Comment Re:Classic Nintendo GamePad (Score 1) 271
I'm not very [snip 496 words]... Go Wii!
I'm quite certain that your 500 word explanation of basic movement in a single video game for a specific console is exactly what the GP was referring to.
I'm not very [snip 496 words]... Go Wii!
I'm quite certain that your 500 word explanation of basic movement in a single video game for a specific console is exactly what the GP was referring to.
He's probably innocent anyway.
Reference, please?
I, for one, am proud to be a hypocrite.
There are many things in which I am a hypocrite. However, for the vast majority of those things, it is my experience that I feel gives me the credit and authority to advise others against it. Personally, I find it hypocrisy for those without the experience to advise or judge those who would choose otherwise. How's that for circular logic?
I'm not sure about the road to Perdition, but if you're looking for Purgatory, you will likely want Memorial Blvd.
Have you ever smelled a carp? After it has been lying on the sandy beach of a warm lake for a day or two? I think the OP meant carp. Carp aptly describes today's patent system.
"Carp are known to invade lakes and ponds leading the native aquatic wild to extinction. Once the native wildlife has deceased, the carp will then travel to another body of water to repeat the process" -- Wikipedia
Substitute carp for software patents and aquatic references for equivalent small business terms and the statement holds true.
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+5 insightful for invalid wikipedia reference which nobody bothers to verify before modding
oh, wait I wasn't supposed to point that out
One can plead the 5th at any time that one may legally implicate oneself in a criminal action.
1) If the question is highly relevant to the state's case, then at that point the person pleading the 5th will be taken into an ADA and have immunity papers drawn up for your part in the alleged action. Once they have been offered immunity for the action they are pleading the 5th against, they are no longer able to claim the 5th as they can no longer be implicated. If after all of this transpires, they were hiding behind the 5th and had no logical fear of self incrimination, they will be charged with contempt of court.
2) If the question is not highly relevant to the state's case OR the DA feels they can make a better case against the pleader, prepare for a nasty criminal investigation. Pleading the 5th is not an admission of committing a criminal act but it is a good jump off point for an investigator. One cannot be arrested for pleading the 5th, however detectives can still begin looking for the smoke and mirrors. Anything that is found by detectives most certainly will be used against the pleader.
Hopefully this helps your understanding of the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution as it is (IME) practiced. Been There, Done That (TM)
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