That is precisely the paradox that the GP is bringing up. The PM is trying to sell apples to an electorate that wants to buy oranges, and is wrapping them up in marketroid rhetoric to keep the people from realizing that he isn't really addressing the actual problem. Par for the course in the rotten world of pre-election politics.
If immigration is outlawed, only the outlaws will immigrate.
Disclaimer: I am an "imported worker," only not from that part of the world.
"12 dead bodies. Plenty of witnesses. His home is full of weapons."
Only 2 out of 3 would be evidence of guilt.
A home full of weapons doesn't count.
Not only did the place have guns inside, it was also booby-trapped. Off the top of my head I can't imagine any reasonable justification for why somebody would rig his apartment so that a person attempting to come in would be blown to pieces, and then go away leaving the door ajar.
Actually, that was never a "prime Soviet ambition," except in the minds of the McCarthy-era US propaganda machine.
Do you really think so? Because the way I remember it, back in the 1940's Josef Stalin took advantage of the war to put puppet governments in every single territory that he could get his hands on (i.e., all of Eastern Europe). And before you even start arguing that those were not puppet governments, bear in mind that as soon as those countries were given free rein to decide their own fates, practically all of them ousted their communist regimes in a matter of months.
In Paraguay (South America), some time ago, cameras were installed to monitor traffic light violations, but shortly afterwards their use for this purpose was declared unconstitutional. The cameras are still there, and are sometimes used to collect evidence of other incidents like street violence and so on, but nobody will ever get billed for crossing a red light because of them.
Sometimes I choose whatever I want to wear to go out, and according to my wife my tastes in clothes are horrible, so whenever she has the chance she will make me go out in clothing of her choosing. Does that mean that this device would think I am two different people?
This is about embalming, it's not rocket science. Just how technologically advanced do you think the Venezuelans would need to be, to achieve what the Russians and Chinese did several decades ago? Or are you one of those ignorants bigots who think everybody in South America lives in shanty towns, just because that is how they see it on TV and movies?
Are you certain about that? What if NK intentionally miscalibrated their nuclear devices for a lesser, but spot-on explosive yield. And put their supposedly failed satellite into a spin or 'nonfunctional' state to mislead.their launch and space capabilities.
And as we speak, NK factories churn out MIRVed ballistic missiles in the thousands per day.
Actually this is more like a guy whose mental state is uncertain, standing unprotected in the middle of an open field, saying "Here, I have a gun in my pocket" to his enemies who are all armed to the tooth and spread out over a huge area all around him, some of them protected by huge concrete bunkers but with a clean line of fire to him.
The "M" part of MAD only works when both countries have the ability to "AD" each other. The USA can do that to North Korea in the blink of an eye, but NK wouldn't stand a chance of doing the opposite. So even if they ARE crazy enough to attack, they stand to lose much much more than USA does. And for the record, I find it hard to believe that the leadership of NK are anything more than power-hungry bureaucrats. And power-hungry bureaucrats never consider a path of certain self-sacrifice as a viable option. But then again, I might be wrong...
So Daniel Craig walks up to this scanner and is greeted by a female voice that goes, "Good morning, Mr. Nicholson. We have detected that you are about to commit a felony. We strongly urge you to reconsider."
I have Windows 8 running on a computer that lacks the secure boot feature. So no, I don't give a damn if the secure bootloader is M$'s doomsday weapon.
That reminds me of the time Sony published a "fix" for the infamous CD rootkit back in 2005, only to get called on it when people found out that the patch concealed the rootkit but left it active instead of deleting it.
When I'm in a firefight, the last thing I want is my weapon "harmlessly" disabling it's function.
When you're in a firefight? So this is something that happen to you regularly? Remind me never to be around you, if chance ever comes up.
In his book "The day of the Jackal" Frederick Forsyth mentioned that the universal policeman's prayer is, "Please dear God, not while I am on duty." Which goes to say, sane people who know what being in a gunfight is REALLY like (what you see in movies does not count, mind you) are not exactly eager to get involved in one.
I am going to fucking kill Java! I destroyed Larry Ellison before and I will do it again! (throws chair across room)
Posting again because I messed up the previous post, sent from a smartphone (my first/. post ever from one).
I've been watching videos of this tech for the past 20 minutes. Most are just CGI concepts of a certain folding product. Those that have been actually filmed, are heavily edited, with cuts after each fold, some are also accelerated 4x.
Something tells me this tech doesn't work as well as they say it does.
Nothing is as fishy as not showing at least one honest video with no editing of the actual product.
Do you imply that these people took a cue from the Iran government reporting on their newly developed stealth military plane?
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That is precisely the paradox that the GP is bringing up. The PM is trying to sell apples to an electorate that wants to buy oranges, and is wrapping them up in marketroid rhetoric to keep the people from realizing that he isn't really addressing the actual problem. Par for the course in the rotten world of pre-election politics. If immigration is outlawed, only the outlaws will immigrate. Disclaimer: I am an "imported worker," only not from that part of the world.
Joking aside, I heard that the new Pope has a degree in chemistry, so maybe he is one of us (i.e., a nerd)?
"12 dead bodies. Plenty of witnesses. His home is full of weapons."
Only 2 out of 3 would be evidence of guilt.
A home full of weapons doesn't count.
Not only did the place have guns inside, it was also booby-trapped. Off the top of my head I can't imagine any reasonable justification for why somebody would rig his apartment so that a person attempting to come in would be blown to pieces, and then go away leaving the door ajar.
Jack D. Ripper, is that you?
Yes it is.
Actually, that was never a "prime Soviet ambition," except in the minds of the McCarthy-era US propaganda machine.
Do you really think so? Because the way I remember it, back in the 1940's Josef Stalin took advantage of the war to put puppet governments in every single territory that he could get his hands on (i.e., all of Eastern Europe). And before you even start arguing that those were not puppet governments, bear in mind that as soon as those countries were given free rein to decide their own fates, practically all of them ousted their communist regimes in a matter of months.
If Barry Manilow conquered it, it would become Nose Korea.
In Paraguay (South America), some time ago, cameras were installed to monitor traffic light violations, but shortly afterwards their use for this purpose was declared unconstitutional. The cameras are still there, and are sometimes used to collect evidence of other incidents like street violence and so on, but nobody will ever get billed for crossing a red light because of them.
Sometimes I choose whatever I want to wear to go out, and according to my wife my tastes in clothes are horrible, so whenever she has the chance she will make me go out in clothing of her choosing. Does that mean that this device would think I am two different people?
This is about embalming, it's not rocket science. Just how technologically advanced do you think the Venezuelans would need to be, to achieve what the Russians and Chinese did several decades ago? Or are you one of those ignorants bigots who think everybody in South America lives in shanty towns, just because that is how they see it on TV and movies?
Well sure! How else are we supposed to fend off the street urchins?
Shotgun loaded with rock salt?
Rock salt is for pussies. Live ammo FTW!
Trying to make everyone happy is an exercise in futility. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, the audience. Pick two.
Are you certain about that? What if NK intentionally miscalibrated their nuclear devices for a lesser, but spot-on explosive yield. And put their supposedly failed satellite into a spin or 'nonfunctional' state to mislead.their launch and space capabilities.
And as we speak, NK factories churn out MIRVed ballistic missiles in the thousands per day.
(Citation needed)
Actually this is more like a guy whose mental state is uncertain, standing unprotected in the middle of an open field, saying "Here, I have a gun in my pocket" to his enemies who are all armed to the tooth and spread out over a huge area all around him, some of them protected by huge concrete bunkers but with a clean line of fire to him.
The "M" part of MAD only works when both countries have the ability to "AD" each other. The USA can do that to North Korea in the blink of an eye, but NK wouldn't stand a chance of doing the opposite. So even if they ARE crazy enough to attack, they stand to lose much much more than USA does. And for the record, I find it hard to believe that the leadership of NK are anything more than power-hungry bureaucrats. And power-hungry bureaucrats never consider a path of certain self-sacrifice as a viable option. But then again, I might be wrong...
So Daniel Craig walks up to this scanner and is greeted by a female voice that goes, "Good morning, Mr. Nicholson. We have detected that you are about to commit a felony. We strongly urge you to reconsider."
I haven't tried Windows Azure, which is the subject matter here...
Neither have I. Windows 8 has been working just fine for me, though, as long as Classic Shell keeps the crappy Metro interface away from me...
I have Windows 8 running on a computer that lacks the secure boot feature. So no, I don't give a damn if the secure bootloader is M$'s doomsday weapon.
That reminds me of the time Sony published a "fix" for the infamous CD rootkit back in 2005, only to get called on it when people found out that the patch concealed the rootkit but left it active instead of deleting it.
You missed me when you talked about g (the pull of Earth's gravity on its surface) instead of G (the universal gravitational constant).
When I'm in a firefight, the last thing I want is my weapon "harmlessly" disabling it's function.
When you're in a firefight? So this is something that happen to you regularly? Remind me never to be around you, if chance ever comes up.
In his book "The day of the Jackal" Frederick Forsyth mentioned that the universal policeman's prayer is, "Please dear God, not while I am on duty." Which goes to say, sane people who know what being in a gunfight is REALLY like (what you see in movies does not count, mind you) are not exactly eager to get involved in one.
That was a joke, not a troll, you insensitive clod! It's funny! Laugh! Seems like everybody misunderstood my shameless bid for a "+5 Funny."
I am going to fucking kill Java! I destroyed Larry Ellison before and I will do it again! (throws chair across room) Posting again because I messed up the previous post, sent from a smartphone (my first /. post ever from one).
i am going to fucking kill java! I destroyed l do it again! (throws chair across room)rry ellison before and i willd
I've been watching videos of this tech for the past 20 minutes. Most are just CGI concepts of a certain folding product. Those that have been actually filmed, are heavily edited, with cuts after each fold, some are also accelerated 4x.
Something tells me this tech doesn't work as well as they say it does.
Nothing is as fishy as not showing at least one honest video with no editing of the actual product.
Do you imply that these people took a cue from the Iran government reporting on their newly developed stealth military plane?