...put too much weight on the decision of a Magistrate Judge.
They're elected or appointed, and very limited in what kind of cases they can sit in judgement of. They're mainly Administrative Law (tickets and citations) and minor misdemeanors. They also handle Arraignments.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The weird thing about clever in-game anti-pi
Card counting isn't a "scam", it's basic math.
Blackjack/21 is NOT favorable to the dealer if the players know that basic math, which is why card counting is not allowed in casinos.
If it was a "scam", it would be illegal.
Casinos make money based on the irrational human belief that they can "beat the odds". And they never consider the odds they're trying to "beat" decree that they will beat them - on rare occasions.
In 21, if you're card counting, you're shifting the odds dramatically away from the dealer to yourself.
... Sony's "wobble tracks" is just a newer version of the original Lotus1-2-3 copy protection, a discrete bad block on the floppy.
It wasn't until the DEC MicroPDP came out that an "end user" could do a direct bit-copy between floppies to mark that discrete block out so the program would run on a copy.
Know anyone in the car insurance business? I saw an actuarial table 5-6 years back that equated the "value" of various distractions while driving to an equivalent amount of alcohol. IIRC, eating while driving was about 2 ounces of alcohol.
When there's a serious accident, the cops pull the phone records of all the drivers to see if any of them were texting at the time of the accident. Or did, I wouldn't be surprised at all if voice calls could be "used" to claim fault as well now.
I suspect in a fatal accident, finding a dead driver with a mouthful of food would immediately assign fault.
And, yes, there must be a pile of laws covering specific distractions as well as the umbrella charge. My suspicion is that the umbrella charge is too nebulous, much like the Unsafe Driving Practice which covers everything from driving on the wrong side of the street to driving barefoot. Too easy to be dismissed in court.
Re: Re: Quit dithering over whether beheading is allowable. It i
I read it as the "edge cases" being cases of dubious merit, and the "value lost" being that if enough highly questionable cases are found "true", the meaning of the law when it comes to more "mainstream" cases will be diluted to the point that it's useless, or, even worse, becomes so far-reaching that it's inimical to society.
Re: All ducks are birds, but not all birds are ducks
"treating someone negatively because of their race isn't 'racism'"
The problem is that today it's automatically assumed any bad action is because of "race", not because the person is an idiot who happens to be black, muslim, gay, whatever.
If you've got an open position and you hire a white male out of the field of applicants, you need to explain you did NOT hire any of the "people of color" who also applied.
"Racism" is automatically assumed.
I've personally been on that ride, and it's not fun. It's also why help wanted ads now generally require a college degree even if it's for a Janitorial position - it gives a bit of protection from people just itching to get some Go Away money by threatening a lawsuit.
What gets lost in all this "downtrodden" and "privileged" nonsense is that the people involved are... PEOPLE.
Saints and sinners abound, no matter what the skin color or other trait now deemed "Protected".
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The logic isn't...
...flawed.
You're not looking at it from the "correct" perspective: LIABILITY.
It's no different than mandatory Sexual Harassment and such classes. It creates a cut-out from liability when, not if, such occurs.
If they did NOT have monitoring software, it would be a de facto admission that they didn't "try" to stop XYZ actions from occurring.
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Re:
I'm old enough to have had Chem classes where we actually learned to create energetic reactions.
Do they still use chemicals in Chem classes? Anatomy and Biology classes all seem to do "virtual labs" on tablets now.
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Re: See this?
Rather like having "precursor chemicals" in a home that could be used in bomb-making.
Like bleach, gasoline, lighter fluid, bottles....
On the post: Federal Judge Says Flashing Headlights To Warn Drivers Of Hidden Cops MIGHT Be Protected Speech
I wouldn't...
...put too much weight on the decision of a Magistrate Judge.
They're elected or appointed, and very limited in what kind of cases they can sit in judgement of. They're mainly Administrative Law (tickets and citations) and minor misdemeanors. They also handle Arraignments.
On the post: Game Devs Trolling Pirates Goes All The Way Back To At Least The Playstation Days With Spyro 2
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The weird thing about clever in-game anti-pi
Card counting isn't a "scam", it's basic math.
Blackjack/21 is NOT favorable to the dealer if the players know that basic math, which is why card counting is not allowed in casinos.
If it was a "scam", it would be illegal.
Casinos make money based on the irrational human belief that they can "beat the odds". And they never consider the odds they're trying to "beat" decree that they will beat them - on rare occasions.
In 21, if you're card counting, you're shifting the odds dramatically away from the dealer to yourself.
On the post: Game Devs Trolling Pirates Goes All The Way Back To At Least The Playstation Days With Spyro 2
Not a game, but...
... Sony's "wobble tracks" is just a newer version of the original Lotus1-2-3 copy protection, a discrete bad block on the floppy.
It wasn't until the DEC MicroPDP came out that an "end user" could do a direct bit-copy between floppies to mark that discrete block out so the program would run on a copy.
On the post: Just Because The Rest Of The World Doesn't Have A 1st Amendment, Doesn't Mean It Can Trample Online Speech
Re: Re: Outrage
Seizure of all servers. By the New Zealand Police...
On the post: Massachusetts Judge Says ATF Can Apply A Suspect's Fingerprints To Unlock An IPhone
Re: Re:
Better yet, don't discuss or text incriminating evidence on your phone.
Even better, don't CARRY what is THE best tracking and spying device ever created.
As I've told my wife repeatedly, Facebook will survive half a day without her input.
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Re: Re: " individual'[s] right to not be lied about."
"You're just implicitly limiting the notion of "rights" to those enumerated. Not all rights are written down!"
I should know better than to feed the troll, but that comment is so bloody asinine that I'm in shock.
You're flat-out WRONG. The ONLY Rights US citizens have are those specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights, as amended.
If you want a "Right to non-GMO food" or a "Right to a living wage", there's a process to make it so - Article Five of the US Constitution.
I'd call you a halfwit, but that's giving you too much credit.
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Re:
"Persons and Persons Unknown" is the standard language.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Quit dithering over whether beheading is allowab
My bad, shouldn't feed the trolls.
But even that blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while..
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Small (impotent) penis rule
You've got a problem with old people? I've got two words for you then:
JUST WAIT....
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Re: Re: I'm surprised...
Know anyone in the car insurance business? I saw an actuarial table 5-6 years back that equated the "value" of various distractions while driving to an equivalent amount of alcohol. IIRC, eating while driving was about 2 ounces of alcohol.
When there's a serious accident, the cops pull the phone records of all the drivers to see if any of them were texting at the time of the accident. Or did, I wouldn't be surprised at all if voice calls could be "used" to claim fault as well now.
I suspect in a fatal accident, finding a dead driver with a mouthful of food would immediately assign fault.
And, yes, there must be a pile of laws covering specific distractions as well as the umbrella charge. My suspicion is that the umbrella charge is too nebulous, much like the Unsafe Driving Practice which covers everything from driving on the wrong side of the street to driving barefoot. Too easy to be dismissed in court.
On the post: Man Wins Legal Battle Over Traffic Ticket By Convincing Court A Hash Brown Is Not A Phone
I'm surprised...
...because, as you say, eating while driving does fall under the "distracted driving laws", same as a cell phone.
The cop must have issued the ticket specifically for "cell phone".
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Re: New Flash
I'm waiting for Zoot of The Electric Mayhem to weigh in on this one...
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Re: Re:
Sheep are lawnmowers, goats are hedge trimmers.
A pair of old bellwethers on an acre of overgrown property will completely denude it in a month or so. Even the bark off trees...
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Re: Why just "every American's interest"
If I were Canadian, I'd see that as a terrific opportunity to start a Canadian-based "version" of Craigslist.
Zero US competition, you'd be getting back at those NAFTA wonks who cost you that manufacturing job.
If you want to talk about cross-border harm between the two countries, you need look no further than Asbestos, Canada.
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Re: Re: Quit dithering over whether beheading is allowable. It i
I read it as the "edge cases" being cases of dubious merit, and the "value lost" being that if enough highly questionable cases are found "true", the meaning of the law when it comes to more "mainstream" cases will be diluted to the point that it's useless, or, even worse, becomes so far-reaching that it's inimical to society.
On the post: CBP, ICE Have No Idea If Their Thousands Of Warrantless Device Searches Are Actually Making The Country Safer
Re: So who is providing the data to ICE?
I suspect ALL the CBP data is instantly available to ICE, who screens it for cases they want to get in on.
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Re: All ducks are birds, but not all birds are ducks
"treating someone negatively because of their race isn't 'racism'"
The problem is that today it's automatically assumed any bad action is because of "race", not because the person is an idiot who happens to be black, muslim, gay, whatever.
If you've got an open position and you hire a white male out of the field of applicants, you need to explain you did NOT hire any of the "people of color" who also applied.
"Racism" is automatically assumed.
I've personally been on that ride, and it's not fun. It's also why help wanted ads now generally require a college degree even if it's for a Janitorial position - it gives a bit of protection from people just itching to get some Go Away money by threatening a lawsuit.
What gets lost in all this "downtrodden" and "privileged" nonsense is that the people involved are... PEOPLE.
Saints and sinners abound, no matter what the skin color or other trait now deemed "Protected".
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