Ask your older Europeans if the Americans had anything to do with the Russians not overruning West Germany...
This whole hate-America shit has been going on since the 80's and the medium-range tactical nukes. Just move on, nothing to see here.
I did read recently that by the middle of the century the average age in the US will be 35 and the average age in Europe will be 52. The birth rate in Europe is low. Europe is toast, your culture is finished. Ours is still growing.
I wouldn't mind getting some alprazolam, but I always figured it would be so easy to track, and it being a felony and all, buying pills on the net seemed to be a remarkably dumb thing to do.
Are you so mad at the US you would want to kill us? If we are so bad surely we deserve death. As I said on another post, I'm pretty sure the rest of the world combined has equal military strength as the US.
Since you have the capablity to put an end to us, and we so clearly deserve death, why don't you fight?
This is an absolutely serious statement. If we are evil, fight us.
Europe not only has to perceive the common enemy, they'd have to absolutely drop *all* barriers and become a single nation to compete with it.
Europe is play-acting at being a single state now with the common currency and lowered barriers. It is on the track you are describing, but it has in no way demonstrated the (yet) the ability to act as a single entity.
This is not intended as a flame, it's a serious, serious question:
If all the world is so pissed at the US why don't we just another world war? I'm serious. All of Europe, India, and China, vs. US. Last I heard all of the world put together has equal or more military capacity than the US, so it ought to be a fair fight. The point is, y'all (rest of the world), is that your actions will not be without consequences forever. This belicosity you exhibit is not free.
If it felt it HAD to, the US wouldn't have much of a leg up on Europe anymore in that respect.
Bullshit. The only reason the US won WW2 was economic -- we increased our GDP by 50% from 1941 to 1945, increased plane output tenfold, &c.
It is true that combined the GDP of all of Europe exceeds the United States, but it would have to totally abandon all barriers to be effective, and, like I said, in the last war, the way it went down was the opposite of what you said.
Of course, there's no reason history will repeat itself, but there's no reason it won't either.
Why should other countries have the same military advantages as the US? Should the US willingly give up its military superiority?
That's the kind of "Balance of Power" thinking that got Europe into WW1.
I know it's absolutely counter-intuitive and it sounds monstrous, but only the US and people we like (like Britain and Isreal) should have technology like GPS and especially Nukes.
It sounds fucked up, but that is the only way to prevent their catastrophe. If everybody's equal *somebody's* gonna feel froggy and jump. This madness is very deliberate, and it works.
"Law #1: If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your account, its not your account anymore."
I think this hinges on the definition of "bad guy". To my mind, "bad guy" means "guy who knows how to gain root from an unpriviledged account".
*Anyone*, good or bad (== knows how to gain root or not), who runs a program under your account, has owned your account. A "bad guy" who knows how to gain root owns your computer. Which is what (might) have happened here.
I think the lesson they are trying to convey is: assume people know how to gain root. Which is the scary thing here, and anywhere.
I worked at Microsoft, so Microsoft's list is my frame of reference:
Law #1: If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer, it's not your computer anymore.
Most of the viruses lately have been of the email-you-are-dumb variety. I'd been wondering where all the excellent boot sector and hardware level viruses of the 1980s and early 1990s had gotten to.
I couldn't stand yet-another I-love-you clone. I want some real destruction!
I don't remember what I thought Tom Bombadil was before I read the Simarillion and knew the "back story".
After I read the Simarillion, I always thought he was Illuvutar (sp?): i.e., Eru, the main god. Since he was supposedly there before *everythng*, including the Valar and morgoth.
Now that I'm older I like the more clever theory that Tom Bombadil is THE READER. I.e., only the reader can have read the Simarillion, and be "present" throughout the whole history of time.
I don't like the theories that he's some supernatural Green party activist. I hate politics.
I worked at Microsoft for 3 years and as a developer consultant have had accounts at several Fortune 500 companies. Sure, networks *work*. But, trust me, there is a WORLD of difference between a typical gigantic corporate network and Microsoft's corpnet.
I can't explain it to you if you've never experienced it. You are the proverbial man chained in the cave only seeing shadows cast on the wall.
Get a blue badge at Microsoft and then everything I'm saying will become perfectly clear to you
Nobody uses Microsoft technology like Microsoft. Unfortuately, nobody uses Microsoft technology like Microsoft.
The reason? Only Microsoft has the source code and "really understands" Windows. Everybody elses corporate networks running Windows are dogshit -- but Microsoft really does just use the crap the way they tell you to use it, and it works wonderfully. Unfortunately, they are the *only* example of such a user on the planet!
Yes, there was a huge stink about it at the time. They never said it was a fictional book until several months later, and many people said what I am saying at the time.
Wired is famous for posting wildy exagerated fictional stories. It started with MicroSerfs in 1994(-5). They published this whole account of 8 Microsoft employees and their wild lives, and a few months later announced it was all a fictional story. Ever since then, I take everything they say with about 12 grains of salt.
Not to say that there *arent* computer geeks working for the mob, but this particular is probably pure fiction and completely exagerated.
"Pretty soon, FBI directors will invent OnSpy for your home, so you can request help or service at the push of a button in any room"
--
They did, it's called ADT and its ilk. Motion-activated microphones. I've been in the listening room at one of these facilities -- everything sigificant in your house is audible at all times.
People, this is totally not an attempt to enflame anybody. I'm just saying it's how I wanted it. I'm happy for you if you like the movies -- I just dont.
It *is* possible to have a negative opinion of a thing without saying anything negative about the thing: read my post, no flame there.
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I claim ownership of the empty set.
Since it's contained in every database, you are all using it without my permission. Send me your checks.
Seriously, this is scary and dumb. I understand and agree with the intent (hassling assholes) but this is a dumb way to do it.
Ask your older Europeans if the Americans had anything to do with the Russians not overruning West Germany...
This whole hate-America shit has been going on since the 80's and the medium-range tactical nukes. Just move on, nothing to see here.
I did read recently that by the middle of the century the average age in the US will be 35 and the average age in Europe will be 52. The birth rate in Europe is low. Europe is toast, your culture is finished. Ours is still growing.
I believe before the century is out you will get an opportunity. We will enjoy killing you :-)
We like it.
I wouldn't mind getting some alprazolam, but I always figured it would be so easy to track, and it being a felony and all, buying pills on the net seemed to be a remarkably dumb thing to do.
Do people actually do it and get away with it?
Talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk.
That's all you're good for. Put up or shut up.
I don't know if you are from the US or not but:
Are you so mad at the US you would want to kill us? If we are so bad surely we deserve death. As I said on another post, I'm pretty sure the rest of the world combined has equal military strength as the US.
Since you have the capablity to put an end to us, and we so clearly deserve death, why don't you fight?
This is an absolutely serious statement. If we are evil, fight us.
Europe not only has to perceive the common enemy, they'd have to absolutely drop *all* barriers and become a single nation to compete with it.
Europe is play-acting at being a single state now with the common currency and lowered barriers. It is on the track you are describing, but it has in no way demonstrated the (yet) the ability to act as a single entity.
This is not intended as a flame, it's a serious, serious question:
If all the world is so pissed at the US why don't we just another world war? I'm serious. All of Europe, India, and China, vs. US. Last I heard all of the world put together has equal or more military capacity than the US, so it ought to be a fair fight. The point is, y'all (rest of the world), is that your actions will not be without consequences forever. This belicosity you exhibit is not free.
If it felt it HAD to, the US wouldn't have much of a leg up on Europe anymore in that respect.
Bullshit. The only reason the US won WW2 was economic -- we increased our GDP by 50% from 1941 to 1945, increased plane output tenfold, &c.
It is true that combined the GDP of all of Europe exceeds the United States, but it would have to totally abandon all barriers to be effective, and, like I said, in the last war, the way it went down was the opposite of what you said.
Of course, there's no reason history will repeat itself, but there's no reason it won't either.
What?!?
Why should other countries have the same military advantages as the US? Should the US willingly give up its military superiority?
That's the kind of "Balance of Power" thinking that got Europe into WW1.
I know it's absolutely counter-intuitive and it sounds monstrous, but only the US and people we like (like Britain and Isreal) should have technology like GPS and especially Nukes.
It sounds fucked up, but that is the only way to prevent their catastrophe. If everybody's equal *somebody's* gonna feel froggy and jump. This madness is very deliberate, and it works.
I think this hinges on the definition of "bad guy". To my mind, "bad guy" means "guy who knows how to gain root from an unpriviledged account".
*Anyone*, good or bad (== knows how to gain root or not), who runs a program under your account, has owned your account. A "bad guy" who knows how to gain root owns your computer. Which is what (might) have happened here.
I think the lesson they are trying to convey is: assume people know how to gain root. Which is the scary thing here, and anywhere.
I worked at Microsoft, so Microsoft's list is my frame of reference:
Law #1: If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer, it's not your computer anymore.
Ever notice how the things you like are never harmful, and they are always misunderstood by society?
:-)
Whereas the things you don't like are unprecedented levels of chaos, evil and destruction never before witnessed in the history of man?
It doesn't matter what the issue is, or what side you're on: play this to your advantage and you'll win ever time
Most of the viruses lately have been of the email-you-are-dumb variety. I'd been wondering where all the excellent boot sector and hardware level viruses of the 1980s and early 1990s had gotten to.
I couldn't stand yet-another I-love-you clone. I want some real destruction!
I don't remember what I thought Tom Bombadil was before I read the Simarillion and knew the "back story".
After I read the Simarillion, I always thought he was Illuvutar (sp?): i.e., Eru, the main god. Since he was supposedly there before *everythng*, including the Valar and morgoth.
Now that I'm older I like the more clever theory that Tom Bombadil is THE READER. I.e., only the reader can have read the Simarillion, and be "present" throughout the whole history of time.
I don't like the theories that he's some supernatural Green party activist. I hate politics.
I mean it. Life is just so wonderful. Yay.
That's nice kid.
I worked at Microsoft for 3 years and as a developer consultant have had accounts at several Fortune 500 companies. Sure, networks *work*. But, trust me, there is a WORLD of difference between a typical gigantic corporate network and Microsoft's corpnet.
I can't explain it to you if you've never experienced it. You are the proverbial man chained in the cave only seeing shadows cast on the wall.
Get a blue badge at Microsoft and then everything I'm saying will become perfectly clear to you
Nobody uses Microsoft technology like Microsoft. Unfortuately, nobody uses Microsoft technology like Microsoft.
The reason? Only Microsoft has the source code and "really understands" Windows. Everybody elses corporate networks running Windows are dogshit -- but Microsoft really does just use the crap the way they tell you to use it, and it works wonderfully. Unfortunately, they are the *only* example of such a user on the planet!
Yes, there was a huge stink about it at the time. They never said it was a fictional book until several months later, and many people said what I am saying at the time.
Wired is famous for posting wildy exagerated fictional stories. It started with MicroSerfs in 1994(-5). They published this whole account of 8 Microsoft employees and their wild lives, and a few months later announced it was all a fictional story. Ever since then, I take everything they say with about 12 grains of salt.
Not to say that there *arent* computer geeks working for the mob, but this particular is probably pure fiction and completely exagerated.
"Pretty soon, FBI directors will invent OnSpy for your home, so you can request help or service at the push of a button in any room"
--
They did, it's called ADT and its ilk. Motion-activated microphones. I've been in the listening room at one of these facilities -- everything sigificant in your house is audible at all times.
Aw, fudge.
That's exactly what I mean. The theory being that with 6 movies you wouldn't have to cut for time reasons.
People, this is totally not an attempt to enflame anybody. I'm just saying it's how I wanted it. I'm happy for you if you like the movies -- I just dont.
It *is* possible to have a negative opinion of a thing without saying anything negative about the thing: read my post, no flame there.