Right, and we are also on the cusp of global socio-economic collapse. The question is: Will we make it all irrelevant before we blow ourselves up??? Then again, maybe I will order pizza and watch some more of Ergo Proxy and not worry about such fatalistic possibilities. I'm going back to sleep now. Wake me up when the philospher king has his grand immaculation.
The smart ones are keeping their mouths shut and waiting. In the art of war, the pawns go first. Right now, if you speak up or act in any way, you will be hammered. The "State's Enforcers" are scared shitless and shooting everything that moves. Goods and services have not deteriorated to the point where civil unrest is an overriding concern. When this happens the 3% that can actually effect change will come out of the woodwork and kick the hineys and their sycophants.
The State has been buying up as much ammo as they can, but everybody knows that the People have been doing the same. When this powder keg goes off, they will be able to see it on Saturn...
"The Internet is the dream of the Stasi." - I said this last century...
Set up a proxy. M$ (or enter your favorite other Nazgul here) sends the data to the proxy which forwards it to whomever. The spooks didn't get it form M$, they got it from Asshat Inc.
There is a time for everything under the heavens. The time for action is not yet come. Seems I read somewhere that it was effectively only 3% of the population that truly fought the British. Not much changes, huh?
Historia docet, quod tyrannus ipse civitas plena metus, et quidquid necesse est scriptor iter faciet eam.
History teaches us that the tyrant is filled with fear and the the State will do whatever is necessary to insure it's hegemony.
, but doesn't all this seem kind of Orwellian to you??? First the Kinect, and now the gamebox. Full time connected to the Cloud. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but I do like to go "commando" around the house occasionally. Don't all these Cloud connected cameras around your house weird you out?
Damn the taxpayers, full speed ahead.
I'm using an HP Mini311 that I scored on eBay for 170 bucks (delivered;-). It's not too quick, but it is a real workhorse. I'm currently running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and will ride that horse until it drops. Hopefully there will be some sane OS that I can migrate to when that happens. IMHO: Mint is coming along nicely...
So true, I cut my teeth on Ubuntu and when Unity came out, I dipped my wick in it and promptly scampered back to 10.04 LTS...which I will ride until it drops. After that, I'm starting to take a shine to Mint Mate. Hopefully the Linux community will continue to develop a functional production oriented OS that "just works". Canonical is welcome to continue to ride their fork.
Let's not forget AT&T in this. They vie mightily with TWC to see who can treat us worse. I will go back to scratching on clay tablets before I will do business with the AT&T vampires.
Broadband delivery is just one more example of how the U.S. is imploding.
Two things on this: First, what the founders meant by "well regulated militia" and what the modern ideologues have corrupted it to mean are two very different things. Read it and weep: http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/rkba/ff_militia.htm) Second, it has been scientifically proven that IQ is directly and inversely proportional to cock size.
I tired this with my U-verse fiasco. It was an abject failure. Their "Executive Escalation Group" was even more disrespectful and dysfunctional than their generic consumer (ugh!) service.
First, you fraudulently upgraded the service I ordered. Until you correct this, no money for you. Can't you see how arrogant you are? Kings of old had more humility.
You Tube is the place to look. Otherwise, my attorney will call. Until you learn who you work for, you can KMA.
A ll things considered... T errible business practices & T otal arrogance are death to capitalism & our republic.
They plan to stomp on Google at some point.
This is a war of three armies:
Big government
Big business
Big media
Each has it's own plans for the herd,,,
Moooooo 'scuse me while I chew my cud
You gotta be kidding. This is Texas we're talking about. The only thing that keeps our border porous is the Feds getting their fat A$$es in the way. Besides, we kinda like Mexican food down here. Trust me, Texas can secure her borders.
So solly, don't agree...
Athiesm is another ism. Athiests are just as fervent and intolerant as any other religious sect. Put whiteout over the names and they are virtually indistinguishable.
Yes YES! Media Smatters or the Puffington Host is the place for you. Pop culture is all that counts. Of all the idiots in the media, Beck is the one closest to the truth.
I crossed the N. Atlantic in 2001 on my 12m sloop that I refitted from a salvage. The most important equipment for me was:
GPS/chartplotter/depth sounder (and spares!!!) I did my crossing with a handheld gps, paper charts, and a generic fishfinder that was cheap and worked flawlessly.
Auto-pilot with magnetic and wind steering (don't skimp here.)
HF Radio ICOM w/ antenna tuner (used mine daily for WX)
Radar
I put in a good quality car stereo and used the doggie out of it. Cheap and easily replaced. never had to...
Recording barometer (essential!!!)
Wind generator
Inverter/charger
sat comms if you can afford it.
Also, for a circumnavigation, consider that computer hard drives tend to fail due to gyroscopic stresses on the bearings, so either get a couple of spares or if you have the dosh, then use ssds.
Slashdot Mirror
Right, and we are also on the cusp of global socio-economic collapse. The question is: Will we make it all irrelevant before we blow ourselves up??? Then again, maybe I will order pizza and watch some more of Ergo Proxy and not worry about such fatalistic possibilities. I'm going back to sleep now. Wake me up when the philospher king has his grand immaculation.
The smart ones are keeping their mouths shut and waiting. In the art of war, the pawns go first. Right now, if you speak up or act in any way, you will be hammered. The "State's Enforcers" are scared shitless and shooting everything that moves. Goods and services have not deteriorated to the point where civil unrest is an overriding concern. When this happens the 3% that can actually effect change will come out of the woodwork and kick the hineys and their sycophants. The State has been buying up as much ammo as they can, but everybody knows that the People have been doing the same. When this powder keg goes off, they will be able to see it on Saturn...
"The Internet is the dream of the Stasi." - I said this last century... Set up a proxy. M$ (or enter your favorite other Nazgul here) sends the data to the proxy which forwards it to whomever. The spooks didn't get it form M$, they got it from Asshat Inc.
Microsoft was the first to cave to the PRISM Meisters in 2007. More likely, they didn't cave, they gleefully jumped aboard. Need I say more?
There is a time for everything under the heavens. The time for action is not yet come. Seems I read somewhere that it was effectively only 3% of the population that truly fought the British. Not much changes, huh?
Watch "The Lives of Others".
URL:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
You're right, we don't know what a Police State is...yet. That being said however, what we are building is the dream of the Stasi.
URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi
Historia docet, quod tyrannus ipse civitas plena metus, et quidquid necesse est scriptor iter faciet eam. History teaches us that the tyrant is filled with fear and the the State will do whatever is necessary to insure it's hegemony.
Actually I was thinking "tin foil jocks"
12 Monkeys Damn the taxpayers, full speed ahead...
, but doesn't all this seem kind of Orwellian to you??? First the Kinect, and now the gamebox. Full time connected to the Cloud. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but I do like to go "commando" around the house occasionally. Don't all these Cloud connected cameras around your house weird you out? Damn the taxpayers, full speed ahead.
I'm using an HP Mini311 that I scored on eBay for 170 bucks (delivered ;-). It's not too quick, but it is a real workhorse. I'm currently running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and will ride that horse until it drops. Hopefully there will be some sane OS that I can migrate to when that happens. IMHO: Mint is coming along nicely...
So true, I cut my teeth on Ubuntu and when Unity came out, I dipped my wick in it and promptly scampered back to 10.04 LTS...which I will ride until it drops. After that, I'm starting to take a shine to Mint Mate. Hopefully the Linux community will continue to develop a functional production oriented OS that "just works". Canonical is welcome to continue to ride their fork.
Two words: Overton Window
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
They've been windowing our hineys for decades...
In Texas, hangers are the people that throw the rope over the tree branch, you pathetic baboon. Somebody git a rope.
Yes, and we are absolutely not being micro-managed. Nothing to see here folks, move on. Is government getting bigger, or is it me?
You insensitive clod, I'm in Texas
Let's not forget AT&T in this. They vie mightily with TWC to see who can treat us worse. I will go back to scratching on clay tablets before I will do business with the AT&T vampires.
Broadband delivery is just one more example of how the U.S. is imploding.
Git to preppin'...
Dammit Janet!
Two things on this: First, what the founders meant by "well regulated militia" and what the modern ideologues have corrupted it to mean are two very different things. Read it and weep: http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/rkba/ff_militia.htm) Second, it has been scientifically proven that IQ is directly and inversely proportional to cock size.
I tired this with my U-verse fiasco. It was an abject failure. Their "Executive Escalation Group" was even more disrespectful and dysfunctional than their generic consumer (ugh!) service.
First, you fraudulently upgraded the service I ordered.
Until you correct this, no money for you.
Can't you see how arrogant you are?
Kings of old had more humility.
You Tube is the place to look.
Otherwise, my attorney will call.
Until you learn who you work for, you can KMA.
A ll things considered...
T errible business practices
&
T otal arrogance are death to capitalism & our republic.
They plan to stomp on Google at some point. This is a war of three armies: Big government Big business Big media Each has it's own plans for the herd,,, Moooooo 'scuse me while I chew my cud
You gotta be kidding. This is Texas we're talking about. The only thing that keeps our border porous is the Feds getting their fat A$$es in the way. Besides, we kinda like Mexican food down here. Trust me, Texas can secure her borders.
So solly, don't agree... Athiesm is another ism. Athiests are just as fervent and intolerant as any other religious sect. Put whiteout over the names and they are virtually indistinguishable.
Yes YES! Media Smatters or the Puffington Host is the place for you. Pop culture is all that counts. Of all the idiots in the media, Beck is the one closest to the truth.
I crossed the N. Atlantic in 2001 on my 12m sloop that I refitted from a salvage. The most important equipment for me was: GPS/chartplotter/depth sounder (and spares!!!) I did my crossing with a handheld gps, paper charts, and a generic fishfinder that was cheap and worked flawlessly. Auto-pilot with magnetic and wind steering (don't skimp here.) HF Radio ICOM w/ antenna tuner (used mine daily for WX) Radar I put in a good quality car stereo and used the doggie out of it. Cheap and easily replaced. never had to... Recording barometer (essential!!!) Wind generator Inverter/charger sat comms if you can afford it. Also, for a circumnavigation, consider that computer hard drives tend to fail due to gyroscopic stresses on the bearings, so either get a couple of spares or if you have the dosh, then use ssds.