...you can't get HBO on it's own...

Currently...true.

But what's to say that Apple isn't courting HBO and the like to be able to stream them through and AppleTV or like device?

As long as HBO get's their money, and potentially more customers...why would they not jump at this opportunity?

I don't think anyone has ever eaten some guy's face after smoking a cigarette or filling up their car with gas, so no... the same reason shouldn't be used to ban cigarettes and fossil fuels.

There are rational arguments for why you might want to ban either (and arguments for why you shouldn't), but the one you're presenting here makes no sense whatsoever.

A very small minority of these actions tho.

I mean, in human history, there have been many more incidents of egregious acts by humans to other humans...fueled by nothing more than breathing simple oxygen. People that snap...can and will do it with or without chemical help.

The VAST majority of people that use chemicals...alcohol (actually one of the more dangerous ones), pot, coke..what-have-you do not go out and harm other people. If that were the case, the world would be a smoking, smoldering pile many decades back.

The majority can and often does use these chemicals recreationally with no harm to anyone, except possibly themselves. It isn't the governments job to protect someone from their own actions, is it? If so...where is that in any of the state or federal constitutions as an enumerated function of said governing body?

Uhhhh... what is illegal porn again? Child porn involves criminal acts with a child. Rape porn, also involves criminal acts against a person. Snuff... well you get the point.

Other than obvious instances of crimes that are being visually recorded just what do you feel should be made illegal?

Sounds to me like "illegal" porn is just what you find objectionable on a moral or cultural basis, and is not actually against any law. Unless you are talking about antiquated sodomy laws or something.

Oh wait. You said flaming, not flamingos. It doesn't make any more sense now though.

WTF

I'm sitting here on Saturday reading /., and more than a little sloshed, finding myself thinking about weird pink flamingos running around in nacho filled pants....

Homeland Security agressively patrols that area since it borders Canada and has a international crossing at Cornwall. I've been stopped at road blocks hosted jointly by NYS Police & Homeland Security. The State Police stayed in the background while my car was singled out by Homeland Security for a walk-around sniff by their dog and an uncomfortable amount of questioning. I'm an old Unix admin who does not resemble a terrorist in the slightest. Also worth noting that that St. Regis Native American Reservation sits on both sides of the border there. Perhaps someone is trying to keep tabs on them??

I wonder by what authority they are stopping you? I mean...you don't have to answer their questions from what I've seen on other videos at the southern border. Can you just ask them if you're being detained...and if not...you'd like to go about your way?

A pinhole in a non-obvious device could conceal a laser until the kill, and a conventional laser weapon sight could be boresighted beforehand to assist aiming. Put a camera behind the laser sight, and you could aim it remotely....

You know..if you could rig this up with some auto tracking and aiming gear....I'd be VERY interested in this...to blow out all traffic cameras in the area around here....

For educational purposes only, of course.

Real guns work even better than paintball guns... just sayin.

Yeah, but you can get in trouble for shooting guns in public....how about some of those extremely high powered lasers you can buy off the internet...I'd have to guess a blast of one of those would burn out any sensors on the cameras beyond repair.

Not agreeing or disagreeing with your point, but since Mitt isn't going to be any better, according to you, why are you focusing on Obama? Agreed that he is president, but implicit in your statement is an admission that the problem is bigger than Obama.

Well, at this point, I'd vote for anything....a small soap dish, over Obama.

If nothing else, we know he's a failure, and what is that saying?

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result"

Voting for Obama again, and expecting any better (I actually would fear worse from him if he's re-elected with no worries of further re-election hanging over him)....would be insanity. by that definition.

All I can do is hear "Smoking in the Boys Room" in my head.....