I would agree with you if I didn't live in DC. I would place a large wager that that both of the major parties are keeping a very close eye on this stuff. If one of them gained the ability to influence one election through electronic manipulation once, the party would likely deploy that asset in critical races. Once an individual made it known that he or she had that talent, they might not have to be hired like the Orkin man. They would probably be put on retainer.
I would wager that the majority of voters only know what is presented to them through major media outlets and never seek out multiple sources of information before they vote.
In any case, the education of the hacker would be irrelevant. They would most likely be a merc for one candidate or the other, rather than their own ideals.
I've used AAA in everything from my infra-red keyboard to the ultra-mini MagLite. From my experience, the NiMH ones I have (Radio Shack) last about as long as alkaline.
How about you look up the mission statement of Darpa before you go caling things ludicrous and desparate? The graphic is rightly labeled as "horrible", though.
"The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense (DoD). It manages and directs selected basic and applied research and development projects for DoD, and pursues research and technology where risk and payoff are both very high and where success may provide dramatic advances for traditional military roles and missions.
They undertake R&D that private companies won't. Even if only 1 in 50 of their projects come to fruition, that's fine. That project may give the US superiority in the next conflict we choose to engage in or help keep US citizens safe. Either way, it's worth it.
It works well for some things, though. Although not quite the same, Declan McCullagh's list always comes with "FC:" in the subject line, so I can filter it into a sub-directory for later reading. He does it as a responsible list owner, so his messages can be easily identified.
I'll spare you the standard phrase about assuming. Not knowing your income (as you don't know ours), I can't address that topic. Just to do a little math for you, a babysitter will usually get you for about $50 + $30 dinner + $20 for the movie. That's $100 for one of the guys and his wife to go see a steaming heap like The Hulk. If you have kids (I don't), $100 buys a lot of stuff for them. It's a matter of priorities. Ours don't lie in redundant media purchases.
In our collective opinion, it's stupid for us to buy 5 copies of 1 pirated movie when we can buy 1 and pass it around. If the movie is good, we go see it in the theater. It's worth $2 each for a preview. So, if you have a better method for previewing _entire_ movies, let's hear about it.
There are 5 of us at the office that all put in for the movies. We buy them for $10 off the street and split the price at $2 each. We've got quite the library that we can take on the road/home and watch wherever we want. A)It ends up costing less than blank DVD media. B)We get new releases. C)We don't have to pay to go see the movie in the theater. (A few of the guys have kids and would rather not pay $35 for kid's movies and can't go see PG-13 or R without sending the kids to a babysitter at $10/hr.
Keeping some tabs on these folk throughout their entire lives isn't that bad an idea.
You are indeed suggesting that we keep track of ex-military. For the record, everyone in the military has been fingerprinted, and most have had a security investigation. Those records aren't strictly military. Fingerprints are passed on to the NCIC, so even after separation they're still available to LEOs (Law Enforcement Officers).
Fingerprints aren't that much different from a DNA sample. Once you've been fingerprinted, photographed, and undergone a security investigation, all those records are kept until you die, so you'll understand if those who have gone through the process feel that a DNA sample added to the dossier isn't a huge deal.
You've obviously never been a part of or worked around military personnel if you think a USAF janitor is more dangerous than a veteran hunter. First of all, almost all janitors are contracted out to civillian companies, so your "killah janitah" is a civvie that hasn't received any "deadly and dangerous" training. Secondly, military personnel are extremely unlikely to commit any sort of crime due to the fact that their identity is known and easily verified.
I don't disagree that it may not be a great idea to maintain a DNA database, but it's not reasonable to pick apart who needs to be forced into it.
No, you're not a reservist for the rest of your life. You can be recalled up to 7 years from your separation date. That's it. That's also clearly explained before you enlist or accept a commission.
There should be no less of a right to privacy for members of the armed forces that there is for an ordinary citizen.
You are correct in that everyone in the armed services goes through basics and learns how to shoot a weapon and receives hand-to-hand training. However, depending on where you live and who your family is, you could have gotten the same thing whithout ever being a member of the armed forces. Should we keep track of everyone who knows how to shoot a rifle? If you can kill a deer, you could certainly kill a human at long range. Why don't we keep track of hunters? Is a USAF Janitor more dangerous than a veteran bow-hunter? How about everyone who ever took a martial arts class? They could kill someone.
Anyone you stop on the street has a basic understanding of how to kill someone. If anything, people who receive military training also learn a proper respect for the knowledge that they are given.
Nice, except for the fact that it would violate HIPPA. Then, the hospital and Wal-Mart could pass the Civil Monetary Penalties on to you (it's the economy, stupid).
This document will tell you exactly what procedure is for wiretap.
It also lists that: "In 2002, no federal wiretap reports indicated that encryption was encountered. State and local jurisdictions reported that encryption was encountered in 16 wiretaps terminated in 2002; however, in none of these cases was encryption reported to have prevented law enforcement officials from obtaining the plain text of communications intercepted. In addition, state and local jurisdictions reported that encryption was encountered in 18 wiretaps that were terminated in calendar year 2001 or earlier, but were reported for the first time in 2002; in none of these cases did encryption prevent access to the plain text of communications intercepted.
FYI, the USPS has always been independent. Without going into too much detail, it operates as an independent government corporation, similar to the FDIC, Amtrak, and Fannie Mae. I'm personally a huge fan of the USPS, but they are far from profitable. Just check out this testimony from the GAO (and various other reports by the same organization). Alternatively, hit Google with "Postal Transformation" and see what it gives you. The only problem is that the USPS is constitutionally guaranteed. That's right. You have the constitutional right to send mail in the US.
It's not even close to analogous to vernacular mass. Mass, and religion in general, relates to a set of ideas. There's no tangible object that can be broken as a result of a non-ordained person performing a religious ceremony.
In addition, it's just in a different language. It's no different than Spanish, Italian, Russian, etc. I'll give you that Latin is not indigenous to any country, and generally only learned individuals are fluent in it. However, if it were still used as the sole language through which religious ceremonies are related, every religiously-oriented school (most private universities) would require students learn it (presumably to know God's "true word" in it's spoken form). The fact that it's in English has nothing to do with people's choices to follow edict or abandon religion or cease to make the "leap of faith".
Think of it more like cars. When cars first were invented, very few people knew how to work on them. Then, from the 50's - 70's, almost every guy knew how to work on a car. Since then, cars have become so advanced that (for the most part) only trained technicians can work on them. Computers will follow suit, given time.
Absolutely. If you're developing a really large web site with Dreamweaver, it's much easier to work with a large monitor. Same thing with any of Macromedia's products, really. I mean I guess it's graphic-esque work, but with any application, it's always nice to have lots of room to work with. Especially if you're testing web pages in 3 or 4 browsers at the same time.
Personally, it's not an option for me to carry an Apple as my work laptop. Even if it were, I don't think weight would be my primary consideration. Anyway, for most people who travel frequently, those damned wheeled carry-ons/cases make weight irrelevant.
Well, as a desktop replacement, this unit will probably be pretty capable. It would be ideal for a primary office machine that you could take home from time to time and on occasional business trips. However, if it were to be carried on frequent trips or taken home every day, an ultraportable with a docking station would be a better bet.
There is usually a fiscal threshold which has to be exceeded in order to justify the time/expense of the investigation. However, one of the few exceptions is Kiddie Pr0n. One of my colleagues is a sysadmin and found some of it on his inbound mail server. Called the FBI about it, and they had 2 agents to him within hours to collect evidence, FWIW.
Officers who do that type of work are usually off-duty. They are allowed to work private gigs in uniform to earn extra money. If you're really curious, just go up to one and ask if he's on duty. He/she'll tell you. It's the same for officers you see working night clubs/convenience stores/store security. They're working extra hours either before/after their shift or on their off day.
That's why I use a region-free DVD player. As long as there are those of us who can circumvent stupid methods like region codes, then it will still be mine.
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I would agree with you if I didn't live in DC. I would place a large wager that that both of the major parties are keeping a very close eye on this stuff. If one of them gained the ability to influence one election through electronic manipulation once, the party would likely deploy that asset in critical races. Once an individual made it known that he or she had that talent, they might not have to be hired like the Orkin man. They would probably be put on retainer.
To be more accurate, we're trying to spread the ideal of a Republic. Look it up.
I would wager that the majority of voters only know what is presented to them through major media outlets and never seek out multiple sources of information before they vote.
In any case, the education of the hacker would be irrelevant. They would most likely be a merc for one candidate or the other, rather than their own ideals.
I've used AAA in everything from my infra-red keyboard to the ultra-mini MagLite. From my experience, the NiMH ones I have (Radio Shack) last about as long as alkaline.
How about you look up the mission statement of Darpa before you go caling things ludicrous and desparate? The graphic is rightly labeled as "horrible", though.
"The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense (DoD). It manages and directs selected basic and applied research and development projects for DoD, and pursues research and technology where risk and payoff are both very high and where success may provide dramatic advances for traditional military roles and missions.
They undertake R&D that private companies won't. Even if only 1 in 50 of their projects come to fruition, that's fine. That project may give the US superiority in the next conflict we choose to engage in or help keep US citizens safe. Either way, it's worth it.
In addition to that, unless someone sees us buy them, it can't be tracked back to me and subpoenaed (sp).
I saw one in the Royla War Museum in London last summer. Really cool. They had an exhibit very similar to the Spy Museum.
On a seperate note, the Smithsonian Museum of American History has ENIAC.
It works well for some things, though. Although not quite the same, Declan McCullagh's list always comes with "FC:" in the subject line, so I can filter it into a sub-directory for later reading. He does it as a responsible list owner, so his messages can be easily identified.
I'll spare you the standard phrase about assuming. Not knowing your income (as you don't know ours), I can't address that topic. Just to do a little math for you, a babysitter will usually get you for about $50 + $30 dinner + $20 for the movie. That's $100 for one of the guys and his wife to go see a steaming heap like The Hulk. If you have kids (I don't), $100 buys a lot of stuff for them. It's a matter of priorities. Ours don't lie in redundant media purchases.
In our collective opinion, it's stupid for us to buy 5 copies of 1 pirated movie when we can buy 1 and pass it around. If the movie is good, we go see it in the theater. It's worth $2 each for a preview. So, if you have a better method for previewing _entire_ movies, let's hear about it.
I've got 1.5 DSL, thanks.
There are 5 of us at the office that all put in for the movies. We buy them for $10 off the street and split the price at $2 each. We've got quite the library that we can take on the road/home and watch wherever we want. A)It ends up costing less than blank DVD media. B)We get new releases. C)We don't have to pay to go see the movie in the theater. (A few of the guys have kids and would rather not pay $35 for kid's movies and can't go see PG-13 or R without sending the kids to a babysitter at $10/hr.
That's funny. I bought a copy of Pirates of the Carribean from a guy on the street last Friday. No comment on the piracy lesson there....
Keeping some tabs on these folk throughout their entire lives isn't that bad an idea.
You are indeed suggesting that we keep track of ex-military. For the record, everyone in the military has been fingerprinted, and most have had a security investigation. Those records aren't strictly military. Fingerprints are passed on to the NCIC, so even after separation they're still available to LEOs (Law Enforcement Officers).
Fingerprints aren't that much different from a DNA sample. Once you've been fingerprinted, photographed, and undergone a security investigation, all those records are kept until you die, so you'll understand if those who have gone through the process feel that a DNA sample added to the dossier isn't a huge deal.
You've obviously never been a part of or worked around military personnel if you think a USAF janitor is more dangerous than a veteran hunter. First of all, almost all janitors are contracted out to civillian companies, so your "killah janitah" is a civvie that hasn't received any "deadly and dangerous" training. Secondly, military personnel are extremely unlikely to commit any sort of crime due to the fact that their identity is known and easily verified.
I don't disagree that it may not be a great idea to maintain a DNA database, but it's not reasonable to pick apart who needs to be forced into it.
No, you're not a reservist for the rest of your life. You can be recalled up to 7 years from your separation date. That's it. That's also clearly explained before you enlist or accept a commission.
There should be no less of a right to privacy for members of the armed forces that there is for an ordinary citizen.
You are correct in that everyone in the armed services goes through basics and learns how to shoot a weapon and receives hand-to-hand training. However, depending on where you live and who your family is, you could have gotten the same thing whithout ever being a member of the armed forces. Should we keep track of everyone who knows how to shoot a rifle? If you can kill a deer, you could certainly kill a human at long range. Why don't we keep track of hunters? Is a USAF Janitor more dangerous than a veteran bow-hunter? How about everyone who ever took a martial arts class? They could kill someone.
Anyone you stop on the street has a basic understanding of how to kill someone. If anything, people who receive military training also learn a proper respect for the knowledge that they are given.
Nice, except for the fact that it would violate HIPPA. Then, the hospital and Wal-Mart could pass the Civil Monetary Penalties on to you (it's the economy, stupid).
This document will tell you exactly what procedure is for wiretap.
It also lists that: "In 2002, no federal wiretap reports indicated that encryption was encountered. State and local jurisdictions reported that encryption was encountered in 16 wiretaps terminated in 2002; however, in none of these cases was encryption reported to have prevented law enforcement officials from obtaining the plain text of communications intercepted. In addition, state and local jurisdictions reported that encryption was encountered in 18 wiretaps that were terminated in calendar year 2001 or earlier, but were reported for the first time in 2002; in none of these cases did encryption prevent access to the plain text of communications intercepted.
FYI, the USPS has always been independent. Without going into too much detail, it operates as an independent government corporation, similar to the FDIC, Amtrak, and Fannie Mae. I'm personally a huge fan of the USPS, but they are far from profitable. Just check out this testimony from the GAO (and various other reports by the same organization). Alternatively, hit Google with "Postal Transformation" and see what it gives you. The only problem is that the USPS is constitutionally guaranteed. That's right. You have the constitutional right to send mail in the US.
You could at least call it legitimiZed cheating.
It's not even close to analogous to vernacular mass. Mass, and religion in general, relates to a set of ideas. There's no tangible object that can be broken as a result of a non-ordained person performing a religious ceremony.
In addition, it's just in a different language. It's no different than Spanish, Italian, Russian, etc. I'll give you that Latin is not indigenous to any country, and generally only learned individuals are fluent in it. However, if it were still used as the sole language through which religious ceremonies are related, every religiously-oriented school (most private universities) would require students learn it (presumably to know God's "true word" in it's spoken form). The fact that it's in English has nothing to do with people's choices to follow edict or abandon religion or cease to make the "leap of faith".
Think of it more like cars. When cars first were invented, very few people knew how to work on them. Then, from the 50's - 70's, almost every guy knew how to work on a car. Since then, cars have become so advanced that (for the most part) only trained technicians can work on them. Computers will follow suit, given time.
Absolutely. If you're developing a really large web site with Dreamweaver, it's much easier to work with a large monitor. Same thing with any of Macromedia's products, really. I mean I guess it's graphic-esque work, but with any application, it's always nice to have lots of room to work with. Especially if you're testing web pages in 3 or 4 browsers at the same time.
Personally, it's not an option for me to carry an Apple as my work laptop. Even if it were, I don't think weight would be my primary consideration. Anyway, for most people who travel frequently, those damned wheeled carry-ons/cases make weight irrelevant.
Well, as a desktop replacement, this unit will probably be pretty capable. It would be ideal for a primary office machine that you could take home from time to time and on occasional business trips. However, if it were to be carried on frequent trips or taken home every day, an ultraportable with a docking station would be a better bet.
There is usually a fiscal threshold which has to be exceeded in order to justify the time/expense of the investigation. However, one of the few exceptions is Kiddie Pr0n. One of my colleagues is a sysadmin and found some of it on his inbound mail server. Called the FBI about it, and they had 2 agents to him within hours to collect evidence, FWIW.
Officers who do that type of work are usually off-duty. They are allowed to work private gigs in uniform to earn extra money. If you're really curious, just go up to one and ask if he's on duty. He/she'll tell you. It's the same for officers you see working night clubs/convenience stores/store security. They're working extra hours either before/after their shift or on their off day.
That's why I use a region-free DVD player. As long as there are those of us who can circumvent stupid methods like region codes, then it will still be mine.
Wrong. "Consumers are being empowered to use technology to customize the way they view something in the privacy of their own home,..."