Not it won't.Public executions don't work. Don't take my word for it. Look it up and learn something.
You don't think so?
The threat of punishment sure keeps me paying my taxes...
Granted, I'm not likely to be publicly executed for it, but I don't want to go to jail.
I think the bigger problem is that we have way too much middle ground. Either someone doing something "wrong" is going to change their behavior or they are not.
If these criminals were caught, are they going to stop hacking and stealing? If not, then kill them, they aren't worth the food and air used to keep them alive. If they are, then fair enough.
Prisons and putting people in them for 30 years are stupid ideas... Either kill them or fix them, if someone is caught robbing one bank because he is down on his luck and with a helping hand, isn't likely to rob banks again, I'm willing to give it a pass.
Someone who robs 26 banks? Yea, they aren't likely to change and they need to leave the human race.
Our unwillingness to cut away the trash of society in the form of people who are unwilling to be civil and live within our laws are not worth keeping.
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Don't think that means I'm without empathy or compassion, I totally believe in universal health care and in supporting those (such as disabled and elderly) who are unable to care for themselves. I am referring only to criminals. I have a huge heart for everyone else.
This is pretty much the very definition of international organized crime. And it is affecting way more Americans than "terrorism".
Amen...
The action of the government on this issue shows that the government is more interested in what terrorism can do for the military industrial complex than what the government can do for you.
^ Truth... catching these guys isn't likely expensive or profitable for some big company, I hate to admit it, but I agree with an AC!:)
This is exactly the sort of crime that the government should be able to solve, there are so many fingerprints left, double that with the bitcoins (which aren't actually anonymous).
Granted, the $500 itself might not be worth much attention, but over and over and it adds up to a lot.
Plus this is the sort of nonsense that your government is supposed to do something about. If not stopped now, the problem just grows.
These criminals do this because there is low risk of getting caught and if caught, the punishment isn't likely to be high.
If I were in charge, I'd task the NSA with catching them, then publicly execute them on TV. While some people will say, "oh, that is overkill and not fair", I'd say, "yea, but it sure will give these criminals pause in the future, won't it?"
Not all days are created equal, Sony. And ten percent is deeply insulting.
^ This... times ten...
While Sony may not "legally" owe anything due to the EULA...
There is the practical matter of keeping customers happy...
While life will move on, how about a straight $10 PSN credit to be used on anything we want? Either a 20% discount on a $50 game or a free $10, however you want it.
That would mean more to me personally.
A discount just says "give us even more money", but a credit, even if a small one, says "here is some of our money for your trouble".
No, I haven't... but since I live in Dallas, I suspect the written rules mean little...
Taxis with conventional drivetrains cannot be more than six years old.
Ha, yes I was right... this is a joke, many of the taxis here are older than this...
Uber might be able to operate as a Limo service, but would have to use vehicles that qualify as limos per Dallas' requirements, which must be luxury vehicles to qualify, and has otherwise most of the same insurance and driver record rules.
It is actually about $5 cheaper to hire a luxury sedan to take me to the airport than it is to hire a cab, the cabs are that bad...
Those questions are certainly being asked. The problem is that they are also being answered in ways that still point to humans burning fossil fuels as the big culprit.
Actually, I don't agree...
I've read the summary of the UN paper and looked at some of what they have been putting out.
Frankly, I don't buy it.
In any case, even if the thousands of scientists are completely wrong and there's nothing humans did or can do to the overall global climate, we STILL need to accept that the planet is warming. The oceans are acidifying. Methane stores are at risk for release causing even faster change etc. Whether humans are responsible or not does not change the fact that vast amounts of money are going to be spent on mitigation and doing nothing to reduce our environmental impact now only increases those costs for future generations.
Moving millions of people from coastal cities, islands and flood plains is expensive. Finding new fertile land for farming and getting rid of whatever might currently be on it is going to be expensive. Figuring out alternative food supplies when the ocean ecosystems collapse is going to be expensive - if it's even possible. We can hope it'll be settled diplomatically, but wars could break out.
That is a lot of FUD if I've ever read any...
Are we making any changes? Perhaps, but there is so much money at stack and so much power at stake, I frankly don't trust the powers that be to be honest about any of it.
Every time I hear about climate change, 2 seconds later I hear "we need more money".
Yea, yea, the solution always seems to be money, and it always seems to be wealth transfer from those who worked for it to those who didn't.
I have another solution, if this is such a big problem. How about we kill everyone who isn't earning their keep? Those poor people won't need my money after they are dead.
Sound stupid? Yea, so do most of the UN proposals.
The point isn't making the average standard of living decline, actually that continues to go up dramatically... the point is that you're used to a standard of living which is disproportionate to what is sustainable for the average human
So the poster you're replying to is actually correct.
You want HIS standard of living to go down, because it isn't sustainable in your opinion.
Well, go frack off, that isn't your call. If you think it is, there are a whole bunch of people in his shoes who also happen to have money who will go to great lengths to stop you.
Which means that we can afford to hire someone who knows how to run a city. It probably sounds like a lot to people who make less, but our city has over a quarter of a million people and our city runs well with great services. So we're all paying a dollar each to have a good CEO of the city.
The water is always on and it works. The streets are clean and repaired. Trash is picked up. Trees are trimmed, parks are clean.
In my city, you call about a street light out (the power company is responsible for them actually), they are usually fixed within a day.
City trash? I've called them before about items not picked up (bulk trash days), the same afternoon a guy in a truck came out and took care of it.
Fire and police? 3 min response time, personal experience with this due to accident of child falling down and not breathing, the fire dept had paramedics there in like 3 minutes, it was wonderful... (living 1 mile from them helps)
We have great city services, even sidewalks get fixed within a week or two, just call and ask.
An NSL comes with all the implied intimidation and dread of a certified letter from the IRS. Follow either blindly at your own behest, or fight if you want to...
Why do either?
It is a letter, on paper, written by some flunky at some three letter agency.
People make the mistake of thinking they need to take action, sometimes doing nothing at all is the most powerful response.
Simply don't respond and behave as if it didn't exist. If they want information, they can file a lawsuit in a court of law.
I don't think women should have to meet the same standards as men due to some crazy lack of faith in science...
I believe they should have to do it because the gear that has to be carried doesn't know or care that it is a woman that is hauling it...
A M-16 is the same size and weight for a woman as it is for a man. 300 rounds of NATO 556 is the same size and weight for a woman as it is for a man.
The distance between point A and point B is the same, etc...
So the quals should be the same. I have no problem with a woman doing ANY job in the military, so long as they meet the standard, whatever it is, for men.
I have no doubt there are many women out there who could kick my butt, that's fine, let them try out for any MOS. If they make it, more power to them.
Yes, but the cost of living in Texas isn't nuts, and there is no need for the Army to put such people in SF...
That being said, $80k in Texas goes a long way, it would be a start, but the Army doesn't pay that well (neither does the CIA or FBI, another issue with why they can't seem to catch anyone anymore).
But the really good ones, the ones you need, won't.
While it is true that your average 22 year old computer science major isn't worth six figures, the good ones are and are the ones that Google, Apple, etc. are happy to pay well. You offer them GS pay scales and they'll just laugh at you.
The FBI has the same problem, the only people they attract are those who want the name and badge of FBI, I make four times what an FBA agent makes working from home, it is sad and pathetic.
Taken further, the CEO of the United States of America is paid $400k a year. Really? What if the job paid $100 million? Would we get people who are actually qualified to be interested in the job?
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Not it won't.Public executions don't work. Don't take my word for it. Look it up and learn something.
You don't think so?
The threat of punishment sure keeps me paying my taxes...
Granted, I'm not likely to be publicly executed for it, but I don't want to go to jail.
I think the bigger problem is that we have way too much middle ground. Either someone doing something "wrong" is going to change their behavior or they are not.
If these criminals were caught, are they going to stop hacking and stealing? If not, then kill them, they aren't worth the food and air used to keep them alive. If they are, then fair enough.
Prisons and putting people in them for 30 years are stupid ideas... Either kill them or fix them, if someone is caught robbing one bank because he is down on his luck and with a helping hand, isn't likely to rob banks again, I'm willing to give it a pass.
Someone who robs 26 banks? Yea, they aren't likely to change and they need to leave the human race.
Our unwillingness to cut away the trash of society in the form of people who are unwilling to be civil and live within our laws are not worth keeping.
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Don't think that means I'm without empathy or compassion, I totally believe in universal health care and in supporting those (such as disabled and elderly) who are unable to care for themselves. I am referring only to criminals. I have a huge heart for everyone else.
This is pretty much the very definition of international organized crime. And it is affecting way more Americans than "terrorism".
Amen...
The action of the government on this issue shows that the government is more interested in what terrorism can do for the military industrial complex than what the government can do for you.
^ Truth... catching these guys isn't likely expensive or profitable for some big company, I hate to admit it, but I agree with an AC! :)
This is exactly the sort of crime that the government should be able to solve, there are so many fingerprints left, double that with the bitcoins (which aren't actually anonymous).
Granted, the $500 itself might not be worth much attention, but over and over and it adds up to a lot.
Plus this is the sort of nonsense that your government is supposed to do something about. If not stopped now, the problem just grows.
These criminals do this because there is low risk of getting caught and if caught, the punishment isn't likely to be high.
If I were in charge, I'd task the NSA with catching them, then publicly execute them on TV. While some people will say, "oh, that is overkill and not fair", I'd say, "yea, but it sure will give these criminals pause in the future, won't it?"
Not all days are created equal, Sony. And ten percent is deeply insulting.
^ This... times ten...
While Sony may not "legally" owe anything due to the EULA...
There is the practical matter of keeping customers happy...
While life will move on, how about a straight $10 PSN credit to be used on anything we want? Either a 20% discount on a $50 game or a free $10, however you want it.
That would mean more to me personally.
A discount just says "give us even more money", but a credit, even if a small one, says "here is some of our money for your trouble".
The situation in other cities might be different, but here, the cab drivers have dug their own graves.
This... The Taxis have taken their protected market for granted for so long, they have forgotten they have customers...
They won't be missed...
Have you read Dallas' rules governing livery?
No, I haven't... but since I live in Dallas, I suspect the written rules mean little...
Taxis with conventional drivetrains cannot be more than six years old.
Ha, yes I was right... this is a joke, many of the taxis here are older than this...
Uber might be able to operate as a Limo service, but would have to use vehicles that qualify as limos per Dallas' requirements, which must be luxury vehicles to qualify, and has otherwise most of the same insurance and driver record rules.
It is actually about $5 cheaper to hire a luxury sedan to take me to the airport than it is to hire a cab, the cabs are that bad...
Don't you think we should have PhD Computer Science Graduates defending the country? Or should we take second best?
If you want the best, you have to pay for it...
If a European resident decided they wanted to do business with my company, all of a sudden I have to submit to their tax rules.
Why? Are you somehow subject to EU laws?
I'm not, no more than I'm subject to China's laws.
The EU can pass any rules they want, I have no presense in Europe and don't much care what they have to say.
Please let us "defend" ourselves.
You mean like you did during the 20th Century?
How well did that work out?
Were it not for the United States, all of Europe would be either German or Russian, take your pick.
There's literally nobody except you who thinks this.
The odds of that being true are nearly zero.
I'm quite sure that I could find one other person on Earth who also believes it, making your point false.
Those questions are certainly being asked. The problem is that they are also being answered in ways that still point to humans burning fossil fuels as the big culprit.
Actually, I don't agree...
I've read the summary of the UN paper and looked at some of what they have been putting out.
Frankly, I don't buy it.
In any case, even if the thousands of scientists are completely wrong and there's nothing humans did or can do to the overall global climate, we STILL need to accept that the planet is warming. The oceans are acidifying. Methane stores are at risk for release causing even faster change etc. Whether humans are responsible or not does not change the fact that vast amounts of money are going to be spent on mitigation and doing nothing to reduce our environmental impact now only increases those costs for future generations.
Moving millions of people from coastal cities, islands and flood plains is expensive. Finding new fertile land for farming and getting rid of whatever might currently be on it is going to be expensive. Figuring out alternative food supplies when the ocean ecosystems collapse is going to be expensive - if it's even possible. We can hope it'll be settled diplomatically, but wars could break out.
That is a lot of FUD if I've ever read any...
Are we making any changes? Perhaps, but there is so much money at stack and so much power at stake, I frankly don't trust the powers that be to be honest about any of it.
Every time I hear about climate change, 2 seconds later I hear "we need more money".
Yea, yea, the solution always seems to be money, and it always seems to be wealth transfer from those who worked for it to those who didn't.
I have another solution, if this is such a big problem. How about we kill everyone who isn't earning their keep? Those poor people won't need my money after they are dead.
Sound stupid? Yea, so do most of the UN proposals.
The point isn't making the average standard of living decline, actually that continues to go up dramatically... the point is that you're used to a standard of living which is disproportionate to what is sustainable for the average human
So the poster you're replying to is actually correct.
You want HIS standard of living to go down, because it isn't sustainable in your opinion.
Well, go frack off, that isn't your call. If you think it is, there are a whole bunch of people in his shoes who also happen to have money who will go to great lengths to stop you.
^ This...
These are the sorts of questions that aren't being asked...
It is just *assumed* that any change must be our fault, that the Earth is static and doesn't ever change unless we do it.
Maybe we are, I don't know. But I don't think the conversation is very open or honest.
What I *do* think is that a lot of people see a change to move a lot of money around, which clouds the whole issue.
As a follow up to my own post... We pay the city manager of a city with about 300k people $271K to run it.
Yet we pay the President of the United States $400K to run our whole nation.
$400k is really volunteer money for that job, so we only get people who want the job for other reasons.
Perhaps we should pay the President $100 million and members of Congress $20 million and we'd get people qualified to actually do a good job.
Thoughts?
I just looked up our city manager...
He makes $271,000...
Which means that we can afford to hire someone who knows how to run a city. It probably sounds like a lot to people who make less, but our city has over a quarter of a million people and our city runs well with great services. So we're all paying a dollar each to have a good CEO of the city.
The water is always on and it works.
The streets are clean and repaired.
Trash is picked up.
Trees are trimmed, parks are clean.
It is a nice place to live...
Yes, the upgrade took way too much space, 16GB devices that were almost full were a mess to upgrade.
Frankly, given the price of these things, 64GB as the default size, 128GB as the second size and 256GB as the third makes more sense now.
Apple wants me to spend money in the App Store and on iTunes? Great, make it easier to download stuff.
How do you buy more stuff when you have no room?
^ This, times ten...
In my city, you call about a street light out (the power company is responsible for them actually), they are usually fixed within a day.
City trash? I've called them before about items not picked up (bulk trash days), the same afternoon a guy in a truck came out and took care of it.
Fire and police? 3 min response time, personal experience with this due to accident of child falling down and not breathing, the fire dept had paramedics there in like 3 minutes, it was wonderful... (living 1 mile from them helps)
We have great city services, even sidewalks get fixed within a week or two, just call and ask.
Do you not consider vandalism to be criminal?
An NSL comes with all the implied intimidation and dread of a certified letter from the IRS. Follow either blindly at your own behest, or fight if you want to...
Why do either?
It is a letter, on paper, written by some flunky at some three letter agency.
People make the mistake of thinking they need to take action, sometimes doing nothing at all is the most powerful response.
Simply don't respond and behave as if it didn't exist. If they want information, they can file a lawsuit in a court of law.
Any war crime can be justified as "an effort to end the war".
It is a shame that you view that as a war crime, but that is your choice.
You're wrong of course, but you are entitled to be wrong and hold on to that belief.
2+2 still doesn't equal 5, no matter how many times you say it.
The Krauts were doing the same thing with their Volkstrum. Yet most German soldiers survived the war.
No, no they were not doing the same thing...
The Vokstrum (the people's army) were being trained to fight, not to die. Most surrendered rather quickly once they faced superior allied forces.
The difference is that they didn't pretend to surrender then commit suicide taking an allied solider with them.
I don't think women should have to meet the same standards as men due to some crazy lack of faith in science...
I believe they should have to do it because the gear that has to be carried doesn't know or care that it is a woman that is hauling it...
A M-16 is the same size and weight for a woman as it is for a man. 300 rounds of NATO 556 is the same size and weight for a woman as it is for a man.
The distance between point A and point B is the same, etc...
So the quals should be the same. I have no problem with a woman doing ANY job in the military, so long as they meet the standard, whatever it is, for men.
I have no doubt there are many women out there who could kick my butt, that's fine, let them try out for any MOS. If they make it, more power to them.
Yes, but the cost of living in Texas isn't nuts, and there is no need for the Army to put such people in SF...
That being said, $80k in Texas goes a long way, it would be a start, but the Army doesn't pay that well (neither does the CIA or FBI, another issue with why they can't seem to catch anyone anymore).
Good for her, but of course it doesn't deal with the reality of the situation over there, which shouldn't be allowed to exist in the first place.
We no longer seem to fight to win, we fight to... well... fight...
The problem with that plan is that the GS payment schedule doesn't take into account the value of the coder.
Some would fit in that chart:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
But the really good ones, the ones you need, won't.
While it is true that your average 22 year old computer science major isn't worth six figures, the good ones are and are the ones that Google, Apple, etc. are happy to pay well. You offer them GS pay scales and they'll just laugh at you.
The FBI has the same problem, the only people they attract are those who want the name and badge of FBI, I make four times what an FBA agent makes working from home, it is sad and pathetic.
Taken further, the CEO of the United States of America is paid $400k a year. Really? What if the job paid $100 million? Would we get people who are actually qualified to be interested in the job?
Same thing...