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- Police Blotter: Juror caught blogging about DUI trial
- Police Blotter: Juror caught blogging about DUI trialAs far as I can tell......the decision is correct. The juror in question did not discuss the case while it was ongoing, as much as he may have wanted to. Rather, he waited until after it was all over, at which...
- Tags: juror, DUI, blogging
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
- The open source imperative hits breathalyzers
- What happens when law enforcement relies on proprietary technology? A case in Miami is showing governments another benefit of open source. When Timothy Muldowny was busted for drunk driving, his lawyers hit on an interesting defense strategy: Demand to see the source code of the breathalyzer...
- Tags: DUI, source code
- Blog posts 2006-03-13
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- Drivers caught red-handed holding phone
- Drivers caught red-handed holding phoneHasn't the police got better things to do?People are being robbed, murdered, tortured, but never mind that, first we must punish these "really" dangerous and evil criminals, the scary mobile phone users! Where has common sense gone? I think I remember seeing it just a few...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, holding phone, red-handed holding phone, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Microsoft antitrust oversight and a changed market
- Microsoft antitrust oversight and a changed marketPast actions speak louder the future promises!Most of us DO NOT trust anyone who has taken advantage and harmedus in the past. An abusive parent does not deserve a "get out ofjail free" card just because they raised the abused child.Courts seem to...
- Tags: antitrust, Microsoft Corp., windscreen
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- Police Blotter: Breathalyzer code must be disclosed
- Police Blotter: Breathalyzer code must be disclosedI did much the same thing with photo radarSome years ago, I got a speeding ticket in the mail from a photo radar outfit operating in Anchorage, Alaska. I filed a discovery motion asking for the calibration results and original manufacturer's testing that...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Breathalyzer, radar, Police Blotter, breathalyzer
- Discussion threads 2008-01-28
- Gore's a wh
- Gore's a whSea level propertyMany people including journalists always seem to make the same mistake when describing "global warming" skeptics. You see they are not skeptical that global warming is occurring they are skeptical that the global warming is manpeople made.I am in no position to judge the science...
- Tags: global warming, government
- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
- NJ bans sex offenders from the Internet
- NJ bans sex offenders from the InternetGoing way too far against sex offenders.With the way things are going one would be better off being a murderer than a sex offender (though sometimes they're one and the same). The constraints being placed on sex offenders after they've served their time have...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Internet, sex offender
- Discussion threads 2007-12-28
- Rep: Yahoo lied to Congress about Chinese journalist
- Yahoo lied to Congress last year about its role in the arrest of a Chinese journalist, Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) charged Tuesday. Lantos said Yahoo general counsel Michael Callahan lied when he told a House panel that Yahoo had no information "about the nature of the investigation" by Chinese authorities...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Congress, Tom Lantos, Security, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-10-16
- Linux felon forced to install Windows
- Linux felon forced to install WindowsVirtualized LinuxI run SUSE Linux virtually on a Windows XP box. What is the problem? The monitoring software, I would imagine, would see what ever is being done in a ritualized Linux since Linux would be just like any other application on Windows at that...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, felon, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- China crackdown on media as Congress investigates Yahoo
- Every five years China's Communist Party Congress takes place and in celebration the government engages in repression of dissent and dangerous thinking. Wednesday, China crackdown on "false news reports, unauthorized publications and bogus journalists," the New York Times reports.A journalist was given a one-year prison sentence and a $130...
- Tags: China, Yahoo! Inc., Media, U.S. Congress, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-08-16
- Doubts arise over fate of breathalyzer source code in Minn. case
- Doubts arise over fate of breathalyzer source code in Minn. caseBettera drunk driver get off scott-free, than justice be done.Closed-source voting machine software, anyone?:o)Remember stateshiding the code is not a good idea and if justice is to fairly rule on the full status of the accused, the govt may...
- Tags: source code, conviction, blood test
- Discussion threads 2007-08-10
- Nine in 10 Americans say ban texting while driving
- Nine in 10 Americans say ban texting while drivingHows about hanging up while you aredriving too? I am getting tired of you morons running red lights and swerving and just being totally obnoxious on the road because of your stupid insecure need for a cell phone to talk about absolutely...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Nissan gets testy with drunk drivers
- Nissan gets testy with drunk driversWhile I agree thatkeeping dangerous drunks off the road is commendable, the Orwellian method is a bit creepy. ]:)Why dont they just invent a car that drives itselfThey i can get wasted, let the dam thing drive me home, and crash on the couch. ...
- Tags: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- The future of virtual worlds
- The future of virtual worldsThe Future Looks Good Optimystical HeightsI am a huge long time resident of the Active Worlds virtual Universe, helping artisans establish a virtual presence on the internet through the building of virtual galleries and studios on the Artshighway.com Artshiway in AW. I also tour virtual worlds...
- Tags: virtual world, virtual reality
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- More clues: Why Microsoft backtracked on its Vista virtualization plans
- More clues: Why Microsoft backtracked on its Vista virtualization plansGuess we now know your trustworthiness"sent under NDA June 18." Nuff said - you break your NDA like a couple of morning eggs.It is obvious isn't it?They want to enforce the sale of the most expensive version of Vista. ...
- Tags: Storage management, No_Ax, Microsoft Corp., No_Ax_to_Grind, virtualization, Mary Jo, NDA, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- Gov. reneges on sex offender monitoring law
- Gov. reneges on sex offender monitoring lawDraconian Sex Offender LawsLINKS :* http://sexoffenderinfo.pbwiki.com* http://sexoffenderinfo.pbwiki.com/FrontPage#OtherIssues* http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/* http://www.csom.org/pubs/mythsfacts.htmlISSUES :* I do not believe in registries period, but if the sex offender laws are kept, why discriminate? If sex offenders must suffer for life and be on GPS, so should ANYONE with a criminal...
- Tags: INTERNET, Cyberthreats, Spyware, monitoring, sex offender, Buffer Zone, therapy, registry
- Discussion threads 2007-02-21
- Another politician comes out against child predators
- Another politician comes out against child predatorsDraconian Sex Offender LawsLINKS:* http://sexoffenderinfo.pbwiki.com* http://sexoffenderinfo.pbwiki.com/FrontPage#OtherIssues* http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/* http://www.csom.org/pubs/mythsfacts.htmlISSUES:* I do not believe in registries period, but if the sex offender laws are kept, why discriminate? If sex offenders must suffer for life and be on GPS, so should ANYONE with a criminal record. If...
- Tags: INTERNET, Cyberthreats, Spyware, sex offender, Buffer Zone, therapy, registry
- Discussion threads 2007-02-21
- HI passes on GPS measure for sex offenders
- HI passes on GPS measure for sex offendersSex Offender LawsLinks:* http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2796316
- Tags: sex offender, Buffer Zone, Registries, therapy, GPS
- Discussion threads 2007-02-14
- AZ speed cameras may put cops out of business
- AZ speed cameras may put cops out of businessOutrageousI'm not completely familiar with this program, but it sounds just like "red-light cameras." If anyone ever fights these, then they would have to get off, since a camera cannot testify and there would be no witnesses.Just another way the government is...
- Tags: camera
- Discussion threads 2007-02-01
- New crime: Driving while texting
- New crime: Driving while textingTexting? It does happen.I know a few people who admit to doing it while driving; I've actually been in the car with one while he was responding to an email from behind the wheel. I'm not sure which was more distracting, though: the typing he was...
- Tags: Policies and procedures, Telecom & Utilities, phone, cell phone, accident
- Discussion threads 2007-01-15
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