Unfortunately, "wasting" in this case doesn't refer to security theatre. The "wasting" that the oversight committee is complaining about here is that the TSA is lots of props for their theatre, but not putting on a performance.
If the TSA actually used what they bought, regardless of whether that actually made anyone any safer or not, that would entirely satisfy the oversight committee.
- Cut out the insanely unhealthy stuff. I accepted that I wasnâ(TM)t going to be able to go full on health nut with my diet. I like food too much to live off tofu and carrots. I still eat lots of junk but Iâ(TM)ve cut down on or eliminated some of the really bad stuff (soda was a big one.. ).
Or learn how to cook so that tofu and carrots are actually appetizing. Avoid the "health nut crap" and stick to the basics. Actual fruit and vegetables, grains, and lean cuts of meat. Learn to use spices instead of loading everything up with fat for flavor.
Voting exists to placate us into believing we have a say. If voting could actually change anything it would be illegal.
Do something. Write letters to your senators.
Oh yeah. They just shake in their boots when they get a letter. Have you ever actually done this and gotten anything more than a form letter that says "your concerns are irrelevant, I will vote the way my masters dictate"?
Do something, and be public about it. Perhaps I have a naive point of view of it, but it's better than rolling over and giving up. At THAT point, you have lost everything. When you've given up, then all hope is lost. America hasn't given up, not quite yet.
You have this exactly backwards. The longer we waste trying to fix the system from within, the longer we'll be stuck with it. The only thing that is going to return power to the people is if the people take the streets. Violently if necessary, our government will surely make it necessary.
Ironically a couple of sentences earlier in The Queen's Speech, she read the sentence that "The government will protect freedom of speech."
This phrase shows just how backwards monarchy is. Free speech is not something the government protects. Free speech is something that protects you from the government. If the government can decide which speech to protect, you don't really have free speech at all.
That would imply that a persons dreams, hallucinations, emotions, being fooled by optical illusions, and other such things were all proof of something about the nature of that reality.
Are they not? Do dreams, hallucinations, emotions, and optical illusions not manifest themselves physically? The fact that I dreamed last night proves that my brain entered REM sleep. The fact that I might see the same color gray as darker or lighter based on the background proves that my eyes are not densitometers.
What I don't understand is how this happens. Why would the same calculation get different results on different GPUs? Are they doing the math incorrectly?
If more people were jaded and antisocial, we'd have to put up with far fewer abuses of our rights. Sycophants like you are a huge part of what's wrong with this country.
It is exactly that simple. Including ZFS in the kernel is a modification. The kernel is distributed, so that's distributing a modification. The differences between BSD and GPL matter.
But that's off topic, we're talking about an office suite. Using an office suite is neither modification nor distribution, so BSD or GPL is entirely irrelevant to the end user.
Suppose if I'm a small independent inventor with a patent, and Conglom-O misappropriates my patent. I only have kilobucks to spend on a lawyer, while Conglom-O has megabucks. Predictably, their expensive lawyers beat my bargain basement representation. Now I'm on the hook for 3 times what they paid for their defense? How is that any better for me than the abolition of patents?
Are you planning to modify your office suite and distribute those modifications as closed source? If not, the differences between GPL and BSD are irrelevant to you. If so, why?
It's not ignorant at all. The difference between having $850 now to buy the newest iPhone with 64GB hard drive, and only having $370 now (at local stores) to buy it is huge.
It is ignorant. Specifically, you are ignoring the possibility that one could use their old cell phone with a new data plan and avoid being charged for a new cell phone. If you don't get a discount on your contract for bringing your own phone, your provider is ripping you off.
I'm not talking about people who want to buy a new phone and go searching for ways to get it easily. I'm talking about people who already have a cell phone and have absolutely no reason to upgrade besides the fact that their contract lapsed.
Financing takes many forms, and this one is neither shocking nor very different from cellphones, which are generally accepted by a willing public.
You assume they are willing, and not just ignorant. I've found it to be just about impossible to convey the idea that subsidized phones are not free phones. I'm not sure most people are smart enough to understand that.
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Unfortunately, "wasting" in this case doesn't refer to security theatre. The "wasting" that the oversight committee is complaining about here is that the TSA is lots of props for their theatre, but not putting on a performance.
If the TSA actually used what they bought, regardless of whether that actually made anyone any safer or not, that would entirely satisfy the oversight committee.
- Cut out the insanely unhealthy stuff. I accepted that I wasnâ(TM)t going to be able to go full on health nut with my diet. I like food too much to live off tofu and carrots. I still eat lots of junk but Iâ(TM)ve cut down on or eliminated some of the really bad stuff (soda was a big one.. ).
Or learn how to cook so that tofu and carrots are actually appetizing. Avoid the "health nut crap" and stick to the basics. Actual fruit and vegetables, grains, and lean cuts of meat. Learn to use spices instead of loading everything up with fat for flavor.
There's an extent to which the bill of rights can't properly be applied in the modern world
No. The bill of rights can apply just fine to the modern world. They have simply chosen not to adhere to it.
A lightning rod won't help you if the power pole leading to your house is struck.
Voting exists to placate us into believing we have a say. If voting could actually change anything it would be illegal.
Oh yeah. They just shake in their boots when they get a letter. Have you ever actually done this and gotten anything more than a form letter that says "your concerns are irrelevant, I will vote the way my masters dictate"?
You have this exactly backwards. The longer we waste trying to fix the system from within, the longer we'll be stuck with it. The only thing that is going to return power to the people is if the people take the streets. Violently if necessary, our government will surely make it necessary.
That's kind of the entire point.
b) most importantly, couldn't that had been implemented from the start of the project, out of respect for the citizen?
The entire purpose of the TSA is to acclimate citizens to disrespectful treatment by authorities. It's for your own good.
Ironically a couple of sentences earlier in The Queen's Speech, she read the sentence that "The government will protect freedom of speech."
This phrase shows just how backwards monarchy is. Free speech is not something the government protects. Free speech is something that protects you from the government. If the government can decide which speech to protect, you don't really have free speech at all.
"A fox guarding the hen house" is probably the closest approximation.
She's not in charge of customer privacy. She's in charge of making excuses when CarrierIQ violates customer privacy. It's a good fit.
That's just solipsism. Logically sound, but unfalsifiable and practically useless.
That would imply that a persons dreams, hallucinations, emotions, being fooled by optical illusions, and other such things were all proof of something about the nature of that reality.
Are they not? Do dreams, hallucinations, emotions, and optical illusions not manifest themselves physically? The fact that I dreamed last night proves that my brain entered REM sleep. The fact that I might see the same color gray as darker or lighter based on the background proves that my eyes are not densitometers.
We need a simple, clear way for ISPs to measure latency.
Ping?
Yes, duh.
What I don't understand is how this happens. Why would the same calculation get different results on different GPUs? Are they doing the math incorrectly?
If more people were jaded and antisocial, we'd have to put up with far fewer abuses of our rights. Sycophants like you are a huge part of what's wrong with this country.
They understand it all too well. It's just that from their perspective it's not a problem.
It is exactly that simple. Including ZFS in the kernel is a modification. The kernel is distributed, so that's distributing a modification. The differences between BSD and GPL matter.
But that's off topic, we're talking about an office suite. Using an office suite is neither modification nor distribution, so BSD or GPL is entirely irrelevant to the end user.
Suppose if I'm a small independent inventor with a patent, and Conglom-O misappropriates my patent. I only have kilobucks to spend on a lawyer, while Conglom-O has megabucks. Predictably, their expensive lawyers beat my bargain basement representation. Now I'm on the hook for 3 times what they paid for their defense? How is that any better for me than the abolition of patents?
Many large corps consider this a big deal and have strict policies for absolutely no good reason.
FTFY.
LaTeX and R.
Are you planning to modify your office suite and distribute those modifications as closed source? If not, the differences between GPL and BSD are irrelevant to you. If so, why?
It's not ignorant at all. The difference between having $850 now to buy the newest iPhone with 64GB hard drive, and only having $370 now (at local stores) to buy it is huge.
It is ignorant. Specifically, you are ignoring the possibility that one could use their old cell phone with a new data plan and avoid being charged for a new cell phone. If you don't get a discount on your contract for bringing your own phone, your provider is ripping you off.
I'm not talking about people who want to buy a new phone and go searching for ways to get it easily. I'm talking about people who already have a cell phone and have absolutely no reason to upgrade besides the fact that their contract lapsed.
I didn't even know there was a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie opening.
Financing takes many forms, and this one is neither shocking nor very different from cellphones, which are generally accepted by a willing public.
You assume they are willing, and not just ignorant. I've found it to be just about impossible to convey the idea that subsidized phones are not free phones. I'm not sure most people are smart enough to understand that.