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Being a troll is now illegal.

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugge...-criminalize-internet-trolling-184547052.html
Arizona marches to the beat of its own drummer. But if that drummer gets upset and starts hollering on the Internet, he might get tossed in the clink.
After spending years targeting illegal aliens, the Grand Canyon State is turning its sights on obnoxious Internet users (commonly called 'trolls'). A new update to the state's telecommunications harassment bill could make the practice of harassing people online illegal.
Arizona House Bill 2549 has already passed both of the state's legislative bodies and is currently sitting on the desk of Governor Jan Brewer. While there's a lot in there that doesn't concern trolling, here's the line that has people worried:
It is unlawful for any person, with intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend, to use ANY ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL DEVICE and use any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest any lewd or lascivious act, or threaten to inflict physical harm to the person or property of any person.
Violators could be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor and face up to 6 months in jail. If electronic devices are used to stalk someone, the charges then become a Class 3 felony, with penalties ranging from a minimum sentence of two and a half years in jail for non-dangerous offenders with no prior record to 25 years.
At the heart of the bill is an anti-bullying agenda. Cyber-bullying has been on the rise in recent years and has been in the news lately. A 2010 report in The New York Times found that one of out five middle-school students said they had been victims of cyberbullying.
Despite its good intentions, the Arizona law is already being called "overly broad" by critics. By using vague terms like "annoy" and "offend," it could easily encompass Internet forums or even comments like the ones found at the end of this story.
Free speech groups say they don't believe the law would ever stand up to court scrutiny if Gov. Brewer does, in fact, sign it. And many have pointed out the flaws in the bill to the governor herself.
"Government may criminalize speech that rises to the level of harassment and many states have laws that do so, but this legislation takes a law meant to address irritating phone calls and applies it to communication on web sites, blogs, listserves and other Internet communication," Media Coalition wrote in a letter last week.
So tell me guys what do you think about this? I for one do not live in Arizona so it does not affect me but still its alittle stupid.. we can't have fun anywhere can we?
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One more...
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/arizona

LOL
damn i live in az
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davidrules7778 said:
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damn i live in az
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I feel yahoo trolled me
I guess me going to jail soon

Better watch out ill call the police and say you're trolling my forum xD
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So....M_T_M is on the run then?
Wasn't me!! I didn't do it!

Babydoll25 said:
So....M_T_M is on the run then?
Wasn't me!! I didn't do it!
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Don't think he lives in az

toxicpaulution said:
It is unlawful for any person, with intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend, to use ANY ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL DEVICE and use any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest any lewd or lascivious act, or threaten to inflict physical harm to the person or property of any person.
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this is not detailed enough. you can be annoyed or terrified by many things. i am sure that this law will be abused by the police

davidrules7778 said:
Don't think he lives in az
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They should expand that law
Wasn't me!! I didn't do it!

so, we have to lure M_T_M to this place, sounds like a plan

htc fan89 said:
so, we have to lure M_T_M to this place, sounds like a plan
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Just lure him with wataburger or octopus soup

Yeah lets say you have arachanophiba and I post a photo of a spider and then you go to the police saying I trolled >.<
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How do I quit XDA?
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scoffyburito said:
How do I quit XDA?
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say "f*ck" too much. Or just post something anywhere but here and be banhammered. Or just stop coming here.
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
say "f*ck" too much. Or just post something anywhere but here and be banhammered. Or just stop coming here.
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Its a joke that I'm a troll
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Uh-oh, get ready for 7 proxies - that way the FBI will never know I'm a troll!

scoffyburito said:
Its a joke that I'm a troll
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I got that
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I'm glad I live in Texas!! I'm a troll way to often....
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I don't understand how those are not opinions. What could be annoying or offensive to someone could be entertaining and pleasing to another.
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Ginger guy really hates you trolls.

scoffyburito said:
How do I quit XDA?
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You must PM a moderator and they will send you the appropriate paperwork, which must be mailed back within 10 business days...failure to do so will mean you have to check in once a day for life.
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[NEWS] The End of Android is Coming Nearly Close!

Hello Guys,
Very Sad News Here:
http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/apples-latest-patents-could-spell-doom-for-android-r977
MOD Edit: Removed some of this as its more of a rant, Chill out safariking.

Oh jeez... I hope this won't come true. I don't want any of their products, but if this is true and apple wins in lawsuits to come, I might have no other choice. This is some pretty f*cked up s*it
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These articles pop up all the time. Nothing happens. Don't worry.
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orlandoxpolice said:
These articles pop up all the time. Nothing happens. Don't worry.
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i hope so!!!

Nothing will happen, it will either be considered a FRAND patent requiring a license fee, but no bans, or invalidated completely in court. Even IF it stood up to all that it only applies in the US. If the US wants that, fine suffer the consequences.

Fun journey ahead.
The platform which can REALLY suffer drastic consequences from this is not Android, it's Apple's iOS devices sales. People are not blind, and even on the Apple camp, people are starting to get really tired of Apple's litigations and are beginning to see Apple's true nature and purpose. Cut me the crap that they are defending their own IP, they really are hurting the whole industry with their mentality (and the lawyers are the ones who really win). Remember, bad publicity is still publicity, people are not blind and are seeing new stuff, new interfaces, improvements, cooler looks, variety of features and devices and more in the Android side. They will figure out who is who.

Touchscreen patents? Who needs Touchscreen??
Since i haven't 10 posts on xda yet, i cannot post links. So search for "Most Important New Technology" on page of technology review. Using devices without touchscreen is coming.

Oh give me break... "moving things around the screen with your finger", "electronic lists such as music in a library"... to name a few can be dismissed with evidence of prior art.
What blows my mind is how when Microsoft where faced with apples bull**** regarding using a window to group items in an operating system Microsoft won out. What gives these days? Is it only mega rich corporations that get justice.

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Short question.

My question. In the field of computer programming at this stage is it worth the 2 year investment of time and money to get a degree in computer programming? I'm 28 married with 4 kids. Is it a good possible career choice? I know its mostly dependent on whether you care enough to be good at it. Or is it a field that is flooded with new talent making it not so much worth it unless it been your passion since you were in your teens?
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phoenixfriend said:
My question. In the field of computer programming at this stage is it worth the 2 year investment of time and money to get a degree in computer programming? I'm 28 married with 4 kids. Is it a good possible career choice? I know its mostly dependent on whether you care enough to be good at it. Or is it a field that is flooded with new talent making it not so much worth it unless it been your passion since you were in your teens?
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No.

jaszek said:
No.
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You don't have to be so short!!

jaszek said:
No.
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Which question were you answering?
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Josepho1997 said:
Which question were you answering?
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I think he was answering the short one.

Short answer for a short question. Lol.
But seriously. The job market is saturated with programmers and unless you have some programming experience it will be difficult. Also, if you still want to do it then pick up some text books and read it yourself. I can send you a C++ and a Java book in pdf. The ones I'm using this semester.
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jaszek said:
Short answer for a short question. Lol.
But seriously. The job market is saturated with programmers and unless you have some programming experience it will be difficult. Also, if you still want to do it then pick up some text books and read it yourself. I can send you a C++ and a Java book in pdf. The ones I'm using this semester.
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The PDFs would be great. Pm me for email. Though I don't known if a saturated market now with as many people out of work as there are will necessarily be so saturated in 2 year. I personally don't think that the american economy is ready to quit nor is the american spirit of in general. Sorry I know I said short question and turned it into a much longer question. I do enjoy messing around with the smart phones. I'm learning quite a bit. I appreciate the responses. I do think I'm going to go for it in the winter quarter.
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If you're only in it for the money you won't go far. If computers/programming is something you're passionate about there's no limit to what you can do. People who love what they do are always successful compared to people only in it for the money because when they love what they do it becomes apparent in their work.

So would it be a bad idea for me to go into computer science when I go to college in 4 years?
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Josepho1997 said:
So would it be a bad idea for me to go into computer science when I go to college in 4 years?
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Like I said, it depends on why you're doing it. If it's for the money your time might be better spent on a different major, but if you genuinely are doing it out of a love for computers you won't regret it.

063_XOBX said:
Like I said, it depends on why you're doing it. If it's for the money your time might be better spent on a different major, but if you genuinely are doing it out of a love for computers you won't regret it.
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I have 4 years to think it through, so...
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I don't know that I can agree with that. While someone who has a true passion for something can be better than someone that doesn't would you really feel comfortable with a complete moron with a passion for cars to do your brakes? Its a simple enough system but should a step be missed the consequences could be deadly. Think about the mechanics from the Jim Carey movie the mask. for anyone to make a career of something over a hobby the major motivator is undoubtedly money. No matter the passion for you'll find very few people who would work on a strangers car for free. Me personally I am very passionate about cars. I enjoy restoring them, modifying them, adding that custom touch to make it stand out. Would i make a career of it? No I found after years in the industry I much prefer it as a hobby. Even though I have made insane money selling cars that I've restored or even my 10 second street legal camaro. I have a closet full of trophies from the 71 super Beatle restoration project I did in high school and spent a year and a half trailering to shows. I've also started at a restaurant as a bus boy and worked to general manager with no passion for the food service industry. Passion does not guarantee success. Unless that passion is placed in making g yourself the best you can possibly be at anything you do.
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phoenixfriend said:
I don't know that I can agree with that. While someone who has a true passion for something can be better than someone that doesn't would you really feel comfortable with a complete moron with a passion for cars to do your brakes? Its a simple enough system but should a step be missed the consequences could be deadly. Think about the mechanics from the Jim Carey movie the mask. for anyone to make a career of something over a hobby the major motivator is undoubtedly money. No matter the passion for you'll find very few people who would work on a strangers car for free. Me personally I am very passionate about cars. I enjoy restoring them, modifying them, adding that custom touch to make it stand out. Would i make a career of it? No I found after years in the industry I much prefer it as a hobby. Even though I have made insane money selling cars that I've restored or even my 10 second street legal camaro. I have a closet full of trophies from the 71 super Beatle restoration project I did in high school and spent a year and a half trailering to shows. I've also started at a restaurant as a bus boy and worked to general manager with no passion for the food service industry. Passion does not guarantee success. Unless that passion is placed in making g yourself the best you can possibly be at anything you do.
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Hm.
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soham_sss said:
Hm.
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This thread is called "short question", not "short answer".

Arrested Development Thread

Arrested Development will be back in a few minutes on Netflix. Anybody else completely stoked??
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Yep. Looking forward to it.
Netflix might be the best thing to ever happen to episodic entertainment. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually rival cable channels like HBO for providing top class content. They've already begun with exclusive shows like House Of Cards, and resurrecting Arrested Development was a stroke of genius.
At least Netflix understand how people want to consume content in the Internet age. Instead of being drip fed content, people can watch however many episodes they want at a time of their choosing. The cable channels are going to lose out big time if they don't begin to adapt their own antiquated business models.

Bump all the threads
"I didn't slap you, I high fived your face."

I've made a huge mistake...
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Let me just don my analrapist stocking

cdordon said:
I've made a huge mistake...
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Yes, yes you have
"I didn't slap you, I high fived your face."

Petition to end fractions and convert to metric in USA. Go sign!

http : // wh.gov/lgPsl
The metric system has been officially sanctioned for use in the United States since 1866, but it remains the only industrialised country that has not adopted the metric system as its official system of measurement. Not only will the metric system finally allow the US to easily communicate and trade with other nations, It would also eliminate the need of fractions making math and engineering measurements much easier to create and read. On December 23, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act into law; this act gave official sanction for the United States to convert to the metric system of measurement. The money saved up for the conversion was later put into the army and we gave up metrication. www[DOT]nist[DOT]gov/pml/wmd/metric/upload/1136a.pdf
Alright. Let me just give one example. NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because a Lockheed Martin engineering team used English units of measurement while the agency's team used the more conventional metric system for a key spacecraft operation, why? Because of the US using customary. Engineers have to convert everything they do to metric, it would be easier to just do it in metric in the first place? Metric is accurate without the need of fractions. When he said trade, he did not mean Currency, he meant the fact that we make our things to customary units and the other countries to metric units. What if you ordered a computer and thought the measurement was in inches but it turned out to be centimeters? When we send our blueprints to factories outside of the USA, we have to convert everything. It takes a lot of time already just to design everything, but now we have to convert the measurements? People who get Fs in mathematics could get As if it wan't for having to simplify fractions and having to work with them in technology classes and workshops and in regular math class. Decimals are a hundred times easier. 

How about every country switches to our system instead?

It would be fantastic if this happened... but honestly, the majority of people in the U.S. simply can not handle it. I'm sure the majority of folks here on this forum would do great, though...
Here in Southern Arizona they were going with the push to go metric on one highway (I-19):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_19
"Citing motorist confusion arising from the metric signs on I-19, Arizona DOT's Tucson district announced that new signs on I-19 would use United States customary units."
Fail on citizens of the U.S.... :crying:

vormund said:
It would be fantastic if this happened... but honestly, the majority of people in the U.S. simply can not handle it. I'm sure the majority of folks here on this forum would do great, though...
Here in Southern Arizona they were going with the push to go metric on one highway (I-19):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_19
"Citing motorist confusion arising from the metric signs on I-19, Arizona DOT's Tucson district announced that new signs on I-19 would use United States customary units."
Fail on citizens of the U.S.... :crying:
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Yea, The problem is, When Jimmy Carter was president, he was getting ready to switch us over to Metric. Then when Nixon took office, the entire project was cancelled and the saved money put into the army....

So I'll have to learn all that kilometer, meter bs? No.
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veeman said:
So I'll have to learn all that kilometer, meter bs? No.
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One kilometer? That's like 10°F, right?
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veeman said:
So I'll have to learn all that kilometer, meter bs? No.
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Ah but metric makes so much more sense to those that actually use math. As the OP hinted at, it's just one more thing helping the U.S. lag behind the rest of the world. More of a hassle, but still. ...though really, nothing much for the typical person to learn beyond how to pay attention to road signs and use the correct values on their speedometer (that simple task is why we aren't metric today, IMO).

Ichigo said:
How about every country switches to our system instead?
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How about no?

No
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Seraz007 said:
How about no?
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Yeah, you're right. America's the only country smart enough to use the imperial system.

hackery21 said:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-our-measurement-system-metric/FTv83VvC ...
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FTFY.
I need to create an account to sign but me too lazy, need 99,992 more signatures lol.

SteveG12543 said:
One kilometer? That's like 10°F, right?
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I think it's closer to 11°F.
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Ah but metric makes so much more sense to those that actually use math. As the OP hinted at, it's just one more thing helping the U.S. lag behind the rest of the world. More of a hassle, but still. ...though really, nothing much for the typical person to learn beyond how to pay attention to road signs and use the correct values on their speedometer (that simple task is why we aren't metric today, IMO).
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I don't use math. I'm only an engineering student.
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Here is the big hurdle to overcome. Our perceptions of the things we use to measure in the current system. In the US, you say it's 10 C outside. Most of us here will scratch our heads and wonder, does that mean it's hot or cold outside? Now, you say it's 50 F, oh, ok, I better grab a sweater. To the rest of the world, you guys grew up with the metric system, we didn't. In our minds, we measure everything in our current system. I'm to old to change my ways. I have a feeling most adults hear will feel the same.
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I think kids wouldn't be too butt hurt over it, it is the adults and old people who wouldn't be able to handle the change. I would be okay with lengths and weight. It is the temperature that I don't want to deal with
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Here is the big hurdle to overcome. Our perceptions of the things we use to measure in the current system. In the US, you say it's 10 C outside. Most of us here will scratch our heads and wonder, does that mean it's hot or cold outside? Now, you say it's 50 F, oh, ok, I better grab a sweater. To the rest of the world, you guys grew up with the metric system, we didn't. In our minds, we measure everything in our current system. I'm to old to change my ways. I have a feeling most adults hear will feel the same.
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Hit the nail on the head!
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Here is the big hurdle to overcome. Our perceptions of the things we use to measure in the current system. In the US, you say it's 10 C outside. Most of us here will scratch our heads and wonder, does that mean it's hot or cold outside? Now, you say it's 50 F, oh, ok, I better grab a sweater. To the rest of the world, you guys grew up with the metric system, we didn't. In our minds, we measure everything in our current system. I'm to old to change my ways. I have a feeling most adults hear will feel the same.
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Wat... 50F is swimming pool weather.

At least you guys don't argue like these people down at the google+ Linux community. I posted this there and it turned into a heated debate. https://plus.google.com/u/0/103115391145623678721/posts/12nuJ9bdEhx

hackery21 said:
At least you guys don't argue like these people down at the google+ Linux community. I posted this there and it turned into a heated debate. https://plus.google.com/u/0/103115391145623678721/posts/12nuJ9bdEhx
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You haven't been on xda much. The guys in off topic argue like no others.
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veeman said:
You haven't been on xda much. The guys in off topic argue like no others.
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I have been on XDA since 2010... It is just that I have taken on a new alias so I made a new account for it. If 3 years doesn't count as much, then I don't know what does... But I did stay out of OT.

Actually, i feel the Celsius change would be far easier.
0 C: Freezing point of water
0 C-15 C: Cold
20 C: Warm
~23 C: Normal room temp
30 C+: Hot
100 C: Boiling point of water
Doesn't sound hard, starts from 0 and ends at 100 (for water) and not somewhere in between.