True, but I doubt many drones have 83 video feeds, which is what it would take to saturate 500MB/s at 50Mb/s.
And Islam is a many-faceted religion, as all are.
Reminds me of Heywood Banks: "I'm looking at the world through fly's eyes, looking at the world through fly's eyes, looking at the world through fly's eyes, and you can just buzz off."
I like how your subject and comment flowed nicely into your signature, which I cannot see now.:)
My response, though: agreed; except if you happen to be driving next to a "terrorist", or someone whose finances could threaten a sitting politician's campaign; then your car become collateral damage and it's an act of God or War, so insurance doesn't pay.
If you are speaking using your vocal cords, then you are spending money (by using the ATP powering your muscles that you purchased food to generate, which you will need to purchase food to replace), and thus you are donating the the campaign.
In fact, if more people were less gullible, and looked at voting records more closely, we wouldn't have as many corrupt politicians as it is.
I don't see them as people (or consumers, or citizens, or meatbags -- bear with me).
I see any matter that is moving as a machine. Machines can be influenced in their behavior; by actively directing them, or by subtly influencing them.
Unfortunately, most observing machines do not observe reality. They observe reality through a "fantasy lens", generally not of their own invention, and one that downplays seeing reality for reality.
Therefore, convincing them "what's what" is generally impossible; some of them will be able to grok the world for what it really is, but most, even if they abandon their fantasy mindset, will latch on to another type of fantasy, one involving economics ("voodoo", "trickle down", "job creators", "too big to fail", etc).
Not sure what the solution is, although I absolutely agree that the more information we give these machines, the better decisions they'll be able to make. I.e., voting records of elected politicians should remain visible.
I can't wait until Watson can vote. And then run for office.
Agreed. I think the founding document should include text something like: "Whoever is involved in passing an unconstitutional law which is reversed as being unconstitutional, shall be stripped of: any current government position/job; all government retirement benefits; their freedom for X years; the right to vote; citizenship; life." Stop that sentence when you've heard enough.:)
Back in the real world this means getting arrested, sued, banned from TV, and whatever else.
Jared Loughner likely received/will receive the first, second, and fourth in your list; however, he drastically increased his presence on the television. That is, for one interpretation of "flipping the board".
Of course, the same government gets to decide who is and isn't a terrorist, and you better believe anyone that doesn't shut up, watch TV, secure debt, and buy buy buy is a terrorist. Unless they pay tithes to the election campaigns of the ruling class.
I recall a short-lived drama, "Over There", from the mid-2000s or so. In one episode they found a home with a ton of dollars stuffed in the walls, and started removing it.
The homeowner comes back home, sees looters, and starts shooting. You can guess the result.
At the time, I thought "It would be an interesting twist if the military had identified a wealthy person who might cause issues for the military with their wealth, and decided to remove them from the equation."
These days I'm thinking that I've accumulated a bit of wealth.
When the game is rigged you don't play along; you flip the fucking board and walk away from the cheating little shit that's rigging the game.
I've done that exactly once in my life. JG (last name forgotten), who punched me in the stomach when I expressed defeat during a Monopoly game, by raising my arms over my head (i.e., he was such a fucktard that an exposed weakness was something to immediately hassle; I do recall that his dad was absent, so that's likely the reason but not excuse). I was so startled and upset (at 12 or so) that I flipped the board up and walked home; I was going to stay the night. Hope he's having a wonderful life.
I don't like copyright, but until you don't need to work to eat and sleep in a bed in your own home, you can't expect artists to work, and more importantly attract budding artists to pursue their talents, to take up the profession. We need to maintain a way for artists who make duplicate digital media to survive off what they make while acknowledging the cost of reproduction is less than a cent on most of this media and not distributing it for free is doing the opposite of what the constitution defines progress as.
Sounds like you've identified the systemic issue to be one with how the system itself is set up. Which is different from blaming any of the actors in the current system for their actions.
If it were just the Americans that would be affected, I'd just let them hang themselves. They seem very capable in doing so. However, when their laws start trespassing borders to affect the entire PLANET, I think something is clearly wrong.
James Cameron really hit the mark with "Avatar", even if it was a retelling of Pocahontas.
You also seem to think that taking them to small claims court will somehow prevent them from taking you to court for insurance fraud. I don't know where you got such a weird idea.
Reminds of that scene from Blazing Saddles, where he has the gun to his own head...
They still have to use public roads, at least, to get past their driveways. This is a threat vector. I wonder if we'll start to see "Government enclaves", where the politician lives inside a great wall that the people can never get into, doing their communication electronically.
I heard that down south, they're extending their reach to 40 miles from the border or similar. So they can stop citizens going about their business, at any time; sometimes with chokepoints (intentional). I wonder if that's the same thinking that is bringing them to Boston?
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Yeah gives "BY YOUR COMMAND" new meaning...
M.U.L.E. FTW! (Or was that Atari 400/800? Or both? Anyway, good times!)
So far...
Did you protect your IP? Not that it matters, really; NSA et al have their hooks in teh TOR etc as well. Good luck continuing working!
True, but I doubt many drones have 83 video feeds, which is what it would take to saturate 500MB/s at 50Mb/s.
And Islam is a many-faceted religion, as all are.
Reminds me of Heywood Banks: "I'm looking at the world through fly's eyes, looking at the world through fly's eyes, looking at the world through fly's eyes, and you can just buzz off."
I like how your subject and comment flowed nicely into your signature, which I cannot see now. :)
My response, though: agreed; except if you happen to be driving next to a "terrorist", or someone whose finances could threaten a sitting politician's campaign; then your car become collateral damage and it's an act of God or War, so insurance doesn't pay.
Just like they do now? I wonder when those Europeans, to give a notable example, will stop shooting each other and start talking?
Um, just before the bankers take them for all their sovereign worth? Beware banker-driven peace.
For some, it already does.
If you are speaking using your vocal cords, then you are spending money (by using the ATP powering your muscles that you purchased food to generate, which you will need to purchase food to replace), and thus you are donating the the campaign.
I agree, this way lies idiocracy.
In fact, if more people were less gullible, and looked at voting records more closely, we wouldn't have as many corrupt politicians as it is.
I don't see them as people (or consumers, or citizens, or meatbags -- bear with me).
I see any matter that is moving as a machine. Machines can be influenced in their behavior; by actively directing them, or by subtly influencing them.
Unfortunately, most observing machines do not observe reality. They observe reality through a "fantasy lens", generally not of their own invention, and one that downplays seeing reality for reality.
Therefore, convincing them "what's what" is generally impossible; some of them will be able to grok the world for what it really is, but most, even if they abandon their fantasy mindset, will latch on to another type of fantasy, one involving economics ("voodoo", "trickle down", "job creators", "too big to fail", etc).
Not sure what the solution is, although I absolutely agree that the more information we give these machines, the better decisions they'll be able to make. I.e., voting records of elected politicians should remain visible.
I can't wait until Watson can vote. And then run for office.
Agreed. I think the founding document should include text something like: "Whoever is involved in passing an unconstitutional law which is reversed as being unconstitutional, shall be stripped of: any current government position/job; all government retirement benefits; their freedom for X years; the right to vote; citizenship; life." Stop that sentence when you've heard enough. :)
Back in the real world this means getting arrested, sued, banned from TV, and whatever else.
Jared Loughner likely received/will receive the first, second, and fourth in your list; however, he drastically increased his presence on the television. That is, for one interpretation of "flipping the board".
Even paying a third of what you pay in the states, both the USA and Cuba would be getting a bargain.
I heard a sound bite from the NH primary today, driving home: Ron Paul wants to reestablish trade with Cuba.
Of course, the same government gets to decide who is and isn't a terrorist, and you better believe anyone that doesn't shut up, watch TV, secure debt, and buy buy buy is a terrorist. Unless they pay tithes to the election campaigns of the ruling class.
I recall a short-lived drama, "Over There", from the mid-2000s or so. In one episode they found a home with a ton of dollars stuffed in the walls, and started removing it.
The homeowner comes back home, sees looters, and starts shooting. You can guess the result.
At the time, I thought "It would be an interesting twist if the military had identified a wealthy person who might cause issues for the military with their wealth, and decided to remove them from the equation."
These days I'm thinking that I've accumulated a bit of wealth.
When the game is rigged you don't play along; you flip the fucking board and walk away from the cheating little shit that's rigging the game.
I've done that exactly once in my life. JG (last name forgotten), who punched me in the stomach when I expressed defeat during a Monopoly game, by raising my arms over my head (i.e., he was such a fucktard that an exposed weakness was something to immediately hassle; I do recall that his dad was absent, so that's likely the reason but not excuse). I was so startled and upset (at 12 or so) that I flipped the board up and walked home; I was going to stay the night. Hope he's having a wonderful life.
Exactly. I tagged "talkwithmoney".
"Getting credit" is achievable through the BSD license. "Copyright" is the elimination of the rights of others, for a temporary (hah!) time.
I don't like copyright, but until you don't need to work to eat and sleep in a bed in your own home, you can't expect artists to work, and more importantly attract budding artists to pursue their talents, to take up the profession. We need to maintain a way for artists who make duplicate digital media to survive off what they make while acknowledging the cost of reproduction is less than a cent on most of this media and not distributing it for free is doing the opposite of what the constitution defines progress as.
Sounds like you've identified the systemic issue to be one with how the system itself is set up. Which is different from blaming any of the actors in the current system for their actions.
Yeah, the way I see it, we're fucked. Get your guns as fast as you can, and realize they're nothing compared to tanks and drones...
If it were just the Americans that would be affected, I'd just let them hang themselves. They seem very capable in doing so. However, when their laws start trespassing borders to affect the entire PLANET, I think something is clearly wrong.
James Cameron really hit the mark with "Avatar", even if it was a retelling of Pocahontas.
Great story, thanks!
You also seem to think that taking them to small claims court will somehow prevent them from taking you to court for insurance fraud. I don't know where you got such a weird idea.
Reminds of that scene from Blazing Saddles, where he has the gun to his own head...
The rushed Indefinite Detention act seems like they're gearing up for USA Spring.
They still have to use public roads, at least, to get past their driveways. This is a threat vector. I wonder if we'll start to see "Government enclaves", where the politician lives inside a great wall that the people can never get into, doing their communication electronically.
I heard that down south, they're extending their reach to 40 miles from the border or similar. So they can stop citizens going about their business, at any time; sometimes with chokepoints (intentional). I wonder if that's the same thinking that is bringing them to Boston?