Clarence Darrow on the Situation of Crime and Criminals (1)
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“Crime and Criminals: Address to the Prisoners in the Chicago Jail” (1902) Preface This address is a stenographic report of a talk made to the prisoners in the Chicago jail. Some of my good friends have insisted that while my theories are true, I should not have given them to the inmates of a jail. Realizing the force of the suggestion that the truth should not be spoken to all people, I have caused these ...
Democrat, the Consistent (1)
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“ปรีดีฆ่าในหลวง!” — เสียงตะโกนของ ‘ไอ้โม่ง’ ในโรงภาพยนตร์ศาลาเฉลิมกรุง พ.ศ. 2489 20 พ.ค 2551 – เทพไท เสนพงศ์ ผู้ช่วยเลขาธิการพรรคประชาธิปัตย์ เปิดเผยรายชื่อ 29 เว็บไซต์ ระบุ ‘หมิ่นเบื้องสูง’ เรียกร้องให้รัฐบาลและรัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศจัดการ 29 พ.ค. 2551 – เสียงตอบจากพลเมืองเน็ต: “ไม่เห็นด้วยกับการนำสถาบันพระมหากษัตริย์มาเป็นเครื่องมือทางการเมือง” 1 ต.ค. 2551 – พีระพันธุ์ สาลีรัฐวิภาค ส.ส.กรุงเทพมหานคร พรรคประชาธิปัตย์ ในฐานะประธานคณะอนุกรรมาธิการ (กมธ.) กำกับและติดตามการป้องกันและปราบปรามการกระทำและเว็บไซต์หมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพ ใน กมธ.ทหาร สภาผู้แทนราษฎร เตรียม เสนอร่างแก้ไข พ.ร.บ.คอมพิวเตอร์ พ.ศ.2550 ให้เจ้าหน้าที่ไอซีทีฟ้องร้องคดีหมิ่นฯ ได้ทันที ไม่ต้องรอคำสั่งรัฐมนตรี เพิ่มบทลงโทษจำคุก 3-20 ปี ปรับ 3-8 แสนบาท — หนักกว่ากฎหมายอาญา ม. 112 “รัฐบาลนี้มีความเสียใจที่พรรคประชาธิปัตย์บางคนได้ฉวยโอกาส เอาพระมหากษัตริย์อันเป็นที่เคารพสักการะมาใช้เป็นเครื่องมือทางการเมือง ในระหว่างที่พระองค์มีพระชนม์อยู่ ในการประชุมพรรคประชาธิปัตย์บางครั้งได้แอบอ้างว่า ในหลวงรับสั่งอย่างนั้นอย่างนี้ จะขอยกตัวอย่างว่า ในการประชุมพรรคประชาธิปัตย์ในวันที่ ๒๓ พฤษภาคม ศกนี้ มีผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งเป็นสมาชิกพฤฒสภาที่พรรคประชาธิปัตย์ลองไปร่วมประชุม ก็คงจะจำได้ว่า วันนั้นใครอ้างพระนามในหลวงไปพูดในที่ประชุมว่าอย่างไรบ้าง ซึ่งพระองค์เองไม่ทรงทราบเรื่องอะไรเลย พระองค์ทรงบำเพ็ญพระองค์เป็นกลางและเป็นที่สักการะโดยแท้จริง ครั้นพระองค์สวรรคตแล้ว ก็เอาการสวรรคตของพระองค์เป็นเครื่องมือทางการเมืองต่อไปอีก ได้พยายามปั้นข่าวเท็จตั้งแต่วันแรกสวรรคต ...
Pandora, Other Internet Radio Stations May Survive After All [Everybody Dance Now] (5)
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Assuming negotiations succeed, you'll have your Pandora to listen to after all. On Tuesday, Congress passed the Webcaster Settlement Act, which gives Internet radio stations like Pandora until February 2009 to reach a new royalty agreement with copyright holders; if they meet the deadline, the government will not interfere, which is great news since it was the gov's Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) that set the current market-killing fees in the first place. From PC Magazine: ...
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Oh, thank the gods. I would die without Pandora at work.
Pandora, Other Internet Radio Stations May Survive After All [Everybody Dance Now] (3)
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Assuming negotiations succeed, you'll have your Pandora to listen to after all. On Tuesday, Congress passed the Webcaster Settlement Act, which gives Internet radio stations like Pandora until February 2009 to reach a new royalty agreement with copyright holders; if they meet the deadline, the government will not interfere, which is great news since it was the gov's Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) that set the current market-killing fees in the first place. From PC Magazine: ...
Country of origin labeling law goes into effect (3)
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Filed under: Newspapers, America, Local Eating, Food News Country-of-origin labeling laws went into effect in the United States Tuesday, though it may be some weeks before new labels appear at grocery stores. American stores will now have to identify the country of origin for meats, produce and some types of nuts, according to the Agriculture Department. Retailers have six months to comply with the law. A number of groups have rallied for country-of-origin labeling, including ...
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This has been a long time coming.
Lapdogs Allowed (2)
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In California you better not be caught driving and talking on your cell phone, unless wearing a headset. But you can still take Rover for a ride on your lap and go cruising. Lapdogs are legal, big and small. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a proposal to fine drivers with animals on their laps. The governor says he only wants to sign the highest-priority bills, and this isn’t one of them. I wouldn’t think one ...
Energy Star Coming to Computers (1)
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Image: handolio For the eco-minded, buying a new computer is one of the most annoying things around. Sure, you want to get a computer that has the least impact possible, but how do you know which computers have toxic chemicals and are only 1% recycleable. What’s more, how do you know how much energy that laptop or desktop will consume? Most of already know that laptops tend to consume less natural resources and less energy, ...
Texting while driving now banned in California (2)
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To the girl who almost slammed into me as she was texting away on her phone while driving last week: regardless of the crazy face you made and the nasty words you mouthed through your windshield, that was your fault. California agrees with me. Just yesterday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation outlawing the reading or writing of text messages while driving. Starting January 1st, the first violation will set you back 20 bucks, with ...
Armageddon: Amish Farmers Fight Government to Battle Bovine Mark of the Beast (4)
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Generally, the government doesn't meddle too much in Amish affairs—it doesn't make them educate children after the eighth grade, for instance, 'cause of the First Amendment and all that. So it's kind of surprising to see many Amish threaten to quit farming in a battle with the government over lojacking their livestock with the Mark of the Beast. They've joined up with a lawsuit challenging the National Animal Identification system, which requires livestock to be ...
Charges Filed Against Bed, Bath & Beyond Manager Who Refused To Allow 911 Call [Bed Bath And Beyond] (3)
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Police have charged Elizabeth Miller, the manager of the Bed, Bath & Beyond in Lexington, Kentucky, who refused to let a couple use the store's phone to call 911 to report a three-year-old locked in a van, and refused to make an announcement over the store's PA system. The charge is "failure to report dependency, neglect and abuse, a Class B misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of 90 days and a maximum fine of ...
Safeway IDs Everyone In Your Party When You Buy Beer (6)
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Daniel went to his local Safeway with his brother to buy some beer. Daniel had his ID, but his brother didn't—but that's okay, because Daniel was the one buying the beer. The cashier, however, felt otherwise, and wouldn't complete the transaction without carding both of them. The store manager told him "the policy is, at the discretion of the clerk, to check the ID of every person present." The manager hinted that this was a ...
Use Your Bank Accounts Every Three Years Or They Will Go To The State [Your Money] (5)
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Each year banks give states $4.7 billion belonging to people who failed to "initiate a transaction or communicate with the financial institution" in the past three years. The money isn't lost forever, but getting it back can be a bureaucratic hassle full of forms and headaches. The average works out to $282 per person. It won't pay for retirement, but it's nothing to sneeze at either. Laws on abandoned property were enacted to protect consumers ...
Hey, How Do I Sue Telemarketers Who Ignore The Do Not Call List? [Do Not Call List] (6)
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We've been getting a lot of emails lately from people who are fed up with telemarketers ignoring the Do Not Call list and want to take the bastards to court. Now, to be fair, sometimes the people who email don't fully understand what is and what is not allowed under the law. It's important to understand that if you have a business relationship with the company, they are allowed to call you for 18 months ...
The Questionable Aspects of The Housing Bailout Bill - H.R. 3221 (2)
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By Xin LuIn my last article I wrote about the one aspect of the $300 billion dollar housing bailout that I thought made sense, but the full text of the bill known as H.R. 3221 is over 700 pages so it is too complex to discuss in any one blog post. Today I shall highlight some of the more questionable and even dangerous aspects of the bill. Loose underwriting standards for troubled homeowners - In ...
Laws make for ill-mannered idiots (1)
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One of the biggest differences I noticed between living in the U.S. and living abroad is the number of stupid laws made here and signs to inform you of all of them and those other things the control freaks want you to know.Go to any park or into an underground MUNI station to see what I mean. No smoking, no pets, no offleash pets, no loitering, no camping, no panhandling, no vending, no solicitig, stay ...
Texan Law Requires Computer Repair Techs To Have PI Licenses [Texas] (1)
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Texas has a new law that makes it mandatory for computer repair technicians in the state to have private investigator licenses. This is being contested by at least one advocacy group that's suing, as many techs don't know they're being criminals by doing their jobs. The strange new law comes about because sometimes in the course of repairing a computer some investigation is needed, and in the great state of Texas that's a felony without ...
Texan Law Requires Comptuer Repair Techs To Have PI Licenses [Texas] (1)
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Texas has a new law that makes it mandatory for computer repair technicians in the state to have private investigator licenses. This is being contested by at least one advocacy group that's suing, as many techs don't know they're being criminals by doing their jobs. The strange new law comes about because sometimes in the course of repairing a computer some investigation is needed, and in the great state of Texas that's a felony without ...
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Somewhere in the world – a language dies every two weeks. Half of the world’s languages may not be spoken in the next century. This is an extremely serious concern. Hindi is the second-most widely spoken language in the world, trailing behind Mandarin Chinese. It is the dominant language of India, which is also the world’s second largest nation in terms of its population. Despite Hindi not being a universally spoken language in India, the ...Shared by chakresh (20)Contribute comment
