blind_boy_grunt

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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
> So what happens when a company is acting on behalf of/as an extension of the government? And exactly how close can that relationship get? FYI, the legal term you're looking for is "state actor". In case that helps w
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
The same way any other unionized employees do: higher wages, better benefits, collective bargaining, serious representation in the corporate hierarchy, better job security.
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
Unless you've already eliminated them, I would also consider the XPS 13 and Asus ZenBook 3. Both are similar products and both run linux very well.
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
Yes they can, but they probably will not. Otherwise the Assistant AG's statement would have said so. Notice how he danced around it.
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
Judging is the act of applying law (general) to a particular case (specific). Since laws can't anticipate every future situation at their time of writing, no matter what there will _always_ be some disconnect between these two -- i.e.
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
Oral argument is usually just for clarifications/questions over the written briefs. Judge Leon likely later read the written briefs on his own time (that is his job, after all).
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
> I have no more trust in the American government to not spy on its citizens than the Chinese government. This is more than a little hyperbolic. In the US you need a warrant.
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
Yes, and congress could pass a law banning net neutrality. But under current law, the FCC is not able to issue a directive doing the same thing. A law banning NN will never get passed due to gridlock (thankfully), so barring some huge cha
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by blind_boy_grunt 8y ago
In Tennessee v. FCC, [1] the FCC, under the authority of §706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, attempted to preempt state laws that prohibit municipalities from building their own broadband networks under certain circumstances (these