I think the main reason people agree is because A) they have nothing to hide (yes I know it's a ridiculous argument, but generally people think "sure, whatever"), and B) because people are scared that they will be arrested if they say no. You'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) how little understanding people have of the rights they are given. That's why it's so easy for those in power to take those rights away.
And afterwards the TSA will mandate full cavity checks on any person travelling onto a plane, bus, or other form of public transit. It is at this point that said transportation companies (and the people who still use them) will realize how freaking ridiculous the whole charade has become.
As far as I know they check EVERYONE'S boarding pass as they get on the plane... They certainly have on every flight I've ever been on. You know, because the boarding pass is the way they can tell you bought a ticket...
"If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it" http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A2Sec1
So no, leaving it on his desk would have just given it an automatic pass.
To be fair, the terrorist plots they stop no one really hears about because... well.. they got stopped. (I dislike the TSA as much as anyone, but I'm sure they've caught SOME terrorists, despite being terrible at their jobs).
Someday, they will tar and feather those who preferred a job with TSA, over panhandling.
And that would be highly ironic, as tar and feathering is considered cruel and unusual punishment and is thus banned by the very same constitution that the TSA is infringing upon. Just saying... The idea of "they don't follow it so neither should we when dealing with them" isn't a good one.
if you want Android, and you don't want one or either of (1) 4G, (2) a replaceable battery, (3) a 4" AMOLED screen, or (4) SD slots
I am not sure what an AMOLED screen is, but why on earth wouldn't you want an SD slot or a removable battery? Seems to me that's one of the main complaints against the iPhone.
I concur. Especially if Windows 8 is going to require this new hardware, I think a lot of companies will take a very long time to upgrade. A new OS is a lot cheaper to buy (especially if you buy a volume license) than a whole fleet of new desktops.
Why on earth wouldn't Steam work with secure boot? Secure boot has to do with the boot up process. Steam is an application that runs AFTER the boot process is complete. Unless you're saying that Microsoft would modify Windows so that no unapproved software could run.
Most users generally don't have to worry about drivers even if they are on windows. Windows 7 supported my plug-in wireless adapter right out of the box. And even for other things, generally they come with a software CD that you just pop in, run the installer, and everything works.
Well in a way this makes sense. Imagine the people who respond to spam emails and get viruses anyway despite all the protection. If they had the master key, any rootkit could just ask "Please enter your BIOS root key. This is required in order to run this software for some made up reason". And a lot of people would do it. You and I certainly wouldn't, we'd know what it meant. But grandma down the street who already ignores the UAC when installing something she got off the internet wouldn't know the difference. Personally I think that we should be able to GET the root key if we really want it, but it shouldn't come with the machine. That way you have to know what it is in order to get ahold of it. But that assumes customer service at the manufactures (or Microsoft) is actually up to par.
No, that's not what GP was suggesting at all. GP was suggesting that Facebook has no way to police every single email you receive (though weren't they discussing making Facebook email? They could police that). I'm rather glad in fact that Facebook can't do this. I can only imagine how much more data about me they would be able to glean if they could read all my email.
Indeed. Unless it's blindingly obvious what a line of code does, a comment is needed.
Hehe on one of my first projects at my current job my boss told me they stress commenting. So I commented every single line of code. It was a horrible horrible mess. It sometimes can be difficult though to determine what is blindingly obvious at the time of writing-it all makes sense to you while you're writing it down. I find it helpful to go back a few days later, while the idea of what you were trying to do is still fresh, and look it over again. Anything you can't understand at first glance should be given a comment.
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I think the main reason people agree is because A) they have nothing to hide (yes I know it's a ridiculous argument, but generally people think "sure, whatever"), and B) because people are scared that they will be arrested if they say no. You'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) how little understanding people have of the rights they are given. That's why it's so easy for those in power to take those rights away.
And afterwards the TSA will mandate full cavity checks on any person travelling onto a plane, bus, or other form of public transit. It is at this point that said transportation companies (and the people who still use them) will realize how freaking ridiculous the whole charade has become.
As far as I know they check EVERYONE'S boarding pass as they get on the plane... They certainly have on every flight I've ever been on. You know, because the boarding pass is the way they can tell you bought a ticket...
"If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it" http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A2Sec1
So no, leaving it on his desk would have just given it an automatic pass.
I did not know that. That is hilarious :D
That's a good point. I'd forgotten about the mobile market.
To be fair, the terrorist plots they stop no one really hears about because... well.. they got stopped. (I dislike the TSA as much as anyone, but I'm sure they've caught SOME terrorists, despite being terrible at their jobs).
Someday, they will tar and feather those who preferred a job with TSA, over panhandling.
And that would be highly ironic, as tar and feathering is considered cruel and unusual punishment and is thus banned by the very same constitution that the TSA is infringing upon. Just saying... The idea of "they don't follow it so neither should we when dealing with them" isn't a good one.
every good web browser except IE, Firefox and Opera.
In other words, Safari and Chrome (and chrome-based browsers like Iron)?
Heh if it doesn't have perms to execute then why do we need a locked bootloader in the first place?
Well TG Steam runs on a Mac.... Oh wait nm mac might do this too.... Dammit why won't they come out with a *nix platform?
If carbon dioxide is split couldn't the carbon be compressed into coal and burned?
if you want Android, and you don't want one or either of (1) 4G, (2) a replaceable battery, (3) a 4" AMOLED screen, or (4) SD slots
I am not sure what an AMOLED screen is, but why on earth wouldn't you want an SD slot or a removable battery? Seems to me that's one of the main complaints against the iPhone.
You don't have to be Italian to know about Mussolini
And yet sadly you both probably know more about US potential election candidates than most Americans...
So that would mean the more politicians that believe that the higher the rating? Or the other way around?
Hasn't that been the motto of the government/corporations for some time now?
I concur. Especially if Windows 8 is going to require this new hardware, I think a lot of companies will take a very long time to upgrade. A new OS is a lot cheaper to buy (especially if you buy a volume license) than a whole fleet of new desktops.
I think the vast number of people who own iPhones prove you wrong on that point.
Why on earth wouldn't Steam work with secure boot? Secure boot has to do with the boot up process. Steam is an application that runs AFTER the boot process is complete. Unless you're saying that Microsoft would modify Windows so that no unapproved software could run.
Most users generally don't have to worry about drivers even if they are on windows. Windows 7 supported my plug-in wireless adapter right out of the box. And even for other things, generally they come with a software CD that you just pop in, run the installer, and everything works.
Well in a way this makes sense. Imagine the people who respond to spam emails and get viruses anyway despite all the protection. If they had the master key, any rootkit could just ask "Please enter your BIOS root key. This is required in order to run this software for some made up reason". And a lot of people would do it. You and I certainly wouldn't, we'd know what it meant. But grandma down the street who already ignores the UAC when installing something she got off the internet wouldn't know the difference. Personally I think that we should be able to GET the root key if we really want it, but it shouldn't come with the machine. That way you have to know what it is in order to get ahold of it. But that assumes customer service at the manufactures (or Microsoft) is actually up to par.
Yeah, it was an attempt to hide my perl binary from anyone else who uses my computer :-)
No, that's not what GP was suggesting at all. GP was suggesting that Facebook has no way to police every single email you receive (though weren't they discussing making Facebook email? They could police that). I'm rather glad in fact that Facebook can't do this. I can only imagine how much more data about me they would be able to glean if they could read all my email.
Indeed. Unless it's blindingly obvious what a line of code does, a comment is needed.
Hehe on one of my first projects at my current job my boss told me they stress commenting. So I commented every single line of code. It was a horrible horrible mess. It sometimes can be difficult though to determine what is blindingly obvious at the time of writing-it all makes sense to you while you're writing it down. I find it helpful to go back a few days later, while the idea of what you were trying to do is still fresh, and look it over again. Anything you can't understand at first glance should be given a comment.