First they came for the handguns, then assault rifles, then semiautomatic, then large bore, then... they came for you and you couldn't stop them.
There is no Constitution any longer. It doesn't mean what it says, and you're just too stupid to realize that it means what the government says it means.
Have you EVER tried to get someone to realize the value of data? It is non-tangible so it has no value, NONE.
That is the problem with getting people to see the COST of losing an intangible with no value. There is no accurate way to quantify the cost, until it happens. Which leads people to the "all or nothing" backup strategy. And we know which people will choose with that approach.
The problem is that the cost of losing data is not the same thing as "value" of the intangible. Data is priceless, the value depends on who you ask.
You're right in that treating people like crap doesn't usually help, but it is often deserved. I've tried very hard to express to people what the cost of losing data is. Most people STILL don't care enough to spend what it takes to make sure that they don't lose data.
One company I tried to get to do offsite backups but didn't, their building burnt down. They had backups, just not offsite. Lost all their data. They could have been up and running with minimal loss if they'd simply packed up the data offsite. But the cost of the backup was too much, and now they don't exist. That one thing broke their business. The owner came back and told me, the cost would have been worth it, if he knew how much it really ended up costing.
I asked him at that time, if there was anything I could have done better to get him to the right kind of backup. He was honest and said "nothing". Sometimes it takes disaster to make people realize what they have. And then, it is too late.
The moral of this story: Be thankful for what you have, before you lose it, and not after its too late. Place the proper value on priceless treasures.
Invade their country (after they blow up a couple buildings) Note: We actually supported the Taliban during the 80's Bomb their country (after they protect those that blew up buildings) Note: Russia invaded for the same reason we did, terrorism spilling over into the USSR (see note 1).
Muslims kill more Muslims than the US does.
The difference between a terrorist and not a terrorist, is one purposely targets soft targets and hides among soft targets, the other doesn't. I know that is LOST on many people.
Nobody here wants us to be in Afghanistan . We'd love to be able to leave them alone. The problem is, they won't leave us alone.
Imagine if it was Sarah Palin saying that. Imagine how all the lefties would go crazy. Oh, I'm not disagreeing with you, but fully agreeing with you. Just pointing out that the problem of "left (D) vs right (R)" politics goes both ways.
The problem is, both Obama and Palin are NOT doing what the GP said. We need to find someone who is, and support them.
Bush Bots are equal to Obama Zombies. Neither side is innocent, both excuse the excesses of "their side".
However, these measures ARE being done on Obama's watch, by HIS administration in full measure and support. Rush is right here, don't knock it just because Rush is right.
We have to get past the whole left vs right, (R) vs (D), mentality and start making the strange bedfellows we need to make. This is why I hate American Politics, because reason doesn't rule, only the party does.
You're the parent that is trying to get kids riding their bike just after they've mastered crawling aren't you? I mean, why not skip the whole chintzy walking and running thing?
Wait until they try to solder their siblings eyes.
Libertarians believe that abuse is real crime, as opposed to thought (aka "hate") crimes of the left.
We also realize that do to the nature of corporatism corporations come and go, but government is for ever (more or less). It is easier to remove and demolish a corporation that it is to remove one bad law. So in a way, I'd rather have a corporation abusing me, than the government, one I have some recourse the other I have none.
Go, fly the airlines and try to get around the security theater (government) and out of the Porno Scans or Sexual Battery. You try to set up either of those for your "private" business and see how well that goes.
Or are you so dense that you think the answer is MORE government even when it is Government which is the problem? We just need more regulation (that doesn't work) don't we?
A manufacturer that actually made quality products would be going after a niche market of customers that did their research and have money
That manufacturer gets lambasted daily here on/. for being for being a rip off, where someone could but a hand built custom rig for 1/2 the price. And there are plenty of FanBois to shout them down when it does. And we all know who I'm talking about.
I ask this question and most people think it is outlandish question, but it is yet very real.
If Sharia Law is the law of this land, would you vote to hang homosexuals for their homosexuality, which is against the law? What if the fact of the case clearly show homosexual acts (video tape perhaps) and the law is clear?
Legalized Tyranny is no less tyranny because it is legal.
Who voted to let TSA commit acts of sexual battery under the guise of security?
Not all laws are voted on. Even if laws are made, doesn't make the legal. The law once said "separate but equal" but someone nullified that with the court system. Juries are part of the court system.
If enough juries start ignoring the "law" the law becomes nullified. If enough Juries knew they could nullify the law, we'd have useless and dangerous laws revoked.
I don't avoid the jury duty. I just know that I'm never going to be chosen because of my views and my knowledge on a broad range of topics would keep the BS from either Liar.. er Lawyer out of the deliberations.
I'm a Libertarian who believes in Jury Nullification. I also believe that as a jury member I can ask questions of witnesses beyond the questions directed by either side, and I won't hesitate to raise my hand to ask questions neither side is willing to ask to get at the truth neither side is really after.
If we're bound by the idea that if it is a "law" that it is legal, then we end up with the Senator Palpatine style "I will make it legal"
Corporations are not legal persons, they are legal entities. The Bill of Rights is for People, not legal entities, which are nothing but a construct of the state.
I'm against all forms of political campaign reform laws, as a pure violation of 1st Amendment Rights. However, I also believe that donations should be limited to people who can vote for the candidate or cause, an not allow any OUTSIDE contributions.
In other words, I believe I should be allowed to donate Million Dollars to the guy/gal running for MY US Representative, but should be prevented from donating any funds to any other US Rep candidate, because I cannot vote for them.
they tell the employees "Donate $500 each or you are fired."
Being fired for lack of political activity? Really? You think a company that does that, and is exposed, can actually survive?
You have even less faith in the electorate than I do. But then again, perhaps you're one of those elitists who think the unwashed masses are too stupid and we need the elites of the world to lead the masses.
If that is the case, you're a tyrant, same as all other tyrants.
We live in an age where the truth cannot be squashed, but then again, neither can lies. There are people who believe we didn't go to the moon, the earth is six thousand years old, and 9/11 was an inside job. You may believe in one of those, and scoff at the others, it doesn't matter, because you'll never see the point I'm making.
Truthiness is subjective to our viewpoints. My viewpoints are different than yours, but mine allow for yours, while most people won't allow for a difference of viewpoints.
Let me explain. Things that should be "legal" are made clear with the digital age. Information is not a crime. Knowing how to build a Nuclear Reactor is not a crime. Knowing how to slim jim a car, is not a crime. Having a gun, is NOT a crime.
You see, crime is crime. You cannot STOP a crime by preventing access to tools to commit a crime. You only make it more difficult.
This line of thinking ALSO applies to the security theater done by the TSA and other agencies. However we have a populace that completely wants to live in safety and security and is willing to live in a tyranny to achieve that, just as long as it is a "nice tyranny".
Freedom to say evil things needs to exist or else we're doomed to people defining what is "evil" to prevent others from speaking it. Hate speech should be the most protected of all speech or we don't really have free speech.
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First they came for the handguns, then assault rifles, then semiautomatic, then large bore, then ... they came for you and you couldn't stop them.
There is no Constitution any longer. It doesn't mean what it says, and you're just too stupid to realize that it means what the government says it means.
It is worse that that. BOGO plus inventory means it is really bad seller. Bulk Discounts for family plans coming soon.
Have you EVER tried to get someone to realize the value of data? It is non-tangible so it has no value, NONE.
That is the problem with getting people to see the COST of losing an intangible with no value. There is no accurate way to quantify the cost, until it happens. Which leads people to the "all or nothing" backup strategy. And we know which people will choose with that approach.
The problem is that the cost of losing data is not the same thing as "value" of the intangible. Data is priceless, the value depends on who you ask.
You're right in that treating people like crap doesn't usually help, but it is often deserved. I've tried very hard to express to people what the cost of losing data is. Most people STILL don't care enough to spend what it takes to make sure that they don't lose data.
One company I tried to get to do offsite backups but didn't, their building burnt down. They had backups, just not offsite. Lost all their data. They could have been up and running with minimal loss if they'd simply packed up the data offsite. But the cost of the backup was too much, and now they don't exist. That one thing broke their business. The owner came back and told me, the cost would have been worth it, if he knew how much it really ended up costing.
I asked him at that time, if there was anything I could have done better to get him to the right kind of backup. He was honest and said "nothing". Sometimes it takes disaster to make people realize what they have. And then, it is too late.
The moral of this story: Be thankful for what you have, before you lose it, and not after its too late. Place the proper value on priceless treasures.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Invade their country (after they blow up a couple buildings) Note: We actually supported the Taliban during the 80's
Bomb their country (after they protect those that blew up buildings) Note: Russia invaded for the same reason we did, terrorism spilling over into the USSR (see note 1).
Muslims kill more Muslims than the US does.
The difference between a terrorist and not a terrorist, is one purposely targets soft targets and hides among soft targets, the other doesn't. I know that is LOST on many people.
Nobody here wants us to be in Afghanistan . We'd love to be able to leave them alone. The problem is, they won't leave us alone.
Imagine if it was Sarah Palin saying that. Imagine how all the lefties would go crazy. Oh, I'm not disagreeing with you, but fully agreeing with you. Just pointing out that the problem of "left (D) vs right (R)" politics goes both ways.
The problem is, both Obama and Palin are NOT doing what the GP said. We need to find someone who is, and support them.
Panama, Philippines
Same with politicians overseeing the banking industry. Both (D) and (R) are into it.
Bush Bots are equal to Obama Zombies. Neither side is innocent, both excuse the excesses of "their side".
However, these measures ARE being done on Obama's watch, by HIS administration in full measure and support. Rush is right here, don't knock it just because Rush is right.
We have to get past the whole left vs right, (R) vs (D), mentality and start making the strange bedfellows we need to make. This is why I hate American Politics, because reason doesn't rule, only the party does.
If Nancy Pillosi or Mitch McConnell are anything, they aren't either of what you're saying. If only we had legislators that were.
You're the parent that is trying to get kids riding their bike just after they've mastered crawling aren't you? I mean, why not skip the whole chintzy walking and running thing?
Wait until they try to solder their siblings eyes.
Perfect for watching MSNBC and Fox! Ignorance is truly bliss with those two.
It is just you.
Libertarians believe that abuse is real crime, as opposed to thought (aka "hate") crimes of the left.
We also realize that do to the nature of corporatism corporations come and go, but government is for ever (more or less). It is easier to remove and demolish a corporation that it is to remove one bad law. So in a way, I'd rather have a corporation abusing me, than the government, one I have some recourse the other I have none.
Go, fly the airlines and try to get around the security theater (government) and out of the Porno Scans or Sexual Battery. You try to set up either of those for your "private" business and see how well that goes.
Or are you so dense that you think the answer is MORE government even when it is Government which is the problem? We just need more regulation (that doesn't work) don't we?
That manufacturer gets lambasted daily here on /. for being for being a rip off, where someone could but a hand built custom rig for 1/2 the price. And there are plenty of FanBois to shout them down when it does. And we all know who I'm talking about.
Tyrants love to wrap themselves in the "law".
I ask this question and most people think it is outlandish question, but it is yet very real.
If Sharia Law is the law of this land, would you vote to hang homosexuals for their homosexuality, which is against the law? What if the fact of the case clearly show homosexual acts (video tape perhaps) and the law is clear?
Legalized Tyranny is no less tyranny because it is legal.
you're right, so am I. He picks it with opposing counsel, and it isn't his jury.
Who voted to let TSA commit acts of sexual battery under the guise of security?
Not all laws are voted on. Even if laws are made, doesn't make the legal. The law once said "separate but equal" but someone nullified that with the court system. Juries are part of the court system.
If enough juries start ignoring the "law" the law becomes nullified. If enough Juries knew they could nullify the law, we'd have useless and dangerous laws revoked.
Yup. I know. My point exactly.
Also, it isn't "your jury". :-)
Violation of 2nd Amendment, not guilty.
I don't avoid the jury duty. I just know that I'm never going to be chosen because of my views and my knowledge on a broad range of topics would keep the BS from either Liar .. er Lawyer out of the deliberations.
I'm a Libertarian who believes in Jury Nullification. I also believe that as a jury member I can ask questions of witnesses beyond the questions directed by either side, and I won't hesitate to raise my hand to ask questions neither side is willing to ask to get at the truth neither side is really after.
If we're bound by the idea that if it is a "law" that it is legal, then we end up with the Senator Palpatine style "I will make it legal"
Was it??? Perhaps a Double Entendre?
I don't care
Monetary donations are free speech.
Corporations are not legal persons, they are legal entities. The Bill of Rights is for People, not legal entities, which are nothing but a construct of the state.
I'm against all forms of political campaign reform laws, as a pure violation of 1st Amendment Rights. However, I also believe that donations should be limited to people who can vote for the candidate or cause, an not allow any OUTSIDE contributions.
In other words, I believe I should be allowed to donate Million Dollars to the guy/gal running for MY US Representative, but should be prevented from donating any funds to any other US Rep candidate, because I cannot vote for them.
Being fired for lack of political activity? Really? You think a company that does that, and is exposed, can actually survive?
You have even less faith in the electorate than I do. But then again, perhaps you're one of those elitists who think the unwashed masses are too stupid and we need the elites of the world to lead the masses.
If that is the case, you're a tyrant, same as all other tyrants.
We live in an age where the truth cannot be squashed, but then again, neither can lies. There are people who believe we didn't go to the moon, the earth is six thousand years old, and 9/11 was an inside job. You may believe in one of those, and scoff at the others, it doesn't matter, because you'll never see the point I'm making.
Truthiness is subjective to our viewpoints. My viewpoints are different than yours, but mine allow for yours, while most people won't allow for a difference of viewpoints.
Digital Law is bogus.
Let me explain. Things that should be "legal" are made clear with the digital age. Information is not a crime. Knowing how to build a Nuclear Reactor is not a crime. Knowing how to slim jim a car, is not a crime. Having a gun, is NOT a crime.
You see, crime is crime. You cannot STOP a crime by preventing access to tools to commit a crime. You only make it more difficult.
This line of thinking ALSO applies to the security theater done by the TSA and other agencies. However we have a populace that completely wants to live in safety and security and is willing to live in a tyranny to achieve that, just as long as it is a "nice tyranny".
Freedom to say evil things needs to exist or else we're doomed to people defining what is "evil" to prevent others from speaking it. Hate speech should be the most protected of all speech or we don't really have free speech.