Is it any surprise that the Federal govt. has knee-jerked and not thought through the repercussions, or the real-world applicability of their solutions?
Dont you get it? The evil game companies turning everyone into mindless killing machines are also helping fund the evil gun manufacturers that are arming the mindless killing machines! It's all a massive conspiracy from wingnut teabagger Republicans! Someone sign an executive order immediately!
And running a Core 2 Duo with a bleeding edge kickass $400+ GPU and trying to play Battlefield3 will get you spectacularly shitty performance, even if you are on the lowest possible settings.
That's kind of like saying that it's trivial to find $4000 used cars at most new car dealerships. While true, it's hardly relevent to a discussion about the performance of new cars.
My point is not what should be taught where. My point was simply to point out the hypocricy of the OP in telling people that its OK to think a thing but not speak it, as the OP both thinks and speaks the reverse.
Look, I'm not a spiritual person in the least. I believe in evolution, and I have my own,... thoughts on organized religion. But I find it difficult to stomach the large swathes of the American culture the preach vehemently for tolerance and acceptance from one side of the mouth, and tell anyone that disagrees with them to be silent from the other. Anti-religion has become as easily defined as a religion itself with zealots nearly equally committed to the cause. The problem is not in how they choose to believe, but instead in how they demand that no other message ever be heard because they dont agree. Yes, there is guilt to be shared from both ends of the spectrum. But end of that spectrum does not how a tolerance banner to justify their position. They are honest in their bias, at least.
I also find it telling how easily my message floated 10,000ft over the heads of so many, including the intelectuals that found it appropriate to down-mod my comment.
So, "believe in whatever you want", but dont talk to anyone else about it.
How is it there are so many people ignorant of their own hypocrisy? Why is it perfectly fine for you to demand that you be able to preach from your atheistic pulpit, but a christian, or a jew, or a muslim is a ridiculous zealot for the same?
Or you build a dev environment and *gasp* TEST SHIT BEFORE YOU ROLL IT TO PRODUCTION.
Also not a failsafe solution, but my God why isnt it done more? If this shit is so critical please explain to me why?
"Go for it Hank. Its from the vendor. What could possibly go wrong!?"
And more often than not the message that is actually recieved is "Dont do whatever you have to do to make this backwards shithole actually operate on the outdated, broken, kluge of a system that's been cobbled together by hogtied engineers over a generation of mismanagement. Just sit back, and watch it collapse under its own wait and tell the bosses, 'I told you so....'."
This assumes, of course, that your security staff is better qualified and trained than your other staff. And that they have been granted authority to build adequate security measures.
Security personnel (physical or digital) are not immune to negligence and incompetence . If they were there would be safeguards against allowing a USB drive to be functional in a critical infrastructure system or not having USB ports at all, and issolation from those machines that require such inputs.
Automation is shifting repetitive, uncreative, brutish work to repetitive, uncreative, brutish machines, thus freeing humans to pursue nobler interests.
Shouldnt we encourage the repetitive, uncreative and brutish workers to remain in repetitive, uncreative, brutish jobs?
Actually what it represents is a realization that the true independent politician doesnt have a massive money-making machine at his disposal building an enormous "war chest" from which he can saturate the airwaves and criss-cross the nation on jets 24x7. He doesnt have the contacts that allow him to barter between those in power and in business to garner their contributions and endorsements. It's an acknowledgement that, like you, most average people cant think past the first or second move in this chessgame, and cant see that their opponent is 5 moves ahead until the game is lost. They are either too lazy or too intellectually dishonest to actually research the candidates instead of wholly basing their judgements on the mud-slinging commercials they are drowned in.
By his very platform a true independent politician is without all of the institutional juggernauts that ensure an effective campaign. His (or her) quality of character or true passion for the average man are meaningless if no one ever gets the message.
If I record you from accross the street in a compromising or embarrasing situation (extramarital affair, eating boogers, etc.) and post it on youtube for the world to see, that is acceptable because I have not invaded your personal space?
But just because someone is ok with one type of recording done at a distance (recording images in the visible spectrum), doesn't mean they are ok with all types of recording done as a distance.
And if they are too intellectually lazy to consider the ramifications of the first it will be too late to have say in the second.
Surveillance cameras don't walk up to you and film you right in your face, nor do they sit down next to you while you're on the phone and record your conversation.
No, they do it quietly, inobtrusively and with every intent of not drawing the attention of their subjects. And like so many other of the methods used by our government, because you do not feel the pain of it today you allow it to be more and more pervasive and invasive every year. By the time you realize that you have allowed the precedent to be set, volunteered to surrender more and more of your privacy and freedoms, and praised those who take it for making you "safe", you (or your children) will eventually look around and wonder wtf happened to your rights.
If the rest of the world doesnt give a fuck about our constituion, our states, or our representatives, then why the fuck do they care about the elections?
The "upstarts" created a law that prevents people like the KKK from standing at the entrance to polling stations in largely minority communities so that there are assurances that everyone feels safe to vote. The laws cannot be limiited to a group, demographic, religion, belief system, political ideleogy or otherwise without being in conflift with the Constituion. It must then apply to any group that is not specifically designated as one meant to facilitate voting, including some group of ineffectual bureaucrats arbitrarily appointed by a corrupt and obsolete dinosaur more interested in a political agenda than in true aid and support to those in need.
I see. So people from another nation have not only a deeper understand and respect for, but also authority over and above the United States Constitution, and the excplicit states rights outlined therein?
I don't know if you're being a fucking idiot on purpose, or if you just cant help it.
It's not even like that. It's like Toyota choosing to end your lease because you announce that you plan to drive your car in a gay pride parade.
There's nothing harmful to the leased item. There's nothing illegal about the announced use. There's only an ignorant stigma associated with whatever the activity is, and a bunch of closed minded jackasses hell bent on making sure you live your life in a way they approve of.
If I were an astronaut I wouldnt particularly care if the people in mission control showed up dressed as Little Bo Peep, sucked on passifiers and refused to eat anything but blueberry waffles. If they were the most capable human beings on the planet of getting me safely home I'd completely support them, including buying them a herd of sheep, a baby stroller and lifetime passes to IHOP.
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Is it any surprise that the Federal govt. has knee-jerked and not thought through the repercussions, or the real-world applicability of their solutions?
1. Take a breath. 2. Look up sarcasm. 3. Pull that pointy stick out of your ass, and remember how to smile.
Dont you get it? The evil game companies turning everyone into mindless killing machines are also helping fund the evil gun manufacturers that are arming the mindless killing machines! It's all a massive conspiracy from wingnut teabagger Republicans! Someone sign an executive order immediately!
And running a Core 2 Duo with a bleeding edge kickass $400+ GPU and trying to play Battlefield3 will get you spectacularly shitty performance, even if you are on the lowest possible settings.
That's kind of like saying that it's trivial to find $4000 used cars at most new car dealerships. While true, it's hardly relevent to a discussion about the performance of new cars.
This is the first time I've ever reacted to a /. post with, "When this guy posted anonymously, he made the right choice.".
Ah yes, yet another waving the tolerance banner. Thank you for making my point.
My point is not what should be taught where. My point was simply to point out the hypocricy of the OP in telling people that its OK to think a thing but not speak it, as the OP both thinks and speaks the reverse.
... thoughts on organized religion. But I find it difficult to stomach the large swathes of the American culture the preach vehemently for tolerance and acceptance from one side of the mouth, and tell anyone that disagrees with them to be silent from the other. Anti-religion has become as easily defined as a religion itself with zealots nearly equally committed to the cause. The problem is not in how they choose to believe, but instead in how they demand that no other message ever be heard because they dont agree. Yes, there is guilt to be shared from both ends of the spectrum. But end of that spectrum does not how a tolerance banner to justify their position. They are honest in their bias, at least.
Look, I'm not a spiritual person in the least. I believe in evolution, and I have my own,
I also find it telling how easily my message floated 10,000ft over the heads of so many, including the intelectuals that found it appropriate to down-mod my comment.
So, "believe in whatever you want", but dont talk to anyone else about it.
How is it there are so many people ignorant of their own hypocrisy? Why is it perfectly fine for you to demand that you be able to preach from your atheistic pulpit, but a christian, or a jew, or a muslim is a ridiculous zealot for the same?
Or you build a dev environment and *gasp* TEST SHIT BEFORE YOU ROLL IT TO PRODUCTION.
Also not a failsafe solution, but my God why isnt it done more? If this shit is so critical please explain to me why? "Go for it Hank. Its from the vendor. What could possibly go wrong!?"
And more often than not the message that is actually recieved is "Dont do whatever you have to do to make this backwards shithole actually operate on the outdated, broken, kluge of a system that's been cobbled together by hogtied engineers over a generation of mismanagement. Just sit back, and watch it collapse under its own wait and tell the bosses, 'I told you so....'."
This assumes, of course, that your security staff is better qualified and trained than your other staff. And that they have been granted authority to build adequate security measures.
Security personnel (physical or digital) are not immune to negligence and incompetence . If they were there would be safeguards against allowing a USB drive to be functional in a critical infrastructure system or not having USB ports at all, and issolation from those machines that require such inputs.
Automation is shifting repetitive, uncreative, brutish work to repetitive, uncreative, brutish machines, thus freeing humans to pursue nobler interests.
Shouldnt we encourage the repetitive, uncreative and brutish workers to remain in repetitive, uncreative, brutish jobs?
Acceleration is change.
That said, wouldn't it be simpler to get 50% of the members of one of the houses to sign a pledge to vote against any such legislation?
Lawmaker + Pledge = Meaningless talking points.
'Course there seems to be a burgeoning practice of ignoring laws even after they are passed so...
Actually what it represents is a realization that the true independent politician doesnt have a massive money-making machine at his disposal building an enormous "war chest" from which he can saturate the airwaves and criss-cross the nation on jets 24x7. He doesnt have the contacts that allow him to barter between those in power and in business to garner their contributions and endorsements. It's an acknowledgement that, like you, most average people cant think past the first or second move in this chessgame, and cant see that their opponent is 5 moves ahead until the game is lost. They are either too lazy or too intellectually dishonest to actually research the candidates instead of wholly basing their judgements on the mud-slinging commercials they are drowned in.
By his very platform a true independent politician is without all of the institutional juggernauts that ensure an effective campaign. His (or her) quality of character or true passion for the average man are meaningless if no one ever gets the message.
If I record you from accross the street in a compromising or embarrasing situation (extramarital affair, eating boogers, etc.) and post it on youtube for the world to see, that is acceptable because I have not invaded your personal space?
But just because someone is ok with one type of recording done at a distance (recording images in the visible spectrum), doesn't mean they are ok with all types of recording done as a distance.
And if they are too intellectually lazy to consider the ramifications of the first it will be too late to have say in the second.
Surveillance cameras don't walk up to you and film you right in your face, nor do they sit down next to you while you're on the phone and record your conversation.
No, they do it quietly, inobtrusively and with every intent of not drawing the attention of their subjects. And like so many other of the methods used by our government, because you do not feel the pain of it today you allow it to be more and more pervasive and invasive every year. By the time you realize that you have allowed the precedent to be set, volunteered to surrender more and more of your privacy and freedoms, and praised those who take it for making you "safe", you (or your children) will eventually look around and wonder wtf happened to your rights.
And if the observers are corrupt and bent on disrupting the elections, wouldnt it be nice to have laws mitigating that impact?
If the rest of the world doesnt give a fuck about our constituion, our states, or our representatives, then why the fuck do they care about the elections?
The "upstarts" created a law that prevents people like the KKK from standing at the entrance to polling stations in largely minority communities so that there are assurances that everyone feels safe to vote. The laws cannot be limiited to a group, demographic, religion, belief system, political ideleogy or otherwise without being in conflift with the Constituion. It must then apply to any group that is not specifically designated as one meant to facilitate voting, including some group of ineffectual bureaucrats arbitrarily appointed by a corrupt and obsolete dinosaur more interested in a political agenda than in true aid and support to those in need.
I see. So people from another nation have not only a deeper understand and respect for, but also authority over and above the United States Constitution, and the excplicit states rights outlined therein?
I don't know if you're being a fucking idiot on purpose, or if you just cant help it.
It's not even like that. It's like Toyota choosing to end your lease because you announce that you plan to drive your car in a gay pride parade.
There's nothing harmful to the leased item. There's nothing illegal about the announced use. There's only an ignorant stigma associated with whatever the activity is, and a bunch of closed minded jackasses hell bent on making sure you live your life in a way they approve of.
If I were an astronaut I wouldnt particularly care if the people in mission control showed up dressed as Little Bo Peep, sucked on passifiers and refused to eat anything but blueberry waffles. If they were the most capable human beings on the planet of getting me safely home I'd completely support them, including buying them a herd of sheep, a baby stroller and lifetime passes to IHOP.