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Comment Re:Then ID would be required (Score 2) 1089

Not really, you'd still get your name checked off on the voter rolls when you get your ballot and someone latter aggregates the whole thing. Biggest difference is that it would make it slightly less harder to vote for someone else (to prevent their vote) as you might end up being the second person to ask... Vs knowing ahead of time who isn't likely.

Comment Re:so, the key to amnesty... (Score 1) 322

Not only did you not read the article I had mentioned previously which pointed to people ending up in jail (even if for brief periods) due to debts, but you didn't even read the one you linked to!

However, there are a few situations when you might face jail time in connection with a debt.

The funny thing is that it even goes on to name some of them! See that first one... about violating a court order? That normally is referred to a contempt, and getting locked up for a day or 90 is one of the possible punishments.

Comment Re:so, the key to amnesty... (Score 1) 322

I'm still waiting for someone to cite something which calls what I'm saying bullshit... odd that? Oh right... /.

Getting a contempt order is by no means an automatic thing... you first have to go back to the judge and inform them of the violation, maybe even give a chance to the violator an opportunity to respond... it's then up to the judge if and how they will proceed... in fact this is the same process under which (then) President Bill Clinton was held in contempt. Judicial notices can be fun.

Same goes for a writ of mandamus... once you have a judges order in hand against a civil servant who is refusing to do their job things tend to get moving as a contempt order is always a risk.

Comment Re:so, the key to amnesty... (Score 1) 322

Citation?

I love it when I challenge someone for a citation and the first response is someone demanding a citation from me (without any of their own).

You can't be held in contempt for not showing up to a civil hearing, you just lose by default.

While there should have been an or in there... and failure to appear is a valid cause to be arrested in some states... such as Minnesota: http://www.startribune.com/inv...

I've a friend in California whose ex was issued a bench warrant for failing to show up to a child support hearing (there had been a long series of them and he missed two in a row).

And you won't go to jail for not paying a judgement,

You clearly don't know how much power a judge has.

Don't believe me? Try this:

1. You give me your email address
2. I send you an email, in response you send me a signed and notarized document promising to pay me $50,000 within 30 days as a thanks for the email.
3. Fail to pay me within 30 days.
4. After multiple attempts by me to collect on this debt, I go to court and get a judgment against you to pay me the full amount of debt within 30 days (I'll skip the interest in this case).
5. Fail to pay me within the next 30 days.
6. I return to the judge and tell them that you still have not complied with their order.
7. They give you one last chance to comply within the next 7 days.
8. 7 days elapse without payment
9. Judge holds you in contempt.

See how easy that was?

Comment Re: Dreamhost (Score 1) 295

I recommend draemhost, too. Been using them for ages for registration, hosting and email. They're cheap and helpful. They don't screw you for late fees or sell your domains if you mess up. The shared hosting isn't screaming fast but apparently you can easily upgrade to shared or dedicated VMS - though I haven't seen the need.

Comment Re:so, the key to amnesty... (Score 1) 322

if you fail to repay $1000 the debt collectors come for you, your credit history is wiped and you could even go to jail.

Citation?

The debt collectors actions are civil, not criminal and have no power of their own to have you arrested or jailed.

Now, if the debt collector sues you in court, you fail to appear or fail to pay when the judge has ordered you to repay promptly and do not... then you can get hit with a contempt of court charge which could result in jail time... though this is not unique to debt collections, any engagement with a judge can have the same outcome.

Comment Re:Ahhhh, C++ (Score 1) 757

dude, you're a fucking moron.

moc generates C++ code. gcc generates .as code. they both generate code, and they both use that code as an intermediate form.
mov "converts the output output of the previous step to another logically equivalent form". as does gcc.
with moc, you use a tool (gcc) to include the intermediate form in your final output. with gcc, you use a tool (as/ld) to include the intermediate form in your final output.

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