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You're still paying for the EPA, and they are still spending money on important things which I'm sure must be in the interests of the country. We know those things are important, because they're so sensitive.

The morons look like they are trying to recreate a mem from episodes of Get Smart. When you are professional shill like Pruitt and you are appointed as a hatchet man you better not let your conversations be made public or the shit will hit the fan real quick. The actions and dealings of public servants in institutions like the EPA, the TSA, NASA, the CDC and the like should not be secrets they should be public record by law! We are moving towards a dictatorship and this is one of the first major steps in that direction. How government is dealing with issues that should be under continuous public debate and must be open to the public so the institution is directly responsible to the electors. This action simply goes to show that the muzzles of dictatorship is slowly being put in place.

When the moves to change the election process start by this obvious tyrant wantabee then perhaps some people will start to wake up and realize that the government of the US is in deep trouble. He has already hinted that this is in the works. Like Hitler said elect the NSDAP and you will never need to vote again. The republican party would be better served to formally split from these idiots and have a shadow leader appointed to expose their obvious moves toward a closed society.

You don't have to lock-out the user from changing those defaults, accessing the full capabilities of the device, or re-purposing the device entirely

Seriously, have you ever dealt with users?

Ever try to use your corporate laptop for "personal use"? My wife's laptop is far more locked down than any iPhone. Her company has gone totally off the deep end with "security" and limiting it's users in order to save IT support dollars and satisfy the legal team. Oh no! Jpegs of your kids might be part of a corporate espionage plot! (Meanwhile the mail, garbage, fax machines, and telephones are totally unsecured).

It always amazes me how the slashdot crowd wants everything for sale to be totally open and configurable, but when it comes to their own IT shop at company X they see no problem requiring Get Smart types of security and locking things down to the point of suggesting TWO laptops for everyone, one company, one personal.

Is there no happy medium? At least my iPhone does the things I want it to do and nobody has suggested I carry 2 devices.

Larabee was the Chief's dumbass assistant.

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/larabee.html

Hymie was the robot

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/hymie.html

Larabee was the Chief's dumbass assistant.

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/larabee.html

Hymie was the robot

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/hymie.html

Would ya believe.....

Two plastic cups strapped over your ears?

If you don't get the reference, you're too damned young.

I actually liked the new Rocky movie (although it really should have been named "Rocky VI"). Alas, though, here's what looks like another horrid remake on the horizon....

Earth Final Conflict Global

Get Smart Shoe Phone

Yeah, I suspect no one here is over 35 then...

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/

Am I the only one that pictured someone listening to their shoe immediately after reading the headline? (ala Get Smart http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/ )

Oh yeah! Well I've got an anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-missile!
linkage.

Well, it's rumoured that HBO will have an official release next year. Rather lacking in supporting details though.

That gag predates Monkey Island by quite a few years. Not that Monkey Island didn't kick ass.

Would you believe Longhorn has all the features promised? No, Ok, would you believe that most of the new proprietary features will not lock you further into Microsoft's vendor trap? No, Umm, well how about that Longhorn will run on your typical current Windows 2000 PC? Uhh, your going to be taking a closer look at Apple's Tiger OSX and the new Linux distributions as a replayment for Microsoft's lack of choice, aren't you, yes.

I don't remember reading the part where he claimed to be a bumbling top secret agent. :)

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/

The cat is fucking Smart?! That's just sick!

It was my favorite show when I was younger and watched Nick at Nite regularly. :-) Not to mention the shoe phone was frickin' awesome!

It's a reference to the old spy spoof show, Get Smart. Secret Agent Max Smart (Agent 86) had a phone in his shoe. Whenever he and the Chief needed to speak privately, they had to use the Cone of Silence, which was essentially a big semisphere that droped down from the ceiling. Thus, everything in the show was analog.

Deciding what to do isn't a decision, its a matter of effort. Foolish people decide,intelligent find the right answer.

1. Take the Strong Interest Inventory Exam

2. Take the Myers Briggs

3. Read What Color is Your Parachute

4. Use your power for good and not for evil.