That's a 2-sided argument to bitcoins as an alternative currency. But what the OP is saying is that it's laughable that it's an alternative to fiat currencies. Fiat means that it has value because we all say it does. To my mind, there could never be a good fiat alternative to anything that's fiat. Fiat itself is the problem, because it relies on mankind to regulate it (haha on that), rather than Nature regulating it with a fixed amount of, say, gold, or any other naturally occurring element that has it's own value (gold is a super-conductor).
I agree 100%! I'd like to add to your point as well. It's not simply governmental rules and regulations that are standing in the way of America being great, but it's this exact example here of people in places where they are simply itching to use any and all authority possible to define themselves as 'not the other half of society that's getting fucked'. It's this very concept that both sides keep supporting! Why do we keep supporting this fascist ideal? Listen to Pink Floyd's "Us and Them" and "On the Turning Away" again. Until people can find a reason to feel for each other, and not be scared of boogie-men, the world will only get worse and worse to live in. Unless you're elite, of course.
Strange - people fishing should be "free" to fish unmonitored......people hunting should be "free" to hunt unmonitored
Ever heard of a game warden? Don't think that drones won't be used for this eventually. Animal rights are embedded in the system, as one has to apply for a hunting/fishing license before proceeding (even if it's your own private land) and can only kill so many animals/fish.
...does anyone know how this works, as far as who pays for these ships supplies? I mean, I understand a little about how scientific research gets paid for - it's usually private funding mixed with some governmental funding. But when an expedition such as this goes south (no pun intended), who pays for the other ships/helicopter to come save them?
Edward Snowden had jack-didly to do with bringing any security breaches to light. If a company like this one didn't do regular security audits, then that's why they got breached in the first place.
Right, but they're doing it for a show; a show that, at least at one time, was doing very well. They'd have never tried to sell their work, as these guys are trying to do. That's what they'd be laughing at.
You're right, but this is slashdot. It matters not what reality you live in, and what logical sequential set of events you outline in order to make an educated and valuable point. No, here it only matters that you talk in a way that makes others feel right, based on their gut feeling. It's 2014, this is the middle-school playground.
Dunno man, I feel ya and all, but, uhh... Bring by an advertizement by way of drone to my house, and let's roll the dice. I live in a neighborhood that's very twisty; houses close together. If that drone that was sent over was shot down, it'd be impossible to determine who shot it down (I live in Alabama, guns grow on trees), and if the fucking thing(s) fall onto my property, and any damage occurs, I'd be forced to look to the drone-owner to recover the costs associated with repairing my stuff. In any court room in Alabama, the 12 jurors will all vote in my favor, no doubt.
Like the OP says, we need to go ahead and get the laws into place. All I was was doing was reminding everyone that if we can simply shoot them down, then it's sorta put in place a natural balance between what would be done with drones, and what should be done with drones. Because if drones are used to advertize to us, then they'd have to be pretty low to the ground to do so. I'd say no more than 500 feet - certainly reachable by a rifle. Anything over 500 feet may be acceptable - this is my opinion.
Yeah I find it hard to take dating sites seriously, but they seem to be fine for some folks. It may be because in the past, I hooked up with some chicks and it always turned out to be odd.
Sounds like you're heading in the right direction. All the best!
Sorry to hear that. Being alone sucks, it's as simple as that. The best thing that you can do is act like you have a shit-ton of money (somehow) and more than likely, you'll get some 20-something-yo chick.
Happiness is something that's you can achieve however, and it has nothing to do with other people. Best of luck either way.
No, they're angry at the US officials that are trying to be the eye-in-the-sky in a world-wide sense. But since people in other countries cannot vote on American problems, these things always end up getting taken out on the American people.
I don't know man. I feel like the powers that be are in total control of things, and allow or disallow as they wish (I'm one of those stewpid '9/11 was an inside job' folks). Magic tiger protection rocks are really all We The People have now. I mean, until We The People band together to fight actual terror where it actually is, that is. In my mind, terror is whatever mankind as a whole allows.
What's he done for the country? If anything, he's pissed all other countries off, and America is hated even more now. The American people may be upset about their rights, but all that will happen, in the end, is that they learn more about how the law works, and that 3rd-party's aren't The People's private-keepers that everyone thought they should be.
Until I see all of the information that he has, I believe nothing other than what's above.
In my view the system only need be marginally more secure than the honor system.
I couldn't agree more. And since there is an extreme lack of honor these days, I feel that the next step, rather than spend so much money to secure the transaction(s), is to simply utilize credit/debit cards. If that doesn't work, fuck it, shut the MARTA down; "Sorry folks, the people in this area are to wicked to have nice things."
No man, now all they have to do is sift through all of the data to find these guys - no problem.
In the meantime, I've got a bail of hay that covers the state of Texas, and then some, about 20 feet thick. I'm sure that there's a needle in there somewhere, and I'm going to find it. Any bets on who'll accomplish their goal first?
Right, so what he's saying is that social media sites have no expected privacy either. This is all explained in each EULA when you join a social media site.
I agree with you, and I wish that we were both right. The fact is that men (men and women) are in charge of declaring the laws, and also in charge of making sure that the laws are enforced. That there is a piece of paper somewhere declaring anything is of no use. There are so many sociopaths that are willing to follow orders from their superiors, in the name of a pat on the back, are in the police/military, that it's impossible to get any street-level foothold on the politicians that have appointed themselves as the rulers of the world. The police/military will enforce anything that these politicians say, not what's written on the paper that almost everyone cares about. Hell I'd be surprised if any police/military personnel even know where that piece of paper is (it's here: The Rotunda of the National Archives Building in downtown Washington, DC), much less what's written on it. And since so many of The People are so overwhelmed with how awesome they appear in virtual-land (social media), they couldn't care less about the sky falling, because it's all a conspiracy-theory anyway, so counting on some sort of uprising of The People is out of the question.
So our real problem in America is that men (men and women) are in control. See, the people that are in charge are at no reasonable danger of not following the laws, or enforcing the laws. There is no, absolutely no reason for any man in congress/senate/court/military/police to follow the same laws that they choose to enforce. None at all. And that's a problem with the men (men and women) that make up our society - every single one of us.
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That's a 2-sided argument to bitcoins as an alternative currency. But what the OP is saying is that it's laughable that it's an alternative to fiat currencies. Fiat means that it has value because we all say it does. To my mind, there could never be a good fiat alternative to anything that's fiat. Fiat itself is the problem, because it relies on mankind to regulate it (haha on that), rather than Nature regulating it with a fixed amount of, say, gold, or any other naturally occurring element that has it's own value (gold is a super-conductor).
I think one day water will be a good currency.
I agree 100%! I'd like to add to your point as well. It's not simply governmental rules and regulations that are standing in the way of America being great, but it's this exact example here of people in places where they are simply itching to use any and all authority possible to define themselves as 'not the other half of society that's getting fucked'. It's this very concept that both sides keep supporting! Why do we keep supporting this fascist ideal? Listen to Pink Floyd's "Us and Them" and "On the Turning Away" again. Until people can find a reason to feel for each other, and not be scared of boogie-men, the world will only get worse and worse to live in. Unless you're elite, of course.
Strange - people fishing should be "free" to fish unmonitored... ...people hunting should be "free" to hunt unmonitored
Ever heard of a game warden? Don't think that drones won't be used for this eventually. Animal rights are embedded in the system, as one has to apply for a hunting/fishing license before proceeding (even if it's your own private land) and can only kill so many animals/fish.
...does anyone know how this works, as far as who pays for these ships supplies? I mean, I understand a little about how scientific research gets paid for - it's usually private funding mixed with some governmental funding. But when an expedition such as this goes south (no pun intended), who pays for the other ships/helicopter to come save them?
Edward Snowden had jack-didly to do with bringing any security breaches to light. If a company like this one didn't do regular security audits, then that's why they got breached in the first place.
Try to convince yourself that you didn't just get tricked into reading an article.
Right, but they're doing it for a show; a show that, at least at one time, was doing very well. They'd have never tried to sell their work, as these guys are trying to do. That's what they'd be laughing at.
You're right, but this is slashdot. It matters not what reality you live in, and what logical sequential set of events you outline in order to make an educated and valuable point. No, here it only matters that you talk in a way that makes others feel right, based on their gut feeling. It's 2014, this is the middle-school playground.
2 books:
The Psilocybin Solution
Darwin's Unfinished Business
Both by Simon G. Powell
The guys from 'Myth Busters' are laughing.
Dunno man, I feel ya and all, but, uhh... Bring by an advertizement by way of drone to my house, and let's roll the dice. I live in a neighborhood that's very twisty; houses close together. If that drone that was sent over was shot down, it'd be impossible to determine who shot it down (I live in Alabama, guns grow on trees), and if the fucking thing(s) fall onto my property, and any damage occurs, I'd be forced to look to the drone-owner to recover the costs associated with repairing my stuff. In any court room in Alabama, the 12 jurors will all vote in my favor, no doubt.
Like the OP says, we need to go ahead and get the laws into place. All I was was doing was reminding everyone that if we can simply shoot them down, then it's sorta put in place a natural balance between what would be done with drones, and what should be done with drones. Because if drones are used to advertize to us, then they'd have to be pretty low to the ground to do so. I'd say no more than 500 feet - certainly reachable by a rifle. Anything over 500 feet may be acceptable - this is my opinion.
Yeah I find it hard to take dating sites seriously, but they seem to be fine for some folks. It may be because in the past, I hooked up with some chicks and it always turned out to be odd.
Sounds like you're heading in the right direction. All the best!
Sorry to hear that. Being alone sucks, it's as simple as that. The best thing that you can do is act like you have a shit-ton of money (somehow) and more than likely, you'll get some 20-something-yo chick.
Happiness is something that's you can achieve however, and it has nothing to do with other people. Best of luck either way.
So other countries are angry at Mr Snowden?
No, they're angry at the US officials that are trying to be the eye-in-the-sky in a world-wide sense. But since people in other countries cannot vote on American problems, these things always end up getting taken out on the American people.
I don't know man. I feel like the powers that be are in total control of things, and allow or disallow as they wish (I'm one of those stewpid '9/11 was an inside job' folks). Magic tiger protection rocks are really all We The People have now. I mean, until We The People band together to fight actual terror where it actually is, that is. In my mind, terror is whatever mankind as a whole allows.
As for the spying, I mean, our courts have decided that it's all legal. So what is everyone bitching about? It's not like America is a concentration camp, where innocent people are brought to be tortured and/or killed. As long as legal professionals see it as being legal, then damnit, it's legal!
What's he done for the country? If anything, he's pissed all other countries off, and America is hated even more now. The American people may be upset about their rights, but all that will happen, in the end, is that they learn more about how the law works, and that 3rd-party's aren't The People's private-keepers that everyone thought they should be.
Until I see all of the information that he has, I believe nothing other than what's above.
Who cares, as long as it's legal to shoot them out of the sky.
I hear ya and all, but hell, who wants "amateurs" to be experimenting with chemicals next door anyway?
In my view the system only need be marginally more secure than the honor system.
I couldn't agree more. And since there is an extreme lack of honor these days, I feel that the next step, rather than spend so much money to secure the transaction(s), is to simply utilize credit/debit cards. If that doesn't work, fuck it, shut the MARTA down; "Sorry folks, the people in this area are to wicked to have nice things."
No man, now all they have to do is sift through all of the data to find these guys - no problem.
In the meantime, I've got a bail of hay that covers the state of Texas, and then some, about 20 feet thick. I'm sure that there's a needle in there somewhere, and I'm going to find it. Any bets on who'll accomplish their goal first?
But what do you then pay for shipping to Australia? I know to ship a book (1 lb) from the US to the UK generally costs about $50 each way.
So the next time you appear in a photo consider the fact that a simple procedure might reveal who you are with."
Uhh, whoever I was with? You mean whoever took the photo? You mean whoever posted the photo? wtf?
Right, so what he's saying is that social media sites have no expected privacy either. This is all explained in each EULA when you join a social media site.
I agree with you, and I wish that we were both right. The fact is that men (men and women) are in charge of declaring the laws, and also in charge of making sure that the laws are enforced. That there is a piece of paper somewhere declaring anything is of no use. There are so many sociopaths that are willing to follow orders from their superiors, in the name of a pat on the back, are in the police/military, that it's impossible to get any street-level foothold on the politicians that have appointed themselves as the rulers of the world. The police/military will enforce anything that these politicians say, not what's written on the paper that almost everyone cares about. Hell I'd be surprised if any police/military personnel even know where that piece of paper is (it's here: The Rotunda of the National Archives Building in downtown Washington, DC), much less what's written on it. And since so many of The People are so overwhelmed with how awesome they appear in virtual-land (social media), they couldn't care less about the sky falling, because it's all a conspiracy-theory anyway, so counting on some sort of uprising of The People is out of the question.
So our real problem in America is that men (men and women) are in control. See, the people that are in charge are at no reasonable danger of not following the laws, or enforcing the laws. There is no, absolutely no reason for any man in congress/senate/court/military/police to follow the same laws that they choose to enforce. None at all. And that's a problem with the men (men and women) that make up our society - every single one of us.
Damnit man, very informative! This is the type of post that slashdot was actually designed for. Bravo, sir.