The real loss is in having to work *around* the government shut down. I have logistics work out of the country that has >2x the cost of my stay because I've had to pick up the slack of other, more qualified workers.
Not complaining about where I am (I like the travel), just pointing out that the reimbursement for my work and the logistics I've had to line up as a contractor, in my case, have far exceeded the cost of keeping the people who are responsible and proficient at this work on for another few days. Ultimately, all of this will be coming out of taxpayer dollars. While a drop in the ocean, I like to keep high standards. I can only assume I'm not the only contractor having to take on additional roles.
I mean... did everyone forget Trailblazer? ...Thomas Andrews Drake? ... or the friggn' Born Trilogy?
When these guys set their sights on something they want, they'll get it as long as no laws exist to explicitly prevent them from making it happen. PRISM is just the next generation domestic surveillance. The next time we hear about it, I'm sure it will be called... I don't know...Looking Glass. The question is: will this be the time when the people finally stand up and say "enough"?
And what have we had "enough" of? None of this in the past has translated into meaningful legal reformation because this is a horrendously hard area to debate.
The fair answer is to put hackers in military facilities. Think about it: a gun in any other setting is for multiple purposes. When it is on a military base, it is now a military weapon. The machines used for this work and the people who operate them should be no different. I would like to think this line of logic would make it easier to square up this sort of war fight
If this is true, considering all the living structures that have been rebuilt in New Orleans, when will we see a change in our crime statistics?
Right now, our crime rate is incredibly high and we're 7.5 years out from our "lead purging" event. Many of the poor areas were in the flood zone. Many people came back, but kids in these areas are still making the wrong decision in choosing a gun to solve their problems.
Is it just me or has anyone forgotten about all those hurricanes that hit the south every year? In 2005, some nuclear power plants in Florida, Texas, and Louisiana had to survive multiple blows from storms that leveled the cities they powered.
I mean... it's not like those of us from New Orleans are still working off of gas lamps and hamster wheels.
Because it's a CAT I hurricane. Here in New Orleans, we've been hit with worse and our NUCLEAR POWER plants run just fine without anyone gaining superpowers.
I think that this is a "Big Laptop" competition. Dell is going to monkey Apple and HP as well as several others are going to follow suit.
Sealed box machines are not a disruptive technology so there isn't any real incentive to move to (apart from personal preference) it unless your manufacturer railroads you into it. Even at that, the Fed and Military would have a real cow under that architecture since they chop up drives are part of their data security process.
Also, in my opinion, there will be plenty of people who will have a hard time justifying spending $1500+ for a machine to only allow it to potentially live 3 years. That being said, I do think it will shrink the market for repairable laptops... in about 5 years.
the conclusion is fairly sound. Hackers, like terrorist, tend to live in a fairly insular group, if any group at all. The only empathy these groups have is towards common plights and goals. A significant diversifies that empathy.
Forgive me for not posting the link, but I have read articles that virginity is a trait found in many suicide bombers (and, no, it's more than just an observation from the movies Syriana and GITS: 2nd gig)
There is no practical way of keeping these addresses separate without a client that is designed to pull from multiple addresses (and keep the data stored in separate files for legal reasons.
Don't get me wrong, I've love the MPB I have now. I've had it for 6 years. Before that, I had a PB G4 for 5 years. When the warranty expired, I made the fixes myself.
Problems with the new MBP Retina:
1) I don't trust that they will work beyond 5 years without me tooling around the inside
2) I don't want to have to trust my backups if my MBP bricks. I should be able to pull out my HDD myself and conduct recovery
3) If I want a bigger HDD, I WANT TO INSTALL IT MYSELF!!!
4) Information security relies on being able to remove an HDD in some cases, how can you do that on the MBP-R?
5) Apple RAM is stupid expensive. I want to drop my OWN RAM in when I want to upgrade.
6) I-WANT-A-FREAKIN'-ETHERNET-JACK.... JACK! Yes, I need one for the work I do. Carrying around a dongle is a huge clash with the "it just works" philosophy Apple has cultivated on this product line.
7) No DVD drive is a problem... but I can get by without one.
An MBP is not a foldable iPad. It is a high-end general purpose computer. I think the App Store is a cool idea, but I hate feeling like Apple is herding me into their system to control my purchases.
I think it's safe to say you won't see me buy another MBP if they are serious about heading in this direction. I can go buy a cheaper boutique laptop that does most of what I want. I may just buy a mini for the wrest.
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The real loss is in having to work *around* the government shut down. I have logistics work out of the country that has >2x the cost of my stay because I've had to pick up the slack of other, more qualified workers.
Not complaining about where I am (I like the travel), just pointing out that the reimbursement for my work and the logistics I've had to line up as a contractor, in my case, have far exceeded the cost of keeping the people who are responsible and proficient at this work on for another few days. Ultimately, all of this will be coming out of taxpayer dollars. While a drop in the ocean, I like to keep high standards. I can only assume I'm not the only contractor having to take on additional roles.
I didn't think about that... good point!
I mean... did everyone forget Trailblazer?
...Thomas Andrews Drake?
... or the friggn' Born Trilogy?
When these guys set their sights on something they want, they'll get it as long as no laws exist to explicitly prevent them from making it happen. PRISM is just the next generation domestic surveillance. The next time we hear about it, I'm sure it will be called... I don't know...Looking Glass. The question is: will this be the time when the people finally stand up and say "enough"?
And what have we had "enough" of? None of this in the past has translated into meaningful legal reformation because this is a horrendously hard area to debate.
The fair answer is to put hackers in military facilities. Think about it: a gun in any other setting is for multiple purposes. When it is on a military base, it is now a military weapon. The machines used for this work and the people who operate them should be no different. I would like to think this line of logic would make it easier to square up this sort of war fight
Where is that on the predictive spectrum?
OK... so who saw the picture in the article and thought the UAV was responsible for the damage?
If this is true, considering all the living structures that have been rebuilt in New Orleans, when will we see a change in our crime statistics?
Right now, our crime rate is incredibly high and we're 7.5 years out from our "lead purging" event. Many of the poor areas were in the flood zone. Many people came back, but kids in these areas are still making the wrong decision in choosing a gun to solve their problems.
Yeah... that the same logic I used to go watch Star Wars Episodes II and III
...and it's pronounced "Holy"
Is it just me or has anyone forgotten about all those hurricanes that hit the south every year? In 2005, some nuclear power plants in Florida, Texas, and Louisiana had to survive multiple blows from storms that leveled the cities they powered.
I mean... it's not like those of us from New Orleans are still working off of gas lamps and hamster wheels.
Because it's a CAT I hurricane. Here in New Orleans, we've been hit with worse and our NUCLEAR POWER plants run just fine without anyone gaining superpowers.
I mean, why pay one horrendously high price for a cut-rate service with a cryptic pricing structure when you can pay for two at twice the price?
No, I was making fun of CSI: NY
This is the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uoM5kfZIQ0
I found an even better one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk
ENHANCE! There's a reflection of an alien shadow off that rock.
return your logo to the 1980's...
We can legitimately rape our planet and... you know...the planet has a way of shutting the whole "global warming" thing down. (Too soon?)
I think that this is a "Big Laptop" competition. Dell is going to monkey Apple and HP as well as several others are going to follow suit.
Sealed box machines are not a disruptive technology so there isn't any real incentive to move to (apart from personal preference) it unless your manufacturer railroads you into it. Even at that, the Fed and Military would have a real cow under that architecture since they chop up drives are part of their data security process.
Also, in my opinion, there will be plenty of people who will have a hard time justifying spending $1500+ for a machine to only allow it to potentially live 3 years. That being said, I do think it will shrink the market for repairable laptops... in about 5 years.
....aaaand done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaHUpWuqNHY
the conclusion is fairly sound. Hackers, like terrorist, tend to live in a fairly insular group, if any group at all. The only empathy these groups have is towards common plights and goals. A significant diversifies that empathy.
Forgive me for not posting the link, but I have read articles that virginity is a trait found in many suicide bombers (and, no, it's more than just an observation from the movies Syriana and GITS: 2nd gig)
It's cheaper to keep it broken than to get customers to go fix it. Duh.
"Eden?"
There is no practical way of keeping these addresses separate without a client that is designed to pull from multiple addresses (and keep the data stored in separate files for legal reasons.
Of Course!
We used to spread smallpox and disease. Humanity gets much more out of the deal if we keep our victims alive.
My bad. I thought they were getting rid of the good ones entirely. Thanks for the response.
Problems with the new MBP Retina:
An MBP is not a foldable iPad. It is a high-end general purpose computer. I think the App Store is a cool idea, but I hate feeling like Apple is herding me into their system to control my purchases.
I think it's safe to say you won't see me buy another MBP if they are serious about heading in this direction. I can go buy a cheaper boutique laptop that does most of what I want. I may just buy a mini for the wrest.