Paying them enough to avoid temptation of bribery isn't practical in most situations. Publicly traded companies are slaves to the shareholders; they won't stand idly by and let them heap cash on the replaceable drones on the off chance that they could pass secrets along. Even if they're six figure earners, a competitor can alway ante up enough cash to turn an employee into a spy.
I'm reminded of this letter I saw in the NY Times in 1999 likening the coming of the internet to the downfall of the english language:
To the Editor:
A Feb. 20 Arts & Ideas pages article on the Internet's effect on language failed to bring the potential negative and positive consequences to their logical conclusion: the widespread acceptance of informal dialogue on the Internet is creating a generation of Americans fluent in unrefined, inexpressive and immature English.
Much as certain dialects of English have helped create subclasses of second-class citizens, frequent Internet users are becoming easier to pick out every day; they blurt out thoughts in staccato, almost barbarian fragments. Elegant grammar is beside the point; complete sentences are rare enough.
Electronic Voting machines are not a trustworthy technology. They can be made reasonably trustworthy, but only with significant and constant public involvement and oversight.
All well and good, but how can you be sure that the machine you're using is running on this certified and scrutinized firmware? You can't tell by looking and you jolly well can't dick around with the machine to find out. By its very nature, it requires a leap of faith that this thing isn't rigged. At least you can pop open a lever machine and see if the mechanism is working correctly. The electronic ones use a foreign language that is not intuitive to anybody but the programmer set; you can't see and touch the problem with a touchscreen machine.
That should scare the tar out of every one of you, regardless of your political bent.
Given the polarized "us vs. them" political climate, nobody will raise a stink if its their party that wins using these machines.
A common one is pulling the emergency brake in a certian pattern.
Applying occams razor, I'd say that the Navigator was stolen by towtruck, rather than thieves jerking off the emergency brake in the secret pattern to get it to start.
As long as we're slinging quotes, this quote from the Breakfast Club seems appropriate for classifying our beloved Slashdot as an affected site:
John Bender: Ah... but to dorks like him, they are. What do you guys do in your club? Brian Johnson: Well, in physics we... we talk about physics, properties of physics. John Bender: So it's sorta social, demented and sad, but social. Right?
FTFA: We have won another battle in an ongoing war," said John Kennedy, chairman and CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI). "We move forward with a spring in our step."
Then Kennedy said "Ask not what the RIAA can do for you, but what you can do for the RIAA!".
If the artists actually owned their music, they would see some decent money. After being pressured by the label, being told that there are a thousand more waiting in the wings to sign on the dotted line, lest they pass up the "chance of a lifetime", they'll sign anything, including the part about the label owning the copyright to their songs.
This is why you don't see a lot of mainstream artists endorsing the trading of their music. It usually isn't theirs to trade anymore.
Hey, if somebody beat up the bully who was stealing your lunch money and took his bike, iPod and cell phone and left you whatever you could scavenge from his backpack, would you really mind?
For my pain and anguish from suffering said bullies swirlies, titty twisters, and indian burns, I'd like more than last weeks spanish homework and a tampon he stole from the girls bathroom.
Yes, so the lawyers walk away with ungodly sums of money and the settlement class gets a shiny nickel. I'm all for the MPAA having to cough up, but I cringe when I think about who that directly benefits and who gets next to nothing.
LPR cameras, which are usually around the size of a can of tomato sauce, can be mounted on police cruisers and powered by cigarette lighters
With a mental image of a cop wielding a jar of Ragu while his partner shovels in Bic lighters to keep it going, I have hard time taking this seriously.
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With Alex Winters as an Ensign, you could take the scene one step further:
Spock: Set phasers to RADICAL!
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Whether or not one is controlling their iPod while doing this, I still believe they can be safely categorized as "fucking nuts."
This moniker will still apply regardless of whether or not they're wearing a bluetooth earpiece, shouting to nobody in particular.
Of all the candidates, they would uphold the ideals set forth by our founding fathers George Washington, George Jefferson, and ***ERIC IS A FAG***.
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Paying them enough to avoid temptation of bribery isn't practical in most situations. Publicly traded companies are slaves to the shareholders; they won't stand idly by and let them heap cash on the replaceable drones on the off chance that they could pass secrets along. Even if they're six figure earners, a competitor can alway ante up enough cash to turn an employee into a spy.
Electronic Voting machines are not a trustworthy technology. They can be made reasonably trustworthy, but only with significant and constant public involvement and oversight.
All well and good, but how can you be sure that the machine you're using is running on this certified and scrutinized firmware? You can't tell by looking and you jolly well can't dick around with the machine to find out. By its very nature, it requires a leap of faith that this thing isn't rigged. At least you can pop open a lever machine and see if the mechanism is working correctly. The electronic ones use a foreign language that is not intuitive to anybody but the programmer set; you can't see and touch the problem with a touchscreen machine.
That should scare the tar out of every one of you, regardless of your political bent.
Given the polarized "us vs. them" political climate, nobody will raise a stink if its their party that wins using these machines.
A common one is pulling the emergency brake in a certian pattern.
Applying occams razor, I'd say that the Navigator was stolen by towtruck, rather than thieves jerking off the emergency brake in the secret pattern to get it to start.
It's a trap!
I consider him "gonzo."
Since Dvorak evidently whiffs large amounts of raw ether before typing his column, I'd say the comparison is valid.
Our favorite senator recommends cheesecloth.
Which end of the goatse is up?
They would speak really slowly to pad the call time.
Upppppppp, uppppppppp dowwwwwwwwn, dowwwwwwwwn, leeeeeeeeeft, riiiiiiiight,leeeeeeeeeft, riiiiiiiight, beeeeee, aaaaaaa, selllllect, staaaaaaaaart.
and Senator Ted Stevens was quoted as saying "Get away from my tubes, you damn fool kids!".
FTFA: We have won another battle in an ongoing war," said John Kennedy, chairman and CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI). "We move forward with a spring in our step."
Then Kennedy said "Ask not what the RIAA can do for you, but what you can do for the RIAA!".
If the artists actually owned their music, they would see some decent money. After being pressured by the label, being told that there are a thousand more waiting in the wings to sign on the dotted line, lest they pass up the "chance of a lifetime", they'll sign anything, including the part about the label owning the copyright to their songs.
This is why you don't see a lot of mainstream artists endorsing the trading of their music. It usually isn't theirs to trade anymore.
There are some down sides though, the criminal could strip down and start masturbating in front of all the pretty looking teens walking by in the mall
That's a downside?
Hey, if somebody beat up the bully who was stealing your lunch money and took his bike, iPod and cell phone and left you whatever you could scavenge from his backpack, would you really mind?
For my pain and anguish from suffering said bullies swirlies, titty twisters, and indian burns, I'd like more than last weeks spanish homework and a tampon he stole from the girls bathroom.
Since tubes are in fashion thanks to Senator Ted Stevens, pipes are in this season. Get with the program, AC!
Yes, so the lawyers walk away with ungodly sums of money and the settlement class gets a shiny nickel. I'm all for the MPAA having to cough up, but I cringe when I think about who that directly benefits and who gets next to nothing.
Here I come to point and click!
Now if only someone can code an extension that will tell me where I left my car keys...
cat coffeetable.txt | grep car_keys
LPR cameras, which are usually around the size of a can of tomato sauce, can be mounted on police cruisers and powered by cigarette lighters
With a mental image of a cop wielding a jar of Ragu while his partner shovels in Bic lighters to keep it going, I have hard time taking this seriously.
Parallels between the Junior Anti-sex League and the pack of geeks in attendance don't seem coincidental either
Ramdam was charged with impersonating a mime,
Good thing he has a right to remain silent.