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by ouchy 12y ago
IANAL, but as I understand it he still had options, though (trial by jury, for example).
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by ouchy 12y ago
I haven't seen the documentary, so I hadn't heard that. Thanks. I think Lessig's exactly right.
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by ouchy 12y ago
Activists need to realize they're intentionally walking the fine line between being a scapegoat and a martyr. The better they navigate that, the more effective they'll be.
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by ouchy 12y ago
A few things. 1. Don't give up. I hate to say it, but they guy was in the middle of negotiations, and could have probably worked out something significantly better than the 6-month deal he was offered (which really could have been far
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by ouchy 12y ago
Before Amazon jumped on the touchscreen bandwagon, I would have suggested a Kindle with a new subscription, whether something that's paid, or by rolling your own via Calibre. Now, not so much. Maybe find an older Kindle keyboard (or 5t
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by ouchy 12y ago
> I think it would give leverage to the people trying to enact agriculture changes though. It probably does, but agriculture changes in California tend to be in the interest of the agriculture industry, and those whose campaigns they fun
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by ouchy 12y ago
It gets people thinking they're conservationists. It doesn't necessarily make them conservationists. In fact, I'd argue it has tended to produce the opposite effect, because it creates a mental barometer based on the wrong
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by ouchy 12y ago
Better, but it still reinforces the notion that there's some secret rule somewhere requiring virtually all aspects of any Linux UI to be ugly.
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by ouchy 12y ago
Follow the money: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2014/04/the-politics-of-drou...
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by ouchy 12y ago
I totally agree that people need to feel like they have skin in the game. And I wish lawn-watering laws did that, but they don't seem to. I think the natural result with mankind–at least with Californians–seems to be that people then f
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by ouchy 12y ago
In principle, I agree with everything you said. In practice? No so much. One could write volumes about how the wheels quickly come off the wagon in each area you listed, since they all happen inside of very specific, narrow, and rigid const
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by ouchy 12y ago
If all Californians stopped watering their lawns, the state's water situation would remain almost wholly unchanged. It's an incredibly minor contributing factor. Most of the laws passed mandating reduced watering are done primaril
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by ouchy 12y ago
Heads-up: this video begins with loud audio from a smoke alarm.