...with the distinct lack of sci-fi that is around these days. Or, one could argue, lack of good sci-fi these days.
Although I think that while some of even the best and worst of sci-fi has used it, it is all about how it is used. If it is used for a quick "OMG they died...HOLY CRAP THEY'RE BACK!" moment then meh. But if it becomes part of the storyline and/or mythos of the show (such as in Stargate SG-1 where Apophis keeps showing back up for the first several seasons, or Daniel comes back after his "death", etc) then I believe it can be an interesting and important part of a sci-fi show's plot.
See? Not everyone associated with Apple has the same mantra as Steve Job's closed off bricks of user inaccessibility and locked down interfaces that tell the user they can't modify their own hardware or software without voiding a warranty. It took the judicial system to rule that it was legal to jail break an iPhone. I have a feeling that if Woz was still a major player in Apple's development and ways of thinking, this would have never been necessary. I say kick that turtle-neck wearing skeleton outta there and reinstate Woz as new Apple overlord!;)
I believe it only applies to foreign nations in the event of an emergency, or if there is a "threat to the united states", or for humanitarian reasons. Basically it allows the president to deploy troops into non-US areas without the approval of congress, which is why he authorized the strikes against Libya, but is also one of the reasons we can't lead the attacks moving forward, because with Libya it could wind up falling outside of the 60-90 days he has to get in and then withdraw the troops.
Actually, The War Powers Resolution of 1973 gives the president the authority to send troops for 60 days provided he notifies congress first. This all happens without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. So essentially the president can send troops anywhere for 60 days regardless of how anyone feels about it, as long as they are there for only 60 days and withdraw within 30 days after that.
Most of the higher quality HD skins for XBMC (Aeon, etc) are designed specifically to not use the mouse. Once you remove the mouse from the equation, a remote like they are offering becomes a complete solution for controlling your media center. With all its plugins, there is really never a reason to ALT+TAB out of XBMC unless you need to use a browser for something unrelated to media (there are even gmail plugins for XBMC).
...I can get rid of the crappy remote I was using. Since my harmony didn't work with it well I was using a standard Meritline special, that basically just did mouse and keyboard inputs. Got the job done, but I would much rather have the full functionality of XBMC in my hand instead of the work around method I was using. This will really turn XBMC into the all-in-one media front end it was meant to be. It will also be much less daunting of a task to control for some of the less tech-savvy out there, such as my parents. They have no issues using the keyboard/mouse combo, but a remote that has all the functions you need built in (such as being able to bring up all the various menus) will make like easier for a lot of people.
Most likely because cocaine is out of your system within approx. 72 hours for light to medium users in urine tests. Unless they were a huge coke head, or they happened to find that coke and test the people within that 72 hours, they wouldn't be testing positive. It would be hard to catch someone with a drug test for a light coke habit, especially if they had just lost 4.2g of blow and the investigation before the drug testing took a couple weeks...unless they were doing hair follicle tests. In which case they'd have to wait a month or so before testing.
When I was in high school about 11 years ago the internet and creating web pages was still pretty fresh and under the "amazing you can do that!" category with many adults. I learned in middle school how to write some basic HTML and by high school I was able to create some pretty nice web sites. I also learned that if you registered a domain name back then and said "bill me later" and then didn't pay, the domain would stay up for about 6 months before it was closed.
I took it upon myself to create a website that was all about a specific teacher at my school. He was widely disliked by teachers, students, and parents alike. He also disliked me and my friends a lot more than others, as we always let him know that he was a bad teacher and that everyone else thought so too (and yes, to this day he was the worst teacher I ever had, it wasn't just a rebellious teenager thing). I created a simple web site that had a picture of him on it (which he LET ME TAKE in the classroom) and then a short paragraph about why he was such a bad teacher, followed up by anonymous quotes from teachers, students, and parents about what they thought about him. The bottom of the page contained an e-mail link to the superintendent, the e-mail for the principal of the high school, and the teacher's e-mail.
Long story short, about a week or 2 later, I was called down to the office. The principal was in there with his "IT Specialist" who had printed out a page of another web site I had created with no relation to the site about the teacher. They said they were able to trace back my email address that I registered the fake site (by using "covert computer tricks", as the IT guy told me, to find out who had made the site about the teacher. I didn't deny anything. I said it was me and that I was sorry but the site was done in good taste and it was free speech. They disagreed. They called my mother to pick me up and put me on 2 weeks out of school suspension. Luckily, it was my birthday the next day and all it felt like was a present from the administration of my school. I later found out my parents hired a lawyer because there was nothing in the student hand book to cover what I did! The next year, the student code of conduct contained a provision similar to the one they used against the kids in this story. Added just for me. A lot of my better teachers started referring to it as my "clause" by name.
The students and teachers rallied behind me. Students were allowed to put up posters in the school to "free" me and writing "FA" all over chalk boards (which was short hand for Freeing me). Some of my friends who had parents on the PTA and faculty tried to get me off suspension and my parents hired a lawyer, beyond their monetary means, to try and get me back into school so that I didn't fall behind. It was all met with deaf ears and that was over a decade ago.
My point is this is nothing new. There is nothing surprising anymore about people's free speech rights being trampled upon in this day in age. The time to try and stop it was back when I was being punished for it, not now. Now it has become acceptable for people to be punished for making light of other people's short comings or commenting on a boss or teacher who they think is acting or performing negatively. Sure, is registering a web site with false information and making a site about a teacher the wrong avenue? Perhaps. But just like these kids, I was young and naive and it was the best outlet I had being a tech savvy young'n. This kids should be praised for not standing idly by and NOT saying anything about a bad teacher.
If only we could find Daniel Jackson, they'd be able to unlock the mystery of wormholes...and then our military can take over it just like they do everything else.;) Even Stargate didn't dispute that fact!
Forcing government transparency doesn't aid you? As an American citizen who votes in general elections I would hope the information that was allegedly brought to light because of Manning, through WikiLeaks, aids your knowledge of the government those elected officials you vote for will be taking part in. Specifically the shady deals and cover-up of military blunder and figures.
Slightly longer answer: SyFy Original Mega Python Vs Gatoroid
SyFy (I prefer to pronounce it "Sih-Fee" since it has almost no sci-fi anymore) has gone in the crapper. I remember when they used to have tons of awesome sci-fi, not to mention being the home of things like Stargate, one of the most trumpeted sci-fi franchises in history, and great unique things like Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now, they have this crap Mega whatever Vs. Whateveroid, surrounded by syndicated shows and wrestling. Really? How is Wrestling sci-fi? Perhaps it is "Sih-Fee", but certainly not Sci-Fi. There is nothing Sci-Fi about of bunch of dudes running around in spandex. And no, I don't hate wrestling. I grew up with it, but that isn't the point. SyFy has become just like every other station, doing whatever they can to whore themselves out to make the most money. Lifelong viewers be damned. Now I know it is their right to do whatever they want on their station, but for them to kill off entire franchises and at the same time move in crap like WWE Smackdown and freakin Mega Python Vs Gatoroid, as a life-long sci-fi fan and "Sih-Fee" watcher, I can't help but feel scorned.
Also, if you feel the need to disagree, please don't throw the "Caprica and/or Stargate: Universe were bad shows" argument at me, because they killed them before they had a chance to flourish. They didn't even bother informing the actors on Stargate that the show was canceled. Shows exactly what SyFy thinks of their talent and fans.
Wow. I see a lot of funny comments, but also a lot of whiny bitches. *cry* Assange is a media whore! Assange is a poser! Assange is this, Assange is that */cry* Really? Does anyone read what they type before they hit submit?
1) The shirts with his face aren't the only item in the store. I bought a hat that says Wikileaks on it, along with a shirt that says the same. You don't have to buy the one with the pic of his face on it. (Frankly, the shirt with his face on it IS kinda on the creepy side. Not sure who would buy that shirt, Assange fan-boy or not. But that doesn't make the whole idea of wikileaks selling stuff wrong.)
2) Not sure what the big deal is. WikiLeaks needs $, just like any other organization, in order to keep the leaks flowing. Nobody is forcing you to buy a shirt with Assange's face on it. In fact, nobody is forcing you to buy anything at all.
3) Assange fan-club or not, WikiLeaks has provided, and will hopefully continue to provide, insight into the shady dealings of governments and military's . They have done more good than bad. Who cares if Assange likes media attention? If WikiLeaks never had media attention, then the leaks would be MEANINGLESS. Assange never asked for rape charges to be drummed up and then covered to DEATH by every major media outlet. And he has, for the most part, used the media coverage to dispel the lies and get the word out about WikiLeaks and the content of the actual leaks.
4) How is it a bad thing they are doing this? This store is most likely in response to their other means of funding being shut down! Remember how you used to be able to donate through paypal? Well now you can donate by buying a freaking Assange shirt. Either support them or shut up. I really don't see another reason to try and call Assange a media whore again. That isn't what the store is about. It's about funding wikileaks.
The US Government? As of late, that has become a sort of pipe dream. We have revolutions and protests happening to try and secure more democratic ideals and oust the dictatorships and autocracies in Egypt, Iran, and several other prominent Arab/Muslim countries and states, but here in the US we are seizing innocent people's web sites and then pretending it didn't happen, enacting legislation that singles out groups of people by racial profiling them, have senators and governors trying to repeal health care reform, and are trying to find ways to change our laws and/or constitution to prohibit the free press and make it so they can't leak sensitive information anymore without facing jail time and possible treason charges, while we still have a "secret" government prison open at Guantanamo Bay holding prisoners against their will with no charges or due process, one of which died recently after 9 years of captivity, while we hold Bradley Manning in solitary confinement, possibly torturing him because he saw something wrong and decided it was horrible enough that the PEOPLE needed to know about it.
Yea, as much as I liked Civ V, Civ IV definitely had more epic music and voice-overs. That intro music paired with narration and voice-over work by Leonard Nemoy makes Civ V's music and voice-overs seem lack-luster in comparison, and they are pretty good too! If they could combine the music and voice-over work from IV with the advancements in gameplay in V, you'd have an amazing Civ game.
1) What did berg do? What trust has he violated... where is said proof? Apparently you didn't read what I wrote fully. I said "I am sure they had some sort of process to gauge people's reliability and willingness to be part of WikiLeaks before they "hired" anyone to be part of the organization." The sentence, itself, doesn't say I have any proof. But when you are joining an organization like WikiLeaks, which itself needs it's secrets to survive (which Assange freely admits in his interview with 60 Minutes) and continue pouring out the information without being hindered by stupid people revealing their internal processes and drumming up a media circus, it kinda goes without saying, no? But never did I claim to have proof. In fact, most of my comment was prefaced with "I's" which inherently makes it an opinion piece, does it not? Perhaps getting some grammar and language skills should be in your near future...
2)... I'm sorry... have you been living under a fucking rock? Assange LIVES to make a name for himself. He's the fucking definition of an attention/media whore. If he cared about the leaks and not attention we wouldn't know his name. Really? I'm sure that he started this leak organization, from which he was very behind the scenes for many years, just to feed his ego and get accused of rape falsely and get threatened by almost every major governmental power on the face of the planet. Yea. I'm sure that was his goal. LOL. And you say I'm under a rock? You must be SMOKING rock. It was only after the Collateral Murder video that he was forcibly thrust into the limelight because of all the media attention it gathered. That is when you started seeing him out and about because the media and the people demanded it. He was/is the spokesperson for WikiLeaks. But when there isn't much media attention, that of course means that he isn't in the media! How can you call him a media whore when the only reason he has become this "media whore" as you and others call him was BECAUSE the media and others started attacking wikileaks and he had to DO HIS JOB, which was the field the media response and be the public figure head? If it wasn't him, it would have been someone else. If he DIDN'T care about the leaks, he never would have started or persisted with WIkiLeaks. There are many other ways to get in the media spotlight.
3) So a bunch of people see the way somethings work and don't like it... so they go start their own... and their the assholes? Actually...yes! The fact is, beyond Bradley Manning (who got himself caught on his own by disclosing what he was doing to Adrian Lamo) no WikiLeaks sources have been revealed. They have been air tight. Their data has been kept under lock and key with nobody cracking the released, encrypted "Big Leak" file distributed on BitTorrent, nor any of their actual data servers or information stores compromised. Then along comes Daniel and OpenLeaks. Bam. Instantly fucks up their track record. Who knows what else he brought with him? Also, it is well known that when a high-profile person leaves a corporation and then tries to go start or work for another company that does essentially the same thing using information from the previous, more often than not the first company will have some kind of guidelines and agreement so that they basically can't use anything they did/got from their previous job. While this certainly isn't the exact same situation, it is frowned upon. When Danial essentially did was get "Fired" from his first job (WikiLeaks), stole information and internal documents, and started a new company doing the exact same thing using stolen information, while writing books and being just as much of a "media whore" as Assange in order to do it. If this were a real, paying job he would be in court right now.
4)... okay, so you do live under a rock. Its reall
1) Of course WikiLeaks is pissed. They were the ones who took up the banner for having a reliable place to leak data. I am sure they had some sort of process to gauge people's reliability and willingness to be part of WikiLeaks before they "hired" anyone to be part of the organization. It was a matter of trust. Which Daniel Domscheit-Berg has violated and betrayed. The only way a leak operation like WikiLeaks can work right is if it's members see beyond their own issues. So he didn't like Julian Assange? Really? Huge news? What employee ever likes their boss?
2) The irresponsibility of Daniel Domscheit-Berg for trying to make a name off WikiLeaks and Assange is sad at best, and dangerous for people at worst. Specifically for the leakers. WikiLeaks is already a known, trusted organization for handling leaked information. The new OpenLeaks crap and Daniel Domscheit-Berg are only going to confuse this very NEW process (leaked information over the internet to a central source). Having more than 1 organization right now isn't good timing. It is only a publicity stunt that is meant to harm wikileaks credibility and to confuse their leakers into trying OpenLeaks.
3) If OpenLeaks had opened by itself without any connections to WikiLeaks, then maybe it would have been ok. But for it to open the way it did, I can't see it ever being as trustworthy or "open" as WikiLeaks.
4) Those claiming that it is all theatrics are right, on the part of OpenLeaks and Daniel Domscheit-Berg making a scene merely for the sake of attracting attention away from WikiLeaks. It is literally like walking into a crowded movie theater and screaming "Quick! Look over here! Don't pay attention to the movie you were all already enjoying! We've written a play for you all to watch instead!"
5) Rather than pushing forward and just shutting up for the good of the world (or rather, the good of the people of the world who live under governments that use secrecy and shady deals to accomplish their goals) Daniel Domscheit-Berg decided it was a better idea to gather as much media attention as possible, steal from and disrupt the image of WikiLeaks, while conveniently writing books that make him $, which I'm sure won't be funneled into helping people expose leaks and rather funneled into his own pocket. If that doesn't make people realize he is a douche, I don't know what will
6) People who claim, such as Daniel, that Assange's ego blah blah blah are bad are missing the point. Assange's job was to draw the ire of the governments they were leaking about. He is the media spokesperson, and the figure head. Regardless if he started WikiLeaks or not, that was his role and he has played everyone like a fiddle when it comes to this. Granted his liberties and freedom are on trial right now in Europe, but he had to of known that might be the repercussions.
Because I can put my Razr in my pocket and barely notice it's there. There isn't a giant screen to worry about breaking. I don't need a data plan for my Razr, since I am around computers and things that play MP3s and movies (such as tablets or laptops). I also enjoy my double digit cellphone bill, as opposed to the triple digit bills of smart phones that carry data plans.
Also, a car ran over my Razr in the closed position. All it did was break the plastic shield around the outer LCD screen. $0.99 and a paypal payment later I had a new screen protector. Try running a smart phone over with a car. Doubt it will survive, let alone continue working flawlessly. lol
(sarcasm) Blasphemy!!!!! Science once again comes up with another thing to test your faith! Cancer can't POSSIBLY be 1 Billion Years Old! The world is only a few thousand years old! (/sarcasm)
While many may say "this is just a stunt" or whatever, regardless if it is or not it was interesting none-the-less. There have been many instances of technology being implanted into people lately, especially in and around the head. While perhaps not as invasive and technical as a chip implant that gives the blind the ability to see, I think the day of artificial technological implants of this type are just around the corner. This sort of trial and error with the implanting of hardware on the human body is necessary for us to get an idea of what the human body will accept and reject, and what procedures of implantation can help reduce the chances of rejection.
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...with the distinct lack of sci-fi that is around these days. Or, one could argue, lack of good sci-fi these days.
Although I think that while some of even the best and worst of sci-fi has used it, it is all about how it is used. If it is used for a quick "OMG they died...HOLY CRAP THEY'RE BACK!" moment then meh. But if it becomes part of the storyline and/or mythos of the show (such as in Stargate SG-1 where Apophis keeps showing back up for the first several seasons, or Daniel comes back after his "death", etc) then I believe it can be an interesting and important part of a sci-fi show's plot.
See? Not everyone associated with Apple has the same mantra as Steve Job's closed off bricks of user inaccessibility and locked down interfaces that tell the user they can't modify their own hardware or software without voiding a warranty. It took the judicial system to rule that it was legal to jail break an iPhone. I have a feeling that if Woz was still a major player in Apple's development and ways of thinking, this would have never been necessary. I say kick that turtle-neck wearing skeleton outta there and reinstate Woz as new Apple overlord! ;)
How about, Global Thermonuclear Submarine Warfare?
I believe it only applies to foreign nations in the event of an emergency, or if there is a "threat to the united states", or for humanitarian reasons. Basically it allows the president to deploy troops into non-US areas without the approval of congress, which is why he authorized the strikes against Libya, but is also one of the reasons we can't lead the attacks moving forward, because with Libya it could wind up falling outside of the 60-90 days he has to get in and then withdraw the troops.
Actually, The War Powers Resolution of 1973 gives the president the authority to send troops for 60 days provided he notifies congress first. This all happens without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. So essentially the president can send troops anywhere for 60 days regardless of how anyone feels about it, as long as they are there for only 60 days and withdraw within 30 days after that.
Most of the higher quality HD skins for XBMC (Aeon, etc) are designed specifically to not use the mouse. Once you remove the mouse from the equation, a remote like they are offering becomes a complete solution for controlling your media center. With all its plugins, there is really never a reason to ALT+TAB out of XBMC unless you need to use a browser for something unrelated to media (there are even gmail plugins for XBMC).
...I can get rid of the crappy remote I was using. Since my harmony didn't work with it well I was using a standard Meritline special, that basically just did mouse and keyboard inputs. Got the job done, but I would much rather have the full functionality of XBMC in my hand instead of the work around method I was using. This will really turn XBMC into the all-in-one media front end it was meant to be. It will also be much less daunting of a task to control for some of the less tech-savvy out there, such as my parents. They have no issues using the keyboard/mouse combo, but a remote that has all the functions you need built in (such as being able to bring up all the various menus) will make like easier for a lot of people.
...I didn't see Mega Python vs. Gatoroid on that list! SyFy is still Sci-Fi right? Oh wait...
Most likely because cocaine is out of your system within approx. 72 hours for light to medium users in urine tests. Unless they were a huge coke head, or they happened to find that coke and test the people within that 72 hours, they wouldn't be testing positive. It would be hard to catch someone with a drug test for a light coke habit, especially if they had just lost 4.2g of blow and the investigation before the drug testing took a couple weeks...unless they were doing hair follicle tests. In which case they'd have to wait a month or so before testing.
Never said I was the first. Just saying, this has been happening for over a decade. Nowhere did I assume I was the first, or even close.
Well your amazing intuition is apparently wrong, because it's a 100% true story.
When I was in high school about 11 years ago the internet and creating web pages was still pretty fresh and under the "amazing you can do that!" category with many adults. I learned in middle school how to write some basic HTML and by high school I was able to create some pretty nice web sites. I also learned that if you registered a domain name back then and said "bill me later" and then didn't pay, the domain would stay up for about 6 months before it was closed.
I took it upon myself to create a website that was all about a specific teacher at my school. He was widely disliked by teachers, students, and parents alike. He also disliked me and my friends a lot more than others, as we always let him know that he was a bad teacher and that everyone else thought so too (and yes, to this day he was the worst teacher I ever had, it wasn't just a rebellious teenager thing). I created a simple web site that had a picture of him on it (which he LET ME TAKE in the classroom) and then a short paragraph about why he was such a bad teacher, followed up by anonymous quotes from teachers, students, and parents about what they thought about him. The bottom of the page contained an e-mail link to the superintendent, the e-mail for the principal of the high school, and the teacher's e-mail.
Long story short, about a week or 2 later, I was called down to the office. The principal was in there with his "IT Specialist" who had printed out a page of another web site I had created with no relation to the site about the teacher. They said they were able to trace back my email address that I registered the fake site (by using "covert computer tricks", as the IT guy told me, to find out who had made the site about the teacher. I didn't deny anything. I said it was me and that I was sorry but the site was done in good taste and it was free speech. They disagreed. They called my mother to pick me up and put me on 2 weeks out of school suspension. Luckily, it was my birthday the next day and all it felt like was a present from the administration of my school. I later found out my parents hired a lawyer because there was nothing in the student hand book to cover what I did! The next year, the student code of conduct contained a provision similar to the one they used against the kids in this story. Added just for me. A lot of my better teachers started referring to it as my "clause" by name.
The students and teachers rallied behind me. Students were allowed to put up posters in the school to "free" me and writing "FA" all over chalk boards (which was short hand for Freeing me). Some of my friends who had parents on the PTA and faculty tried to get me off suspension and my parents hired a lawyer, beyond their monetary means, to try and get me back into school so that I didn't fall behind. It was all met with deaf ears and that was over a decade ago.
My point is this is nothing new. There is nothing surprising anymore about people's free speech rights being trampled upon in this day in age. The time to try and stop it was back when I was being punished for it, not now. Now it has become acceptable for people to be punished for making light of other people's short comings or commenting on a boss or teacher who they think is acting or performing negatively. Sure, is registering a web site with false information and making a site about a teacher the wrong avenue? Perhaps. But just like these kids, I was young and naive and it was the best outlet I had being a tech savvy young'n. This kids should be praised for not standing idly by and NOT saying anything about a bad teacher.
If only we could find Daniel Jackson, they'd be able to unlock the mystery of wormholes...and then our military can take over it just like they do everything else. ;) Even Stargate didn't dispute that fact!
Forcing government transparency doesn't aid you? As an American citizen who votes in general elections I would hope the information that was allegedly brought to light because of Manning, through WikiLeaks, aids your knowledge of the government those elected officials you vote for will be taking part in. Specifically the shady deals and cover-up of military blunder and figures.
Slightly longer answer: SyFy Original Mega Python Vs Gatoroid
SyFy (I prefer to pronounce it "Sih-Fee" since it has almost no sci-fi anymore) has gone in the crapper. I remember when they used to have tons of awesome sci-fi, not to mention being the home of things like Stargate, one of the most trumpeted sci-fi franchises in history, and great unique things like Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now, they have this crap Mega whatever Vs. Whateveroid, surrounded by syndicated shows and wrestling. Really? How is Wrestling sci-fi? Perhaps it is "Sih-Fee", but certainly not Sci-Fi. There is nothing Sci-Fi about of bunch of dudes running around in spandex. And no, I don't hate wrestling. I grew up with it, but that isn't the point. SyFy has become just like every other station, doing whatever they can to whore themselves out to make the most money. Lifelong viewers be damned. Now I know it is their right to do whatever they want on their station, but for them to kill off entire franchises and at the same time move in crap like WWE Smackdown and freakin Mega Python Vs Gatoroid, as a life-long sci-fi fan and "Sih-Fee" watcher, I can't help but feel scorned.
Also, if you feel the need to disagree, please don't throw the "Caprica and/or Stargate: Universe were bad shows" argument at me, because they killed them before they had a chance to flourish. They didn't even bother informing the actors on Stargate that the show was canceled. Shows exactly what SyFy thinks of their talent and fans.
LMAO no but they should. Send then an e-mail.
Wow. I see a lot of funny comments, but also a lot of whiny bitches. *cry* Assange is a media whore! Assange is a poser! Assange is this, Assange is that */cry* Really? Does anyone read what they type before they hit submit?
1) The shirts with his face aren't the only item in the store. I bought a hat that says Wikileaks on it, along with a shirt that says the same. You don't have to buy the one with the pic of his face on it. (Frankly, the shirt with his face on it IS kinda on the creepy side. Not sure who would buy that shirt, Assange fan-boy or not. But that doesn't make the whole idea of wikileaks selling stuff wrong.)
2) Not sure what the big deal is. WikiLeaks needs $, just like any other organization, in order to keep the leaks flowing. Nobody is forcing you to buy a shirt with Assange's face on it. In fact, nobody is forcing you to buy anything at all.
3) Assange fan-club or not, WikiLeaks has provided, and will hopefully continue to provide, insight into the shady dealings of governments and military's . They have done more good than bad. Who cares if Assange likes media attention? If WikiLeaks never had media attention, then the leaks would be MEANINGLESS. Assange never asked for rape charges to be drummed up and then covered to DEATH by every major media outlet. And he has, for the most part, used the media coverage to dispel the lies and get the word out about WikiLeaks and the content of the actual leaks.
4) How is it a bad thing they are doing this? This store is most likely in response to their other means of funding being shut down! Remember how you used to be able to donate through paypal? Well now you can donate by buying a freaking Assange shirt. Either support them or shut up. I really don't see another reason to try and call Assange a media whore again. That isn't what the store is about. It's about funding wikileaks.
I can see the headlines now: "Botched Re-Entry Caused By Distracted Astronaut!" with the byline reading "LOL Cats Pwn NASA".
The US Government? As of late, that has become a sort of pipe dream. We have revolutions and protests happening to try and secure more democratic ideals and oust the dictatorships and autocracies in Egypt, Iran, and several other prominent Arab/Muslim countries and states, but here in the US we are seizing innocent people's web sites and then pretending it didn't happen, enacting legislation that singles out groups of people by racial profiling them, have senators and governors trying to repeal health care reform, and are trying to find ways to change our laws and/or constitution to prohibit the free press and make it so they can't leak sensitive information anymore without facing jail time and possible treason charges, while we still have a "secret" government prison open at Guantanamo Bay holding prisoners against their will with no charges or due process, one of which died recently after 9 years of captivity, while we hold Bradley Manning in solitary confinement, possibly torturing him because he saw something wrong and decided it was horrible enough that the PEOPLE needed to know about it.
Where the fuck do I live again?
Yea, as much as I liked Civ V, Civ IV definitely had more epic music and voice-overs. That intro music paired with narration and voice-over work by Leonard Nemoy makes Civ V's music and voice-overs seem lack-luster in comparison, and they are pretty good too! If they could combine the music and voice-over work from IV with the advancements in gameplay in V, you'd have an amazing Civ game.
1) What did berg do? What trust has he violated ... where is said proof?
Apparently you didn't read what I wrote fully. I said "I am sure they had some sort of process to gauge people's reliability and willingness to be part of WikiLeaks before they "hired" anyone to be part of the organization." The sentence, itself, doesn't say I have any proof. But when you are joining an organization like WikiLeaks, which itself needs it's secrets to survive (which Assange freely admits in his interview with 60 Minutes) and continue pouring out the information without being hindered by stupid people revealing their internal processes and drumming up a media circus, it kinda goes without saying, no? But never did I claim to have proof. In fact, most of my comment was prefaced with "I's" which inherently makes it an opinion piece, does it not? Perhaps getting some grammar and language skills should be in your near future...
2) ... I'm sorry ... have you been living under a fucking rock? Assange LIVES to make a name for himself. He's the fucking definition of an attention/media whore. If he cared about the leaks and not attention we wouldn't know his name.
Really? I'm sure that he started this leak organization, from which he was very behind the scenes for many years, just to feed his ego and get accused of rape falsely and get threatened by almost every major governmental power on the face of the planet. Yea. I'm sure that was his goal. LOL. And you say I'm under a rock? You must be SMOKING rock. It was only after the Collateral Murder video that he was forcibly thrust into the limelight because of all the media attention it gathered. That is when you started seeing him out and about because the media and the people demanded it. He was/is the spokesperson for WikiLeaks. But when there isn't much media attention, that of course means that he isn't in the media! How can you call him a media whore when the only reason he has become this "media whore" as you and others call him was BECAUSE the media and others started attacking wikileaks and he had to DO HIS JOB, which was the field the media response and be the public figure head? If it wasn't him, it would have been someone else. If he DIDN'T care about the leaks, he never would have started or persisted with WIkiLeaks. There are many other ways to get in the media spotlight.
3) So a bunch of people see the way somethings work and don't like it ... so they go start their own ... and their the assholes?
Actually...yes! The fact is, beyond Bradley Manning (who got himself caught on his own by disclosing what he was doing to Adrian Lamo) no WikiLeaks sources have been revealed. They have been air tight. Their data has been kept under lock and key with nobody cracking the released, encrypted "Big Leak" file distributed on BitTorrent, nor any of their actual data servers or information stores compromised. Then along comes Daniel and OpenLeaks. Bam. Instantly fucks up their track record. Who knows what else he brought with him? Also, it is well known that when a high-profile person leaves a corporation and then tries to go start or work for another company that does essentially the same thing using information from the previous, more often than not the first company will have some kind of guidelines and agreement so that they basically can't use anything they did/got from their previous job. While this certainly isn't the exact same situation, it is frowned upon. When Danial essentially did was get "Fired" from his first job (WikiLeaks), stole information and internal documents, and started a new company doing the exact same thing using stolen information, while writing books and being just as much of a "media whore" as Assange in order to do it. If this were a real, paying job he would be in court right now.
4) ... okay, so you do live under a rock. Its reall
This has really gotten out of hand.
1) Of course WikiLeaks is pissed. They were the ones who took up the banner for having a reliable place to leak data. I am sure they had some sort of process to gauge people's reliability and willingness to be part of WikiLeaks before they "hired" anyone to be part of the organization. It was a matter of trust. Which Daniel Domscheit-Berg has violated and betrayed. The only way a leak operation like WikiLeaks can work right is if it's members see beyond their own issues. So he didn't like Julian Assange? Really? Huge news? What employee ever likes their boss?
2) The irresponsibility of Daniel Domscheit-Berg for trying to make a name off WikiLeaks and Assange is sad at best, and dangerous for people at worst. Specifically for the leakers. WikiLeaks is already a known, trusted organization for handling leaked information. The new OpenLeaks crap and Daniel Domscheit-Berg are only going to confuse this very NEW process (leaked information over the internet to a central source). Having more than 1 organization right now isn't good timing. It is only a publicity stunt that is meant to harm wikileaks credibility and to confuse their leakers into trying OpenLeaks.
3) If OpenLeaks had opened by itself without any connections to WikiLeaks, then maybe it would have been ok. But for it to open the way it did, I can't see it ever being as trustworthy or "open" as WikiLeaks.
4) Those claiming that it is all theatrics are right, on the part of OpenLeaks and Daniel Domscheit-Berg making a scene merely for the sake of attracting attention away from WikiLeaks. It is literally like walking into a crowded movie theater and screaming "Quick! Look over here! Don't pay attention to the movie you were all already enjoying! We've written a play for you all to watch instead!"
5) Rather than pushing forward and just shutting up for the good of the world (or rather, the good of the people of the world who live under governments that use secrecy and shady deals to accomplish their goals) Daniel Domscheit-Berg decided it was a better idea to gather as much media attention as possible, steal from and disrupt the image of WikiLeaks, while conveniently writing books that make him $, which I'm sure won't be funneled into helping people expose leaks and rather funneled into his own pocket. If that doesn't make people realize he is a douche, I don't know what will
6) People who claim, such as Daniel, that Assange's ego blah blah blah are bad are missing the point. Assange's job was to draw the ire of the governments they were leaking about. He is the media spokesperson, and the figure head. Regardless if he started WikiLeaks or not, that was his role and he has played everyone like a fiddle when it comes to this. Granted his liberties and freedom are on trial right now in Europe, but he had to of known that might be the repercussions.
Because I can put my Razr in my pocket and barely notice it's there. There isn't a giant screen to worry about breaking. I don't need a data plan for my Razr, since I am around computers and things that play MP3s and movies (such as tablets or laptops). I also enjoy my double digit cellphone bill, as opposed to the triple digit bills of smart phones that carry data plans.
Also, a car ran over my Razr in the closed position. All it did was break the plastic shield around the outer LCD screen. $0.99 and a paypal payment later I had a new screen protector. Try running a smart phone over with a car. Doubt it will survive, let alone continue working flawlessly. lol
(sarcasm) Blasphemy!!!!! Science once again comes up with another thing to test your faith! Cancer can't POSSIBLY be 1 Billion Years Old! The world is only a few thousand years old! (/sarcasm)
While many may say "this is just a stunt" or whatever, regardless if it is or not it was interesting none-the-less. There have been many instances of technology being implanted into people lately, especially in and around the head. While perhaps not as invasive and technical as a chip implant that gives the blind the ability to see, I think the day of artificial technological implants of this type are just around the corner. This sort of trial and error with the implanting of hardware on the human body is necessary for us to get an idea of what the human body will accept and reject, and what procedures of implantation can help reduce the chances of rejection.