Posts by Curtis 194 publicly visible posts • joined 30 Aug 2007
To understand the issue here, you have to understand where the problem lies. It's not that he's called himself an engineer. It's that he's gone and proved the State is issuing tickets that it shouldn't be. Given the makeup of the State, and it's lackeys, it's no surprise that this occurred.
The fact that the suit is hand written actually explains where this came from.
Prisoners, often having nothing better to do, file suits all the time. It gets them out of their cells, even if only to go to court. And it increases the cost of the judicial system so that they get to "stick it to the man"
The sheer number of these suits floods the system. Unfortunately, every single one has to at least be heard because sometimes there's a diamond in the dross. Just search for "nutriloaf" <shudder>
One thing that keeps being missed is that the United States is not a Democracy. We are a constitutional "Representative Republic". In order to change this, would require a constitutional amendment, which just ain't gonna happen this way. Listening to some people, 4 major metropolises mean more than the other 85% (geographically) of the country because they're "more populous". Until (and unless) the voting rolls are cleaned up and some sort of verification of citizenship is put in place, the system will not change.
"As we have all seen that extradition is only one way - country X to the US NEVER US to country X, for some very strange reason."
Because you never look. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_extradited_from_the_United_States
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United Cutlery makes a very nice "M48" hammer that I used to carry with me specifically for breaking glass or wood doors down. Management ONCE asked if it was necessary, and I just responded that I could bring the tomahawk (same line) instead. Never a question after that, but I was put on the Saftey committee responsible for fire drills, alarms, exit notices and such.
Which then gave me the excuse to bring in 10 stories worth of climbing rope (7th floor) and 10 rappelling harnesses, with enough 550 cord to attach to them and haul back up. Management was grateful I never got to use it.
Anyone who has any experience at any level in a call center has seen similar behavior. Internal, Outsourced, Off-Shored. Every single call center does something similar to this.
One reason is that the metrics are set based on profitability numbers. Either "take more calls" or in the case of a Service Level Agreement, balance the staff to the workload. This often means that centers will be understaffed for call volume, to try to balance cost vs performance.
Using the "Service Level Model" where XX% of calls must be answered in XX seconds, it almost requires this behavior for "fiscal responsability", at least if you believe the PHBs.
Ahem, thank you for making the argument.
Reference: http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/E-cigarettes
British American Tobacco: Vype
http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/E-Cigarettes:_British_American_Tobacco
Lorillard (Later acquired by RJ Reynolds) : Blu
http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/E-Cigarettes:_Lorillard
Phillip Morris, makers of your "Marlboroughs": Altria
http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/E-Cigarettes:_Philip_Morris_International
the fact is that "big tobacco" ARE the ones pushing the regulations. Because they have financials to be able to afford the testing. In the US, we're looking at $1M per product/strength. So the small places, like "Dr Crimney's" that I use, are looking at for just ONE flavor $1M per strength. that's 0, 3, 6, 12. $4 Million dollars for one product line.
further, the limits on "refill size" is a blatant attempt to limit the amount of liquid to roughly that of one pack of ciggs.
For the most part, the dose is set by the manufacturer. If you're making it yourself, then it's dependent on the amount of nic-juice you put in the mix. The juice comes at a set level, and there are many sources online to determine what you need to mix in what amounts.
Personally, I just buy juices that come in 0, 3, 6, 12mg strengths, and then dilute with "0" when necessary. ie: 50% 3mg and 50% 0mg will result in a 1.5mg liquid.
The majority of the juices I've seen have all had 0mg strengths available, and one reason is stated so that you can dilute the strength without diluting the flavors.
Your post indicates a complete ignorance of the US and it's basic legal organization.
The US is a collection of states, much like the EU is a collection of small countries. Would you want Brussels to be able to tell Wales to do something because France wants it?
Our founding document, the Constitution, explicitly relegates all authority not specifically assigned to the Federal government to the individual states. It's the 10th Amendment.
In this case, you have a judge who didn't understand the extent of the warrant he was signing. And that is laid on the Fibbies whobasked for the warrant. Due diligence would require them to explain that until they have the IPs of the suspects, they have no clue what their geographical location is.
The only way they could have pulled this off is if the actual darknet site was hosted on a server in that judge's jurisdiction.
Because in the US, you're innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, if they are unable to prove a likelihood of guilt with the evidence, then the extradition should not take place.
This is actually much more sinister. In the US, a suspect cannot be required to provide a password. In the UK, they can. They're using the UK to get the password to then use it as part of the US case.
Seeing as this is a government agency, the use of the word "recycled" leads me to believe that the hardware was sent to an EPA recycled to be either destroyed (the usual with fed drives) or maybe, possibly, refurbished and sold.
I worked for one of these recyclers for 3 years, and the standard we used with 3 letter agencies was to run a DOD wipe, then destroy the drives. (In one case, I got to plug it in, spin it up, and hit it with a hammer to pulverize the platter. In front of the "client" :) )
Bah. For both form and function I direct your attention to the HTC Mogul PPC-6800:
http://www.cnet.com/products/htc-mogul-ppc-6800-sprint/
Reviewed in 2007, it predates the Apple patent by more than 5 years:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D672769.html
And that's just prior art based on devices that I've owned and can find info on. The rounded corners, the full sized screen. The only change was in the single button on the front, and the removal of the slide away keyboard.
I'll be happy to accommodate you if you prefer that I read that script in Bad Jersey, Bad Philly, or Bad Valley Girl.
Of course, if you know the magic phrase I'll stop pretending to be "Peggy" (yes, I even do the accent) and fix or escalate your issue.
That magic phrase is "Multiple boxes, multiple OSes, I've already hard reset and reconfigured the modem" and be able to convince me of that (as opposed to just saying to to try to bypass valid troubleshooting)
In defense of the ISP, you would not believe how many "network admins" i have calling me who don't know what TCP/IP, IPv4, or DNS Resolution are
This is 'Murica. All cops are armed. These guys will get SWAT. Armed more heavily than many countries' infantry, with fewer Rules of Engagement, and absolutely Zero Fucks* given about collateral damage to persons or property.
They will then be flown (without passports) to a tropical island to experience simulated drowning and the joys of ECT (I understand Simon and Steven are working there on a contract, which explains the dearth of BOFH stories).
*This includes throwing a stun grenade into a baby's playpen... while the baby was there
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/07/us/georgia-toddler-stun-grenade-no-indictment/
well, as a total n00b who's just now trying to understand Kubuntu and Kali (thanks, Windows 8, for the motivation!) I can take this as some powerful lessons.
1) don't play with rm -rf (also learned from the BOFH)
2) don't map my backups if I'm not actively backing up
3) don't trust Steam.
There is a way to release the authorization. it's built into every terminal. The companies just choose not to release the authorizations because it's not THEIR money that's being held up.
I used to routinely release pre-auths when I worked retail and for the 3 Letter ISP.
But would the drivers have to provide proof of their "allergy"? Granted, I'm in the US (and I apologize for my horrible grammar, I'm a graduate of public education), but there are many times I see "persons of faith" claim that they are "allergic" to pork or alcohol to avoid it.
But as far as Lyft, Uber, or any of the other hacks are concerned, this just goes to show why I won't use them. If I need a taxi, I call a local, well known company that has exacting standards and licenses.
After looking at the logo provided at this link (http://cdn2.sarenza.net/static/_img/productsV4/0000004313/HD_0000004313_150354_09.jpg?201309121844) by ElReg!comments!Pierre, it occured to me that this wavy line was somewhat familiar. then I realized it was and invert of their "Off The Wall" logo from the 80's. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XWnCZXIskvw/UMgFiTFOntI/AAAAAAAAAA0/_UBwBwr7oC4/s1600/tumblr_mb1yh3BhKh1rhodggo1_1280.jpg)
That being said, this fat-arsed 'Murican who hasn't stood on a snowskateskiboard in 20 years recognized that logo. So saying that it's not a trademark is kind of foolish.
Since the FBI is part of the Department of Justice, and the head of the DOJ is the Attorney General of the US, a cabinet position, then saying that the political leadership does not have any visibility or control is inaccurate.
It's more accurate to say the current leadershit doesn't care about the Consitution. Ours, Yours, or any other country's.
- full logging with signature checks to detect tampering
- tamper evident seals / ties on boards and service ports
>hologrammed adhesive foil
- special locks on outside and for access to innards
>tubular locks
- mother boards with all non-essential ports masked or snipped off
>how about just proprietary motherboards with the ports never put on in the first place?
- proprietary screws securing components
>doesn't matter, you can create a matching driver with putty
- sensors on cabinet doors and for tilt / motion
>pinball machines have had these for 20 years.
- multi stage booting with signature tests at each stage
- audible / visible alarms
>again, look to the arcade industry
- customized OS with all non-essential services turned off
- full client / server authentication using forwards only encryption and two way authentication
- various physical features to prevent shoulder surfing, skimming etc.
>doable, but not done because it's unattractive/more expensive
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lore
Definition of LORE:
3: a particular body of knowledge or tradition
It is pretty standard to refer to the in-game storyline as "lore". Just like fiction requires continuity to hang together, a compelling game does as well. And since WoW has been kicking for 10 years, I'd have to call that at least competent fiction.
If you check YouTube, there are hundreds of uploads of people simply playing all of the cinematics in a particular game to create a movie. And they're not half bad movies! In many cases, alot better than the drek turned out by Hollywoodland and their ilk.
One of the reasons that game movies never turn out right is that the people pulling the strings don't care about the lore, they care about the money the movie will bring in. So you get a live action movie centered around Jean Claude Van-Damnit and Gomez Adams with barely a nod at the already established lore. If you take a look at the animated movies, you see a much better audience reaction because they were more accurate.
The same could be said of "Judge Dredd" and then "Dredd". Slick Stallone wanted his face to be seen and refused to wear the helmet. Meanwhile, Karl Urban never took it off and you never once compared the roll to "Lord Vakko".
Ok, maybe it's too early for this... where's my tea?
I see something here that it would appear many have missed. What is the subscription speed of the viewers? I work for one of the DSL providers listed here, as a tech support monkey, and one of the most common issues I see are people with 512K and 76K connections trying to stream HD videos and complaining about the buffering. When you point out the "minimum recommended" speeds, they then get all huffy. Mind you, these are people for whom 8 and 10M connections are available, they just don't want to pay.
The difference is that in the US, if there's a contested charge, the card/chargee has to prove it's legit. From what I understand with chip/pin, the fact that the purchaser had the pin proves that they were authorized and stolen/unauthorized claims are much harder to "prove"
What I find amazing here is the idea that the creators of a work have no say in how it's used.
If this were simply a matter of copyright, then yes, you could claim parody. However, in 2012 when Adam Yauch passed away his will specifically mentioned "in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes." At the time, Forbes Magazine had an article on if this was even legal, which I'm guessing was the source of the brilliant idea to push it.
At the same time, GoldieBlox did not significantly change the tune, merely moving it up the scale. Given the response, I think it's fair to say that none of the band members gave permission for it's use. And the companies own actions show that they thought that what they were doing might be illegal, hence the "sure them before they sue us" mentality.
This breaks down to the copyright law in it's most base for. Does the creator of a work control it's distribution and destiny. If you listen to the freetards and their idea that "data can't be stolen, only copied", then the logical conclusion is that no, the creator has no say in how a work is distributed or used after they create it.
OTOH, it's not that the creator in this case refused GoldieBlox the ability to use it. They have consistently refused ANY request. Since they have refused all requests, and have a published history of doing so, then it would be reasonable to assume that they would also refuse "GB". At that point, using it anyway, is a gross violation of the creator's rights, as spelled out in the law.
Suing someone because you wish to violate their rights is just a kick in the nuts.
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