If Brennen refuses an order from a Republican president, however repugnant, he's out the door. There will be any number of qualified sadists that would be happy to torture people, in the name of freedom, for the US government.
Probably true, but the order itself is illegal, so the President would need to have a defense against that, because Congress and the Attorney General are going to want an answer.
Also used in India. This could be foresight on the part of BARTs designers, as they anticipated accommodating increased ridership by placing passengers on top of the cars. The wider gauge is more stable and less likely to shake them off.
"Parsons Brinckerhoff- Tudor Bechtel, the districts consulting engineers, said that exhaustive studies show the wide gauge provides great stability and smoother riding qualities for the rapid transit trains.”
Those b*stards again. So, the nonstandard gauge was a "bright idea" from a consulting company. I don't suppose suitcases full of cash were involved at any point in the process? Any politicians get cozy retirement jobs?
I'm getting skeptical and pessimistic in my old age, but it would seem to me, that "standard gauge" would always be a cheaper alternative, and that "smoother riding qualities" is fairly low on the list of things voters might want to pay for in a transit system, probably coming behind "staying within the budget", "lower maintenance costs" and "on-time operation".
That would only serve to cause a loud portion of the internet to deride TPB as a "sellout", pick up their ball and go somewhere else they don't have to pay for it.
Perhaps true. But as a long time user of TPB for content I cannot find on Netflix/Hulu/etc, I'd happily pay for a legitimate version...they could even call it "The WarnerSonyEveryOtherFilmCompany Bay" for all I care.
Just put all the content in one place, and make it easy for me to watch it whenever I want on whatever platform I happen to have in front of me at the moment, and I'll be happy to pay a reasonable fee.
Must be why none of those "in the know" about the Apollo 11 soundstage hoax remain silent to this day./s -- because there are those who actually believe this ^^^
I didn't say Linux was free of security issues. But Linux packages typically have unused ports closed by default, compared to Windows' "leave 'em open" approach. I'm not comfortable trusting Microsoft to do what's right, security-wise. I feel better with Linux.
I'll be the first to admit, Linux isn't for everyone. But I just can't count on Windows any more...you never know what Microsoft is going to do to you.
At this point, my favorite reply is "Look, it doesn't suck any worse than Windows."
And.. no antivirus, no unexpected updates changing system configuration, no "defective by design" security issues, and on and on.
Linux isn't perfect, but it does 95% of what I need to do, and I have a VirtualBox VM with XP loaded to do the rest. And with Microsoft and friends (like McAffee) shooting themselves in the foot every chance they get, Linux is becoming a better choice every day.
I agree it's not surprising but the only way it's going to change is if someone is held responsible. If they have "no idea where the ads are coming from or what they contain" then they shouldn't be embedding them in their web sites.
I hear you. But I'm having trouble believing that "ad networks" who, even when they're operating legitimately, are showing ads offering to lower your credit card interest or help you sell your house, are going to be discriminating or responsible about what they accept or who they accept it from. The whole system's broken. These guys are about as responsible as robocallers.
Surely the ad network(s) or the sites themselves can be sued over this?
It's all automated, right? The ad "network" has no idea where the ads are coming from or what they contain. Some simple checks, maybe, but the originator is behind several layers of middlemen, so it's hard to identify them. And of course, half the middlemen are in.ua,.ru or.cn domains, and change their names every week.
So, none of this is surprising and that's why I, too, will continue to run an ad-blocker, as well as noscript.
Most academic papers are published with financial support from federal funding agencies. Too bad publishing academic papers is a private industry with a profit motive to keep you from accessing them. Swartz died over this.
Most? Almost every one in the country. Schools are funded by tuition and tuition is primary sponsored by MASSIVE government loans that basically allow schools to set tuition for students at any price, on government credit. Part of the school budget should be used to fund journals.
If federal funds helped to pay for the paper, why isn't it publicly available? We (the people) have already paid for the work to be done, we should be able to see the results.
I've got to disagree a bit with you. I'm fine with her using her own server for personal email. However, any government business, whether classified or not, should be done through government email servers. That's why we have open record laws is so that we have a level of transparency and, to me, she was blatantly trying to skirt those laws by setting up her own server.
My 2c. Take it for what it's worth.
Well, maybe that's true. Or, maybe she just wanted to make sure there were no leaks.
If the investigation can prove that the purpose of the server was to skirt public records laws, or that emails which should have been preserved were intentionally deleted, then yes, that's a far more serious issue, and one for which she needs to be held accountable. But, the investigation, to date, hasn't proved that.
As long as it's a fair investigation, go for it. As crimes go, though, setting up a private server (not explicitly forbidden by the rules) and receiving (not sending) some emails that are retroactively classified, seems to be a fairly minor crime.
Also, given that the email server was unclassified, and Clinton can demonstrate that she understood that and informed her subordinates not to use it to send her classified material, what more could she have done?
"Few people realize that the % symbol indicates an exponential function."
It does not. The % symbol indicates that the number preceding it is the numerator of a fraction whose denominator is 100. Percentages are often used in situations involving compound interest, which IS an exponential function with time, but that's not what the % symbol represents.
"We used to be a regulated monopoly, but we couldn't compete. So we reorganized as an unregulated ISP and we still can't compete. So, can we please have the good parts of each, and have things all our way?"
"F" you, AT&T. The job of a government is to do what's good for its citizens. You want deregulation? Then you compete with all comers, including a community ISP. They'll pay you rent on your poles, just like anyone else would have to.
Gee, it's a whole different competitive landscape when it's not just AT&T and Comcast and their sweet little (alleged) price fixing deal.
I'm so sick of most torrent sites nowadays. There's one I still use, an ExtraTorrent proxy, that is just about tolerable, but every other site I've tried over the past year is full of popups, popunders, redirects, etc. I've got popups blocked, adverts blocked, everything blocked that I know how to block, and still the sites are practically unusable.
When I read this story, just out of interest I went to the https version of the pirate bay to see if it worked. Clicked on the search box and immediately I had a full-screen popup, two smaller popups, and a text-to-speech reader (ffs!!) reading out a warning message about my system having been compromised and giving me a phone number to call.
I use Linux with Firefox (plus Adblock and NoScript). A lot of the advertising tricks don't work with that combo. HMA VPN and Transmission.
More power too them. Sure, it's a "boutique" market, but if there are customers, good on them. There's a Morgan 3-wheeler where we go for summer holidays, and it's perfect for a small island with narrow roads. Much more appropriate than the Chevy Suburbans that all the families bring down, which are way too big for the island.
It has taken 12 years to get to this point. There are too many laws, lawyers and it all takes way too much time. I really have a hard time feeling bad for someone who feeds the law machine. Living in DC I am tired of performing Jury Duty on the various courts. Most cases are a complete waste of time and should be decided by a judge or arbitrator.
Hard to imagine this isn't the government (or a Bush crony) trying to get even (and discourage others form acting in a similar manner).
When the agency that employs you is doing dirty work, obviously sanctioned at the highest levels, to expect you to report your misgivings to a superior is farcical on the face of it.
He did the right thing going to the press, because he would have been ignored and fired if he took it up the chain.
Comments on Amazon say "not for FRS" (too much power). But they shouldn't be selling them in the US if they're not FCC certified. Either they are (doubtful) or they're trying to fly under the radar (more likely) and they will disappear from the market soon.
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If Brennen refuses an order from a Republican president, however repugnant, he's out the door. There will be any number of qualified sadists that would be happy to torture people, in the name of freedom, for the US government.
Probably true, but the order itself is illegal, so the President would need to have a defense against that, because Congress and the Attorney General are going to want an answer.
Also used in India. This could be foresight on the part of BARTs designers, as they anticipated accommodating increased ridership by placing passengers on top of the cars. The wider gauge is more stable and less likely to shake them off.
It's H1B-friendly :-)
"Parsons Brinckerhoff- Tudor Bechtel, the districts consulting engineers, said that exhaustive studies show the wide gauge provides great stability and smoother riding qualities for the rapid transit trains.”
Those b*stards again. So, the nonstandard gauge was a "bright idea" from a consulting company. I don't suppose suitcases full of cash were involved at any point in the process? Any politicians get cozy retirement jobs?
I'm getting skeptical and pessimistic in my old age, but it would seem to me, that "standard gauge" would always be a cheaper alternative, and that "smoother riding qualities" is fairly low on the list of things voters might want to pay for in a transit system, probably coming behind "staying within the budget", "lower maintenance costs" and "on-time operation".
That would only serve to cause a loud portion of the internet to deride TPB as a "sellout", pick up their ball and go somewhere else they don't have to pay for it.
Perhaps true. But as a long time user of TPB for content I cannot find on Netflix/Hulu/etc, I'd happily pay for a legitimate version...they could even call it "The WarnerSonyEveryOtherFilmCompany Bay" for all I care.
Just put all the content in one place, and make it easy for me to watch it whenever I want on whatever platform I happen to have in front of me at the moment, and I'll be happy to pay a reasonable fee.
...there's The Pirate Bay.
Honestly, media companies, wouldn't it just be cheaper and easier to authorize TPB to distribute your products and charge $20/mo for access?
This guy spoke out. Now he's dead.
Must be why none of those "in the know" about the Apollo 11 soundstage hoax remain silent to this day. /s -- because there are those who actually believe this ^^^
You don't believe me that it's going to blow up from the cold, fine. Bang. Now it's going to blow up from that hole that I just shot into it.
_No Highway in the Sky_
based on Nevil Shute's _No Highway_. An engineer to whom no one (but his daughter) will listen does something very similar.
That the oldest Irishman should be found buried behind a pub.
Happy (belated) St. Paddy's Day, sir!
There are now .
Clue: Know that fella who worked on ALSA?
I didn't say Linux was free of security issues. But Linux packages typically have unused ports closed by default, compared to Windows' "leave 'em open" approach. I'm not comfortable trusting Microsoft to do what's right, security-wise. I feel better with Linux.
I'll be the first to admit, Linux isn't for everyone. But I just can't count on Windows any more...you never know what Microsoft is going to do to you.
At work, we use Malwarebytes. And the IT guys are fairly savvy, so I'm guessing it's a bit better than the "old guard" AV products.
At this point, my favorite reply is "Look, it doesn't suck any worse than Windows."
And.. no antivirus, no unexpected updates changing system configuration, no "defective by design" security issues, and on and on.
Linux isn't perfect, but it does 95% of what I need to do, and I have a VirtualBox VM with XP loaded to do the rest. And with Microsoft and friends (like McAffee) shooting themselves in the foot every chance they get, Linux is becoming a better choice every day.
I agree it's not surprising but the only way it's going to change is if someone is held responsible. If they have "no idea where the ads are coming from or what they contain" then they shouldn't be embedding them in their web sites.
I hear you. But I'm having trouble believing that "ad networks" who, even when they're operating legitimately, are showing ads offering to lower your credit card interest or help you sell your house, are going to be discriminating or responsible about what they accept or who they accept it from. The whole system's broken. These guys are about as responsible as robocallers.
Surely the ad network(s) or the sites themselves can be sued over this?
It's all automated, right? The ad "network" has no idea where the ads are coming from or what they contain. Some simple checks, maybe, but the originator is behind several layers of middlemen, so it's hard to identify them. And of course, half the middlemen are in .ua, .ru or .cn domains, and change their names every week.
So, none of this is surprising and that's why I, too, will continue to run an ad-blocker, as well as noscript.
...30M down and whatever up.
It's COMCASTIC!
Most academic papers are published with financial support from federal funding agencies. Too bad publishing academic papers is a private industry with a profit motive to keep you from accessing them. Swartz died over this.
Most? Almost every one in the country. Schools are funded by tuition and tuition is primary sponsored by MASSIVE government loans that basically allow schools to set tuition for students at any price, on government credit. Part of the school budget should be used to fund journals.
If federal funds helped to pay for the paper, why isn't it publicly available? We (the people) have already paid for the work to be done, we should be able to see the results.
I've got to disagree a bit with you. I'm fine with her using her own server for personal email. However, any government business, whether classified or not, should be done through government email servers. That's why we have open record laws is so that we have a level of transparency and, to me, she was blatantly trying to skirt those laws by setting up her own server.
My 2c. Take it for what it's worth.
Well, maybe that's true. Or, maybe she just wanted to make sure there were no leaks.
If the investigation can prove that the purpose of the server was to skirt public records laws, or that emails which should have been preserved were intentionally deleted, then yes, that's a far more serious issue, and one for which she needs to be held accountable.
But, the investigation, to date, hasn't proved that.
As long as it's a fair investigation, go for it. As crimes go, though, setting up a private server (not explicitly forbidden by the rules) and receiving (not sending) some emails that are retroactively classified, seems to be a fairly minor crime.
Also, given that the email server was unclassified, and Clinton can demonstrate that she understood that and informed her subordinates not to use it to send her classified material, what more could she have done?
"Few people realize that the % symbol indicates an exponential function."
It does not. The % symbol indicates that the number preceding it is the numerator of a fraction whose denominator is 100.
Percentages are often used in situations involving compound interest, which IS an exponential function with time,
but that's not what the % symbol represents.
I do EE work and barely touch algebra.
E = IR
Solve for the resistance value needed for 20mA at 5V
That's algebra.
How do you do EE without Ohm's Law?
"We used to be a regulated monopoly, but we couldn't compete. So we reorganized as an unregulated ISP and we still can't compete. So, can we please have the good parts of each, and have things all our way?"
"F" you, AT&T. The job of a government is to do what's good for its citizens. You want deregulation? Then you compete with all comers, including a community ISP. They'll pay you rent on your poles, just like anyone else would have to.
Gee, it's a whole different competitive landscape when it's not just AT&T and Comcast and their sweet little (alleged) price fixing deal.
I'm so sick of most torrent sites nowadays. There's one I still use, an ExtraTorrent proxy, that is just about tolerable, but every other site I've tried over the past year is full of popups, popunders, redirects, etc. I've got popups blocked, adverts blocked, everything blocked that I know how to block, and still the sites are practically unusable.
When I read this story, just out of interest I went to the https version of the pirate bay to see if it worked. Clicked on the search box and immediately I had a full-screen popup, two smaller popups, and a text-to-speech reader (ffs!!) reading out a warning message about my system having been compromised and giving me a phone number to call.
I use Linux with Firefox (plus Adblock and NoScript). A lot of the advertising tricks don't work with that combo. HMA VPN and Transmission.
More power too them. Sure, it's a "boutique" market, but if there are customers, good on them. There's a Morgan 3-wheeler where we go for summer holidays, and it's perfect for a small island with narrow roads. Much more appropriate than the Chevy Suburbans that all the families bring down, which are way too big for the island.
Except that a Klein bottle has no inside. Nice try, though.
You can buy one here: http://www.kleinbottle.com/
It has taken 12 years to get to this point. There are too many laws, lawyers and it all takes way too much time. I really have a hard time feeling bad for someone who feeds the law machine. Living in DC I am tired of performing Jury Duty on the various courts. Most cases are a complete waste of time and should be decided by a judge or arbitrator.
Hard to imagine this isn't the government (or a Bush crony) trying to get even (and discourage others form acting in a similar manner).
When the agency that employs you is doing dirty work, obviously sanctioned at the highest levels, to expect you to report your misgivings to a superior is farcical on the face of it.
He did the right thing going to the press, because he would have been ignored and fired if he took it up the chain.
Is the Baofeng FCC approved?
Comments on Amazon say "not for FRS" (too much power). But they shouldn't be selling them in the US if they're not FCC certified.
Either they are (doubtful) or they're trying to fly under the radar (more likely) and they will disappear from the market soon.