Ralf11 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 hours ago, new_media said: We have casinos for that. (I'm originally from Louisiana.) Geaux Tigahs!! new_media 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 13 hours ago, sandyk said: What do you use the rifle for then ? Perhaps shooting down low flying Drones? a shotgun with a goose choke is the appropriate item for that Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Those of you in the Uk or Australian should understand that the legal and cultural background for liberties in the US is different, and was based on a revolutionary road in a frontier culture. Also, nobody has mentioned the ultimate US gun nuts yet... Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 home owners association ?? gmgraves 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 38 minutes ago, mansr said: Yes, the ones that mete out punishments if the grass on your lawn isn't trimmed to within a quarter inch of the prescribed value, or if you leave your car in the driveway overnight rather than parking it in the garage. Yup - that is a contract you enter into. My advice: DON'T. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Self-driving cars solve the drunk driving problem nicely (that as the Neuromancer himself said while "the future is already here, it is not evenly distributed). But the search problem is not going away, as the US Border Patrol can stop and search you or your car many, many miles from the US border... Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 re: objective the term of art is "bright line test" - it is why legal cases are decided by humans, and not by AI Systems ... not yet anyway Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 hour ago, esldude said: Yes, but NYC is not most of the USA. you obviously don't talk to many New Yorkers! remember, New Rochelle is "upstate" Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 "Now, I'm liberal, but to a degreeI want ev'rybody to be free" Teresa 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 54 minutes ago, wgscott said: Police ... can demand to see ... ID, even if you are walking []. Nope. Only if they have "reasonable suspicion" of a crime (or at min., an infraction). (Note I said of a crime, not that you committed it - i.e. you might be a witness.) A bike is a vehicle so they may well be able to do so in that case. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Another fun fact was a situation a year or so ago, when the local courts needed to fill out their jury pool. They sent Sheriff's deputies out into the streets, asking people if they were county residents... anyone who said yes, got nabbed and induced to perform forced labor. So, if a deputy ever asks you, the innocent pedestrian, if you live in the county, or where do you live don't answer... Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I .. er.. um.. ahem.. waffled on bike, as a bike itself might be required to be licensed (they are here), and/or a bike rider could be too (not here). Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 5 hours ago, wgscott said: male separatist lunatics Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 re: there is zero contradiction between a democracy and "socialism" there is a risk to socialism or anything where additional power inheres in a govt. - without adequate controls, you may lose your democracy of course, strong govt. is required to control large, powerful corporations but then large, powerful corporations may take over control of the govt. insofar as it affects them (so common it has a name: "administrative capture") dean70 1 Link to comment
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