It's a trick. The presidents are trying to get ACTA thrown out on constitutional grounds but they're trying to be sneaky about it. DON'T LET ON THAT YOU KNOW!
'Wouldn't it be faster to break into the network and inject a banner with the warning, or break into the router, set up a random key, and change the ssid to "contact-the-police-to-recover-your-key"'
So you're advocating the police violate anti-hacking laws for the good of the public?
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"...even if I didn't despise all those too lazy to connect wires."
How about those of us who don't have permission to rewire our apartments? How about those of us with laptops who want to -- gasp -- carry them around with us? (I know -- the idea of using a portable device in a portable manner does tend to cramp the brain.) How about those of us who have guests who want to connect their laptops to the Internet while sitting on the couch or whatever handy chair we sit them in? Blue wires stretched across the floor and sticking out of the cushions are so chic this season!
"Lazy" is just a way of saying "I don't have your priorities and I can't be bothered to understand them, so I'll just judge you harshly to feel better about myself."
"Holy cow, it's narcissistic wallowing in your own supposed wit, And to me seems to drive the reach for excess ornamental fluorishes."
"These images and film segments can and will be used improperly, and even good, honest cops doing their job legally should be concerned about it."
Have them record their own actions, then, if that's their concern. If the records differ, forensics will come into play. Or, for that matter, if there's only one record that contradicts the other party's claim, forensics can be brought to bear.
Discovering the truth when there's a conflict is what the courts are for.
"The point is not that cops have nothing to fear, but that the right of the people to be free from brutality and abuses of authority is worth the tradeoff."
Which tradeoff do you mean? The one where people don't get to record police beating up innocent civilians because they're on a power trip, so that they can relax and feel safe from scrutiny?
For myself, while it could be said that I hope the big music labels would die, it's only because I don't think they will adapt. And in the meantime they're thrashing around hurting everybody else. If they do manage to adapt and embrace the new reality I'm perfectly happy with them staying alive and making bundles of money.
Otherwise I just want them to die quickly and get it over with so the rest of us can move on.
I think you're hyper-focused on one aspect of F1 and are trying to imply that it is the inevitable result of the absence of patents.
Please note that I'm not necessarily saying that you're wrong. I'm just questioning your logic. You seem to be working backwards from "F1 has some really bad characteristics" to "F1 has no patents" and then taking a leap to "therefore absence of patents always leads to these bad characteristics." Is it possible that there are other aspects of Formula 1 racing that might contribute?
I've always thought that anybody claiming "I'd rather push a Ford than drive a Chevy" was just being obnoxious, short-sighted and narrow-minded. I mean, really, they're just freakin' cars, fer cryin' out loud. If you don't like Chevrolet, fine, don't buy one and get out of my face.
GM is doing a great job at changing my mind.
That said, I'd like to see somebody try to bring them to court on stalking charges....
People slow down when they see the police. It's a reflex. I've seen conservative drivers doing 5 MPH below the speed limit hit their brakes when they saw a cop, and maintain an even slower speed after.
When I lived there (at least 6 years ago) the worst road in Eastern Pennsylvania for dangerous traffic was probably the 309 bypass between Philadelphia and Montgomeryville. Possibly worst in the state. (Now me, I'd spent the previous 8 years in So. California. So for me it was a walk in the park, but....) The worst spot on the 309 was the area around the junction to the PA Turnpike. Partly it was just the volume of traffic entering and exiting, but mostly it was the fact that the exchange design sucked wet farts out of dead pigeons. (They've fixed that since I left.)
Some "we have to look like we're doing something" politician decided the answer was to pick a random day each month, line a bunch of local cops up along that stretch, and hand out tickets. They always let people know ahead, understand. Published in the local paper and radio announcements and so on.
The first day they did this it decided to rain. Not a heavy rain, more like a drizzle. Just enough to wet the pavement. Now anybody who pays attention to these things knows that short of, say, ice, the worst road conditions happen during the start of the first rain after a dry spell. Grease and oil and rubber have been accumulating on the surface for weeks or months, the rain comes along, the oils float on top of it and you get very slick conditions until there's been enough rain to wash the gunk away. When it's a drizzle it doesn't wash away for a long, long time. And it's deceptive. Unlike snowy and icy conditions, it's not obvious that the road is likely to be slick.
So here we are, the first day of this nifty plan, with the rain drizzling down and cops lined up and people doing, well, probably their usual speeds for the most part... maybe a few MPH slower. And they'd come barreling around the curve and see 13 gazillion cop cars and hit the brakes.
If that's not a recipe for disaster, I don't know what is.
The gods must have been smiling on us (collectively) that day because as far as I know there were no serious accidents, maybe none at all. But after a few hours of this somebody added two plus two and got four and pulled the cops off the bypass.
Because the reason for the laws and the job of the policemen is not to catch people doing things wrong. It's to keep people safe. And while I still think the effort was misguided (even on clear days -- I just like telling the story :), I have to concede that the people who set it up were at least aware of that enough to announce ahead of time that it was happening, and when. And to pull the cops off the road when it became obvious they were just exacerbating the safety issue that first day.
I don't know if the flashing headlights thing is a free speech issue per se, but: if it is illegal to warn somebody of a speed trap, then it seems to me the only reason for the speed trap is to catch people breaking the law rather than to prevent safety problems. And the only reason I can see that being the case is to make money from the fines.
"I could carry a 1967 Buick Skylark in my pants and they'd never feel it."
OK, that mental picture made me actually laugh out loud. Quite literally. I had to make an effort to keep from disturbing the class going on in the next room.
Thanks for the comic relief.
For anybody too young to remember... in 1967 cars were huge by today's standards. I think my 2005 Focus could fit into the glove box of a '67 Skylark, and there would still be room for a pair of gloves.
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Shhh!
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So you're advocating the police violate anti-hacking laws for the good of the public?
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How about those of us who don't have permission to rewire our apartments? How about those of us with laptops who want to -- gasp -- carry them around with us? (I know -- the idea of using a portable device in a portable manner does tend to cramp the brain.) How about those of us who have guests who want to connect their laptops to the Internet while sitting on the couch or whatever handy chair we sit them in? Blue wires stretched across the floor and sticking out of the cushions are so chic this season!
"Lazy" is just a way of saying "I don't have your priorities and I can't be bothered to understand them, so I'll just judge you harshly to feel better about myself."
"Holy cow, it's narcissistic wallowing in your own supposed wit, And to me seems to drive the reach for excess ornamental fluorishes."
Pot, kettle.
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Thin mints = favorite -- yep, what I'm told every year
Still, if somebody offers me Thin Mints, I'll likely eat them. :)
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Have them record their own actions, then, if that's their concern. If the records differ, forensics will come into play. Or, for that matter, if there's only one record that contradicts the other party's claim, forensics can be brought to bear.
Discovering the truth when there's a conflict is what the courts are for.
"The point is not that cops have nothing to fear, but that the right of the people to be free from brutality and abuses of authority is worth the tradeoff."
Which tradeoff do you mean? The one where people don't get to record police beating up innocent civilians because they're on a power trip, so that they can relax and feel safe from scrutiny?
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Otherwise I just want them to die quickly and get it over with so the rest of us can move on.
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All I can say is...
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Please note that I'm not necessarily saying that you're wrong. I'm just questioning your logic. You seem to be working backwards from "F1 has some really bad characteristics" to "F1 has no patents" and then taking a leap to "therefore absence of patents always leads to these bad characteristics." Is it possible that there are other aspects of Formula 1 racing that might contribute?
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I'd rather push a Ford...
GM is doing a great job at changing my mind.
That said, I'd like to see somebody try to bring them to court on stalking charges....
P.S. "Friends don't let friends drive Hondas." ;)
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When I lived there (at least 6 years ago) the worst road in Eastern Pennsylvania for dangerous traffic was probably the 309 bypass between Philadelphia and Montgomeryville. Possibly worst in the state. (Now me, I'd spent the previous 8 years in So. California. So for me it was a walk in the park, but....) The worst spot on the 309 was the area around the junction to the PA Turnpike. Partly it was just the volume of traffic entering and exiting, but mostly it was the fact that the exchange design sucked wet farts out of dead pigeons. (They've fixed that since I left.)
Some "we have to look like we're doing something" politician decided the answer was to pick a random day each month, line a bunch of local cops up along that stretch, and hand out tickets. They always let people know ahead, understand. Published in the local paper and radio announcements and so on.
The first day they did this it decided to rain. Not a heavy rain, more like a drizzle. Just enough to wet the pavement. Now anybody who pays attention to these things knows that short of, say, ice, the worst road conditions happen during the start of the first rain after a dry spell. Grease and oil and rubber have been accumulating on the surface for weeks or months, the rain comes along, the oils float on top of it and you get very slick conditions until there's been enough rain to wash the gunk away. When it's a drizzle it doesn't wash away for a long, long time. And it's deceptive. Unlike snowy and icy conditions, it's not obvious that the road is likely to be slick.
So here we are, the first day of this nifty plan, with the rain drizzling down and cops lined up and people doing, well, probably their usual speeds for the most part... maybe a few MPH slower. And they'd come barreling around the curve and see 13 gazillion cop cars and hit the brakes.
If that's not a recipe for disaster, I don't know what is.
The gods must have been smiling on us (collectively) that day because as far as I know there were no serious accidents, maybe none at all. But after a few hours of this somebody added two plus two and got four and pulled the cops off the bypass.
Because the reason for the laws and the job of the policemen is not to catch people doing things wrong. It's to keep people safe. And while I still think the effort was misguided (even on clear days -- I just like telling the story :), I have to concede that the people who set it up were at least aware of that enough to announce ahead of time that it was happening, and when. And to pull the cops off the road when it became obvious they were just exacerbating the safety issue that first day.
I don't know if the flashing headlights thing is a free speech issue per se, but: if it is illegal to warn somebody of a speed trap, then it seems to me the only reason for the speed trap is to catch people breaking the law rather than to prevent safety problems. And the only reason I can see that being the case is to make money from the fines.
One might even be able to argue entrapment.
*sigh* Our justice system has lost its way.
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*snerk*
OK, that mental picture made me actually laugh out loud. Quite literally. I had to make an effort to keep from disturbing the class going on in the next room.
Thanks for the comic relief.
For anybody too young to remember... in 1967 cars were huge by today's standards. I think my 2005 Focus could fit into the glove box of a '67 Skylark, and there would still be room for a pair of gloves.
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/206663,9801/1967-Buick-Skylark_photo.aspx
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