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Comment Re:EFF is nice.... (Score 1) 172

Source: http://aclu.org/scotus/index.html

0/6 Cases in Criminal Justice relating to the Establishment cause
0/3 Cases in Discrimination
0/1 Cases in Free Speech
0/2 Cases in Immigrants' Rights
0/1 in Students' rights
0/1 in Unlawful Detention
0/2 in Voting Rights
0/1 in Women's rights

So far, you're 0/17, and that's only the 2008 workload. Shall I continue?

Comment Re:Buy a clue (Score 1) 607

Last I checked, we didn't have socialized health care. Seems to me that you're not paying for anything at all. Last I checked, the flu could also be contracted by Americans visiting Mexico and returning. Seems to me like it would be entering YOUR country no matter what. Last I checked, America had no official language. Seems to me like we should all be speaking Cherokee by that logic (speaking of bringing disease to another population....) Yeah, that's some well-justified hatred right there...

Comment Re:Doesn't really matter what *WE* think, does it? (Score 2, Insightful) 412

They passed a law like 6 years ago to get a database of all signs to determine which billboards are illegal. Wanna know how much headway that's made? If you answered 'slim' to 'none,' you win!

If you ask me, they should make it illegal to have a sign that's not registered, and tear down any that remain unregistered a month later. They've had six years to get their ducks in a row, so I have no sympathy if they can't get it done in a month. There needs to be an economic disincentive to not registering them in addition to registering them or it'll never get done.

Check out http://illegalsigns.ca/ for a toronto-based movement that's had a surprising amount of success in eliminating illegal billboards.

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Submission + - New Credit Card- Defends Against ID Theft (akacard.com)

techna writes: "There's a new credit card out that actually prevents ID theft by allowing you to make your own name and address up and attaching it to the credit card. The bank knows the false name and address so it's still connected to you but the connection is- literally- in the vault. The card can also be used in person so it's being called a "dual use" card. More info at akacard.com There's not much out there that actually prevents identity theft and these guys are going out on a limb to try and do so. It's a new start up company but the card is supplied by MasterCard so it's accepted probably anywhere Visa is."

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