...where you can see us going into the dumper until 2009 when Obama came in to start bailing us out. (The only bigger dump than Bush Jr. is Nixon, which ends in "74 when he quit.)
And please, don't think I'm anti-Bush. I'm always uplifted when I think of his amazing, inspirational words:
"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."
1. Keep it low tech: Assuming you graduated college at 21, you'll be around 71, you won't be that interested in figuring out high-tech stuff. It won't be long until the tech we have now is obsolete, because the rate of change continues to accelerate. Try finding a punch card reader these days. Print stuff out on paper, regular paper works fine for only 25 years. Add a desiccant, and pump in nitrogen or argon if you can.
2. Redundancy: Many of you will be dead and many will have lost their memory. Print out a copy for everyone. Everybody gets one. Store in metal boxes clearly labeled on the outside so you don't have to keep opening it to see what it is.
3. Locators: Include a list of everybody who gets a box in the box. Include personal identifiers (full names, DOBs) so you can track people down on the Internet (or whatever it is called 25 years from now.)
You may find 25 years from now that there are already records or copies of whatever you put in the box* but the greatest treasure will be locating your old buddies.
*Most people who open time capsules find old newspapers. The exact same newspapers which are also in storage in the newspaper office down the street. Probably when you open your box in 25 years you can find everything you put inside still on eBay.
That would also explain why this bra was found: "...hidden under the floorboards of Lengberg Castle..." by some 15th century nerd.
His attractive cousin, Princess Grossbosom: "I say, Prince Jackalot, have you seen the breastbags I left in the royal laundry?" Prince Jackalot: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no." Princess Grossbosom: "I say, Prince Jackalot, why are you staring at me in such a peculiar fashion?" Prince Jackalot: "Ah, no reason." Princess Grossbosom: "Good Prince, we are of equal station. You need not lower your eyes when conversing with me!"
And the fact that they leave the computers open for use without password protection and want you to use them also negates your first item...
Well, supporting my point is that the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act may have been infringed is the simple fact that the Secret Service was called in to investigate. That would imply that someone, at some level, felt that the FCFAA was on the table.
If it was just Apple being pissed off, it would have remained a local police case (business dispute) or a civil action.
Using your brand of logic you could steal a car by justifying that "the owner wanted it taken because they left the keys in it." or hack an ATM because "...they should have sealed up that slot in the front if they didn't want me to insert a mag card spoofer."
I guess it would hinge on how 'damage' is interpreted. It's not always physical damage.
The people photographed and displayed could claim damage in any number of ways (Wife sees picture of husband with girlfriend; boss sees employee at Apple store when he's suppose to be with client.)
Apple could claim damage in that they had to scrub and reload their machines.
And... the big one... Apple could claim damage to their reputation, as people may be less comfortable coming into the stores and browsing - knowing that they could wind up as an unwilling part of an art exhibition. (Cases have been built on less...)
Think of it this way: if he had installed a hack that flashed "Apple sucks!" every 10 minutes, on every machine, in every store, they would certainly claim damage to their reputation. This is a similar type of action, but to a lesser degree. But it certainly is a case Apple could make.
While on one hand, it's not worth Apple's time and legal fees to go after this guy, they may do it just to prevent this sort of behavior in the future.
He checked the terms of use and found no restrictions against installing software, spyware or otherwise..
Except for, you know, the The Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Whoever-- intentionally accesses a computer without authorization... --knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer; --intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, recklessly causes damage; or --intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, causes damage;
The United States Secret Service shall, in addition to any other agency having such authority, have the authority to investigate offenses under subsections (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), and (a)(6) of this section. Such authority of the United States Secret Service shall be exercised in accordance with an agreement which shall be entered into by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General."
...he asked an Apple employee for permission, which was granted.
No, he claimed he asked a Security Guard (which may mean the guard worked for Apple, or might mean he worked for a company that was contracted by Apple) if he could take pictures in the store.
He did not ask for, or receive, permission to install software on the computers.
This is a sampling of browsers that just visit their site!!
The actual June numbers are: IE (all versions) 54% Firefox (all versions) 20% Chrome (all versions) 19% Safari (all versions) 5% Opera (all versions) 2%
...and the trend is pretty flat, too. Comparing August 2011 to June 2012: Month____________IE Firefox Chrome Safari Opera Other August___2011 55.31% 22.57% 15.51% 4.64% 1.68% 0.29% June_____2012 54.02% 20.06% 19.08% 4.73% 1.60% 0.51%
The big, gaping, bloody, hole in Aristotle's "The Uncaused Cause" is that if you require a creator for the universe, you still require a creator for the creator.
He just asserts that there must be a deity, which puts us back in the "we'll all just take this on faith" camp.
And, BTW: The reason "...most atheists will say "no-uh uh" and end the debate..." is 'cause they don't want to waste their time on the unsupported 'faith' argument.
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Those would be somewhat counterproductive for raising teenagers..
Not at all, "Jimmy, clean your room, or else!"
Hokay fine. So now we know that you think
...Obama is slightly worse than Bush Jr...
Don't let the fact that Bush ran us into the ground confuse you.
I bet you voted for Bush! Seriously? Twice?
Really? You vote for McCain/Palin too?
Please don't look at charts like this:
http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&idim=country:USA&dl=en&hl=en&q=gdp+chart#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=ny_adj_nnty_kd_zg&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:USA&ifdim=region&tstart=49186800000&tend=1279954800000&hl=en_US&dl=en&ind=false
And please, don't think I'm anti-Bush. I'm always uplifted when I think of his amazing, inspirational words:
"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."
George W. Bush - LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000
I've always liked the Jewish view...
The horror.
The horror.
So I guess you think Bush was a far, far better president than Obama.
And just by coincidence, they were the 2 worst presidents in US history.
1) Wilson
2) Obama
3) Buchanan
I believe you meant to say, "these are the 2 worst presidents at math."
1. Keep it low tech:
Assuming you graduated college at 21, you'll be around 71, you won't be that interested in figuring out high-tech stuff. It won't be long until the tech we have now is obsolete, because the rate of change continues to accelerate. Try finding a punch card reader these days.
Print stuff out on paper, regular paper works fine for only 25 years. Add a desiccant, and pump in nitrogen or argon if you can.
2. Redundancy:
Many of you will be dead and many will have lost their memory.
Print out a copy for everyone. Everybody gets one. Store in metal boxes clearly labeled on the outside so you don't have to keep opening it to see what it is.
3. Locators:
Include a list of everybody who gets a box in the box. Include personal identifiers (full names, DOBs) so you can track people down on the Internet (or whatever it is called 25 years from now.)
You may find 25 years from now that there are already records or copies of whatever you put in the box* but the greatest treasure will be locating your old buddies.
*Most people who open time capsules find old newspapers. The exact same newspapers which are also in storage in the newspaper office down the street. Probably when you open your box in 25 years you can find everything you put inside still on eBay.
Good luck!
The suspect was wearing a ballistic vest and helmet, so returning fire may not have been that effective.
But Bane showed up in Batman (comics) back in 1993. He was also in the "Batman & Robin" film in 1997.
Is Rush claiming that the Democrats started attacking Romney in "93?
That's as silly as saying somebody planted birth notices in obscure Hawaiian newspapers in 1961 to prove... oh, never mind...
Ha, ha..! An excellent point!
That would also explain why this bra was found: "...hidden under the floorboards of Lengberg Castle..." by some 15th century nerd.
His attractive cousin, Princess Grossbosom: "I say, Prince Jackalot, have you seen the breastbags I left in the royal laundry?"
Prince Jackalot: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no."
Princess Grossbosom: "I say, Prince Jackalot, why are you staring at me in such a peculiar fashion?"
Prince Jackalot: "Ah, no reason."
Princess Grossbosom: "Good Prince, we are of equal station. You need not lower your eyes when conversing with me!"
I think this of interest to /. readers, as most have never seen a bra that has been successfully removed from a woman.
And the fact that they leave the computers open for use without password protection and want you to use them also negates your first item...
Well, supporting my point is that the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act may have been infringed is the simple fact that the Secret Service was called in to investigate. That would imply that someone, at some level, felt that the FCFAA was on the table.
If it was just Apple being pissed off, it would have remained a local police case (business dispute) or a civil action.
Using your brand of logic you could steal a car by justifying that "the owner wanted it taken because they left the keys in it." or hack an ATM because "...they should have sealed up that slot in the front if they didn't want me to insert a mag card spoofer."
I guess it would hinge on how 'damage' is interpreted. It's not always physical damage.
The people photographed and displayed could claim damage in any number of ways (Wife sees picture of husband with girlfriend; boss sees employee at Apple store when he's suppose to be with client.)
Apple could claim damage in that they had to scrub and reload their machines.
And... the big one... Apple could claim damage to their reputation, as people may be less comfortable coming into the stores and browsing - knowing that they could wind up as an unwilling part of an art exhibition. (Cases have been built on less...)
Think of it this way: if he had installed a hack that flashed "Apple sucks!" every 10 minutes, on every machine, in every store, they would certainly claim damage to their reputation. This is a similar type of action, but to a lesser degree. But it certainly is a case Apple could make.
While on one hand, it's not worth Apple's time and legal fees to go after this guy, they may do it just to prevent this sort of behavior in the future.
Microsoft has a store now....?
He checked the terms of use and found no restrictions against installing software, spyware or otherwise..
Except for, you know, the The Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act:
Whoever--
intentionally accesses a computer without authorization...
--knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer;
--intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, recklessly causes damage; or
--intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, causes damage;
The United States Secret Service shall, in addition to any other agency having such authority, have the authority to investigate offenses under subsections (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), and (a)(6) of this section. Such authority of the United States Secret Service shall be exercised in accordance with an agreement which shall be entered into by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General."
...he asked an Apple employee for permission, which was granted.
No, he claimed he asked a Security Guard (which may mean the guard worked for Apple, or might mean he worked for a company that was contracted by Apple) if he could take pictures in the store.
He did not ask for, or receive, permission to install software on the computers.
That's called Freudian projection.
Sometimes a projection is just a projection...
That's why in our genetic research lab - we've turned bacteria feeding chores over to the Trilobites.
I was going to say; executive's mouths aren't round.
Yeah - like when the British stole our American "Sherlock Holmes" movie idea and made their "Sherlock" series.
I believe Apple doesn't want to comply with the EPEAT standard because it doesn't start with a lower case 'i' --> iPEAT
These ARE meaningless!
This is a sampling of browsers that just visit their site!!
The actual June numbers are:
IE (all versions) 54%
Firefox (all versions) 20%
Chrome (all versions) 19%
Safari (all versions) 5%
Opera (all versions) 2%
Comparing August 2011 to June 2012:
Month____________IE Firefox Chrome Safari Opera Other
August___2011 55.31% 22.57% 15.51% 4.64% 1.68% 0.29%
June_____2012 54.02% 20.06% 19.08% 4.73% 1.60% 0.51%
(Source: Net Market Share for June 2012, Desktops: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0&qpcustomd=0&qptimeframe=M)
I am still amazed that a religion founded by a scifi author, where the premise amounts to a bunch of scifi stuff, has gained any credibility at all.
...Yeah - me too.
Normally, religions are written by Fantasy writers.
The big, gaping, bloody, hole in Aristotle's "The Uncaused Cause" is that if you require a creator for the universe, you still require a creator for the creator.
He just asserts that there must be a deity, which puts us back in the "we'll all just take this on faith" camp.
And, BTW: The reason "...most atheists will say "no-uh uh" and end the debate..." is 'cause they don't want to waste their time on the unsupported 'faith' argument.
Thanks for showing the "rabid zealot" atheists the "same respect as any other human being."