The AK-47 is still the most widely used rifle in the world. Many militaries use it, as well as police and terrorist organizations. It's an extremely rugged, reliable weapon with good accuracy. In many ways I prefer it to the M16. That being said, I think it's in the nation's best interest to publicly shame, humiliate, and torture these [spamming] bastards.
I would like to take the opportunity provided by this nitpicking thread to request that the powers-that-be here at Slashdot kindly provide us with collapsible threads. That way, next time I see a preposition joke (and a good one too, GP) attacked by the grammar impaired, I can safely collapse the thread and relax, knowing I won't miss anything of any substance whatsoever.
You can always get some good greasmonkeyscripts to fix slashdot's shortcomings...
There are also many other useful scripts available.
And yes, I agree that Slashdot should make quite a few usability fixes on the site, especially collapsable comments.
With over 2,000 dead, and thousands more left injured, the current situation is basically a complete disaster.
Ahh... so 2,000 is the magic number? That seems like a pretty low number compared to the average war. I mean, sure, we lost more people in the average battle in WWII than we've lost in the entire OIF/OEF campaign, but WWII was successful and we're glad we did it. This one's a mistake because we're angering people. Gotcha.
Vietnam was a disaster. Laos was a disaster. Cambodia was a disaster. The fact that the world allowed Saddam to stay in power after he invaded Kuwait is a disaster. Hell, the holocaust was a disaster, too. Please don't throw around the term "disaster" so loosely. Your crowd wouldn't be happy with the entire Iraq war and occupation costing one life, and you know it! If it's really the loss of life that bothers you, you might want to try some donations to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which gives scholarships to the children of operators killed in training accidents or combat. You might also want to take a job to help them, send care packages, donate to any of the other charities that help widows and children, buy an alternative energy vehicle, or invent better body armor. But please, if you're concerned about the politics of the war, don't exploit the fallen.
Many of them believed in the cause. Some didn't, but everybody was a volunteer. Everybody knew the risks.
You are, of course, correct about the war on drugs. Unlike the Iraq war, we can already prove that the war on drugs has failed. Just like prohibition and supporting the mujahadeen, we might regret OIF in twenty years. It's really too early to tell, and it's still too [emotionally] real to be objective about it.
I hope America eventually reverses its course in the war on drugs. I hope America never reverses its course and pulls out of Iraq, leaving hundreds of thousands to die in a civil war, as we did throughout south-east asia. The politics of the invasion are a moot point. President Bush will not be serving another term, nor can we change the past. History books will either remember him as a hero or a traitor. Either way, he'll always be known as a controversial figure in American history.
We are now obligated to ensure the safety and security of the Iraqi people until they can reconstitute their police and military forces. If we don't, we're going to have to do it a third time. Perhaps tactics in the field should change. Perhaps unconventional warfare should be less restricted. Perhaps we need a soldier on every street corner. Those are questions I won't even try to answer. But, right now, the fix isn't going to be found bitching online and spreading hate. We need to get this shit taken care of. We need to stick together and take care of eachother. And we really, realy need to bring about a positive result in Afghanistan and Iraq to make sure those lives were worth something.
"Patent infringement" will be ignored because everyone owns a piece of each patent.
If by "everyone" you mean "established monopolies"... Say Apple and Microsoft agree to play together. With their pooled resource they have "a system of libraries for a graphical user interface that allows other applications to run" patented. Who is going to be able to challenge them in their markets? Or what if GSK patents "a system for cloning brain cells", even though they don't have the technology or products developed yet? That is pretty much this company's stated goal:
"We are focused on a wide range of technologies which represent our beliefs of where technology is headed. Some of these technologies are near term and others are much further out. By focusing on invention rather than product development, we have the freedom to work with 5-10 year (or even 20 year) time horizons rather than 2-3 years."
Maybe if I saw the EFF, ACLU, and Google combining their efforts to assist Intellectual Ventures I'd have more hope for this idealistic view of things...
It's "Genuine Advantage" in that A) you can get non-critical updates from Windows Update, and B) you can get software such as Windows Defender that requires WGA. Of course, there are probably cracks for these things already, but I've not really looked into it hugely.
Right. Which were all features someone purchasing Windows XP a few months ago (or whenever it was before they started WGA) would have expected and received. It's simply that now, in order to get the same services and products you have been getting, you have to take another step. So what's the advantage? Will it lower the costs of Windows XP if everyone goes out and licenses their un-genuine copy? Will it make my software work any better? Will it do anything for me other than allowing me to continue to access the same sites, services, and updates I previously had access to? If not, where's the "Genuine Advantage"?
And yes, there was a crack/replacement.dll for WGA available almost immediately upon WGA's release. And yes, it works fine on windsowsupdate.microsft.com and it works fine on NEW versions of WGA software.
Lawyers will proclaim and defend any claim ever made, any act ever committed, any atrocity ever foisted upon mankind -- just as long as they get paid to do so.
Funny, I think that's the ultimate act of morality. To stand up for someone who has done something wrong and defend them. I think the issue is with high-profile lawyers trying to get their clients off entirely through dishonest means, bad science, and helping their clients lie.
Certainly even Osama deserves a defense lawyer if he's ever brought to trial. There may not be anything they can say to actually help, but they should at least try. At the very least the defense lawyer can explain the legal proceedings to him, teach him how to act in court, explain the appeals process, and recommend the defendant throw himself on the mercy of the court.
Unless the universities straighten up, I think the future of university graduates is an extra year at DeVry/ITT just to get the skills to be employable.
Do you really see skilled programmers coming out of DeVry/ITT? I've always just laughed at them because of the commercials and the people I know who have gone there...
Well, learn this: it is not what is common between humans and animals that makes us humans.
A personality is defined not by what comes to his mind, but what comes to his mind, gets rejected in his mind by the moral criteria and never comes out in the form of action.
In other words, a human being is defined not but the things he or she does, but rather by things he and she does not do, never, under no circumstances without exceptions.
Damn, I always thought it had something to do with our ability to our ability to communicate complex ideas through language, coordinate with eachother, build tools, and alter our environment instead of adapting to it! And I was sure people were defined (and remembered) for their great accomplishments...
I really don't know what the problem is against porn. It's not evil, demeaning, or harmful any more than any other activity we engage in. The people I know who work in the industry thoroughly enjoy their jobs. I don't see how it's any different from getting paid to eat. Unless you're one of those crazy people who sees heterosexual sex as an unnatural thing, in which case I can't help you.
Don't overestimate the editors at newspapers. I recently saw a newspaper headline about law enforcement surveillance which said a town would be protected by "cameras and censors".
Where do you live, exactly? In my town the government really does think the censors are protecting us.
Unless it's 1024 bytes... And a megabyte could either be 1,000,000 bytes, 1,024,000 (1,024 1000-byte kilobytes), or 1,048,576 (1,024 1,024-byte kilobytes).
Sorry, I forgot to get to my point. The point is that it's much easier for someone to be in the position to capture the packets going to and from your internet connection than it is for them to capture and break out an unencrypted-but-multiplexed signal transmitted from a low-power portable device. And did I mention that, by definition, they'd have to do it all over again once your cell phone switched cells?
Compare this to someone using VoIP on an insecure wifi connection in a starbucks, or a hotel where anyone else plugged in can sniff the packets. Of course the best is when someone uses one of those old analog cordless phones hooked up to their VoIP adapter. Radio Shack has been selling scanners that can pick those up for years...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but how is the fact that the packets are not encrypted any different than cell phones? Are most cell phone data encrypted? If anyone knows about this, please post some information.
Depends on where you live and what kind of service you have. In Georgia, you could be using a CDMA, GSM, or iDEN service. You could even have an older analog cell phone, in which case I'd recommend you get a new phone immediately. GSM in the US should be encrypted. I don't believe CDMA supports REAL encryption, but it'd probably be really hard (nothing's impossible) for someone to monitor. iDEN uses some very complex multiplexing as well as encryption for the voice channel. In other words, they're all pretty damned secure, but I'd be afraid to use any type of phone if I was on the FBI's most wanted list. If you're not sure which service you have:
CDMA = Sprint, Verizon, and most of the smaller carriers GSM = Cingular/T-Mobile iDEN = Nextel
Also there is nothing wrong with planning for hypothetical offensive actions against hypothetical threats.
I'd say that sums it up pretty well. I'd have to say that it isn't a hypothetical threat, though, even if it was, it'd be the military's responsibility to plan and prepare to face it. That is the very definition of the military's job. That being said, I have to say that it should be painfully obvious that militants, jihadists, and rebels around the world use the internet to spread propaganda, communicate, and recruit people. The military should be fighting on these fronts, as well, and it's comforting to know that the top brass actually understands this.
If you had told us you were female we would've proposed marriage instead of making fun of you. Though your lack of sexual desire for female sci-fi stars would interfere with a few of my fantasies...
Because those thumbnails are similar in quality to content that Perfect 10 sells for mobile phones.
Which they didn't start selling until well after they had already filed suit against google. One could even argue that they started selling the images for phones to boost their case against google.
Just ask yourself this: Did any female, ever, wake up in the morning and think 'Prostitution... that's a good idea'.
Yes, yes they did. Now where the fuck have you been living? I personally know several prostitutes who are doing it to put themselves through college. They work nights, especially weekends, and have their days free for school. And yes, some of them actually like to fuck and enjoy their jobs.
It's that money isn't enough. He wants the rest of the Universe as well. However, I would like to offer my services in any experiment to prove whether money really is enough.
I'm game. I represent an african king who has certain cannibalistic desires. We're prepared to compensate you with $5m for each of your limbs, and an extra $20m for your genitals. You will, of course, be required to pass a simple medical screening. Also, do you have any children? Thank you for volunteering, we look forward to doing business with you!
I think you will find that, for a nuke developed on a shoestring budget by someone with just enough means and know-how to get a simple "little boy" bomb to work, 30 kt is going to be the upper limit to the practical size.
Agreed. I was using the 1MT example to show a worst (unlikely) case and to illustrate that a much smaller bomb would generate a significantly weaker blast and pulse. I probably should've stated that in my post, though.
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The AK-47 is still the most widely used rifle in the world. Many militaries use it, as well as police and terrorist organizations. It's an extremely rugged, reliable weapon with good accuracy. In many ways I prefer it to the M16. That being said, I think it's in the nation's best interest to publicly shame, humiliate, and torture these [spamming] bastards.
You can always get some good greasmonkey scripts to fix slashdot's shortcomings...
There are also many other useful scripts available.
And yes, I agree that Slashdot should make quite a few usability fixes on the site, especially collapsable comments.
Ahh... so 2,000 is the magic number? That seems like a pretty low number compared to the average war. I mean, sure, we lost more people in the average battle in WWII than we've lost in the entire OIF/OEF campaign, but WWII was successful and we're glad we did it. This one's a mistake because we're angering people. Gotcha.
Vietnam was a disaster. Laos was a disaster. Cambodia was a disaster. The fact that the world allowed Saddam to stay in power after he invaded Kuwait is a disaster. Hell, the holocaust was a disaster, too. Please don't throw around the term "disaster" so loosely. Your crowd wouldn't be happy with the entire Iraq war and occupation costing one life, and you know it! If it's really the loss of life that bothers you, you might want to try some donations to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which gives scholarships to the children of operators killed in training accidents or combat. You might also want to take a job to help them, send care packages, donate to any of the other charities that help widows and children, buy an alternative energy vehicle, or invent better body armor. But please, if you're concerned about the politics of the war, don't exploit the fallen.
Many of them believed in the cause. Some didn't, but everybody was a volunteer. Everybody knew the risks.
You are, of course, correct about the war on drugs. Unlike the Iraq war, we can already prove that the war on drugs has failed. Just like prohibition and supporting the mujahadeen, we might regret OIF in twenty years. It's really too early to tell, and it's still too [emotionally] real to be objective about it.
I hope America eventually reverses its course in the war on drugs. I hope America never reverses its course and pulls out of Iraq, leaving hundreds of thousands to die in a civil war, as we did throughout south-east asia. The politics of the invasion are a moot point. President Bush will not be serving another term, nor can we change the past. History books will either remember him as a hero or a traitor. Either way, he'll always be known as a controversial figure in American history.
We are now obligated to ensure the safety and security of the Iraqi people until they can reconstitute their police and military forces. If we don't, we're going to have to do it a third time. Perhaps tactics in the field should change. Perhaps unconventional warfare should be less restricted. Perhaps we need a soldier on every street corner. Those are questions I won't even try to answer. But, right now, the fix isn't going to be found bitching online and spreading hate. We need to get this shit taken care of. We need to stick together and take care of eachother. And we really, realy need to bring about a positive result in Afghanistan and Iraq to make sure those lives were worth something.
If by "everyone" you mean "established monopolies"... Say Apple and Microsoft agree to play together. With their pooled resource they have "a system of libraries for a graphical user interface that allows other applications to run" patented. Who is going to be able to challenge them in their markets? Or what if GSK patents "a system for cloning brain cells", even though they don't have the technology or products developed yet? That is pretty much this company's stated goal:
Maybe if I saw the EFF, ACLU, and Google combining their efforts to assist Intellectual Ventures I'd have more hope for this idealistic view of things...
Right. Which were all features someone purchasing Windows XP a few months ago (or whenever it was before they started WGA) would have expected and received. It's simply that now, in order to get the same services and products you have been getting, you have to take another step. So what's the advantage? Will it lower the costs of Windows XP if everyone goes out and licenses their un-genuine copy? Will it make my software work any better? Will it do anything for me other than allowing me to continue to access the same sites, services, and updates I previously had access to? If not, where's the "Genuine Advantage"?
And yes, there was a crack/replacement
Funny, I think that's the ultimate act of morality. To stand up for someone who has done something wrong and defend them. I think the issue is with high-profile lawyers trying to get their clients off entirely through dishonest means, bad science, and helping their clients lie.
Certainly even Osama deserves a defense lawyer if he's ever brought to trial. There may not be anything they can say to actually help, but they should at least try. At the very least the defense lawyer can explain the legal proceedings to him, teach him how to act in court, explain the appeals process, and recommend the defendant throw himself on the mercy of the court.
Do you really see skilled programmers coming out of DeVry/ITT? I've always just laughed at them because of the commercials and the people I know who have gone there...
Thanks, I needed the laugh.
Damn, I always thought it had something to do with our ability to our ability to communicate complex ideas through language, coordinate with eachother, build tools, and alter our environment instead of adapting to it! And I was sure people were defined (and remembered) for their great accomplishments...
I really don't know what the problem is against porn. It's not evil, demeaning, or harmful any more than any other activity we engage in. The people I know who work in the industry thoroughly enjoy their jobs. I don't see how it's any different from getting paid to eat. Unless you're one of those crazy people who sees heterosexual sex as an unnatural thing, in which case I can't help you.
Yeah, and don't forget the hippies!
Oh, wait...
Where do you live, exactly? In my town the government really does think the censors are protecting us.
Unless it's 1024 bytes... And a megabyte could either be 1,000,000 bytes, 1,024,000 (1,024 1000-byte kilobytes), or 1,048,576 (1,024 1,024-byte kilobytes).
Sorry, I forgot to get to my point. The point is that it's much easier for someone to be in the position to capture the packets going to and from your internet connection than it is for them to capture and break out an unencrypted-but-multiplexed signal transmitted from a low-power portable device. And did I mention that, by definition, they'd have to do it all over again once your cell phone switched cells?
Compare this to someone using VoIP on an insecure wifi connection in a starbucks, or a hotel where anyone else plugged in can sniff the packets. Of course the best is when someone uses one of those old analog cordless phones hooked up to their VoIP adapter. Radio Shack has been selling scanners that can pick those up for years...
Depends on where you live and what kind of service you have. In Georgia, you could be using a CDMA, GSM, or iDEN service. You could even have an older analog cell phone, in which case I'd recommend you get a new phone immediately. GSM in the US should be encrypted. I don't believe CDMA supports REAL encryption, but it'd probably be really hard (nothing's impossible) for someone to monitor. iDEN uses some very complex multiplexing as well as encryption for the voice channel. In other words, they're all pretty damned secure, but I'd be afraid to use any type of phone if I was on the FBI's most wanted list. If you're not sure which service you have:
CDMA = Sprint, Verizon, and most of the smaller carriers
GSM = Cingular/T-Mobile
iDEN = Nextel
I'd say that sums it up pretty well. I'd have to say that it isn't a hypothetical threat, though, even if it was, it'd be the military's responsibility to plan and prepare to face it. That is the very definition of the military's job. That being said, I have to say that it should be painfully obvious that militants, jihadists, and rebels around the world use the internet to spread propaganda, communicate, and recruit people. The military should be fighting on these fronts, as well, and it's comforting to know that the top brass actually understands this.
Yeah, but that would be true.
I wouldn't worry at all. I'd worry if he was sending encrypted communications, particularly something that couldn't be broken out...
If you had told us you were female we would've proposed marriage instead of making fun of you. Though your lack of sexual desire for female sci-fi stars would interfere with a few of my fantasies...
Which they didn't start selling until well after they had already filed suit against google. One could even argue that they started selling the images for phones to boost their case against google.
Because you're too smart to understand the former yet too stupid to understand the latter.
Well said, my friend, well said.
Yes, yes they did. Now where the fuck have you been living? I personally know several prostitutes who are doing it to put themselves through college. They work nights, especially weekends, and have their days free for school. And yes, some of them actually like to fuck and enjoy their jobs.
I'm game. I represent an african king who has certain cannibalistic desires. We're prepared to compensate you with $5m for each of your limbs, and an extra $20m for your genitals. You will, of course, be required to pass a simple medical screening. Also, do you have any children? Thank you for volunteering, we look forward to doing business with you!
Agreed. I was using the 1MT example to show a worst (unlikely) case and to illustrate that a much smaller bomb would generate a significantly weaker blast and pulse. I probably should've stated that in my post, though.
Who said 100m? I was thinking they should be at least a mile apart to maximize the effects of fallout.