"...someone eventually shoots / tackles / pepper sprays them"
Bulletproof vest/self defense training/protective eyewear for protection against those types of attacks - although I think that you were referring to the laser wielding whackjob being attacked in that case.
I don't know which is scarier... (some) human drivers or self driving cars.
What, with all of the viruses, "hacking" and snooping these days... The thought of some 13 year old kid hijacking cars remotely from his/her parents basement...
Running to the hills sounds like a good idea... oh, wait! There be drones in them hills.... sigh.
I think that an important question here is how does one defend oneself against this?
Of course, I don't expect to have the local police or military shooting at me (although we do seem to be moving towards a police state); but thugs and gangsters are always able to get their hands on powerful, illegal weapons.
What can the average person do if some whackjob starts running around the city or a shopping mall with one of these things targeting innocent people?
>"People sincerely worshipped Zeus for thousands of years. Do you believe in Zeus?"
Yes, I do. And here's why:
Zeus, and indeed, all deities - are psychological archetypes for personal self development; not supernatural beings. Hollywood has implanted many fairy tales into the minds of humanity and twisted their perception of reality. But when you peel away the multiple layers of illusion, you are left with the bare truth.
Jesus - as a human - may or may not have physically existed. Nobody can prove it either way, regardless of what they would like to believe. It is irrelevant. But that does not prevent people from "finding Jesus within" or truly achieving the "Christ consciousness", or connecting with the higher self.
Likewise, "occultists" are said to be able to summon demons to do their bidding. Aleister Crowley, through years of research, determined that the demons are not real in a physical sense, but summoned into one's mind and consciousness. Fighting demons and facing one's fears is key to personal development.
That doesn't mean that the bogeyman is sitting in your closet, although the bogeyman may be quite real to you.
With Linux you can customize your UI and just leave it like that. You also have different options for UI. With Windows you get what you get - like it or not.
The biggest problem for most users (especially non-technical users) when changing Windows versions (upgrading is a bit of a misnomer, imho), is how the UI changes with every version.
By the time end users start to feel comfortable navigating around in Windows and learning what is where (i.e; WinXP: control panel -> add/remove programs), they are forced to 'upgrade' to the latest version of Windows and have to relearn the UI again (i.e; Win7: control panel -> programs and peatures).
As a technical user I find this very frustrating. For non-technical users, this is hell.
Every version of Windows seems to do this, and it is absolutely ridiculous.
On the bright side, there are alternatives. Thanks Linus!:)
Okay, maybe your daily horoscope in the newspaper is computer generated nonsense, but it is a fact that planets and celestial objects have an effect on human behaviour and the environment.
Ask any police officer or health care provider how people act during the full moon. They will almost always tell you that they are busier and people are crazier around that time of the month - consistently - although they can't quite explain why. The moon also affects the tides of the oceans. This is a scientific fact. Celestial phenomenon is called astronomy. The effects of astronomy on human behaviour is called astrology.
We live in a world where everything is connected, and every action has a reaction associated with it. To think that there is absolutely no basis in truth regarding astrology is simply wrong.
The practice of astrology would not have survived for thousands of years if there were no truth to it. Granted, modern astrology is generally considered the realm of snake-oil peddling charlatans; but when we scrape the multiple layers of bull$hit off, we reveal an ancient artform that actually does have some merit to it.
It should not be idly dismissed just because we don't completely understand it yet.
"We need to be able to catch perverts and terrorists"
Considering that many of the purveyors of terrorism work behind the scenes in our own government, and that many, many 'prominent, upstanding citizens' are members of elite pedophile rings, then the answer is simple:
Spy on them as they spy on us.
I'm willing to bet that there are more pedophiles and criminals out of every 100 'elitists' than there are in the general population of 'average joes'.
'“Our background is the music industry, where we represented American musicians for 20 years,” says Michael Solomon'
If you know anything about the music industry and sleaze therein, then you have probably heard about (or even experienced) how artists and musicians are constantly being taken advantage of and ripped off by the music industry. From Led Zeppelin, to Michael Jackson.
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There's a song about this...It's called the "authority song" by John Cougar.
"I fight authority, authority always wins."
"...someone eventually shoots / tackles / pepper sprays them"
Bulletproof vest/self defense training/protective eyewear for protection against those types of attacks - although I think that you were referring to the laser wielding whackjob being attacked in that case.
I don't know which is scarier... (some) human drivers or self driving cars.
What, with all of the viruses, "hacking" and snooping these days... The thought of some 13 year old kid hijacking cars remotely from his/her parents basement...
Running to the hills sounds like a good idea... oh, wait! There be drones in them hills.... sigh.
I think that an important question here is how does one defend oneself against this?
Of course, I don't expect to have the local police or military shooting at me (although we do seem to be moving towards a police state); but thugs and gangsters are always able to get their hands on powerful, illegal weapons.
What can the average person do if some whackjob starts running around the city or a shopping mall with one of these things targeting innocent people?
Do we start wearing fire-resistant foil suits?
Perhaps there is a secret civilization living in a lost city accessed though a hidden pyramid?
At least that was the story in D&D Module B4, The Lost City.
(Sorry, I couldn't resist. Sometimes geekdom gets the best of me.)
is dealing with the malfeasance regarding 9/11.
Sure, these technical issues are very important and need to be addressed.
But all of these issues are moot if the diabolical, elite villains are still in power.
Even if the systems were patched and secure, they could still let another 9/11 happen if they choose to.
I wish I had mod points. Well said!
Not only does 'Billary' avoid oversight with respect to government emails, but she also defended a rapist and insulted the victim:
Rapist
And people actually vote for her? How sad.
It shows nothing with respect to Israel's nuclear arsenal.
Mordechai Vanunu would be disappointed!
Maybe the USA should stop sending weapons to ISIS.
He had no problem on Mars... except for the kaboom!
"Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"
Now if they would only close the shop in Redmond.
I'd probably be on suicide watch if I used Facebook everyday too.
Fortunately, I find Failbook much more entertaining.
Yeah, tons of OUR money.
A little backwards, methinks.
>"People sincerely worshipped Zeus for thousands of years. Do you believe in Zeus?"
Yes, I do. And here's why:
Zeus, and indeed, all deities - are psychological archetypes for personal self development; not supernatural beings. Hollywood has implanted many fairy tales into the minds of humanity and twisted their perception of reality. But when you peel away the multiple layers of illusion, you are left with the bare truth.
Jesus - as a human - may or may not have physically existed. Nobody can prove it either way, regardless of what they would like to believe. It is irrelevant. But that does not prevent people from "finding Jesus within" or truly achieving the "Christ consciousness", or connecting with the higher self.
Likewise, "occultists" are said to be able to summon demons to do their bidding. Aleister Crowley, through years of research, determined that the demons are not real in a physical sense, but summoned into one's mind and consciousness. Fighting demons and facing one's fears is key to personal development.
That doesn't mean that the bogeyman is sitting in your closet, although the bogeyman may be quite real to you.
With Linux you can customize your UI and just leave it like that. You also have different options for UI. With Windows you get what you get - like it or not.
The biggest problem for most users (especially non-technical users) when changing Windows versions (upgrading is a bit of a misnomer, imho), is how the UI changes with every version.
:)
By the time end users start to feel comfortable navigating around in Windows and learning what is where (i.e; WinXP: control panel -> add/remove programs), they are forced to 'upgrade' to the latest version of Windows and have to relearn the UI again (i.e; Win7: control panel -> programs and peatures).
As a technical user I find this very frustrating. For non-technical users, this is hell.
Every version of Windows seems to do this, and it is absolutely ridiculous.
On the bright side, there are alternatives. Thanks Linus!
Okay, maybe your daily horoscope in the newspaper is computer generated nonsense, but it is a fact that planets and celestial objects have an effect on human behaviour and the environment.
Ask any police officer or health care provider how people act during the full moon. They will almost always tell you that they are busier and people are crazier around that time of the month - consistently - although they can't quite explain why. The moon also affects the tides of the oceans. This is a scientific fact. Celestial phenomenon is called astronomy. The effects of astronomy on human behaviour is called astrology.
We live in a world where everything is connected, and every action has a reaction associated with it. To think that there is absolutely no basis in truth regarding astrology is simply wrong.
The practice of astrology would not have survived for thousands of years if there were no truth to it. Granted, modern astrology is generally considered the realm of snake-oil peddling charlatans; but when we scrape the multiple layers of bull$hit off, we reveal an ancient artform that actually does have some merit to it.
It should not be idly dismissed just because we don't completely understand it yet.
"The terrorists."
You know, Bush, Cheney, O'Bomber... The usual group of thugs.
Word.
"We need to be able to catch perverts and terrorists"
Considering that many of the purveyors of terrorism work behind the scenes in our own government, and that many, many 'prominent, upstanding citizens' are members of elite pedophile rings, then the answer is simple:
Spy on them as they spy on us.
I'm willing to bet that there are more pedophiles and criminals out of every 100 'elitists' than there are in the general population of 'average joes'.
I wish I had mod points. You are right on the money! :)
> "Was it less effective when mixed with shit?"
Potpourri.
'“Our background is the music industry, where we represented American musicians for 20 years,” says Michael Solomon'
If you know anything about the music industry and sleaze therein, then you have probably heard about (or even experienced) how artists and musicians are constantly being taken advantage of and ripped off by the music industry. From Led Zeppelin, to Michael Jackson.
More info:
Courtney Love
Michael Jackson
Ok, perhaps they are not the most morally sound individuals - but their points are true nonetheless.
While I can understand what the article is getting at, I'll stick to handing out my own resumes, thank you.
Google can choose to censor content if they want to.
I can choose not to use Google if I want to.