Considering that USA/Israel intentionally infected Iran's nuclear sites with the Stuxnet virus in an attempt to damage/destroy it, would it really be wise for someone to climb on board one of their spacecraft and trust that the systems hadn't been tampered with in some way?
With all of the Islamophobia that the mainstream media has been spewing out lately, I think it that the possibility of there being an 'incident' is very likely.
Actually the problem is that people don't vote for leaders they vote for puppets -boring, lying over-paid scoundrels who are connected to all sorts of nastiness, but out of touch with people. All the public really ever knows about these so-called 'leaders' is what the controlled media tells them.
Politics, like banking, are very important in our culture but are designed to be boring and uninteresting to the masses. This allows them to have more control over the people and less oversight of their actions.
"Because some people will beat you or even try to kill you if you do not support their candidate."
Then they obviously aren't fit to lead.
The biggest difference in the world between now and then is instant global communication.
If candidate X is having his thugs harass people for not voting for him, it would get out pretty quickly. Then where would he be? Probably anywhere but in office.
I am all for open voting. Say what you will, but I refuse to vote out of fear.
This world is full of corruption and bullshit because most people are now too afraid to speak up, stand up, be open and loving.
The hippies had it right back in the 60's: "Make love not war". That statement is not about sex per se; although it could be included. It is about love.
These guys have the skills to hack into Sony, steal sensitive data, cause extensive damage and a worldwide ruckus, but on occasion they just "got sloppy" and used their own IP address?
I pay about $8/month for Netflix - unlimited movies, TV shows, documentaries, etc. with no commercials.
Compared with $50-$100/month+ to get edited, censored content whilst being bombarded every 8 minutes or so with loud annoying commercials trying to convince me to buy a bunch of stuff i'll never need or want.
I could care less about what happens to the cable company - or Hollywood for that matter.
Both have made billions of dollars by selling people (mostly) garbage.
I heard that in the 60's we went to the moon. Yet, we haven't gone back since. Why not?
This is the 21st century. A moon mission is long overdue.
NASA should have a mission to setup a webcam station on the moon for the public to view the moon for themselves.
If they could send people and machines to the moon and have radio communication in the 60's, there is no reason in this day and age that they couldn't have a "moon cam" for public viewing.
>"Will he be on the dole? Will he manage his own money? Will he do his own grocery shopping and cooking? Will he have a lease? >Does he know he's supposed to use the toilet? Can he use the toilet? Can he manage putting on his own diapers if not?"
If they can find a way to legally tax him, then the answer is "yes" to all of the above.
Slashdot Mirror
A New Hope.
I don't want to buy a new computer!
It's nice to see that Linux is still being developed by the people, for the people.
This is the 21st century.
Considering that USA/Israel intentionally infected Iran's nuclear sites with the Stuxnet virus in an attempt to damage/destroy it, would it really be wise for someone to climb on board one of their spacecraft and trust that the systems hadn't been tampered with in some way?
With all of the Islamophobia that the mainstream media has been spewing out lately, I think it that the possibility of there being an 'incident' is very likely.
"Sucks to be your kid."
He said that he and his wife HOMESCHOOLED their child.
We should all be so fortunate!
Does Microsoft sell anything else?
What I see is the opportunity for evidence of wrong doing to be leaked to the public.
Sony is "embarrassed"? Sony is a corporation, not a human. As such it cannot be embarrassed.
But it can be found guilty of it's crimes, as can any other corporation.
Let the madness begin!
Been there done that.
You should let go of your fear. It would serve you well.
Actually the problem is that people don't vote for leaders they vote for puppets -boring, lying over-paid scoundrels who are connected to all sorts of nastiness, but out of touch with people. All the public really ever knows about these so-called 'leaders' is what the controlled media tells them.
Politics, like banking, are very important in our culture but are designed to be boring and uninteresting to the masses. This allows them to have more control over the people and less oversight of their actions.
"Because some people will beat you or even try to kill you if you do not support their candidate."
Then they obviously aren't fit to lead.
The biggest difference in the world between now and then is instant global communication.
If candidate X is having his thugs harass people for not voting for him, it would get out pretty quickly. Then where would he be? Probably anywhere but in office.
I am all for open voting. Say what you will, but I refuse to vote out of fear.
This world is full of corruption and bullshit because most people are now too afraid to speak up, stand up, be open and loving.
The hippies had it right back in the 60's: "Make love not war". That statement is not about sex per se; although it could be included. It is about love.
Why do we need all of this secrecy anyway? Because someone might retaliate if you don't vote for them?
There are many more problems with corruption and secret voting systems.
If you truly support someone, then why not just say it out loud?
Voting should be done out of love, not fear.
I was totally interested until I saw the color they used for their demo. Eww!
On a positive note, I suppose gaudy orange could be considered an anti-theft feature.
"If the protocol sucks, it'll go mostly unadopted."
Not necessarily.
Micro$oft Windows is the 'industry standard' in many parts of the world. It uses a protocol called NetBEUI.
These guys have the skills to hack into Sony, steal sensitive data, cause extensive damage and a worldwide ruckus, but on occasion they just "got sloppy" and used their own IP address?
Seriously? Who writes this stuff?
I don't see how it could be worse?
I pay about $8/month for Netflix - unlimited movies, TV shows, documentaries, etc. with no commercials.
Compared with $50-$100/month+ to get edited, censored content whilst being bombarded every 8 minutes or so with loud annoying commercials trying to convince me to buy a bunch of stuff i'll never need or want.
I could care less about what happens to the cable company - or Hollywood for that matter.
Both have made billions of dollars by selling people (mostly) garbage.
I heard that in the 60's we went to the moon. Yet, we haven't gone back since. Why not?
This is the 21st century. A moon mission is long overdue.
NASA should have a mission to setup a webcam station on the moon for the public to view the moon for themselves.
If they could send people and machines to the moon and have radio communication in the 60's, there is no reason in this day and age that they couldn't have a "moon cam" for public viewing.
I'd rather pay ANYONE the $5 other than Hollywood.
Especially some techie sitting in his/her basement trying to make some extra cash by running a proxy server that improves my viewing experience.
Internet Kill Switch
You need LSD.
The world is going to hell in a hand-basket and everyone is focused on trying to make a bigger gun than the next guy.
Penis envy is so counterproductive.
They won't; in and of themselves.
The employee information was likely targeted in order to gain account information to access to critical systems with sensitive or confidential data.
Google should live by its own motto - "Don't be Evil".
Perhaps there will be some 'unexpected improvements' in open-source drivers for nVidia chipsets in the near future...
>"Will he be on the dole? Will he manage his own money? Will he do his own grocery shopping and cooking? Will he have a lease? >Does he know he's supposed to use the toilet? Can he use the toilet? Can he manage putting on his own diapers if not?"
If they can find a way to legally tax him, then the answer is "yes" to all of the above.
The logistics will be worked out later.