It has already happened in Japan : the sarin gas attack in spring 1995 in the metro in Tokyo.
Nah. The sarin attack, while terrible, was the release of a poisonous chemical. The attack described here is the release of a dangerous living organism.... the gift that keeps on giving, if you will.
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participating in the modern global economy harms everyone
Care to back that assertion up somehow?
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Oh, well then. Everything important is covered. Great!
When exactly did it become a requirement that the US include other counties in every research project it does? Quit whining, you'll still benefit from the results eventually.
especially with competing fuel sources like fuel cells on the very-near horizon.
Fuel cells are not in competition with solar energy, because fuel cells are not an energy source. They are a method for storing energy (like batteries, but better). You still have to generate that energy somehow (and solar is as good a method as any)
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That won't change until we get a crew escape vehicle (currently the Russian Soyuz, a 30-year-old design) that can carry more than three people back
I'm probably being terribly naive here, but perhaps they could just park two escape vehicles up there, bringing the crew limit up to 6?
It's that simple. You are trading information about yourself for discounts.
Are you sure they didn't just keep their prices the same, and then add "penalty fees" for people who refuse to use their card? (Is there even a difference?) Anyway, I'm swapping cards with my friends, just to mess with Safeway's head...
Executing people for committing terrible crimes is the only way of making sure they will never do it again. BTW. People in US support death penalty so it is the law. End of story.
Right you are. Also, in Afghanistan, they realize that executing women who are suspected of being unfaithful is the only way to keep them from doing it again. People in Afghanistan support the death penalty so it is the law. End of story.
Maybe it's just me, but wouldn't it make more sense (perhaps with "Internet 2" or any of these other projects) to create infallible network protocols/tools that can't be used for malaciousness? Or is this logically impossible?
Wow, that's an awfully tall order... sort of liking asking people to come up with a car that can't be used to run into things. I might be wrong, but I think it would be impossible to have an Internet that is both "safe" and at all useful.
It just always seemed to me that, barring the script kiddies, the majority of people who use these tools seem to be hackers with malicious intent. Was the internet built with malcious intent as part of the protocol?
Not really... it's just that you always hear about the hackers and script kiddies. The fact that people are using these tools to conduct their day to day business just isn't very interesting news.
As for the Internet's design, the Internet was designed to allows computers to send and receive data, nothing more or less than that. The fact that the ability to send and receive data can be used to malicious ends is just an unfortunate fact of life.
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Yes. Was that a rhetorical question, or we're you trying to be smartass?
I was trying to point out that this logic leads to a pointless and wasteful arms race. But now, just to be a smartass: What are you going to do when all the drunk drivers are careening around in tanks?
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I'm actually commuting on a bicycle, thank you very much.
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Unfortunately, the enviro-wackos won't be happy until we're all living in trees and caves.
And here is the real tragedy of eco-terrorism: it makes the common man think that environmentalists are evil whackos, and discount all environmental concerns. It keeps him from lobbying for real environmental policy improvements. In the end, the terrorists may be responsible for more damage to the environment than SUVs ever did.
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So governments offer better service at a lower total cost than companies? What planet does this happen on?
Compare California's energy market before and after deregulation. Discuss.
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I'm somewhat biased, as my life was saved by our suburban when a drunk driver smashed into the back of us at 55mph
Sounds reasonable enough, but what are you going to do when all the drunk drivers are careening around in enormous SUVs? Maybe buy a tank?
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Anyone that condems SUV's but drives a different type of vehicle is a hypocrite.
Not really. Sometimes you have no realistic choice but to drive a vehicle; for example, in cities like Los Angeles, where there is no decent public transit, or when you are required to move equipment around that won't fit into the basket on your bicycle. But just because you have to drive doesn't mean you have to drag around 4 tons of dangerous gaz-guzzling dead weight with you every time you commute to the office; that's just mindless consumerism and yuppie stupidity.
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Yet another example of leftist ignorance and hypocrisy. The fact that they would torch SUV dealerships at the same time they play golf.
Another example of you jumping to conclusions, I think. Just because they chose a (sort of) clever, catchy, media-friendly name for themselves while protesting genetically engineered grasses doesn't mean that they really are out there playing golf between bombing sprees. (duh)
Terrorism, arson, and vandalism are wrong, no matter how much you believe in your cause. I hate SUVs and deforestation as much as the next guy, but violence is not a helpful or productive way to responsd to them.
In America, we do vote with our dollars. But the PACs aren't voting with billions for one group, they are voting with a few dollars per member. Why is that bad?
Because democracy was founded on the idea of one person == one vote, not one dollar == one vote. I'm certainly not thrilled with a system where Bill Gates gets several million more "votes" than I do.
No, "idiots like" me pay attention to the privacy guidelines we receive in the mail or get online.
That's good... I trust you are also paying attention to the privacy guidelines that you aren't getting, because the banks have put such massive loopholes in the privacy law that they don't even feel the need to send them to you?
Where exactly will you draw the line? If, say, companies started planting listening devices on the street in front of your house so they could learn more about you, would that be okay with you as well? After all, any sounds that come out of your house is information you are 'giving out', and they are just trying to make money, right?
An excellent solution, if you are self employed and/or live in a cave.
Has anyone ever had a gun stuck down
their throat by an MS employee and been forced to purchase MS software? No so what the hell is the big deal?
Practically everyone I know who works with computers is forced to use MS software. Either that, or they can quit their job. I wouldn't exactly call that an environment where people are free to choose the best tool for the job.
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All right, all right, I'll just wait for it to come out on DivX then. ;^)
Nah. The sarin attack, while terrible, was the release of a poisonous chemical. The attack described here is the release of a dangerous living organism.... the gift that keeps on giving, if you will.
Care to back that assertion up somehow?
When exactly did it become a requirement that the US include other counties in every research project it does? Quit whining, you'll still benefit from the results eventually.
Microsoft may be powerful, but they aren't omnipotent.
Any word on whether or not BeOS R5 runs on SMP Athlons? (no flames, please)
I hope the contest winners gave their permission to have their email addresses and phone numbers posted on the web...
Or like suggesting that one bacterium could build another bacterium. Ridiculous! That could never happen.
Fuel cells are not in competition with solar energy, because fuel cells are not an energy source. They are a method for storing energy (like batteries, but better). You still have to generate that energy somehow (and solar is as good a method as any)
I'm probably being terribly naive here, but perhaps they could just park two escape vehicles up there, bringing the crew limit up to 6?
Are you sure they didn't just keep their prices the same, and then add "penalty fees" for people who refuse to use their card? (Is there even a difference?) Anyway, I'm swapping cards with my friends, just to mess with Safeway's head...
Right you are. Also, in Afghanistan, they realize that executing women who are suspected of being unfaithful is the only way to keep them from doing it again. People in Afghanistan support the death penalty so it is the law. End of story.
Wow, that's an awfully tall order... sort of liking asking people to come up with a car that can't be used to run into things. I might be wrong, but I think it would be impossible to have an Internet that is both "safe" and at all useful.
It just always seemed to me that, barring the script kiddies, the majority of people who use these tools seem to be hackers with malicious intent. Was the internet built with malcious intent as part of the protocol?
Not really... it's just that you always hear about the hackers and script kiddies. The fact that people are using these tools to conduct their day to day business just isn't very interesting news.
As for the Internet's design, the Internet was designed to allows computers to send and receive data, nothing more or less than that. The fact that the ability to send and receive data can be used to malicious ends is just an unfortunate fact of life.
I was trying to point out that this logic leads to a pointless and wasteful arms race. But now, just to be a smartass: What are you going to do when all the drunk drivers are careening around in tanks?
I'm actually commuting on a bicycle, thank you very much.
And here is the real tragedy of eco-terrorism: it makes the common man think that environmentalists are evil whackos, and discount all environmental concerns. It keeps him from lobbying for real environmental policy improvements. In the end, the terrorists may be responsible for more damage to the environment than SUVs ever did.
Compare California's energy market before and after deregulation. Discuss.
Sounds reasonable enough, but what are you going to do when all the drunk drivers are careening around in enormous SUVs? Maybe buy a tank?
Not really. Sometimes you have no realistic choice but to drive a vehicle; for example, in cities like Los Angeles, where there is no decent public transit, or when you are required to move equipment around that won't fit into the basket on your bicycle. But just because you have to drive doesn't mean you have to drag around 4 tons of dangerous gaz-guzzling dead weight with you every time you commute to the office; that's just mindless consumerism and yuppie stupidity.
Another example of you jumping to conclusions, I think. Just because they chose a (sort of) clever, catchy, media-friendly name for themselves while protesting genetically engineered grasses doesn't mean that they really are out there playing golf between bombing sprees. (duh)
Terrorism, arson, and vandalism are wrong, no matter how much you believe in your cause. I hate SUVs and deforestation as much as the next guy, but violence is not a helpful or productive way to responsd to them.
Because democracy was founded on the idea of one person == one vote, not one dollar == one vote. I'm certainly not thrilled with a system where Bill Gates gets several million more "votes" than I do.
That's good... I trust you are also paying attention to the privacy guidelines that you aren't getting, because the banks have put such massive loopholes in the privacy law that they don't even feel the need to send them to you?
Where exactly will you draw the line? If, say, companies started planting listening devices on the street in front of your house so they could learn more about you, would that be okay with you as well? After all, any sounds that come out of your house is information you are 'giving out', and they are just trying to make money, right?
An excellent solution, if you are self employed and/or live in a cave.
Has anyone ever had a gun stuck down their throat by an MS employee and been forced to purchase MS software? No so what the hell is the big deal?
Practically everyone I know who works with computers is forced to use MS software. Either that, or they can quit their job. I wouldn't exactly call that an environment where people are free to choose the best tool for the job.
And what do you propose to have the program do if printf() fails? Print an error message to stdout? ;^)