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Comment Re:How about mandatory felony sentences instead? (Score 1) 420

I really don't think that'll help, mainly because those that are already intoxicated are already not of sound-mind and are not thinking about penalties

Um, people aren't drunk 24/7. All intoxicated individuals were, at one point, sober individuals who were of sound-mind and should have been thinking about the consequences of their actions. That they chose not to consider the consequences of their actions is no reason to let drunks get a free pass to do whatever, as you appear to be implying.

This is especially true if they are repeat offenders. A person who gets drunk for the first time might be excused for acting out, but an experienced drunk should know how to make decisions while still sober.

Comment Re:They're assholes. (Score 1) 336

Perhaps because they are not those assholes, as you imply?

They could have done much more harm with access to credit card information, like transfering money to many dubious locations.

So they just gave you time to think about your game consumption, and the opportunity to think about the "silent" in silent night.

The burglar only stole half my stuff. Must be an ok guy.

Comment Re:Move to a gated community (Score 1) 611

What about those of us who don't work for the local McDonalds?

For those of us with a career many of our employers only have one premises per city, so choosing an office close to home is not an option. Neither is buying a new house every time you switch jobs. Your suggestion is not workable.

Comment Re:My predictions (Score 1) 267

Assuming he has any recollection of his childhood. I would assume turning to the darkside repressed thing like memory, certainly happy memories at least.

Even if he did recognise them, why would he care? They carry no real significance to him as he was already aware of Obi-wan and Luke's presence.

Comment Re:no, they don't Re:Fines work better ... (Score 1) 326

Although again as the offenders far more often than not are getting everything they need from their parents, confiscation won't do much but prevent them from sending messages for the next 24 hours or so.

These are people who can't go for 10 minutes without texting. Think what 24hours will do.

Comment Re:Checking all messages' Received (Score 1) 235

The forgery will be discovered when you receive a reply to an email you never sent. If you're sending critical communications you can always sign the email with an X.509 cert. Or ideally signed and encrypted if you have the other persons key.

Besides you can just as easily forge phone numbers, and the only way you could detect a forged SMS is by replying and asking the person to confirm everything. Unlike email an SMS reply doesn't include the previous conversation, increasing the risk of a forge going undetected.

Comment Re:serious confusion by the author (Score 4, Interesting) 235

>Yes, because whenever I look at job postings, they always say: Hit us up on the Facebookz! in the contact information section.

That's because the job postings are posted by older people who grew up in the days of email. Just wait until the 20-somethings are running companies and handling HR.

Yes, generally only mature people are allowed to run companies.

If your prediction was at all plausible then why haven't I seen requests for job applications via MSN Messenger, ICQ etc....?

Comment Re:serious confusion by the author (Score 2) 235

Email is dying.

Yet, email will still be here after Facebook has died. Just like it's still here after the decline of ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Chat, MySpace etc.....

The anti-email crowd have been making the same battle cry since the 90s, some people never tire of being proved wrong.

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