It would probably help if agencies like the CDC and HHS used sentences like "This would likely kill a few hundred people worldwide, so don't panic" in their press conferences and speeches instead of phrases like "with potential to harm millions of people around the world" (citation), not to mention the obligatory references to how many tens of millions were killed by the 1918 flu (no mention, of course, of the fact that this was largely do to a world war, and very primitive sanitation and medical treatment at the time).
But, but, this is a REAL THREAT THAT IS GOING TO KILL US ALL!!!! The CDC swears that this time it's real--not like the hundreds of other pandemics, super-viruses, etc. that they've warned us were going to devastate the world, but then turned out to be nothing.
And it's funny how the threat from any particular area (diseases, terrorism, the environment, etc.) always seems to drastically escalate every time the funding of said agency or officer is threatened in any way.
I do kind of like the idea of supporting the search for intelligent life out there by exploiting unintelligent life here. There's a poetic beauty in that, methinks.
Oh, they crossed that line a long time ago. When they're buying armoured vehicles, and tanks for the streets of the U.S., I think we can safely drop the pretense. Just par for the course these days, sadly.
Oh, how delightfully naive of you. Haven't you realized yet that EVERYONE in EVERY COUNTRY is subject to the laws of the U.S. now? And if you have any doubt, we'll be happy to send in a special forces extraction team to remind you.
Hey, anyone remember when the head of the IMF started criticizing the supremacy of the U.S. Dollar and then decided to become a rapist a few months later? Then how three days after his IMF successor was sworn in, the prosecutor decided he wasn't a rapist after all?
Funny how many enemies of the U.S. Government end up becoming rapists.
No, the message is more like "We're fine with this new currency, just as long as it's tied to the almighty U.S. Dollar (ALL HAIL!!!) and it's traceable and not anonymous." In other words--we're cool with it, we just want you to strip it of everything that makes it worthwhile and hand over all control of it to the U.S. Government.
God forbid SCOTUS make a decision that in any way matters, challenges the status quo in any way, or requires them to work late. Unless they're doing something to benefit the powerful corporations, best to just ignore the issue altogether and hope the lower courts aren't so lazy.
You obviously don't know much about early unionization. It was a war (sometimes quite literally). Not only did workers sabotage equipment, they KILLED PEOPLE (and were killed). Unions had to do a helluva lot more than just strike, if they wanted to even survive much less win. If all you do is strike, the company can just fire you and bring in scabs. And, in China, they can probably also throw you in prison after they fire you, just for good measure.
Remember back when consoles were much simpler and didn't require all kinds of DRM and handshaking between the console and TV, and didn't have incredibly complex computers and peripherals inside them, and only had a tiny fraction of the possible points of failure that you would find in a modern console?
No, they DON'T make them like they used to. If they did, you would be playing Super Mario Brothers with no internet multiplayer and no game saving in shit SD output.
That mythical 'mire' you're parroting applies only to your limited viewpoint
Well, I guess in your universe there aren't a shitload of competing distros. Tell me, what color is the sky there?
imprisoned inside a bubble of non-diversity
I guess a fuck-ton of squabbling programmers, arguing like schoolchildren over every detail in their pet Linux distro and splitting off their own forks at even the first hint of a perceived personal slight, does indeed count as a kind of "diversity." I would personally use the term "self-defeating clusterfuck of petty infighting bullshit."
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Either way, it will be dated in a few years anyway.
If you think that's ugly, you should meet my wife.
Thank you folks, I'll be here all week.
It would probably help if agencies like the CDC and HHS used sentences like "This would likely kill a few hundred people worldwide, so don't panic" in their press conferences and speeches instead of phrases like "with potential to harm millions of people around the world" (citation), not to mention the obligatory references to how many tens of millions were killed by the 1918 flu (no mention, of course, of the fact that this was largely do to a world war, and very primitive sanitation and medical treatment at the time).
hipster mondays
Or as it's also known, "Hey, let's go eat at one of the restaurants off-base" Mondays.
But, but, this is a REAL THREAT THAT IS GOING TO KILL US ALL!!!! The CDC swears that this time it's real--not like the hundreds of other pandemics, super-viruses, etc. that they've warned us were going to devastate the world, but then turned out to be nothing.
And it's funny how the threat from any particular area (diseases, terrorism, the environment, etc.) always seems to drastically escalate every time the funding of said agency or officer is threatened in any way.
Start up a torrent site and charges WILL be trumped up on you, kids!!
Still better than Andrew Dice Clay's "Weeping Openly in a Fetal Position" tour.
Frankly, I'm glad they're not in US, because I'm pretty sure they wouldn't fit.
Are there any other potential communication technologies we can read about?
Quantum entanglement used to be a popular possibility for FTL communication, but most physicists today dismiss it as a form of communication.
I do kind of like the idea of supporting the search for intelligent life out there by exploiting unintelligent life here. There's a poetic beauty in that, methinks.
Police are not part of the military (yet)
Oh, they crossed that line a long time ago. When they're buying armoured vehicles, and tanks for the streets of the U.S., I think we can safely drop the pretense. Just par for the course these days, sadly.
He is not subject to the laws of the USA.
Oh, how delightfully naive of you. Haven't you realized yet that EVERYONE in EVERY COUNTRY is subject to the laws of the U.S. now? And if you have any doubt, we'll be happy to send in a special forces extraction team to remind you.
Hey, anyone remember when the head of the IMF started criticizing the supremacy of the U.S. Dollar and then decided to become a rapist a few months later? Then how three days after his IMF successor was sworn in, the prosecutor decided he wasn't a rapist after all?
Funny how many enemies of the U.S. Government end up becoming rapists.
And at least Santa brings toys, not indefinite detainment at Guantanamo Bay.
No, the message is more like "We're fine with this new currency, just as long as it's tied to the almighty U.S. Dollar (ALL HAIL!!!) and it's traceable and not anonymous." In other words--we're cool with it, we just want you to strip it of everything that makes it worthwhile and hand over all control of it to the U.S. Government.
I hear you can get pregnant just by watching Netflix on an unpatched computer!
I wonder how many of those same cops would be THRILLED to be able to track every *civilian* without their consent?
The Battlestar Galactica fleet?
God forbid SCOTUS make a decision that in any way matters, challenges the status quo in any way, or requires them to work late. Unless they're doing something to benefit the powerful corporations, best to just ignore the issue altogether and hope the lower courts aren't so lazy.
The workers who wanted a union would shut down the factory, they would stage a sit-in, form a picket line.
I'm pretty sure in China that would just get them thrown in prison.
You obviously don't know much about early unionization. It was a war (sometimes quite literally). Not only did workers sabotage equipment, they KILLED PEOPLE (and were killed). Unions had to do a helluva lot more than just strike, if they wanted to even survive much less win. If all you do is strike, the company can just fire you and bring in scabs. And, in China, they can probably also throw you in prison after they fire you, just for good measure.
... and the fanboy trolling for this generation begins. This will be a long 5 or so years...
We must let Lady McCormick decide!
Remember back when consoles were much simpler and didn't require all kinds of DRM and handshaking between the console and TV, and didn't have incredibly complex computers and peripherals inside them, and only had a tiny fraction of the possible points of failure that you would find in a modern console?
No, they DON'T make them like they used to. If they did, you would be playing Super Mario Brothers with no internet multiplayer and no game saving in shit SD output.
That mythical 'mire' you're parroting applies only to your limited viewpoint
Well, I guess in your universe there aren't a shitload of competing distros. Tell me, what color is the sky there?
imprisoned inside a bubble of non-diversity
I guess a fuck-ton of squabbling programmers, arguing like schoolchildren over every detail in their pet Linux distro and splitting off their own forks at even the first hint of a perceived personal slight, does indeed count as a kind of "diversity." I would personally use the term "self-defeating clusterfuck of petty infighting bullshit."
Man, when that day comes, I'm going to kick back in my tent and eat day two-day-old Food Bank bread all day--just take it easy, you know?