Except it hasn't been "released" to public news organizations. It was LEAKED. There is a formal release process, and it was NOT followed. The documents remain classified until formally declassified, at which point they MAY be released to the news or the public, at the discretion of the document owner. . .
Really. So many people out there are pretty much totally ignorant on basic facts of physics, biology, chemistry, and geology. The cynic in me says this is by design: people who lack understanding of the technical issues, and/or the math that backs them, are far easier to get steamrollered by the political cause du jour, because it SOUNDS good, even if the technical details easily prove it is utter lunacy. . . . the anti-vaccine activists are an obvious example (there are others, but
I'm attempting to be politically neutral here: there are idiots on BOTH sides of the aisle on various other issues as well . . . )
You used both "REDUCE TAXES" and "BALANCED BUDGET". Were you dropped on your head as a child?
Actually, it's quite possible. All you have to do is STOP SPENDING.
It's not like examples of Government waste are hard to find, no matter what your ideological viewpoint.
The $70 million in IRS bonuses and ***7 BILLION*** dollars of military equipment being scrapped in Afghanistan come to mind as a few of the more obvious examples. . .
And, you AGREED TO THAT, in writing, when you signed the purchase contract for the property. I don't see these people, who likely had to pay for a construction permit to build the fence, agree to do more than build a fence as per the supplied plan. . .
Fine. My wife and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary, and WE met on American Singles (which is apparently part of "Spark" now. First time I looked at e-matchmaking sites in ~15 years.
While it hasn't been all rainbows and bunnyrabbits (and what marriage IS ???), we're as strong as we started out, and likely stronger. So, , , your point ???
HOWEVER, there is lots of room for lab error. It would be helpful to quantify that, but apparently it varies from case to case, and analyst to analyst. For that reason, I conclude that DNA analysis is USEFUL, but not defintitve, at least at the current time. ..
Kim Dotcom is a dick! He's a reckless, arrogant, stupid dick. And the US DOJ are pussies. And the RIAA is an asshole. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate - and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know this: If you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!
You know, it's a sad world, when "Team America" dialogue fits a real-world situation. . ..
For example, the current administration is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman-Sachs. The previous administration appeared to by owned by a combine of Halliburton and the major Defense contractors.
The question is, which of our Corporate Masters will own the NEXT administration . . .
And we ALREADY know the answer. It will be blamed on "low-level employees" who will remain effectively anonymous, might get a few weeks off with pay, and go right back to work.
Because NOBODY is allowed to out-douchebag the US.gov. . .
Thing is, this is one rare case where it was not simply the paranoid parents voting for a new security feature. This was done without parents' knowledge.
Yes, but it didn't happen in a vacuum. The terrorists/drug cartels/merchants of fear du jour have scared enough sheep that they've bleated to their shepherds, who have, in their self-defined benevolent wisdom, decided to do this for our safety/for the children/to stop the monster du jour.
The Security State is fueled by teh Burning Stoopid. . ..
Well, they COULD be coming from California, but the regulatory environment has had that mine shut down until very recently. Because, after all, it's OK to out-source pollution, as long as we don't see it HERE. . . .
Yeah, the Mexican Cartels prefer US-spec semi-auto AKs to full-auto Chinese AKs that also cost much less ?? Of course, it didn't help that the vast majority of those "exports" were done at USGov request. . . .
. . ..until, of course, the Aliens arrive, and they laugh with derision at our quaint base-10 incremented system, in comparision with the binary-incremented system used throughout the galaxy, with the base unit a cubic drikh of plegh. . ..
Or, for the humor-impaired: it actually doesn't matter WHAT the standardized set of measurements **is**: the **standardization** is what makes all the difference. . ..
Sounds about right. I also keep an offline copy, the encrypted password/passphrase list on a DVD-R, the decrypting software on the original CD, both of which live in my safe deposit box at the bank AND the fire-proof in the house.
The decryption passphrase and instructions are in a tamper-noticable "Cookie" (heat-sealed plastic around paper). One copy of which is elsewhere in the house, and two more which are. ..somewhere else.
How about if you issue ONE invalid DMCA takedown, you get 12 years at hard labor. Multiple false takedowns at the same time ?? Roomie in the slammer is a 350-pound Axe Murderer named Bubba. ..(evil grin)
Which was my point. The level of evidence needed to prosecute for perjury on a DMCA takedown is monumental, while the evidence required to FILE a takedown is Zero.
Hence, my pining for a legislator to rebalance it to something approaching equity. . . .
Which brings the question: when will some clueful legislator (I know, contradiction in terms. . . ) make a provably false DMCA takedown request either a criminal act or allow civil suit to be brought for violation of free speech. Currently, a false DMCA claim is, in effect, a SLAPP manuever
Actually, this is BEGINNING to change, but it will be QUITE some time before it shows up in academic publishing.
In Fiction, there are quite a few authors who primarily e-publish fiction and sell through Amazon and Barnes&Noble. and are making, if not megabucks, at least decent earnings (one author I'm personally familiar with has made in excess of US$ 100K this way. . . )
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Except it hasn't been "released" to public news organizations. It was LEAKED. There is a formal release process, and it was NOT followed. The documents remain classified until formally declassified, at which point they MAY be released to the news or the public, at the discretion of the document owner. . .
Really. So many people out there are pretty much totally ignorant on basic facts of physics, biology, chemistry, and geology. The cynic in me says this is by design: people who lack understanding of the technical issues, and/or the math that backs them, are far easier to get steamrollered by the political cause du jour, because it SOUNDS good, even if the technical details easily prove it is utter lunacy. . . . the anti-vaccine activists are an obvious example (there are others, but I'm attempting to be politically neutral here: there are idiots on BOTH sides of the aisle on various other issues as well . . . )
. . . .immediately think, ". . . all the better to data-mine you by. . . ."
I honestly have not noticed that until just right now.
Oh man I need a minute to digest this.
Be glad you didn't just eat a twinkie. You'd need a few years to digest that.
And a good thing you DO digest it. You don't want it to hatch a lizard that burrows out of your gut. . .
At least some countries still stand for liberty.
And which would those be ? I can't seem to find **ONE**. . .
You used both "REDUCE TAXES" and "BALANCED BUDGET". Were you dropped on your head as a child?
Actually, it's quite possible. All you have to do is STOP SPENDING.
It's not like examples of Government waste are hard to find, no matter what your ideological viewpoint.
The $70 million in IRS bonuses and ***7 BILLION*** dollars of military equipment being scrapped in Afghanistan come to mind as a few of the more obvious examples. . .
And, you AGREED TO THAT, in writing, when you signed the purchase contract for the property. I don't see these people, who likely had to pay for a construction permit to build the fence, agree to do more than build a fence as per the supplied plan. . .
Meanwhile, a helpful Government spokeman is making hand gestures and saying:
These are not the rights you're looking for. Your privacy has not been violated. You may go about your business. Move along, move along. . . .
Fine. My wife and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary, and WE met on American Singles (which is apparently part of "Spark" now. First time I looked at e-matchmaking sites in ~15 years. While it hasn't been all rainbows and bunnyrabbits (and what marriage IS ???), we're as strong as we started out, and likely stronger. So, , , your point ???
what if the DNA is a false positive match?
Well, given current techniques, the calculated THEORETICAL chance of a false match is approximately 1 in 100 billion. Unless you're an identical twin, where the theoretical odds drop to 1 in 1000.
HOWEVER, there is lots of room for lab error. It would be helpful to quantify that, but apparently it varies from case to case, and analyst to analyst. For that reason, I conclude that DNA analysis is USEFUL, but not defintitve, at least at the current time. . .
To paraphrase a golden oldie. . .
Kim Dotcom is a dick! He's a reckless, arrogant, stupid dick. And the US DOJ are pussies. And the RIAA is an asshole. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate - and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know this: If you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!
You know, it's a sad world, when "Team America" dialogue fits a real-world situation. . . .
. . .because rich people own governments anyway.
For example, the current administration is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman-Sachs. The previous administration appeared to by owned by a combine of Halliburton and the major Defense contractors.
The question is, which of our Corporate Masters will own the NEXT administration . . .
And we ALREADY know the answer. It will be blamed on "low-level employees" who will remain effectively anonymous, might get a few weeks off with pay, and go right back to work. Because NOBODY is allowed to out-douchebag the US.gov. . .
You'll lose both, and deserve neither.
Thing is, this is one rare case where it was not simply the paranoid parents voting for a new security feature. This was done without parents' knowledge.
Yes, but it didn't happen in a vacuum. The terrorists/drug cartels/merchants of fear du jour have scared enough sheep that they've bleated to their shepherds, who have, in their self-defined benevolent wisdom, decided to do this for our safety/for the children/to stop the monster du jour.
The Security State is fueled by teh Burning Stoopid. . . .
Well, they COULD be coming from California, but the regulatory environment has had that mine shut down until very recently. Because, after all, it's OK to out-source pollution, as long as we don't see it HERE. . . .
Yeah, the Mexican Cartels prefer US-spec semi-auto AKs to full-auto Chinese AKs that also cost much less ?? Of course, it didn't help that the vast majority of those "exports" were done at USGov request. . . .
Who needs fuel ? Send a nuclear-powered mass driver/excavator. Use the asteroidal itself as reaction mass. . . .
And, of course, Engineer Olson was in the RED space suit, and thus, sealed his fate. And it was over EARTH, not Vulcan. Turn in your Spock ears. . .
. . . .until, of course, the Aliens arrive, and they laugh with derision at our quaint base-10 incremented system, in comparision with the binary-incremented system used throughout the galaxy, with the base unit a cubic drikh of plegh. . . .
Or, for the humor-impaired: it actually doesn't matter WHAT the standardized set of measurements **is**: the **standardization** is what makes all the difference. . . .
What you just said is TL:DR. The short version: America, Fuck Yeah! (evil grin)
Sounds about right. I also keep an offline copy, the encrypted password/passphrase list on a DVD-R, the decrypting software on the original CD, both of which live in my safe deposit box at the bank AND the fire-proof in the house. The decryption passphrase and instructions are in a tamper-noticable "Cookie" (heat-sealed plastic around paper). One copy of which is elsewhere in the house, and two more which are. . .somewhere else.
How about if you issue ONE invalid DMCA takedown, you get 12 years at hard labor. Multiple false takedowns at the same time ?? Roomie in the slammer is a 350-pound Axe Murderer named Bubba. . .(evil grin)
Which was my point. The level of evidence needed to prosecute for perjury on a DMCA takedown is monumental, while the evidence required to FILE a takedown is Zero. Hence, my pining for a legislator to rebalance it to something approaching equity. . . .
Which brings the question: when will some clueful legislator (I know, contradiction in terms. . . ) make a provably false DMCA takedown request either a criminal act or allow civil suit to be brought for violation of free speech. Currently, a false DMCA claim is, in effect, a SLAPP manuever
Actually, this is BEGINNING to change, but it will be QUITE some time before it shows up in academic publishing.
In Fiction, there are quite a few authors who primarily e-publish fiction and sell through Amazon and Barnes&Noble. and are making, if not megabucks, at least decent earnings (one author I'm personally familiar with has made in excess of US$ 100K this way. . . )
Kristine Kathryn Rusch often blogs on the topic. . . .