Ugh, submitted too soon (that will teach me to actually proofread the post next time, sorry). Anyway what I also wanted to say is that in my own experience the only way not to have ports blocked with most providers is to pay for a business-class plan or higher.
"Broadband" here in the US is typically limited to one or two choices for your provider in a given area. Limited (or outright lack of) competition provides little motive for our ISPs to actually care about their customers or about keeping up with the rest of the civilized world speed-wise.
And when that intelligent cunning criminal monster realizes there's a lot of money to be made selling guns to criminal idiots? Before someone says it would be too difficult to smuggle in that many guns take a look at how well the drug war has been going.
and then you are wrong: it is entirely correct of me to assume that someone who owns a gun is to act as their own judge, jury, and executioner, in direct contradiction to your assertion in your grandfather comment
go ahead and own a gun. but don't lie to yourself about what you are really doing
Self-defense is a fundamental right and is part of any living creature's natural instinct. If you classify carrying a gun for protection as "judge, jury, and executioner" then logically you should also classify any form of weapon or martial arts training under the same category. The police can't be everywhere and they're not always around to protect you.
which is why increased gun ownership in peacetime civil society is a gateway to more injustice, not a salvation from it
You make the serious mistake of assuming that someone who owns a gun is going to act as their own judge, jury, and executioner. Please by all means if you enjoy being the one who says the ugly truths then go for it but stick to the truths. Mixing in your own opinion weakens your argument greatly.
Do you really think if Wikileaks was able to get hold of this information to release publicly that our enemies who we don't want to have the information couldn't? This has exposed a large security breach for the government, one which we have no way of knowing how many times it was exploited (and by whom) before it had been publicized. Anyone taking security seriously should already assume that our enemies had all of the information that Wikileaks got by this point and act accordingly.
If we assume our enemies already have the info that the government doesn't want Wikileaks releasing who is left that they want to hide it from? The people. This leads to the question, why should our government need to hide from its citizens? If we cannot know what our government is doing then how can we know they are serving our best interest?
I don't necessarily support what's going on but neither am I dead set against it. There are compelling arguments on both sides here and a blanket position for one simply doesn't make sense.
I think we'll be waiting a while to see it for most of them. From the last sentence of the summary: "give away more than half of their fortune at some point during their lifetime." Some point could very well mean they have it in their will that half the money goes to charity or that they plan to donate the money only when they know they'll be dead soon.
If I absolutely have to pick a beast to feed all my data to I'd prefer Google over Facebook. That said I don't use Facebook's like button on any site outside of Facebook for these exact reasons.
It would be nice if they weren't trying to force a phone service I don't want down my throat either. When cable + internet + phone is cheaper than cable + internet with the same provider something is very wrong...
Sadly I think that would affect the productive posts more than things like the "FIRST POST OMG!!!" trend as well-thought and useful posts tend to be longer. It could also result in the horror of every forum post on the web looking like a teen's text messages. (Imagine how each slashdot comment you read would look in 'txtspeak')
I assume GP is talking about what are collectively known as "Pork-barrel projects" which are often attached to bills that have nothing to do with the project but are seen as "certain to pass". That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear "entitlement spending" at any rate.
Being far easier to detect and disable could make them less desirable than mines in certain tactical situations though. I don't think these are the perfect replacement but they're certainly a good alternative to consider based on the situation.
Evil exists, evil people exist. If you want to protect yourself from evil people you need a way to do so. If someone believes that their country stands on the side of good and justice against countries governed by evil people then they would not view the device as evil but as a necessary defense from evil. This is of course a gross simplification but hopefully it gets the idea across.
Well then let's offer some flights with the nude scanners and some without. I can keep my rights and those who think the possible safety improvement from the scanners are worth surrendering their rights can have their cake too.
I apologize, other sites are now reporting that the 2.3 OTA update for the Nexus One will be taking place in a few weeks. It seems Engadget jumped the gun and I didn't cross-check the info.
I had a lot of interest in WP7 initially but it still has a ways to go before it can match Android in functionality. Depending what direction Microsoft decides to take with multitasking it may never be a viable option for me.
The record for the Nexus One is excellent. 2.3 is already being pushed out to those still on the stock ROM. Modded ROMs don't receive the OTA updates but judging by the prior track record I'm hoping for a CyanogenMod release candidate built off 2.3 a few weeks after the AOSP source is released.
If I really wanted 2.3 now I could always flash back to a stock ROM but I'm happy to wait for CM to be updated.
I'm starting to wonder if the US carriers are leaning on the hardware vendors to prevent any phones with interoperable 3g from being released. I've often wondered why the Nexus One wasn't shipped with AT&T and T-mobile 3g capability, it would help those of us who stay off contract and want the option of easily switching a great deal.
Having spent a lot of time using friends' Motorola Droid and Droid X phones with my own HTC Nexus One to compare against I have a hard time believing someone would put Moto over HTC. The build quality on the N1 is fantastic and HTC is far more friendly to the open-source and hacking community. Motorola on the other hand launched the mess that is the Droid X, just try getting a AOSP-based custom ROM on one.
Nokia I could agree with you on, their hardware is top notch but software tends to be a thorn in the side for them.
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Ugh, submitted too soon (that will teach me to actually proofread the post next time, sorry). Anyway what I also wanted to say is that in my own experience the only way not to have ports blocked with most providers is to pay for a business-class plan or higher.
"Broadband" here in the US is typically limited to one or two choices for your provider in a given area. Limited (or outright lack of) competition provides little motive for our ISPs to actually care about their customers or about keeping up with the rest of the civilized world speed-wise.
No no no that's all wrong, you need a small fleet of modified Mini Coopers!
And when that intelligent cunning criminal monster realizes there's a lot of money to be made selling guns to criminal idiots? Before someone says it would be too difficult to smuggle in that many guns take a look at how well the drug war has been going.
that's fine
and then you are wrong: it is entirely correct of me to assume that someone who owns a gun is to act as their own judge, jury, and executioner, in direct contradiction to your assertion in your grandfather comment
go ahead and own a gun. but don't lie to yourself about what you are really doing
Self-defense is a fundamental right and is part of any living creature's natural instinct. If you classify carrying a gun for protection as "judge, jury, and executioner" then logically you should also classify any form of weapon or martial arts training under the same category. The police can't be everywhere and they're not always around to protect you.
which is why increased gun ownership in peacetime civil society is a gateway to more injustice, not a salvation from it
You make the serious mistake of assuming that someone who owns a gun is going to act as their own judge, jury, and executioner. Please by all means if you enjoy being the one who says the ugly truths then go for it but stick to the truths. Mixing in your own opinion weakens your argument greatly.
Do you really think if Wikileaks was able to get hold of this information to release publicly that our enemies who we don't want to have the information couldn't? This has exposed a large security breach for the government, one which we have no way of knowing how many times it was exploited (and by whom) before it had been publicized. Anyone taking security seriously should already assume that our enemies had all of the information that Wikileaks got by this point and act accordingly.
If we assume our enemies already have the info that the government doesn't want Wikileaks releasing who is left that they want to hide it from? The people. This leads to the question, why should our government need to hide from its citizens? If we cannot know what our government is doing then how can we know they are serving our best interest?
I don't necessarily support what's going on but neither am I dead set against it. There are compelling arguments on both sides here and a blanket position for one simply doesn't make sense.
That includes the mainstream media, who seemed to borrow the story from Twitter without bothering to fact check.
This seems to happen disturbingly often actually.
I think we'll be waiting a while to see it for most of them. From the last sentence of the summary: "give away more than half of their fortune at some point during their lifetime." Some point could very well mean they have it in their will that half the money goes to charity or that they plan to donate the money only when they know they'll be dead soon.
If I absolutely have to pick a beast to feed all my data to I'd prefer Google over Facebook. That said I don't use Facebook's like button on any site outside of Facebook for these exact reasons.
It would be nice if they weren't trying to force a phone service I don't want down my throat either. When cable + internet + phone is cheaper than cable + internet with the same provider something is very wrong...
Sadly I think that would affect the productive posts more than things like the "FIRST POST OMG!!!" trend as well-thought and useful posts tend to be longer. It could also result in the horror of every forum post on the web looking like a teen's text messages. (Imagine how each slashdot comment you read would look in 'txtspeak')
I assume GP is talking about what are collectively known as "Pork-barrel projects" which are often attached to bills that have nothing to do with the project but are seen as "certain to pass". That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear "entitlement spending" at any rate.
Great... Politics has devolved to the same level as video game console fanboys. We're all doomed...
It does make sense though, the DMZ is one of the only places where you could deploy a "shoot on sight" weapon like this in fully autonomous mode.
Being far easier to detect and disable could make them less desirable than mines in certain tactical situations though. I don't think these are the perfect replacement but they're certainly a good alternative to consider based on the situation.
Evil exists, evil people exist. If you want to protect yourself from evil people you need a way to do so. If someone believes that their country stands on the side of good and justice against countries governed by evil people then they would not view the device as evil but as a necessary defense from evil. This is of course a gross simplification but hopefully it gets the idea across.
The new name: Nomore Liberty Airport
Well then let's offer some flights with the nude scanners and some without. I can keep my rights and those who think the possible safety improvement from the scanners are worth surrendering their rights can have their cake too.
I apologize, other sites are now reporting that the 2.3 OTA update for the Nexus One will be taking place in a few weeks. It seems Engadget jumped the gun and I didn't cross-check the info.
I had a lot of interest in WP7 initially but it still has a ways to go before it can match Android in functionality. Depending what direction Microsoft decides to take with multitasking it may never be a viable option for me.
Until someone makes a handset supporting both AT&T's and T-mobile's 3g bands there are two requirements for that scenario in the US:
1.) The phone is unlocked or was not carrier-locked to begin with
2.) You don't mind not being able to use 3g on one of the two carriers
The record for the Nexus One is excellent. 2.3 is already being pushed out to those still on the stock ROM. Modded ROMs don't receive the OTA updates but judging by the prior track record I'm hoping for a CyanogenMod release candidate built off 2.3 a few weeks after the AOSP source is released.
If I really wanted 2.3 now I could always flash back to a stock ROM but I'm happy to wait for CM to be updated.
I'm starting to wonder if the US carriers are leaning on the hardware vendors to prevent any phones with interoperable 3g from being released. I've often wondered why the Nexus One wasn't shipped with AT&T and T-mobile 3g capability, it would help those of us who stay off contract and want the option of easily switching a great deal.
Having spent a lot of time using friends' Motorola Droid and Droid X phones with my own HTC Nexus One to compare against I have a hard time believing someone would put Moto over HTC. The build quality on the N1 is fantastic and HTC is far more friendly to the open-source and hacking community. Motorola on the other hand launched the mess that is the Droid X, just try getting a AOSP-based custom ROM on one.
Nokia I could agree with you on, their hardware is top notch but software tends to be a thorn in the side for them.