I had a discussion with my father on this subject.
He has Cataract's and we're trying to get him the care he needs (my whole family is uninsured). We just missed a free local program that fixes Cataract's because they elected to announce it on the news by saying "Today they fixed Cataract's for free - one day only and it's already over! Woo!".
One of his friends is a British expatriate who was telling him how NHS would probably cover him if he lived in Britain. "They pay taxes out the ass, though," so says my dad.
"So do we," I replied. "At least the Brits get their money's worth."
Incidentally, if anyone near Newark, NJ is willing to skillfully fire some lasers into my dad's eyes pro bono so he can actually see and work again, I'd appreciate a reply to this comment or an e-mail being sent my way. Searches for charity care in this regard have been difficult to say the least.
I did a similar study myself last New Year's. I'll be writing a peer-reviewed Facebook post on it. It's called "How much Johnnie Walker Black do I need to drink to sleep through the idiots setting off M-80s in the street out in front of my house?" The results were inconclusive.
Knowing what information may be considered to be information likely to be of use to a terrorist is information likely to be of use to a terrorist. Please report to your local police station and turn yourself in.
The consensus is about the earth getting hotter, which would make sense since we're going away from an ice age, not toward one.
B-b-but it's cold outside right now! I mean, really cold! My anecdotal experience therefore proves science is wrong! And if science is wrong even once, it's wrong all the time!
Bloomberg's coding is probably going to end up running about as well as his Spanish sounds.
Seriously, I live in Newark, NJ and I can barely speak Spanish for the life of me, but every time there's a press conference and Bloomberg speaks Spanish it is downright hilarious.
Even the most novice of car enthusiasts know this. It's always under "ideal conditions" with no cargo, 1 "average weight" passenger (that weighs like 2/3 of what a modern American does as we tend to be fatties nowadays), and no optional stuff that (big surprise) adds to the weight of the vehicle and therefore reduces the fuel efficiency.
Methinks that "Freedom of movement within the country" is probably something that should have originally been in the Constitution. It's really coming back to bite us in the ass.
Hm... this could be the genetic version of preparing for war.
I mean, very nearly every human has the potential to be a soldier if only they train and physically condition themselves. Ants seemed to have developed a sort of "DEFCON" gene, where when things go bad they start pumping out super-soldiers.
We as humans are essentially the same way IMO. The spawning of super soldier ants can be seen as when we create a special operations force to fill a need. No one would want to fuck with a super soldier ant, just like no one would want to fuck with Delta Force or the SAS.
Yes they are, but even with paper we have options that are not obvious. Want to send out a message without someone being able to figure it out? Take out a classified ad in code.
With all the communication we have nowadays there is also a lot of white noise to hide it in.
Hell, American Slaves had basically 0 technology beyond simple farming tools, and yet they managed to communicate escape routes and tactics by disguising them as songs. Brazilians disguised a martial art (Capoeira) as dance. The Scots disguised military training as Olympic-like games and "tests of manhood".
I think you seriously underestimate human ingenuity, sir.
I look forward to the new technologies that will result from this.
They take away the arms in Poland during WW2, and the Polish build bombs, guns, and APCs (!) in their garages and basements.
They take away the Internet in a country full of energetic, intelligent youths like Iran and we'll instead have coders working on a sophisticated darknet that is easy to use and difficult to track. Stuff like Tor and Freenet are nice but neither can be called user friendly or efficient.
Man, the Iranians have it really bad. I mean, it's not like the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches keep trying to outdo each other in new levels of stupidity over here in the good ol' U S of A!
If it were really worth it, we could dig some huge-ass underground tunnels and bypass all of that nasty weather.
I know there's been more than a few situations where something bad happens and we can't get our people out of Antarctica because it is during that unfortunate time when no planes can land.
Really, you want to say we gained nothing out of the war in Europe?
Forgetting the goodwill that we are still to this day banking on, what about all of the military technology? The things developed for D-Day alone, not to mention the strategies involved...
This is why we have to fight against America's Great Firewall (SOPA and friends) as much as possible.
The way things are, this is literally impossible. I can go look at Al Jazeera or BBC or RT or any alternative news source I want right now at essentially 0 cost. How long do we have before my RSS feed to the BBC is blocked due to "copyright grounds" or some other nonsense?
(Apologies in advance for the late reply. I haven't been on Slashdot for a day or two.)
Well, I'll be vastly oversimplifying things here, but a challenge/response is helpful.
The military uses such a system to this day, and it was instrumental in WW2. During the Normandy airdrops, American troops would say "Flash!" (challenge and/or sign) if they couldn't visually identify a troop. The proper response was "Thunder!" (response / countersign). Something like this set up would be easy and as secure to use as passwords but would protect against social engineering.
Moreover, "duress" countersigns could be used. Let's use the example of a bank. The sign is "Canary". The countersign is "Bluebird". The *duress* countersign is "Robin". Say that a wealthy man calls in requesting a wire transfer. The bank teller states the challenge of "Canary" and expects the response "Bluebird". Instead, the customer responds "Robin", and (according to the information in front of the teller) this secretly tells the bank teller that the customer is under some sort of duress - family member held hostage, gun to his head, etc. Things proceed as normal but the bank knows to consult the FBI, police, etc.
I know we can do secure, encrypted communication to pass around these challenge/responses. Social engineering relies on getting access to things without having the proper tools to do so (physical keys, keycodes, passwords). A stronger system of signs/countersigns can largely prevent this along with employee training.
My explanation was shite but I'm really tired and I'm not honestly sure that I could do better in the morning. I hope I've somehow managed to convey at least something useful to your question.
The President's only real power in government is vetoing laws, making executive orders, and having command of the military.
Obama (and Bush, and all of the predecessors) had loads of options if Congress wouldn't cooperate.
1) Veto everything you don't like. Most laws nowadays don't pass with a mega majority, and it's much harder to override a veto than get a law passed and handed off to the President for signing.
2) Make executive orders about this or that. Obama loves this one, but some of the stuff he does is legally dubious.
3) Recall the troops from whatever war Congress and Friends are making money off of. If Obama said "All troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq within 72 hours, withdraw all sensitive intelligence, leave non-sensitive/classified equipment behind" I don't see why the military couldn't get it done. He's called Commander-In-Chief for a reason.
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I had a discussion with my father on this subject.
He has Cataract's and we're trying to get him the care he needs (my whole family is uninsured). We just missed a free local program that fixes Cataract's because they elected to announce it on the news by saying "Today they fixed Cataract's for free - one day only and it's already over! Woo!".
One of his friends is a British expatriate who was telling him how NHS would probably cover him if he lived in Britain. "They pay taxes out the ass, though," so says my dad.
"So do we," I replied. "At least the Brits get their money's worth."
Incidentally, if anyone near Newark, NJ is willing to skillfully fire some lasers into my dad's eyes pro bono so he can actually see and work again, I'd appreciate a reply to this comment or an e-mail being sent my way. Searches for charity care in this regard have been difficult to say the least.
I did a similar study myself last New Year's. I'll be writing a peer-reviewed Facebook post on it. It's called "How much Johnnie Walker Black do I need to drink to sleep through the idiots setting off M-80s in the street out in front of my house?" The results were inconclusive.
Knowing what information may be considered to be information likely to be of use to a terrorist is information likely to be of use to a terrorist. Please report to your local police station and turn yourself in.
Noah was probably a dude on a raft with a couple of goats, and some writer seriously blew that shit out of proportion.
It's cool, I'll just run a custom firmware on OS on my Xbox!
We can still do that, right?
The consensus is about the earth getting hotter, which would make sense since we're going away from an ice age, not toward one.
B-b-but it's cold outside right now! I mean, really cold! My anecdotal experience therefore proves science is wrong! And if science is wrong even once, it's wrong all the time!
Bloomberg's coding is probably going to end up running about as well as his Spanish sounds.
Seriously, I live in Newark, NJ and I can barely speak Spanish for the life of me, but every time there's a press conference and Bloomberg speaks Spanish it is downright hilarious.
EPA Mileage estimates are bullshit, Film at 11.
Even the most novice of car enthusiasts know this. It's always under "ideal conditions" with no cargo, 1 "average weight" passenger (that weighs like 2/3 of what a modern American does as we tend to be fatties nowadays), and no optional stuff that (big surprise) adds to the weight of the vehicle and therefore reduces the fuel efficiency.
As this poster says, it isn't really *explicitly* stated. That's where it's hurting us.
I wonder if they conduct subway/bus station/train station searches before or after the turnstiles/ticket counters/etc.?
I mean, if it's, say, on the PATH system and they have a checkpoint after the turnstiles, you're pretty much out that fare.
The biggest example that runs contrary to your statement is Mike Bloomberg, billionaire and mayor of New York City. He rides the subway every day.
Methinks that "Freedom of movement within the country" is probably something that should have originally been in the Constitution. It's really coming back to bite us in the ass.
Hm... this could be the genetic version of preparing for war.
I mean, very nearly every human has the potential to be a soldier if only they train and physically condition themselves. Ants seemed to have developed a sort of "DEFCON" gene, where when things go bad they start pumping out super-soldiers.
We as humans are essentially the same way IMO. The spawning of super soldier ants can be seen as when we create a special operations force to fill a need. No one would want to fuck with a super soldier ant, just like no one would want to fuck with Delta Force or the SAS.
I find Occam's Razor ever so useful.
Was the X-37B put there to spy on the Chinese? No.
Will the American government pass up the opportunity to spy on the Chinese when the X-37B does a flyby? Hell no.
Oh... oh my. You've just opened the floodgates.
I can totally see an alternate continuity where Rabbit is Bones, Pooh is Kirk, Tigger is Scotty, and Eeyore is Spock...
Scotty/Tigger: She cannuh take anymore captain! Hoo hoo hoo HOO!
Yes they are, but even with paper we have options that are not obvious. Want to send out a message without someone being able to figure it out? Take out a classified ad in code.
With all the communication we have nowadays there is also a lot of white noise to hide it in.
Hell, American Slaves had basically 0 technology beyond simple farming tools, and yet they managed to communicate escape routes and tactics by disguising them as songs. Brazilians disguised a martial art (Capoeira) as dance. The Scots disguised military training as Olympic-like games and "tests of manhood".
I think you seriously underestimate human ingenuity, sir.
I look forward to the new technologies that will result from this.
They take away the arms in Poland during WW2, and the Polish build bombs, guns, and APCs (!) in their garages and basements.
They take away the Internet in a country full of energetic, intelligent youths like Iran and we'll instead have coders working on a sophisticated darknet that is easy to use and difficult to track. Stuff like Tor and Freenet are nice but neither can be called user friendly or efficient.
Man, the Iranians have it really bad. I mean, it's not like the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches keep trying to outdo each other in new levels of stupidity over here in the good ol' U S of A!
Little known fact about Ohm - he is also the inventor of the mantra.
(Ohm... ohm...)
-ducks airborne tomatoes-
If it were really worth it, we could dig some huge-ass underground tunnels and bypass all of that nasty weather.
I know there's been more than a few situations where something bad happens and we can't get our people out of Antarctica because it is during that unfortunate time when no planes can land.
Actually you're mistaken.
The United States passed a law that all U.S. laws apply in foreign countries.
Ah yes, the "American Mandated Exercises Regarding InterContinental Actions For Underlying Causes to Keep Your Earnings At Home" Act. Good one, that.
Really, you want to say we gained nothing out of the war in Europe?
Forgetting the goodwill that we are still to this day banking on, what about all of the military technology? The things developed for D-Day alone, not to mention the strategies involved...
This is why we have to fight against America's Great Firewall (SOPA and friends) as much as possible.
The way things are, this is literally impossible. I can go look at Al Jazeera or BBC or RT or any alternative news source I want right now at essentially 0 cost. How long do we have before my RSS feed to the BBC is blocked due to "copyright grounds" or some other nonsense?
(Apologies in advance for the late reply. I haven't been on Slashdot for a day or two.)
Well, I'll be vastly oversimplifying things here, but a challenge/response is helpful.
The military uses such a system to this day, and it was instrumental in WW2. During the Normandy airdrops, American troops would say "Flash!" (challenge and/or sign) if they couldn't visually identify a troop. The proper response was "Thunder!" (response / countersign). Something like this set up would be easy and as secure to use as passwords but would protect against social engineering.
Moreover, "duress" countersigns could be used. Let's use the example of a bank. The sign is "Canary". The countersign is "Bluebird". The *duress* countersign is "Robin". Say that a wealthy man calls in requesting a wire transfer. The bank teller states the challenge of "Canary" and expects the response "Bluebird". Instead, the customer responds "Robin", and (according to the information in front of the teller) this secretly tells the bank teller that the customer is under some sort of duress - family member held hostage, gun to his head, etc. Things proceed as normal but the bank knows to consult the FBI, police, etc.
I know we can do secure, encrypted communication to pass around these challenge/responses. Social engineering relies on getting access to things without having the proper tools to do so (physical keys, keycodes, passwords). A stronger system of signs/countersigns can largely prevent this along with employee training.
My explanation was shite but I'm really tired and I'm not honestly sure that I could do better in the morning. I hope I've somehow managed to convey at least something useful to your question.
The President's only real power in government is vetoing laws, making executive orders, and having command of the military.
Obama (and Bush, and all of the predecessors) had loads of options if Congress wouldn't cooperate.
1) Veto everything you don't like. Most laws nowadays don't pass with a mega majority, and it's much harder to override a veto than get a law passed and handed off to the President for signing.
2) Make executive orders about this or that. Obama loves this one, but some of the stuff he does is legally dubious.
3) Recall the troops from whatever war Congress and Friends are making money off of. If Obama said "All troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq within 72 hours, withdraw all sensitive intelligence, leave non-sensitive/classified equipment behind" I don't see why the military couldn't get it done. He's called Commander-In-Chief for a reason.