Moral of the story is, you can't help stupid people, but you can let them to vote... (NB: Australia has compulsory attendance to vote and compulsory preferential voting in federal elections)
Errr... ummm... you sure that the subtle whiff of superiority emanating from your post was really what you mean?
Is voting for liberal democrats an act of stupidity? Or... is making a(n individual) mistake a symptom of stupidity... only because many others made the same mistake? Ah, maybe "barely speaking english" would be a sign of stupidity, is that it?
You know, rather than having me inferring reasons for your attempt of "moral of the story", why wouldn't you ellaborate on what you mean by it, mate?
the last five hundred years of wrist-mounted technology is the result of a failure
Say what?? A smartass New Yorker wants to impress but fails to fact check
Wrist watches is a technology only about 100 years old
Before wristwatches became popular in the 1920s, most watches were pocket watches, which often had covers and were carried in a pocket and attached to a watch chain or watch fob.[3] In the early 1900s, the wristwatch, originally called a Wristlet, was reserved for women and considered more of a passing fad than a serious timepiece. Men, who carried pocket watches, were quoted as saying they would "sooner wear a skirt as wear a wristwatch"
Speakinf for myself, I'd rather wear a 16 core desktop than a smart watch; carrying the desktop, at least I'd have the advantage of the physical exercise, with a smart watch one can do mostly nothing: not enough computation power, screen economy, batery life.
Actually, if the mic or audio hardware is noisier, it might mean it's picking up more electrical noise from the rest of the system, which might make it less random.
1. Noise is random (this is why it is caled "noise" and not "signal"). Granted, different noise colours will have different degree of randomness, with pure white noise being 100% random.
2. Since even if the noise(s) produced by the fan (or other sources) has randomness but are not pure white one(s), I suggested recording for a "longhish time" (some seconds) foillowed by taking a SHA512 hash (with 2^-512 collision probability) on it. Then, use that hash as a seed for a Pseudo RNG - a "secure RNG" will generate a high quality "white noise".
Granted, the generated sequence for a pseudo RNG is deterministic, but since you start from one-in-2^512 initial point, I think this is good enough.
And since the PSU fan is also part of the system, I'm not sure it would qualify as random either. Don't you need a source of data that's outside the system, independent of it?
You'll need to note that I did not suggest using the recorded noise directly as a RNG, but only to generate the nonce/seed for a Software PseudoRNG which you trust (is recommended by unbiased experts, have source code, have the message digest for it, you compile with a compiler you trust, etc).
And hope the chip doesn't test for randomness (in any and all data, files, etc. on the device), and if the data is seemingly random enough, removes some of that and introduces a subtle non-randomness...
My apologies. I meant software Pseudo RNG seeded by SHA512-ing an input recorded from your power supply fan with a low quality mic.
Use your mic to record some secs (the shittier/noisier the mic, the better) of your computer's power supply fan. Take an SHA512 of the recorded noise. Use it to seed your RNG.
(as a side note: no, Assad regime is not 100% backed by Iran. Russia has also some contribution, even if only a single word - veto - in the UN council).
Maybe you should worry more about the Australians since they may outnumber the Taliban.
Why should I worry about Australians? Did they planned any terrorist attack on Times Square?
In other words, interesting, thanks for it... but how is this info relevant to the question of "You think the US of A will be safer if it takes the side of the rebels together with Al'qaeda and now the Talibans?"
(I specificaly picked you to ask because all your posts on related topics seems to have put the US security above almost everything else, including the right to private communication; I'm quite interested to read your opinion on the side US chose to support in Syria, if you would be so kind to provide one)
Wha'da yea know?
Second link: "The commander of the Pakistan Taliban, Abdul Rashid Abbasi, has told CNN that the first batch of fighters has arrived in Syria and established a command and control center to launch operational activities alongside Syrian rebel fighters."
Remind me please: what side US is about to join in this conflict? Assuming the rebel side will win, what are the chances they'll change for the better their attitude toward US?
We're supposed to be afraid of these douchebags? We're supposed to fear their engineering "prowess"? Is that what this is supposed to mean?
(stupid and vain. Possible to your peril)
Affraid, no. Respect, yes. And this is what's direly missing in your post (and unfortunatelly from the entire attitute transpiring from US political class... and, unhappy to say, from a significant chunk of USian population).
You may note that Iraq is primarily Shia and the US worked to protect it.
Can you elaborate? I'm confused as how come the war on Iraq can qualify as protection.
I doubt the House of Saud is strongly interested in reestablishing the Caliphate since they would have to pledge fealty to it.
Unless the House of Saud delivers the caliph. Which, based on its military potential, would not surprise me or others.
Al Qaida considers the House of Saud to be bad rulers, not Islamic enough in the right way for their tastes. As a result al Qaida has long been trying to overthrow the Kingdom.
Syria - Shia/Alawite govt in spite of a Sunni majority (which is what irritates Saudi Arabia), sustained in power mainly by Iranian support. Now, I wonder if you remember this?
I really think the best strategic move for USA is to stay out of it: in such a nightmarish overlapping/conflicting seas of interest, it wouldn't take too much for the players to want a simplification: what would be easier than to explain to a population driven crazy by war than "The US devils are to blame" - they'll forget quite quckly about their internal quibbles.
Why don't we stay the fuck out of syria. Neither side likes us. We can't 'win' anything.
We're going to piss away a bunch more lives and money we don't have, for what?
Because Israel was always under threat from Iran/Syria and... surprise... the house of Saudi doesn't like them either (Sunni vs Shia). So, they need somebody with enough clout to handle the hot potato, even against UN council, and the US of A seem vain (or, is it moronic already?) enough to think they can do it, perhaps even doing it alone. This will be a good business period for Saudis (selling more oil) and Russia (keeping Syria armed enough), awful for Turkey, Lebanon and possibly Jordan (dealing with refugee exodus).
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The history and prestige associated with the America's Cup attracts not only the world's top sailors and yacht designers but also the involvement of wealthy entrepreneurs and sponsors. It is a test not only of sailing skill and boat and sail design, but also of fund-raising and management skills.
It's still sailing at its best and sailing is one of the most graceful and productive things we've ever done. The yachts are elegant, no matter your hatred for the rich who own and sail them.
If you are speaking of the yachts in this race, I tend to agree. If you are speaking of yachts in general... I find some utterly ugly.
What are the two unskilled laborers to do then? At the very least you need to add their wages to the real cost. If they turn to crime, this would even be much more expensive.
The increased productivity results in a higher absolute level of taxes being collected. Higher money means the govt can afford to spend more on prisons (or convert them in soldiers). Isn't this how it supposed to work?
These are the kinds of warnings WE used to give about RUSSIAN satellite nations.
This is all turning into a bad dream...
You are falling for the propaganda. Google around for info about cases where the US asked for extraditions and decide for yourself if they were justified. Otherwise you are feeding the propaganda trolls.
Are you sure you'd like to be extradited to Saudi Arabia because you eat pork or drink beer? According to their laws that's illegal so, based on your argument, they'd be justified to ask for your extradition.
But that sort of thinking ruins the nice conspiracy that the US is the only evil country currently in existence,
No, US is not the only evil country. Are you happier now with the level of evilness in US?
(I always wonder how come pissing contests have so many fans? How come one can be happy to smell bad only because others stink more?).
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Moral of the story is, you can't help stupid people, but you can let them to vote... (NB: Australia has compulsory attendance to vote and compulsory preferential voting in federal elections)
Errr... ummm... you sure that the subtle whiff of superiority emanating from your post was really what you mean?
Is voting for liberal democrats an act of stupidity?
Or... is making a(n individual) mistake a symptom of stupidity... only because many others made the same mistake?
Ah, maybe "barely speaking english" would be a sign of stupidity, is that it?
You know, rather than having me inferring reasons for your attempt of "moral of the story", why wouldn't you ellaborate on what you mean by it, mate?
Can Even Apple Make a Watch Insanely Smart?
Insane, I imagine it can. Smart? No,,, to start with, batery life.
the last five hundred years of wrist-mounted technology is the result of a failure
Say what?? A smartass New Yorker wants to impress but fails to fact check
Wrist watches is a technology only about 100 years old
Before wristwatches became popular in the 1920s, most watches were pocket watches, which often had covers and were carried in a pocket and attached to a watch chain or watch fob.[3] In the early 1900s, the wristwatch, originally called a Wristlet, was reserved for women and considered more of a passing fad than a serious timepiece. Men, who carried pocket watches, were quoted as saying they would "sooner wear a skirt as wear a wristwatch"
Speakinf for myself, I'd rather wear a 16 core desktop than a smart watch; carrying the desktop, at least I'd have the advantage of the physical exercise, with a smart watch one can do mostly nothing: not enough computation power, screen economy, batery life.
Actually, if the mic or audio hardware is noisier, it might mean it's picking up more electrical noise from the rest of the system, which might make it less random.
1. Noise is random (this is why it is caled "noise" and not "signal"). Granted, different noise colours will have different degree of randomness, with pure white noise being 100% random.
2. Since even if the noise(s) produced by the fan (or other sources) has randomness but are not pure white one(s), I suggested recording for a "longhish time" (some seconds) foillowed by taking a SHA512 hash (with 2^-512 collision probability) on it. Then, use that hash as a seed for a Pseudo RNG - a "secure RNG" will generate a high quality "white noise".
Granted, the generated sequence for a pseudo RNG is deterministic, but since you start from one-in-2^512 initial point, I think this is good enough.
And since the PSU fan is also part of the system, I'm not sure it would qualify as random either. Don't you need a source of data that's outside the system, independent of it?
You'll need to note that I did not suggest using the recorded noise directly as a RNG, but only to generate the nonce/seed for a Software PseudoRNG which you trust (is recommended by unbiased experts, have source code, have the message digest for it, you compile with a compiler you trust, etc).
And hope the chip doesn't test for randomness (in any and all data, files, etc. on the device), and if the data is seemingly random enough, removes some of that and introduces a subtle non-randomness...
My apologies. I meant software Pseudo RNG seeded by SHA512-ing an input recorded from your power supply fan with a low quality mic.
Use your mic to record some secs (the shittier/noisier the mic, the better) of your computer's power supply fan. Take an SHA512 of the recorded noise. Use it to seed your RNG.
100% Iranian backed Assad regime*
(as a side note: no, Assad regime is not 100% backed by Iran. Russia has also some contribution, even if only a single word - veto - in the UN council).
Maybe you should worry more about the Australians since they may outnumber the Taliban.
Why should I worry about Australians? Did they planned any terrorist attack on Times Square?
In other words, interesting, thanks for it... but how is this info relevant to the question of "You think the US of A will be safer if it takes the side of the rebels together with Al'qaeda and now the Talibans?"
(I specificaly picked you to ask because all your posts on related topics seems to have put the US security above almost everything else, including the right to private communication; I'm quite interested to read your opinion on the side US chose to support in Syria, if you would be so kind to provide one)
Holder: Pakistani Taliban helped direct Times Square plot
Pakistan Taliban arrive in Syria, and more are to come, CNN told
Wha'da yea know?
Second link: "The commander of the Pakistan Taliban, Abdul Rashid Abbasi, has told CNN that the first batch of fighters has arrived in Syria and established a command and control center to launch operational activities alongside Syrian rebel fighters."
Remind me please: what side US is about to join in this conflict?
Assuming the rebel side will win, what are the chances they'll change for the better their attitude toward US?
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That would be sexist.
The sole physical evidence ... was the alleged Google Map search
One should grab that search and throw it hard against a target... see how much of a physical presence that search has.
We're supposed to be afraid of these douchebags? We're supposed to fear their engineering "prowess"? Is that what this is supposed to mean?
(stupid and vain. Possible to your peril)
Affraid, no. Respect, yes. And this is what's direly missing in your post (and unfortunatelly from the entire attitute transpiring from US political class... and, unhappy to say, from a significant chunk of USian population).
You may note that Iraq is primarily Shia and the US worked to protect it.
Can you elaborate? I'm confused as how come the war on Iraq can qualify as protection.
I doubt the House of Saud is strongly interested in reestablishing the Caliphate since they would have to pledge fealty to it.
Unless the House of Saud delivers the caliph. Which, based on its military potential, would not surprise me or others.
Al Qaida considers the House of Saud to be bad rulers, not Islamic enough in the right way for their tastes. As a result al Qaida has long been trying to overthrow the Kingdom.
Doesn't stop them from being financed now and then by the bad rulers, does it?
Both sides are bad.
Both? This must be the understatement of the year: count them again, please.
Other than that, the PP is spot on
Yeah, it was a close relationship. You wonder what Assad did to piss off the Obama administration?
He did nothing; others, however, may have made an offer US seems unable to refuse.
Syria - Shia/Alawite govt in spite of a Sunni majority (which is what irritates Saudi Arabia), sustained in power mainly by Iranian support. Now, I wonder if you remember this?
Other than that, if you really want to lose your mind, have a nice day, sir.
I really think the best strategic move for USA is to stay out of it: in such a nightmarish overlapping/conflicting seas of interest, it wouldn't take too much for the players to want a simplification: what would be easier than to explain to a population driven crazy by war than "The US devils are to blame" - they'll forget quite quckly about their internal quibbles.
Why don't we stay the fuck out of syria. Neither side likes us. We can't 'win' anything.
We're going to piss away a bunch more lives and money we don't have, for what?
Because Israel was always under threat from Iran/Syria and... surprise... the house of Saudi doesn't like them either (Sunni vs Shia). So, they need somebody with enough clout to handle the hot potato, even against UN council, and the US of A seem vain (or, is it moronic already?) enough to think they can do it, perhaps even doing it alone.
This will be a good business period for Saudis (selling more oil) and Russia (keeping Syria armed enough), awful for Turkey, Lebanon and possibly Jordan (dealing with refugee exodus).
Submitter here. Based on this submission, I don't think voting makes a difference. It went from submission to front page so quickly that few people could have voted on it.
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America's Cup
The history and prestige associated with the America's Cup attracts not only the world's top sailors and yacht designers but also the involvement of wealthy entrepreneurs and sponsors. It is a test not only of sailing skill and boat and sail design, but also of fund-raising and management skills.
It's still sailing at its best and sailing is one of the most graceful and productive things we've ever done. The yachts are elegant, no matter your hatred for the rich who own and sail them.
If you are speaking of the yachts in this race, I tend to agree. If you are speaking of yachts in general... I find some utterly ugly.
This is another move toward producing what humanity needs without human working. How many persons we need to feed the USA today?
Doesn't this number depend on the efficiency of the transformation of the said persons in soylent green?
(dark mood grin)
What are the two unskilled laborers to do then? At the very least you need to add their wages to the real cost. If they turn to crime, this would even be much more expensive.
The increased productivity results in a higher absolute level of taxes being collected. Higher money means the govt can afford to spend more on prisons (or convert them in soldiers).
Isn't this how it supposed to work?
(grin)
These are the kinds of warnings WE used to give about RUSSIAN satellite nations.
This is all turning into a bad dream...
You are falling for the propaganda. Google around for info about cases where the US asked for extraditions and decide for yourself if they were justified. Otherwise you are feeding the propaganda trolls.
Are you sure you'd like to be extradited to Saudi Arabia because you eat pork or drink beer?
According to their laws that's illegal so, based on your argument, they'd be justified to ask for your extradition.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw propaganda around. Pussy Riot, Kasperov... all of these things, they do not ring a bell ya?
Note to myself: those who live in glass houses shouldn't use bells.
Once not long ago I would have laughed now I'm just sad.
Be happy that you still are (in existence).
But that sort of thinking ruins the nice conspiracy that the US is the only evil country currently in existence,
No, US is not the only evil country. Are you happier now with the level of evilness in US?
(I always wonder how come pissing contests have so many fans? How come one can be happy to smell bad only because others stink more?).