"when law enforcement can monitor one person's information without a warrant, it can monitor everyone's information, 'regardless of the collection's expanse.' "
However "The absolute worst you can claim about American religious fundamentalitists, as far as terrorism goes" is where we diverge. You're looking for terrorists. I'm looking at people who fundamentally threaten the next generations by undercutting education, libraries, women's rights, and critical research that the US could be at the forefront of (instead of letting other countries pass us by). I haven't even mentioned their indirect influence on people who start wars, and their direct influence on causing major unrest and hate against the western world (Quran-burning, anyone?)
The most damage the foreign terrorists have done to the Western world is to turn us against ourselves, while they pop some corn over the fires set by our drones, and watch our "civilized and democratic" model being consumed by corporatism and paranoia, under the illusion of fighting to preserve our unsustainable way of life.
I'm a lot more worried about the US's homegrown religious fundamentalists than I could ever be of the middle-eastern ones that you seem to fear so much.
For starters, there's a whole lot more of them. Most are not individually dangerous, but they are collectively doing a lot more long-term damage.
A lot of real issues at tech standard meetings get solved in the corridor. It's really hard to get a real-time compromise that way in a virtual setting.
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I call dead presidents by their first names, before they get into my pants
My low-risk second kid was born a bit blueish and sluggish. I was very glad that the NICU guys were 25 yards away.
They didn't have to do anything beyond an oxygen mask, but since the OB was still repairing my wife, I can't imagine having to jump into a car to get that diagnostic 30 minutes later, or a different one because I don't have pure oxygen at home
The problem I have with home birth it is that you're not risking your own life (well, mommy is, but there are no mommies on slashdot:o) )
The high voltage surge usually associated with an EMP would jump (and weld) micro-teensy-tiny switches just as easily as big ones
Electrical fields are expressed in V/m. If you have a micro-switch, you get a microvoltage. Now, the air breakdown is also in V/m, so you may still get a spark in all things are proportional, but the energy won't be there to weld anything shut.
Only judges have the authority to interpret the spirit of the constitution.
Shiver...
"only judges can issue rulings on the basis of the constitution" FTFY. Everybody can AND SHOULD interpret the spirit, and if there is no safe legal recourse under current law to point out constitutional violations, going to the 4th branch is the right thing to do
Then you don't believe in the rule of law. If you want the laws to be changed, there are plenty of ways to accomplish that.
The laws we have now disagree with you.
Has the laws' constitutionality been tested ?
A few other democracies have ways to challenge a law right after it's voted, even if the majority and the head of state believe the law is legitimate. In the US, you have to wait until someone can prove that they are affected (standing) before they can start a very very long and costly battle to try to repeal something that is already effected
Snowden has exposed broad secret surveillance that is clearly breaching the spirit (and probably the letter) of his country's constitution. There's a term for that "whistle-blowing", and it should be protected.
Now, it's normal that he is charged and there is an investigation. What's not normal is that everybody expects him to be convicted by the USA's government^H^H^H^H^H^H^ an impartial judge.
"[Snowden/Assange]'s arrest adds to evidence that the government is stepping up a crackdown against people who go online with revelations of official malfeasance."
Yep, sounds good.
Shhh... Don't argue. The average slashdotter has a lot better technological insight than what "stupid" people with a paltry $2000000000 credit line could ever access.
Economics. You don't need nearly as much power between midnight and 6 (7? 8?), during which time the nukes and coal, which can't be throttled too much, will oblige. Designing heat storage capacity for around-the-clock is wasting money, at least in the current grid configuration and state of the tech.
TFA states "Being able to store the power allows the plant to continue distributing energy".
Summary states "Because it can store electricity, the plant can continue to provide power".
I know how this works, but the guy writing the summary doesn't know how to paraphrase correctly. Gimme my mod points back!
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"when law enforcement can monitor one person's information without a warrant, it can monitor everyone's information, 'regardless of the collection's expanse.' "
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Yes, I plead guilty of hyperbole.
However "The absolute worst you can claim about American religious fundamentalitists, as far as terrorism goes" is where we diverge.
You're looking for terrorists. I'm looking at people who fundamentally threaten the next generations by undercutting education, libraries, women's rights, and critical research that the US could be at the forefront of (instead of letting other countries pass us by).
I haven't even mentioned their indirect influence on people who start wars, and their direct influence on causing major unrest and hate against the western world (Quran-burning, anyone?)
The most damage the foreign terrorists have done to the Western world is to turn us against ourselves, while they pop some corn over the fires set by our drones, and watch our "civilized and democratic" model being consumed by corporatism and paranoia, under the illusion of fighting to preserve our unsustainable way of life.
We are our own worst enemies.
I'm a lot more worried about the US's homegrown religious fundamentalists than I could ever be of the middle-eastern ones that you seem to fear so much.
For starters, there's a whole lot more of them. Most are not individually dangerous, but they are collectively doing a lot more long-term damage.
Please give him privacy. Total privacy. Forever.
That pie chart should be a linear bar graph, and international assistance should be separated from military. That would make the point a lot stronger.
Then again, many people still wouldn't believe it...
Almost every federal project is a tiny fraction of the budget
Only true for the "discretionary spending", and then again only if you exclude the military.
And some invitation to practice piracy: The hero replicates bread and fish without paying the original seller for every copy.
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I call dead presidents by their first names, before they get into my pants.
Bob's Political Razor: "Of two similarly plausible explanations for a politician's action, the most cynical is usually true."
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I call dead presidents by their first names, before they get into my pants
Given how well we're doing, I'm not sure I want a new sentient species to actually learn anything from us...
A lot of real issues at tech standard meetings get solved in the corridor. It's really hard to get a real-time compromise that way in a virtual setting.
--
I call dead presidents by their first names, before they get into my pants
My low-risk second kid was born a bit blueish and sluggish. I was very glad that the NICU guys were 25 yards away.
They didn't have to do anything beyond an oxygen mask, but since the OB was still repairing my wife, I can't imagine having to jump into a car to get that diagnostic 30 minutes later, or a different one because I don't have pure oxygen at home
The problem I have with home birth it is that you're not risking your own life (well, mommy is, but there are no mommies on slashdot :o) )
Does a record count if they grow fins during the race?
... They're just looking at it wrong.
They didn't make a shiny golden backplate for you to waste your time looking at the screen, people!
The high voltage surge usually associated with an EMP would jump (and weld) micro-teensy-tiny switches just as easily as big ones
Electrical fields are expressed in V/m. If you have a micro-switch, you get a microvoltage. Now, the air breakdown is also in V/m, so you may still get a spark in all things are proportional, but the energy won't be there to weld anything shut.
Only judges have the authority to interpret the spirit of the constitution.
Shiver...
"only judges can issue rulings on the basis of the constitution" FTFY. Everybody can AND SHOULD interpret the spirit, and if there is no safe legal recourse under current law to point out constitutional violations, going to the 4th branch is the right thing to do
Then you don't believe in the rule of law. If you want the laws to be changed, there are plenty of ways to accomplish that.
The laws we have now disagree with you.
Has the laws' constitutionality been tested ?
A few other democracies have ways to challenge a law right after it's voted, even if the majority and the head of state believe the law is legitimate. In the US, you have to wait until someone can prove that they are affected (standing) before they can start a very very long and costly battle to try to repeal something that is already effected
Which brings us to the question of the giant spot...
No. De Beers is launching an anti-space program. Their job is to restrict supply, they already have what they need.
Snowden has exposed broad secret surveillance that is clearly breaching the spirit (and probably the letter) of his country's constitution. There's a term for that "whistle-blowing", and it should be protected.
Now, it's normal that he is charged and there is an investigation. What's not normal is that everybody expects him to be convicted by the USA's government^H^H^H^H^H^H^ an impartial judge.
"[Snowden/Assange]'s arrest adds to evidence that the government is stepping up a crackdown against people who go online with revelations of official malfeasance." Yep, sounds good.
Shhh... Don't argue. The average slashdotter has a lot better technological insight than what "stupid" people with a paltry $2000000000 credit line could ever access.
I'm hoping you don't need the whole 1.21 Gigawatts and can share with me. My backyard's a bit small.
Economics. You don't need nearly as much power between midnight and 6 (7? 8?), during which time the nukes and coal, which can't be throttled too much, will oblige. Designing heat storage capacity for around-the-clock is wasting money, at least in the current grid configuration and state of the tech.
TFA states "Being able to store the power allows the plant to continue distributing energy". Summary states "Because it can store electricity, the plant can continue to provide power". I know how this works, but the guy writing the summary doesn't know how to paraphrase correctly. Gimme my mod points back!
"Because it can store electricity" Someone doesn't understand how it works...