Really? Wow, and I am certain all such "threats" have been reported to the proper authorities, that the FBI has investigated and charges have been brought against all such perpetrators?
What was that? I distinctly heard you say "No, I mean...."
I am a Libertarian, and, I admit, I am probably on the right wing side of the party (if there really is such a thing). So, yeah, I am busting your chops over your absolutely absurd assertions.
Take a look around at both of the major parties and their supporters (media on both sides) and I am sure you will find that each and every assertion of yours about "Fox Nation" is equally true for supporters and media for "the other side".
The first movie incarnation of Dune, in the theaters, is one of three movies I have ever walked out on. The other two being Barton Fink (omfg what a piece of crap) and 1984 (with Richard Burton). Now, of course, 1984 was just gruesome as a story, but the way the movie was put together was just too painful to stomach for me.
Sure, 3D sand worms might be nice, but if the rest of the movie isn't thoughtfully put together, complete with actors/actresses that can act, etc., then it will be yet another crap movie with 3D "something" in it.
Set up some wall, complete with owner's permission, spray this product on it, have the graffiti contestants go at it. Pictures taken, scores noted, wipe it down and then the next contestant does his/her thang.
There could be sponsorships, regional championships and the ultimate Graffiti Bowl (TM)!
Radar Operator: Sir, we seem to have a rather large object that just launched from somewhere in Washington state!
Supervisor: How big is the object and what trajectory?
Radar Operator: Crap! Uh, Sir, the object appears to be about 16,640 miles in diameter and looks like it is on a trajectory to impact somewhere in northern Europe!
Supervisor: Is there a heat signature? Is it a missile?
Radar Operator: Sensors detect no exhaust heat signature, or anything like that. However, there appear to be metal appendages on what I will call the "bottom" of the object, spoking out from the center. Additionally, the "front" appears to be somewhat "L" shaped, however, it looks like the front is covered with some sort of material that doesn't reflect radar signals well!
Supervisor: Scramble a couple of fighters, I want to get a visual on this right away!....
Pilot: !@$%^$ !#$%^^ SH!T! It's a giant office chair, Sir!
Supervisor: What? A large f*cking office chair? You better not be sh!tting me, Lieutenant!
Pilot: Sir, I swear! Sending a visual over a secure link now!
Supervisor: Who is the sick person that would launch such a thing?...
O.K., one thing. He promised one thing that he is making happen.
Compared to the whoopers like "hope and change", we got more of the same and worse compared to the previous Administration, spending-wise, by a factor of 4. "No lobbyists" promise, guess Barak must of forgotten he made that promise. "No earmarks", yeah, that was a good one, huh? Oh and "transparency" in the debate on health care reform -- wait, I could have sworn -- uh, nope, not even close on this one either.
Barak is about on on the "worse" side of scale of politicians promising things and not making them happen, or conveniently forgetting their promises.
Barak makes Bill Clinton look like an honest up-standing citizen in comparison.
Except that, if it costs the government more, the entire pool of tax payers pays, one way or the other.
Either A) the government has the money from existing taxes and pays or B) the government borrows money and then increases taxes to pay for the claim AND the borrowing.
In both cases, only those actually paying taxes are screwed.
-- major power tools, man!
Oh, and to get laid!
Plus, a lifetime supply of Cheetos and Jolt Cola!
(Disclaimer: The order of the above items is subject to the preferences of the individual FLOSS developer. However, getting laid Cheetos dunked in Jolt Cola is not recommended).
Well, I was only poking fun, don't take it too seriously.
Now, on a more serious note, I agree that it is not only unacceptable, but that all government officials should be held to an even higher standard than the norm in society, if such a thing could be possible. You violate laws or civil rights as a government official or politician, frankly, any penalty that would normally be applied, should be tripled or worse, should a government official or politician be convicted of such things. Why? Because they are supposed to be serving the public trust, and betrayal of that when put in a place of power or authority over the citizenry, should be met as a most heinous crime.
Of course, when it comes to national politicians, they regularly grant themselves exemptions from being governed by the very laws they pass. And, this, IMHO, is a practice that should be squashed by constitutional amendment. This, and the above, would be a good start in quelling what I see as massive corruption in the U.S. political system/scene for the past 70 years or so.
I beg to differ. I turned 48 last year, worked in the computer software field since 1987.
"Most of" the people I associate with, 30s and 40s, use Firefox.
Myself, I was using Mosaic, from the "Internet in a Box" days, circa 1994. Prior to that, from 1987 to 1994, my online connectivity was through CompuServe.
Not long after that, roughly 1995, I started using Netscape. I continued using it until about version 4.7, at which time I tried out Opera. I still found Netscape 4.7 to be more then sufficient for what I needed at the time. I continued using Netscape up until Firefox ("Phoenix" at the time, beta), and have used it as my browser ever since.
I only use IE when stupid fricken sites "require" or "recommend" it. But, thankfully, those sites are becoming fewer and fewer, to the benefit of us all.
As an aside: I tried Netscape versions after 4.7, but always went back to 4.7. When 6 came out, I was appalled at the bloat and slowness. So much so, that in 2002, I was at Internet World, visited the AOL booth, talked to one of their so-called techs about 6.0. His solution was to give me a copy of 7. I tried it, and promptly threw it in the circular file, piece of crap. I always have had top-of-the-line systems at home, due to the nature of my day job, so the system resources were never the problem with Netscape > 4.7, it was just that Netscape > 4.7, were pieces of crap.
"PCWorld seems to be taking the opposite stance arguing that blaming IE for attacks is a dangerous approach that could cause a false sense of security."
Yeah, of course they would argue this. They get major advertising dollars from someone affected by such recommendations.
-- people that were *driving* with a cell phone held to their ear, pretty much oblivious to the world around them.
1. I was crossing a street at a cross walk, street lights, the whole nine yards, coming back to work from local lunch spot. Light turns red, I give it a moment, start across, car screeches to a halt about 4 inches from me, I look up a bit startled, lady is on her cell phone. At the time, it was not yet illegal to do so in my state, but the law had been passed to be effective about four months later.
2. Driving home after work, about two blocks from my house, I make a right hand turn to head down the last two blocks. There is a pickup about halfway down the block, in a driveway to my left. As I approach, the truck all of a sudden does a left hand turn into my lane, causing me to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting him. I look up and clearly see through is back window, he has his cell phone planted in his left ear.
The laws already on the books or about to be for such things (including texting) need to be A) made very broadly known and B) the punishment for violating such laws should be comparable to drunk driving, IMHO.
People are already, just in the normal day-to-day activity, pretty oblivious to the world around them, IMHO, worrying about work, attention on something else or whatever while driving, add cell phones to the mix and it just adds another layer of oblivion on top.
And don't get me started on people playing their music in their vehicles so loud, that it can be heard two blocks away....
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Gary Larson, The Far Side, was way ahead of his time.
Frog DNA substituted where dinosaur DNA was missing in Jurassic Park? Yeah, Jurassic Park was fiction, of course.
However, organisms mutate, what's to prevent said organisms from mutating out the "kill switches"?
Really? Wow, and I am certain all such "threats" have been reported to the proper authorities, that the FBI has investigated and charges have been brought against all such perpetrators?
What was that? I distinctly heard you say "No, I mean...."
I am a Libertarian, and, I admit, I am probably on the right wing side of the party (if there really is such a thing). So, yeah, I am busting your chops over your absolutely absurd assertions.
Take a look around at both of the major parties and their supporters (media on both sides) and I am sure you will find that each and every assertion of yours about "Fox Nation" is equally true for supporters and media for "the other side".
The first movie incarnation of Dune, in the theaters, is one of three movies I have ever walked out on. The other two being Barton Fink (omfg what a piece of crap) and 1984 (with Richard Burton). Now, of course, 1984 was just gruesome as a story, but the way the movie was put together was just too painful to stomach for me.
Sure, 3D sand worms might be nice, but if the rest of the movie isn't thoughtfully put together, complete with actors/actresses that can act, etc., then it will be yet another crap movie with 3D "something" in it.
1. Nope, never thought Aussies were "backwards".
2. I have always thought fondly of Aussies as being more like "We don't take crap from nobody" sort of blokes.
Good on ya!
This could lead to graffiti competitions!
Set up some wall, complete with owner's permission, spray this product on it, have the graffiti contestants go at it. Pictures taken, scores noted, wipe it down and then the next contestant does his/her thang.
There could be sponsorships, regional championships and the ultimate Graffiti Bowl (TM)!
O.K., so he was living with his mom.
But, if he was also living in his mom's basement, then be on par with a good portion of Slashdot minions.
If he has also never been laid, and no the new rubber dolls do not count, he would be revered here on Slashdot.
This was civil court.
It wasn't "DOJ vs. Lindor".
Appease republicans? Are you kidding me?
Republicans were completely shut out of the health care debate, special deals, etc.
Only *now* that the Democrats lost their filibuster proof majority does Obama play "bi-partisan".
History will show that Obama is and was the most partisan of Presidents in recent American history.
On top of that, he is a habitual bald-faced liar, but that's a just a bonus . :/
The term "Super Bowl" is protected by **trademark** not by copyright.
The broadcast, events, etc. of the trademarked "Super Bowl" are protected by copyright.
(Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, nor to I play one on Slashdot.)
Radar Operator: Sir, we seem to have a rather large object that just launched from somewhere in Washington state!
Supervisor: How big is the object and what trajectory?
Radar Operator: Crap! Uh, Sir, the object appears to be about 16,640 miles in diameter and looks like it is on a trajectory to impact somewhere in northern Europe!
Supervisor: Is there a heat signature? Is it a missile?
Radar Operator: Sensors detect no exhaust heat signature, or anything like that. However, there appear to be metal appendages on what I will call the "bottom" of the object, spoking out from the center. Additionally, the "front" appears to be somewhat "L" shaped, however, it looks like the front is covered with some sort of material that doesn't reflect radar signals well!
Supervisor: Scramble a couple of fighters, I want to get a visual on this right away! ....
Pilot: !@$%^$ !#$%^^ SH!T! It's a giant office chair, Sir!
Supervisor: What? A large f*cking office chair? You better not be sh!tting me, Lieutenant!
Pilot: Sir, I swear! Sending a visual over a secure link now!
Supervisor: Who is the sick person that would launch such a thing? ...
Continued next week....
Uh, no. The F-35 Lightning II is on the time line to start replacing other aircraft and, eventually, the F-22 also. No need to re-start F-22 at all.
You posed the problem, what is your solution?
O.K., one thing. He promised one thing that he is making happen.
Compared to the whoopers like "hope and change", we got more of the same and worse compared to the previous Administration, spending-wise, by a factor of 4. "No lobbyists" promise, guess Barak must of forgotten he made that promise. "No earmarks", yeah, that was a good one, huh? Oh and "transparency" in the debate on health care reform -- wait, I could have sworn -- uh, nope, not even close on this one either.
Barak is about on on the "worse" side of scale of politicians promising things and not making them happen, or conveniently forgetting their promises.
Barak makes Bill Clinton look like an honest up-standing citizen in comparison.
Well, from another viewpoint, the whole prison system "mimicks gang structure". So, where would be be then?
Oh, come on now. Every powerpoint presentation I have seen looked like crap!
If you think that was trolling, then the part of your brain that processes language is smaller than average.
Except that, if it costs the government more, the entire pool of tax payers pays, one way or the other.
Either A) the government has the money from existing taxes and pays or B) the government borrows money and then increases taxes to pay for the claim AND the borrowing.
In both cases, only those actually paying taxes are screwed.
-- people are different! OMFG!
-- major power tools, man! Oh, and to get laid! Plus, a lifetime supply of Cheetos and Jolt Cola! (Disclaimer: The order of the above items is subject to the preferences of the individual FLOSS developer. However, getting laid Cheetos dunked in Jolt Cola is not recommended).
Well, I was only poking fun, don't take it too seriously.
Now, on a more serious note, I agree that it is not only unacceptable, but that all government officials should be held to an even higher standard than the norm in society, if such a thing could be possible. You violate laws or civil rights as a government official or politician, frankly, any penalty that would normally be applied, should be tripled or worse, should a government official or politician be convicted of such things. Why? Because they are supposed to be serving the public trust, and betrayal of that when put in a place of power or authority over the citizenry, should be met as a most heinous crime.
Of course, when it comes to national politicians, they regularly grant themselves exemptions from being governed by the very laws they pass. And, this, IMHO, is a practice that should be squashed by constitutional amendment. This, and the above, would be a good start in quelling what I see as massive corruption in the U.S. political system/scene for the past 70 years or so.
I beg to differ. I turned 48 last year, worked in the computer software field since 1987.
"Most of" the people I associate with, 30s and 40s, use Firefox.
Myself, I was using Mosaic, from the "Internet in a Box" days, circa 1994. Prior to that, from 1987 to 1994, my online connectivity was through CompuServe.
Not long after that, roughly 1995, I started using Netscape. I continued using it until about version 4.7, at which time I tried out Opera. I still found Netscape 4.7 to be more then sufficient for what I needed at the time. I continued using Netscape up until Firefox ("Phoenix" at the time, beta), and have used it as my browser ever since.
I only use IE when stupid fricken sites "require" or "recommend" it. But, thankfully, those sites are becoming fewer and fewer, to the benefit of us all.
As an aside: I tried Netscape versions after 4.7, but always went back to 4.7. When 6 came out, I was appalled at the bloat and slowness. So much so, that in 2002, I was at Internet World, visited the AOL booth, talked to one of their so-called techs about 6.0. His solution was to give me a copy of 7. I tried it, and promptly threw it in the circular file, piece of crap. I always have had top-of-the-line systems at home, due to the nature of my day job, so the system resources were never the problem with Netscape > 4.7, it was just that Netscape > 4.7, were pieces of crap.
corrupt politicians are... CORRUPT! OMFG!
"PCWorld seems to be taking the opposite stance arguing that blaming IE for attacks is a dangerous approach that could cause a false sense of security."
Yeah, of course they would argue this. They get major advertising dollars from someone affected by such recommendations.
-- people that were *driving* with a cell phone held to their ear, pretty much oblivious to the world around them.
1. I was crossing a street at a cross walk, street lights, the whole nine yards, coming back to work from local lunch spot. Light turns red, I give it a moment, start across, car screeches to a halt about 4 inches from me, I look up a bit startled, lady is on her cell phone. At the time, it was not yet illegal to do so in my state, but the law had been passed to be effective about four months later.
2. Driving home after work, about two blocks from my house, I make a right hand turn to head down the last two blocks. There is a pickup about halfway down the block, in a driveway to my left. As I approach, the truck all of a sudden does a left hand turn into my lane, causing me to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting him. I look up and clearly see through is back window, he has his cell phone planted in his left ear.
The laws already on the books or about to be for such things (including texting) need to be A) made very broadly known and B) the punishment for violating such laws should be comparable to drunk driving, IMHO.
People are already, just in the normal day-to-day activity, pretty oblivious to the world around them, IMHO, worrying about work, attention on something else or whatever while driving, add cell phones to the mix and it just adds another layer of oblivion on top.
And don't get me started on people playing their music in their vehicles so loud, that it can be heard two blocks away....