after a logic snafu from the Red Queen (The Hive's AI), this AI quarantines the lab and kills everyone who may have been exposed to the virus.
I don't think this was a logic snafu. If I was setting this computer up to protect scary shit like that virus, I would have it use any means necessary to make sure that the virus never saw the light of day. Too bad they didn't equip it with a self destruct system like they had in the movie "Andromedia Strain". If I was setting up a lab like this there sure as hell would be a way to make sure that the facility was destroyed and no one would ever be able to get into it.
It is the same military money that lets you post your little message. The Internet was funded by DARPA(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an agency of the DOD). And the US is the primary defender of whats right and good in the world, so bite me. Good luck in finding out if we are using your stuff in weapon systems, because you do not have the need to know. Because I will use whatever I can to make sure that US Sailors come home again.
How about transferred? I would rather 50-200K of the enemy to die than 50K (though most estimates were at least 100K) US Soldiers. That is not counting the number of Japanese people that would have fought to the death to defend their homeland. At least that many civilians would have died anyway because bombing at that time was an inaccurate science.
Ah, a bunch of hippy people who are aiding the cause of terrorists. CIA and NSA listening posts are vital to capture ELINT about people who are intent on destroying the western way of life. Don't think that if these bastards ever manage to take down the US that they will stop there. We just happen to be at the top of a very long list, which also includes your country.
Of course there hasn't been that big of a push for bunker busters since the beginning of the cold war. For example, studies have shown that none of those facilities built earlier one was any protection against some of the stuff both sides developed. A 20 Megaton weapon dropped on top of any of those facilites assured a kill. The hard part was laying it on the correct spot (pretty hard with the direction that they were shooting..... The Russians never got it quite right, hence the huge stockpile of weapons. They need 3-4 per target as opposed to us needing 1-2.)
And you seem to think the rest of the world will be able to make the distinction? You speak the same language, wear the same clothes, watch the same entertainment. The only thing that differentiates you from the US is that you are constantly saying that you are not like the americans.
Fast forward to today, every semi-educated Man/Woman/Child knows what happens when you drop a nuclear bomb. Actually we have a situation where everyone is pretty much misinformed about what happens when you use nukes. They have become elevated to the level of the great boogy monster, where everyone believes that even one use of them will lead to the end of the world. Most peoples ideas on fallout come from back in the 50's, where pretty much everyone had what we now call "dirty" nuclear weapons. Modern weapons like the ones employed by the US are "clean", designed to limit the amount of radioactive fallout, etc. Also a lot depends on how the weapons are employed. A lot of people do not even know that there are things like nuclear artillery shells. But in summary, they have been demonized to such a degree that people don't even know the facts anymore.
Except for the Defense related stuff. Small wonder that is where I retreated to. No way in hell is my job ever being exported. Good old national security, means that I don't have to deal with H1bs that can barely speak english.
This country has nuclear weapons and the delivery system to get to the US. If our intelligence teams haddn't tried to take advantage of this chance, they would have been failing in their duties. My only regret that they got caught. They would have done the same thing if the situation had been reversed.
Under the rules, it would mean that you have a potential for a foreign influence. It may be possible, but only for secret clearances. From what I have heard, its now basically to get a TS if you want to keep that citizenship. When I took my job, I had to return my Irish passport (and stated in the letter that I wished to renounce citizenship) and provide documentation that I did before they would even send me the offer letter.
They generally valid within 2 years of seperating from your last position which required a security clearance. But it never hurts to mention that you have been cleared before, it might make you stand out from those who never have had one granted to them.
US Citizenship is required for a number of government positions. Particularily those in the DOD and Intel areas. Your chances of getting a security clearance if you are not a US Citizen are slim to none. And for those type of positions, I see nothing wrong with that. If you are not a citizen, why should we trust you with information and technology that is vital to our national security.
And the real question is why you, if you were the person described, would you want to work for a DOD Organization or contractor? It doesn't seem to be consistant to your worldview. Because almost everything they do in the DOD, in one way or another, supports the warfighter. (Yes, it may be many degrees, but that is the purpose of basically all elements)
My, what a Cavalier attitude.
Of course, VT graduates more CS students than the other schools in the state combined (at least in my year), so some of them are just envious of us.
Problem with this is that here in the US, with some very exceptions, most of the animation is targeted at children. It would be nice to see it treated as an adult/older person series, but the odds are against that. Though the odds do go up because for the life of me, I cannot (or is that will not) see how they can make a show about bloodsucking, killing vampires and the people who slay them into a standard youth oriented cartoon.
Though I do like the concept if treated well, thats why I am such a big anime show. Unlike with live action, a good Science Fiction show with lots of neat effects and sets can be done for the same price as a sitcom-ish type show. (ie, Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Great Science Fiction anime) basically costs the same as Maison Ikkou)
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Interesting. The only place that I personally have seen XP in place was this one group at a Naval Warfare Center. They seemed to like it, especially for newer programmers.
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after a logic snafu from the Red Queen (The Hive's AI), this AI quarantines the lab and kills everyone who may have been exposed to the virus.
I don't think this was a logic snafu. If I was setting this computer up to protect scary shit like that virus, I would have it use any means necessary to make sure that the virus never saw the light of day. Too bad they didn't equip it with a self destruct system like they had in the movie "Andromedia Strain". If I was setting up a lab like this there sure as hell would be a way to make sure that the facility was destroyed and no one would ever be able to get into it.
It is the same military money that lets you post your little message. The Internet was funded by DARPA(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an agency of the DOD). And the US is the primary defender of whats right and good in the world, so bite me. Good luck in finding out if we are using your stuff in weapon systems, because you do not have the need to know. Because I will use whatever I can to make sure that US Sailors come home again.
How about transferred? I would rather 50-200K of the enemy to die than 50K (though most estimates were at least 100K) US Soldiers. That is not counting the number of Japanese people that would have fought to the death to defend their homeland. At least that many civilians would have died anyway because bombing at that time was an inaccurate science.
Ah, a bunch of hippy people who are aiding the cause of terrorists. CIA and NSA listening posts are vital to capture ELINT about people who are intent on destroying the western way of life. Don't think that if these bastards ever manage to take down the US that they will stop there. We just happen to be at the top of a very long list, which also includes your country.
Of course there hasn't been that big of a push for bunker busters since the beginning of the cold war. For example, studies have shown that none of those facilities built earlier one was any protection against some of the stuff both sides developed. A 20 Megaton weapon dropped on top of any of those facilites assured a kill. The hard part was laying it on the correct spot (pretty hard with the direction that they were shooting..... The Russians never got it quite right, hence the huge stockpile of weapons. They need 3-4 per target as opposed to us needing 1-2.)
And you seem to think the rest of the world will be able to make the distinction? You speak the same language, wear the same clothes, watch the same entertainment. The only thing that differentiates you from the US is that you are constantly saying that you are not like the americans.
Fast forward to today, every semi-educated Man/Woman/Child knows what happens when you drop a nuclear bomb.
Actually we have a situation where everyone is pretty much misinformed about what happens when you use nukes. They have become elevated to the level of the great boogy monster, where everyone believes that even one use of them will lead to the end of the world. Most peoples ideas on fallout come from back in the 50's, where pretty much everyone had what we now call "dirty" nuclear weapons. Modern weapons like the ones employed by the US are "clean", designed to limit the amount of radioactive fallout, etc. Also a lot depends on how the weapons are employed. A lot of people do not even know that there are things like nuclear artillery shells. But in summary, they have been demonized to such a degree that people don't even know the facts anymore.
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lives it was worth it(the estimates were that it would have cost 100K US Lives). They started, we ended it. 'Nuff said.Now we have a little race, to see how many species can we whack off without knowing them before this guy comes along and catalogs them.
Except for the Defense related stuff. Small wonder that is where I retreated to. No way in hell is my job ever being exported. Good old national security, means that I don't have to deal with H1bs that can barely speak english.
When he specifically lists points that he claims UTV has, and that Tivo doesn't, comments about Tivo are pretty ontopic.
But they all try to spy on us. Thats the way the game is played. Everyone is evil?
This country has nuclear weapons and the delivery system to get to the US. If our intelligence teams haddn't tried to take advantage of this chance, they would have been failing in their duties. My only regret that they got caught. They would have done the same thing if the situation had been reversed.
Most people use SF86. 7 years of history. The organization bit is not on that form. Its not as bad as it seems.
Under the rules, it would mean that you have a potential for a foreign influence. It may be possible, but only for secret clearances. From what I have heard, its now basically to get a TS if you want to keep that citizenship. When I took my job, I had to return my Irish passport (and stated in the letter that I wished to renounce citizenship) and provide documentation that I did before they would even send me the offer letter.
They generally valid within 2 years of seperating from your last position which required a security clearance. But it never hurts to mention that you have been cleared before, it might make you stand out from those who never have had one granted to them.
US Citizenship is required for a number of government positions. Particularily those in the DOD and Intel areas. Your chances of getting a security clearance if you are not a US Citizen are slim to none. And for those type of positions, I see nothing wrong with that. If you are not a citizen, why should we trust you with information and technology that is vital to our national security.
And the real question is why you, if you were the person described, would you want to work for a DOD Organization or contractor? It doesn't seem to be consistant to your worldview. Because almost everything they do in the DOD, in one way or another, supports the warfighter. (Yes, it may be many degrees, but that is the purpose of basically all elements)
My, what a Cavalier attitude.
Of course, VT graduates more CS students than the other schools in the state combined (at least in my year), so some of them are just envious of us.
one. Yah! Go team! And people say that the internet is making life easier.
Problem with this is that here in the US, with some very exceptions, most of the animation is targeted at children. It would be nice to see it treated as an adult/older person series, but the odds are against that. Though the odds do go up because for the life of me, I cannot (or is that will not) see how they can make a show about bloodsucking, killing vampires and the people who slay them into a standard youth oriented cartoon.
Though I do like the concept if treated well, thats why I am such a big anime show. Unlike with live action, a good Science Fiction show with lots of neat effects and sets can be done for the same price as a sitcom-ish type show. (ie, Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Great Science Fiction anime) basically costs the same as Maison Ikkou)
Interesting. The only place that I personally have seen XP in place was this one group at a Naval Warfare Center. They seemed to like it, especially for newer programmers.
this would cut down on the government employees from surfing the web instead of working. They would have to find all new ways to waste time.
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At least they would have to change the weight and physical fitness requirements;)
Do you recall who one of the big backers of safeweb is?
Somehow I strongly doubt the CIA can't get in there if they want to.