The idea of "rightful" is silly because "rights" are subjective.
Assad has many SUPPORTERS for various reasons, very much including opposition to Islamic fundamentalism.
I support Assad. I support anyone willing to kill radical Muslims and I could care less about the technicality of their humanity since their superstition nullifies any reason to be concerned with that.
Ideally, the Baathists and Jihadists will bleed each other out in many years of violence which will keep them distracted from annoying anyone of value to modern civilization. Syria has plenty of people on BOTH sides and if they want to play internal hardball, that's their business. I'll break out the popcorn.
"Jon McCan't even said in an interview that he doesn't want you using any themes or customizing your Gnome desktop in any way, because this diminishes Gnome's look, and other people watching you at your computer won't be able to tell it's Gnome."
That's a fine reason to work against Gnome and steer new users away from it. "It's a half-arsed Apple imitation by fanbois who hate choice as much as Apple."
If they want Apple they should BUY Apple and get the "good" parts of that walled garden.
BTW INCARCERATION works during the period of incarceration. That can simply be made indefinite. Make prisons profitable and it becomes practical to get rid of criminals.
Punishment deters, though maybe not "you". NEVER assume others are like YOU.
"The only reason you don't rape and murder is because you'd be punished if you did, right?"
That influences my choices! Not into rape, but in an environment where political violence was tolerated and part of the rules of engagement I'd have no objection to using it.
Many of us dislike Islam and therefore do not care what is done to its superstitionists. Not so many will say it this directly.
I personally don't object to disposing of Muslims or Communists, because I DO object to the societies they create.
War crime laws are merely designed to get in the way of war and only afffect those who embrace self-restriction. Originally such laws were great for the fapfest of post-WWII victors "justice", but that's all.
In a society where crime isn't really "punished", the only other deterrent must be a police state where there is no sanctuary.
As societies must include anyone who wants to do anything they like and must admit anyone from anywhere regardless of their culture, keeping order becomes more challenging because the only alternative to (vanishing) SELF-discipline is IMPOSED discipline.
This sucks, but is better than the Clockwork Orange world of no order at all.
"There was a time in America where learning was cherished as a virtuous means of self improvement for both private and public good as the ancient greek philosophers promoted. "
The Good Old Days Fallacy again.
In what magic time was this so and may we have citations?
No, and one advantage is keeping "Third World" workers OUT of modern countries.
Like it or not, exclusivity protects economic advantage.
Get rid of the need for cheap labor (which exclusively comes from "less accomplished" humans) and you can keep such humans from burdening your society.
Unfortunately, and note I'm OBSERVING this fact and did not make it so:
"Shaniqua" doesn't merely convey "black", it conveys "my backward parents think Ebonics is a respectable language". This is like a white guy with "Bubba" as a first name, and yes I've met a few.
NEVER give your offspring a name which conveys (rightly or otherwise) an intellectually-deprived background. That's using your kid to masturbate YOUR ego, not some noble gesture of defiance.
A remarkable amount of equipment doesn't use microchips or can have delicate controls bypassed, though it would make good sense to have a "combat bypass" control option (and spare boxes) just in case.
EMP creates surges by passing fields over POWER LINES. That won't do squat to disconnected spare parts.
EMP is not guaranteed to knock out all circuitry, and much equipment such as diesels with mechanical controls will still be running. Points ignitions and simple electronic ignitions will run, so millions of engines and generators will run and can produce power to assist recovery.
"Actually, something like this can't really take off precisely because of cheap labor."
Boot the cheap labor back to its countries of origin and that can kickstart the process. Agricultural labor is a job for machines, and if the machines aren't quite there yet that doesn't mean they won't be.
As a former avionics weenie and aircraft mechanic, I WISH "everything else" had aircraft switchology and variety of tactile feedback and control shape (so you can FEEL them and not LOOK at them).
Consider making something like an much larger F-16 MFD but as four "bars" of buttons you can attach to the edges of your monitor with double-sides automobile trim tape (tough stuff!).
Touch screens "ain't shit" compared to a MFD. For one thing, your fingers don't block the screen.
Make it work with flight sim programs and you'll have a larger market than you originally intended. Make a MilSpec version and suddenly ANY rugged monitor can be turned into a BIG MFD, and if it breaks or the vendor quits you can convert a different screen easily. MANY ground applications could benefit! Modern adhesive solutions mean a properly installed "MFD strip set" would stay solidly attached.
A calibration option to align displayed parameters with MFD strip buttons would take care of aligning them to any display.
Ensure your MFD switches have good tactile feedback. Between button and rocker options you could have quite a variety. An optional Thinkpad-style "clit mouse" at each bottom corner would be nice too.
"I don't know about the European market, but here in Canada our ISPs throttle our traffic, at least during prime time, which is when I tend to use my home computers."
In lovely South Carolina we have "passive throttling", where teh cable intertubes become clogged during prime time.
Any initiatives to fix this are doomed, and many folks beyond reach of cable and DSL still use AOL dialup for the relatively "good" dialup performance.
"Initially I had problems with the cheap nasty BT huawei interface box overheating, but they have a revised model that doesn't cook itself, but you must still wall mount it to get the passive cooling working properly."
Sounds like a candidate for an external fan zip tied or velcro'ed on so you don't have to mod the thing and can exchange it when it does die.
Wise are those who get civilian Avionics and/or aircraft mech certs before bailing. Use the G.I. bill at a civilian school now that you know how to learn.
I was Avionics (OV-10/F-4) engines and later crew chief (F-16) and much of what you learn is how to work on and learn new systems. I got my A&P (now AMT) while I was in, but that would still be entry-level on civilian birds.
Knowing how to transition between airframes means you can pick different aircraft up quickly, but you still need fam training on SPECIFIC systems. Civilian maintenance documentation is different too.
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The idea of "rightful" is silly because "rights" are subjective.
Assad has many SUPPORTERS for various reasons, very much including opposition to Islamic fundamentalism.
I support Assad. I support anyone willing to kill radical Muslims and I could care less about the technicality of their humanity since their superstition nullifies any reason to be concerned with that.
Ideally, the Baathists and Jihadists will bleed each other out in many years of violence which will keep them distracted from annoying anyone of value to modern civilization. Syria has plenty of people on BOTH sides and if they want to play internal hardball, that's their business. I'll break out the popcorn.
"Jon McCan't even said in an interview that he doesn't want you using any themes or customizing your Gnome desktop in any way, because this diminishes Gnome's look, and other people watching you at your computer won't be able to tell it's Gnome."
That's a fine reason to work against Gnome and steer new users away from it. "It's a half-arsed Apple imitation by fanbois who hate choice as much as Apple."
If they want Apple they should BUY Apple and get the "good" parts of that walled garden.
"I stopped reading here."
You should have kept going to the less-painful "sharp stick in the eye" and "hot deep fryer emptied onto crotch".
"But for a society, punishment does not work."
Citation needed.
BTW INCARCERATION works during the period of incarceration. That can simply be made indefinite. Make prisons profitable and it becomes practical to get rid of criminals.
Punishment deters, though maybe not "you". NEVER assume others are like YOU.
"The only reason you don't rape and murder is because you'd be punished if you did, right?"
That influences my choices! Not into rape, but in an environment where political violence was tolerated and part of the rules of engagement I'd have no objection to using it.
Many of us dislike Islam and therefore do not care what is done to its superstitionists. Not so many will say it this directly.
I personally don't object to disposing of Muslims or Communists, because I DO object to the societies they create.
War crime laws are merely designed to get in the way of war and only afffect those who embrace self-restriction. Originally such laws were great for the fapfest of post-WWII victors "justice", but that's all.
In a society where crime isn't really "punished", the only other deterrent must be a police state where there is no sanctuary.
As societies must include anyone who wants to do anything they like and must admit anyone from anywhere regardless of their culture, keeping order becomes more challenging because the only alternative to (vanishing) SELF-discipline is IMPOSED discipline.
This sucks, but is better than the Clockwork Orange world of no order at all.
"Time to marry her and start fucking her in the ass."
You are clearly inexperienced if you think the first enhances opportunities for the second.
"There was a time in America where learning was cherished as a virtuous means of self improvement for both private and public good as the ancient greek philosophers promoted. "
The Good Old Days Fallacy again.
In what magic time was this so and may we have citations?
Stupidity, not ignorance, is the problem.
No, and one advantage is keeping "Third World" workers OUT of modern countries.
Like it or not, exclusivity protects economic advantage.
Get rid of the need for cheap labor (which exclusively comes from "less accomplished" humans) and you can keep such humans from burdening your society.
Unfortunately, and note I'm OBSERVING this fact and did not make it so:
"Shaniqua" doesn't merely convey "black", it conveys "my backward parents think Ebonics is a respectable language". This is like a white guy with "Bubba" as a first name, and yes I've met a few.
NEVER give your offspring a name which conveys (rightly or otherwise) an intellectually-deprived background. That's using your kid to masturbate YOUR ego, not some noble gesture of defiance.
A remarkable amount of equipment doesn't use microchips or can have delicate controls bypassed, though it would make good sense to have a "combat bypass" control option (and spare boxes) just in case.
EMP creates surges by passing fields over POWER LINES. That won't do squat to disconnected spare parts.
EMP is not guaranteed to knock out all circuitry, and much equipment such as diesels with mechanical controls will still be running. Points ignitions and simple electronic ignitions will run, so millions of engines and generators will run and can produce power to assist recovery.
"Actually, something like this can't really take off precisely because of cheap labor."
Boot the cheap labor back to its countries of origin and that can kickstart the process. Agricultural labor is a job for machines, and if the machines aren't quite there yet that doesn't mean they won't be.
Millions of quite usable PCs get dumpstered every year.
All you need is initiative.
"There has to be 10,000 other occupations with a higher barrier to entry."
Yep. Auto mechanic and many others require hundreds of dollars in tools to start out working for someone else.
The risks they take using ordinary vehicles are substantial, but they ignore. them.
Being tech-illiterate dumbasses doesn't help.
For some perspective, petrol cars and trucks often have fires. Nothing to see here.
Google "Ford cruise control switch fires" for some entertainment.
As a former avionics weenie and aircraft mechanic, I WISH "everything else" had aircraft switchology and variety of tactile feedback and control shape (so you can FEEL them and not LOOK at them).
Consider making something like an much larger F-16 MFD but as four "bars" of buttons you can attach to the edges of your monitor with double-sides automobile trim tape (tough stuff!).
Touch screens "ain't shit" compared to a MFD. For one thing, your fingers don't block the screen.
Make it work with flight sim programs and you'll have a larger market than you originally intended. Make a MilSpec version and suddenly ANY rugged monitor can be turned into a BIG MFD, and if it breaks or the vendor quits you can convert a different screen easily. MANY ground applications could benefit! Modern adhesive solutions mean a properly installed "MFD strip set" would stay solidly attached.
A calibration option to align displayed parameters with MFD strip buttons would take care of aligning them to any display.
Ensure your MFD switches have good tactile feedback. Between button and rocker options you could have quite a variety. An optional Thinkpad-style "clit mouse" at each bottom corner would be nice too.
No legal "war" can be all-out if the US is involved.
The restraints of lawfare mean that serious methods can't be employed. Mexico needs a Pinochet or Francisco Franco.
Legalization would end the wars in Mexico and allow massive legal cultivation. Importing would be a "US issue".
I view Youtube with Chrome, but download Youtube vids using Firefox.
Easy enough to have multiple browsers open on any modern PC.
"I don't know about the European market, but here in Canada our ISPs throttle our traffic, at least during prime time, which is when I tend to use my home computers."
In lovely South Carolina we have "passive throttling", where teh cable intertubes become clogged during prime time.
Any initiatives to fix this are doomed, and many folks beyond reach of cable and DSL still use AOL dialup for the relatively "good" dialup performance.
"Initially I had problems with the cheap nasty BT huawei interface box overheating, but they have a revised model that doesn't cook itself, but you must still wall mount it to get the passive cooling working properly."
Sounds like a candidate for an external fan zip tied or velcro'ed on so you don't have to mod the thing and can exchange it when it does die.
Not to mention 4chan, which Slashdot is gradually turning into anyway.
Cmdr. Moot, anyone? (runs)
Wise are those who get civilian Avionics and/or aircraft mech certs before bailing. Use the G.I. bill at a civilian school now that you know how to learn.
I was Avionics (OV-10/F-4) engines and later crew chief (F-16) and much of what you learn is how to work on and learn new systems. I got my A&P (now AMT) while I was in, but that would still be entry-level on civilian birds.
Knowing how to transition between airframes means you can pick different aircraft up quickly, but you still need fam training on SPECIFIC systems. Civilian maintenance documentation is different too.
"The military's a great place to learn how to kill people and break things"
Most of the military does neither directly nor really knows how.
Logistics support along with equipment and facility maintenance are a huge part of modern war.