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    Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons

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    Image of trailingedge trailingedge
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    what a freakin waste of taxpayer money...just disallow any portable devices...You're in jail man! its suppose to suck!
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    bagellord promoted this comment trailingedge was starred trailingedge was unstarred
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    10/08/09

    @trailingedge: Right. Because people in jail really care about breaking the rules.
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    Image of Notsewfast Notsewfast
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    Guillermo: "For sure Blanca, you know I've got the latest shit up in here"
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/08/09

    @Notsewfast: That woman is like 70, and still smoking hot.
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    Image of canyoncliffs canyoncliffs
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    When you do this, is there a risk of the screen getting cracked?
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    Image of iElvis iElvis
    10/08/09

    @canyoncliffs: Depends on how much fiber you're getting in your diet.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/08/09

    @iElvis: And then if it does, there's a chance of your colon getting torn.
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    I thought this was a picture of what AT&T does to people.
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
    Image of iElvis iElvis
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    I'm guessing that phone is on vibrate mode.
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    Image of TheNimboo TheNimboo
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    I'm confused, do they allow prisoners to have cellphones?????
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    badhatharry promoted this comment TheNimboo was starred TheNimboo was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/08/09

    @TheNimboo: No, but they get them smuggled in. It makes it easier for them to continue to conduct whatever illegal activities got them locked up in the first place.
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    Image of iSmithx_sick_of_vista iSmithx_sick_of_vista
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    So then if somebody immediately outside the prison has an emergency, how do they call for help?
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    bagellord promoted this comment iSmithx_sick_of_vista was starred iSmithx_sick_of_vista was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/08/09

    @iSmithx_has_code_fu: Chances are, if someone is stopped right outside a prison, the guards are going to pay attention.
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    10/08/09

    @iSmithx_has_code_fu: The jamming would only be within the prison and the guards patrolling the perimeter certainly would notice
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    That image....

    "Can you rear me now?"
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    Image of Yellowexample Yellowexample
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    But it's only useful when someone gets a 3-shank streak. That's why I prefer "stopping power."
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment Edited by Yellowexample at 10/08/09 6:10 PM Yellowexample was starred Yellowexample was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    Getting jammed up is what landed these guys (and gals) in prison in the first place.
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    10/08/09

    In reply to Senate Passes Bill That Allows Cellphone Jamming In Prisons
    What ever happened to smuggling more innocent things into prison, like cigarettes, money, booze, drugs etc?
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    Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea® promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
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    10/08/09

    @appletoad: Gotta keep up with the times man.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/12/09

    In reply to Google Offers Users Total Privacy (In an Airless, Deadly Mountain Prison)
    I see... so GOOGLE is "Those we don't speak of"
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    08/11/09

    In reply to Google Offers Users Total Privacy (In an Airless, Deadly Mountain Prison)
    Why does anyone care? I mean google doesnt actually know who you are, you are just a number to them. I dont really see the big deal is. I mean who at Google would really care what YOU, one out of millions that use their service are doing or how you feel? They just use information to get over reaching trends in data. It is basically the same thing if I owned a store such as Target. I have cameras every where and I can track where customers are going and what their buying habits are (tracked from their CC#). Do I care if I see somebody buy hemorrhoid cream, a box of condoms and vasaline? no, because i dont know them, all I see is a number.
    hell when you buy anything at any store you are giving away information you thought was personal. If you buy a porno at the local video store, the person checking you out saw you buy the porno but you think nothing of it because they get lots and lots of customers and so you are just one of many.
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    deanbmmv ([k]) promoted this comment phunnyballs was starred phunnyballs was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    08/11/09

    @phunnyballs: But I have a star!
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    08/11/09

    @phunnyballs: Perhaps because if someone wanted Google to put your name to your trends, I doubt very much if they would think twice before handing you over. Look at their spotless record in China.
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    They are a business. They are going to use their data to their advantage, not yours. To the extent those goals happen to coincide, fine. To the extent the goals diverge, you lose.
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    Image of Californian Californian
    08/11/09

    @phunnyballs:
    Thank you! Perfectly stated, sir.
    @AmphetamineCrown:
    No, they most certainly wouldn't. You know why? Exactly *because* they are a business. If they ever did that, people would immediately stop using it.
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    Image of JohnnySaber JohnnySaber
    08/12/09

    @Californian: Exactly. I always hate it when people have this "evil corporation" vision of life. So far, Google's been very successful at what it does. But success is a fickle friend. The best way to lose all that? Start selling out your customers. The way news spreads these days is insane. People would just flock to the next best thing, leaving Google a bitter, burnt-out husk of a company -- like all the other "evil" corporations that actually thought the best way to make a buck is to steal it.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    08/12/09

    @JohnnySaber: @Californian: You guys are either joking or naive pre-teens. Google self-censors itself in China at the request of the Chinese government. Google's cookies originally persisted until 2038. There are a great number of people that have serious privacy concerns about both search data and Google mail.
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    Google has fantastic PR and has managed to delude a whole bunch of people into thinking that it is acting in their interest. Bull. Google is about making money. If they get a subpoena, you better believe they are handing your search results over to the FBI.
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    And, your view of modern corporations is charming. Did people stop using AT&T after issues were raised about warrantless taps? Did people stop using AOL after they made everyone's search results public? Get real.
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    Image of nhowar02 nhowar02
    08/11/09

    In reply to Google Offers Users Total Privacy (In an Airless, Deadly Mountain Prison)
    wheres the opt out button? is it on the regular home page because i cant find it, if someone does can you sent me the url?
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    Image of rusty rusty
    08/11/09

    @nhowar02:
    [www.google.com]
    lol there it is.
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    Margatron promoted this comment rusty was starred rusty was unstarred
    Image of Margatron Margatron
    08/12/09

    @rusty: OMG I thought the Onion was joking! lol I can't believe there's actually a real opt out button! And an extensive privacy article to boot.
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    07/12/09

    In reply to Ferrari-Crashing Gizmondo Head Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
    You know what kinds of threats are legal, Mr. Nosowitz? The kind where I threaten to smother you with hugs and gummy bears.
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