Of course the Republicans want them to be a terrorist organization. The Republicans want everyone to be a terrorist organization. The more terrorists they can point to, the more fear they can peddle, the more money they can rake in and the more endless wars they can start.
"When the government stops using its authority to make things secret to largely cover up fraud, waste, abuse of power..."
That is at the heart of this war. The US government and military have abused their ability to classify information to the point that classification has become meaningless.
"Secrecy is a tool of evil, pure and simple."
I don't agree here. Classification of information is essential to any government or military (to a point). Unless your ultimate goal is to get rid of government altogether, but that is a different discussion.
I agree that supporting Wikileaks in any capacity right now is one of the more dangerous things we can do. I have made small donations, so I'm probably under the Witch Hunt radar for now, but I really wonder how surprised I would be to have Feds knocking on my door over the holidays. The US government has acted more like North Korea than I ever would have expected and I think it has taken many by surprise. This just means that the US government will do some serious damage before the people en masse get a clue and try to stop it.
The one thing that I hope comes from all of this damage is that the US government and military stop abusing their ability to classify information.
Evidence? A smoking gun in this case would be pretty difficult to find unless there are leaked emails or documents showing pressure from suppliers. If Dell is smart about this, they will not come out and say anything inflammatory. In the end the reasoning behind the decision is not even that important.
Personally, I thought it was just a matter of time, as this was primarily a marketing experiment to cash in on a perceived hot commodity (Linux).
As a patent attorney who deals with the PTO on a daily basis, you should already know that many worse patents have already been approved. This particular article may be old news, but that does not negate the fact that Monsanto already has quite a few questionable and frightening patents.
Their attempt to patent a pig is reason enough to get pissed and discuss it, even if it is "old news".
You're right. I should have qualified that with "in the US, but for one or two trial programs". US nuclear plants are not, nor will they reuse spent fuel unless they are forced to, or paid handsomely with our tax dollars.
"The problem is that the environmentalist movement is not made up of technically savvy people. They do spread FUD all day without any interest in gaining a real understanding of the underlying technologies, their risks, and their rewards."
Reprocessing is not being done. It is not even being proposed as a possibility. Nuclear plants are too expensive to make money as it is, and forcing these plants to reprocess would drive even the plants now in operation out of business.
Nuclear is not financially sustainable when you factor in waste disposal and storage or waste reprocessing.
"Equating it with perpetual motion shows YOUR ignorance."
Exactly, I don't remember seeing any perpetual motion machine patents that leave highly radioactive waste and contaminate waste storage sites for thousands of years.
Slashdot Mirror
You're not actually watching the movie.
"With warrant" is not enough -- not when all it takes is one corrupt lackey to abuse it on the orders of a politician.
Especially when that politician is taking their orders from their corporate master.
Don't invest in North Carolina.
Second that. Mainstream media in the US doesn't compare to Al Jazeera English.
Usability = 5 out of 10
Speed = 4
Design = 6
Wow, talk about hyperbole...
Of course the Republicans want them to be a terrorist organization. The Republicans want everyone to be a terrorist organization. The more terrorists they can point to, the more fear they can peddle, the more money they can rake in and the more endless wars they can start.
Le Monde, El Pais, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel are the new Axis of Evil.
Let's see how quickly I can subscribe to them. Hell, I'll even donate.
"When the government stops using its authority to make things secret to largely cover up fraud, waste, abuse of power..."
That is at the heart of this war. The US government and military have abused their ability to classify information to the point that classification has become meaningless.
"Secrecy is a tool of evil, pure and simple."
I don't agree here. Classification of information is essential to any government or military (to a point). Unless your ultimate goal is to get rid of government altogether, but that is a different discussion.
I agree that supporting Wikileaks in any capacity right now is one of the more dangerous things we can do. I have made small donations, so I'm probably under the Witch Hunt radar for now, but I really wonder how surprised I would be to have Feds knocking on my door over the holidays. The US government has acted more like North Korea than I ever would have expected and I think it has taken many by surprise. This just means that the US government will do some serious damage before the people en masse get a clue and try to stop it.
The one thing that I hope comes from all of this damage is that the US government and military stop abusing their ability to classify information.
Bingo. In a perfect world the punishment would fit the crime. That, however, has not been the case in the US for far too long.
Queue violin.
Yup, level 4, but what does that really say about us?
My guess is we are too far gone to actually be able to fix this. We have only one direction to go.
Evidence? A smoking gun in this case would be pretty difficult to find unless there are leaked emails or documents showing pressure from suppliers. If Dell is smart about this, they will not come out and say anything inflammatory. In the end the reasoning behind the decision is not even that important.
Personally, I thought it was just a matter of time, as this was primarily a marketing experiment to cash in on a perceived hot commodity (Linux).
As a patent attorney who deals with the PTO on a daily basis, you should already know that many worse patents have already been approved. This particular article may be old news, but that does not negate the fact that Monsanto already has quite a few questionable and frightening patents.
Their attempt to patent a pig is reason enough to get pissed and discuss it, even if it is "old news".
Innovation in the agriculture industry is fine. This has nothing whatsoever to do with innovation. Quite the opposite.
"Do only evil."
So far they're on track.
Every time I turn around I see another "flying car" that just can't get off the ground financially or technically.
This one could possibly be different, but I'm just not holding my breath.
You're right. I should have qualified that with "in the US, but for one or two trial programs". US nuclear plants are not, nor will they reuse spent fuel unless they are forced to, or paid handsomely with our tax dollars.
"The problem is that the environmentalist movement is not made up of technically savvy people. They do spread FUD all day without any interest in gaining a real understanding of the underlying technologies, their risks, and their rewards."
Don't look now, your ignorance is showing.
Reprocessing is not being done. It is not even being proposed as a possibility. Nuclear plants are too expensive to make money as it is, and forcing these plants to reprocess would drive even the plants now in operation out of business.
Nuclear is not financially sustainable when you factor in waste disposal and storage or waste reprocessing.
"It is not really your fault. It is the fault of the hysteria-spreading, anti-nuclear, tree-huggers."
Right.
"Equating it with perpetual motion shows YOUR ignorance."
Exactly, I don't remember seeing any perpetual motion machine patents that leave highly radioactive waste and contaminate waste storage sites for thousands of years.
Give it up kid. It was a dead end as soon as you got on it.
"I wonder what your comment would be if you were in the "Adult" Industry"
Or were you talking the pr0n industry, in which case I'd say "where do I sign up?"