"In democracies, respecting rights isn't a choice leaders make day-by-day, it is the reason they govern."
"When a government hides its work from public view, hands out jobs and money to political cronies, administers unequal justice, looks away as corrupt bureaucrats and businessmen enrich themselves at the people's expense, that government is failing its citizens," stated U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the opening of the multi-country Open Government Partnership (OGP) Forum last week.
-- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
I would argue that the U.S. has already failed its citizens.
If Vermin Supreme runs again in six years or so he may really have a chance at winning. As long as these kids keep the internet Pony meme going. Though he may even have a chance in this election. I know several adults who would support his zombie preparedness platform.
And really how much worse can he do than what we've seen over the last 30 years.
I agree in part, but I feel that 28 years is still too long of a time. I've already disregarded copyright for anything over 14 years. You want full control for all of time, well then don't release it.
Call me a thief, freetard or whatever, I don't care. The contract has already been broken.
A few years ago, UPS dropped packages for me at a restaurant which I used to work at, rather than drive the extra mile and a half to my door.
I got a call from my former employer informing me that there were a stack of boxes for me. I had to either walk a mile and a half on the road or a mile through rough mountainside to get them, and then carry them home.
If there was a free-market, UPS wouldn't be there.
Not only that, but as long as I ignore/don't think of how I had done things in WinXP, I find that Linux (OpenSUSE 11.4 here) is very straightforward and simple.
It may help that before migrating from XP, I made effort to use open-source and cross-platform tools whenever possible. And it really paid off this year when I switched. (Yay! Year of the Linux desktop, for me at least.)
Charter cable in southern Wisconsin pulled almost the same crap while I was living there. Though it was $10/mo cheaper to have basic cable tv bundled. After the first couple of days, I called back and dropped their phone and cable tv service.
It was a few dollars cheaper to have a Pay-as-you-go cellphone, which included national LD, web access (if you could tolerate it), voicemail, caller ID, and well, being mobile. Charter on the other hand had local LD included, out of state was additional, voicemail and caller ID were additional $5.95-6.95/mo charges each, while being tied down to a land-line.
I've since moved to Colorado, where my internet connection went from 1MB to 7MB for the same cost. The phone service includes all the above features at the same cost as Charter's basic phone plan.
And its not like I was living in the boon-docks. It was a city of 60,000 about 20 min away from Madison, WI.
I have to agree with the commenter who said this sounds more like a DHS propaganda effort than anything.
If Anonymous really wants to hurt banks, why not just use simple acts of vandalism. I would think that vandalizing branch locations across the country would have a bit more of a financial impact against the banks.
How much money would a bank lose if its branch offices were closed up for a day or three? If ATM machine screens were smashed so they are unusable. What if it happened to five branch locations across the city?
Why is masturbation illegal? What one person does to their own body is not my concern. And if that person wanted to use a drug that is very damaging, I have no objection to offering education or rehab support, but criminalizing the issues only make it worse, without helping anyone but those with a financial incentive to continue the charade; the police, courts, and prisons.
"Seriously, how do you make "I wrote some middleware between our proprietary MSC architecture and the open LDAP servers the databases use" sound cool?"
I would say that is cool. Maybe not the same degree of Cool as in writing something like a video game, but as it takes specialized knowledge and experience to work with these systems, I can recognize that and respect that enough to say it is cool.
I'm a hobbyist programmer. I taught myself Python and have dipped into PHP and MySQL. It's been a big eye-opener seeing how much creativity and effort go into developing software.
I dont use Facebook, but would think that this would have the potential to negatively impact their business.
If Alice and Bob are forced to give each other their passwords, I cannot trust messages that come from Alice as they may really be coming from Bob using Alice's account.
I would think that one of the things that brings value to Facebook, is that when you receive a message from a friend, or see a post on their page, you can be pretty sure it was them who had posted/sent it. If that trust is undermined, then Facebook suffers, as I would have no use for the service.
I think Id rather risk the trace cocaine on the bills, rather than having all my transactions logged, monitored, and cataloged to be used against me. Not to mention the perception that only cash is then used for illegal purposes.
Its not so much the pot thats the problem; maybe a few years ago, but not today. I am fortunate to live in Colorado, where the laws are a little more relaxed, and with the medical MJ there is lots of high quality locally grown herb. It would be very difficult for me to go and try to find that Mexican Brown Frown, if I even wanted it.
The problem is with the junky drugs like cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. I know exactly which neighborhoods to visit to find that shit. One problem tho, I don't speak much Spanish.
haha, I once downloaded a Linux.iso over dialup. It took a little over 2 days to download, which during that time my phone was disconnected but because of the data transfer the line was live for that time. After finishing the download, I rebooted (win98), and went to reconnect, but had no dial tone.
Walked a couple blocks to a payphone and talk to a CSR at Qwest who was just blown away that I kept the line live that much longer and was able to download a 700mb file over a 56k connection.
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From http://iran.usembassy.gov/
"In democracies, respecting rights isn't a choice leaders make day-by-day, it is the reason they govern."
"When a government hides its work from public view, hands out jobs and money to political cronies, administers unequal justice, looks away as corrupt bureaucrats and businessmen enrich themselves at the people's expense, that government is failing its citizens," stated U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the opening of the multi-country Open Government Partnership (OGP) Forum last week.
-- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
I would argue that the U.S. has already failed its citizens.
If Vermin Supreme runs again in six years or so he may really have a chance at winning. As long as these kids keep the internet Pony meme going. Though he may even have a chance in this election. I know several adults who would support his zombie preparedness platform.
And really how much worse can he do than what we've seen over the last 30 years.
You can have my 'tweets' when you pry my journal (it's not a diary Damnit!) from my cold dead hands.
I agree in part, but I feel that 28 years is still too long of a time. I've already disregarded copyright for anything over 14 years. You want full control for all of time, well then don't release it.
Call me a thief, freetard or whatever, I don't care. The contract has already been broken.
Ray Harryhausen, the best special effects creator ever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen
That was a great movie. One of my all time favorites, right behind Time Bandits.
God I hope not.
A few years ago, UPS dropped packages for me at a restaurant which I used to work at, rather than drive the extra mile and a half to my door.
I got a call from my former employer informing me that there were a stack of boxes for me. I had to either walk a mile and a half on the road or a mile through rough mountainside to get them, and then carry them home.
If there was a free-market, UPS wouldn't be there.
Not only that, but as long as I ignore/don't think of how I had done things in WinXP, I find that Linux (OpenSUSE 11.4 here) is very straightforward and simple.
It may help that before migrating from XP, I made effort to use open-source and cross-platform tools whenever possible. And it really paid off this year when I switched. (Yay! Year of the Linux desktop, for me at least.)
Charter cable in southern Wisconsin pulled almost the same crap while I was living there. Though it was $10/mo cheaper to have basic cable tv bundled. After the first couple of days, I called back and dropped their phone and cable tv service.
It was a few dollars cheaper to have a Pay-as-you-go cellphone, which included national LD, web access (if you could tolerate it), voicemail, caller ID, and well, being mobile. Charter on the other hand had local LD included, out of state was additional, voicemail and caller ID were additional $5.95-6.95/mo charges each, while being tied down to a land-line.
I've since moved to Colorado, where my internet connection went from 1MB to 7MB for the same cost. The phone service includes all the above features at the same cost as Charter's basic phone plan.
And its not like I was living in the boon-docks. It was a city of 60,000 about 20 min away from Madison, WI.
I have to agree with the commenter who said this sounds more like a DHS propaganda effort than anything. If Anonymous really wants to hurt banks, why not just use simple acts of vandalism. I would think that vandalizing branch locations across the country would have a bit more of a financial impact against the banks. How much money would a bank lose if its branch offices were closed up for a day or three? If ATM machine screens were smashed so they are unusable. What if it happened to five branch locations across the city?
FB is like AOL was in the 90s
FAOLbook?
Why is masturbation illegal? What one person does to their own body is not my concern. And if that person wanted to use a drug that is very damaging, I have no objection to offering education or rehab support, but criminalizing the issues only make it worse, without helping anyone but those with a financial incentive to continue the charade; the police, courts, and prisons.
"Seriously, how do you make "I wrote some middleware between our proprietary MSC architecture and the open LDAP servers the databases use" sound cool?"
I would say that is cool. Maybe not the same degree of Cool as in writing something like a video game, but as it takes specialized knowledge and experience to work with these systems, I can recognize that and respect that enough to say it is cool.
I'm a hobbyist programmer. I taught myself Python and have dipped into PHP and MySQL. It's been a big eye-opener seeing how much creativity and effort go into developing software.
I'm happy using Libre Office for my document needs. I am also a fan of the Office 97 UI too.
While I dual-boot with XP still, I haven't bothered to set up any office software within it.
Lets be fair, Ive got a UID over 2 million and am proud to say I don't work in marketing. I'm unemployed.
I dont use Facebook, but would think that this would have the potential to negatively impact their business.
If Alice and Bob are forced to give each other their passwords, I cannot trust messages that come from Alice as they may really be coming from Bob using Alice's account.
I would think that one of the things that brings value to Facebook, is that when you receive a message from a friend, or see a post on their page, you can be pretty sure it was them who had posted/sent it. If that trust is undermined, then Facebook suffers, as I would have no use for the service.
I would have guessed mining too, but on second thought, a prison is probably more likely.
Is it me or does it seem as if nearly every product or market is trying to implement a subscription model?
I think Id rather risk the trace cocaine on the bills, rather than having all my transactions logged, monitored, and cataloged to be used against me. Not to mention the perception that only cash is then used for illegal purposes.
The state of Michigan tried to pass a similar law. I don't know how far it had made it.
Brilliant response. Would mod you up if I could.
Germany had the Fatherland, Motherland had the Soviet Union, and the US has Homeland.
Its not so much the pot thats the problem; maybe a few years ago, but not today. I am fortunate to live in Colorado, where the laws are a little more relaxed, and with the medical MJ there is lots of high quality locally grown herb. It would be very difficult for me to go and try to find that Mexican Brown Frown, if I even wanted it. The problem is with the junky drugs like cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. I know exactly which neighborhoods to visit to find that shit. One problem tho, I don't speak much Spanish.
haha, I once downloaded a Linux .iso over dialup. It took a little over 2 days to download, which during that time my phone was disconnected but because of the data transfer the line was live for that time. After finishing the download, I rebooted (win98), and went to reconnect, but had no dial tone.
Walked a couple blocks to a payphone and talk to a CSR at Qwest who was just blown away that I kept the line live that much longer and was able to download a 700mb file over a 56k connection.
"So, yeah, I added global warming AND nuke, there!" Way to go! But you forgot about the children. What about the children!