Err, isn't the point that it would be cheaper to go out of the way to not create ObLs in the first place?
The problem is that you would have to have damn near 100% sure-fire way to make this happen. Anything less, and you will need an extremely big stick and keep vigilant. Which is tantamount to saying we need an extremely big stick and must keep vigilant.
What a load of horse shit. There are no major third parties because people don't vote for them enough. There are no laws preventing more parties. Those two parties remain because people have supported them over time, i.e. people CHOSE them. I'm sorry if our democracy doesn't meet your requirements, but if you want it be better you should convince people to support a third party so that we can break away from this two party system. Oh wait, if it's not a democracy it doesn't matter if people want a third party, does it?
Winner-take-all political system like we have always gravitate toward a two-party system. Basically because everyone ends up trying to ensure that, whatever happens, their least favorite candidate does NOT get into office.
to do that, you have to vote tactically: you have to go with a strong party that opposes your political enemies. if you don;t believe this, ask yourself if those who voted for nader out of their convictions, instead of making the tactical decision to vote for Gore are truly happy with the way things turned out. a lot of people learned a hard lesson in that election about winner-take-all systems.
There are other political systems that allow people to vote more closely with their true beliefs with less risk.
me? i'll continue to vote on principle rather than for tactical reasons, but that's just because i'm a narcissistic fatalist. (btw, it's not for the greens, democrats, or republicans that i vote for)
As for Iraq, the resolution had already been achieved. Iraq had been effectively disarmed and posed no threat to its neighbours or its people.
Iraq was a strategic threat in the larger war against terrorists.
If the US had been true to its word and had helped when the Iraqi people tried to rebel, the US would have been a welcome ally.
No argument there.
The US and Britain had no legitimate right to invade a sovereign country yet they did and it could have been seen as a good thing if it had been properly though out and had been for the right reasons. The main trouble is that there were so many lies and most people can see that it was an invasion for the oil.
Way off base re: oil. True, there were legal problems with taking out the Baathist regime militarily, and perhaps a rationale was hyped or even invented. But it wasn't for oil. The US could have had all the Iraqi oil it wanted at low prices by simply lifting the sanctions. Or better yet, taking Saddam up on his offer to be our gas station if we'd turn the other way as he conquered the middle east, starting with Kuwait.
But anyway... I predict we will all have to get used to this for awhile until the threat from terrorists abates. It may take altering entire cultures, and this is heavy lifting indeed, not to mention time-consuming.
A tangentially related comment on international law: it's not international law, it's international agreement. There is no international law, especially when your civilization is under threat from religious psychotics. Nations are going to have to take sides, and I hope it's a decidedly uneven match-up against the terrorists. Because, if it's not, shit is going to fly in a serious way for the next several decades - in ways that are currently unthinkable for most people - if we have to go to the mat on this one.
Not really an issue as long as the US keeps backing out of just about any international treaty these days (i.e. one more won't matter that much). They already backed out of the "strategic weapons" (or something like that) treaty to build the anti-missile shield, so why not scrap the ICBM treaty as well?
point taken, but the ABM treaty did have a withdrawal clause, given six-month notice, which the US did give. So the treaty was not actually broken. no idea if there is a similar clause in any treaties related to ICBM's.
Also its free and open sores software, take a look at some of these screenshots or try out the live demo and see for your self how great it is.
Well, at least, according to the screenshot, it looks like they've gotten rid of those utterly disgusting icons. It literally looked like a retarded child with a crayon made them.
Insanely Stupid: Discredit a premier electronic freedom organization by (apparently) sanctioning copyright violations, bringing on further anti-freedom legislation and negative press.
Deviously Brilliant: Use a subject of intense interest to draw publicity and possible membership and funding to a premier electronic freedom organization.
You don't go to maximum security state or federal prisons for running over your neighbor's dog or shoplifting a candy bar. Besides, as long as people *know* that those things go on, they're accepting the risk when they commit a felony anyway.
If you honestly accept that rationale: You are scum.
Besides, I have a family member who is a retired prison guard (though it wasn't a maximum security facility)... trust me, they have enough to worry about without managing quality-of-life for felons, many of whom are dangerous in close quarters... at least the ones who would try the above-mentioned activities. Prison guards *never* forget that they are severely outnumbered from the time they step in the building until the time they leave.
i have no particular hard feelings toward your family member, since prison employees are essentially mindless actors in a horrid, pre-existing system. presumably your family member doesn't abuse his position.
There're not going to white color resort prison. No, no, no. There're going to Federal pound me in the ass prison.
Actually the federal joints aren't all that bad in comparison to the state systems. that's where you find true mutant hell on earth.
the abominable conditions found in prisons the world 'round plays a not insignificant role in my disillusionment with the human race. prisons are agents of the state, and to tacitly permit rape, murder, and assault on people under the control of the state is hideously wrong.
I opted out of that data collection crap knowing full well that it would be exploited at some point, despite their protestations to the contrary. I never would have bought a tivo without the opt-out option anyway.
Open source Linux-based PVR's to the rescue!
Thank goodness they still don't know if you went to the bathroom for a break or to the fridge
Unfortunately they'll be able to deduce that you were jerking off when you rewound and replayed that Doritos girl commercial about forty times.
I wish sun would jump on that bandwagon, I'm sick of a new 30 meg vm opening everytime i visit a webpage with a java applet.
Yeah, no shit. Contrary to world, it seems, I *like* Java desktop apps. I just can't keep loading another massive JVM every time I want to run them concurrently.
Perhaps this spending is actually going into the black budget, or maybe its just going into the pockets of a well-connected reseller buddy of a US congress person.
it would have been immeasurably worse if the riaa succeeded in shutting down p2p networks in general. if the riaa has a beef with someone about sharing particular files, they should take them - not the concept of p2p - to court.
(I don't think pure LDAP solutions are powerful enough, but I might be wrong).
I think the problem with a lot of linux tools for implementing "enterprise" solutions is that they tend to require that the admin know every little detail about each component technology in that solution. in an ideal sense, this is good because it encourages learning. in the realistic sense, it means that a potential convert ends up saying "Fuck this noise" and reaches for the fuzzy-feely-pointy-clicky thing that proprietary vendors will happily sell them. sometimes you don't want to have to memorize the ldap spec just get a centralized account/auth database up and running.
A teeny little bit of hand-holding (and a teensy bit less scorn and patronization) would go a long way to lubricating linux's deep, deep penetration into the enterprise, especially among mid-size businesses.
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The problem is that you would have to have damn near 100% sure-fire way to make this happen. Anything less, and you will need an extremely big stick and keep vigilant. Which is tantamount to saying we need an extremely big stick and must keep vigilant.
*cough*(serbia)*cough* ...
Winner-take-all political system like we have always gravitate toward a two-party system. Basically because everyone ends up trying to ensure that, whatever happens, their least favorite candidate does NOT get into office.
to do that, you have to vote tactically: you have to go with a strong party that opposes your political enemies. if you don;t believe this, ask yourself if those who voted for nader out of their convictions, instead of making the tactical decision to vote for Gore are truly happy with the way things turned out. a lot of people learned a hard lesson in that election about winner-take-all systems.
There are other political systems that allow people to vote more closely with their true beliefs with less risk.
me? i'll continue to vote on principle rather than for tactical reasons, but that's just because i'm a narcissistic fatalist. (btw, it's not for the greens, democrats, or republicans that i vote for)
If someone doesn't mod this up, there is no justice in this world.
Iraq was a strategic threat in the larger war against terrorists.
If the US had been true to its word and had helped when the Iraqi people tried to rebel, the US would have been a welcome ally.
No argument there.
The US and Britain had no legitimate right to invade a sovereign country yet they did and it could have been seen as a good thing if it had been properly though out and had been for the right reasons. The main trouble is that there were so many lies and most people can see that it was an invasion for the oil.
Way off base re: oil. True, there were legal problems with taking out the Baathist regime militarily, and perhaps a rationale was hyped or even invented. But it wasn't for oil. The US could have had all the Iraqi oil it wanted at low prices by simply lifting the sanctions. Or better yet, taking Saddam up on his offer to be our gas station if we'd turn the other way as he conquered the middle east, starting with Kuwait.
But anyway... I predict we will all have to get used to this for awhile until the threat from terrorists abates. It may take altering entire cultures, and this is heavy lifting indeed, not to mention time-consuming.
A tangentially related comment on international law: it's not international law, it's international agreement. There is no international law, especially when your civilization is under threat from religious psychotics. Nations are going to have to take sides, and I hope it's a decidedly uneven match-up against the terrorists. Because, if it's not, shit is going to fly in a serious way for the next several decades - in ways that are currently unthinkable for most people - if we have to go to the mat on this one.
point taken, but the ABM treaty did have a withdrawal clause, given six-month notice, which the US did give. So the treaty was not actually broken. no idea if there is a similar clause in any treaties related to ICBM's.
BECAUSE WE'RE BIGGER, BADDER AND BETTER THAN ANY OTHER SECOND- OR THIRD-WORLD PISS-HOLE ON THIS PLANET, AND EVERYONE ELSE IS J-E-A-L-O-U-S!
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Ouch, I think I just dislocated my shoulder pumping my fist into the air. If I had health insurance, I'd go to the doctor.
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And now, I shall soliloquy on the retardation that is the Slashodot Lameness Filter. To wit:
Yeah, and sometimes it's like HUMOR, you stupid fucking machine.And, most importantly: when will this be available in Return To Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory?
Awww, dammit. I thought about it, now I must go play it.
Well, at least, according to the screenshot, it looks like they've gotten rid of those utterly disgusting icons. It literally looked like a retarded child with a crayon made them.
Deviously Brilliant: Use a subject of intense interest to draw publicity and possible membership and funding to a premier electronic freedom organization.
What "box"?
The one you manage to get working (there are several).
exactly. it's simply a routine execution of cruel and unusual punishment via unofficial agents of the state (ie your psychopathic rapist cell-mate).
but fairness and civility are far less important than keeping the mindless, bleating, indentured laboring classes in their place.
If you honestly accept that rationale: You are scum.
Besides, I have a family member who is a retired prison guard (though it wasn't a maximum security facility)... trust me, they have enough to worry about without managing quality-of-life for felons, many of whom are dangerous in close quarters... at least the ones who would try the above-mentioned activities. Prison guards *never* forget that they are severely outnumbered from the time they step in the building until the time they leave.
i have no particular hard feelings toward your family member, since prison employees are essentially mindless actors in a horrid, pre-existing system. presumably your family member doesn't abuse his position.
Actually the federal joints aren't all that bad in comparison to the state systems. that's where you find true mutant hell on earth.
the abominable conditions found in prisons the world 'round plays a not insignificant role in my disillusionment with the human race. prisons are agents of the state, and to tacitly permit rape, murder, and assault on people under the control of the state is hideously wrong.
Open source Linux-based PVR's to the rescue!
Thank goodness they still don't know if you went to the bathroom for a break or to the fridge
Unfortunately they'll be able to deduce that you were jerking off when you rewound and replayed that Doritos girl commercial about forty times.
...that server is going to vaporize into plasma cloud before the day is out.
Hook, Line, Sinker - welcome to the bucket! Hehehehe.
That's - let's see - four or five so far?
Yeah, no shit. Contrary to world, it seems, I *like* Java desktop apps. I just can't keep loading another massive JVM every time I want to run them concurrently.
I believe Mozilla now supports NTLM.
My thoughts exactly - especially the former.
I guess I'll start learning Arabic now.
F/OSS advocates have to stick together. Divide and conquer still works, lo these many centuries later.
it would have been immeasurably worse if the riaa succeeded in shutting down p2p networks in general. if the riaa has a beef with someone about sharing particular files, they should take them - not the concept of p2p - to court.
WITCH! Burn him!
I think the problem with a lot of linux tools for implementing "enterprise" solutions is that they tend to require that the admin know every little detail about each component technology in that solution. in an ideal sense, this is good because it encourages learning. in the realistic sense, it means that a potential convert ends up saying "Fuck this noise" and reaches for the fuzzy-feely-pointy-clicky thing that proprietary vendors will happily sell them. sometimes you don't want to have to memorize the ldap spec just get a centralized account/auth database up and running.
A teeny little bit of hand-holding (and a teensy bit less scorn and patronization) would go a long way to lubricating linux's deep, deep penetration into the enterprise, especially among mid-size businesses.