They can demand all they want... what are they going to do - fill the jails with innocent people? It still won't get them what they want... If you can't remember it, you can't remember it. How many accounts have you forgotten the password to?
Re: parked cars filled with gasoline exploding... they will if you throw a bunch of propane tanks in there as well. Add some old tires and you're set. Ever seen a junkyard on fire? Once a few cars catch, and the tires start burning and exploding, it gets really interesting... tires are almost impossible to put out, and they really smoke up the place. I saw one 3 years ago.
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As for the encryption keys - "Gee, I forgot it." Prove otherwise.
> Six months in the county lock-up will do wonders for your memory - which is what thi smart-ass response to the judge will get you.
Hey' I could use the vacation. Unlike most of the people who post "talking big" I've actually led demonstrations, been arrested at other demonstrations, punched in the face by a member of the riot squad for peaceful resistance, thrown in jail for my beliefs, etc... and I win every time I get before the judge.
If some judge wants to throw me in jail for not being able to remember a key, that's their privilege. How many people are they willing to do that to, before they realize that the law is unworkable? Or is everyone else just going to stand there, bend over, and "take it like a man" when the government says "cough them up"...
The whole idea of privacy is not because you have anything to hide, but that people should have better things to do with their time than be nosey parkers, and that your tax dollars shouldn't be wasted on such stupidity.
Also, I'm finding that the "newer" CF bulbs have lower light output and greatly reduced lifetimes. On average, they're now burning out quicker than even the cheapest conventional light bulbs. A order of magnitude more expensive to buy, doesn't last as long, and puts mercury into the environment... every solution seems to bring with it more problems:-(
> >: That said, I have diabetes from one grandfather and Alzheimers from my grandma, both of my dad's parents... crap.
> That's what the diapers are for.
I hear NASA's hiring. Look at the bright side - you could take a one-way trip to Mars, and if you get lucky just forget about not being able to make the trip back...
Its simple - low social activity is related to low stimulation in general. People who get alzheimers later have more mental stimulation - they're doing crossword puzzles (thinking), talking to to other people (thinking and doing), reading books (thinking) instead of passively sitting there watching Faux Nooz or whatever else they can passively absorb.
Live like a hermit - die with your brain in total solitude...
Think of it - Americium-241 (the radiation source in smoke detectors) has a half-life of 432.7 years. It gets tossed into the land fill after just a few years.
They'd have needed a lot more than "one of these". 25 watts of heat (75 BTU) at -50 in a 50mph wind? Pack thousands of them, and use them to block the wind or build a shelter, maybe...
> "Meh. It's a beta emitter; beta radiation is completely harmless to humans as long as you have a nice layer of skin between you and it.
However, when it gets into the body it is EXTREMELY harmful, so the worry is that people will break the batteries open and release toxic crap into the environment where it can be inhaled/ingested.
So if you thought laptop battery fires were dangerous before, these are a terrorist wet dream made to order...
We have a deal in our family - anyone gets anywhere near as bad as our aunt, just "take us behind the barn and shoot us."
Or give us the means to "do it ourselves". We'll have a big going-away party ahead of time, and another one (a wake) after the deed is done.
Why people insist on prolonging the inevitable is beyond me. We let what's left of old people rattle around in their empty heads, but we wouldn't let the family dog suffer nearly as much.
Once the brain is gone, they're dead. The body might still function, more or less, but the person is gone. Show some compassion, stop being so selfish ("I don't want to lose them") and do the right thing; put what's left out of its misery, and end the suffering of everyone else around them.
And don't give me any of that "life is sacred" crap. When the brain is gone, they're gone. The rest is just an empty shell. That's not life.
Apple's not the only one trying this crap. I bought two Seagate drives, both were duds out of the box, and Seagate won't replace them with new drives. Remanufactured only, plus, to add insult to injury, they want ME to pay the shipping. Their excuse "they're as good as new drives" is ironic in this case...
> >"But others say Cupertino is well within its rights to control its own device."
>"and was thinking that this must have been written by a younger person. Some one my age would believe that if I bought something, it belonged to me. I bought it, I paid for it, it is mine to do with what I want."
Naw, sounds more like a Windows user - they're trained to believe that Windows says "My Computer" because Bill Gates thinks he owns it.
Apple simply doesn't have the right to brick a phone - not only is it against consumer law in many areas, but its also against the PATRIOT ACT, which increased penalties under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (iPhones are both communications devices and networked computing devices). Finally, Apple as terrorists...
"Look at the Secret Service and how their protection details. They are trained to look for people that don't belong. Same goes for other agencies."
That worked really well with Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme when tried to shoot Reagan... oops, it didn't. Of course, that will pinpoint people like McVeigh... except it won't. Gee, it worked wonders for the UniBomber... except it didn't. You probably don't remember the Jack Ruby jokes...
Prevention, in the form of not repeating the pasts' mistakes, is the only solution.
If the patrols are at random, that includes randomizing the people assigned to the patrols... which means you have many more opportunities to probe before being seen as suspicious.
Look at the tactical advantages from a outsider's point of view:
since they're being deployed randomly, they're LESS likely to notice "the same people" every day, not more..
since the guards are being deployed randomly, its a lot harder to protect them, or have a working plan to respond to attacks on them that isn't overly complicated
breaking their morale will make them even less vigilant
nobody will want to be near a rent-a-cop; thus everyone, even "those with nothing to hide" will act extremely uneasy around the "walking targets"
The solution isn't more guards - there will never be enough guards - the solution is to find a way to end the stupid "war on terror". Pulling out of Iraq would be a start.
> "Mind you no one other than the U.S. needs to use it. Everyone else are 'offshore'. Americans are the ones who are offshoring."
Last I looked, Canada (and Mexico) aren't "off shore" to most Americans (apologies to Hawaii). And yes, Canadian business is looking at off-shoring as well.
Speaking or random number generators - the Keno machines at the Montreal Casino were originally defective (bad clock batteries) so that every day, when they were started, they would generate the same sequence of numbers. At least one guy made out like a bandit over that "bug". The Quebec government sued to try to get "their" money back.
If they want a REALLY random generator, they should attach an EEG to Bush's head (or would that just give a flat line...?)
The cost of installing linux at this point is non-zero, because its an "out of the ordinary" thing for most PC manufacturers - they're simply not geared for it.
Now add the revenues from crapware - even if its only $20, that's $20 more that "has" to be added to the price of the linux box, for the simple reason that most linux users don't need what the crapware sellers are selling. Antivirus? Nope. AOL? Puh-lease. Ghost? We've got dd for free, and it even backs up Windows partitions... so until someone comes up with crapware that can be installed big-time on linux boxes...
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They can demand all they want ... what are they going to do - fill the jails with innocent people? It still won't get them what they want ... If you can't remember it, you can't remember it. How many accounts have you forgotten the password to?
Re: parked cars filled with gasoline exploding ... they will if you throw a bunch of propane tanks in there as well. Add some old tires and you're set. Ever seen a junkyard on fire? Once a few cars catch, and the tires start burning and exploding, it gets really interesting ... tires are almost impossible to put out, and they really smoke up the place. I saw one 3 years ago.
> > As for the encryption keys - "Gee, I forgot it." Prove otherwise.
> Six months in the county lock-up will do wonders for your memory - which is what thi smart-ass response to the judge will get you.
Hey' I could use the vacation. Unlike most of the people who post "talking big" I've actually led demonstrations, been arrested at other demonstrations, punched in the face by a member of the riot squad for peaceful resistance, thrown in jail for my beliefs, etc ... and I win every time I get before the judge.
If some judge wants to throw me in jail for not being able to remember a key, that's their privilege. How many people are they willing to do that to, before they realize that the law is unworkable? Or is everyone else just going to stand there, bend over, and "take it like a man" when the government says "cough them up" ...
The whole idea of privacy is not because you have anything to hide, but that people should have better things to do with their time than be nosey parkers, and that your tax dollars shouldn't be wasted on such stupidity.
[X] My electricity doesn't come from coal :-)
All these quick-to-burn-out CFs are less than a year old, and none of them were in globes or anything like that. Guess they were a bad lot ...
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Seeing that made me laugh. BTW, the people who were behind cws are actually very nice in person ...
"After all, if you've nothing to hide then whats the problem? "
The problem is that people who SHOULD be hiding things, don't - like the whales on the beach (both sexes) who squeeze into too-tiny bathing suits.
As for the encryption keys - "Gee, I forgot it." Prove otherwise. How many passwords have YOU forgotten?
Actually, the mercury in CF bulbs is going to be a significant problem. Even the mercury from current flourescents http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:Wpsa9wiDeWcJ:www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf+disposal+of+fluorescent+bulbs+mercury&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca&client=firefox-a needs a bit of care in handling.
Also, I'm finding that the "newer" CF bulbs have lower light output and greatly reduced lifetimes. On average, they're now burning out quicker than even the cheapest conventional light bulbs. A order of magnitude more expensive to buy, doesn't last as long, and puts mercury into the environment ... every solution seems to bring with it more problems :-(
> >: That said, I have diabetes from one grandfather and Alzheimers from my grandma, both of my dad's parents... crap.
> That's what the diapers are for.
I hear NASA's hiring. Look at the bright side - you could take a one-way trip to Mars, and if you get lucky just forget about not being able to make the trip back ...
Its simple - low social activity is related to low stimulation in general. People who get alzheimers later have more mental stimulation - they're doing crossword puzzles (thinking), talking to to other people (thinking and doing), reading books (thinking) instead of passively sitting there watching Faux Nooz or whatever else they can passively absorb.
Live like a hermit - die with your brain in total solitude ...
Think of it - Americium-241 (the radiation source in smoke detectors) has a half-life of 432.7 years. It gets tossed into the land fill after just a few years.
They'd have needed a lot more than "one of these". 25 watts of heat (75 BTU) at -50 in a 50mph wind? Pack thousands of them, and use them to block the wind or build a shelter, maybe ...
However, when it gets into the body it is EXTREMELY harmful, so the worry is that people will break the batteries open and release toxic crap into the environment where it can be inhaled/ingested.
So if you thought laptop battery fires were dangerous before, these are a terrorist wet dream made to order ...
We have a deal in our family - anyone gets anywhere near as bad as our aunt, just "take us behind the barn and shoot us."
Or give us the means to "do it ourselves". We'll have a big going-away party ahead of time, and another one (a wake) after the deed is done.
Why people insist on prolonging the inevitable is beyond me. We let what's left of old people rattle around in their empty heads, but we wouldn't let the family dog suffer nearly as much.
Once the brain is gone, they're dead. The body might still function, more or less, but the person is gone. Show some compassion, stop being so selfish ("I don't want to lose them") and do the right thing; put what's left out of its misery, and end the suffering of everyone else around them.
And don't give me any of that "life is sacred" crap. When the brain is gone, they're gone. The rest is just an empty shell. That's not life.
Apple pushed out this update with the intent of bricking people's phones. Nobody believes otherwise any more.
> > "Once I've made the software my own, it becomes my problem to support it."
> "To apply this logic to a PC, if you install Doom on your machine, the warranty is voided."
Oh, f*ck, don't give them any ideas ...
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Apple's not the only one trying this crap. I bought two Seagate drives, both were duds out of the box, and Seagate won't replace them with new drives. Remanufactured only, plus, to add insult to injury, they want ME to pay the shipping. Their excuse "they're as good as new drives" is ironic in this case ...
> >"But others say Cupertino is well within its rights to control its own device."
>"and was thinking that this must have been written by a younger person. Some one my age would believe that if I bought something, it belonged to me. I bought it, I paid for it, it is mine to do with what I want."
Naw, sounds more like a Windows user - they're trained to believe that Windows says "My Computer" because Bill Gates thinks he owns it.
Apple simply doesn't have the right to brick a phone - not only is it against consumer law in many areas, but its also against the PATRIOT ACT, which increased penalties under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (iPhones are both communications devices and networked computing devices). Finally, Apple as terrorists ...
"Look at the Secret Service and how their protection details. They are trained to look for people that don't belong. Same goes for other agencies."
That worked really well with Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme when tried to shoot Reagan ... oops, it didn't. Of course, that will pinpoint people like McVeigh ... except it won't. Gee, it worked wonders for the UniBomber ... except it didn't. You probably don't remember the Jack Ruby jokes ...
Prevention, in the form of not repeating the pasts' mistakes, is the only solution.
If the patrols are at random, that includes randomizing the people assigned to the patrols ... which means you have many more opportunities to probe before being seen as suspicious.
>
No, you're not. Try wearing a face mask and walking into a bank, airport, or school.
Look at the tactical advantages from a outsider's point of view:
The solution isn't more guards - there will never be enough guards - the solution is to find a way to end the stupid "war on terror". Pulling out of Iraq would be a start.
> "Mind you no one other than the U.S. needs to use it. Everyone else are 'offshore'. Americans are the ones who are offshoring."
Last I looked, Canada (and Mexico) aren't "off shore" to most Americans (apologies to Hawaii). And yes, Canadian business is looking at off-shoring as well.
Speaking or random number generators - the Keno machines at the Montreal Casino were originally defective (bad clock batteries) so that every day, when they were started, they would generate the same sequence of numbers. At least one guy made out like a bandit over that "bug". The Quebec government sued to try to get "their" money back.
If they want a REALLY random generator, they should attach an EEG to Bush's head (or would that just give a flat line ...?)
"..oops canine unit came today, Abort."
And there's your weakness exposed. To penetrate, just keep trying until conditions are right, because you know eventually you'll "get lucky."
The cost of installing linux at this point is non-zero, because its an "out of the ordinary" thing for most PC manufacturers - they're simply not geared for it.
Now add the revenues from crapware - even if its only $20, that's $20 more that "has" to be added to the price of the linux box, for the simple reason that most linux users don't need what the crapware sellers are selling. Antivirus? Nope. AOL? Puh-lease. Ghost? We've got dd for free, and it even backs up Windows partitions ... so until someone comes up with crapware that can be installed big-time on linux boxes ...