And you'd have to have the battery removed from your cellphone.. coincidentally exactly the same way your friend's cell phone was found. But, you know.. all that stuff happens every day.
At any rate, "reasonable doubt" is not an infallible threshold; it is simply the best we can do as non-omniscient beings. There is no such thing as "absolute uncertainty," even in science -- let alone in society -- only degrees of confidence. At least with science, the uncertainties are quantifiable.
The fact is, if she really pulled this off, she'd have to be smarter than he is. She'd have to show no signs of any sort of bizarre behavior (so as to avoid arousing Hans' suspicion), she'd have to funnel away funds, buy a false identity, plant his phone in the exact same state hers was in, leave bloodstains in multiple locations (women are averse to violence in general, if their suicide methods are any indicator; for which pills are favored overwhelmingly). She'd need a false identity for travel, a disguise to avoid the cameras, she'd have to have disposed of all of the disguise leftovers away from the scene of her vehicle, as well as the clothes she was wearing. She'd need the self restraint to leave thousands of dollars in her bank account, she'd need to know to to use any of her credit cards nor access any of her bank accounts. She'd need to not care what happened to her children (after all, the state could have taken custody and refused to return them to Russia), but be able to keep up a front that showed she cared. (Of course, her biggest reason for leaving Hans and fighting for full custody would have then been a sham.)
And all of this is compounded by the fact that, if she had access to a false identity, she could have simply gotten some for her children as well, and they all could have fled to Russia together. It's not like Russia's going to send them back.
It would be a masterful misdirection.. not impossible of course, but certainly not enough to raise reasonable doubt in a sane person. Which again, is the only threshold we have.
Holy space bees, the space elevator is heading straight for our space truck! If we don't get some space between it and us, we're gonna be turned into space bloats! Man, it's space times like this I wish I'd sprung for those space engines instead of relying on space-slings. Buckle your space belts!
How can it be both an incredibly minuscule chance AND a certainty that it would have happened already, if it could? I'm not buying into the paranoia, but those seem like mutually exclusive statements.
The irony of the HP/Agilent split is that HP was originally an electronics corporation, i.e. Agilent, before they started dabbling in the PC field. (Yes, I realize PCs are a subset of electronics). The Agilent folks are still bitter about the fact that the computer division took the HP name during the split; like a divorce wherein the husband is forced to change his surname.
You're confusing the expression. "Security through obscurity" is talking about the method of security, not the object secured. Effective security, by definition, results in obscurity of the secured object.
Aside from that, obscurity works just fine when you don't have the "many eyes" issue to worry about.
I wouldn't say we stopped because we were horrified.. rather we stopped because Japan cried uncle.
Don't get me wrong -- I believe their use was the lesser of two evils -- but it's likely we would have kept going if the Japanese didn't back down.
The reason we haven't used them in post-WWII conflicts is more because they've been neither necessary nor likely to achieve the desired ends in modern conflicts. I'm pretty sure that if a nuke would end the War in Iraq, we'd drop one tomorrow. The more likely result, of course, would be a more unified Mid East, not to mention their prodigy and sympathizers throughout the world.
I don't particularly think the ban against felons owning firearms or voting (especially) really falls in line with the principle of paying a debt to society. People who want to get a gun will always be able to, felon or not. No need to deprive people of legitimate uses when illegitimate uses cannot be prevented. I don't think a felony conviction should be ipso facto cause to put someone at a lifelong disadvantage in self-defense once their debt has been paid.
Voting bans are even worse because they allow for the targeted removal of a segment of potential voters -- namely those who demonstrably disagree with the existing laws. And there are plenty of nonviolent, and even a handful of "victimless" crimes that can be classified as felonies -- not every felon is a murderer or rapist.
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And you'd have to have the battery removed from your cellphone.. coincidentally exactly the same way your friend's cell phone was found. But, you know.. all that stuff happens every day.
At any rate, "reasonable doubt" is not an infallible threshold; it is simply the best we can do as non-omniscient beings. There is no such thing as "absolute uncertainty," even in science -- let alone in society -- only degrees of confidence. At least with science, the uncertainties are quantifiable.
The fact is, if she really pulled this off, she'd have to be smarter than he is. She'd have to show no signs of any sort of bizarre behavior (so as to avoid arousing Hans' suspicion), she'd have to funnel away funds, buy a false identity, plant his phone in the exact same state hers was in, leave bloodstains in multiple locations (women are averse to violence in general, if their suicide methods are any indicator; for which pills are favored overwhelmingly). She'd need a false identity for travel, a disguise to avoid the cameras, she'd have to have disposed of all of the disguise leftovers away from the scene of her vehicle, as well as the clothes she was wearing. She'd need the self restraint to leave thousands of dollars in her bank account, she'd need to know to to use any of her credit cards nor access any of her bank accounts. She'd need to not care what happened to her children (after all, the state could have taken custody and refused to return them to Russia), but be able to keep up a front that showed she cared. (Of course, her biggest reason for leaving Hans and fighting for full custody would have then been a sham.)
And all of this is compounded by the fact that, if she had access to a false identity, she could have simply gotten some for her children as well, and they all could have fled to Russia together. It's not like Russia's going to send them back.
It would be a masterful misdirection.. not impossible of course, but certainly not enough to raise reasonable doubt in a sane person. Which again, is the only threshold we have.
Game Counselor.. like a Horse Whisperer for software? I knew a few Amiga games that definitely could have used some counseling.
Reminiscent of the USS Enterprise/Lighthouse story. All the hallmarks of urban legends, but funny nonetheless.
Wonder if he'll get Aasif Mandvi to play the Open Source Chef.
I recognized most of those words as English, but I still have no idea what you just said.
Holy space bees, the space elevator is heading straight for our space truck! If we don't get some space between it and us, we're gonna be turned into space bloats! Man, it's space times like this I wish I'd sprung for those space engines instead of relying on space-slings. Buckle your space belts!
How can it be both an incredibly minuscule chance AND a certainty that it would have happened already, if it could? I'm not buying into the paranoia, but those seem like mutually exclusive statements.
AKA a house with aluminum siding.
This seems like someone not paying their bills because a unicorn told them to.
I sure hope so.. maybe now I can get these bill collectors to leave me alone!
The irony of the HP/Agilent split is that HP was originally an electronics corporation, i.e. Agilent, before they started dabbling in the PC field. (Yes, I realize PCs are a subset of electronics). The Agilent folks are still bitter about the fact that the computer division took the HP name during the split; like a divorce wherein the husband is forced to change his surname.
Very close.. actually it was Colonel Mustard in the Study with the Candlestick.
And from an emotive perspective, you could always compare it to going after the crack dealer rather than the addict :-)
Blizzard is going to sue itself?
Isn't everything?
You're confusing the expression. "Security through obscurity" is talking about the method of security, not the object secured. Effective security, by definition, results in obscurity of the secured object.
Aside from that, obscurity works just fine when you don't have the "many eyes" issue to worry about.
I wouldn't say we stopped because we were horrified.. rather we stopped because Japan cried uncle.
Don't get me wrong -- I believe their use was the lesser of two evils -- but it's likely we would have kept going if the Japanese didn't back down.
The reason we haven't used them in post-WWII conflicts is more because they've been neither necessary nor likely to achieve the desired ends in modern conflicts. I'm pretty sure that if a nuke would end the War in Iraq, we'd drop one tomorrow. The more likely result, of course, would be a more unified Mid East, not to mention their prodigy and sympathizers throughout the world.
I don't particularly think the ban against felons owning firearms or voting (especially) really falls in line with the principle of paying a debt to society. People who want to get a gun will always be able to, felon or not. No need to deprive people of legitimate uses when illegitimate uses cannot be prevented. I don't think a felony conviction should be ipso facto cause to put someone at a lifelong disadvantage in self-defense once their debt has been paid.
Voting bans are even worse because they allow for the targeted removal of a segment of potential voters -- namely those who demonstrably disagree with the existing laws. And there are plenty of nonviolent, and even a handful of "victimless" crimes that can be classified as felonies -- not every felon is a murderer or rapist.
Speaking of naivety..
Korean War. 1953 to Present.
Lesser Tunb Isles. November 1971.
Yeah, but that begs the question: WTF wants to live in Texas?
Xenophobia.
Was that a rhetorical question?
I'm pretty sure most cemeteries already offer that service..
It may not be a gold mining town anymore, but I'm told there's still plenty of digging for nuggets.
Hell no. Legalizing prostitution would remove my best excuse to say no when my girlfriend asks for money!
Well there's typically ample time for counting when the dealing's done.
I highly prefer 2 sided dice when playing craps.
Although if marbles count as 1 sided dice, I'm open to using those as well.