There are two kinds of classic enthusiats: the ones who work on their cars and the ones who write checks. If you work on your car, you want something pre-1996 anyway. If you write checks, you can write checks to the dealer.

Amazon, Azure, and Google are not going anywhere. Sure, a handful of small guys make take their stuff out of the cloud, but the big guys do not need to worry. Do you really think the government would put campaign contributions at risk by pulling this kind of shit with a Fortune 1000 company with the means to fight and put up a stink? Most people will never be aware of this issue.

Tell self driving car to head to the local big box store and wait in the loading bay until it receives the latest toy that I ordered online

I know Americans are stupid about using their cars for every trip whether it makes sense to drive or not, but sending your car to pick up a box instead of letting the FedEx truck do it is absolutely retarded.

I am enraged. And I keep voting for people who would change this. But they keep losing. By vast margins. By vast enough margins that I know if I take up the sword to fight for my freedom, I will be killed pretty quickly due to being hugely outnumbered. Without being lucky enough to get on a jury, what are we to do?

I would think an enclosed courtyard would be protected.

That does not need to be illegal. The cops already steal and damage your property, beat you up, and charge you with "resisting arrest" after dropping the other bogus charges. You have no recourse. Why go through the trouble of making it illegal?

The fourth ammendment explicitly states "houses". If the window is of a house, the fourth ammendment would prohibit it.

It applies to "persons, houses, papers, and effects". It does not mention fields.

I would be all in favor of an ammentment to change that to "persons, houses, papers, effects, and all personal property".

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Sadly, the fourth ammendment does not cover explicitly cover your fields.

Also sadly, the government and the voters seem to think that spending taxpayer money on cameras and police to go after people growing marijuana is a good use of resources. All you can do is get on juries and refuse to convict for non-violent drug-related charges.

That has not been the default for a long time (years maybe).

E17 is not just landing. I have been using it for 7 years now. There have been some bugs and occasionally configuration broke on upgrade, but it has been usable. It is just approaching official release.

If the ISP was granted a local monopoly, received government money to build the infrastructure, was granted access to right-of-ways, or was licensed spectruem, it had better not be within its rights to punish citizens for alleged infringements.

Shiny things swaying in your field of vision while you are responsible for controlling a 3000 pound vehicle without hitting people. Brilliant.

I was not complaining. I was refuting the AC's claim:

Most of whom are making south of $40k you you right wing tool.

[citation needed]

In the district my taxes go to, teachers start at $39,400, plus salary credits for experience, retirement contributions, 85% medical coverage, and tuition reimbursement. So maybe there are a couple first-year teachers making south of $40k. This is not a good or rich district - below 50% graduation rate and 80+% students on free and reduced lunch.