Unfortunately, Real Genius suffers badly from horrific acting (the young teenager and the girl, not to mention most of the others), some terrible scenes (the water party takes the cake), and an unappealing 1980's shooting style that dates the movie badly.
But, the movie holds a very special place in my heart, I love it. Actually, it holds a very special nostalgic place in my heart, my memory of watching it a lot of times a long time ago are special to me.
About a year ago I tried to watch it again, and within 20 minutes I realized I had to stop. I was going to ruin my memories of the movie, as my appreciation of quality acting and good production values had changed considerably.
I love to replay it in my mind though, but never actually watch it...
Taking it a little further, but still not too complicated for advanced physical security: 1. Require HR be present to open the door. This prevents security conspiracy to enter. And if HR conspires then: 2. Have an alert sent to the "owner" of the system, automatically. Head of HR controls the automatic alerts. 3. Control when security can access physical security recording tapes (if ever). HR or even another C-Level should be present outside of "swap the backups" time.
It wouldn't be harder to be even more strict, and not that expensive. And this is off the top of my head, and I haven't done much physical security.
I didn't even know their policy and tether regularly, but not for large transfer communications on my non-root Nexus 5. Shoot, the carrier can't even prevent tethering on the Nexus 5, it's built into the operating system (and my phone was a private purchase). I'm guessing the carrier can tell if you are tethering, I'm not sure, but then again it doesn't matter to me.
T-Mobile's coverage isn't the best (AT&T has that in my experience, especially outside of cities), but I've seen noticeable rural coverage improvements in the last two years (around the St. Louis area).
I don't believe this to be the case, as the "armaments" in question were only regulated for export. The regulation aspect was not against the citizens of the US.
I read the PDF a couple of times, and in terms of suspicion indicators, it seems pretty reasonable to me. Especially since it is specifically for military surplus stores. I would expect more indicators for gun stores to be honest (although the surplus stores I have visited never carried ammo).
There are a couple of things I find comical or don't like: Suspicion Indicator: Have missing hand/fingers... I laughed out loud at that, then got a little bothered that people with those conditions would be singled out. I would be much less bothered (even supportive) if it mentioned missing body parts that were fresh (bandaged). Chemical burns seems like a reasonable suspicion to me.
Suspicion Indicator: Insists on paying with cash. That shouldn't be an indicator in my opinion. But if combined with some other indicators, it is something to be aware of. And the word "insists" is important, if I am paying with cash I don't insist anything, I just pay. If one were to bring it up by insisting, that would be weird (an indicator).
Bulk Purchase: Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). Having a long lasting food stash is important to me, and I have a considerable collection of MREs and dehydrated foods. I use them while camping so they turn over (I buy the cheap MREs, the older ones). I also have multiple water filters, tons of replacement filter, and other assorted "let's go" stuff.
Otherwise everything seems pretty straightforward. If one mentions violence or aren't familiar with things you are purchasing then I would say it is a fair indicator.
And I don't see the Constitution mentioned, only anti-US commentary is called out.
Ctrl+Esc opens the Start menu in Windows 7, and the cursor will be in the search bar (I start most programs this way, just type "excel" for Excel for example).
If it is used to "predict future results" then the conversation may become "We need your parents to give X units of blood for you to get an A on the upcoming test."
Anyway, I need to run, I've got an article about how to lower my auto insurance since I don't drive more than 40 miles per day (apparently it's a secret).
I use LED strip lights for lighting when camping. 2 300 LED strips don't take a lot of power, and I bring a custom 35 amp hour 12 volt marine batttery to power the system. I have saved a couple of thousand $$$s over the years not having to buy D batteries or propane canisters for lighting at the campsite.
600 LED is very bright, brighter than a traditional propane lantern.
We've used them in the house during power outages, lights up the first floor about as good as the regular lights (except for shadows since our electric lighting is all ceiling mounted).
Toto's do (start at about $300, but well worth it). They have a two stage flush, and 15/30 second refills depending on the stage. The only thing they suck at is... heavy dark matter on the back of the bowl. That's what the $1,000+ versions are pressurized...
During a large party it's nice to have a toilet that can move 4 people per minute through the bathroom line.
Great toilets, made in America. They get crazy expensive on the high end (they go all Japanese with digital controls and extra spray stuff, warm air, etc.).
I wonder if they have a patent on the design. It would actually seem to be a reasonable patent in my opinion (structural support via a specific design).
Correct on the amount of food. The situation is actually an energy problem, the cost of transporting foods can be prohibitive.
Especially so if they have a short time frame to be consumed (healthy stuff like fruits and vegetables). And those food types are prized by first world consumers, so, from an economic perspective, those who can provide the best profit get the food.
America turns corn into energy. South America turns sugar into energy. How would you suggest minimizing that and also pay to move the food around the globe?
The market wins, not those who need food.
Check out Darwin's Nightmare. Terrible documentary about food distribution (great documentary, the content is of a terrible nature).
And further, I have asked myself, Would I want to be one of my grandparents.
My grandmother is upper 80's, she can no longer form short or medium term memory. Meds help with anger which was an issue early on. She needs a walker and can be coherent (while asking the same questions over).
Her husband is my grandfather, Wib, he turned 90 about a week ago (my son is named after him, their actual name is Wilbur but they will always been known as Wib). He's got his mind and gets around fine, albeit with considerable pain in the entire body. I don't like that he still drives, but it is a necessity where he lives. And he still works, although most of his customers have died off. It is his routine. And he loves his wife and would certainly perish quickly if she passed.
My grandmother wrote a letter to her grandchildren in the 1980s, and she said "these bones are ready for the grave." I found it when I was about 10. We talked about it, but I don't remember the conversation, just the phrase. Burned in my mind. She was in her late 60's at the time.
Kurt Vonnegut said, on the Daily Show, that he would have already committed suicide if not for how it would affect his grandchildren. He passed a couple of years later.
The decision regarding death's timing should be up to the individual (if possible, accidents and such interfere), with the decision based on his/her considerations of pain/quality of life and family and/or other obligations. Alzheimer's and Dementia are different stories, thus the need for living wills addressing mental situations (if you were no longer yourself, would you rather spend your funds on your care or helping your family financially?).
Soylent Green had it right, there should be euthanasia centers, 'tis a sad aspect of a civilized society, but it is civilized, allowing for self determination (with the same music and film as the movie, one of my favorite scenes in any movie). Keep in mind that the starving masses didn't choose to die, they continued to suffer. Fantastic movie.
As for society and being worthless (per the general society), that's a question of being/trying to be employed, but it has nothing to do with whether one should die. But worth with family is another situation, and is more important anyway (I don't care what society thinks about or values about me).
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Unfortunately, Real Genius suffers badly from horrific acting (the young teenager and the girl, not to mention most of the others), some terrible scenes (the water party takes the cake), and an unappealing 1980's shooting style that dates the movie badly.
But, the movie holds a very special place in my heart, I love it. Actually, it holds a very special nostalgic place in my heart, my memory of watching it a lot of times a long time ago are special to me.
About a year ago I tried to watch it again, and within 20 minutes I realized I had to stop. I was going to ruin my memories of the movie, as my appreciation of quality acting and good production values had changed considerably.
I love to replay it in my mind though, but never actually watch it...
Always check your optics.
So are we working to hack Swiss banks or other off-shore financial institutions, looking for tax evasion by US citizens?
It would be a dragnet, but we know there is tax evasion occurring.
This would seem reasonable if the precedent stands. Especially if the evidence can be used for further warrants.
I need to watch Sneakers again...
Taking it a little further, but still not too complicated for advanced physical security:
1. Require HR be present to open the door. This prevents security conspiracy to enter. And if HR conspires then:
2. Have an alert sent to the "owner" of the system, automatically. Head of HR controls the automatic alerts.
3. Control when security can access physical security recording tapes (if ever). HR or even another C-Level should be present outside of "swap the backups" time.
It wouldn't be harder to be even more strict, and not that expensive. And this is off the top of my head, and I haven't done much physical security.
Only the head or heads of Security would have such access. Maybe not even then, an HR rep might be needed in an emergency.
And I would expect good physical security for secure rooms, at least motion detection and cameras (and door access alerts during certain hours).
Thanks for the Dumb Warnings website, nice laugh on a Friday morning.
I may have to make a submission to them, I noticed that fireplace logs always say "Warning: Flammable".
FYI: XP support ended on April 8, 2014, 12 years after release (per the top link off the Google link).
https://www.google.com/search?...
One downside, rural coverage can be a bit limited, but that only impacts people who regularly visit rural areas. Their LTE is fantastic.
T-Mobile doesn't care if you tether/hotspot (since March):
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2...
I didn't even know their policy and tether regularly, but not for large transfer communications on my non-root Nexus 5. Shoot, the carrier can't even prevent tethering on the Nexus 5, it's built into the operating system (and my phone was a private purchase). I'm guessing the carrier can tell if you are tethering, I'm not sure, but then again it doesn't matter to me.
T-Mobile's coverage isn't the best (AT&T has that in my experience, especially outside of cities), but I've seen noticeable rural coverage improvements in the last two years (around the St. Louis area).
I don't believe this to be the case, as the "armaments" in question were only regulated for export. The regulation aspect was not against the citizens of the US.
I read the PDF a couple of times, and in terms of suspicion indicators, it seems pretty reasonable to me. Especially since it is specifically for military surplus stores. I would expect more indicators for gun stores to be honest (although the surplus stores I have visited never carried ammo).
There are a couple of things I find comical or don't like:
Suspicion Indicator: Have missing hand/fingers... I laughed out loud at that, then got a little bothered that people with those conditions would be singled out. I would be much less bothered (even supportive) if it mentioned missing body parts that were fresh (bandaged). Chemical burns seems like a reasonable suspicion to me.
Suspicion Indicator: Insists on paying with cash. That shouldn't be an indicator in my opinion. But if combined with some other indicators, it is something to be aware of. And the word "insists" is important, if I am paying with cash I don't insist anything, I just pay. If one were to bring it up by insisting, that would be weird (an indicator).
Bulk Purchase: Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). Having a long lasting food stash is important to me, and I have a considerable collection of MREs and dehydrated foods. I use them while camping so they turn over (I buy the cheap MREs, the older ones). I also have multiple water filters, tons of replacement filter, and other assorted "let's go" stuff.
Otherwise everything seems pretty straightforward. If one mentions violence or aren't familiar with things you are purchasing then I would say it is a fair indicator.
And I don't see the Constitution mentioned, only anti-US commentary is called out.
Saving a file for web in Photoshop is like playing Twister on the keyboard:
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
One of my other favorites is to open up Task Manager: Ctrl+Shift+Esc
And of course Alt+Tab and Shift+Alt+Tab to switch windows (although I wish the icons had the program names, I can scan those faster)
Ctrl+Esc opens the Start menu in Windows 7, and the cursor will be in the search bar (I start most programs this way, just type "excel" for Excel for example).
It's a slippery slope (because of all the blood).
If it is used to "predict future results" then the conversation may become "We need your parents to give X units of blood for you to get an A on the upcoming test."
Quote: Unless China is ruled by vampires.
I'd watch that TV show...
No, the comment moderation here is much better...
Anyway, I need to run, I've got an article about how to lower my auto insurance since I don't drive more than 40 miles per day (apparently it's a secret).
I use LED strip lights for lighting when camping. 2 300 LED strips don't take a lot of power, and I bring a custom 35 amp hour 12 volt marine batttery to power the system. I have saved a couple of thousand $$$s over the years not having to buy D batteries or propane canisters for lighting at the campsite.
600 LED is very bright, brighter than a traditional propane lantern.
We've used them in the house during power outages, lights up the first floor about as good as the regular lights (except for shadows since our electric lighting is all ceiling mounted).
Siri: I'm sorry, the data upload volume has exceeded capabilities, not all packets could be sent, residual data will need to be cleaned up manually.
Did people cut even further (with more increased rates)? Would be an interesting spiral...
Toto's do (start at about $300, but well worth it). They have a two stage flush, and 15/30 second refills depending on the stage. The only thing they suck at is... heavy dark matter on the back of the bowl. That's what the $1,000+ versions are pressurized...
During a large party it's nice to have a toilet that can move 4 people per minute through the bathroom line.
Great toilets, made in America. They get crazy expensive on the high end (they go all Japanese with digital controls and extra spray stuff, warm air, etc.).
I figured that "ache feet" was a logarithmic progression, the farther you walk the more it hurts (once it starts hurting), and it isn't linear.
Of course I didn't see how that would be related to irrigation. Maybe it's a term used by those who inspect long irrigation systems.
And of course I saw your response regarding auto-correct...
That would be an awesome app.
I wonder if they have a patent on the design. It would actually seem to be a reasonable patent in my opinion (structural support via a specific design).
Correct on the amount of food. The situation is actually an energy problem, the cost of transporting foods can be prohibitive.
Especially so if they have a short time frame to be consumed (healthy stuff like fruits and vegetables). And those food types are prized by first world consumers, so, from an economic perspective, those who can provide the best profit get the food.
America turns corn into energy. South America turns sugar into energy. How would you suggest minimizing that and also pay to move the food around the globe?
The market wins, not those who need food.
Check out Darwin's Nightmare. Terrible documentary about food distribution (great documentary, the content is of a terrible nature).
And further, I have asked myself, Would I want to be one of my grandparents.
My grandmother is upper 80's, she can no longer form short or medium term memory. Meds help with anger which was an issue early on. She needs a walker and can be coherent (while asking the same questions over).
Her husband is my grandfather, Wib, he turned 90 about a week ago (my son is named after him, their actual name is Wilbur but they will always been known as Wib). He's got his mind and gets around fine, albeit with considerable pain in the entire body. I don't like that he still drives, but it is a necessity where he lives. And he still works, although most of his customers have died off. It is his routine. And he loves his wife and would certainly perish quickly if she passed.
My grandmother wrote a letter to her grandchildren in the 1980s, and she said "these bones are ready for the grave." I found it when I was about 10. We talked about it, but I don't remember the conversation, just the phrase. Burned in my mind. She was in her late 60's at the time.
Kurt Vonnegut said, on the Daily Show, that he would have already committed suicide if not for how it would affect his grandchildren. He passed a couple of years later.
So it goes.
The decision regarding death's timing should be up to the individual (if possible, accidents and such interfere), with the decision based on his/her considerations of pain/quality of life and family and/or other obligations. Alzheimer's and Dementia are different stories, thus the need for living wills addressing mental situations (if you were no longer yourself, would you rather spend your funds on your care or helping your family financially?).
Soylent Green had it right, there should be euthanasia centers, 'tis a sad aspect of a civilized society, but it is civilized, allowing for self determination (with the same music and film as the movie, one of my favorite scenes in any movie). Keep in mind that the starving masses didn't choose to die, they continued to suffer. Fantastic movie.
As for society and being worthless (per the general society), that's a question of being/trying to be employed, but it has nothing to do with whether one should die. But worth with family is another situation, and is more important anyway (I don't care what society thinks about or values about me).