Well, let's see....the Republicans started it...so we shouldn't bitch about it when the Dems do it??
Maybe this guy was right.
20 I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally.
21 This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
22 The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.
23 Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight,) the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.
24 It serves always to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration. It agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.
25 There is an opinion, that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the Government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of Liberty. This within certain limits is probably true; and in Governments of a Monarchical cast, Patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And, there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.
Umm...couldn't the President (Obama) just overturn this directive? After all, It's not called the "Homeland Security Presidential Directive" for nothing.
The problem isn't that every child in England is in a database but that in 20+ years every adult in England will be in a database. Talk about forward planning by the government!
I already have SP4, code-named TrojanHorse-Conficker, so I'm safe. It's great 'cause I never need to connect to MS Update or update my virus scanner anymore!
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How about Isaac Asimov's Foundation series and one that I just finished reading that I enjoyed, Michael Crichton's Timeline.
1) Are they really more efficient?
High bandwidth, high latency Think of all the BluRay Discs that thing can hold
So now when the police come knocking on your door for all that hacking you can't blame the kids down the street who accessed your open/unsecured WAP.
Anybody who buys land to make money in 25 years is truly DUMB!
Granted, using such a password on quite a few switches/routers would be stupid, unless you scripted that access (something I have done).
Dude, TACACS and if you're too cheap RADIUS.
That's right. You're a proud owner of a box made in the US. Don't tell me you just went and threw it away?!
No, we use ssh.
Or they get elected, because they are backed by established political campaign groups
Otherwise known as the Yakuza.
What!? So now we can't export circles?
Yeah, but how many Library of Congresses would that be?
Nah...They're just stoned
Walmart's having a sale?
Marriage should just be banned so we wouldn't have to have this discussion. Who wants some dumb bitch telling them what to do anyway.
What ever happened to the good ol' car analogy?
Or, another way to do it would be to include a free CD with the crap they hawk.
Everybody with the need to know knows that we're on NSA IV!
Well, let's see....the Republicans started it...so we shouldn't bitch about it when the Dems do it??
Maybe this guy was right.
20 I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally.
21 This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
22 The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.
23 Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight,) the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.
24 It serves always to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration. It agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.
25 There is an opinion, that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the Government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of Liberty. This within certain limits is probably true; and in Governments of a Monarchical cast, Patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And, there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.
-George Washington's Farewell Address, paragraph 20-25
Umm...couldn't the President (Obama) just overturn this directive? After all, It's not called the "Homeland Security Presidential Directive" for nothing.
The problem isn't that every child in England is in a database but that in 20+ years every adult in England will be in a database. Talk about forward planning by the government!
I already have SP4, code-named TrojanHorse-Conficker, so I'm safe. It's great 'cause I never need to connect to MS Update or update my virus scanner anymore!
How about a Princess Unicorn instead?
I know people who bought legal D&D PDFs, they're spitting nails +1. Anyone who likes D&D should be spitting nails +1.
There. Fixed that for you.
IT Crowd...nuff said
Luck for me I'm getting the MacBook Wheel
No it was just a small bug.