"Similarly, while I don't need to take all those physical things to do an on-site service call for an important Canadian customer, I absolutely do need to take my laptop.'
You don't need to take the SAME laptop, and also have the option to store personal stuffs on removable media. I certainly wouldn't mix work and personal computers. That's just creating a "data loss multiplier" when the thing breaks or gets stolen...
If I need a tool for a job, the job pays for it one way or the other.
The solution is simple: Don't connect personal computers containing Shit That Matters to the internet. Invoking teh Yellow Peril is a smokescreen. If they can get in, so can others...
"Don't forget Werner Von Braun. He used slave labor to build the V2, was an SS officer, etc. But, without his help after the war, the U.S. probably would have never gotten to the moon."
Ah, the good old days before politically correct Human Resource managers!
"but it occurred to me that maybe the purpose of creating a new law that simply adds "on the internet" to an existing law is to allow for harsher sentencing."
Yep. I wonder what a "hate criminal cyber-bully" would be sentenced to...
There is a surprising amount of industry in the US, but it doesn't get publicity. If you are willing to do skilled manual labor there are plenty of jobs for pipe weldors and other metal fabricators that cannot be outsourced. Caterpillar sells plenty of generators overseas too.
The American worker needs to become competitive and that means aggressively seeking education and job-specific skills. It is our duty to OURSELVES to be adaptive, multi-skilled, inquisitive, self-teaching, and to hustle for work. People who refuse to do that deserve what they get. Our competitors aren't doing anything we cannot CHOOSE to do.
As for any "green" obstacles, vote and organize others to vote. Don't forget to vote against the "oilgarchy" who are a MUCH bigger obstacle than the "greenies" they blame-shift onto!
"I'm very interested in the answer your question, as I'm sure the materials used to manufacture this robo fish are incredibly poisonous."
Why are you "sure" of that?
Most of the materials are obvious (metal, plastic, printed circuit board, battery) so unless there is Something Very Bad cunningly hidden is it's robo-guts, it's no worse than chucking a PC over the side. One shipwreck would put more material on the sea bed than the entire likely robo-fish production.
Time to get in the VAs posterior and reattack with help. The basic limbs available after 1992 were probably the standard muscle-actuated "hook"-like clamps. Things being different now it would be worth pursuing. Unfortunately the VA isn't going to seek out older folks to give them upgrades, so that's up to the individual and his veterans organization rep. Don't even think about pursuing it alone. The DAV for example has many experienced folks with system knowledge and human networks gained over years of interaction with Uncle Sugar.
"What makes you think his insurance carriers are not responsible for a pre-existing condition when his prosthetic needs replaced or is damaged?"
You omitted those details which greatly change the content of the post.
That sort of thing is required to counter enemy cultures such as Islam. It isn't pretty, but Islam is far worse. Australia belongs to Australians. They have every right not to welcome those who would change it into the Middle East.
"It used to be that Aussies were only nationalistic when it came to sports... now, I feel an ugly change coming."
I'm glad to see they are waking up. Submission is no way to compete with Islam.
Now we don't need the message (or the bronze bitch in the harbor) to lure people who want to make money. The "wretched refuse" aren't useful anymore, and in the case of Muslims want to make MY country like their own theocratic hellholes.
"I have a friend who lost his left arm fighting in the name of our country. So far three different insurance carriers have all denied him any kind of advanced prosthetic. It's sad..."
I'm a vet and I smell trollage. "name of our country" - WTF?? Branch of service would do for a start.
No private carrier would even be involved with a combat injury, and actual denial of care would be grounds for calling up the VA chain of command with a parallel chat with local and state elected officials. The VA has screwed up but there are plenty of folks willing to raise a stink in behalf of a legit claim. Join the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) for a start.
"It is no surprise that the especially well connected and rich never die of AIDS (like Magic Johnson) while the poor in Africa are decimated by it."
The rich and well-connected don't die of many diseases that kill millions in cultures that produce failed states.
Africans are responsible for Africa, and results vary by country. Adults who reject modern science and prefer different AIDS "cures" (such as sex with a child or virgin) will make choices that have consequences...
"The only moral of the story here is that an arrogant, ethics-free mercenary with access to any tool he pleases is given way too much admiration in the twenty first century."
Having that level of ability and the power it gives you would be wonderful, so why not admire it?
As for "mercenary", being one forfeits the usual (illogical) "ideology exemption" for certain conduct. So what? Why should we buy into that?
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"Products like this are proof that audiophiles are not very intelligent and easily swayed to buying things they do not need."
:)
A fool and his money deserve to be parted.
"Is there a good use for this technology?"
:)
Yes, if malware is programmed to disable systems using it.
That use is called "object lesson".
"Similarly, while I don't need to take all those physical things to do an on-site service call for an important Canadian customer, I absolutely do need to take my laptop.'
You don't need to take the SAME laptop, and also have the option to store personal stuffs on removable media.
I certainly wouldn't mix work and personal computers. That's just creating a "data loss multiplier" when the thing breaks or gets stolen...
If I need a tool for a job, the job pays for it one way or the other.
"Really, that's who they should be going after. The people selling pirated software."
I'm for ruthless enforcement of any law that inconveniences Windows users. The more MSFT turns the screws, the more people will consider alternatives.
The solution is simple:
Don't connect personal computers containing Shit That Matters to the internet.
Invoking teh Yellow Peril is a smokescreen. If they can get in, so can others...
"I WANT IT. I don't really know why, though..."
I do. My collection of Roseanne Barr b3av3r shots!
"Don't forget Werner Von Braun. He used slave labor to build the V2, was an SS officer, etc. But, without his help after the war, the U.S. probably would have never gotten to the moon."
Ah, the good old days before politically correct Human Resource managers!
"but it occurred to me that maybe the purpose of creating a new law that simply adds "on the internet" to an existing law is to allow for harsher sentencing."
Yep. I wonder what a "hate criminal cyber-bully" would be sentenced to...
There is a surprising amount of industry in the US, but it doesn't get publicity. If you are willing to do skilled manual labor there are plenty of jobs for pipe weldors and other metal fabricators that cannot be outsourced. Caterpillar sells plenty of generators overseas too.
The American worker needs to become competitive and that means aggressively seeking education and job-specific skills. It is our duty to OURSELVES to be adaptive, multi-skilled, inquisitive, self-teaching, and to hustle for work. People who refuse to do that deserve what they get. Our competitors aren't doing anything we cannot CHOOSE to do.
As for any "green" obstacles, vote and organize others to vote. Don't forget to vote against the "oilgarchy" who are a MUCH bigger obstacle than the "greenies" they blame-shift onto!
"I'm very interested in the answer your question, as I'm sure the materials used to manufacture this robo fish are incredibly poisonous."
Why are you "sure" of that?
Most of the materials are obvious (metal, plastic, printed circuit board, battery) so unless there is Something Very Bad cunningly hidden is it's robo-guts, it's no worse than chucking a PC over the side. One shipwreck would put more material on the sea bed than the entire likely robo-fish production.
"No, what you need to do is go back to slurping your dad's cum out of your mom's furry love hole."
Pushing your head out of the way is too much work. Now quit the chatter and get back to rooting!
"Second, the USB ports on my HP Port Replicator xb2000 (I believe) no longer function."
Boot a live Linux CD such as Knoppix and see if it works. It's a handy way to swap OS for testing.
The I-Appliance BBS is full of the orphaned products of companies who believed that applies to computers:
http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl
If people genuinely wanted to reduce trade in endangered species they'd support devaluing the products by ranching and harvesting the species instead.
Domestic cows aren't hunted to extinction.
Hitler (per his Axis obligation) declared war on the US after Pearl Harbor, so we were enthusiastically invited to participate!
Time to get in the VAs posterior and reattack with help. The basic limbs available after 1992 were probably the standard muscle-actuated "hook"-like clamps. Things being different now it would be worth pursuing.
Unfortunately the VA isn't going to seek out older folks to give them upgrades, so that's up to the individual and his veterans organization rep. Don't even think about pursuing it alone. The DAV for example has many experienced folks with system knowledge and human networks gained over years of interaction with Uncle Sugar.
"What makes you think his insurance carriers are not responsible for a pre-existing condition when his prosthetic needs replaced or is damaged?"
You omitted those details which greatly change the content of the post.
That sort of thing is required to counter enemy cultures such as Islam. It isn't pretty, but Islam is far worse.
Australia belongs to Australians. They have every right not to welcome those who would change it into the Middle East.
"It used to be that Aussies were only nationalistic when it came to sports... now, I feel an ugly change coming."
I'm glad to see they are waking up. Submission is no way to compete with Islam.
That was during the Industrial Revolution.
Now we don't need the message (or the bronze bitch in the harbor) to lure people who want to make money. The "wretched refuse" aren't useful anymore, and in the case of Muslims want to make MY country like their own theocratic hellholes.
"I have a friend who lost his left arm fighting in the name of our country. So far three different insurance carriers have all denied him any kind of advanced prosthetic. It's sad..."
I'm a vet and I smell trollage. "name of our country" - WTF?? Branch of service would do for a start.
No private carrier would even be involved with a combat injury, and actual denial of care would be grounds
for calling up the VA chain of command with a parallel chat with local and state elected officials. The VA has
screwed up but there are plenty of folks willing to raise a stink in behalf of a legit claim. Join the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) for a start.
"Wow, has professional writing ever gone downhill. Ever heard of a period?"
No
RTFP, I didn't refer to "Africa" as a country.
African culture often produces failed states, but not always.
"It is no surprise that the especially well connected and rich never die of AIDS (like Magic Johnson) while the poor in Africa are decimated by it."
The rich and well-connected don't die of many diseases that kill millions in cultures that produce failed states.
Africans are responsible for Africa, and results vary by country. Adults who reject modern science and prefer different AIDS "cures" (such as sex with a child or virgin) will make choices that have consequences...
I stand corrected: "gnUbuntu" (with the small gn).
"Frankly, I find the whole situation to be rather tedious."
gNo shit!
"The only moral of the story here is that an arrogant, ethics-free mercenary with access to any tool he pleases is given way too much admiration in the twenty first century."
Having that level of ability and the power it gives you would be wonderful, so why not admire it?
As for "mercenary", being one forfeits the usual (illogical) "ideology exemption" for certain conduct.
So what? Why should we buy into that?
In that case, GNUbuntu would be a better fit and show the Ubuntu connection.