I believe the saying goes "Soap Box, Ballot Box, Jury Box, Ammo Box". I'm fairly certain that we've exhausted both the Soap and Ballot boxes at this point. The Jury Box has not been run down entirely, but the way some of these judges are "interpreting" the law it's not looking good.
The Occupy movement is essentially the Soap Box, but unless they get unified and start using the Jury and Ballot boxes they're not going to have an impact. We could have literally half the country in the streets and these political cocksuckers wouldn't bat an eye. They might be a bit scared, but in the worst case scenario they'll fly away in a chopper surrounded by armed guards.
I really think we are approaching the time when the Ammo Box is the only option left. Perhaps the politicians need to learn that taking money and corrupting influences from companies and bending the laws against the will of the people is a fatal mistake. The sad part is anyone who does shoot a politician is going to shoot the wrong one and be portrayed as a nutter because he left behind some huge, rambling manifesto.
At this time, the magical cheese factory (otherwise known as the Government Oversight on Unusual Defense Applications) is still technically classified even though everyone knows it's there.
Someone at DARPA must have recently watched The Sixth Day. As soon as I read what the design was I immediately remembered the helos from that movie. The DARPA one doesn't look as cool (but is probably more practical).
I wonder, will this design be able to autorotate *and* glide? One of the last helo/plane combos, the Osprey, could pretty much do *neither*. A hit to a rotor or wing and it dropped like a stone.
It's like the square shape rule. A square is both a square and a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square. Similarly, a breach implies a successful attack, whereas an attack alone was obviously repelled (as there was no breach). So, it's an attack and breach.
This is one of the most wonderful and powerful things about technology in our current era. Louis CK does editing and other such work on his television show Louie, and there are loads of artists that basically self-produce their own work (such as Johnathan Coulton).
The only things the RIAA and record labels can exclusively provide nowadays are advertising and a distribution channel that is rapidly becoming obsolete.
I'm sorry that I've offended your tender sensibilities. I have provided an edited reply, and I take full responsibility for my actions.
If one were to engage in copulation by way of the vaginal canal, one must be aware of the possibility that insemination may occur and cause a resultant pregnancy. It would be ungentlemanly (to say the least, good sir!) to advance upon a lady if you cannot provide for her and your offspring.
How do you protect trade secrets from employees? There have been more than a few cases of industrial espionage. Do you just not hire Chinese and Russian people?
Even if you seized all cameras & camera phones and encased the factory in a Farraday cage, there are still people who could memorize things to enough of a degree to create a rough blueprint from memory.
Some people just outright don't give a shit. That is something that you need to accept. You can't logically sway them to do something they really don't want to do.
And yet if he shit-talked an ex in an e-book under a pen name, he'd have no problems. That's pretty much the way around this.
"Sir, I'm not promoting the book so vigorously in order to harass my ex-girlfriend. I'm promoting my autobiography in order to sell books and, you know, make money off of my hard work."
If I'm not working (and subsequently have no money), I don't date. Aside from the fact that I wouldn't be able to cover expenses such as contraceptives, dates, etc., I am not in a position to raise a family. If you stick your eleventh finger into a woman without being prepared for the possibility of a kid coming out nine months later, I think you're kinda irresponsible.
My friends don't get it. They can't understand how I'm not running around like an idiot going after women. As much as I'd like to date right now, it's just not practical and so I don't. How hard is this to understand?
Correct on explosives, wrong on the AK-47. Aside from semi-automatic AKs, it's entirely possible to own a fully auto weapon. And that doesn't count ones that were grandfathered in, like the dozen or so minguns (!!!) that are in private hands.
This was a plot in, of all things, a Japanese anime - specifically, One Piece.
Despite the rain [that Dance Powder] creates however, the powder unfortunately caused long periods of drought to other countries. The process in which the artificial rain is created, nurtures clouds that aren't ready to rain yet. When this happens, all of the water contained within these clouds would all be used up. Because of this, other countries and locations, who would naturally benefit from rainfall when these clouds would naturally mature, are greatly deprived.
The controversy that this powder brought whenever it was used, started a war. The lives lost in this war was so great that the World Government outlawed the manufacturing and possession of Dance Powder world wide.
So every single piece of information related to Carrier IQ is tied up in a handful of cases? Surely they could redact info. There's no justifiable reason to outright deny the request.
Netflix had a chance to win here. They could have just been honest outright and said "Last year we paid $50,000,000 for this content. Now we're being asked to pay $300,000,000[1] for it. We unfortunately have to raise our fees in order to keep bringing you the same excellent service that we always have been."
[1] Numbers from the department of pulling figures out of my ass
I know, I'm very happy to be in my mid-twenties during the age where the Internet is really exploding and realizing its power. There's are some *fantastic* people who create entertainment on their own and it comes out way better and more interesting than a lot of the crap on the telly. freddiew and Monty Oum come to mind as a couple of standout examples. Then there's there's loads of fun projects like SMBC Theater and 5 second films. There's even more "Mainstream" stuff (Internet-wise) like CrackedTV, CollegeHumor, and FunnyOrDie making original videos. I think in 5 years we'll really be at the point where the stuff on the Internet is as good as (if not more interesting than) the stuff on television.
The only barrier that needs to be broken is the duration of videos. Most of these places will put out 1-10 minutes of content a week. There's very little cohesive shows (like sitcoms or dramas) that I've found that can consistantly produce 20+ 22-minute episodes once a year.
If anyone else knows of any good shows, dramas, whatever hosted online (I'm particularly fond of stuff like Penny Arcade Television as well), please post them here in a reply. I'd love to check out some new stuff. I've almost entirely phased television out of my life.
I actually hope that North Korea is stupid enough to attempt an invasion of South Korea.
We can't really excuse going in there and "liberating" North Korea from what is one of the most oppressive dictatorships in the world. If they attack one of our major allies, however, they will get (at most) a couple of miles into South Korean territory before the US shows up and wrecks their shit. Then, of course, we'd go into the country and dismantle their entire military (one way or another). From there we'd probably set up elections (monitored by the UN) and actually help the people recover.
It will take either this or a major disaster (like a malfunctioning bomb taking out the NK leadership) for North Korea to finally be free.
You know, I actually find this highly amusing. Something so common - soil - would be extremely valuable to us just because it's from another planet. Can you imagine negotiating with extraterrestrials?
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I believe the saying goes "Soap Box, Ballot Box, Jury Box, Ammo Box". I'm fairly certain that we've exhausted both the Soap and Ballot boxes at this point. The Jury Box has not been run down entirely, but the way some of these judges are "interpreting" the law it's not looking good.
The Occupy movement is essentially the Soap Box, but unless they get unified and start using the Jury and Ballot boxes they're not going to have an impact. We could have literally half the country in the streets and these political cocksuckers wouldn't bat an eye. They might be a bit scared, but in the worst case scenario they'll fly away in a chopper surrounded by armed guards.
I really think we are approaching the time when the Ammo Box is the only option left. Perhaps the politicians need to learn that taking money and corrupting influences from companies and bending the laws against the will of the people is a fatal mistake. The sad part is anyone who does shoot a politician is going to shoot the wrong one and be portrayed as a nutter because he left behind some huge, rambling manifesto.
At this time, the magical cheese factory (otherwise known as the Government Oversight on Unusual Defense Applications) is still technically classified even though everyone knows it's there.
Someone at DARPA must have recently watched The Sixth Day. As soon as I read what the design was I immediately remembered the helos from that movie. The DARPA one doesn't look as cool (but is probably more practical).
I wonder, will this design be able to autorotate *and* glide? One of the last helo/plane combos, the Osprey, could pretty much do *neither*. A hit to a rotor or wing and it dropped like a stone.
I wonder how many laws we have that ruin the fun for everybody because a handful of people died in freak accidents or acts of incredible stupidity.
Oh boy, that would be fantastic! The Cubanian people are fantastic folks.
It's like the square shape rule. A square is both a square and a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square. Similarly, a breach implies a successful attack, whereas an attack alone was obviously repelled (as there was no breach). So, it's an attack and breach.
All of these problems are solved by a disk imager. When the party's over, reset the computers to default.
Though I suppose a self proclaimed sociopath is better than a Pentecostal.
I don't know, Scientologists aren't that much better.
This is one of the most wonderful and powerful things about technology in our current era. Louis CK does editing and other such work on his television show Louie, and there are loads of artists that basically self-produce their own work (such as Johnathan Coulton).
The only things the RIAA and record labels can exclusively provide nowadays are advertising and a distribution channel that is rapidly becoming obsolete.
I'm sorry that I've offended your tender sensibilities. I have provided an edited reply, and I take full responsibility for my actions.
If one were to engage in copulation by way of the vaginal canal, one must be aware of the possibility that insemination may occur and cause a resultant pregnancy. It would be ungentlemanly (to say the least, good sir!) to advance upon a lady if you cannot provide for her and your offspring.
How do you protect trade secrets from employees? There have been more than a few cases of industrial espionage. Do you just not hire Chinese and Russian people?
Even if you seized all cameras & camera phones and encased the factory in a Farraday cage, there are still people who could memorize things to enough of a degree to create a rough blueprint from memory.
Some people just outright don't give a shit. That is something that you need to accept. You can't logically sway them to do something they really don't want to do.
And yet if he shit-talked an ex in an e-book under a pen name, he'd have no problems. That's pretty much the way around this.
"Sir, I'm not promoting the book so vigorously in order to harass my ex-girlfriend. I'm promoting my autobiography in order to sell books and, you know, make money off of my hard work."
Ooh, finally someone understands me!
If I'm not working (and subsequently have no money), I don't date. Aside from the fact that I wouldn't be able to cover expenses such as contraceptives, dates, etc., I am not in a position to raise a family. If you stick your eleventh finger into a woman without being prepared for the possibility of a kid coming out nine months later, I think you're kinda irresponsible.
My friends don't get it. They can't understand how I'm not running around like an idiot going after women. As much as I'd like to date right now, it's just not practical and so I don't. How hard is this to understand?
"Low risk intelligence" is NOT the same as "low intelligence". You use IE, don't you?
I think you might use IE, and you've proved my point. Let's take the word "risk" out of the story title and see the joke that I was making!
"Internet Explorer Users Have Low Intelligence"
Do you get it yet? Try installing Opera and reading my post again.
Correct on explosives, wrong on the AK-47. Aside from semi-automatic AKs, it's entirely possible to own a fully auto weapon. And that doesn't count ones that were grandfathered in, like the dozen or so minguns (!!!) that are in private hands.
This was a plot in, of all things, a Japanese anime - specifically, One Piece.
Despite the rain [that Dance Powder] creates however, the powder unfortunately caused long periods of drought to other countries. The process in which the artificial rain is created, nurtures clouds that aren't ready to rain yet. When this happens, all of the water contained within these clouds would all be used up. Because of this, other countries and locations, who would naturally benefit from rainfall when these clouds would naturally mature, are greatly deprived.
The controversy that this powder brought whenever it was used, started a war. The lives lost in this war was so great that the World Government outlawed the manufacturing and possession of Dance Powder world wide.
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Once again, Slashdot continues the tradition of unnecessarily complex story titles. The word "Risk" is unnecessary.
So every single piece of information related to Carrier IQ is tied up in a handful of cases? Surely they could redact info. There's no justifiable reason to outright deny the request.
Netflix had a chance to win here. They could have just been honest outright and said "Last year we paid $50,000,000 for this content. Now we're being asked to pay $300,000,000[1] for it. We unfortunately have to raise our fees in order to keep bringing you the same excellent service that we always have been."
[1] Numbers from the department of pulling figures out of my ass
Police don't have tanks, Javelins, Hellfire Missiles, Apache helicopters, F-22s...
An engineer can design a suspension bridge without having the ability to weld.
I know, I'm very happy to be in my mid-twenties during the age where the Internet is really exploding and realizing its power. There's are some *fantastic* people who create entertainment on their own and it comes out way better and more interesting than a lot of the crap on the telly. freddiew and Monty Oum come to mind as a couple of standout examples. Then there's there's loads of fun projects like SMBC Theater and 5 second films. There's even more "Mainstream" stuff (Internet-wise) like CrackedTV, CollegeHumor, and FunnyOrDie making original videos. I think in 5 years we'll really be at the point where the stuff on the Internet is as good as (if not more interesting than) the stuff on television.
The only barrier that needs to be broken is the duration of videos. Most of these places will put out 1-10 minutes of content a week. There's very little cohesive shows (like sitcoms or dramas) that I've found that can consistantly produce 20+ 22-minute episodes once a year.
Last recommendation: Next Time on Lonny.
If anyone else knows of any good shows, dramas, whatever hosted online (I'm particularly fond of stuff like Penny Arcade Television as well), please post them here in a reply. I'd love to check out some new stuff. I've almost entirely phased television out of my life.
I actually hope that North Korea is stupid enough to attempt an invasion of South Korea.
We can't really excuse going in there and "liberating" North Korea from what is one of the most oppressive dictatorships in the world. If they attack one of our major allies, however, they will get (at most) a couple of miles into South Korean territory before the US shows up and wrecks their shit. Then, of course, we'd go into the country and dismantle their entire military (one way or another). From there we'd probably set up elections (monitored by the UN) and actually help the people recover.
It will take either this or a major disaster (like a malfunctioning bomb taking out the NK leadership) for North Korea to finally be free.
You know, I actually find this highly amusing. Something so common - soil - would be extremely valuable to us just because it's from another planet. Can you imagine negotiating with extraterrestrials?
"20 tons of dirt for the cow, 30 for the goat."