comparable to average, 'necessary' household appliances.. but!
> A modern PC is much more complex and expensive to manufacture then a VCR or microwave.
I agree. Those are the facts. I don't think these prices are a result of companies taking advantage of consumers by keeping prices high (even while fighting price wars?) because everyone is so mystified by their products that no one would think to challenge them.. The cause is concentrated on what it costs to produce the product.
do i still count? :]