Originally posted by sh76Yet everyone I know has broken that law at least once, and most of them break it every day. The makers of both cars and cellphones know that they will almost certainly be used in committing this crime on a regular basis (not to mention going over the speed limit - here in SA we sell cars that are designed specifically to be able to break the speed limit).
Same with cell phone use while driving. When cell phones first started taking off in the 90s, the idea of making it illegal to talk on a cell and drive would have been laughed at. If you'll recall, in the early going, cell phones were often referred to as "car phones."
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Originally posted by twhiteheadA few oddments. First, I expect anyone reading this copyrighted post to remit payment of $10 to the author's secret account in the Cayman Islands posthaste. Any unauthorized duplication of this post, including in the form of an image on a computer monitor or memory engrams in a human brain, will be subject to prosecution in a court of law.
Yet everyone I know has broken that law at least once, and most of them break it every day. The makers of both cars and cellphones know that they will almost certainly be used in committing this crime on a regular basis (not to mention going over the speed limit - here in SA we sell cars that are designed specifically to be able to break the speed limit).
Now that that's cleared up I would just like to say it is probably impossible to live a day without breaking a law of some kind unless you're in a coma. And even then who knows? There might be a law against being in a coma in Alabama because you aren't saying your daily prayers or something. In some states it's illegal to get a boner outside your home, I think.
As for speed limits, we all know they are engineered for revenue enhancement anyway. It was nothing to do with "safety" and everything to do with giving government authorities free license to pull anyone over who is otherwise driving completely rationally. I got pulled over in Jesusland once (the Kansas province, specifically) for traveling two miles per hour over the speed limit on the Interstate while going down a hill. The cops were candid about why: I had a California license plate, and they figured any car fitting that description was likely to be drug running. Fortunately they didn't decide to plant a crack rock in my trunk for them to "discover" and use to send me to prison for 10 years, though they certainly could have seeing as they didn't like my PETA bumpersticker. No sir, they didn't like it one bit. As it happened they wrote me up a warning.
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Originally posted by SoothfastA few oddments. First, I expect anyone reading this copyrighted post to remit payment of $10 to the author's secret account in the Cayman Islands posthaste. Any unauthorized duplication of this post, including in the form of an image on a computer monitor or memory engrams in a human brain, will be subject to persecution in a court of law.
A few oddments. First, I expect anyone reading this copyrighted post to remit payment of $10 to the author's secret account in the Cayman Islands posthaste. Any unauthorized duplication of this post, including in the form of an image on a computer monitor or memory engrams in a human brain, will be subject to prosecution in a court of law.
Now that th r. No sir, they didn't like it one bit. As it happened they wrote me up a warning.
Now that that's cleared up I would just like to say it is probably impossible to live a day without breaking a law of some kind unless you're in a coma. And even then who knows? There might be a law against being in a coma in Alabama because you aren't saying your daily prayers or something. In some states it's illegal to get a boner outside your home, I think.
As for speed limits, we all know they are engineered for revenue enhancement anyway. It was nothing to do with "safety" and everything to do with giving government authorities free license to pull anyone over who is otherwise driving completely rationally. I got pulled over in Jesusland once (the Kansas province, specifically) for traveling two miles per hour over the speed limit on the Interstate while going down a hill. The cops were candid about why: I had a California license plate, and they figured any car fitting that description was likely to be drug running. Fortunately they didn't decide to plant a crack rock in my trunk for them to "discover" and use to send me to prison for 10 years, though they certainly could have seeing as they didn't like my PETA bumpersticker. No sir, they didn't like it one bit. As it happened they wrote me up a warning.
Originally posted by tomtom232Funny. So should it be that plagiarism is less tolerated than copying with attribution?
A few oddments. First, I expect anyone reading this copyrighted post to remit payment of $10 to the author's secret account in the Cayman Islands posthaste. Any unauthorized duplication of this post, including in the form of an image on a computer monitor or memory engrams in a human brain, will be subject to persecution in a court of law.
Now that th ...[text shortened]... r. No sir, they didn't like it one bit. As it happened they wrote me up a warning.
Originally posted by tomtom232Oi, you Scottish toss bag, shouldn't you be capering about in the Highlands in a plaid dress whilst making merry with doodlesacks and sheep?
A few oddments. First, I expect anyone reading this copyrighted post to remit payment of $10 to the author's secret account in the Cayman Islands posthaste. Any unauthorized duplication of this post, including in the form of an image on a computer monitor or memory engrams in a human brain, will be subject to persecution in a court of law.
Now that th ...[text shortened]... r. No sir, they didn't like it one bit. As it happened they wrote me up a warning.
Originally posted by twhiteheadThat is the point of my second paragraph. Shutting it down without gradual processes will incur huge job loses, and I don't agree that it is the cure anyway.
Too big to fail? Like those banks that were stealing money left right and centre but still got bailed out and allowed to give themselves even bigger bonuses?
So if more of us were dependant on mega upload, it would not have been shut down?
If it is found that telephone communication involves a high percentage of illegal activity. Does that mean we should make that illegal?
Originally posted by SoothfastOi! You no flag ninny, I am capering about the Highlands in a plaid kilt whilst making merry with highland pipes and your mum.
Oi, you Scottish toss bag, shouldn't you be capering about in the Highlands in a plaid dress whilst making merry with doodlesacks and sheep?