Except that you can't bet on it. You can never disprove these conspiracy theories and they're rarely proven. What makes you so sure the feds are at the "core" levels? They're probably on 4chan, undoubtedly were following lulzsec on twitter (they had a twitter feed going, right?), and maybe listening in on IRC, and maybe that constitutes "the core," but whether they've turned any of the real brains behind it? No idea how likely that is.
I heard some tinfoil hat types suggesting that lulzsec was actually fascist law enforcement types providing cover for legislation giving them more power to combat "cyberterrorism". They might be temporarily surprised, though they'll quickly rationalize that law enforcement just needed some fall guys.
I didn't miss the point. His point was still "This single anecdote proves something." It doesn't prove that "many" people sit back on their "generous" unemployment checks. It proves that one did, or said he was.
In this economy, you can't just sit around unemployed and assume you'll find work when you want it, and it would be an idiotic mistake to assume just because this one guy was, that -everyone- who remains unemployed long is doing so intentionally.
Dude writes one of the most useful extensions ever to most people who uses it, protecting millions, lets the world use it for free, makes one questionable move, apologizes for it a few days later, continues making useful product...
And people act like he's a scumbag.
If you feel hurt by his actions, you get a free year of using noscript. You can use it all you want and don't have to pay him a dime. If you've donated a reasonable amount in the past, you can whine about it. If you were using noscript for free, THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Yup, one anecdote is more than enough for me to conclude the economy is just fine. Clearly we do spend too much on unemployment, and anyone who says otherwise with graphs and crap just needs to hear about your friend.
I think you miss the point. This was one guy entering a game contest and/or doing performance art. If you do that, well, I guess that would be annoying to the guy, but he still won the contest and saw his concept start. If you want to just be an ass, it would be easier just to erase the stick or throw it away.
You're implying that if you don't pay 10 billion you won't use them for something that produces revenue?
I think he was saying "If it's less, companies would try to reserve a lot more to deprive their competitors of it, and then not do anything with it."
Which does sound likely. I'd guess that's a symptom of putting way too much of the spectrum up for sale for exclusive use. I'd also guess that those involved in approving the sale are thinking "$$$" rather than "Are we cheating the public by selling off a public resource to private interests?"
Comparing the USA to Russia is useless.
In soviet Russia, comparison is between the US and YOU!
will successfully direct attention away from Microsoft's failure to secure their operating system?
Seems like they're getting almost zero attention now for it (possibly deservedly so). Hard to get much lower than zero, or even get to zero. So no, it won't, and were that the goal it would be laughable.
Not any other area of federal contracting. No sir, this is exclusively an IT problem...
Don't put words in his mouth. He didn't say that. It also does not need to be a problem exclusive to one area to be a problem worth commenting on specifically.
I routinely find myself referencing textbooks from courses that I took years ago
All of them? Because while the books I took related to my current job may be somewhat useful, I have absolutely no use for my intro to world literature book I bought. Doorstop maybe. And books related to my current job, it's quicker just to google that information than even finding the book itself.
There will never be any interstellar trade. The distances and velocities involved require energy expenditures vastly higher than the cost of any valuables you may wish to transport.
Sounds a little like someone saying "Man will never fly" in the 1300s. Why say "never?" when it's such a long time, includes technology you can't ever imagine? Why not say "within our lifetimes?"
The only movement between stars will be radio signals and initial colony ships.
The RIAG (recording industry artists of the galaxy) will do their best to insure that you can't buy hypermusic over 5D reversible radio signals, but it happens eventually and will constitute interstellar trade. I mean, that's what I would say if I were a time traveler. Which I'm not.
"iOS 4.3.4 solves known pdf exploits" Would have made sense. None of this "Prevents Hacking and Jailbreaking" nonsense.
I would have titled it "Apple finally closes gaping security hole weeks after jailbreak community already patched it." PDF Patcher 2 has been out since at least July 6th. Of course, in order to install that vital security patch, you had to have jailbroken your iphone or ipad.
Ironic that those who stayed inside the walled garden were less secure than those who didn't...
We did. We have, however, gone to Iraq twice. And we've stayed there for 8 years. And they had a government that was more stable than Somalia. It's NOT because Somalia is too much for us to do anything about. It's about apathy.
The US? We're not really big on spending money overseas except if it's Israel or bombing someone. And, truth be told, we have a terrible record of giving money and aid to bad people only to have to kill them later on after they've killed a lot of innocent people. Though again, the situation is pretty bad already. If there were a way to make the situation worse, the US would be hard-pressed to find it.
Anyone else? Not interested in Somalia or incapable of doing anything. Somalia has been a failed state for a while now.
You're going for the overly semantic argument - you know damn well that the OP was talking about the fact that everyone uses the Tritone sound.
That wasn't what I was talking about actually. If you notice, I wrote
"You want your iphone to play something besides the 6 included tones for a text message alert?"
6 preset options is nothing when nearly every other smartphone, and even many dumbphones, your options are infinite.
Also, Apple charges for iOS updates? Wow. That's news to me! Where did you find that bit of exclusive, new information?
It does appear I was outdated. They did charge for OS updates at one point, and I was sure I heard that initially iOS4 would cost, but Wiki informs me that as of OS4, apple was no longer charging for updates. I'm not sure if the ipad is included in that or if that too is outdated. But you're right. I maligned apple, they appear to have realized that charging for software updates is abusive, I'm so sorry I assumed that because they had sinned once, they would sin again.
If you look not at what you want the law to do, but instead look at how can it be exploited for/profit, personal gain, etc then you can adjust the law to be reasonable. It is why it is never done.
Also because it's nearly impossible to think up every downstream consequence of any law. And I mean impossible even for smart, informed people, let alone your average voters and politicians.
Anyway, what law are we talking about here? I think it's unlikely this will be legally mandated for every car in the US anytime soon. Every -new- car maybe in 10 years.
I think "hitmen OMG!!!" is not a real concern regardless of the time frame.
You might get phony alerts, but this doesn't take control of the car. You're still driving it. Bored teenage "hackerz" might break the system, cause it to cry wolf too often, but you're still the one operating the car and presumably won't follow instructions to drive into another car.
Yes, please, lets immediately start worrying about boogeymen. The only thing keeping you safe from becoming the victim of a mob hit is the fact that they can't find you on their wifi card.
[/s] You're approximately a million billion bajillion times more likely to die in a random traffic accident than at the hands of hitmen unless you are a mob boss. Maybe avoid naming your car's wifi network things like "witnessprotectionprogram."
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Can't tell if trolling or just extremely bad at explaining your position... the guy has done plenty of penance is what I'm saying.
Except that you can't bet on it. You can never disprove these conspiracy theories and they're rarely proven. What makes you so sure the feds are at the "core" levels? They're probably on 4chan, undoubtedly were following lulzsec on twitter (they had a twitter feed going, right?), and maybe listening in on IRC, and maybe that constitutes "the core," but whether they've turned any of the real brains behind it? No idea how likely that is.
I heard some tinfoil hat types suggesting that lulzsec was actually fascist law enforcement types providing cover for legislation giving them more power to combat "cyberterrorism". They might be temporarily surprised, though they'll quickly rationalize that law enforcement just needed some fall guys.
How did we invent napkins without napkins on which to sketch?
Facebook wall posts or on the labels of 5 ¼ floppies would have been -ideal- for that.
How else would they spy on capitalist Plutonian pigs?
I didn't miss the point. His point was still "This single anecdote proves something." It doesn't prove that "many" people sit back on their "generous" unemployment checks. It proves that one did, or said he was.
In this economy, you can't just sit around unemployed and assume you'll find work when you want it, and it would be an idiotic mistake to assume just because this one guy was, that -everyone- who remains unemployed long is doing so intentionally.
Dude writes one of the most useful extensions ever to most people who uses it, protecting millions, lets the world use it for free, makes one questionable move, apologizes for it a few days later, continues making useful product...
And people act like he's a scumbag.
If you feel hurt by his actions, you get a free year of using noscript. You can use it all you want and don't have to pay him a dime. If you've donated a reasonable amount in the past, you can whine about it. If you were using noscript for free, THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP.
It is a testament to the technology-related fields that the workforce keeps adapting and evolving to keep pushing forward amidst adversity.
Or else it has nothing at all to do with the workforce and has a lot more to do with the ever-increasing importance of computers.
My friend's unemployment check is $347/wk
Yup, one anecdote is more than enough for me to conclude the economy is just fine. Clearly we do spend too much on unemployment, and anyone who says otherwise with graphs and crap just needs to hear about your friend.
They're not going to destroy it, they're going to use a denial-of-service attack: they're going to stand over people who are at the beach sunbathing.
Personally I think it's just an excuse to leer at women in bikinis.
Someone being pretentious on the internet? SAY IT AIN'T SO!!! Why, that would be nearly as bad as someone being WRONG on the internet!
I think you miss the point. This was one guy entering a game contest and/or doing performance art. If you do that, well, I guess that would be annoying to the guy, but he still won the contest and saw his concept start. If you want to just be an ass, it would be easier just to erase the stick or throw it away.
You're implying that if you don't pay 10 billion you won't use them for something that produces revenue?
I think he was saying "If it's less, companies would try to reserve a lot more to deprive their competitors of it, and then not do anything with it."
Which does sound likely. I'd guess that's a symptom of putting way too much of the spectrum up for sale for exclusive use. I'd also guess that those involved in approving the sale are thinking "$$$" rather than "Are we cheating the public by selling off a public resource to private interests?"
Comparing the USA to Russia is useless.
In soviet Russia, comparison is between the US and YOU!
will successfully direct attention away from Microsoft's failure to secure their operating system?
Seems like they're getting almost zero attention now for it (possibly deservedly so). Hard to get much lower than zero, or even get to zero. So no, it won't, and were that the goal it would be laughable.
Not any other area of federal contracting. No sir, this is exclusively an IT problem...
Don't put words in his mouth. He didn't say that. It also does not need to be a problem exclusive to one area to be a problem worth commenting on specifically.
I routinely find myself referencing textbooks from courses that I took years ago
All of them? Because while the books I took related to my current job may be somewhat useful, I have absolutely no use for my intro to world literature book I bought. Doorstop maybe. And books related to my current job, it's quicker just to google that information than even finding the book itself.
There will never be any interstellar trade. The distances and velocities involved require energy expenditures vastly higher than the cost of any valuables you may wish to transport.
Sounds a little like someone saying "Man will never fly" in the 1300s. Why say "never?" when it's such a long time, includes technology you can't ever imagine? Why not say "within our lifetimes?"
The only movement between stars will be radio signals and initial colony ships.
The RIAG (recording industry artists of the galaxy) will do their best to insure that you can't buy hypermusic over 5D reversible radio signals, but it happens eventually and will constitute interstellar trade. I mean, that's what I would say if I were a time traveler. Which I'm not.
"iOS 4.3.4 solves known pdf exploits" Would have made sense. None of this "Prevents Hacking and Jailbreaking" nonsense.
I would have titled it "Apple finally closes gaping security hole weeks after jailbreak community already patched it." PDF Patcher 2 has been out since at least July 6th. Of course, in order to install that vital security patch, you had to have jailbroken your iphone or ipad.
Ironic that those who stayed inside the walled garden were less secure than those who didn't...
We did. We have, however, gone to Iraq twice. And we've stayed there for 8 years. And they had a government that was more stable than Somalia. It's NOT because Somalia is too much for us to do anything about. It's about apathy.
Why doesn't the govt give Somalis money for acting morally?
Which government? The Somali government? It sounds like calling that a government is being charitable. Warlords might even be charitable. They just started allowing aid into the country for the worst drought in 60 years with 11 million people starving.
The US? We're not really big on spending money overseas except if it's Israel or bombing someone. And, truth be told, we have a terrible record of giving money and aid to bad people only to have to kill them later on after they've killed a lot of innocent people. Though again, the situation is pretty bad already. If there were a way to make the situation worse, the US would be hard-pressed to find it.
Anyone else? Not interested in Somalia or incapable of doing anything. Somalia has been a failed state for a while now.
You're going for the overly semantic argument - you know damn well that the OP was talking about the fact that everyone uses the Tritone sound.
That wasn't what I was talking about actually. If you notice, I wrote
"You want your iphone to play something besides the 6 included tones for a text message alert?"
6 preset options is nothing when nearly every other smartphone, and even many dumbphones, your options are infinite.
Also, Apple charges for iOS updates? Wow. That's news to me! Where did you find that bit of exclusive, new information?
It does appear I was outdated. They did charge for OS updates at one point, and I was sure I heard that initially iOS4 would cost, but Wiki informs me that as of OS4, apple was no longer charging for updates. I'm not sure if the ipad is included in that or if that too is outdated. But you're right. I maligned apple, they appear to have realized that charging for software updates is abusive, I'm so sorry I assumed that because they had sinned once, they would sin again.
Being serious doesn't make it true. Even the iPhone 3G was given the feature quite some time ago.
Wrong. You can pick between the 6, as I noted before, and iOS5 will allow it, but you currently cannot add new ones without jailbreaking.
And again, why wasn't it there from the start. You're saying you couldn't even change between those 6 at one point? That's absurd.
If you look not at what you want the law to do, but instead look at how can it be exploited for/profit, personal gain, etc then you can adjust the law to be reasonable. It is why it is never done.
Also because it's nearly impossible to think up every downstream consequence of any law. And I mean impossible even for smart, informed people, let alone your average voters and politicians.
Anyway, what law are we talking about here? I think it's unlikely this will be legally mandated for every car in the US anytime soon. Every -new- car maybe in 10 years.
I think "hitmen OMG!!!" is not a real concern regardless of the time frame.
You might get phony alerts, but this doesn't take control of the car. You're still driving it. Bored teenage "hackerz" might break the system, cause it to cry wolf too often, but you're still the one operating the car and presumably won't follow instructions to drive into another car.
Yes, please, lets immediately start worrying about boogeymen. The only thing keeping you safe from becoming the victim of a mob hit is the fact that they can't find you on their wifi card.
[/s] You're approximately a million billion bajillion times more likely to die in a random traffic accident than at the hands of hitmen unless you are a mob boss. Maybe avoid naming your car's wifi network things like "witnessprotectionprogram."