...get killed when that thing fires off and people forget about a "Tsunami Warning System" and think that they are either 1) under attack from little green men from outer space OR 2) that the gods are angry with them?
So in the physical world, especially in the past, if you were bullied, you either sucked it up, went to the gym and worked out and sought revenge, or got an upperclassmen or sibling to wreak some havoc on someone. How do kids do this in the virtual world? Hack accounts and seek revenge?
This stuff has moved from physical bullying to virtual bullying. Here is what I learned from the article or had reinforced: * Teenagers suck. * Teenagers suck at coping with problems. * Teenagers suck at accepting change. * If you are teenager, know the laws regarding statutory rape because if you piss off someone, then their parents can press charges. * The belief that things will change if left alone is fantasy. * That examples like this happen all the time, now a bunch of kids have to cope with the fact that they treated someone like shit and she killed herself because of it. That's something that is probably going to stick with them years from now. * Teenagers suck. * Teenagers should probably be locked up at home until after high school. * Sometimes serving as an example sucks, but who knows what else it has prevented.
Because it's pretty similar... dump tons of money into the enforcement/prosecution of persons that possibly committed an infraction of laws that need to be changed. However, the people that can change the laws get great money from lobbyists to do the bidding of their corporate masters.
If corporate masters determine that a "war on drugs" is profitable or that a "war on piracy" is profitable, then laws either get changed to increase profit margins or loosened to increase profit margins.
What gives them the right? Pretty much the right of "because we want to." Just like here in the US, we can "demand" that governments hand over criminals, as outlined in some convention or treaty. It's a matter of "you scratch my itch, I'll scratch yours."
Canada, if they (being the government) wishes to sign the treaty, then they shall. Someone on both sides will probably benefit, just not the general populace.
Now I am not a lawyer either, so hopefully someone who is can respond with an educated opinion...
So how does being tried three times for the same offense not violate the intent of the Constitution? I know the Fifth Amendment primarily speaks to capitol offenses, but what about the Eighth Amendment?
Were the previous two trials mistrials or somehow screwed up? If I read the articles right, then the last trial had a verdict. Does this mean in civil cases I can sue until I get what I want?
I say make everyone get on board naked except the flight crew. Establishes a dominance thing. Also provide the flight crew with all kinds of Taser goodness.
I smoked from the time I was 14 until the time I was 23. I quit one morning on shear willpower (that and not wanting to get out of bed with a hangover to go to the store and get another pack). However, after a failed seven marriage and staying with some heavy smokers and working with some heavy smokers, I wound up smoking again after eight or so years of not smoking. Since then, I have seen my father pass away suddenly of cancer. My mother, myself, and my current wife all smoke and a year after his death, we still find it difficult to quit. I have heard it said that it is easier to quit heroin than it is to quit smoking.
Quitting requires a complete life change and a lot of support from the people with which you work, live and are around.
As for no side effects of this vaccine. I call complete bullshit. Ask any medical professional that is worth a damn and they will tell you that the introduction of any chemical into the system will have the potential of a side effect. Whether the chemical is prescribed, a vaccination, or an OTC, there is always the possibility of a side effect.
I was in Cuba (Gitmo) in the 80s. We went to the beach, we played D&D, we skated, we did all kinds of things. You read a lot. Hell, we didn't even have cable or a McDonalds until 1986 or so. You really have to make do with what you have.
It's amazing what you learn to live with and what you find to entertain yourself with.
In manufacturing, companies wishing to use Applied Materials' PROMIS software for their MES, have the option of using it on VMS. I remember this from when I used it about 10 years ago... Having it on VMS was a solid choice. System ran like a champ.
Find out how many other candidates have interviewed for the job and where you stand based on the competition and who else has been interviewed. Of course, it sucks if you are the first interviewee. But then you can also tailor the question to ask where do they think that you fit in accordance to what they are looking for based on the interview. In other words, is this one that is going to call and offer you something or is this the one that is never going to call or return a call.
The both of you already are taking this very seriously, which you should be. I will tell you, that I have been married twice. Once to a geek and once to a non-geek. The non-geek marriage lasted seven years and fizzled out. Part of the reasoning was that we could not find common grounds any longer.
Currently, I have been married two years to a geek and it has been great.
Some advice:
First and foremost, communicate. Open and honest communication. You don't like the way she does something? Fine, just suggest to her that you would do something different. You don't like what she cooks? Tell her. But don't be an ass. I guess I should rephrase this all to be open and honest communication without anger.
Second, make time for each other. Try and do stuff together. Not ALL the time, but on a regular basis. Have a "date" night. If you have kids, get a babysitter. Go see a movie or a concert or have a nice dinner or have a walk in the park or something.
Third, you have your friends, she has hers. Don't forget that. When you get married, sometimes people cut off a lot of contact with nonmarried friends. This can lead to resentments later. Let her go out with the girls sometimes and you can go out with the guys. This philosophy also applies to your time/her time.
Let's see, there's also agree to disagree on things. You each have a right to an opinion. I have heard the "don't go to bed angry" one before, but honestly, it's not relevant. Sometimes, if you have a fight, you both need the night to calm down. Another thing is, know how to tell if one another is mad and how to approach each other. Does she want to talk when she is angry or does she want to be left alone and will let you know when she has calmed down and is ready to talk and vice versa? This falls back to communication. Share in triumphs and share in tradegies, once you are married, you are one and the same. If she has a bad day, be sympathetic. Surprise her once in a while: if she isn't allergic, send her flowers or chocolates at work, if for no other reason than just to say you love her.
There are many things you will learn, some may be pearls of wisdom from books, others may be common sense. The best teachers will be experience and patience. Remember to have plenty of patience. Always.
My mother-in-law is a Sheriff's Deputy and always has rather intersting stories about dumbasses. Many people just start in with some iteration "Officer, you need to hear my side of this" or "Officer, I was there, but I didn't do anything..." Inevitably, they wind up confessing to something stupid that leads to something else or they incriminate themselves with little effort.
It is very wise to take the approach of be polite, keep it simple, when questions that are being asked that may be used to establish motive, that is when (even though by this point you have not been read your Miranda Rights) you can either ask if you are being detained and if not then you would like to leave. If you are, then you would like to have a lawyer present.
Is a store public property? The ATM was located within the premises of the REI. Of course the guards servicing the machine get spooked, call the REI rent-a-cop who calls the real cops...
No, they cannot press charges, however, they can and did ban him from that store for a year. Which can now result in negative publicity for them.
New clause in the EULA that will say, "By clicking ACCEPT, you are acknowledging that the software is being sold as-is and may contain flaws. The manufacturer will only be liable for damages up to and including the cost of replacing the purchased software product and that software only. ALL other FEES and DAMAGES are the responsibility of the owner. However, if you would like to purchase our Insurance, click on INSURANCE. If you want the limited edition, error-minimized, guaranteed support version, have your credit card ready and click on AWESOME VERSION. Please insure that you have an available credit limit of at least $5,000 in order to upgrade any Single MS Product."
First of, if we want to drag this into a lengthy discussion regarding the politics of a defunct administration, the Geneva Convention is quite clear in Article 2.
Article 2
In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace time, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them.
The Convention shall also apply to all cases of partial or total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party, even if the said occupation meets with no armed resistance.
Although one of the Powers in conflict may not be a party to the present Convention, the Powers who are parties thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations. They shall furthermore be bound by the Convention in relation to the said Power, if the latter accepts and applies the provisions thereof.
Second, the part that I find interesting about the philosophy of treating this as an aggressive attack, possibly led by another nation, is that there will be a need to differentiate between a high school punk that is trying to probe something and someone else actually doing something. Now, also, reverse the position. What happens when the positions are reversed and some kids are able to break into a government system and commence the same kind of cyber "attack" against China or Russia or North Korea or Iran? How are we going to feel if they want to respond in kind?
There is a HUGE difference between an "attack" and what amounts to "vandalism", "breaking and entering", "criminal trepass", denial of service, and whatever else some Feds can decide to come up in an attempt to nail someone.
As for domestically, once determined, the individual(s) would be Federal crimes such as those or whatever else could be conjured up by an imaginative prosectution team in concert with authorities. Of course, the punishment would just mean you would wind up at some Federal Country Club...
You want to charge me for watching videos of people doing stupid stuff? Or clips of shows? Now, if I upload my own stuff, it'll probably be free to do since they want to be able to have a variety of content for people to choose from.
But, if they are charging users to view content, where is my revenue?
IMHO, perfect example of "IP" MMO done right: LoTRo. Great game and had lots of fun.
Perfect example of "IP" MMO done wrong: SWG. Good idea, but, went south.
Looking forward to Stargate and KOTOR...
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I vote for a "neverbeenlaid" tag.
...get killed when that thing fires off and people forget about a "Tsunami Warning System" and think that they are either 1) under attack from little green men from outer space OR 2) that the gods are angry with them?
...that the "revenue stream" is actually just lawyer-speak for "we are pissing in the wind and hoping that we hit something."
Vote.
Run for office.
Rebel.
Except when you rebel, you are a terrorist.
The article didn't mention two things:
* Was the "team of professional hackers" paid for NOT cracking this?
* Was the "team of professional hackers" able to beat the security at all?
So in the physical world, especially in the past, if you were bullied, you either sucked it up, went to the gym and worked out and sought revenge, or got an upperclassmen or sibling to wreak some havoc on someone. How do kids do this in the virtual world? Hack accounts and seek revenge?
This stuff has moved from physical bullying to virtual bullying. Here is what I learned from the article or had reinforced:
* Teenagers suck.
* Teenagers suck at coping with problems.
* Teenagers suck at accepting change.
* If you are teenager, know the laws regarding statutory rape because if you piss off someone, then their parents can press charges.
* The belief that things will change if left alone is fantasy.
* That examples like this happen all the time, now a bunch of kids have to cope with the fact that they treated someone like shit and she killed herself because of it. That's something that is probably going to stick with them years from now.
* Teenagers suck.
* Teenagers should probably be locked up at home until after high school.
* Sometimes serving as an example sucks, but who knows what else it has prevented.
Because it's pretty similar... dump tons of money into the enforcement/prosecution of persons that possibly committed an infraction of laws that need to be changed. However, the people that can change the laws get great money from lobbyists to do the bidding of their corporate masters.
If corporate masters determine that a "war on drugs" is profitable or that a "war on piracy" is profitable, then laws either get changed to increase profit margins or loosened to increase profit margins.
What gives them the right? Pretty much the right of "because we want to." Just like here in the US, we can "demand" that governments hand over criminals, as outlined in some convention or treaty. It's a matter of "you scratch my itch, I'll scratch yours."
Canada, if they (being the government) wishes to sign the treaty, then they shall. Someone on both sides will probably benefit, just not the general populace.
Why are they wasting time on this? Just get me my interactive holographic games with "rewards and punishments."
So Farmville will be able to be played on Fiber? Whoa.... who needs zombifying chemicals in the tapwater?
"Good... bad... I'm the guy with the gun."
Now I am not a lawyer either, so hopefully someone who is can respond with an educated opinion...
So how does being tried three times for the same offense not violate the intent of the Constitution? I know the Fifth Amendment primarily speaks to capitol offenses, but what about the Eighth Amendment?
Were the previous two trials mistrials or somehow screwed up? If I read the articles right, then the last trial had a verdict. Does this mean in civil cases I can sue until I get what I want?
I say make everyone get on board naked except the flight crew. Establishes a dominance thing. Also provide the flight crew with all kinds of Taser goodness.
Problems solved.
I smoked from the time I was 14 until the time I was 23. I quit one morning on shear willpower (that and not wanting to get out of bed with a hangover to go to the store and get another pack). However, after a failed seven marriage and staying with some heavy smokers and working with some heavy smokers, I wound up smoking again after eight or so years of not smoking. Since then, I have seen my father pass away suddenly of cancer. My mother, myself, and my current wife all smoke and a year after his death, we still find it difficult to quit. I have heard it said that it is easier to quit heroin than it is to quit smoking.
Quitting requires a complete life change and a lot of support from the people with which you work, live and are around.
As for no side effects of this vaccine. I call complete bullshit. Ask any medical professional that is worth a damn and they will tell you that the introduction of any chemical into the system will have the potential of a side effect. Whether the chemical is prescribed, a vaccination, or an OTC, there is always the possibility of a side effect.
Think of this:
The internet flatlines. Thousands of geeks out of work... where will they go and what will they do?
I can say one thing... the porn print industry would explode...
Which side of the fence?
I was in Cuba (Gitmo) in the 80s. We went to the beach, we played D&D, we skated, we did all kinds of things. You read a lot. Hell, we didn't even have cable or a McDonalds until 1986 or so. You really have to make do with what you have.
It's amazing what you learn to live with and what you find to entertain yourself with.
In manufacturing, companies wishing to use Applied Materials' PROMIS software for their MES, have the option of using it on VMS. I remember this from when I used it about 10 years ago... Having it on VMS was a solid choice. System ran like a champ.
Find out how many other candidates have interviewed for the job and where you stand based on the competition and who else has been interviewed. Of course, it sucks if you are the first interviewee. But then you can also tailor the question to ask where do they think that you fit in accordance to what they are looking for based on the interview. In other words, is this one that is going to call and offer you something or is this the one that is never going to call or return a call.
The both of you already are taking this very seriously, which you should be. I will tell you, that I have been married twice. Once to a geek and once to a non-geek. The non-geek marriage lasted seven years and fizzled out. Part of the reasoning was that we could not find common grounds any longer.
Currently, I have been married two years to a geek and it has been great.
Some advice:
First and foremost, communicate. Open and honest communication. You don't like the way she does something? Fine, just suggest to her that you would do something different. You don't like what she cooks? Tell her. But don't be an ass. I guess I should rephrase this all to be open and honest communication without anger.
Second, make time for each other. Try and do stuff together. Not ALL the time, but on a regular basis. Have a "date" night. If you have kids, get a babysitter. Go see a movie or a concert or have a nice dinner or have a walk in the park or something.
Third, you have your friends, she has hers. Don't forget that. When you get married, sometimes people cut off a lot of contact with nonmarried friends. This can lead to resentments later. Let her go out with the girls sometimes and you can go out with the guys. This philosophy also applies to your time/her time.
Let's see, there's also agree to disagree on things. You each have a right to an opinion. I have heard the "don't go to bed angry" one before, but honestly, it's not relevant. Sometimes, if you have a fight, you both need the night to calm down. Another thing is, know how to tell if one another is mad and how to approach each other. Does she want to talk when she is angry or does she want to be left alone and will let you know when she has calmed down and is ready to talk and vice versa? This falls back to communication. Share in triumphs and share in tradegies, once you are married, you are one and the same. If she has a bad day, be sympathetic. Surprise her once in a while: if she isn't allergic, send her flowers or chocolates at work, if for no other reason than just to say you love her.
There are many things you will learn, some may be pearls of wisdom from books, others may be common sense. The best teachers will be experience and patience. Remember to have plenty of patience. Always.
Congratulations on your impending nuptials.
My mother-in-law is a Sheriff's Deputy and always has rather intersting stories about dumbasses. Many people just start in with some iteration "Officer, you need to hear my side of this" or "Officer, I was there, but I didn't do anything..." Inevitably, they wind up confessing to something stupid that leads to something else or they incriminate themselves with little effort. It is very wise to take the approach of be polite, keep it simple, when questions that are being asked that may be used to establish motive, that is when (even though by this point you have not been read your Miranda Rights) you can either ask if you are being detained and if not then you would like to leave. If you are, then you would like to have a lawyer present.
Is a store public property? The ATM was located within the premises of the REI. Of course the guards servicing the machine get spooked, call the REI rent-a-cop who calls the real cops... No, they cannot press charges, however, they can and did ban him from that store for a year. Which can now result in negative publicity for them.
New clause in the EULA that will say, "By clicking ACCEPT, you are acknowledging that the software is being sold as-is and may contain flaws. The manufacturer will only be liable for damages up to and including the cost of replacing the purchased software product and that software only. ALL other FEES and DAMAGES are the responsibility of the owner. However, if you would like to purchase our Insurance, click on INSURANCE. If you want the limited edition, error-minimized, guaranteed support version, have your credit card ready and click on AWESOME VERSION. Please insure that you have an available credit limit of at least $5,000 in order to upgrade any Single MS Product."
Article 2 In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace time, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them. The Convention shall also apply to all cases of partial or total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party, even if the said occupation meets with no armed resistance. Although one of the Powers in conflict may not be a party to the present Convention, the Powers who are parties thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations. They shall furthermore be bound by the Convention in relation to the said Power, if the latter accepts and applies the provisions thereof.
Second, the part that I find interesting about the philosophy of treating this as an aggressive attack, possibly led by another nation, is that there will be a need to differentiate between a high school punk that is trying to probe something and someone else actually doing something. Now, also, reverse the position. What happens when the positions are reversed and some kids are able to break into a government system and commence the same kind of cyber "attack" against China or Russia or North Korea or Iran? How are we going to feel if they want to respond in kind? There is a HUGE difference between an "attack" and what amounts to "vandalism", "breaking and entering", "criminal trepass", denial of service, and whatever else some Feds can decide to come up in an attempt to nail someone. As for domestically, once determined, the individual(s) would be Federal crimes such as those or whatever else could be conjured up by an imaginative prosectution team in concert with authorities. Of course, the punishment would just mean you would wind up at some Federal Country Club...
You want to charge me for watching videos of people doing stupid stuff? Or clips of shows? Now, if I upload my own stuff, it'll probably be free to do since they want to be able to have a variety of content for people to choose from. But, if they are charging users to view content, where is my revenue?
Possibly get any of these as audiobooks as a Dan Brown interpretation?
IMHO, perfect example of "IP" MMO done right: LoTRo. Great game and had lots of fun. Perfect example of "IP" MMO done wrong: SWG. Good idea, but, went south. Looking forward to Stargate and KOTOR...