Once China finishes building their perimeter airbases on the various disputed islands, they will have air superiority over the big coastal cities. With their industrial and population centers defended the Chinese *will* be the strongest military power in the world.
In any protracted conflict, China's awesome industrial superiority will carry the day. We don't stand a chance against them in a long war. No one does.
THAT is the legacy of the Reagan / Clinton policy of deindustrialization. A few capitalists lined their pockets, and America was reduced to a second-rate power.
It's happening faster than I expected. Self-driving cars are not yet mass deployed. Already it appears some of the very first of these monsters will be hunting us. Robots hunting human beings. There are some among us who welcome this new tyranny with open arms. Truly those men are enemies of mankind.
Re: "Criminals, spies, dual citizens, people of faith, the corrupt just keep walking around with the cell phones as they still understand the crypto to work."
Surely this must be changing? More & more ordinary citizens are realizing our phones come p0wned from the factory and are snooping our every move. I can only imagine that "interesting" people must have come earlier to the same realization.
I see on/. that Apple's FBI theatrics have persuaded a few gullible fanbois that iPhones are "secure". But I think that's more of the effect of Apple's Reality Distortion Field than anything else. Surely an actual international mobster, spy, revolutionary, terrorist, freedom fighter, etc must be more clueful than your average Apple customer.
My Kindle, purchased second-hand, cost way less than a cheap second-hand bike. Hell, if I bought it new, it would still have cost less than the price of a second-hand bike in a major city.
The idea that bicycles are super cheap is a fantasy found only in the minds of non-bicyclists.
If you program something that offends a nomenklaturist, your UBI will be revoked and you'll die in the street like a dog. Yay fake progressive capitalism!
Well, it's their clock, so they can be alarmist as they like I suppose.
Imho the danger from an unintentional detonation, due to deterioration of equipment with age or our good friend human error, is a far greater risk than a military exchange between the United States and North Korea.
The danger of a false alarm MAD exchange between the major atomic powers is likewise a greater threat. Russia's Dead Hand system is still running - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... - and I suspect our version is also still in operation.
Despite all their public bluster, it's obvious that atomic weapons are valuable to the Norks as a *deterrent*, not as an offensive weapon. In the age of ICBMs, there is no winning move for any side that involves a nuclear first strike.
The financialist propaganda about NK's leader Kim being "crazy" is stupid and dangerous. Like his predecessors, he finds it useful to bluff a lot and loudly rattle his sabre. But keep in mind his country *will* be invaded by my country if they let their guard down for even a moment. We're still at war. You don't have to like, or even not-vehemently-dislike, Kim's style of government to appreciate that his national defense posture is rational.
The best policy American can pursue now is to rattle our sabre right back whenever Kim rattles his - but keep any trigger-happy cowboys far far away from the launch codes. And don't even think about invading NK. It would be a bloodbath for both sides that makes the Vietnam War look like a walk in the park. Rather we must pursue a diplomatic resolution to this problem.
So far as I can tell, the only peaceful solution is the reunification of the Koreas. I can't say what it would take to achieve that. But I believe it's what both peoples want, and that it *is* a realistic possibility in my lifetime.
Slashdot, because it has the most sophisticated and robust moderation system of any major internet forum, has become a sort of R&D battleground for the rapidly evolving art of information warfare.
All the major and many of the minor geopolitical players have their 50 cent armies marshalled here. Yet many of us civilians - of varying degrees of disinterestedness - also remain.
It is our "hearts and minds" that the information warriors seek to win.
TFA contains no supporting quotes and no attribution. You know, the little details that supposedly separate "journalism" from "fiction". In fact, it concludes with this statement:
"The AIVD declined to respond to de Volkskrant's findings."
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No doubt the insurance companies spend handsomely on bribes, errrr, I mean lobbying.
Thank you, Dr Pedant, for that learned and enlightening commentary.
Gotta love an AC complaining about a well-known user's "fake name". Pot, meet kettle.
"according to draft budget documents obtained by The Washington Post."
Yet these alleged leaked documents were not released to the public. I guess The Compost thinks us commoners just can't handle real source material.
OR.... this is just their latest fabrication.
Once China finishes building their perimeter airbases on the various disputed islands, they will have air superiority over the big coastal cities. With their industrial and population centers defended the Chinese *will* be the strongest military power in the world.
In any protracted conflict, China's awesome industrial superiority will carry the day. We don't stand a chance against them in a long war. No one does.
THAT is the legacy of the Reagan / Clinton policy of deindustrialization. A few capitalists lined their pockets, and America was reduced to a second-rate power.
Vote Demonrat OR Repuglican for more of the same!
"set up a patent-pool for all companies that accept research subsidies"
Expropriation of the rentiers and nationalization of the wealth they stole from the people sounds like a better solution.
"let's socialize the cost and privatize the profits"
Exactly! How else are we going to build a techno-dystopia?
I believe you are mistaking the current Administration for the prior administration of Bill Clinton.
Congratulations on your investment, Ivan! How are the capital gains tax is there in Russia?
It's happening faster than I expected. Self-driving cars are not yet mass deployed. Already it appears some of the very first of these monsters will be hunting us. Robots hunting human beings. There are some among us who welcome this new tyranny with open arms. Truly those men are enemies of mankind.
Pravda, oops I mean CNN, would never lie!
He's really the Chartreuse Avenger. I know it 'cuz Vlad Putin told me so.
Re: "Criminals, spies, dual citizens, people of faith, the corrupt just keep walking around with the cell phones as they still understand the crypto to work."
Surely this must be changing? More & more ordinary citizens are realizing our phones come p0wned from the factory and are snooping our every move. I can only imagine that "interesting" people must have come earlier to the same realization.
I see on /. that Apple's FBI theatrics have persuaded a few gullible fanbois that iPhones are "secure". But I think that's more of the effect of Apple's Reality Distortion Field than anything else. Surely an actual international mobster, spy, revolutionary, terrorist, freedom fighter, etc must be more clueful than your average Apple customer.
I was a daily bicycle commuter for 15 years. What you say about free bicycles is plainly FALSE.
Nah. It's caused >35 years of non-stop alarmist propaganda about "stranger danger".
My Kindle, purchased second-hand, cost way less than a cheap second-hand bike. Hell, if I bought it new, it would still have cost less than the price of a second-hand bike in a major city.
The idea that bicycles are super cheap is a fantasy found only in the minds of non-bicyclists.
If you program something that offends a nomenklaturist, your UBI will be revoked and you'll die in the street like a dog. Yay fake progressive capitalism!
Well, it's their clock, so they can be alarmist as they like I suppose.
Imho the danger from an unintentional detonation, due to deterioration of equipment with age or our good friend human error, is a far greater risk than a military exchange between the United States and North Korea.
The danger of a false alarm MAD exchange between the major atomic powers is likewise a greater threat. Russia's Dead Hand system is still running - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... - and I suspect our version is also still in operation.
Despite all their public bluster, it's obvious that atomic weapons are valuable to the Norks as a *deterrent*, not as an offensive weapon. In the age of ICBMs, there is no winning move for any side that involves a nuclear first strike.
The financialist propaganda about NK's leader Kim being "crazy" is stupid and dangerous. Like his predecessors, he finds it useful to bluff a lot and loudly rattle his sabre. But keep in mind his country *will* be invaded by my country if they let their guard down for even a moment. We're still at war. You don't have to like, or even not-vehemently-dislike, Kim's style of government to appreciate that his national defense posture is rational.
The best policy American can pursue now is to rattle our sabre right back whenever Kim rattles his - but keep any trigger-happy cowboys far far away from the launch codes. And don't even think about invading NK. It would be a bloodbath for both sides that makes the Vietnam War look like a walk in the park. Rather we must pursue a diplomatic resolution to this problem.
So far as I can tell, the only peaceful solution is the reunification of the Koreas. I can't say what it would take to achieve that. But I believe it's what both peoples want, and that it *is* a realistic possibility in my lifetime.
Afaik sedentary agriculture is a universal requirement for having cities.
Happy to be corrected with an historical counterexample, if you know of one.
I went to Starbucks this morning, and VLADIMIR PUTIN made the barrista give me LUKEWARM COFFEE! Curse those meddling Rooskies!!!1!
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New theory:
Slashdot, because it has the most sophisticated and robust moderation system of any major internet forum, has become a sort of R&D battleground for the rapidly evolving art of information warfare.
All the major and many of the minor geopolitical players have their 50 cent armies marshalled here. Yet many of us civilians - of varying degrees of disinterestedness - also remain.
It is our "hearts and minds" that the information warriors seek to win.
TFA contains no supporting quotes and no attribution. You know, the little details that supposedly separate "journalism" from "fiction". In fact, it concludes with this statement:
"The AIVD declined to respond to de Volkskrant's findings."
How is that USA-centric? Please feel free to substitute the name of your local coffee shop instead of "Starbucks".
The point is, if you make minimum wage as a programmer, why not do a different minimum wage job? One that's easier and more fun.
Dr Pangloss, what a pleasant surprise to see you here!