The difference is that the reporter was told by the ATF that it was legal to do so, as long as it was empty. That turned out to be wrong, but it is extenuating circumstances.

I'm not sure how a dashcam could detect whether or not the seal is broken. But I suppose an Open Bottle citation is better than a DUI.

They could also try to charge you with destroying evidence or similar charges, which could be felonies.

How exactly would my explanation or lack of it change the fact that it's still the law? And a well-exercised law that has been tested in courts with many many attempts to strike it down.

I agree, it's stupid. But it's reality.

Wow, you really are pretty ignorant of the law.

In fact, the keys don't have to be in the ignition. They only have to be accessible to you (as in, in your pocket, or on the seat next to you). If you crash out in your car drunk, unless your keys are nowhere to be found, you can be charged with a DUI.

http://www.myduiattorney.org/dui-tips/sleeping-it-off-yes-you-can-get-a-dui-in-your-sleep.html

Wuala is nice, but not widely supported by third party apps (particularly in the mobile space where you don't typically have control over where files are stored).

My experience is that it's damn hard to find an open Wi-Fi router these days. That tells me that in fact, most people DO know how to do it (or at least get someone else who knows how to)

Well, maybe not Jewelry, since jewels are well recognized valuable items. But bitcoins are not recognized as such.

A casino that operates only in a fake money you get from others is no more illegal that Skee Ball where you win tickets and exchange them for items.

Only if the parties were in collusion with one another. They would have to prove that.

The bitcoin exchanges can rightfully say they don't know what people will do with the bitcoins, and the casinos can rightfully say they can't control what people do with their fake dollars.

I mean, look at poker apps like Zynga's poker, which you buy chips with "credits" from facebook or whatever. You "win" credits... and you can probably find people to buy them from you.

While I agree that Poker is a game of skill, it's not for the reasons you mention.

Let's take a casino game such as Let it Ride. In that game, you also make choices as the hand progresses. There is also skill involved, but it's entirely a game a of chance in reality.

The difference is that poker players play against each other, and not against the house. The house just takes a cut, called the Rake.

Gambling comes in a lot of forms, though. For instance, sports betting requires skill as well, and information. There is of course elements of luck, but it's still considered gambling.

What about betting on who wins a poker game? ;)

Not really. In a normal casino, the casino itself trades the money for the chips (or Monopoly money in this example) and they also exchange them back to real currency.

There is a difference here. The user is not giving the casino real money, and the casino Is not giving the user back real money. All echanges of money to and from bitcoin happen on the users end without the involvement of the casino.

The US would have to, effectively, say that BitCoin is real currency in order to prosecute. Maybe they will, and will treat it no differently than if the casino were using Euros or Yen.

Dude. Stop, relax, take a breath.

When on the All Apps screen, see in the lower right corner that - sign? Click it. Wow, all those icons collapse down to their parent folders.

You can also use ctrl+scroll, or ctrl+minus, or pinch to zoom out if using touch.

Wrong. When you hide the ribbon, it collapses down to just the tab buttons. You click on the tab button and the ribbon drops down, without moving the document (the ribbon comes down on top of the upper part of the document). This works just like "auto-hide" taskbar.

It's only if you change the ribbon back to "fixed" that it moves the document.

You were complaining about the space used by the ribbon, but the ribbon takes up no more space than two rose of toolbar buttons. Thus, we assumed you were complaining about not being able to hide the ribbon, which can easily collapse down to something the size of the menu item bar in old versions.

Wow, 2007 called and wants it's (mostly) invalid arguments back.

a) The ribbon can auto-hide, using no more space then a menu.

b) As of Office 2010 (you know, two versions ago) you can customize the ribbon to put any features you want on the same tab.

c) Apparently you don't actually use it, so you wouldn't actually know any of this stuff.

PC sales down 13% over the same 4th quarter year before last, even though the economy was worse which clearly indicates the reason that sales are plummeting is Win 8 is a DO NOT WANT

No, it doesn't. Not unless you have no imagination, are statistically challenged, or are so biased in beliefs that you will jump at anything you think might support your beliefs...

It does not "clearly" mean any one thing, it *could* mean many things... For instance, maybe people are buying more tablets and phones, rather than upgrading their computers that still work just fine?

Maybe it means that Windows 7 does such a good job of fighting off malware that users don't feel the need to "get a new one" because their old one is so slow...

Maybe it means users are buying other things with their money, like new HDTV's that have come way down in price (and now in the same range as low-midrange PC's).

Maybe it means users are happy with Windows 7, while users were unhappy with Vista and were desperate to upgrade?

I can do this all day long.. there are lots of potential reasons for the slowdown in PC sales that have nothing whatsoever to do with what OS the new PC's run.