If NK attacked the US with nuclear weapons, there is nothing that would stop us from responding in kind. If whomever was President at the time didn't have the balls to counter attack, they'd likely be impeached until someone who would was in office.
You can argue whether or not we SHOULD respond by obliterating NK, but if the continental US was nuked the US would be out for blood and nobody else in the world could stop us.
And if that person has a folder of child porn? Hope you've got a secondary career to fall back on.
Why? Wouldn't you be safe if you reported it to the authorities and your company? It's an honest question, as I would have thought that would have covered you, legally at least. I guess unless your company got weird about it, and you were shortly thereafter downsized.
Yeah, I've never grasped the stupidity of some people. There's no excuse for this, especially in IT. I mean, do you NOT have an internet connected PC or other device at home? Maybe back in the 90s some didn't, but for the past 15 years there's absolutely no excuse. And if you really feel the need to surreptitiously rub one out at work, there's always your personal phone.
Sure, I occasionally use my corporate laptop to send the odd personal e-mail but that's allowed in our IT policy, and every time I do it I quietly ask myself would it be devastating to my career or personal life if the contents of that e-mail were made public. If the answer is yes, I don't send it. This isn't rocket surgery.
True, but then there's the hard core "stop being so annoying" group like me that when it's time to buy something will remember that product AND their annoying ads and deliberately make another choice on general principles. If something actively annoys me enough I hold a huge grudge. But yeah, I know I'm probably in the minority.
To expand my "Shhhh" comment, I don't think Usenet has yet risen to the level of "low hanging fruit", but let's not give them any ideas...
However downloading via Usenet is more complicated than via torrent, and Joe Average User would have no clue how to go about it. That said, I know some major Usenet providers have been DMCA'd and abide by them.
Yep. To completely butcher Walter White's famous quote: "If you aren't sure how to fix Slahdot, then maybe your best course would be to tread lightly."
They're not terrorists. They're criminals, yes, and idiots too, but their intent was not to cause terror. Yes they should be arrested, but let's stop labeling every extreme action "terrorism" when that's obviously not the intent.
According to Infowars, which was alerted to the zine's existence by AnonSec, the hackers' main purpose in hacking Nasa was to highlight the fact that the US government is using climate engineering methods such as cloud seeding and geo-engineering to manipulate the climate and cause more rain to fall in order to combat the effects of carbon emissions.
10th grade health class. We weren't watching the launch, but the principal came on the PA to announce the accident. Everyone just sort of sat in stunned silence for a while. I went home for lunch to see what I could see on TV, but couldn't find it in the few minutes home I had. Big difference from today when somebody would whip out their phone and stream it to the class projector.
Let's not be ignorant in understanding how the rules have fucking changed.
That's just it, though. Things have changed. Things can change again. Not saying it'll be an easy change, and who the hell knows what the end result will look like. But proclaiming the current "top 5" tech companies to be secure in their leadership IS nearsighted.
10 years ago the big 3 US car companies were GM, Ford, and Chrysler. Now Tesla, Google, or Apple appear ready to eat their lunch.
Yep. TFS even says, "But for much of the last half-decade, most of these five giants have enjoyed a remarkable reprieve from the boogeymen in the garage." Half decade. 5 years. So the entire point is that because something has stayed somewhat stable for 5 years that's probably going to continue into the foreseeable future. In the tech industry, no less...
But like many video games, Minecraft is inherently sexist and patriarchal, as all Minecraft player characters are by default male.
I know this is just a troll/SJW joke, but this isn't true. Hadn't played in a while and so therefore hadn't migrated my account to the new format. When I did, and then logged in to play with my son I was a girl. Yes, a white girl, but a girl nonetheless. Previously I had used the default male model (Steve) with no custom skin. The female default model is apparently named Alex.
Now my character model is Deadpool, but that's another story.
If that happened to me, I'd remove the thermostat and connect the correct wires to make the furnace turn on manually. Then go buy a new thermostat to replace it. Replacing a thermostat is just about the easiest "home improvement" thing anyone can do. The wires don't carry high voltage.
I wasn't aware that I was supposed to blame Canada until after the South Park episode. But now I do blame Canada for everthing that's wrong in my life, and I'm happier for it! Thanks, Canada! Wait...
Besides, that's a good way for Google to eventually work its way into irrelevancy. Once people find out that they can't use Google to find what they're looking for, they might be tempted to try other search engines (*cough* Duck Duck Go *cough). That movement would start out as very small and insignificant but if it persisted, especially with kids and teens, word of mouth alone could seriously cut into Google's user base. A situation I'm sure they're aware of and trying to dance around.
This is already happening to an extent with Facebook. I'm the father of a 17 year old boy. He and his friends would never touch Facebook with a 10 foot pole (that's my boy!:)
Yep, I can confirm this. I have the Home version at home and I do not have to log in to a MS account.
I wouldn't be using Windows at all except I'm a gamer. Yes, Linux gaming is getting better all the time and that's great. But right now Windows is still the gaming OS. In retrospect, I wish I would have stuck with Win 7 as long as possible.
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If NK attacked the US with nuclear weapons, there is nothing that would stop us from responding in kind. If whomever was President at the time didn't have the balls to counter attack, they'd likely be impeached until someone who would was in office.
You can argue whether or not we SHOULD respond by obliterating NK, but if the continental US was nuked the US would be out for blood and nobody else in the world could stop us.
And if that person has a folder of child porn? Hope you've got a secondary career to fall back on.
Why? Wouldn't you be safe if you reported it to the authorities and your company? It's an honest question, as I would have thought that would have covered you, legally at least. I guess unless your company got weird about it, and you were shortly thereafter downsized.
Yeah, I've never grasped the stupidity of some people. There's no excuse for this, especially in IT. I mean, do you NOT have an internet connected PC or other device at home? Maybe back in the 90s some didn't, but for the past 15 years there's absolutely no excuse. And if you really feel the need to surreptitiously rub one out at work, there's always your personal phone.
Sure, I occasionally use my corporate laptop to send the odd personal e-mail but that's allowed in our IT policy, and every time I do it I quietly ask myself would it be devastating to my career or personal life if the contents of that e-mail were made public. If the answer is yes, I don't send it. This isn't rocket surgery.
True, but then there's the hard core "stop being so annoying" group like me that when it's time to buy something will remember that product AND their annoying ads and deliberately make another choice on general principles. If something actively annoys me enough I hold a huge grudge. But yeah, I know I'm probably in the minority.
To expand my "Shhhh" comment, I don't think Usenet has yet risen to the level of "low hanging fruit", but let's not give them any ideas...
However downloading via Usenet is more complicated than via torrent, and Joe Average User would have no clue how to go about it. That said, I know some major Usenet providers have been DMCA'd and abide by them.
What about usenet?
Shhhhhh....
Yep. To completely butcher Walter White's famous quote: "If you aren't sure how to fix Slahdot, then maybe your best course would be to tread lightly."
They're not terrorists. They're criminals, yes, and idiots too, but their intent was not to cause terror. Yes they should be arrested, but let's stop labeling every extreme action "terrorism" when that's obviously not the intent.
According to Infowars, which was alerted to the zine's existence by AnonSec, the hackers' main purpose in hacking Nasa was to highlight the fact that the US government is using climate engineering methods such as cloud seeding and geo-engineering to manipulate the climate and cause more rain to fall in order to combat the effects of carbon emissions.
Well...? Are they?
Yes, let's crucify them for not making /. an idyllic paradise within 48 hours.
10th grade health class. We weren't watching the launch, but the principal came on the PA to announce the accident. Everyone just sort of sat in stunned silence for a while. I went home for lunch to see what I could see on TV, but couldn't find it in the few minutes home I had. Big difference from today when somebody would whip out their phone and stream it to the class projector.
He got distracted to the tune of about $2 Billion.
Let's not be ignorant in understanding how the rules have fucking changed.
That's just it, though. Things have changed. Things can change again. Not saying it'll be an easy change, and who the hell knows what the end result will look like. But proclaiming the current "top 5" tech companies to be secure in their leadership IS nearsighted.
10 years ago the big 3 US car companies were GM, Ford, and Chrysler. Now Tesla, Google, or Apple appear ready to eat their lunch.
Yep. TFS even says, "But for much of the last half-decade, most of these five giants have enjoyed a remarkable reprieve from the boogeymen in the garage." Half decade. 5 years. So the entire point is that because something has stayed somewhat stable for 5 years that's probably going to continue into the foreseeable future. In the tech industry, no less...
TFA is horribly near sighted.
But like many video games, Minecraft is inherently sexist and patriarchal, as all Minecraft player characters are by default male.
I know this is just a troll/SJW joke, but this isn't true. Hadn't played in a while and so therefore hadn't migrated my account to the new format. When I did, and then logged in to play with my son I was a girl. Yes, a white girl, but a girl nonetheless. Previously I had used the default male model (Steve) with no custom skin. The female default model is apparently named Alex.
Now my character model is Deadpool, but that's another story.
_I_ met Snape BEFORE he was Snape!
Very hipster of you.
No, seriously, that was cool. RIP Alan.
If that happened to me, I'd remove the thermostat and connect the correct wires to make the furnace turn on manually. Then go buy a new thermostat to replace it. Replacing a thermostat is just about the easiest "home improvement" thing anyone can do. The wires don't carry high voltage.
I wasn't aware that I was supposed to blame Canada until after the South Park episode. But now I do blame Canada for everthing that's wrong in my life, and I'm happier for it! Thanks, Canada! Wait...
Fallout 4. He's talking about Fallout 4.
Also need tatos and mutfruit.
Right. So let's start a competing farm.
The New and Improved Uncut Punk Rock Twitter!
I'd become a user in a heart beat.
Forgive me if I'm a little hesitant to click on any link on /. with the word "goat" in it.
Besides, that's a good way for Google to eventually work its way into irrelevancy. Once people find out that they can't use Google to find what they're looking for, they might be tempted to try other search engines (*cough* Duck Duck Go *cough). That movement would start out as very small and insignificant but if it persisted, especially with kids and teens, word of mouth alone could seriously cut into Google's user base. A situation I'm sure they're aware of and trying to dance around.
This is already happening to an extent with Facebook. I'm the father of a 17 year old boy. He and his friends would never touch Facebook with a 10 foot pole (that's my boy! :)
+1 for Duck Duck Go. If you haven't tried it in a year or two, try it now - it's worlds better than it was and I use it for >95% of my searches now.
Yep, I can confirm this. I have the Home version at home and I do not have to log in to a MS account.
I wouldn't be using Windows at all except I'm a gamer. Yes, Linux gaming is getting better all the time and that's great. But right now Windows is still the gaming OS. In retrospect, I wish I would have stuck with Win 7 as long as possible.