Laws supersede (superclass) contracts and do not affect their performance. Unless you are dealing with a really amateur contract, this is already programmed in.
Reminds me of how people try to fix problems at work, a flurry of trying shit in the hopes that something fixes the problem. Logic and facts be damned.
for those barbaric Americans that "beat their children".
This reminds of an incident a friend of mine had in a Wall-Mart once. His son (a toddler) went crazy and he had to put the smack down with a little corporal punishment (yeah, in Wal-Mart). An older lady witnessed the event and sprung on him with some judgmental words. He snapped back and said that if he didn't spank him now that his son would sneak up behind her in ten years in slit her throat. He asked her if that is what she wanted. End of conversation. How is this relevant or on-topic? IDK
I agree, this whole debate is off topic. I have sensed that the whole USPS fiasco is meant to destroy it. It has always operated efficiently given their restrictions. Like banking, the postal service is one of the few things that government can do well. Have you noticed that the US (world?) government increasingly is getting involved with things it cannot do well while ignoring that which it excels at?
Lenovo doesn't have out of the box three year warranties. I just got a T-530 laptop and it only came with one year mail-in crap warranted and had no options to purchase more.
The government does need access to some information such as census data
Why? Taxation? Our antiquated income taxation system that stifles economic activity? Change over to a VAT-type or sales-tax type system and you wouldn't have to mess with a census.
Indeed, he has been awarded the Whitleblower Award in Germany (whatever that is) and at least one person has nominated him for a Peace Prize on top of other notable citizens speaking out in support. He is doing the right thing and his actions have spurred a much needed debate in our country. The longer this goes on the less spin control Washington has and the more they look like the bad guy for trying.
He is facing the consequences. Pure economics. No man should sacrifice his freedom..period. If you are sentenced to or facing jail it is in your best interests to flea if at all possible. Any sane person would do the same.
That is probably one of the dumbest comments I've seen on slashdot for some time. It's like one of those comments you would see on YouTube or something. I'm no fan of government anything, but to say that the NSA has a terrible track record of protecting the American public is just stupid.
Anything can be done with digital information, but if they have to hire a contractor to do it or even write a script they can say it inaccessible for FOIA purposes.
The only thing they have to hide is how little they actually do at work.
You've obviously have never worked in government. There is no need to hide how little you actually do--furthermore, working hard or working extra will ultimately get you in trouble (we call it "getting your hand slapped").
Avoided the feature because of FOIA requests. There are a lot of loopholes for gov organizations to avoid sunshine requests if they really want to--part of it is making the information difficult to reach (can't get the info==do not have to comply). Also, FOIA compliance hinges on each institution's policy in regard to the information. They can set a two day retention policy so that if you request it four days from now they will delete it and reply that the information is not available. Government institutions are hostile to information requests--believe it or not. Power and control is paramount in these environments and arbitrary information requests from outsiders flies in the face of this disposition. [first-hand knowledge]
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If you are going to do a video pitch about software you need an attractive female. (Dudes+wierd hats+sitting) == straight to comments
I haven't watched a single video on slashdot. Where are the answers from the Ask Gosling we had recently? Was that a fake?
While Hitler and Stalin, and the US, and Britain, and France, and Japan, and China, and... killed millions
There, fixed that for ya. Facts be damned?
Laws supersede (superclass) contracts and do not affect their performance. Unless you are dealing with a really amateur contract, this is already programmed in.
Reminds me of how people try to fix problems at work, a flurry of trying shit in the hopes that something fixes the problem. Logic and facts be damned.
for those barbaric Americans that "beat their children".
This reminds of an incident a friend of mine had in a Wall-Mart once. His son (a toddler) went crazy and he had to put the smack down with a little corporal punishment (yeah, in Wal-Mart). An older lady witnessed the event and sprung on him with some judgmental words. He snapped back and said that if he didn't spank him now that his son would sneak up behind her in ten years in slit her throat. He asked her if that is what she wanted. End of conversation. How is this relevant or on-topic? IDK
I think you're lost...this is slashdot, a place for people with half a brain.
Refusing to do business with someone is hardly the same as pulling out a gun and shooting them in the face.
No, but telling me that I can't do business with them is leading in that direction.
I think they already egged their own faces by moving to establish sanctions, and yes, sanctions on China would be funny.
This reminds me, did they ever publish the answers to our questions from Gosling?
Idea. Recycling bins next to the central mailbox.
Overpaid postal employees with extravagant benefits are the main reason though.
[citation needed]
I love fleeting assertions.
Make the stamp prices variable by the cost to deliver to them.
Administrative nightmare. Costly.
I agree, this whole debate is off topic. I have sensed that the whole USPS fiasco is meant to destroy it. It has always operated efficiently given their restrictions. Like banking, the postal service is one of the few things that government can do well. Have you noticed that the US (world?) government increasingly is getting involved with things it cannot do well while ignoring that which it excels at?
Then why not charge what it costs to deliver the mail?
Due to a stupid Windows based program that I have to use that can only run as a single instance and I need 3 of the damn things open at a time.
Dude, that is funny.
Lenovo doesn't have out of the box three year warranties. I just got a T-530 laptop and it only came with one year mail-in crap warranted and had no options to purchase more.
The government does need access to some information such as census data
Why? Taxation? Our antiquated income taxation system that stifles economic activity? Change over to a VAT-type or sales-tax type system and you wouldn't have to mess with a census.
Indeed, he has been awarded the Whitleblower Award in Germany (whatever that is) and at least one person has nominated him for a Peace Prize on top of other notable citizens speaking out in support. He is doing the right thing and his actions have spurred a much needed debate in our country. The longer this goes on the less spin control Washington has and the more they look like the bad guy for trying.
He is facing the consequences. Pure economics. No man should sacrifice his freedom..period. If you are sentenced to or facing jail it is in your best interests to flea if at all possible. Any sane person would do the same.
That is probably one of the dumbest comments I've seen on slashdot for some time. It's like one of those comments you would see on YouTube or something. I'm no fan of government anything, but to say that the NSA has a terrible track record of protecting the American public is just stupid.
Anything can be done with digital information, but if they have to hire a contractor to do it or even write a script they can say it inaccessible for FOIA purposes.
Seems then that a simple script run against a dump of the account names would work.
The only thing they have to hide is how little they actually do at work.
You've obviously have never worked in government. There is no need to hide how little you actually do--furthermore, working hard or working extra will ultimately get you in trouble (we call it "getting your hand slapped").
Avoided the feature because of FOIA requests. There are a lot of loopholes for gov organizations to avoid sunshine requests if they really want to--part of it is making the information difficult to reach (can't get the info==do not have to comply). Also, FOIA compliance hinges on each institution's policy in regard to the information. They can set a two day retention policy so that if you request it four days from now they will delete it and reply that the information is not available. Government institutions are hostile to information requests--believe it or not. Power and control is paramount in these environments and arbitrary information requests from outsiders flies in the face of this disposition. [first-hand knowledge]