You are correct that Greece was in trouble before the most recent loans; however, look back further than the ECB for insightful details. And you're right; the deaths at the hands of communists (currently) outweighs the deaths at the hands of the USA. However, the suffering at the hands of the USA is increasing every year; at least the communists rest...
You are the one who chose the word "desperate". I was not talking about deaths, I was talking about suffering; suffering caused by installing dictators who killed, tortured, and taxed their citizens (possibly under communist regimes as well, aligning with your data). But anyway your input is valuable, although I would reduce the attack words. As to Greece I find it strange that they were not in such dire trouble before central bankers got involved.
Slashdot is an adult-friendly site. You can spell it out; if you fucking swear you won't be automatically modded down. In fact, we have one user who swears every time he posts (if from nothing other than his name, but generally it does include the content as well), Profane Motherfucker (564659).
The US is bad (and getting worse)
On this we strongly agree; would that it were not so. I think we've caused more humans living on this planet to suffer in real terms through our actions. And I don't mean merely military actions; I'm also talking the unpayable loans (as Greece is finding out now) from central banks, like the IMF, World Bank, or ECB. Any time you get a central bank involved that is larger than a sovereign entity, it will determine a method to extract wealth from that sovereign entity.
I heard news reports several weeks ago that the Greek police union had issued warrants for the arrest of international bankers, if they came into the country: "the Federation of Greek Police accused the officials of '...blackmail, covertly abolishing or eroding democracy and national sovereignty'". I haven't heard anything since; a search found nothing more than the above, but I did come across a well-written piece about Greece's plight from someone in the Occupy movement. It quotes John Perkins (author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman") as saying "Greece is a classic example... These events are classic cases of what I detail in my books..." Some good info in there; enjoy.
Exactly. Similarly, let a con get away with fleecing you and you enable (and encourage) him to find another victim -- or continue to fleece you (e.g., broker).
That strategy works great if you have "competent guiders". Sadly, many organizations have a "specific process" that is not very well defined or thought out, and teaching that to college grads (I have witnessed) is a frustrating experience for all parties. "Please be specific?" vs "Why can't you understand my ambiguous commands!!?!"
And, while there is some satisfaction in seeing deadwood remove itself, my brain always tries to see it from all sides; perhaps management was putting more resources into "molding the new employees" and not enough into "(re-)training existing employees" and they saw the writing on the wall?
I strongly believe that there is considerably more value in the experienced coder who costs 2-3 as much as the college grads. Generally, that individual provides ten times as much value -- simply in the experience of knowing what not to do, and communicating that to the junior coders. But there are young superstars; it isn't as easy to detect them, but I agree, once you know that you have one, nurture it.
The Holy Grail of solar power is, of course, to turn 100% of sunlight energy (across a huge spectrum) into an energy form that can be directly used.
Without taking anything away from your statement: my Holy Grail of solar power is to initially wrap the sun (and all the stars) in Dyson Spheres, or Matrioshka Brains (the latter seems more heat-efficient), with solar collectors on the inside and batteries on the outside, so that we can capture 100% of the output of the sun into stored energy (rather than just the small fraction of the Earth covered in solar cells, which is a small fraction of the energy being beamed across Earth's radius from the sun).
Once we're doing that we can work on the much harder problem of turning the star off, to conserve the energy further -- achieving the Holy Grail, that being to turn the stars into batteries to be used for our purposes, and consumed at the slowest possible rate.
Is this a recent development, or has this been for Dam security for many years? I would imagine the latter, but it's great to be able to share information about the security apparatus, until this site gets shut down that is...
That sounds like missing the point: he then described how the house of cards can be defeated. You're right, for a limited time, they have all the power they need. That time is short.
internationally the US are seen as the schoolyard bully that everyone only plays nice with because they fear to be the next to get smacked about... The US sure went a long way downhill.
I'm not sure the reality changed -- just the perception. Being offered a loan from the IMF or World Bank has always been something to run away from...
Also, the entitlements in the USA are totally boned, and Obamacare isn't even fully active yet and it is already adding to the debt (it was promised to reduce the debt by a small amount, but it's not even breaking even, it's costing money now).
I'm considering running for government, on a physics-based platform. Yeah, I know it's as likely as Ron Paul.
I recall some now-prescient dialog from The Matrix, Morpheus was telling Neo about the previous creations and that they didn't work; that the setting of 1999 was the height of human civilization. I think I'll rewatch it this weekend, and see what other possible anachronisms there might be.
Relevant to this thread, several weeks ago someone here posted that watching Airplane 2 again is a weird experience, because they have airport security agents looking at topless women on screens, which was humor at the time because it could never happen here... From the topic (reporter being "cautioned"), it would seem a movie showing what the TSA are currently doing would be banned.
You are aware that the reason they were bought is most likely not to make someone safer but to make someone richer, yes? So why should anyone WANT to find a loophole to get money back?
Because they paid taxes at gunpoint that went to crap like this? (People who work for the government also pay taxes.)
Well, I do agree about the experience part. Where I currently am, my scripting output is significantly better than the compiled language output of the developers, in terms of number of issues caused. But, I am older, have a rigorous methodology which includes checklists for myself, and I value my output. "Kids these days" just, well, don't; so if you are hiring people who do not have a good work ethic/development methodology and mentality, then yes, forcing them to always sit behind a compiler might make business sense. I also agree about the right tool for the job -- I disagree that a compiled language is always the right tool, that's all.
I perceived bitterness, because you're saying that only certain types of suffering are really sacrifices. And then you point your sense of outrage towards me, accusing me of things you know nothing about (my motivations).
Warren Buffett wants to change the law so that he pays more taxes. I would say that is sacrifice, and your responses to try to belittle his offer/request/suggestion are the ones that seem suspect. Cheers.
n.b. that definitions provided in the statute override ordinary dictionary definitions
Okay, now I want to write a piece of "brainfuck legislation". It will have a preamble in which it will define terms ridiculously, and not only using letters (e.g., "xq5$(z" will be defined as "intentional", etc), and then the text of the bill will read like line noise.
You sound bitter. Why are other people's sacrifices unworthy, in your eyes? Or alternately, to trump your absurdity: "A real sacrifice is when you lose a limb."
With respect, I'm not sure yours is an improvement. I was pointing out that there are parties unknown to the communicator who are listening in, hence the "being deaf and yelling". A tape recorder that is under the communicator's control is not quite the same thing.
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You are correct that Greece was in trouble before the most recent loans; however, look back further than the ECB for insightful details. And you're right; the deaths at the hands of communists (currently) outweighs the deaths at the hands of the USA. However, the suffering at the hands of the USA is increasing every year; at least the communists rest...
You are the one who chose the word "desperate". I was not talking about deaths, I was talking about suffering; suffering caused by installing dictators who killed, tortured, and taxed their citizens (possibly under communist regimes as well, aligning with your data). But anyway your input is valuable, although I would reduce the attack words. As to Greece I find it strange that they were not in such dire trouble before central bankers got involved.
sh!t like this
Slashdot is an adult-friendly site. You can spell it out; if you fucking swear you won't be automatically modded down. In fact, we have one user who swears every time he posts (if from nothing other than his name, but generally it does include the content as well), Profane Motherfucker (564659).
The US is bad (and getting worse)
On this we strongly agree; would that it were not so. I think we've caused more humans living on this planet to suffer in real terms through our actions. And I don't mean merely military actions; I'm also talking the unpayable loans (as Greece is finding out now) from central banks, like the IMF, World Bank, or ECB. Any time you get a central bank involved that is larger than a sovereign entity, it will determine a method to extract wealth from that sovereign entity.
I heard news reports several weeks ago that the Greek police union had issued warrants for the arrest of international bankers, if they came into the country: "the Federation of Greek Police accused the officials of '...blackmail, covertly abolishing or eroding democracy and national sovereignty'". I haven't heard anything since; a search found nothing more than the above, but I did come across a well-written piece about Greece's plight from someone in the Occupy movement. It quotes John Perkins (author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman") as saying "Greece is a classic example... These events are classic cases of what I detail in my books..." Some good info in there; enjoy.
Exactly. Similarly, let a con get away with fleecing you and you enable (and encourage) him to find another victim -- or continue to fleece you (e.g., broker).
That strategy works great if you have "competent guiders". Sadly, many organizations have a "specific process" that is not very well defined or thought out, and teaching that to college grads (I have witnessed) is a frustrating experience for all parties. "Please be specific?" vs "Why can't you understand my ambiguous commands!!?!"
And, while there is some satisfaction in seeing deadwood remove itself, my brain always tries to see it from all sides; perhaps management was putting more resources into "molding the new employees" and not enough into "(re-)training existing employees" and they saw the writing on the wall?
I strongly believe that there is considerably more value in the experienced coder who costs 2-3 as much as the college grads. Generally, that individual provides ten times as much value -- simply in the experience of knowing what not to do, and communicating that to the junior coders. But there are young superstars; it isn't as easy to detect them, but I agree, once you know that you have one, nurture it.
Watch this to understand how to cure many cancers: http://www.amazon.com/What-If-Cannabis-Cured-Cancer/dp/B003SSBSQQ (not that you will be allowed to...)
It's also possible to break out of hardware VMs. Why? Because there's no such thing as a hardware VM. There's hardware-enhanced VMs, but [...]
I have the image of software breaking out of hardware VMs and becoming a person (perhaps in a robot first, then after Gepetto...).
Sorry to parade on your rain. :)
The funny part about your post is your idea of a solution is actually the current problem.
As has been true of the Simpsons for some time, there is often a relevant XKCD comic.
It's only a matter of time before Ponies totally and completely rule everything.
The Holy Grail of solar power is, of course, to turn 100% of sunlight energy (across a huge spectrum) into an energy form that can be directly used.
Without taking anything away from your statement: my Holy Grail of solar power is to initially wrap the sun (and all the stars) in Dyson Spheres, or Matrioshka Brains (the latter seems more heat-efficient), with solar collectors on the inside and batteries on the outside, so that we can capture 100% of the output of the sun into stored energy (rather than just the small fraction of the Earth covered in solar cells, which is a small fraction of the energy being beamed across Earth's radius from the sun).
Once we're doing that we can work on the much harder problem of turning the star off, to conserve the energy further -- achieving the Holy Grail, that being to turn the stars into batteries to be used for our purposes, and consumed at the slowest possible rate.
Is this a recent development, or has this been for Dam security for many years? I would imagine the latter, but it's great to be able to share information about the security apparatus, until this site gets shut down that is...
That sounds like missing the point: he then described how the house of cards can be defeated. You're right, for a limited time, they have all the power they need. That time is short.
"So say we all" was a very insightful choice for their "amen": it reflects not the actual reality, but instead the collective consciousness.
internationally the US are seen as the schoolyard bully that everyone only plays nice with because they fear to be the next to get smacked about... The US sure went a long way downhill.
I'm not sure the reality changed -- just the perception. Being offered a loan from the IMF or World Bank has always been something to run away from...
Also, the entitlements in the USA are totally boned, and Obamacare isn't even fully active yet and it is already adding to the debt (it was promised to reduce the debt by a small amount, but it's not even breaking even, it's costing money now).
I'm considering running for government, on a physics-based platform. Yeah, I know it's as likely as Ron Paul.
I recall some now-prescient dialog from The Matrix, Morpheus was telling Neo about the previous creations and that they didn't work; that the setting of 1999 was the height of human civilization. I think I'll rewatch it this weekend, and see what other possible anachronisms there might be.
Relevant to this thread, several weeks ago someone here posted that watching Airplane 2 again is a weird experience, because they have airport security agents looking at topless women on screens, which was humor at the time because it could never happen here... From the topic (reporter being "cautioned"), it would seem a movie showing what the TSA are currently doing would be banned.
You are aware that the reason they were bought is most likely not to make someone safer but to make someone richer, yes? So why should anyone WANT to find a loophole to get money back?
Because they paid taxes at gunpoint that went to crap like this? (People who work for the government also pay taxes.)
Laughed out loud, thank you sir. Few people have experienced the power of both (well, I suppose, unless they went to Berkeley).
Well, I do agree about the experience part. Where I currently am, my scripting output is significantly better than the compiled language output of the developers, in terms of number of issues caused. But, I am older, have a rigorous methodology which includes checklists for myself, and I value my output. "Kids these days" just, well, don't; so if you are hiring people who do not have a good work ethic/development methodology and mentality, then yes, forcing them to always sit behind a compiler might make business sense. I also agree about the right tool for the job -- I disagree that a compiled language is always the right tool, that's all.
I perceived bitterness, because you're saying that only certain types of suffering are really sacrifices. And then you point your sense of outrage towards me, accusing me of things you know nothing about (my motivations).
Warren Buffett wants to change the law so that he pays more taxes. I would say that is sacrifice, and your responses to try to belittle his offer/request/suggestion are the ones that seem suspect. Cheers.
n.b. that definitions provided in the statute override ordinary dictionary definitions
Okay, now I want to write a piece of "brainfuck legislation". It will have a preamble in which it will define terms ridiculously, and not only using letters (e.g., "xq5$(z" will be defined as "intentional", etc), and then the text of the bill will read like line noise.
You sound like preaching. With a proper development checklist (every developer uses checklists, right?), the step would also be "enforced".
You sound bitter. Why are other people's sacrifices unworthy, in your eyes? Or alternately, to trump your absurdity: "A real sacrifice is when you lose a limb."
With respect, I'm not sure yours is an improvement. I was pointing out that there are parties unknown to the communicator who are listening in, hence the "being deaf and yelling". A tape recorder that is under the communicator's control is not quite the same thing.
Oh, you did, you did.