Max Headroom, anyone? It was illegal to turn off the ads.

I'm just waiting for the Blipverts.

Yeah, I think we hit ultimate Poe's Law there.

My fridge just makes a noise when the door is left open. It's kind of annoying when I'm putting a lot of stuff in.

This is different. It's not financial like Munich was. This is digital sovereignty. You can't buy your way into that.

Enhancement: Just like all politicians.

Just like most humans.

And since AOL gave us the Eternal September, the timing, at least, make sense.

TFS: "includes ... financial details".

This is retarded.

1. It isn't for profit healthcare that is the problem, it's THIRD PARTY PAY.
2. I don't use third party pay, ever, for healthcare. I've been insured nonstop for over 30 years, and NEVER ONCE has my insurer paid my doctor.
3. Even when I've had emergencies, I still called around, negotiated a fair cash up front rate, paid cash up front, and billed it to my insurer. My cash up front rate was sometimes below any co-pay negotiated with my insurer, lol.

I just recently had some elective surgery that would have cost me about $2000 on my annual deductible, but I was able to cash pay a negotiated rate of $400 including a follow-up "free". I submitted the $400 to my insurer and they reimbursed me.

Third party insurance exists because YOU VOTERS demanded the HMO Act of the 1970s, which tied health care to employment, and then employers outsourced it to third parties.

Health care is remarkably cheap in the US (cash pay, negotiated) and I don't have to wait months to see a doctor when I call and say I am cash pay. They bump me up fast.

Their hardware business contains the two products they make that don't suck.

Say what you will about their software, but IMHO, they make a damned fine keyboard and mouse.

All your light are belong to us

They may have searched the first accountant's computer (assuming he had one), but because the videotape is clearly non-responsive, it will not get searched.

Can it be disabled? And if so, how easily?

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Heck, only those darned libs read for fun anyways.
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Actually, there is jurisprudence on this. In a physical warrant, you cannot search for material that is non-responsive.

An example I used in a term paper in law school* is two accountants, one who is old fashioned and only uses paper, the other is fully digital. Accountant 1 has kiddie porn on a videotape labeled "Vacation 2014". Accountant 2 has kiddie porn in a file called "My Vacation 2014.mp4".

Both are served with warrants for tax fraud. The search of Accountant 1's premises cannot examine the videotape, as it is clearly non-responsive to the warrant. The search of Accountant 2's computer finds the illegal material in the MP4 under the "plain sight" doctrine.

It is obvious that the law needs to evolve to address this sort of issue.

* Disclaimer, I am not a lawyer. I am not licensed to dispense legal advice. Should you need legal advice, please consult an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.