There is no such thing as an "illegal download". Downloading files is perfectly legal. I have no idea what the term "illegal sources" in TFS means either. No law has been passed saying it is against the law to download from a particular site.
Whenever I see terms like these being bandied about I know someone is using deliberately vague and manipulative terms in an effort to con me.
That is bad. I thought you had to do something illegal to get put on the registry.
I believe you're correct. I should have put words to the effect that it is the "chilling effect" or fear of being put on the registry that leads to the changed behavior. Either that or maybe we've grown up as a nation and "cheap thrills" like streaking has lost its appeal. But I doubt it. I'll bet it's the chilling effect.
And I bet that this was the one feminist initiative that men totally supported. How could this possibly not have succeeded, especially in Massachusetts?
I'll just note that Massachusetts is also known for the Salem Witch Trials, so the BLO case is not the first or biggest injustice towards women ever to happen here. Myself, I fully support the right to bare breasts.
Indecent exposure laws are indeed a mess. They are also being applied and enforced arbitrarily. As far as I know streaking is still technically legal, but aside from the occasional lunatic attention-seeker at sports events, you just don't see that many streakers any more. I attribute this to the devastating social consequences of the sex offender registry.
Public urination should in no way be classified as a sex crime. IMHO, I don't think it should be a crime at all. I don't want people pissing all over the place either, but I think it is an issue that can be handled outside of a courtroom.
Years ago, a feminist group called the Booby Liberation Organization, or BLO, was founded in Northampton, Massachusetts to fight the state statute against indecent exposure. They claimed it is sexist since it is legal for men to walk around bare-chested, but not women. BLO protesters of both sexes paraded down Main Street bare-breasted in an attempt to formerly challenge the law in court. Indeed, the police arrested three women who refused to put their clothes back on and they were arraigned in Boston Municipal Court. Unfortunately, I don't know what happened after that, but the fact that the law is still in effect suggests it didn't go well for them.
Disagree. No matter what you think of the NSA, in the whole circus they are one of the few people who actually know their stuff.
If that were true, Snowden wouldn't have been able to access and distribute the sensitive security documents he did and we wouldn't be talking about this at all. Doesn't seem they are particularly competent with regards to security to me.
I think a lot of people have credit cards they no longer use, forgot about, and haven't completly canceled.
If you carry a balance, which I suspect most people do, then cancelling a credit account hurts your credit score as the ratio of total credit vs. your balance is used in calculating the score. Of course the same institutions that provide credit are the ones most concerned with your score, so it's likely the system was designed that way for a reason. Hint: not to benefit you, the average consumer.
Lilypond is a very good notation system. But again, there is a learning curve.
I use Lilypond for composition. Yes, there is a steep learning curve but learning a musical instrument takes a lot of time and effort too. As well, the more you put into it, the more you get out.
I'd like to believe that if we were attacked by aliens all the people of Earth would put aside our petty differences, rally together, and be on the same side for once.
Of course I'd like to believe we would do that anyway, but I really think it would take an alien invasion to make it happen. *sigh*
My takeaway is that if you're playing one of these grandmasters in a show game, go for an early exchange of queens. He'll probably pull it back, but you can make him dance around.
I don't thk so. A GM can happily play without a queen, meanwhile you've lost your best piece.
I'm not being snarky here, I've played against GMs and had my ass handed to me each and every time. So I speak with authority:)
and book Clapper for perjury, too. he's unquestionably guilty.
Even if he was prosecuted and convicted of perjury he'd likely be given a presidential pardon. I think prosecutors know this already and that's the reason they don't bother going after him.
I hate to be cynical, but nowadays I can't help it.
You didn't either. What I was looking for is what I've heard about forensic tools that are now available to any cop, if I recall correctly, where they just plug in your phone and sluuuuurp! Done!
What you heard is wrong. There is a reason Edward Snowden publicly disclosed his data cache encrypted with AES-256; the NSA can't touch it. You can "slurp" up as much encrypted data as you want but if it takes you until the heat death of the universe to decrypt it, it's not of much use.
Because given misunderstandings, the only good guy when it comes to your personal data is your own self.
Which is why you take the responsibility and encrypt it yourself.
the world has changed in the last 12 years that you've had your head buried in the sand... nowadays police don't need warrants for anything
They do indeed still need a warrant. It's the law. If you keep everything encrypted you are protected from any law officer under the delusion that they don't need a warrant.
Let's face it, law officers aren't the brightest people. In fact you are automatically disqualified from being in law enforecement if your IQ is high enough.
tldr; use encryption, protect yourself from dumbfucks.
I'm only half-joking when I say - let's use the guillotine.
How about helium? There are instructions on the internet on how to painlessly commit suicide using a helium tank and a plastic bag over your head. Hell, you can buy all the parts at Amazon. Seems like cheap and compassionate way to do it.
Many people are up in arms because they want the "freedom" to call anyone they want without the fear of being implicated in a terrorist plot of some sort. There is no trust in the government they voted for (for or against)...
I was just thinking about this the other day - when you respond to a post on Slashdot (or any other online forum), you likely do not have any idea of that persons' real identity. If that person just happened to be a bad guy, there would now be an electronic record of you communicating with him.
Another example - do you know everyone who sends you email? Have you ever received unsolicited email? What if the person sending it to you is on a watch list? Are you now a person of interest?
Perhaps these ideas seem far-fetched, but one has only to look at the lead up to the Iraq war to see that intelligence analysts see what the want to see. They're human. They make mistakes. This is why we, the people, need the protections enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights more than ever before.
In the US it is not legal to advertise one price and then charge another higher price at the cash register. I'm not interested enough to look it up but I believe it runs afoul of false advertising laws.
I have gotten the sale price on physical items after the sale is over because some clerk screwed up and forgot to change the price in the aisle. There was no ambiguity at the register once I pointed it out.
If the program to spy on American citizens without a warrant is perfectly legal, then why is is it so super-secret? Why is Edward Snowden in so much trouble? Why did James Clapper feel the need to lie under oath to Congress? Why am I asking so many rhetorical questions?
Well they had all weekend to work on it. I was wondering whether they would go with a Clintoneque "I smoked pot, but didn't inhale" or with a Rob Ford inspired "Hell yeah I smoked crack! Hooker I was with told me it was heroin. Either way I was too drunk to care."*
And think about it, if scientists came out and said that they had discovered everything that there was to know then they would be putting themselves out of a job.
"Climate change is the biggest issue for us to face this century. It's man made. The science is done. It's complete. It's a matter of political understanding." - Sir David King, UK Government's Chief Scientist, giving evidence to House of Lords select committee (March 2004)
I'm not arguing with you, I'm on your side. Just pointing out that not all scientists have the intellectual honesty we expect.
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There is no such thing as an "illegal download". Downloading files is perfectly legal. I have no idea what the term "illegal sources" in TFS means either. No law has been passed saying it is against the law to download from a particular site.
Whenever I see terms like these being bandied about I know someone is using deliberately vague and manipulative terms in an effort to con me.
That is bad. I thought you had to do something illegal to get put on the registry.
I believe you're correct. I should have put words to the effect that it is the "chilling effect" or fear of being put on the registry that leads to the changed behavior. Either that or maybe we've grown up as a nation and "cheap thrills" like streaking has lost its appeal. But I doubt it. I'll bet it's the chilling effect.
And I bet that this was the one feminist initiative that men totally supported. How could this possibly not have succeeded, especially in Massachusetts?
I'll just note that Massachusetts is also known for the Salem Witch Trials, so the BLO case is not the first or biggest injustice towards women ever to happen here. Myself, I fully support the right to bare breasts.
Indecent exposure laws are indeed a mess. They are also being applied and enforced arbitrarily. As far as I know streaking is still technically legal, but aside from the occasional lunatic attention-seeker at sports events, you just don't see that many streakers any more. I attribute this to the devastating social consequences of the sex offender registry.
Public urination should in no way be classified as a sex crime. IMHO, I don't think it should be a crime at all. I don't want people pissing all over the place either, but I think it is an issue that can be handled outside of a courtroom.
Years ago, a feminist group called the Booby Liberation Organization, or BLO, was founded in Northampton, Massachusetts to fight the state statute against indecent exposure. They claimed it is sexist since it is legal for men to walk around bare-chested, but not women. BLO protesters of both sexes paraded down Main Street bare-breasted in an attempt to formerly challenge the law in court. Indeed, the police arrested three women who refused to put their clothes back on and they were arraigned in Boston Municipal Court. Unfortunately, I don't know what happened after that, but the fact that the law is still in effect suggests it didn't go well for them.
Just scanning the title of TFS I thought this was going to be an article about GCHQ technicians, angle grinders, and electric drills.
Disagree. No matter what you think of the NSA, in the whole circus they are one of the few people who actually know their stuff.
If that were true, Snowden wouldn't have been able to access and distribute the sensitive security documents he did and we wouldn't be talking about this at all. Doesn't seem they are particularly competent with regards to security to me.
least the launch codes aren't 000000 anymore
Nope, they had to change it to 123456 in the name of national security.
I think a lot of people have credit cards they no longer use, forgot about, and haven't completly canceled.
If you carry a balance, which I suspect most people do, then cancelling a credit account hurts your credit score as the ratio of total credit vs. your balance is used in calculating the score. Of course the same institutions that provide credit are the ones most concerned with your score, so it's likely the system was designed that way for a reason. Hint: not to benefit you, the average consumer.
Local forecasters don't forecast ...
Sure they do. That's their job. Forecasting local weather.
nor do they own their own weather satellites.
That's true. He's got his own thermometer though and one of those thingies that measure air pressure.
Lilypond is a very good notation system. But again, there is a learning curve.
I use Lilypond for composition. Yes, there is a steep learning curve but learning a musical instrument takes a lot of time and effort too. As well, the more you put into it, the more you get out.
I'd like to believe that if we were attacked by aliens all the people of Earth would put aside our petty differences, rally together, and be on the same side for once.
Of course I'd like to believe we would do that anyway, but I really think it would take an alien invasion to make it happen. *sigh*
My takeaway is that if you're playing one of these grandmasters in a show game, go for an early exchange of queens. He'll probably pull it back, but you can make him dance around.
I don't thk so. A GM can happily play without a queen, meanwhile you've lost your best piece.
I'm not being snarky here, I've played against GMs and had my ass handed to me each and every time. So I speak with authority :)
Did they mention it makes up 23% of the universe?
Once or twice. Just in the summary though. Any more than that would just be showing off.
and book Clapper for perjury, too. he's unquestionably guilty.
Even if he was prosecuted and convicted of perjury he'd likely be given a presidential pardon. I think prosecutors know this already and that's the reason they don't bother going after him.
I hate to be cynical, but nowadays I can't help it.
"Is there intelligent life in Outer Space"?
My response would be "I don't even see signs of intelligent life in this office."
I may not get the job, but I don't want to work with someone dumb enough to ask stupid questions in a job interview, either.
You didn't either. What I was looking for is what I've heard about forensic tools that are now available to any cop, if I recall correctly, where they just plug in your phone and sluuuuurp! Done!
What you heard is wrong. There is a reason Edward Snowden publicly disclosed his data cache encrypted with AES-256; the NSA can't touch it. You can "slurp" up as much encrypted data as you want but if it takes you until the heat death of the universe to decrypt it, it's not of much use.
Because given misunderstandings, the only good guy when it comes to your personal data is your own self.
Which is why you take the responsibility and encrypt it yourself.
the world has changed in the last 12 years that you've had your head buried in the sand... nowadays police don't need warrants for anything
They do indeed still need a warrant. It's the law. If you keep everything encrypted you are protected from any law officer under the delusion that they don't need a warrant.
Let's face it, law officers aren't the brightest people. In fact you are automatically disqualified from being in law enforecement if your IQ is high enough.
tldr; use encryption, protect yourself from dumbfucks.
I'm only half-joking when I say - let's use the guillotine.
How about helium? There are instructions on the internet on how to painlessly commit suicide using a helium tank and a plastic bag over your head. Hell, you can buy all the parts at Amazon. Seems like cheap and compassionate way to do it.
Many people are up in arms because they want the "freedom" to call anyone they want without the fear of being implicated in a terrorist plot of some sort. There is no trust in the government they voted for (for or against)...
I was just thinking about this the other day - when you respond to a post on Slashdot (or any other online forum), you likely do not have any idea of that persons' real identity. If that person just happened to be a bad guy, there would now be an electronic record of you communicating with him.
Another example - do you know everyone who sends you email? Have you ever received unsolicited email? What if the person sending it to you is on a watch list? Are you now a person of interest?
Perhaps these ideas seem far-fetched, but one has only to look at the lead up to the Iraq war to see that intelligence analysts see what the want to see. They're human. They make mistakes. This is why we, the people, need the protections enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights more than ever before.
Can you guess my answer?
I could probably guess the message, but I doubt the language would be as colorful :)
In the US it is not legal to advertise one price and then charge another higher price at the cash register. I'm not interested enough to look it up but I believe it runs afoul of false advertising laws.
I have gotten the sale price on physical items after the sale is over because some clerk screwed up and forgot to change the price in the aisle. There was no ambiguity at the register once I pointed it out.
If the program to spy on American citizens without a warrant is perfectly legal, then why is is it so super-secret? Why is Edward Snowden in so much trouble? Why did James Clapper feel the need to lie under oath to Congress? Why am I asking so many rhetorical questions?
Well they had all weekend to work on it. I was wondering whether they would go with a Clintoneque "I smoked pot, but didn't inhale" or with a Rob Ford inspired "Hell yeah I smoked crack! Hooker I was with told me it was heroin. Either way I was too drunk to care."*
And think about it, if scientists came out and said that they had discovered everything that there was to know then they would be putting themselves out of a job.
"Climate change is the biggest issue for us to face this century. It's man made. The science is done. It's complete. It's a matter of political understanding." - Sir David King, UK Government's Chief Scientist, giving evidence to House of Lords select committee (March 2004)
I'm not arguing with you, I'm on your side. Just pointing out that not all scientists have the intellectual honesty we expect.
I was going to suggest OpenBSd plus pfsense, but you kind of took the wind out of my sails.