You're confused on what the argument against Assange is.
I don't think anybody is arguing that the documents are untrue. However, when he focuses a single country, and that country is known world over for the incredible freedom its citizens enjoy, then the whole "exposing corruption worldwide" mantra of Wikileaks starts to smell rather strongly of bullshit.
Nobody is saying Assange publishes lies. They are saying Assange is an asshole with a political agenda against a single country, and is pretending to be a neutral party exposing corruption.
On that score, the argument against Assange is very strong.
Hell, as far as I've seen there isn't anything particularly corrupt in any of the documents released. It's just a bunch of things that should have been kept private. Wikileaks's only possible purpose, then, is to embarrass the US.
They may have once been all about exposing corruption, but they strayed from that path a long time ago.
It does if US allies want it to. It's called extradition, you should look it up.
That's the only real limitation.
But honestly the US hasn't indicted him on anything, because he hasn't broken any laws. The guy who gave the info to Wikileaks has, but as far as I can tell nobody with Wikileaks has done anything illegal (in the US anyway).
They're just dirtbags, and the US Govt. is encouraging anyone who's laws Assange may have broken (like that rape charge) to hurry up and extradite and try the son of a bitch.
Maybe he can get a show on The "History" Channel, together with the ghosts and aliens who seem to live there with Nostradamus...
I can't watch the History Channel half as much as I used to because of that shit. It frustrates me to no end, because HC used to be one of my favorites.
Seriously, poorly drawn hieroglyphs are evidence of ancient alien visits? Nostradamus was an amazingly accurate prognosticator even though 99% of his predictions were completely wrong, and the leftover 1% are so vague they could fit literally thousands of events at a any given moment? And fucking ghosts?
Congratulations! You just created your first Horoscope! The only step left is to tie it to a particular sign. Sagittarius sounds good - they are more likely to be suckers than the rest.
Hit up wikipedia on the 8086 processor and you'll see where the 640k limitation came from. Further reading would inform you that the reason the limitation lasted so long was because of Intel's backwards compatibility policies (a good thing, but poorly planned in that particular respect).
They were sued for abusing their dominant market position to coerce OEMs into not installing a competitor's browser by default on the OEM's own hardware.
The EU went overboard with their penalties, frankly. Fines out the wazzoo is great, and so is forcing Microsoft to allow other programs to be set as defaults (two results that came out of the US anti-trust hearings), but not permitting Microsoft to set a default browser on a retail copy of their OS? Really? That's idiotic.
Archos has a line of Android Froyo "internet tablets" that look pretty slick. Archos has a bad reputation for shoddy software, but I don't think they can screw up with Android.
They have their two big (7 and 10 inch) tablets, but the rest are palm-sized. One is under $100. The Archos 48 is basically the same as an iPod Touch (with android instead of ios, obviously), except it runs Flash. ^^
The only means the police have to prevent crime is to leverage the threat of punishment that the police represent.
How many times have you heard of police being on the scene before a bank robbery? It may have happened once by accident, but I've never heard of it, and I'm pretty sure it has never happened on purpose.
Even in a sting, the closest thing you'll ever get to police actively preventing crime, the police wait until after a crime has been committed before acting.
Except that 90% cancers produce their own telomerase.
The problem is the abnormal cell division, not the immortality of the cells. That they are immortal allows them to become dangerous, but so does the fact that they can metabolize glucose. Being able to shut that down might be an effective treatment, but it isn't the cause and the fact that healthy cells die off early shouldn't be seen as a good thing.
This is like Slashdot not permitting a story about Engadget, or Amazon refusing to sell a book about Borders. Both of these situations are ridiculous, of course Slashdot will post stories about Engadget, and of course Amazon is going to sell a book about Borders or Barnes and Nobel or any of their other competitors.
I don't think it's desperation. Sure they see the threat of Android, but they are doing so well it shouldn't make that much difference.
No, this is hubris, plain and simple. They won't allow apps relating to Android because Android is not Apple and so they don't like Android. It's like the mean girls in high school who won't let the new girl sit with them. The new girl may be smart and pretty, but she's also a little awkward, so they make fun of her instead. They are popular, egotistical, and too full of themselves to allow an app relating to Android in their store. Go sit somewhere else, you can't sit here.
This epitomizes the reason I don't buy Apple any more. I've got an iPod Nano that is a couple years old and it is the last Apple product I will ever buy. I didn't even want to buy it at the time, but it was the best music player I could find - that isn't enough to sway me any more.
It's a damn magazine. There is no reason to deny it other than spite.
Apple can have the best hardware in the world, but that company and the man who runs it are pure ego, and I refuse to buy Apple products on principle.
All that custom insturmentation costs about $150-$200 if you build one yourself. They went through National Instruments, which ordinarily would have cost more (since someone else is doing it for you), but since NI gets free advertising they may have actually gotten it for free.
Who is building your custom data logging app for the iPhone, btw? That's gonna be one expensive project!
In other words, you chose an option that can do less and costs a hell of a lot more. Way to go.
Just to clarify, you should stick the ShockWatch on the outside of the package, preferably right next to the label or packing list. It does you no good if you have to open it up to find out it has experienced 6g's.
It's better than buying insurance, as it's super easy to tell who mishandled it immediately, so parcel companies tend to be more careful with them.
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You're confused on what the argument against Assange is.
I don't think anybody is arguing that the documents are untrue. However, when he focuses a single country, and that country is known world over for the incredible freedom its citizens enjoy, then the whole "exposing corruption worldwide" mantra of Wikileaks starts to smell rather strongly of bullshit.
Nobody is saying Assange publishes lies. They are saying Assange is an asshole with a political agenda against a single country, and is pretending to be a neutral party exposing corruption.
On that score, the argument against Assange is very strong.
Hell, as far as I've seen there isn't anything particularly corrupt in any of the documents released. It's just a bunch of things that should have been kept private. Wikileaks's only possible purpose, then, is to embarrass the US.
They may have once been all about exposing corruption, but they strayed from that path a long time ago.
It rubs the lotion on its skin...
It happens quite often, actually. There are a plethora of examples of fame going to people's heads.
One famous example is R. Kelly.
It does if US allies want it to. It's called extradition, you should look it up.
That's the only real limitation.
But honestly the US hasn't indicted him on anything, because he hasn't broken any laws. The guy who gave the info to Wikileaks has, but as far as I can tell nobody with Wikileaks has done anything illegal (in the US anyway).
They're just dirtbags, and the US Govt. is encouraging anyone who's laws Assange may have broken (like that rape charge) to hurry up and extradite and try the son of a bitch.
Maybe he can get a show on The "History" Channel, together with the ghosts and aliens who seem to live there with Nostradamus...
I can't watch the History Channel half as much as I used to because of that shit. It frustrates me to no end, because HC used to be one of my favorites.
Seriously, poorly drawn hieroglyphs are evidence of ancient alien visits? Nostradamus was an amazingly accurate prognosticator even though 99% of his predictions were completely wrong, and the leftover 1% are so vague they could fit literally thousands of events at a any given moment? And fucking ghosts?
It boggles my mind; I can't stand it.
Congratulations! You just created your first Horoscope! The only step left is to tie it to a particular sign. Sagittarius sounds good - they are more likely to be suckers than the rest.
Where the hell did 637kb come from?
The myth was always 640k, and it was never true.
Hit up wikipedia on the 8086 processor and you'll see where the 640k limitation came from. Further reading would inform you that the reason the limitation lasted so long was because of Intel's backwards compatibility policies (a good thing, but poorly planned in that particular respect).
Nah, he just has four accounts with mod points to burn, that's all.
Microsoft was never sued for bundling a browser.
They were sued for abusing their dominant market position to coerce OEMs into not installing a competitor's browser by default on the OEM's own hardware.
The EU went overboard with their penalties, frankly. Fines out the wazzoo is great, and so is forcing Microsoft to allow other programs to be set as defaults (two results that came out of the US anti-trust hearings), but not permitting Microsoft to set a default browser on a retail copy of their OS? Really? That's idiotic.
Archos has a line of Android Froyo "internet tablets" that look pretty slick. Archos has a bad reputation for shoddy software, but I don't think they can screw up with Android.
They have their two big (7 and 10 inch) tablets, but the rest are palm-sized. One is under $100. The Archos 48 is basically the same as an iPod Touch (with android instead of ios, obviously), except it runs Flash. ^^
Look up the word "Diplomacy" please.
You may have noticed that "Diplomacy" and "Diplomat" are extremely similar.
It turns out, a "Diplomat" is a person who engages in diplomacy.
A diplomat's job is diplomacy. The purpose of diplomacy is to improve the relationship between two parties.
In other words, you're an idiot.
Police respond to crime, they don't prevent it.
The only means the police have to prevent crime is to leverage the threat of punishment that the police represent.
How many times have you heard of police being on the scene before a bank robbery? It may have happened once by accident, but I've never heard of it, and I'm pretty sure it has never happened on purpose.
Even in a sting, the closest thing you'll ever get to police actively preventing crime, the police wait until after a crime has been committed before acting.
Whooooosh!
You're right of course, but he's making fun of a popular political talk show host who has a penchant for blackboards and puppets.
If it's funny, it deserves a +1.
Do you mean "-1 not funny"?
Yeah, but you get a really, really nice sear when you pan-fry if you dry them out first.
Except that 90% cancers produce their own telomerase.
The problem is the abnormal cell division, not the immortality of the cells. That they are immortal allows them to become dangerous, but so does the fact that they can metabolize glucose. Being able to shut that down might be an effective treatment, but it isn't the cause and the fact that healthy cells die off early shouldn't be seen as a good thing.
scenarios (scenaria?)
"Scenario" is derived from Latin, but it is not Latin, don't attempt to make it so. It doesn't have a Latin ending, don't try to give it one.
The proper pluralization for "scenario" is "scenarios".
End grammar rant.
It's the behaviour of a small, petty person.
Small petty people who gain power tend to become bullies.
This describes Apple perfectly.
You've got your analogies wrong.
This is like Slashdot not permitting a story about Engadget, or Amazon refusing to sell a book about Borders. Both of these situations are ridiculous, of course Slashdot will post stories about Engadget, and of course Amazon is going to sell a book about Borders or Barnes and Nobel or any of their other competitors.
I don't think it's desperation. Sure they see the threat of Android, but they are doing so well it shouldn't make that much difference.
No, this is hubris, plain and simple. They won't allow apps relating to Android because Android is not Apple and so they don't like Android. It's like the mean girls in high school who won't let the new girl sit with them. The new girl may be smart and pretty, but she's also a little awkward, so they make fun of her instead. They are popular, egotistical, and too full of themselves to allow an app relating to Android in their store. Go sit somewhere else, you can't sit here.
This epitomizes the reason I don't buy Apple any more. I've got an iPod Nano that is a couple years old and it is the last Apple product I will ever buy. I didn't even want to buy it at the time, but it was the best music player I could find - that isn't enough to sway me any more.
It's a damn magazine. There is no reason to deny it other than spite.
Apple can have the best hardware in the world, but that company and the man who runs it are pure ego, and I refuse to buy Apple products on principle.
If you put "Biohazard" on it it won't fly.
Nice job.
All that custom insturmentation costs about $150-$200 if you build one yourself. They went through National Instruments, which ordinarily would have cost more (since someone else is doing it for you), but since NI gets free advertising they may have actually gotten it for free.
Who is building your custom data logging app for the iPhone, btw? That's gonna be one expensive project!
In other words, you chose an option that can do less and costs a hell of a lot more. Way to go.
If you had bothered to read the first paragraph, they said exactly that.
Dumbass.
Just to clarify, you should stick the ShockWatch on the outside of the package, preferably right next to the label or packing list. It does you no good if you have to open it up to find out it has experienced 6g's.
It's better than buying insurance, as it's super easy to tell who mishandled it immediately, so parcel companies tend to be more careful with them.