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Comment Re:Crooked cop (Score 1) 286

The cop who signed off on this ticket is obviously not doing his job. This should at least be fraud, if not something more serious. Of course, there's no chance of the thug with a badge getting any sort of charges laid against him. There is no justice in the US.

Not fraud. Perjury. The cop is basically swearing that he witnessed the accused committing the act of speeding, and it is quite obvious that he did not. He lied to the court, in a round about way.

The article didn't actually state that the officer's signature constituted swearing under penalty of perjury. Every document I've ever seen that is such, also requires you print your name to remove the problem in this case "Duur, we don't know who's signature that is".

Of course the State of Maryland has numerous other problems concerning these cameras. First and foremost is that you don't have the legal right to force cities and counties to obey state law. Oh, and that includes when the officer's signature was forged. The fact that the city says forging an officer's signature is not contestable suggests to me that it is not actually perjury.

IANAL.

Comment Re:I said (Score 3, Funny) 383

The thing about it is that my understanding is that for most "loud" commercials, they are not technically louder than the TV show. It is just that the entire commercial is as loud as the the loudest part of the TV show while the loud point in the TV show is only for a moment or two before the volume returns to much lower normal volumes. I am sure there are exceptions, but I remember seeing a study which made this claim back right around the time this law was passed.

Seems about right. They measure internet speeds the same way. My connection is advertised at 25 mpbs because from 2:01:34 A.M. to 2:01:38 A.M. I actually get 25 mbps.

Comment Re:We are the 30% (Score 1) 724

Umm...Apple already charges developers for merely listing their apps - $99 a year. That's HUGE and more than covers all the stuff you talked about - hosting, bandwidth etc.

They don't need to do this. They're just being greedy dicks.

So what are Apple's hosting and bandwidth costs? Where did you get that information? What are their other operating costs, such as app screeners, support staff, sales, marketing, testers, etc? What % of those costs are covered by other charges, what % of those costs are covered by the $99/year fee, how much of the $99/year fee is profit?

Do you have that information? Or is what you're saying pure emotional conjecture?

Any kind of entrance barrier (Whether it is Google's $25 one-time fee, or Apple's $99/year fee), whether it be for pure profit or to cover costs, comes with an effect on who signs up and how many sign up. Most of the time a barrier means fewer participants. With something like an app store, no doubt the thinking is it weeds out the trash, which is what I'm guessing is Apple's motive.

Comment Re:We are the 30% (Score 1) 724

You're comparing a large, established, successful app store with hundreds of thousands of apps to a fledgling MS store with 20,000 apps. Apples to Oranges. Come back when the stores are comparable. Nothing yet indicates MS' model is even successful, much less better than Apple's. Companies that get a late start often try to attract business by offering their services at a loss or under some other unsustainable system with a plan to alter said system in the future.

For example, this wouldn't happen on Windows Store.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2011/02/apple_bans_sony_e-reader_app_a.html

The correct quote would be "hasn't happened yet". Windows store is just starting. Give it time and their shenanigans will too.

Sorry, but Apple apologists like you need to come up with a better defense of Apple than trying to muddy up things by saying "everyone else is doing it". They're simply not.

Effectively he was just saying "you don't know what you're talking about" concerning app store business models. Your post does nothing to refute that.

Comment checks need 2 signatures, why not mv/cp/etc? (Score 2) 88

Most companies require a second signature on checks with a high enough dollar amount, so why not a similar system for servers?

Simply list secured directories/files and secured output devices (printers, usb, etc). If you try to move/copy/edit anything from a secured directory or to a secured device, your command gets put in a queue and waits for a second user to ok it.
Is there anything like this available already?

Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 486

No, I disagree with you calling pla an anti-semite.

I didn't call him an anti-semite. I called his stated views ignorant and anti-semitic. I called him a dumb hippie.

You know nothing of him. You are a jerk.

You think you know more of me than I know of him? Neat. Probably a great example of the logic you used to determine Israel stole land as well.

Look kid, history disagrees with his statements. The statements he has made are unoriginal, are often repeated, and have anti-semitic origins (Except for the "why middle easterners hate us" part, that is just hippie thinking that, again, ignores historical precedence). I'm sorry I upset him so much you had to defend him. I hope he recovers, blows you as thanks, and your bond is stronger for the entire experience.

Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 486

Pla probably knows more about the situation in the middle east than you (and me, probably), and he's hardly a stormfront idiot.

I suggest you remove your head from your rectum.

-- BMO

So you disagree with me about the definition of anti-semite? You disagree with some other item I've mentioned? Please, share a source that agrees with you.
I have no idea who Pla is, but he has hardly demonstrated any respectable knowledge with his posts. Implying Jews have not lived in Israel since biblical times. Trying to say "anti-semite" applies to non-Jews. Lets see, and elsewhere claiming that Congress "broke the law" by restricting free speech? That was worthy of a laugh as well. But please, explain why his demonstrated ignorance of language, our government, and the history of the Jewish population in the region qualifies him as "knowing more about the situation in the middle east" than me.

Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 486

If only your ignorant anti-semitic views were the truth. Both sides of this dispute count as Semites. But don't let me stop you from an otherwise fine rant.

Oh, and "antisemitic/antisemitism" refers specifically to racism directed towards Jews. So you're apparently not even caught up on the language of the topic, much less the history.

Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 486

If only your ignorant anti-semitic views were the truth. Both sides of this dispute count as Semites. But don't let me stop you from an otherwise fine rant.

I'll take your pedantic argument as acceptance of the historical facts I've presented. Enjoy your enlightenment.

Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 486

Blame the British and the Balfour Declaration

Oh we fucked it up big time by allowing this to start. That said, we know it was a stupid mistake but there's fuck all we can do about it while America keeps propping up the Israeli position for political reasons rather than do what is needed to bring about something a little bit closer to peace.

Ah, and what do you recommend as a viable peace process when one side declares openly, even in their founding charter, that they won't stop until the other side is dead?

Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 486

Most of modern history in the Middle East results from the UN sticking its fingers where they don't belong, randomly stealing a big chunk of land considered sacred to the natives, and giving it to Israel. "Aww, those mean Germans tried to eradicate you? Here, let's throw a dart at this map and give you... Hmm, yeah, I think I have a call on the other line, good luck with that new home".

If only your ignorant anti-semitic views were the truth. Then it would be easy to dislike Israel. Unfortunately, its not. No land was "stolen" or "given". Jews have lived there since 1200 BCE. That is a very simple, historical, verifiable, fact. The Jews that lived elsewhere on the planet were doing so because they had been kicked out of their ancestral land. Since the time of the Roman Empire, Jews have been trying to return to Israel.

What the Brits/UN did was split up the Ottoman Empire. The Brits gave one piece of that region back to the natives. All the natives; Jews included. They split it into 1 Arab-only area, and 1 Arab/Jewish area. The Arabs have been trying to wipe out the Jews since before Israel even was a nation.

Gee, wonder why they all hate us. Oh, right, for our "freedoms" - Like the freedom to not have someone randomly kick us out of our homes and give them to our ancient enemies.

They do hate us for our freedoms you dumb hippie. Read the Hamas charter. ALL people must live under Sharia law, or die. Here, let me share their slogan. I'm sure you can find ample points of discussion in any peace process with this:

Allah is its goal, the Prophet its model, the Qur’an its Constitution, Jihad its path and death for the case of Allah its most sublime belief.

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