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  1. Re:How about we taxpayers... on "Cyber War" Is Just the Latest Grab for Defense Money · · Score: 1

    haha. Another person who flips out some phrase they actually no nothing about.

    Taxation with representation was a cute phrase whipped out by a group of men becasue ENgland was going to sell a large portion of the US to france. Thos emen had a vested interest in the land.

    A) Colonist were barely taxed. Most didn't pay any taxes at all.
    B) It was used to whip the ignorant masses into a frenzy.

    Finally, that vast majority of people don't know what the fuck they are talking about. Listening to them is stupid.

    Instead of listening to the ignorant masses scream about what there economy ideas are, we actually look at history and use a rational approach? no, no, lets not do that, lets do shit that has never worked because some ignorant ass plumber think he knows better.

  2. Re:People do not want to hear that on "Cyber War" Is Just the Latest Grab for Defense Money · · Score: 1

    As someone who has watched, monitored, and designed specialized security systems for SCADA, and Financial institutions, you are wrong.

    There are global coordinated attacks against many SCADA system, financial system. Other government agencies as well, but those are often much less professional.

    "Cyberwar" is defense against large scale coordinated attacks. So, yes the technical merits are 'the same' but in practicability, it is not. We now over large groups buying systems, then using them to test attacks against. The is a lot different then 5 kids looking for maligned SQL attacks.
    Both are important, but both are different.

    You post really reeks of ignorance. OTOH, it's just a /. post and I didn't see you talk.

    Stuxnet idea is interesting. IT flies against the data I have scene cross my desk. Any good citations?

  3. Re:People do not want to hear that on "Cyber War" Is Just the Latest Grab for Defense Money · · Score: 1

    Historically(last 40 years) you would be wrong.

      OTOH, I actually read up on the facts in these issue and not just crap out whatever my gut tells me. You should try it. I will warn you, slaughter sacred cows requires a certain level of opening yourself up.

  4. Re:so just pay for it on "Cyber War" Is Just the Latest Grab for Defense Money · · Score: 1

    Close.

    Before doing that, we should make it a requirement to get a professional Engineering certificate and sign off on projects.

    That means people will have to sign off on projects, so if management pushes something, and the engineer doesn't sign off and t ships? it's the managers ass.

    The engineering culture needs to be embraced, and the classic geek cowboy culture needs to be let go.

    With out this, you will be next to impossible to even find the specific coder responsible for a bug, and it will be impossible to get large systems designed properly.

  5. Re:Cheaper than welfare on "Cyber War" Is Just the Latest Grab for Defense Money · · Score: 1

    The largest demographics of WoW players is women ion their 40s.

    The more you know.

    Also, welfare isn't as expensive as you think.

  6. except that on "Cyber War" Is Just the Latest Grab for Defense Money · · Score: 3, Insightful

    1) million of attempts are made every month on US Government, and industrial systems.

    2)And we have had system compromised by foreign attempts frequently.

    3) It';s the military's role to protect against those threats

    None of that is speculation, none of the is fear mongering. Those are are facts.

    So, not it isn't the same as anarchist, of the red scare.

    And the war on drugs is a completely separate issue, stop bringing it up.

    Now, we can discuss where the line is, and discuss people using those facts to do things we don't want them to do, but don't pretend like they are made up threats.

  7. Re:Travel Fun on Monkeypox Scare Grounds Flight In Chicago · · Score: 1

    HAHAHAHAHAHA. You might want to read up on bedbugs.

    start here:
    http://membracid.wordpress.com/

  8. Re:Never talk to strangers on Monkeypox Scare Grounds Flight In Chicago · · Score: 1

    in pretty much any civilized part of the world, if you report someone is coming into the country with pussing red spots, there going to want to contain.

    " Just because someone has red spots does not mean they have Monkey Pox or Ebola FFS"
    correct. You seem to be missing the puss bit.

    No one is in hysterics. A proper response isn't hysterics.

    "An intelligent response would have been to first verify the symptoms."
    ah, so you haven't actually studied this sort of thin, have you?
    There is a good chance people will down play what they are seeing. Bring in a disease that spreads to people and animals so easily would be a significant problem.

    These disease are hard enough to shut down, giving people a chance to depart to the 4 winds before doing and verification would have been irresponsible.

    Of course, if they didn't do this an it turned out to actually be monkeypox, you would be talking about incompetence of Americans and stupidity. Cause people like you are fucking twats always looking for some reason to whine.

  9. Re:THIS! on Monkeypox Scare Grounds Flight In Chicago · · Score: 1

    coughed on, touch the same thing. Hell the NEXT passengers could get it.

    Here is something you people need to know. Introducing a virus into a new set of population risks mutatin to better fit the population. The particular disease would be incredibly hard to eradicate.

    The response was appropriete for the information they had. As someone who has studied these types of break outs, I am glad for this response.

  10. Re:THIS! on Monkeypox Scare Grounds Flight In Chicago · · Score: 1

    How do people get monkeypox?
    Monkeypox can spread to humans from an infected animal through an animal bite or direct contact with the animal’s lesions or body fluids. The disease also can be spread from person to person, although it is much less infectious than smallpox. The virus is thought to be transmitted by respiratory droplets during direct and prolonged face-to-face contact. In addition, it is possible monkeypox can be spread by direct contact with body fluids of an infected person or with virus-contaminated objects, such as bedding or clothing.

    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/qa.htm

    Learn before you post.

  11. Re:Blabbermouths on Monkeypox Scare Grounds Flight In Chicago · · Score: 1

    You're bad karma is from posting ignorant hyperbole like that.

  12. Re:Blabbermouths on Monkeypox Scare Grounds Flight In Chicago · · Score: 1

    Experts are well away of exactly how contagious it is. You are an idiot and know nothing about the medical community in the US.

    It's slightly less contagious the small pox. You're problem is you aren't an expert, you don't understand the verbiage, and don't understand what rare means.

    Fatalities are 1 to 10 percent.

  13. Re:Blabbermouths on Monkeypox Scare Grounds Flight In Chicago · · Score: 1

    Yes, but substantially higher when it a bunch of people in a tight metal tube for hours.

    If you are a doc, please stop practicing. You lack the ability to take situations into account before rendering an opinion.

    How do people get monkeypox?
    Monkeypox can spread to humans from an infected animal through an animal bite or direct contact with the animal’s lesions or body fluids. The disease also can be spread from person to person, although it is much less infectious than smallpox. The virus is thought to be transmitted by respiratory droplets during direct and prolonged face-to-face contact. In addition, it is possible monkeypox can be spread by direct contact with body fluids of an infected person or with virus-contaminated objects, such as bedding or clothing.

    These factors mean that while on the craft infection probability sky rockets, and it[s a risk to the next passengers.

  14. Re:Hmmm on Sun's Twin Discovered — the Perfect SETI Target? · · Score: 2

    6) ok, you hang up first.
    7) no, you hang up first.

  15. Re:Hmmm on Sun's Twin Discovered — the Perfect SETI Target? · · Score: 1

    3) We're looking for faster then light drive.

    4) no thanks, we all ready got one, you see

  16. Re:That on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    Which would be fine, if it was an accurate statement.

  17. Re:That on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    SO by yiou're own admission you were ignorant when you enlisted. Seem to highlight the post.

    And you IQ is not higher them mine; however you should know, IQ is a horrible measure for intelligence.

    Yes, many factors should be taken in,l but the political opinion of a 22 year old person under daily stress should be taken with a grain of salt...the size of your head. Regardless of there IQ.

  18. Re:That on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    Which Ron Paul passes up the chain.
    The republican party has basically become a well oiled MLM.

    Not that your statement has any merit in the conversation. 75% from a group of young mostly ignorant people isn't exactly a steller achievement

  19. Re:Reel-to-Reel? on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    You can bet it wouldn't be "The Great Dictator"

  20. Re:The studios send reel-to-reel films to the troo on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    I would have hated porn. I prefer to remove the thought and stay busy. Seing hot naked women doing the nasty would have made is far more difficult.

  21. Re:Well that's okay on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    The big problem is that there is only one media outlet that treat both sides equally, and asks hard questions,.

    Of course, the get called 'Liberal' by all the other media outlets. As if an Ad Hom is a logical argument position.

  22. Re:Well that's okay on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    Most people are not stupid. Seriously, they aren't. Distracted? yes. Ignorant? increasingly so, yes.

    Stupid? no. Most thing you see as stupid will be do to missing information abut the situation.

    And ,no, you did not use the proper terminology, and more then I would be if I used the word Computer to refer to a human doing calculations. Out dated.

  23. Re:Well that's okay on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    Just because something have happened that run counter to your ignorant interpretation of the constitution, doesn't mean anyone is asleep.

  24. Re:Well that's okay on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    I have actually talked to Iraq's. All the ones I talked to felt is what worth it.

    Granted, that's only a sample size of 10.

    Maybe you should ask?

  25. Re:Well that's okay on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    heads up, those companies hire people and pay them.

    " the financial industry got its payday when Obama"
    I'm not sure what the means? Are you referring to the programs Bush started?

    Obama is tighten regulations, the republicans are fighting.

    So, are you delusional?