I can't help but agree. What he did certainly damaged the government but I don't see how the *citizenry* or the union itself has been substantively damaged -- quite the opposite, in fact. Our rights aren't subject to abrogation by arbitrary laws; they are inalienable. What the government has been doing may be "legal" only by virtue of passage of laws that are in direct conflict with the Constitution. As far as I'm concerned those laws aren't valid -- the Constitution has supremacy.
Snowden's releases so far have been quite targeted, not the same firehose of the Manning releases; I do put them in different categories. What he's released pierces straight into the heart of tyranny, though I expect all it'll take is an Extra Special Episode of Honey Boo-Boo and the public will forget all about this and put their heads back in the sand. I fear that the longer we let things like this go on the less opportunity we'll have to check it without bloodshed, but then I'm something of a cynic.
Certain gun parts will cause them to seal luggage in the same way. A barrel, for instance, is a hell of a lot cheaper than the whole firearm, and has to be declared, baggage sealed, etc. Magazines don't count, but frames and internal parts do. I suppose even a spring might technically qualify.
He never mentions what version of iTunes he's using - perhaps it's still 10.x, which is horrible. iTunes 11 has actually fixed a LOT of stuff and is actually pretty decent and more importantly, fast. It's incredible how fast iTunes is nowadays. I'm not sure what Apple did, but damn it's fixed a lot of stutters, halts, and stalls.
God, 11 has been a buggy mess for me. Windows hiding when they shouldn't, often really slow to respond, just plain stops responding for up to something like 30 seconds regularly. I believe they fixed a bunch of stuff but they also seem to have broken more that affect useability. 10 seemed far more reliable.
Bull. The McCain of 2008 was a completely different man than the McCain of 2000. I don't know if it was the dirty pool Bush played during the 2000 election that did it or something else but he's just not the same guy he used to be.
Hardly. This happened more than once during the cold war under SAC. Hell, entire wings have been decertified before. You don't have to go back farther than 2007 to find something similar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_weapons_incident).
There was an article in Air Force Magazine a couple months back about SAC history that touched on this a bit:
I'm pretty sure the Koreans will agree there was a war regardless of how we phrased our participation (we participated as part of a UN action). Not everything is about the U.S.:) I completely agree on your point about authorization, though. If there's a shooting war there damn well should be some sort of Congressional authorization. Anything else relegates the Constitution to nothing more than a musty piece of toilet paper.
Nice try, but I've done some farm work, thanks. And no, I wouldn't pay $20 for lettuce. I'd buy lettuce from someplace that's able to grow it and sell it at a reasonable price. But if that weren't available I'm damn sure we could figure out a way to grow and sell it for less far less that $20 if we had to. Last I checked we're able to grow cotton on the cheap, no problem. Lettuce ain't that different.
So don't grow apples, grow something you can make a profit on -- you know, capitalism. Subsidizing profits on the backs of people with no protection and nowhere to turn just to prop up an bad business decisions doesn't seem particularly like something we should be doing in the land of the free, home of the brave. Those people are far too open to victimization, and of course they suck up social services. What else are they going to do? They're not being paid a living wage. I'm all for freely mobile labor, set up a system that works and burn companies that don't work within that system. Anyway, using the economy to justify mistreatment and oppression doesn't sit right with me.
My original point was that linking illegal labor and micro-gigging is silly, but we've gone off the rails a bit:)
Because illegal labor isn't essential to the economy -- that's just hand-waving, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain bullshit. Well, the labor may well be essential, but not at that price. That whole situation is fucking criminal and should be treated as such, and using it as a basis of comparison is asinine at best.
He demonstrated that having $800k around isn't a particularly great idea -- law enforcement would be interested (ill-gotten or not) and other undesirables would *certainly* want to get their hands on it. It doesn't really matter, though; he did nothing illegal. This was a bad verdict.
Indeed. The first 48 hours would be horrific. What worries me is that if they do go, they'll likely go all in -- chems, etc. Once those weapons start flying the gloves will come off and we'll have a very quick, very hot ending.
The phone is unlocked from day one, so you can switch any time. But yeah, they could certainly raise their rates from one month to another. Probably not the smartest business decision to raise rates like that but it is possible.
You mean like what they just announced? You can either buy the phone up front or finance it over a two year period. You're not locked into a contract for long term service with them but you can bet your ass there's a contract involved. You *do* have to pay for your merchandise whether you're getting your service with them or another carrier.
It also doesn't mean they're right. How often do you see unanimity in a decision? Are some of the justices wrong or do they simply have a differing opinion?
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I can't help but agree. What he did certainly damaged the government but I don't see how the *citizenry* or the union itself has been substantively damaged -- quite the opposite, in fact. Our rights aren't subject to abrogation by arbitrary laws; they are inalienable. What the government has been doing may be "legal" only by virtue of passage of laws that are in direct conflict with the Constitution. As far as I'm concerned those laws aren't valid -- the Constitution has supremacy.
Snowden's releases so far have been quite targeted, not the same firehose of the Manning releases; I do put them in different categories. What he's released pierces straight into the heart of tyranny, though I expect all it'll take is an Extra Special Episode of Honey Boo-Boo and the public will forget all about this and put their heads back in the sand. I fear that the longer we let things like this go on the less opportunity we'll have to check it without bloodshed, but then I'm something of a cynic.
Certain gun parts will cause them to seal luggage in the same way. A barrel, for instance, is a hell of a lot cheaper than the whole firearm, and has to be declared, baggage sealed, etc. Magazines don't count, but frames and internal parts do. I suppose even a spring might technically qualify.
There's no way this boneheaded bill will get past the Republican controlled House.
He never mentions what version of iTunes he's using - perhaps it's still 10.x, which is horrible. iTunes 11 has actually fixed a LOT of stuff and is actually pretty decent and more importantly, fast. It's incredible how fast iTunes is nowadays. I'm not sure what Apple did, but damn it's fixed a lot of stutters, halts, and stalls.
God, 11 has been a buggy mess for me. Windows hiding when they shouldn't, often really slow to respond, just plain stops responding for up to something like 30 seconds regularly. I believe they fixed a bunch of stuff but they also seem to have broken more that affect useability. 10 seemed far more reliable.
Actually, the article says the exact opposite of the title. The title should say
Whooooooa, there dude. You can't go around actually reading the articles here! Cut that out!
Bull. The McCain of 2008 was a completely different man than the McCain of 2000. I don't know if it was the dirty pool Bush played during the 2000 election that did it or something else but he's just not the same guy he used to be.
You're one to talk, Anonymous Coward. I see you posting here all the time!
Hardly. This happened more than once during the cold war under SAC. Hell, entire wings have been decertified before. You don't have to go back farther than 2007 to find something similar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_weapons_incident).
There was an article in Air Force Magazine a couple months back about SAC history that touched on this a bit:
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2013/March%202013/0313SAC.aspx
“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” -- Mark Twain
If it cannot be proven they are not guilty. They may or may not be innocent.
I'm pretty sure the Koreans will agree there was a war regardless of how we phrased our participation (we participated as part of a UN action). Not everything is about the U.S. :) I completely agree on your point about authorization, though. If there's a shooting war there damn well should be some sort of Congressional authorization. Anything else relegates the Constitution to nothing more than a musty piece of toilet paper.
Nice try, but I've done some farm work, thanks. And no, I wouldn't pay $20 for lettuce. I'd buy lettuce from someplace that's able to grow it and sell it at a reasonable price. But if that weren't available I'm damn sure we could figure out a way to grow and sell it for less far less that $20 if we had to. Last I checked we're able to grow cotton on the cheap, no problem. Lettuce ain't that different.
So don't grow apples, grow something you can make a profit on -- you know, capitalism. Subsidizing profits on the backs of people with no protection and nowhere to turn just to prop up an bad business decisions doesn't seem particularly like something we should be doing in the land of the free, home of the brave. Those people are far too open to victimization, and of course they suck up social services. What else are they going to do? They're not being paid a living wage. I'm all for freely mobile labor, set up a system that works and burn companies that don't work within that system. Anyway, using the economy to justify mistreatment and oppression doesn't sit right with me.
My original point was that linking illegal labor and micro-gigging is silly, but we've gone off the rails a bit :)
And for exposing the hypocrisy of the right. So what?
Because illegal labor isn't essential to the economy -- that's just hand-waving, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain bullshit. Well, the labor may well be essential, but not at that price. That whole situation is fucking criminal and should be treated as such, and using it as a basis of comparison is asinine at best.
I call bullshit. If Soviet leadership were truly terrified by a few shaken ferrets we'd still have tsars.
Erp, the *amendment* was withdrawn. The bill it was attached to (SB 5211, meant to *prevent* employer access to social media accounts) is still alive.
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Washington-House-panel-rejects-push-for-passwords-4406954.php
Probably only a matter of time before "our" representatives introduce it again at the behest of their corporate overlords though.
He demonstrated that having $800k around isn't a particularly great idea -- law enforcement would be interested (ill-gotten or not) and other undesirables would *certainly* want to get their hands on it. It doesn't really matter, though; he did nothing illegal. This was a bad verdict.
Indeed. The first 48 hours would be horrific. What worries me is that if they do go, they'll likely go all in -- chems, etc. Once those weapons start flying the gloves will come off and we'll have a very quick, very hot ending.
For existing iPhones, yes, that's true. They're going to be selling a new version of the iPhone 5 with will work with multiple carriers, though.
The phone is unlocked from day one, so you can switch any time. But yeah, they could certainly raise their rates from one month to another. Probably not the smartest business decision to raise rates like that but it is possible.
You mean like what they just announced? You can either buy the phone up front or finance it over a two year period. You're not locked into a contract for long term service with them but you can bet your ass there's a contract involved. You *do* have to pay for your merchandise whether you're getting your service with them or another carrier.
It also doesn't mean they're right. How often do you see unanimity in a decision? Are some of the justices wrong or do they simply have a differing opinion?
Or, you know... you could just toss a flashbang. Way simpler (and cheaper).