So I was channel surfing the other day and I came across MTV’s Busted. If you’re not familiar with the show its essentially a COPS knock-off except the accused gets to do a post-evaluation of themselves afterwards about the confrontation with the police. I noticed most, if not all of them, allowed the police officer to search his/her car when they knowingly had an illegal substance (usually marijuana) inside the vehicle. I seriously doubt that any them knew that they have the right to say NO when asked by the police if it is OK to search the car. In my experience, I have been guilty of not knowing my rights and being extremely intimidated by the officer. In my honest opinion, some cops are able to do their job and do the right thing and ALOT of cops like to insult and harass instead of to serve and protect. So after catching a glimpse of this wannabe COPS show, I remember an article that I read in a hackers magazine called blacklisted411. I’m not sure if it’s still around or not but I went ahead and retyped it so that the world can read it and use it to their advantage. I don’t condone illegal behavior but it doesn’t give the COPS the right to judge or tell me how to live my life. So be safe out there guys and enjoy the article!!
~El Jefe
Things To Remember When Dealing With The Police
by: Ustler
Well this seems like a subject that is hardly ever discussed, and is usually left to the lawyers. But just in case you are questioned or arrested here is some information you should consider.
First off, never volunteer information or consent to a search of your possessions. Just to stress how important this is, here is a quick example. Let’s assume you are accused of hacking into a large corporate database and stealing hundreds of credit card numbers and personal information. You are picked up and questioned. Your first impulse is to try and help the police since you know you had no involvement in the crime. So you agree to have your computer and possessions searched. Here is the problem. Even if you didn’t commit the crime, information that is illegal or misleading can be used against you. Such as visiting blacklisted411.org, downloading illegal music, software and even your personal communications can be subject to search and seizure all because you agreed to have your computer searched because you where INNOCENT.
Make sure if they ask to search your possessions, or home, clearly state “I do not consent to this search”. Without a search warrant, anything discovered when this ILLEGAL search was performed is not allowed to be admitted in court unless it was in plain sight when they approached you. If they already have a search warrant, ask to see it. If they force themselves in, do not resist them. Doing so could allow them to arrest you for trying to destroy evidence or prevent a lawful search. Make sure to let them know that you still do NOT consent to this search. When they are searching, follow them around, and ensure they are only taking the items listed on the search warrant. It will usually say something like “Electronic Media, computer storage devices, and magnetic backup devices”. If something is in plain sight and they find it (Drugs, etc.) they still can confiscate it and charge you with possession.
As the sub-caption states on the cover “A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension”, either sounds like some Star Trek geeks’ wet dream or you woke up just in time to see the lil’ white wabbit with his 1 piece suit and Flava Flave sized time piece hop down the nearest wittle wabbit hole. If its the latter, it begs the question; Do you have the guts to follow?
Whatever your perception of this 3-D reality may be; Dr. Kaku delivers a strong focused explanation of the nature of physics for the layman. He begins with his childhood experiences with nature, relating our daily lives to that of a fish in a pond. How ordinary the world may seem around us yet we are hardly aware of the foreign properties that common sense has made us so naive. Kaku offers a fresh perspective by breaking down complex concepts that would normally have you banging your head against the desk before a physics mid-term.
For example, how does one think of the fourth dimension? I’m sure you’re having some difficulty. Your three dimensional mind can only handle three dimensions at a time. So to help with the neurological stress without a prescription, Kaku breaks down the problem. Think of a stick figure on piece of paper (2 dimensional plane) who we’ll call Jerry for now. Jerry’s world only consists of 4 directions, forward, backward, left and right (there is no up or down). One day I (3 dimensional being) decide to interact with Jerry’s world and put my finger on the piece of paper. What does he see? Since Jerry is only two dimensional (as thin as the paper he lives on), he would only see a slice of my finger. If my finger were to go through the paper, Jerry would only see odd shapes and colors that would seem to change at random. Now to relate back to the original question of how to view the fourth dimension, we can think of ourselves as Jerry and any fourth dimensional being that would interact with our world would probably look like some weird monster blob of something that changes shape, size and color in an instant, almost like a creature out of the twilight zone.
Kaku highlights how innocent questions have become the foundation of what we know as todays physics such as Einsteins’ ‘What would a light beam look like if we were fast enough to catch up with one?’ From this question we are able to navigate through space-time continuum’s, higher dimensions, time paradoxes and parallel universes all so eloquently put together you would think that this was written for children…weird super brainiac freak children. Although, this is not a physics introduction, what I like the most about Kaku is that he presents the information with captivating imagery without the heavy hitting physics formulas so as to keep you in awe the entire time in which he forgets to mention to pick your jaw up off the floor. I must say that this book has been no less than enlightening for me as an individual who continually enjoys breaking the mold that limits our minds to point of numbness. As Timothy Leary would say “the mind was meant to create reality”, so pick up this book and let your imagination do its thing!!!!
As you will soon learn, I have a strong, almost nerd-like obsession with Hip-Hop music. Because of this, I periodically stumble upon some new shit that I feel obligated to share with my friends.
Building off of this theme, I bring you the inaugural entry in my soon-to-be lauded “New Shit I’m Into” series (please…. hold your applause).
The new shit that I bring you today is an emcee from Canada Named Shad (I know. I said Canada. but bear with me here).
I stumbled upon dude last week because of this extremely cool video he made for his song “The Old Prince Still Lives at Home”.
All of my 80’s children check it out!
Though I loved this video, and thought the song was pretty cool (especially considering that I just moved out of my Moms crib at age 25) I wasn’t sure if I really liked Shad, or if it was the Fresh Prince of Bel Air gimmick that was winning me over.
Any doubt I had about dude was immediately squashed the second I heard the song “I Don’t Really Like To”. I’m showing you the video here, but the quality of the music is what really stands out to me.
Take a listen!!
Needless to say, once I heard lines like “I put the smack down like’s it rehab” and “you couldn’t (w)rap this dope with a zigzag” I was officially on the Shad bandwagon. Dude is clearly a skilled emcee, and probably the most promising thing I’ve ever seen trickle down from our northern neighbors.
El Jefe:
I agree the fresh prince bravado was kinda gimmicky but the reminiscence kept me captivated enough to watch the whole thing through. I wasn't convinc
