Comment Re:Note to Slashdot Editors (Score 1, Funny) 115
I went to see Ex Machina yesterday. I want my own Ava (but with the "stab" feature disabled).
Spoiler alert!
I went to see Ex Machina yesterday. I want my own Ava (but with the "stab" feature disabled).
Spoiler alert!
when did he leave?
your ass probably wouldn't fry for it. You may be convicted in trial court, but the conviction would likely be overturned in the appellate courts because of supreme court precedent saying that in your particular circumstances it's legal to do what you described.
they will likely have "qualified immunity" because at the time they were breaking the law they had implicit/explicit approval from the FISA court.
meh. I say that the section 215 of the patriot act as written is not necessarily a violation of the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments. it authorizes the collection of business records relevant to a terrorist investigation. it only became unconstitutional when "business records" was interpreted to mean "anything we want" and "investigation" was interpreted to mean "eternal vigilance." Section 215 could very easily be implemented in a way that is constitutionally sound, and thus the provision itself is not unconstitutional.
Given the options on the table i would take the improvement. this legislative improvement, along with a bitch-slapped NSA who would stay within the intent of the law, is much better than what we had before.
"Nothing."
further, rail is private infrastructure. BNSF, UP, CSX, KS, and the others can upgrade their stuff when they feel like it.
wow you're totally right. so what, I'm just off by 10^9
First off, all water in earth was, at one time, "pee water" just as most nitrogen you breath in has, at one time, been flatulence. So this is only an emotional, but not a practical concern.
Secondly, there are other states to live in if you are strongly against your current state's path and feel that you cannot influence any change. Most other states have more water and less people as well.
*fewer
my bad. it used to be illegal but they changed the state law back in 2012. I think it's still illegal in some states.
ok, take it down a notch maybe. doing more research, it was illegal a couple years ago when I lived in SF, but they changed the law in 2012.
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalne...
"Prior to enactment of the Act, the [State Water Control Resources Board] required all would-be appropriators to apply for and obtain a permit to appropriate water from any source, including water falling in the form of precipitation. Under the Act, however, the use of rainwater - defined as "precipitation on any public or private parcel that has not entered an offsite storm drain system or channel, a flood channel, or any other stream channel, and has not been previously been put to beneficial use" - is not subject to the California Water Code's SWRCB permit requirement [California Water Code 1200 et seq.] Relief from the permit requirement enables residents, private businesses, and public agencies to create new on-site water supplies to meet landscaping needs, thus decreasing the use of potable water to meet those needs."
the vehicles will still crash, whether or not there are windows.
A dog with his head out the car windows is such an unbridled expression of glee+goofy it makes me smile just thinking of it.
this makes my morning, thanks.
a five gallon jug of water? or five almonds?
nah. here's your breakdown.
* "1/3" goes back into the groundwater." [citation needed]. I don't think it's self evident that just cuz some water soaks into crops and isn't used by the plants it goes back to the groundwater.
* "1/3 goes into rain and falls on the foothills." or it falls in Arizona, or Kansas, or the pacific ocean. There's no reason to think that evaporation stays in-state.
* "1/3 goes into my belly". Or into your belly, or Chinese belly, or shucked and thrown away. We're exporting water out of the state.
I will "minimize my toilet flushing" when the state enacts commonsense crop rationing methods that emphasize water-efficient crops over water-wasting crops.
Memory fault - where am I?