Well, it was native for these three. In all the time I was there, though, the Feds never took action on their threats however. I suspect it would have meant no communication at all, which would be a whole other kettle of fish for a minsec like Lompoc.
The example you're responding to was Michael Dorner, you can't really claim the police were trying to "negotiate with, and try to capture, the individuals". They opened fire on random vehicles (not one, but 2) to try to kill whoever was inside before even checking to see if he happened to be in the vehicle. When they actually did find him, they tried to burn him alive. Not saying he didn't deserve what he got, but they were obviously intent on killing him from the start.
Years ago I used to do IT work for two brothers in the commodities market (and who had actually shown up in Barron's) who had a third brother doing time for tax issues in Club Fed, Lompoc. I remember seeing more than one letter from the Feds complaining that the phone calls placed between the free and imprisoned brother were being held in their native tongue, Latvian, and they needed to stop it right now. So there is something to that idea.
Forgot that - That, of course, is assuming all the appropriate agencies could cooperate enough to make this happen. That, methinks, is the real stickler.
Yo yo yo, that's why I gots this Trace Buster BUSTER. See, when the mother-f*cker tries to bust your trace with a trace buster. This mother-f*cker is gonna bust the mother-f*cking trace buster that's bustin' your... uh...
I've actually (at CompUSA, when it was still in business) had salespeople not backpedal, even when I made it clear that I was either buying without the extended warranty or taking my business elsewhere. Hard sells on extended warranties are often due to the salesperson (or their boss) getting an incentive to sell extended warranties (or, worse yet, an incentive based on the percentage of extended warranty eligible sales that include an extended warranty). This may be a firm, direct incentive or an indirect incentive in the form of the statistic being gathered and being used in evaluations, either way it amounts to the same thing -- a microoptimization that motivates behavior which is, in net, bad for the firm (unless they are actually losing money on base unit sales and making it up on extended warranties).
I used to feud with a college professor in COBOL class. He wanted you to perform the processing in a loop where you explicitly checked for end of file at the end of the DO loop and branched out if it was EOF. I would always do a DO WHILE NOT EOF loop. He never did give me a reason why that was a bad construct other than that is not the way they do it.
I never had the heart to tell him a coworker who did COBOL at a major corporation is the one who taught me to do it that way.
And, in my experience, locked up during an update which (at my experience level isn't that bad) unfixably broke the install, prompting a reinstall after I backed up my current data.
No, but having a wired person with a (possible) history of overblown activism using their resources to push their (possible) agenda as per said joke DOES make a mountain of bad press nowadays.
Yeah, I know...this guy...that back in the days of manual protection would go to his local self-service copy shop and run off full copies of all the books.
I don't use Linux as I want to be l337, but as I can use it to get things done without the delays and dodginess of Windows.
I will say though that Canonical/Ubuntu has been getting especially bad with the consistent logic problems. Nothing like going to place X to find a setting to discover it's been moved or amalgamated into something else or split off into it's own tool.
All I can say is "Let's ditch the shiny and let me see a few less error dialogs." (as well as ditching the shiny as it is killing off the potential audience of older PCs which has been the saving grace of Linux through it's history.)
I remember when EA meant a fun, innovative gaming experience, and waiting with bated breath for their next release.
Of course, this was the Apple II/C-64 days, but, still...
In which case, the only option is to not buy the spyware-infested product. Since the spyware is secret, there's no way to tell which disks are infected and which are not. The only safe alternative is to avoid buying any official content what so ever. The industry will drive any previously paying customers that give two s**** about their privacy to turn to the "piracy" avenue of acquiring content.
The contortions the industry goes through to reach out and nail their own coffin shut are quite impressive.
So you saying the pirates will be safe and the customers will be the ones affected?
Nice business model!
Isn't this pretty much the way it works for PC owners now?
Because, generally, hygienic restaurants are worried enough about details that they will source from reliable sources and will handle food in a fashion to minimize health issues.
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Well, it was native for these three. In all the time I was there, though, the Feds never took action on their threats however. I suspect it would have meant no communication at all, which would be a whole other kettle of fish for a minsec like Lompoc.
The example you're responding to was Michael Dorner, you can't really claim the police were trying to "negotiate with, and try to capture, the individuals". They opened fire on random vehicles (not one, but 2) to try to kill whoever was inside before even checking to see if he happened to be in the vehicle. When they actually did find him, they tried to burn him alive. Not saying he didn't deserve what he got, but they were obviously intent on killing him from the start.
Perhaps Christopher Dorner would work better.
Years ago I used to do IT work for two brothers in the commodities market (and who had actually shown up in Barron's) who had a third brother doing time for tax issues in Club Fed, Lompoc. I remember seeing more than one letter from the Feds complaining that the phone calls placed between the free and imprisoned brother were being held in their native tongue, Latvian, and they needed to stop it right now. So there is something to that idea.
Forgot that - That, of course, is assuming all the appropriate agencies could cooperate enough to make this happen. That, methinks, is the real stickler.
Yo yo yo, that's why I gots this Trace Buster BUSTER. See, when the mother-f*cker tries to bust your trace with a trace buster. This mother-f*cker is gonna bust the mother-f*cking trace buster that's bustin' your... uh...
Trace!
I've actually (at CompUSA, when it was still in business) had salespeople not backpedal, even when I made it clear that I was either buying without the extended warranty or taking my business elsewhere. Hard sells on extended warranties are often due to the salesperson (or their boss) getting an incentive to sell extended warranties (or, worse yet, an incentive based on the percentage of extended warranty eligible sales that include an extended warranty). This may be a firm, direct incentive or an indirect incentive in the form of the statistic being gathered and being used in evaluations, either way it amounts to the same thing -- a microoptimization that motivates behavior which is, in net, bad for the firm (unless they are actually losing money on base unit sales and making it up on extended warranties).
Or the little incentive of remaining employed...
Or, in my case, shoelaces,
I used to feud with a college professor in COBOL class. He wanted you to perform the processing in a loop where you explicitly checked for end of file at the end of the DO loop and branched out if it was EOF. I would always do a DO WHILE NOT EOF loop. He never did give me a reason why that was a bad construct other than that is not the way they do it.
I never had the heart to tell him a coworker who did COBOL at a major corporation is the one who taught me to do it that way.
I do still love the idea of delta updates though, especially as I am on a rather slow DSL connection.
And, in my experience, locked up during an update which (at my experience level isn't that bad) unfixably broke the install, prompting a reinstall after I backed up my current data.
Well, and edit out anything that would offend the FCC (and FCC fanfolk).
No, but having a wired person with a (possible) history of overblown activism using their resources to push their (possible) agenda as per said joke DOES make a mountain of bad press nowadays.
Wow. Talk about opportunities for gaslighting someone.
And this is why I have repurchased several games on Steam - I am really good at misplacing "game" discs and CD keys.
Yeah, I know...this guy...that back in the days of manual protection would go to his local self-service copy shop and run off full copies of all the books.
I was reading that as a shot to everyone who hates Unity.
You know, Everyone.
I am not going to lie, I don't HATE Unity, but I have my moments with it.
I don't use Linux as I want to be l337, but as I can use it to get things done without the delays and dodginess of Windows.
I will say though that Canonical/Ubuntu has been getting especially bad with the consistent logic problems. Nothing like going to place X to find a setting to discover it's been moved or amalgamated into something else or split off into it's own tool.
All I can say is "Let's ditch the shiny and let me see a few less error dialogs." (as well as ditching the shiny as it is killing off the potential audience of older PCs which has been the saving grace of Linux through it's history.)
I remember when EA meant a fun, innovative gaming experience, and waiting with bated breath for their next release. Of course, this was the Apple II/C-64 days, but, still...
Actually? Pretty easy. I could see the idea if there was more than ONE ship. Or, you know, actual defenses.
Well, Space Stage would have been lovely if I could have left my planet for more than 30 seconds without coming under attack.
I do believe the term you were looking for was "On one hand - On the other hand - On the gripping hand"...
In which case, the only option is to not buy the spyware-infested product. Since the spyware is secret, there's no way to tell which disks are infected and which are not. The only safe alternative is to avoid buying any official content what so ever. The industry will drive any previously paying customers that give two s**** about their privacy to turn to the "piracy" avenue of acquiring content. The contortions the industry goes through to reach out and nail their own coffin shut are quite impressive.
So you saying the pirates will be safe and the customers will be the ones affected?
Nice business model!
Isn't this pretty much the way it works for PC owners now?
Well, you can try BleachBit for Linux.
I like that it handles compacting FF and TB databases too.
Not entirely, as BlachBit is cross platform (I use it under Linux) and CCleaner is a Windows only app.
Because, generally, hygienic restaurants are worried enough about details that they will source from reliable sources and will handle food in a fashion to minimize health issues.