...continue the fight while civil and military survivors would adapt to the changed circumstances.
Losing a few bureaucrats would be disruptive, but lets remember that nations can lost upwards of twenty million people (USSR-WWII) and continue to function. They can lost multiple cities to conventional bombing raids and nuclear attack, and still continue some function.
It's a deterrent to being attacked by your own government, and embeds capability for revolution among the masses. Fitting since the US was founded by Revolutionaries, not the conformist fucks who pretend to be patriots today.
Yes, Uncle Sam has lots of tech, but the US is huge and as Iraq points out, you can't be everywhere at once. Even an Assad can't contain little Syria, and the US has more firearms than people.
"Do these sorts of "adults are computer illiterate" stories bother anyone else?"
No, because I grew up before the PC era and plenty of adults then as now were "illiterate". I don't expect folks not motivated enough to learn to read to care about computers.
The nuclear contractor base includes MANY subcontractors and buys from MANY suppliers.
"Torgerson said it is difficult to determine whether a company is connected to U.S. nuclear weapons production. "
It's difficult to determine they are NOT.
If a company does business with the General Services Administration their products are almost inevitably going to be used at nuclear production facilities. The ubiquitous Skilcraft blind-made products are used throughout government and military service. Their excellent green notebooks have been helping the US take lives for decades!
Anyone with current Fed Log and GSA catalog access and knowledge of what a municipality buys could connect the dots easily.
"Why is it, Americans, that people on the other side of the globe, who do not speak your language and have never been to your country, detest you with such fervour they would kill themselves to inflict harm on you?"
Because they objected to the presence of US forces in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. It was specifically a religious objection and they so stated.
You shouldn't be wondering. Al Qaeda did everything they could to communicate their message. They attacked the Saudi government. There isn't the slightest doubt as to the specifics of their motivation because they were unequivocal about their reasons for fighting!
Even the US military "gets" that Windows machines at home aren't at all secure and offers this nifty distro. Free download, and if you are USian your taxes were actually spent well for a change:
...are a threat to infrastructure too. As partisans prove (inexpensively, lest we forget) before the internet, someone who wants to fuck shit up and is willing to die trying can do considerable damage.
The way to sustain damage and keep fighting is to have enough redundant systems so you can take a hit or many. Trying to secure ALL your systems from ALL attacks is impractical and weakening.
The Second Amendment codifies the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to embed the capability for revolution in US society, which was founded by revolution. Those who would take your weapons would make you slaves.
shut down GIS websites, and remove all info on everything from the Terrorist Intarwebs!
Plat maps show pipelines, power company and utility easements, and are absolutely fundamental to real estate transactions. Fuck, let's ban realtors too. The keep compromising "MLS listing books" the CommieIslamoNazis could use to kill our freedom.
Next time you see so-called "gun control" legislation pimped by Schumer, you'll have an insight into how his mind works!
Incognito/private browsing FTW. Use (for example) one browser for browsing where you don't mind cookies, and a second for items you don't want tracked.
You can have many browsers, any decent PC can run many browsers, so have at it.
No lie is better than another lie, and all religions are lies. Unfortunately, religionists can't all butcher each other as belief in superstition deserves because they'd take the rest of us with them...
"Neither Iran nor North Korea would be such a big problem for us now if we hadn't sponsored a coup in one, and used the other as a proxy during the Cold War."
What the fuck are you talking about with respect to >>>>Northhttp://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/TimeLine.htm#1950
The drawback is "Edison" (flat or round) records immediately deteriorate.
That's why we used to rip them to tape on the second play (the first was to look for defects). If you must, at least record in a lossless format and play the recordings.
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...continue the fight while civil and military survivors would adapt to the changed circumstances.
Losing a few bureaucrats would be disruptive, but lets remember that nations can lost upwards of twenty million people (USSR-WWII) and continue to function. They can lost multiple cities to conventional bombing raids and nuclear attack, and still continue some function.
It's a deterrent to being attacked by your own government, and embeds capability for revolution among the masses. Fitting since the US was founded by Revolutionaries, not the conformist fucks who pretend to be patriots today.
Yes, Uncle Sam has lots of tech, but the US is huge and as Iraq points out, you can't be everywhere at once. Even an Assad can't contain little Syria, and the US has more firearms than people.
"Do these sorts of "adults are computer illiterate" stories bother anyone else?"
No, because I grew up before the PC era and plenty of adults then as now were "illiterate". I don't expect folks not motivated enough to learn to read to care about computers.
...for the Lulz.
The nuclear contractor base includes MANY subcontractors and buys from MANY suppliers.
"Torgerson said it is difficult to determine whether a company is connected to U.S. nuclear weapons production. "
It's difficult to determine they are NOT.
If a company does business with the General Services Administration their products are almost inevitably going to be used at nuclear production facilities. The ubiquitous Skilcraft blind-made products are used throughout government and military service. Their excellent green notebooks have been helping the US take lives for decades!
Anyone with current Fed Log and GSA catalog access and knowledge of what a municipality buys could connect the dots easily.
"The hiring and interviews are done by the project managers who need the staff themselves."
Shitcan HR and do this, and many problems in many industries will disappear. If someone can't DO the job they shouldn't be picking new hires.
Citations needed.
"Why is it, Americans, that people on the other side of the globe, who do not speak your language and have never been to your country, detest you with such fervour they would kill themselves to inflict harm on you?"
Because they objected to the presence of US forces in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. It was specifically a religious objection and they so stated.
You shouldn't be wondering. Al Qaeda did everything they could to communicate their message. They attacked the Saudi government.
There isn't the slightest doubt as to the specifics of their motivation because they were unequivocal about their reasons for fighting!
The Catholic Church is an example otherwise.
Perhaps God just hates loser Anonymous Cowards.
Yes, it matters.
Even the US military "gets" that Windows machines at home aren't at all secure and offers this nifty distro. Free download, and if you are USian your taxes were actually spent well for a change:
http://www.spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm
Don't like their business practices? Stop giving them money.
.....Roseanne Barr beaver shot at an exquisite level of detail is technically possible!
...are a threat to infrastructure too. As partisans prove (inexpensively, lest we forget) before the internet, someone who wants to fuck shit up and is willing to die trying can do considerable damage.
The way to sustain damage and keep fighting is to have enough redundant systems so you can take a hit or many. Trying to secure ALL your systems from ALL attacks is impractical and weakening.
"Perhaps you should consider a more robust system that is less prone to single point failures?"
The "Death Star" engineering model is flawless. What have we to fear?
"Multiple browsers is not an acceptable solution for the vast majority of the public."
This forum is not directed at the "vast majority of the public".
"If Chucky and his TLA buddies can fly a drone over me, I should be able to fly a drone over Chucky & friends."
He also wants to disarm you since he clearly knows best how to run a society.
http://www.nraila.org/legislation/federal-legislation/2011/3/schumer-bill-includes-steps-toward-fede.aspx
The Second Amendment codifies the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to embed the capability for revolution in US society, which was founded by revolution. Those who would take your weapons would make you slaves.
Clearly we need to ban the printing of publicly available plat maps (hint, they predate computers by at least a century!),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plat
shut down GIS websites, and remove all info on everything from the Terrorist Intarwebs!
Plat maps show pipelines, power company and utility easements, and are absolutely fundamental to real estate transactions. Fuck, let's ban realtors too. The keep compromising "MLS listing books" the CommieIslamoNazis could use to kill our freedom.
Next time you see so-called "gun control" legislation pimped by Schumer, you'll have an insight into how his mind works!
They can stop selling to other OEMs and attempt to lock the market.
I hope they try to pull an Apple. PLEASE! :-)
LOTT (Linux On The Tablet) would be easy if a serious OEM got behind it, and Ubuntu wants to be a tablet OS anyway.
Incognito/private browsing FTW. Use (for example) one browser for browsing where you don't mind cookies, and a second for items you don't want tracked.
You can have many browsers, any decent PC can run many browsers, so have at it.
Fuck RELIGION, ALL of it.
No lie is better than another lie, and all religions are lies. Unfortunately, religionists can't all butcher each other as belief in superstition deserves because they'd take the rest of us with them...
Better yet, "cyber warfare" will result in more robust systems by devouring the "slow zebra".
We know the ONLY way people will act to secure their systems is if they are punished by the RESULTS of NOT securing them.
We need cyber-attacks to coerce immune responses and coerce more robust OS.
Damn touchpad...
What the fuck are you talking about with respect to >>>>North
Korea??????
"Neither Iran nor North Korea would be such a big problem for us now if we hadn't sponsored a coup in one, and used the other as a proxy during the Cold War."
What the fuck are you talking about with respect to >>>>Northhttp://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/TimeLine.htm#1950
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/webspecials03/koreanwar/timeline.shtml
"United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie comments, "This is war against the United Nations."
The drawback is "Edison" (flat or round) records immediately deteriorate.
That's why we used to rip them to tape on the second play (the first was to look for defects). If you must, at least record in a lossless format and play the recordings.
Use another body part.
"Goat Unlock"?
...overly powerful national governments often think the UN is a good idea.
What is the sum of many corruptions?