My blocklist on my phone is currently 2500+ numbers long
Problem is that so many of these numbers are fake caller ID injected, with some random digits, by the scammers. Blocking them does no good.
I get robocall scammers from local government numbers, among others. Since my office is downtown in the seat of government, local numbers (even if fake) are often assigned to govt offices. As a result, when the fake caller ID system injects a seemingly local number, there is a good chance that it is a govt number.
You may be able to eject the person writing down your prices.
The rule is different for common carriers. Their price lists, known as tarriffs, are supposed to be publicly available for inspection. Indeed, for those operating between states, they are generally going to have to file them with the ICC.
Perhaps the U.S. actually did learn a lesson about locking up geographic names for branding.
Historically, some people out on the coast have locked up the name ``Hollywood''. As a result, people in the city of that name, and surrounding areas in Broward County, often cannot use that name to describe their goods, services, and business.
Students' constitutional rights don't disappear just because they're students.
Well, actually, they do. At least off campus, they have only such free speech rights as may meet with administration approval. Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007). In that case, off campus speech consisting of a banner saying ``bong hits 4 jesus'' was found to offend school administration, and the resulting discipline was upheld.
It might be argued that there is some limited on-campus free speech remaining under Tinker, but that is not clear.
Re: Re: Just couldn't help pulling another Nintendo I see
The problem with the AC's argument is that, while NFOG is using OG trademarks, it is using them specifically to refer to OG and its products. That is the quintessential nominative fair use.
MADD, while generally harmful, tends to confine itself to state court issues. That is where drunk drivers show up. They will offer you no useful information on Federal courts and patent troll promotions.
State court is where MADD and its fellow-travelers make little distinction between the 0.08% ``drunk'' who is a threat to no one, and the 0.18% drunk who ought to have stayed out of the car. At one time, the line was at 0.1, which was a more reasonable level, but the ``safe driving'' advocates keep pushing for lower.
MADD might be useful if they were more nuanced than Carrie Nation, but they are not. They, with their precursor, would bring back prohibition if only they could.
Not a bit of it. What he deserves is probably public denunciation and possibly worse.
He is entitled to due process and equal protection. If we limit these things to those who ``deserve'' them, then who decides as to the deserving? We could put the cart before the horse, providing due process to those we deem deserving, but that means that the falsely accused will often be left out.
Re: prosecutorial discretion and the trust of the courts
they also need to leave courts with a high level of trust
That is not a problem. Judges are incredibly gullible when government officials are speaking. Sure, cops, but also govt attys get an unusual level level of belief.
Outside of courts having their ears filled with government oil, this level of acceptance as to unlikely stories is otherwise rare. You may see it in elderly Aunt Gullible when she is talking to those nice young men on the phone.
Back when I did the bar exam, it was a different arrangement. Everyone showed up in a huge convention room, and if you used a computer the anti-cheat software offered a crude editor that took over your computer. The one big room meant that there was no need for cameras and that sort of stuff on the computer.
Best practices were to use a separate lap-top for that exam. I still have the one I used, in a back room somewhere. It has not been powered on for many years, probably about so many as it has been since I did the bar exam.
only cases moving forward about election fraud are the ones against Fox, Mike Lindell, Rudy, and the Cracken
And three cases over in Sumter, where three goofs appear to have voted for Trump both there and in their old home states.
Halstead, Sumter #2021-CF-1503
Ketcik, Sumter #2021-CF-1505
Rider, Sumter #2021-CF-1506
Yes, all three are in the Villages, the expensive trailer park where they had a ``white power'' golf cart parade, footage of which was later retransmitted by Donald Trump.
Re: Funny how often that argument's been used lately
actual malice, that someone knew they were lying
In the U.S., what the courts call ``actual malice'' is defined in NY Times v. Lester B. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254,280 (1964). Essentially, it means that a public figure claiming defamation must show either knowledge of falsehood or reckless disregard. The public figure must show Times v. Sullivan malice by clear and convincing evidence. Id at 285.
we weren't capable of keeping the highest profile prisoner in at least 2 decades alive
That was a special case of involuntary assisted suicide.
It is hard to prevent such a thing, particularly if the cameras, personal observation, and cell door locks all fail simultaneously. When that happens, the assistance team may operate without risk or interference. And it is important that such things happen smoothly so as to avoid nasty gossip regarding people much higher up in the system.
You might be able to make a comfortable living selling to the dregs of international society to aid and abet oppression. But why the fuck would you want to?
Well, if you could make a comfortable living doing so, that would likely attract quite a few job seekers.
And remember, those moneyed international dregs will not be alone. Indeed, they may have to queue up behind the several stateside police departments and federal agencies that also wish to participate in unsavory activities.
That was one of our worries here, too, when we took out the parking meters. Turns out that it was overblown. Customers prefer it, merchants prefer it, the meters are not much missed.
never shop downtown without very good reason, on account of the parking meters
Here in the City, we took out the parking meters a couple of decades ago. The merchants seem to be happier that way. The downtown shoppers are definitely happer that way. My clients are certainly happier that way.
The cost of the guy who goes by and chalks the tires is generally self-liquidating with the $9 tickets issued, though admittedly some folks get sore when they get one.
don't understand why anyone would work for this dipshit
Most likely the same reason that many people work their jobs: they get paid. Sure beats working for a certain unreliable real estate heir now located down in Palm Beach, if the reports are correct.
[unsuccessfully embeds image of former NY atty with melting hairdo and limited prospects of receiving money]
It is true that Trump does not have the best record of paying his minions, flunkies, and materialmen for his golf course. However, it is likely that the SPAC which is ``merging'' with the web site company will have money.
After all, getting money is the purpose of these funky SPAC mergers.
The likely intended use of money would be to pay employees, buy equipment, and rent space in hosting facilities. Employees, equipment vendors, and colo operators all expect to be paid. The employees can be strung along for a little while, but equipment vendors typically expect payment before the goods ship, and the facilities can pull the plug in a hurry if the checks do not clear.
If some grifting politician diverts the SPAC money, chances are pretty good that the financial wizards behind the SPAC will be all over him, like tax collectors on a newly-minted widow.
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Re:
Problem is that so many of these numbers are fake caller ID injected, with some random digits, by the scammers. Blocking them does no good.
I get robocall scammers from local government numbers, among others. Since my office is downtown in the seat of government, local numbers (even if fake) are often assigned to govt offices. As a result, when the fake caller ID system injects a seemingly local number, there is a good chance that it is a govt number.
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Re: Unpopular Opinion
You may be able to eject the person writing down your prices.
The rule is different for common carriers. Their price lists, known as tarriffs, are supposed to be publicly available for inspection. Indeed, for those operating between states, they are generally going to have to file them with the ICC.
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Re: [not learning a lesson]
Perhaps the U.S. actually did learn a lesson about locking up geographic names for branding.
Historically, some people out on the coast have locked up the name ``Hollywood''. As a result, people in the city of that name, and surrounding areas in Broward County, often cannot use that name to describe their goods, services, and business.
On the post: Pennsylvania Court Reverses Student's Expulsion Over A Snapchat Post, Reminds School Students Still Have Rights
Well, actually, they do. At least off campus, they have only such free speech rights as may meet with administration approval. Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007). In that case, off campus speech consisting of a banner saying ``bong hits 4 jesus'' was found to offend school administration, and the resulting discipline was upheld.
It might be argued that there is some limited on-campus free speech remaining under Tinker, but that is not clear.
On the post: Olive Garden At It Again Enforcing Its IP Instead Of Letting Anyone Have Some Fun With Joke NFTs
Re: Re: Just couldn't help pulling another Nintendo I see
The problem with the AC's argument is that, while NFOG is using OG trademarks, it is using them specifically to refer to OG and its products. That is the quintessential nominative fair use.
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Re: Re: Crimes of omission
MADD, while generally harmful, tends to confine itself to state court issues. That is where drunk drivers show up. They will offer you no useful information on Federal courts and patent troll promotions.
State court is where MADD and its fellow-travelers make little distinction between the 0.08% ``drunk'' who is a threat to no one, and the 0.18% drunk who ought to have stayed out of the car. At one time, the line was at 0.1, which was a more reasonable level, but the ``safe driving'' advocates keep pushing for lower.
MADD might be useful if they were more nuanced than Carrie Nation, but they are not. They, with their precursor, would bring back prohibition if only they could.
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Re: Re: Thank you
Not a bit of it. What he deserves is probably public denunciation and possibly worse.
He is entitled to due process and equal protection. If we limit these things to those who ``deserve'' them, then who decides as to the deserving? We could put the cart before the horse, providing due process to those we deem deserving, but that means that the falsely accused will often be left out.
On the post: Judge Wants To Know If DOJ Ignored Its Own Journalist-Targeting Guidelines When Investigating An Infowars Host Who Raided The Capitol
Re: prosecutorial discretion and the trust of the courts
That is not a problem. Judges are incredibly gullible when government officials are speaking. Sure, cops, but also govt attys get an unusual level level of belief.
Outside of courts having their ears filled with government oil, this level of acceptance as to unlikely stories is otherwise rare. You may see it in elderly Aunt Gullible when she is talking to those nice young men on the phone.
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Re: It's "rein them in"
Rain is what falls upon the just and the unjust alike.
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Re:
Back when I did the bar exam, it was a different arrangement. Everyone showed up in a huge convention room, and if you used a computer the anti-cheat software offered a crude editor that took over your computer. The one big room meant that there was no need for cameras and that sort of stuff on the computer.
Best practices were to use a separate lap-top for that exam. I still have the one I used, in a back room somewhere. It has not been powered on for many years, probably about so many as it has been since I did the bar exam.
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Re: Re: Dominion
And three cases over in Sumter, where three goofs appear to have voted for Trump both there and in their old home states.
Yes, all three are in the Villages, the expensive trailer park where they had a ``white power'' golf cart parade, footage of which was later retransmitted by Donald Trump.
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Re: Re: Re: uhhhh....
In fairness, the court was able to boil it down to a 52-page ruling. Still more than the requested 4-5 pages, but better than 65 pages I guess.
On the post: Delaware Court Says Dominion Voting Systems Can Continue Suing Fox News For $1.6 Billion In Defamation
Re: Funny how often that argument's been used lately
In the U.S., what the courts call ``actual malice'' is defined in NY Times v. Lester B. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254,280 (1964). Essentially, it means that a public figure claiming defamation must show either knowledge of falsehood or reckless disregard. The public figure must show Times v. Sullivan malice by clear and convincing evidence. Id at 285.
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Re:
That was a special case of involuntary assisted suicide.
It is hard to prevent such a thing, particularly if the cameras, personal observation, and cell door locks all fail simultaneously. When that happens, the assistance team may operate without risk or interference. And it is important that such things happen smoothly so as to avoid nasty gossip regarding people much higher up in the system.
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Explanation
Well, if you could make a comfortable living doing so, that would likely attract quite a few job seekers.
And remember, those moneyed international dregs will not be alone. Indeed, they may have to queue up behind the several stateside police departments and federal agencies that also wish to participate in unsavory activities.
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Re: Israel is the only terrorist state in the Middle East
Not entirely sure that Israel is the problem there. If memory serves, it was a different middle-eastern country which
You may want to use updated information.
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Re: Re: The stupid, it burns!
That was one of our worries here, too, when we took out the parking meters. Turns out that it was overblown. Customers prefer it, merchants prefer it, the meters are not much missed.
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Re: Re:
Here in the City, we took out the parking meters a couple of decades ago. The merchants seem to be happier that way. The downtown shoppers are definitely happer that way. My clients are certainly happier that way.
The cost of the guy who goes by and chalks the tires is generally self-liquidating with the $9 tickets issued, though admittedly some folks get sore when they get one.
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Re: subject left blank
Most likely the same reason that many people work their jobs: they get paid. Sure beats working for a certain unreliable real estate heir now located down in Palm Beach, if the reports are correct.
[unsuccessfully embeds image of former NY atty with melting hairdo and limited prospects of receiving money]
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Re: [getting paid]
It is true that Trump does not have the best record of paying his minions, flunkies, and materialmen for his golf course. However, it is likely that the SPAC which is ``merging'' with the web site company will have money.
After all, getting money is the purpose of these funky SPAC mergers.
The likely intended use of money would be to pay employees, buy equipment, and rent space in hosting facilities. Employees, equipment vendors, and colo operators all expect to be paid. The employees can be strung along for a little while, but equipment vendors typically expect payment before the goods ship, and the facilities can pull the plug in a hurry if the checks do not clear.
If some grifting politician diverts the SPAC money, chances are pretty good that the financial wizards behind the SPAC will be all over him, like tax collectors on a newly-minted widow.
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