I don't see why they would need this.. if the rates you get aren't competitive... why even do it... move on and do something else... it's not like uber is the only option in seatle...
I don't follow how it would make financial sense to take truck from TX and ship it to the middle east. likely this truck has very high miles on it. It had been used as a plumbing truck and most of them get used to the point where they don't have a lot of usable life left in them. The sale price of it, probably is less or close to the the cost of shipping it overseas.. I would think for what would be spent in purchasing and shipping, a much better local truck could be acquired. to me... something sounds a bit off with this...
So, if the US is one of the main innovators in encryption, if this is done, why would anyone trust encryption software made in the US? Doing this cripples US security, firewall, and any other encryption vendors, and creates new opportunities offshore for companies who won't compromise security, and can make strong encryption.
I thought that was all just the spirit of free trade. If you have the ability to take an idea and do it better then why not. There are plenty that do the same within the US, why would it be ok, to copy the aspects of a business model only if you stay within the country of origin? The us did it in the past in copying some of the business models of Japan... If you read sam waltons book "made in america" walmart did it too, taking all the things that worked for his competitors and trying to implement them within walmart. if the outcome is better quality of life and lower cost products, then I don't see how this is a bad thing.
on a side note... I'm worried about all these cars are going to affect my horse buggy making business. we need to ban cars
if you base it on what had happened to others who had brought up wrongdoings of the government... odds are he wouldn't get a fair trial, and would be lucky to see life outside of prison if he were to come back.
I totally agree... not just for this type of business, but for just about all that require licences.
the whole licensing and regulation of an industry is just a barrier that benefits the established players, and works to keep our new competitors by making it very difficult or very expensive to get your license...
chicago is a good example, just to be allowed to have your taxi service, you need to buy a medallion for each car, at a cost of around $1M each. Very few cabbies own their own cab, they work for the taxi companies, and don't have a hope of ever being independent or starting their own cab company. the regulation of this, makes no difference in how they drive or if they try to rip off their passengers... you can complain to the city... but most times that takes more effort than it's worth.
the reputation this is actually better, you know based on previous peoples experience if you want to go with that driver.
the terrorism angle on this is a bunch of BS... unless your in the middle east, the odds of being killed or hurt by a terrorist attack are up there with getting hit by lightning... your actually more likely to drown in your own bathtub than have a terrorist kill you. all this really equates to the boogyman might jump out from under your bed... so don't use encryption
when I was a kid, this is the sort of thing I would expect to hear of the USSR... now it's here... it seems to me that if they force backdoors or weak security, wouldn't that hurt most us based IT security vendors?... wouldn't that force any that wanted to sell internationally to relocate outside the US? what is the point of any encryption at all if there is a backdoor built in, or it's weak to begin with....
hehehe... I think your right! I've thought for a while that all of this is really just for show, to make people feel safe, but not actually do much that would have a real effect.
I think the airlines have more incentive in screening passengers than the government does anyhow... if a plane blows up... it's the airline that is out millions of dollars, not the government. add to that that most insurance policies have a clause stating they won't cover anything deemed an act or terrorism... I think the airlines really have more incentive to provide a better solution to security... and better customer service.
wasn't this found to be illegal anyhow? why continue it if it doesn't have any relevant use other than keeping an eye on your own citizens? I guess that new NSA data collection facility in CO needs to be used for something...
I totally agree. It seems the US government is out to drive any innovation in tech/IT to other countries, through their lack of understanding and fear of change.
The poorest drivers probably own the lion's share of them. Individuals are likely even aware of their vehicle's condition.
Hell, many of them probably wish they could afford to repair or replace the jalopies...sigh, fucking poor people are killing us again.
this is exactly what I was thinking. most are poorer. who can't afford the newer cleaner cars/trucks...
on top of this though, you have states like Indiana who through their excise tax on license plates promote people to use older cars. An old poorly running car can cost $25 for license plates, where if you were to get something newer and less polluting you may expect to pay $400+ for your license plates.
really??? Mein Kampf?? that book is a terrible read! the it starts out as a bit interesting, but quickly goes into what really comes across as a high school kids rant about something.. that book wasn't even popular within the nazi party other than people would have it to show their support of the Hitler. I think he showed more merit in his art than in his writing.
I don't disagree about your opinion to the magazine... but free speech gives them the right to their opinion and to make it known. Just as you are free to voice your opinion of them, they have the same right... and if it remains a free society they should be able to say whatever they want whether is pisses people off or not. free speech is exactly as it sounds... right or wrong, good or bad, the ability to say what you want or believe without the risk of retalliation by your government or authroities. Just because your ideas or the things you say aren't popular doesn't mean they should be sensored. when it comes down to it, the founders of a lot of the countries that exist now going by todays terms would be consitered to be terrorists.
we can go with the greorge bush term which seems to hold true if you watch the news... your either with us.. or your with the terrorists... that always sounded to me like if your not in agreement with the government.. your with the terrorists and supporting their ideals.
in the spirit of banning wazeas the new "police stalker" app, I also call for banning cars, I think they are "motorized murder machines" allowing criminals to run over and kill groups of people at will.
It's his opinion, and as disgusting as it is, he is entitled to it. My thoughts are that that is totally wrong, as are a lot of the executions that the US carries out in the name of "terrorism". It all goes against what we claim are fundamental beliefs, that everyone deserves a fair trial. Apparently now though, if they label you a "terrorist" (much like the McCarthy era "communist"), none of that counts. Advocating the execution of someone without giving them a fair trial... in my opinion that would make us no better than a lot of the countries that the US condemns for their execution of dissidents and people who fall outside of the party line.
what can I buy at a dive shop to make a bomb? I know home depot has lots of stuff for bombs, but dive shops?
my thought is the gasses you might get, and the tanks that contain them could be used.... much like sections of pipes, propane tanks, and many other things like that you can pick up just about anywhere...and yes... anyone that needs a propane tank or pipe or possibly anything else you might buy at home depot or the grocery store is defiantly a terrorist.
most of the spammers have a large budget behind them to send out all the mail. I still lean towards the best solustions being things like rbl databases. I know I cut the amount of spam I get on my site by well over 90% when I used a combination of rbl queries, mailscanner, spamassassin, razor, and dcc.
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I don't see why they would need this.. if the rates you get aren't competitive... why even do it... move on and do something else... it's not like uber is the only option in seatle...
I don't follow how it would make financial sense to take truck from TX and ship it to the middle east.
likely this truck has very high miles on it. It had been used as a plumbing truck and most of them get used to the point where they don't have a lot of usable life left in them. The sale price of it, probably is less or close to the the cost of shipping it overseas..
I would think for what would be spent in purchasing and shipping, a much better local truck could be acquired.
to me... something sounds a bit off with this...
not if they don't register
So, if the US is one of the main innovators in encryption, if this is done, why would anyone trust encryption software made in the US? Doing this cripples US security, firewall, and any other encryption vendors, and creates new opportunities offshore for companies who won't compromise security, and can make strong encryption.
I thought that was all just the spirit of free trade. If you have the ability to take an idea and do it better then why not. There are plenty that do the same within the US, why would it be ok, to copy the aspects of a business model only if you stay within the country of origin?
The us did it in the past in copying some of the business models of Japan... If you read sam waltons book "made in america" walmart did it too, taking all the things that worked for his competitors and trying to implement them within walmart.
if the outcome is better quality of life and lower cost products, then I don't see how this is a bad thing.
on a side note... I'm worried about all these cars are going to affect my horse buggy making business. we need to ban cars
ha... if they had something like that it'd never get implemented... either because or out of fear that most of the government would be implicated.
if you base it on what had happened to others who had brought up wrongdoings of the government... odds are he wouldn't get a fair trial, and would be lucky to see life outside of prison if he were to come back.
I totally agree... not just for this type of business, but for just about all that require licences.
the whole licensing and regulation of an industry is just a barrier that benefits the established players, and works to keep our new competitors by making it very difficult or very expensive to get your license...
chicago is a good example, just to be allowed to have your taxi service, you need to buy a medallion for each car, at a cost of around $1M each. Very few cabbies own their own cab, they work for the taxi companies, and don't have a hope of ever being independent or starting their own cab company. the regulation of this, makes no difference in how they drive or if they try to rip off their passengers... you can complain to the city... but most times that takes more effort than it's worth.
the reputation this is actually better, you know based on previous peoples experience if you want to go with that driver.
awesome post!!
this is exactly what I was thinking as I was reading that article.
the terrorism angle on this is a bunch of BS... unless your in the middle east, the odds of being killed or hurt by a terrorist attack are up there with getting hit by lightning... your actually more likely to drown in your own bathtub than have a terrorist kill you.
all this really equates to the boogyman might jump out from under your bed... so don't use encryption
when I was a kid, this is the sort of thing I would expect to hear of the USSR... now it's here...
it seems to me that if they force backdoors or weak security, wouldn't that hurt most us based IT security vendors?... wouldn't that force any that wanted to sell internationally to relocate outside the US?
what is the point of any encryption at all if there is a backdoor built in, or it's weak to begin with....
typically the more patriotic they make the name sound... the less patriotic it is...
usa freedom act
patriot act
are either of them really patriotic or promote more freedom? I don't think they do... unless your on the law enforcement end of the law...
hehehe... I think your right!
I've thought for a while that all of this is really just for show, to make people feel safe, but not actually do much that would have a real effect.
I think the airlines have more incentive in screening passengers than the government does anyhow... if a plane blows up ... it's the airline that is out millions of dollars, not the government. add to that that most insurance policies have a clause stating they won't cover anything deemed an act or terrorism...
I think the airlines really have more incentive to provide a better solution to security... and better customer service.
wasn't this found to be illegal anyhow? why continue it if it doesn't have any relevant use other than keeping an eye on your own citizens?
I guess that new NSA data collection facility in CO needs to be used for something...
I totally agree. It seems the US government is out to drive any innovation in tech/IT to other countries, through their lack of understanding and fear of change.
The poorest drivers probably own the lion's share of them. Individuals are likely even aware of their vehicle's condition.
Hell, many of them probably wish they could afford to repair or replace the jalopies...sigh, fucking poor people are killing us again.
this is exactly what I was thinking. most are poorer. who can't afford the newer cleaner cars/trucks...
on top of this though, you have states like Indiana who through their excise tax on license plates promote people to use older cars. An old poorly running car can cost $25 for license plates, where if you were to get something newer and less polluting you may expect to pay $400+ for your license plates.
really??? Mein Kampf??
that book is a terrible read! the it starts out as a bit interesting, but quickly goes into what really comes across as a high school kids rant about something..
that book wasn't even popular within the nazi party other than people would have it to show their support of the Hitler.
I think he showed more merit in his art than in his writing.
I don't disagree about your opinion to the magazine... but free speech gives them the right to their opinion and to make it known. Just as you are free to voice your opinion of them, they have the same right... and if it remains a free society they should be able to say whatever they want whether is pisses people off or not. free speech is exactly as it sounds... right or wrong, good or bad, the ability to say what you want or believe without the risk of retalliation by your government or authroities.
Just because your ideas or the things you say aren't popular doesn't mean they should be sensored. when it comes down to it, the founders of a lot of the countries that exist now going by todays terms would be consitered to be terrorists.
we can go with the greorge bush term which seems to hold true if you watch the news... your either with us.. or your with the terrorists...
that always sounded to me like if your not in agreement with the government.. your with the terrorists and supporting their ideals.
so... to protect the free speach of Charlie Hebdo, they ban or block speech that fall under the loose term of "terrorism"
in the spirit of banning wazeas the new "police stalker" app, I also call for banning cars, I think they are "motorized murder machines" allowing criminals to run over and kill groups of people at will.
I ran away from China some decades ago because the Communist government of China was more or less acting like a terroristic entity
I ran away from China and ended up in the West, and I thought I am safe ... apparently, I was wrong!
Now the Western nations are trying to become more China than China !
Oooooh, my !
wow...
This is exactly what I remember being told the evils of comunism where about when I was a kid. ... now they do it here.. but don't call it communism.
It's his opinion, and as disgusting as it is, he is entitled to it.
My thoughts are that that is totally wrong, as are a lot of the executions that the US carries out in the name of "terrorism". It all goes against what we claim are fundamental beliefs, that everyone deserves a fair trial. Apparently now though, if they label you a "terrorist" (much like the McCarthy era "communist"), none of that counts.
Advocating the execution of someone without giving them a fair trial... in my opinion that would make us no better than a lot of the countries that the US condemns for their execution of dissidents and people who fall outside of the party line.
what can I buy at a dive shop to make a bomb? I know home depot has lots of stuff for bombs, but dive shops?
my thought is the gasses you might get, and the tanks that contain them could be used.... much like sections of pipes, propane tanks, and many other things like that you can pick up just about anywhere...and yes... anyone that needs a propane tank or pipe or possibly anything else you might buy at home depot or the grocery store is defiantly a terrorist.
most of the spammers have a large budget behind them to send out all the mail.
I still lean towards the best solustions being things like rbl databases.
I know I cut the amount of spam I get on my site by well over 90% when I used a combination of
rbl queries, mailscanner, spamassassin, razor, and dcc.