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Paper Jam Dipper posted:I thought everyone knew you buy Crystal Head for the crystal head, allow visitors to drink it for free and then just put it up somewhere and drink good vodka instead. This. My buddies and I tried it once and it became a punishment drink. Forget to clean your dishes? Take a shot. Leave your laundry in the machines? That's a double. Putrid stuff
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:I thought everyone knew you buy Crystal Head for the crystal head, allow visitors to drink it for free and then just put it up somewhere and drink good vodka instead. It looks like it would make a bitching bong. Just saying. Booze chat > food chat
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THC posted:CRTC actually does something useful for a change. I hate to derail, but does anyone know if this covers mobile internet (like turbo hubs and whatnot)? I live in an area where they've got me by the balls. The best data cap I can get is 15gb/month which is ridiculously small. I'd be willing to pay $50 more for essentially unlimited.
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Because I am sick of seeing this thread derail into a food (now drink) thread... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/06/03/toronto-via-terror-court-appearance.html quote:A Montreal man linked to an alleged plot to bomb a Via Rail train says he cannot find a lawyer willing to use the Qur'an as a basis for his defence. In this situation what options does he have? Could the courts find him insane based on his asinine religious beliefs?
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Jun 3, 2013 21:01
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Isn't that basically what the sovereign nation guys on the Internet are saying, that they get to pick what sets of laws apply to them? I don't think it matters that the stated belief originates in religion. I have no idea what they could actually do to respond to "well you can try me for a crime, but you can only try me using a special set of laws that I requested." Seems like you'd have to get a specially trained lawyer too then, because the government only provides lawyers that know our laws.
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Jun 3, 2013 21:09
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OSI bean dip posted:Because I am sick of seeing this thread derail into a food (now drink) thread... Would be nice to see happen. But think of the backlash we'd get from Muslim countries, and the other bs it'll start if he is found insane due to his religious beliefs. If anything he'd probably be forced into some type of arrangement where he has legal representation, or we get this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GGL0qGk5lA
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Jun 3, 2013 21:11
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I'm kinda surprised that some billionaire in the Middle East hasn't just parachuted a lawyer to represent him at this point.
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Daynab posted:I hate to derail, but does anyone know if this covers mobile internet (like turbo hubs and whatnot)? I live in an area where they've got me by the balls. The best data cap I can get is 15gb/month which is ridiculously small. I'd be willing to pay $50 more for essentially unlimited.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Isn't that basically what the sovereign nation guys on the Internet are saying, that they get to pick what sets of laws apply to them? So is plotting to blow up a train and kill people NOT a crime in the Qu'ran, or what? He's still being charged with conspiracy to BLOW UP A TRAIN AND KILL PEOPLE. I fail to see how the "holiness" of our criminal code should matter when he is literally charged with a literal crime.
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Jun 3, 2013 21:44
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If he had declared a jihad against commuter trains than I believe he should be clear.
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Leofish posted:So is plotting to blow up a train and kill people NOT a crime in the Qu'ran, or what? He's still being charged with conspiracy to BLOW UP A TRAIN AND KILL PEOPLE. I fail to see how the "holiness" of our criminal code should matter when he is literally charged with a literal crime. I'm guessing the defence is something along the lines of fighting against non-believers, but obviously for even that to work he would have to prove he knew everyone on the train was not one of his own. Unless the Qu'ran allows for the ol' "gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette".
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Jun 3, 2013 21:52
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No, it doesn't work that way. If you go to one of the Muslim countries, you are subject to their laws. Here, no, you are subject to our laws. Full stop. And parachuting in a lawyer? Do you mean one that has passed the bar? Or one from outside of Canada? 'Cause that isn't going to work because of above.
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Jun 3, 2013 21:56
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THC posted:My contract is up in January; I already get a decent monthly rate so I'll probably just buy my next device unlocked at retail because gently caress contracts. Go order a Nexus 4 from Google. It's an extremely reasonable $310 for the 8GB model, and has been a great phone so far.
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Leofish posted:So is plotting to blow up a train and kill people NOT a crime in the Qu'ran, or what? He's still being charged with conspiracy to BLOW UP A TRAIN AND KILL PEOPLE. I fail to see how the "holiness" of our criminal code should matter when he is literally charged with a literal crime. Yeah, I think we're on the same side here. I am having problems logically working out how he wants this thing to work, other than "Well if you say that our laws don't apply to you, I guess they don't! You're free to go!" I guess if you're going down for terrorism you might as well try something idiotic like this to be cute. I just have no idea how from a legal perspective you can approach this other than to completely deny what the dude wants and give him a public defender. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Jun 3, 2013 |
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Jun 3, 2013 22:07
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OSI bean dip posted:In this situation what options does he have? Could the courts find him insane based on his asinine religious beliefs? I believe his option will be to represent himself to the satisfaction of the judge, or take a legal aid lawyer and grumble about it in his cell.
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ufarn posted:I'm kinda surprised that some billionaire in the Middle East hasn't just parachuted a lawyer to represent him at this point. Oh, those browns! Always having each other's backs!  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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SpannerX posted:And parachuting in a lawyer? Do you mean one that has passed the bar? Or one from outside of Canada? 'Cause that isn't going to work because of above. I'm pretty sure that was just an unfunny joke dude.
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Lobok posted:I'm guessing the defence is something along the lines of fighting against non-believers, but obviously for even that to work he would have to prove he knew everyone on the train was not one of his own. Also, the kill-non-believers thing only really applies to apostates as Chapter 2 of the Qur'an states that Christians and Jews are also people of God/Allah. It actually goes on at length about it.
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As long as we're talking about ridiculous hypotheticals, I would love a world where he was tried under the Qur'an somehow but still lost because the courts interpretation of the Qur'an does not favour his case.
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ductonius posted:Also, the kill-non-believers thing only really applies to apostates as Chapter 2 of the Qur'an states that Christians and Jews are also people of God/Allah. It actually goes on at length about it. So he's definitely, surely, certainly a religious extremist nutjob psycho.
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PittTheElder posted:Go order a Nexus 4 from Google. It's an extremely reasonable $310 for the 8GB model, and has been a great phone so far. I would like my next phone to have better battery life than the iPhone 4 it's replacing
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THC posted:I would like my next phone to have better battery life than the iPhone 4 it's replacing My Nexus 4 has great battery life. 
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Fine-able Offense posted:My Nexus 4 has great battery life. Every cell phone has great battery life as long as you don't use it as a mini computer.
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:Every cell phone has great battery life as long as you don't use it as a mini computer. I use mine as a mini computer, and mine lasts about day from full change if I do. If I don't it goes 2-3 days
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Should I wait for Nexus 5 or hurry up before WIND gets bought up by Telus and the unlimited plans go away for ever?
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Mr. Wynand posted:Should I wait for Nexus 5 or hurry up before WIND gets bought up by Telus and the unlimited plans go away for ever? Well, the next Google phone is a rebranded Samsung Galaxy S4.
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ZeeBoi posted:Well, the next Google phone is a rebranded Samsung Galaxy S4. Don't forget the stock Android HTC One (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/googles-sundar-pichai-confirms-htc-one-with-stock-android-coming-june-26/).
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How do I get a good phone plan in Canada? .... Move somewhere else I guess.
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There is a Canadian cellular thread in Inspect Your Gadgets, along with phone threads, plan threads, and app threads. If you want to chat about things unrelated to Canadian politics, take it to the IRC channel.
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More Vancouver transportation infrastructure chat! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/06/03/bc-pattullo-bridge-replacement.html The Sapperton Bar replacement possibility is pretty much right next to the Port Mann, but I guess it needs to feed into the Trans-Canada/Lougheed Hwy anyways. The more southerly choice seems interesting, actually. But Surrey/North Delta's crappy road infrastructure is, to my understanding, not going to be great at accommodating the commuters to cross a bridge over there. I imagine it will be tolled, so those people who refuse to pay for the Port Mann will have to saddle up and deal with it.
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rhazes posted:More Vancouver transportation infrastructure chat! I've been using the Pattullo more often since they opened up the SFPR. It's actually quicker for me to travel along that to get to my parents' place in Cloverdale than it is to take Highway 1 and the tolled bridge. For the record, I am a New Westminster resident. Personally I think they should build a new bridge parallel to the existing one because I don't see a reason to not build in that area. We already have an established corridor via McBride. There were plans to connect McBride to Highway 1 via that 3-way intersection at 10th, but I have no idea why that was shelved.
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I'm sure whatever is chosen New West will manage to be whiny douchenozzles about it.
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priznat posted:I'm sure whatever is chosen New West will manage to be whiny douchenozzles about it. Far better than Burnaby where it whines about having to contribute to rapid transit expansion and yet forgets it has the most SkyTrain stations per capita.
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The CBC article makes it sound like there's more possible options than are realistically being considered. They've basically already narrowed it down to three:
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Coquitlam is gonna ram that bailey bridge through come hell or high water!! BINDING ARBITRATION!! So is the Surrey-Coquitlam one just going to tie to highway 1 via the brunette overpass? That's gonna be some fun with extra traffic.
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priznat posted:Coquitlam is gonna ram that bailey bridge through come hell or high water!! BINDING ARBITRATION!! Yeah it may be a big mess for traffic, really. 
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That whole part of Highway 1 is already a giant clusterfuck, I don't even WANT to know how many lane changes I'm going to have to make to get back onto Highway 7 without accidentally ending up somewhere I don't want to be. As long as it makes them realize toll bridges are the stupidest thing on the planet though I'm happy, since anyone from Surrey would just start to use the new bridge (unless it comes with a toll too) over the Port Mann. I was thinking yesterday, once you get past the Patullo, the next bridge that crosses the Fraser toll-free is the Abbotsford-Mission bridge 
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HookShot posted:As long as it makes them realize toll bridges are the stupidest thing on the planet though I'm happy, since anyone from Surrey would just start to use the new bridge (unless it comes with a toll too) over the Port Mann. Based on the consultation, all three proposed methods will probably have a toll. "Costs could be covered by user-based revenues, subject to additional analysis."
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Mederlock posted:I'm pretty sure that was just an unfunny joke dude. I need my joke reader recalibrated, I guess. 
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