I have become proficient in the use of a "Hammer" and I'd like to know how to become a Hammer professional. I use a hammer on a daily basis. I can't believe that making furniture is the only job available, although I would be open to that. What areas of Hammer usage have other people experienced, and what has been your experience as a hammer professional?
WTF? Is medical insurance extremely location dependent? I live in New York and I pay $1500/month for a family plan. All of the plans I looked at were around the same amount.
> How anyone who has ever been involved with the US system of healthcare providers and insurance companies could want to keep it is beyond me.
I think the ones getting million dollar checks from the Healthcare system are pretty pleased with it. That would include the insurance company execs and the congressmen they've purchased.
Its not a trend on Slashdot. Its a trend in the world. There is a growing problem with the ultra-rich gaining more power and wealth and the rest of the world getting less and less.
In the House of the Worm takes place in a far future where the few people left live in enclosed stone fortresses in a vast desert. They live on worms and bugs caught in the underground catacombs. They never leave the stone fortress, have no knowledge of anything outside or underground. The entire story reeks of decay and a slow death of the human race without any awareness of what they once were or what is happening.
People of Sand and Slag. Damn that depressed me. It's like the Ugly Americans x 1,000. The ugly humans. They fuck up everything they touch and don't care or even notice. And the ending... damn... I was hoping the whole story was leading up to them rediscovering their empathy and humanity. Then they * * * I don't want to spoil it...
They probably wont talk to you because you think Silicon Valley is in southern California and if you can't get that detail right they don't trust you on other details.
> the sony rootkit? they were pretty damn close to getting sued
I'm sure plenty of corporations have no problem with getting 'pretty damn close' to getting sued. In the end if the results is they avoid suit, or get sued and end up not having any meaningful damage from the suit then its a cost of doing business.
"Congratulations Mr. President! As this is your first day as Commander-In-Chief we thought we'd show you some pictures to get you orientated. These are of John F. Kennedy. I particularly like this one here from the warehouse. And we even liked him. Do we understand each other?"
Bullshit. I like things that are irreverently funny. I like things that are sexy. I don't believe in a magic old man with a white beard watching over us and getting pissed if I wack off. The majority of my extended family would have a problem with all of these.
That is in fact my argument. As a citizen of the USA I have enjoyed the benefits of 50 years of dominating the world economically, politically and militarily. I recognize that and realize I have benefited from that, but I am realistic and not so hypocritical as to pretend we don't get our hands dirty to achieve this state.
So at this point there have been two real world examples of government sponsored hackers targeting a specific foreign government's infrastructure via trojans and viruses. 1) The United States attacked Soviet oil pipeline controls. 2) The United States and Israel attacked Iranian nuclear facilities.
Hmm... there seems to be a common element... I'm not saying it was a bad thing to stop the Iranians; But it is an interesting fact to note that in CyberWar just as in Nuclear War there is only one nation that has ever actually used these methods.
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Dear Slashdot,
I have become proficient in the use of a "Hammer" and I'd like to know how to become a Hammer professional. I use a hammer on a daily basis. I can't believe that making furniture is the only job available, although I would be open to that. What areas of Hammer usage have other people experienced, and what has been your experience as a hammer professional?
WTF? Is medical insurance extremely location dependent? I live in New York and I pay $1500/month for a family plan. All of the plans I looked at were around the same amount.
> How anyone who has ever been involved with the US system of healthcare providers and insurance companies could want to keep it is beyond me.
I think the ones getting million dollar checks from the Healthcare system are pretty pleased with it.
That would include the insurance company execs and the congressmen they've purchased.
Its not a trend on Slashdot. Its a trend in the world. There is a growing problem with the ultra-rich gaining more power and wealth and the rest of the world getting less and less.
Great. Because bickering partisanship has worked so well for politics.
> I hear that response (or, "I hate it") [...] Personally, when it comes to that line of reasoning, I hate it
heh. i see what you did there.
Woooosh! Hook, line and sinker.
In the House of the Worm takes place in a far future where the few people left live in enclosed stone fortresses in a vast desert. They live on worms and bugs caught in the underground catacombs. They never leave the stone fortress, have no knowledge of anything outside or underground. The entire story reeks of decay and a slow death of the human race without any awareness of what they once were or what is happening.
Very depressing.
People of Sand and Slag. Damn that depressed me. It's like the Ugly Americans x 1,000. The ugly humans. They fuck up everything they touch and don't care or even notice. And the ending... damn... I was hoping the whole story was leading up to them rediscovering their empathy and humanity. Then they * * * I don't want to spoil it...
Full story is found here
Alright, "Scandanavia", OK. Stop being so pedantic.
They probably wont talk to you because you think Silicon Valley is in southern California and if you can't get that detail right they don't trust you on other details.
> the sony rootkit? they were pretty damn close to getting sued
I'm sure plenty of corporations have no problem with getting 'pretty damn close' to getting sued.
In the end if the results is they avoid suit, or get sued and end up not having any meaningful damage from the suit then its a cost of doing business.
Start by rounding up all those suspicious Facebook abstainers!
Adultfriendfinder instead of Facebook?! Are those really considered to fulfill equivalent niches?
That's like saying 'He uses K-Y Lubricant instead of WD-40'.
Its called the Turing Test.
You are in the desert, you see a tortoise lying on his back in the hot sun. You recognize his plight but do nothing to help. Why?
Our research shows that people who do manual work are not relevant to the demographic we are targeting. Let them eat cake.
"The statement addressed the documents found in Cairo, which priced the system at 388,604 euros ($470,000), including maintenance. "
Gotta love selling to governments. Spector-Pro eBlaster costs about $100 and does the same thing.
+1 insightful
> almost as much a threat as communism
The 50's called, aw nevermind...
"Congratulations Mr. President! As this is your first day as Commander-In-Chief we thought we'd show you some pictures to get you orientated. These are of John F. Kennedy. I particularly like this one here from the warehouse. And we even liked him. Do we understand each other?"
> "I want to troll with no repercussion."
Bullshit. I like things that are irreverently funny. I like things that are sexy. I don't believe in a magic old man with a white beard watching over us and getting pissed if I wack off. The majority of my extended family would have a problem with all of these.
That is in fact my argument. As a citizen of the USA I have enjoyed the benefits of 50 years of dominating the world economically, politically and militarily. I recognize that and realize I have benefited from that, but I am realistic and not so hypocritical as to pretend we don't get our hands dirty to achieve this state.
So at this point there have been two real world examples of government sponsored hackers targeting a specific foreign government's infrastructure via trojans and viruses.
1) The United States attacked Soviet oil pipeline controls.
2) The United States and Israel attacked Iranian nuclear facilities.
Hmm... there seems to be a common element...
I'm not saying it was a bad thing to stop the Iranians; But it is an interesting fact to note that in CyberWar just as in Nuclear War there is only one nation that has ever actually used these methods.
Are you still touching me?
> forget about your average corporate HR droid
So what you are saying is these aren't the droids we're looking for?