You got it exactly. I LOVED that movie, precisely because it was skewering the source. Sorry. I have no blind love of Heinlein like so many.
Starship Troopers continues the threads that Verhoeven employed in Robocop. Unfortunately, in Robocop, he was knocked down by censors to the point where his jabs were too subtle. Starship Troopers? Full of win.
It is quite rare for someone to fail - most people who might tend not to apply. If you do need to go through the process, then don't lie. They don't care if you're gay or smoked pot, but they do care if you have secrets that someone can blackmail you about.
+1 informative. If you fill out the paperwork, list all of your deep dark secrets. And know what you said. At some point you'll be interviewed, and they will ask about all of that stuff. The stories better line up.
You do not have to be ex-military to get a clearance.
But it sure as hell helps out.
If the GP has a resume that looks as good as he thinks, some hiring manager at some DOD contractor somewhere will find him a security eligible position while waiting for a TS/Q to come in.
Sorry to blatantly ripoff something (this grabbed from discussion on DailyKos. Saw similar citations elsewhere) but I'm almost off from 'work':
"In fact, the Supreme Court of the United States has even waded into this territory, remarking that "under our Constitution, anonymous pamphleteering is not a pernicious, fradulent practice, but an honorable tradition of advocacy and dissent." The SCotUS has confronted this issue multiple times: Reno v. ACLU, 521 U.S. 844 (1997); NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449 (1958); Lovell v. Griffin, 303 U.S. 444 (1938); Talley v. California 362 U.S. 60 (1960).
However, none are more important than McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, 514 U.S. 334 (1995), where Justice John Paul Stevens wrote that "an author's decision to remain anonymous, like other decisions concerning additions or omissions to the content of the publication, is an aspect of the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment." In a concurring decision, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote "we should determine whether the phrase âfreedom of speech, or of the press,â(TM) as originally understood, protected anonymous political leafleting. I believe that it did." Please note that, in this same decision, Justice Stevens also said that anonymous speech protects "unpopular individuals from retaliation --and their ideas from suppression--at the hand of an intolerant society."
I'm a former professional driver. There are a few reasons for tailgating. The primary one is that acceleration is a pain, so in many situations, it's easier to maintain speed rather than alter it to meet every second to second change in speed.
That said, tailgating was a pet peeve of mine, and I was often annoyed with the behavior of my co-workers out there on the road. I was complimented a few times on my following distance.
When I last fooled with linux, it was Progeny that was subsequently upgraded to whatever was current Debian at the time. (This following RH 5.0->6.? and one or two side excursions).
Or to paraphrase Chris Rock "They fucked up on polio. They cured that shit, and nobody got any money. That's why there'll never be a cure for AIDS: they want you coming back and paying, every month, for your whole fucking life."
So you work at a rinky dink games company that doesn't get any traffic, and you claim you don't get hundreds of resumes? Amazing. You're right; you have to rush to overseas markets to fill your staff.
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I could shoot 'at' an iPod all day long and not damage it. It's when I accidentally hit the target that there may be problems.
You got it exactly. I LOVED that movie, precisely because it was skewering the source. Sorry. I have no blind love of Heinlein like so many.
Starship Troopers continues the threads that Verhoeven employed in Robocop. Unfortunately, in Robocop, he was knocked down by censors to the point where his jabs were too subtle. Starship Troopers? Full of win.
Is it really that hard to essentially blacklist entire countries?
Technically, no. Politically...
It is quite rare for someone to fail - most people who might tend not to apply. If you do need to go through the process, then don't lie. They don't care if you're gay or smoked pot, but they do care if you have secrets that someone can blackmail you about.
+1 informative. If you fill out the paperwork, list all of your deep dark secrets. And know what you said. At some point you'll be interviewed, and they will ask about all of that stuff. The stories better line up.
You do not have to be ex-military to get a clearance.
But it sure as hell helps out.
If the GP has a resume that looks as good as he thinks, some hiring manager at some DOD contractor somewhere will find him a security eligible position while waiting for a TS/Q to come in.
Assuming that the student is 100% guilty... how exactly is sending an e-mail calling someone "gay" a crime?
Because if the PC police had their way it would be a crime to utter any statement that has the slightest chance of offending anyone.
Except white, male Protestants.
How did catering to the unions result in the Ford GT being an unreliable mess? I haven't followed the car much at all.
Does this mean Netcraft no longer confirms it?
Modded as flamebait? I guess you pissed off someone in a chipmunk suit.
Star Trek's creator is dead. Paramount is no more the 'creator' of Star Trek than the RIAA (or member company) is a recording artist.
"Odd sucks" does not mean "even does not suck".
Has to be April Fool's Day for anyone to think an odd numbered Trek won't suck. OMG Poniez!
Sorry to blatantly ripoff something (this grabbed from discussion on DailyKos. Saw similar citations elsewhere) but I'm almost off from 'work':
The SCOTUS disagrees with you, fortunately.
Seriously, I'm finding it hard to think of a more overrated Star Trek episode than this one. Utterly lame. Definite third season material.
I'm a former professional driver. There are a few reasons for tailgating. The primary one is that acceleration is a pain, so in many situations, it's easier to maintain speed rather than alter it to meet every second to second change in speed.
That said, tailgating was a pet peeve of mine, and I was often annoyed with the behavior of my co-workers out there on the road. I was complimented a few times on my following distance.
Obligatory 'wish I had mod points' comment.
There are a few broad categories. The "Law and Order" stations. Then there are the 'reality show' bunch, typified by MTV.
It seems not every young lass with daddy issues turns into a stripper or porn star.
Pity.
Hey, stranger
When I last fooled with linux, it was Progeny that was subsequently upgraded to whatever was current Debian at the time. (This following RH 5.0->6.? and one or two side excursions).
You forgot: real dates for school dances instead of that hot chick in the chat room.
Laser beams? Noobs. He forgot Natalie Portman and hot grits...
Those same college students seem to find money for beer and weed and pricey computers and mp3 players.
Or to paraphrase Chris Rock "They fucked up on polio. They cured that shit, and nobody got any money. That's why there'll never be a cure for AIDS: they want you coming back and paying, every month, for your whole fucking life."
So you work at a rinky dink games company that doesn't get any traffic, and you claim you don't get hundreds of resumes? Amazing. You're right; you have to rush to overseas markets to fill your staff.