My guess is because it's just emerged in court probably at his trial. The article states he will be sentenced on 20th April, implying that the pre-sentence reports are now being prepared. Before now the prison service probably kept it quiet; and hopefully will have improved their procedures by now.
In that case the FBI did have the imagination to hire the perp. One can only hope someone in the UK's security services does have a similar attitude - though he does deserve a few months inside to discourage him from a repeat.
There is a reported increase in 'mental illness'
There is a massive decrease in street violence.
There is an overwhelming rise in the availability of EVERYTHING on the internet.
What REALLY different about them is that your tax returns are a matter of public record; if I want to know what my neighbour's income is, then if I lived in Finland I could find out on line... And it's income that's used to generate the level of the fine.
Whilst for us geeks it's 'obvious' that a healthy dose of scepticism and a demand for evidence is de rigeur, if you were never taught to think like that, then it's not entirely your fault that you fall for the latest internet fad. Blaming the victim of a well constructed scam for being deceived is usually unfair. And we do have to remember that 'science' has made some howling mistakes in the past, only to recant later.
As someone who is resistant to 'alternative medicine', I assume that people will do the mainstream route first, and so receive mainstream care. Only if that has failed would I expect them to go off to more 'interesting' possibilities. But you're right, people don't follow that route, and it could be a serious problem. Thanks for making me think!
If homeopathy achieves cures as a result of the placebo effect, it's not 'useless'. There is a complex moral argument as to whether we should allow this route to flourish, but that's not the same.
In your dreams. They've got plausible deniability. It would be good to come back in five years and watch the career paths of those involved, especially this 'programmer'.
And so covered by state immunity. Actually IF we could be confident that the stolen stuff was only going to be used externally, it's probably totally legitimate. The problem is that they demonstrated that they can't be trusted.
They've been predicting this technology for decades, based on the 'mark of the beast' being necessary to buy anything
[The Beast] also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. (Rev 13:16,17)
"the Flu Shot is all but useless around half the time"
which implies that it is helpful half the time. Seems like a good return on the investment of having one for anyone who would suffer significantly from having flu.
As to the wider issue of replacing the profit driven approach to pharmaceutical R&D, the problem is that this would require a vast level of new expenditure from the government. Admittedly it might work - but the failure of the USSR or China to be major pharmaceutical producers is a hint that it probably won't.
I'm not a US citizen, but it seems like a few hundred specific FOI requests will ensure that the officers will have enough to do to stop doing stuff like that...
Thanks for that. The UK being a country blessed with an oceanic climate doesn't usually get that sort of range of temperature. Not quite sure how the expansion issue is addressed in welded lines but it seems to work!
The oversight committees are still at work - as the stories about their failing in their job and Alexander's perjury before one of them suggests. So what are you suggesting - or are you just being gratuitously partisan?
http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms...
The ILO definition of unemployment covers people who are: out of work, want a job, have actively sought work in the previous four weeks and are available to start work within the next fortnight; or out of work and have accepted a job that they are waiting to start in the next fortnight.
http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms...
The ILO definition of unemployment covers people who are: out of work, want a job, have actively sought work in the previous four weeks and are available to start work within the next fortnight; or out of work and have accepted a job that they are waiting to start in the next fortnight.
This is a good compromise between instant and totally discouraged. What it doesn't capture is the number of part time workers who would like more hours.
And, to be fair, they have to if the majority against them in the House isn't going to be even more lopsided. It's just one of the chronic failures of the US political system.
The Scandinavians have very homogeneous societies where the issues are relatively one dimensional, allowing the formation of coalitions without great difficulty. This was the experience in Germany, but is now breaking down because the far left 'Left' and Greens are splitting the left, whilst 'The Alternative' is offering a serious right wing challenge that splits the right, and is very problematic, whilst the collapse of the FDP has removed the traditional third party. The result has been a CDU/SPD coalition that is working well, but at the cost of alienating those who are not impressed to the point of their voting for those more extreme parties; I anticipate growing problems in Germany over the next few years.
"This is why you get, effectively, extremists on both sides." They always exist, but in a FPTP system must vote for 'their' party come what may. The effect is to weaken the power of those extremists unless they represent a large enough group as to endanger one of the main party's chance of winning specific constituencies. This is what is happening atm with UKIP; they are perceived as endangering the Tories, so Cameron is being forced to play to their tune; the same is true of the National Front in France. By contrast Muslim voters in the UK have largely been forced to remain voting for the major parties, which is helpful in encouraging integration.
The pathological case of PR taken to its logical extent is Switzerland where the same parties have formed the government in the same proportions since forever. The voters have almost no impact on government policy, except via referendums which often go against government policy, which is not a healthy way to run a country because it means your representatives are not being representative.
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My guess is because it's just emerged in court probably at his trial. The article states he will be sentenced on 20th April, implying that the pre-sentence reports are now being prepared. Before now the prison service probably kept it quiet; and hopefully will have improved their procedures by now.
In that case the FBI did have the imagination to hire the perp. One can only hope someone in the UK's security services does have a similar attitude - though he does deserve a few months inside to discourage him from a repeat.
Seems like it makes NO sense for food manufacturers to implement. Sadly this appears to be a case where regulation may be needed to force the issue.
It doesn't want its secrets revealed ;)
There is a reported increase in 'mental illness'
There is a massive decrease in street violence.
There is an overwhelming rise in the availability of EVERYTHING on the internet.
Go figure.
What REALLY different about them is that your tax returns are a matter of public record; if I want to know what my neighbour's income is, then if I lived in Finland I could find out on line... And it's income that's used to generate the level of the fine.
Whilst for us geeks it's 'obvious' that a healthy dose of scepticism and a demand for evidence is de rigeur, if you were never taught to think like that, then it's not entirely your fault that you fall for the latest internet fad. Blaming the victim of a well constructed scam for being deceived is usually unfair. And we do have to remember that 'science' has made some howling mistakes in the past, only to recant later.
As someone who is resistant to 'alternative medicine', I assume that people will do the mainstream route first, and so receive mainstream care. Only if that has failed would I expect them to go off to more 'interesting' possibilities. But you're right, people don't follow that route, and it could be a serious problem. Thanks for making me think!
If homeopathy achieves cures as a result of the placebo effect, it's not 'useless'. There is a complex moral argument as to whether we should allow this route to flourish, but that's not the same.
True, but this suit offers a libertarian alternative to government regulation, and hopefully will achieve the same outcome.
They are both!
In your dreams. They've got plausible deniability. It would be good to come back in five years and watch the career paths of those involved, especially this 'programmer'.
And so covered by state immunity. Actually IF we could be confident that the stolen stuff was only going to be used externally, it's probably totally legitimate. The problem is that they demonstrated that they can't be trusted.
They've been predicting this technology for decades, based on the 'mark of the beast' being necessary to buy anything
[The Beast] also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. (Rev 13:16,17)
probably has the same capability, but has not attracted a lot of attention.
"the Flu Shot is all but useless around half the time"
which implies that it is helpful half the time. Seems like a good return on the investment of having one for anyone who would suffer significantly from having flu.
As to the wider issue of replacing the profit driven approach to pharmaceutical R&D, the problem is that this would require a vast level of new expenditure from the government. Admittedly it might work - but the failure of the USSR or China to be major pharmaceutical producers is a hint that it probably won't.
I'm not a US citizen, but it seems like a few hundred specific FOI requests will ensure that the officers will have enough to do to stop doing stuff like that...
Thanks for that. The UK being a country blessed with an oceanic climate doesn't usually get that sort of range of temperature. Not quite sure how the expansion issue is addressed in welded lines but it seems to work!
Most lines are welded now, so it doesn't happen any more
The oversight committees are still at work - as the stories about their failing in their job and Alexander's perjury before one of them suggests. So what are you suggesting - or are you just being gratuitously partisan?
http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms... The ILO definition of unemployment covers people who are: out of work, want a job, have actively sought work in the previous four weeks and are available to start work within the next fortnight; or out of work and have accepted a job that they are waiting to start in the next fortnight.
http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms... The ILO definition of unemployment covers people who are: out of work, want a job, have actively sought work in the previous four weeks and are available to start work within the next fortnight; or out of work and have accepted a job that they are waiting to start in the next fortnight. This is a good compromise between instant and totally discouraged. What it doesn't capture is the number of part time workers who would like more hours.
And, to be fair, they have to if the majority against them in the House isn't going to be even more lopsided. It's just one of the chronic failures of the US political system.
The Scandinavians have very homogeneous societies where the issues are relatively one dimensional, allowing the formation of coalitions without great difficulty. This was the experience in Germany, but is now breaking down because the far left 'Left' and Greens are splitting the left, whilst 'The Alternative' is offering a serious right wing challenge that splits the right, and is very problematic, whilst the collapse of the FDP has removed the traditional third party. The result has been a CDU/SPD coalition that is working well, but at the cost of alienating those who are not impressed to the point of their voting for those more extreme parties; I anticipate growing problems in Germany over the next few years.
"This is why you get, effectively, extremists on both sides." They always exist, but in a FPTP system must vote for 'their' party come what may. The effect is to weaken the power of those extremists unless they represent a large enough group as to endanger one of the main party's chance of winning specific constituencies. This is what is happening atm with UKIP; they are perceived as endangering the Tories, so Cameron is being forced to play to their tune; the same is true of the National Front in France. By contrast Muslim voters in the UK have largely been forced to remain voting for the major parties, which is helpful in encouraging integration.
The pathological case of PR taken to its logical extent is Switzerland where the same parties have formed the government in the same proportions since forever. The voters have almost no impact on government policy, except via referendums which often go against government policy, which is not a healthy way to run a country because it means your representatives are not being representative.