Looks like all Madoff's victims were pussies, actually. None took revenge.
If someone screwed ME over that badly, I wouldn't kill my self. That's silly.
If someone ruins your life without provocation, take the bloody revenge you are due. It needn't be murder, which after all ends suffering instead of inflicting it. If a "Madoff" trashed my life, I'd be satisfied by blinding him. The justice system is no deterrent, the rich run the world, but they are made of meat like the rest of us. It doesn't take a badass to take vengeance, just the choice not to let someone else ruin you and go unpunished. If there were a credible threat of revenge, that would be a deterrent to corruption. No lawyer can save you from someone absolutely willing to take you out.
"You can dislike something supported by some members of a group without being "anti" that group."
There is, it should be noted, no reason NOT to oppose a religion or all religions on their own lack of merit.
The idea that superstition should be respected is silly, and it would be easier to break the hold of superstitions if we were much more comfortable treating them with the contempt such ridiculous beliefs deserve. Religions attacking each other is healthy, because it highlights their defects and their tribalism.
I find it unfortunate. That's the ONLY thing which will force lusers and PHBs to take security seriously because, unlike merely parasitic malware, a nuked system isn't fun to play with any more. A fish can still swim with a lamprey attached.
FFS start breaking shit so we build more immunity.
People will develop tasty algae (or whatever) and mass-produce it if it's worthwhile. Economies of scale make devoting time to grow it at home mostly useless except as a hobby.
"Is shooting yourself in the head to avoid a pointless and severely unpleasant (but "sustainable") existence in a dystopian ecologically green world "the future"? Can we deprive ourselves of everything good about life so our children can inherit a world where they'll also have to deprive themselves of everything good about life? Is this wise?"
There is zero reason that the world should be dystopian in order to be "green". It will take a bit of work to develop and maintain, but so does our current, polluting lifestyle.
The Soviets being theism-free was a plus that didn't negate their badly planned economy and other problems that go with a system run by a string of people (such as Stalin) without education appropriate to running a modern state. Their scientists were subordinate to ideology, hence Lysenkoism and other nonsense.
"I think at the point that they are using any resources (yours or their own) to make some determination as to what you can/cannot read. That is censorship."
So is security classification. Perhaps we should not have any such, and trust everyone with everything. Surely the world will embrace our example and instantly do likewise.
"He should have a copy transcribed, and release it in a torrent."
Government employees, military and civilian, are subject to NDA regarding classified information. Naming names is desirable to those who want to expose everyone involved in classified ops, but not necessarily required for the public to be entertained.
Thirty dollars an hour to make light bulbs is insane. That isn't just a matter of cheap foreign competition, but overpriced labor that is a hangover from very different economic times.
"However there are no standard type bulbs that feature it, as the problem with LEDs is that they dissipate the heat into the fixture rather than radiate it forward. "
A long, fat heatsink base would appear to be in order rather than relying on the fixture.
There is little point in retrofitting an old factory when there is so much available industrial space elsewhere.
Buildings are cheap, old buildings come with horrendous maintenance costs, and clearing out worthless obsolete equipment is expensive. It would be cheaper to simply build another factory or use existing space in an area of the US with lower wages.
In China, that outcome has resulted in a prosperous China well on its way to being a superpower, and as China becomes more prosperous it becomes more liberal.
What do you think would have happened to striking workers when Mao was still in power??
There is no guarantee of prosperity. Competition is required, and no legal construct will make that not so.
"Either we stop buying from manufacturers located in these countries or we push our legislators to prohibit the import of items manufactured under these conditions."
"It's easy for stuff to be 50% less in a factory town where works are just meat and they work super overtime with no overtime pay. "
The reality of competing with cheap workers will require a reset so our workers become cheap. Productivity is high with few workers, but if more workers are to have jobs, they will have to work for less, live less well, and be like the rest of the world.
The main reason the US did so well for so long was it was the "last country standing" after WWII, which was the best thing ever to happen to the US economy.
So the system is essentially too awkward to fix, but we should preserve it for a (few) innovators instead of nuking it for the greater good?
Smart people will still make money from their ability to write software, and software freedom benefits all, except those no longer making a profit from patents.
Embraer make some excellent aircraft so saying it's "specifically" to get around ITAR rather than to expand a domestic industry with an outstanding aircraft "form factor" for tactical operations AND civilian transport using primitive airfields is questionable.
The platform could be a terrific seller, with most of the money staying in Brazil. Four engines are no longer required for redundancy (though they are nice to have), so going to two turbofans makes sense.
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"The guy was a pussy and committed suicide."
Looks like all Madoff's victims were pussies, actually. None took revenge.
If someone screwed ME over that badly, I wouldn't kill my self. That's silly.
If someone ruins your life without provocation, take the bloody revenge you are due. It needn't be murder, which after all ends suffering instead of inflicting it. If a "Madoff" trashed my life, I'd be satisfied by blinding him. The justice system is no deterrent, the rich run the world, but they are made of meat like the rest of us. It doesn't take a badass to take vengeance, just the choice not to let someone else ruin you and go unpunished. If there were a credible threat of revenge, that would be a deterrent to corruption. No lawyer can save you from someone absolutely willing to take you out.
"At least I think I do, since your use of "appreciate" is confusing."
It's the original meaning:
http://www.answers.com/topic/appreciate
True, but that's more than enough to satisfy protesters whose goal was accomplished when Obama was elected.
People only tend to appreciate the evils of government when the party they dislike is in power.
"Jewogle just sounds weird. Jewgle sounds like google only with a soft g."
"Zyklon" has a much techier ring to it, but might not go over well.
"There is a perfect Victorian china tea set orbiting the sun in an orbit about half way between the sun and the earth."
I, for one, welcome our new porcelain overlords!
"You can dislike something supported by some members of a group without being "anti" that group."
There is, it should be noted, no reason NOT to oppose a religion or all religions on their own lack of merit.
The idea that superstition should be respected is silly, and it would be easier to break the hold of superstitions if we were much more comfortable treating them with the contempt such ridiculous beliefs deserve. Religions attacking each other is healthy, because it highlights their defects and their tribalism.
How dare you disturb my fantasy of Uncluttered Shiny!
There can't be any health risks for a technology this cool. :P
I find it unfortunate. That's the ONLY thing which will force lusers and PHBs to take security seriously because, unlike merely parasitic malware, a nuked system isn't fun to play with any more. A fish can still swim with a lamprey attached.
FFS start breaking shit so we build more immunity.
Certainly any such story on /. should point out the affected operating systems...
People will develop tasty algae (or whatever) and mass-produce it if it's worthwhile. Economies of scale make devoting time to grow it at home mostly useless except as a hobby.
"Is shooting yourself in the head to avoid a pointless and severely unpleasant (but "sustainable") existence in a dystopian ecologically green world "the future"? Can we deprive ourselves of everything good about life so our children can inherit a world where they'll also have to deprive themselves of everything good about life? Is this wise?"
There is zero reason that the world should be dystopian in order to be "green". It will take a bit of work to develop and maintain, but so does our current, polluting lifestyle.
The Soviets being theism-free was a plus that didn't negate their badly planned economy and other problems that go with a system run by a string of people (such as Stalin) without education appropriate to running a modern state. Their scientists were subordinate to ideology, hence Lysenkoism and other nonsense.
Wal-Mart and Dollar General are doing quite well, because they positioned themselves to do this well in advance.
"I think at the point that they are using any resources (yours or their own) to make some determination as to what you can/cannot read. That is censorship."
So is security classification. Perhaps we should not have any such, and trust everyone with everything. Surely the world will embrace our example and instantly do likewise.
"He should have a copy transcribed, and release it in a torrent."
Government employees, military and civilian, are subject to NDA regarding classified information. Naming names is desirable to those who want to expose everyone involved in classified ops, but not necessarily required for the public to be entertained.
Thirty dollars an hour to make light bulbs is insane. That isn't just a matter of cheap foreign competition, but overpriced labor that is a hangover from very different economic times.
"However there are no standard type bulbs that feature it, as the problem with LEDs is that they dissipate the heat into the fixture rather than radiate it forward. "
A long, fat heatsink base would appear to be in order rather than relying on the fixture.
There is little point in retrofitting an old factory when there is so much available industrial space elsewhere.
Buildings are cheap, old buildings come with horrendous maintenance costs, and clearing out worthless obsolete equipment is expensive. It would be cheaper to simply build another factory or use existing space in an area of the US with lower wages.
"If it was your appendix, and you had a choice, which one would you choose?"
Do I get to review their records or just go by salary?
In China, that outcome has resulted in a prosperous China well on its way to being a superpower, and as China becomes more prosperous it becomes more liberal.
What do you think would have happened to striking workers when Mao was still in power??
There is no guarantee of prosperity. Competition is required, and no legal construct will make that not so.
"Either we stop buying from manufacturers located in these countries or we push our legislators to prohibit the import of items manufactured under these conditions."
Um, nice thought. So much for our EXPORTS.
"It's easy for stuff to be 50% less in a factory town where works are just meat and they work super overtime with no overtime pay. "
The reality of competing with cheap workers will require a reset so our workers become cheap. Productivity is high with few workers, but if more workers are to have jobs, they will have to work for less, live less well, and be like the rest of the world.
The main reason the US did so well for so long was it was the "last country standing" after WWII, which was the best thing ever to happen to the US economy.
So the system is essentially too awkward to fix, but we should preserve it for a (few) innovators instead of nuking it for the greater good?
Smart people will still make money from their ability to write software, and software freedom benefits all, except those no longer making a profit from patents.
"Am I glad that my ISP account is registered to my cat."
Am I glad I'm mooching off your cats router! (Cue new Prison Cat meme.)
Citation needed out of curiosity...
Embraer make some excellent aircraft so saying it's "specifically" to get around ITAR rather than to expand a domestic industry with an outstanding aircraft "form factor" for tactical operations AND civilian transport using primitive airfields is questionable.
The platform could be a terrific seller, with most of the money staying in Brazil. Four engines are no longer required for redundancy (though they are nice to have), so going to two turbofans makes sense.