I'm surprised you didn't think Facebook, since FB is all over the place lately. However, while thinking "SCOTUS Nominee Kagan on Facebook" might make more sense, I can certainly see where your wishful thinking took you. Yes, I'm also disappointed you weren't correct.
Another giant step backwards for mankind. If these people want to be taken seriously, they need to join the 21st century. If you want to live and work alongside the rest of the world, you'll need to toughen up a bit, and not get offended every time someone draws a caricature of Muhammad, or calls him a clown.
Well, if someone is on dialup, it makes sense that they would buy a bootleg copy. Same for folks who want a packaged, colorful, similar to original looking product.
So there are vulnerabilities, but how likely are they to be exploited? That's the real problem. I couldn't care less about the vulnerabilities if they cannot be used against me.
I do not believe a government is worth it, but my way of life is. I expect everyone to either fight for their current way of life, or fight for a new one.
You are absolutely correct, to be sure, but the current conflict we find ourselves involved in is not conventional. We find not a military force, but civilian combatants. These guys attack, hide their weapons, and then blend in with noncombatant civilians for safety. This type of warfare isn't covered by the Geneva Convention, because it didn't exist on the level it does now. So to be perfectly legal, if you see a civilian with a gun, he is a combatant - kill him. If you see a civilian without a gun, leave him alone. This will cause the conflict to drag on and on, as it obviously has. The other option is to treat war like war, and kill anybody you see until the enemy gives up. We don't have the stomach for that though, so nothing is ever really accomplished.
I can tell you what people in a warzone should be doing, they should be fighting. If a foreign power has invaded your land and you disagree with them, fight them. If you agree with the invading power, fight with them. If your own government is attacking its people, fight back. I'm tired of all these refugees from so called war torn areas of the world. Take a stand for what you believe, and if you believe you should be a pacifist, well I don't know what to tell you because you are saying there is nothing worth fighting for, and you're beyond hope or my caring.
I wish we could all be world citizens, and be a world without borders. However, bigotry continues, and governments prevent unity. I can't think of a good reason why I shouldn't be able to have free trade with anyone in the world, or why I shouldn't be able to drive to Canada or Mexico without papers, but the governments don't allow it, and it isn't as much about security and economy as it is about power and control.
OK, pet peeve of mine, these hyphenated Americans. Are they Indian, or are they American? If American, who cares what color or race they are. If they're Indian, why are they participating in the American school system? Hyphenating tends to perpetuate stereotypes, and makes it seem as if the person isn't proud to be American. I am a native American - I was born here. My ancestors were Cherokee, Apache, German, Italian, Scottish, and who knows what else, but I don't hold onto those as my heritage. I'm proud of my ancestry, but I am an American.
Absolutely correct, and there's an old saying that if you get a job doing something you love, you'll never work a day in your life. I don't know if that's true, and I'll likely never find out since I'm NOT doing something I love.
Oops, I never read that. I created a fake person on FB and sent a bunch of friend requests to see what would happen. Got about a dozen friends within 24 hours. Some were in on my little joke, but others friended the fake dude just because they friend everybody.
Blatant stealing? I think not. There may be an obligation to find the owner if it is possible, like a name on it or check the address book, but other than that who are you going to trust to get it to the rightful owner? The bartender? The police? Chances are whomever you trust to find the owner will keep the item anyway. Maybe if we had a system of lost and found kiosks or something it would work. Might even be a good business model if you charge the owner to retrieve the lost item. Of course the Mob would get involved, and they would make people lose things just so they could pay to get them back.
If the Japanese become too wrapped up in their superiority complex, just remind them of what happened in WWII. They weren't so superior then, were they?
Your ideas will not work. Voting is useless to effect change unless enough people vote for a regular person instead of a professional politician. A regular person doesn't have enough money to run for office. A rebellion won't work unless you can gather enough citizens to defeat the entire US military. Granted, some in the military will defect to the rebellion, but not enough. Besides, this internet kill switch would eliminate your ability to easily coordinate your rebellion.
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That is not a tablet.
I'm surprised you didn't think Facebook, since FB is all over the place lately. However, while thinking "SCOTUS Nominee Kagan on Facebook" might make more sense, I can certainly see where your wishful thinking took you. Yes, I'm also disappointed you weren't correct.
Another giant step backwards for mankind. If these people want to be taken seriously, they need to join the 21st century. If you want to live and work alongside the rest of the world, you'll need to toughen up a bit, and not get offended every time someone draws a caricature of Muhammad, or calls him a clown.
Well, if someone is on dialup, it makes sense that they would buy a bootleg copy. Same for folks who want a packaged, colorful, similar to original looking product.
So there are vulnerabilities, but how likely are they to be exploited? That's the real problem. I couldn't care less about the vulnerabilities if they cannot be used against me.
place /# at the end of the URL. So, www.newsweek.com/#
Must be, looks like you got one.
I do not believe a government is worth it, but my way of life is. I expect everyone to either fight for their current way of life, or fight for a new one.
You are absolutely correct, to be sure, but the current conflict we find ourselves involved in is not conventional. We find not a military force, but civilian combatants. These guys attack, hide their weapons, and then blend in with noncombatant civilians for safety. This type of warfare isn't covered by the Geneva Convention, because it didn't exist on the level it does now. So to be perfectly legal, if you see a civilian with a gun, he is a combatant - kill him. If you see a civilian without a gun, leave him alone. This will cause the conflict to drag on and on, as it obviously has. The other option is to treat war like war, and kill anybody you see until the enemy gives up. We don't have the stomach for that though, so nothing is ever really accomplished.
I can tell you what people in a warzone should be doing, they should be fighting. If a foreign power has invaded your land and you disagree with them, fight them. If you agree with the invading power, fight with them. If your own government is attacking its people, fight back. I'm tired of all these refugees from so called war torn areas of the world. Take a stand for what you believe, and if you believe you should be a pacifist, well I don't know what to tell you because you are saying there is nothing worth fighting for, and you're beyond hope or my caring.
If it's a female cop, I find "woof" works wonders.
I wish we could all be world citizens, and be a world without borders. However, bigotry continues, and governments prevent unity. I can't think of a good reason why I shouldn't be able to have free trade with anyone in the world, or why I shouldn't be able to drive to Canada or Mexico without papers, but the governments don't allow it, and it isn't as much about security and economy as it is about power and control.
OK, pet peeve of mine, these hyphenated Americans. Are they Indian, or are they American? If American, who cares what color or race they are. If they're Indian, why are they participating in the American school system? Hyphenating tends to perpetuate stereotypes, and makes it seem as if the person isn't proud to be American. I am a native American - I was born here. My ancestors were Cherokee, Apache, German, Italian, Scottish, and who knows what else, but I don't hold onto those as my heritage. I'm proud of my ancestry, but I am an American.
Absolutely correct, and there's an old saying that if you get a job doing something you love, you'll never work a day in your life. I don't know if that's true, and I'll likely never find out since I'm NOT doing something I love.
Oops, I never read that. I created a fake person on FB and sent a bunch of friend requests to see what would happen. Got about a dozen friends within 24 hours. Some were in on my little joke, but others friended the fake dude just because they friend everybody.
As George would say, "Don't they know about shrinkage?" Maybe he just came in from the cold.
My vote goes to imaginary friend. Actually, an idiotic imaginary friend.
I'm 48, and I still play games. Can't imagine I'll ever stop - well not until I get too old to see the screen, and too slow to react.
So, could Duke Nukem Forever be just around the corner?
I would have bought them, but I wasn't willing to go anywhere near that high. Probably $1.2K would have been my offer, oh well.
Blatant stealing? I think not. There may be an obligation to find the owner if it is possible, like a name on it or check the address book, but other than that who are you going to trust to get it to the rightful owner? The bartender? The police? Chances are whomever you trust to find the owner will keep the item anyway. Maybe if we had a system of lost and found kiosks or something it would work. Might even be a good business model if you charge the owner to retrieve the lost item. Of course the Mob would get involved, and they would make people lose things just so they could pay to get them back.
2010, year of Linux on the tablet!
If the Japanese become too wrapped up in their superiority complex, just remind them of what happened in WWII. They weren't so superior then, were they?
Your ideas will not work. Voting is useless to effect change unless enough people vote for a regular person instead of a professional politician. A regular person doesn't have enough money to run for office. A rebellion won't work unless you can gather enough citizens to defeat the entire US military. Granted, some in the military will defect to the rebellion, but not enough. Besides, this internet kill switch would eliminate your ability to easily coordinate your rebellion.
Cool, a car analogy that works. Good job.