Ah, not enough sarcasm sauce.
The point I failed to make is that since no apologies are forthcoming for "collateral" murders of non-American and Non-European people, then I guess we have to assume that those are just A-OK, right? I mean, we are the US of A, right? Whatever we do must be good.
One very mundane thing that is often overlooked in price comparisons is warranty coverage. A given Apple may appear cheaper but comes with a meager 1-year warrant. Adding Applecare for 3-years warranty adds another $200+. On the Dell side many business laptops and mobile workstations come with a base 3-year warranty that can be extended out to 5 years if desired at a fairly low cost.
With the near-total shift to a consumer market focus, Apple has forgotten about TCO in any meaningful way as they are now totally wrapped up in the "new" and in irreparable planned obsolescence.
Quoting parent got messed up so just responding as-is.
Your Brown/Simpson allusion is apt. Yes, this has become a country where war criminals freely walk the streets, get paid for speaking engagements, are feted for their oil paintings and occupy our highest office while launching Hellfire missles on a whim. Innocent teenagers? Why not? The MGR (mere gook rule) has become the MAR (mere arab rule) or MMR (mere muslim rule?) In this thread, though, I was stuck on a young hero of mine who is stuck in Russia.
I feel pretty comfortable with the assumption that Putin ordered a lot of the killings you find listed on spots like https://larussophobe.wordpress...
I think I would have to be a real optimist otherwise. But I'll admit. He doesn't hold a candle to Stalin:)
No argument to your correction of 50+ cleared for release. I was thinking that they did not have a commitment (that was broken) but that doesn't mean much.
I mean Vlad could just order him killed by unknown assailants and then blame the U.S. for the purposes of some minor PR points. He's that kind of guy.
I have yet to see bitching about Putin that wasn't either a case of projection, or 'beams and 'motes. He's an authoritarian doosh, but he's not keeping people in gulag's that have been cleared for release for a decade, nor is he busy murdering people on the other side of the planet with robot planes for their political speech. Nor has he supported a coup in Mexico and then all but invited his newly created puppet government into the Warsaw Pact.
Putin, at his worst day, is a a molehill next to the mountain of American Exceptionalism on it's best day.
You make some good points, but Snowden is stuck in Russia, and I intentionally did not want to get in to "Who is Worse?".
I don't think that "authoritarian doosh" is sufficent. Murders of Politkovskaya, Litvinenko, and now Nemtsov are just the tip of the iceberg.
If you are referring to Mohamedou Ould Slahi, his Habeas Corpus petition was only granted (then countermanded) in 2013. Not that it matters much.
I think Slahi's diary and Scahill's Dirty Wars speak to the exceptional view you point out and should both be required reading for all high school juniors.
On some level, I feel like Snowden has to explore the option to return, if only to make clear his long-stated desire to do so, look for avenues to negotiate, and keep his supporters engaged.
I am very doubtful, however, that he will be treated fairly given that he committed the unpardonable crime of embarrassing the U.S. government. Obama is clearly petty and pig-headed enough to resist any cries for justice. His mind is made up about a lot of things, this just being one.
If I were him, though, I'd have to be very nervous anxious about being the guest of such a calculating thug during a time of such geopolitical aggression and uncertainty. I mean Vlad could just order him killed by unknown assailants and then blame the U.S. for the purposes of some minor PR points. He's that kind of guy.
Dear Edward Snowden. There has been one person telling the truth and that has been you. You have lost pretty much everything and gained nothing. I hope the day comes when you can walk the streets of our misguided country as a free man. Thank you.
Actually, I'd look to fire somebody higher-up. Communication issues like these are cultural and systemic -- organizational problems. I feel it is always a bit too easy to punish the front line folks without holding responsible higher-ups to any account.
'But "regretfully, that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team," '
My experience from working in ICU and ER years ago:
Nurse to Intern: "This guy has been in Liberia"
Nurse to Intern: "This guy has been in Liberia!"
Nurse to Intern: "This guy has been in Liberia!!"
Intern to Resident: "This guy has a fever."
Charge Nurse to Orderly: "Hey, can you put that guy in a chair so we can free up exam room four?"
Resident to Intern: "What do you suggest?"
Intern: "Ummmm, fluids and antibiotics?"
Resident: "Check."
Can't know, but when I hear phrases like "full team", that's what I am reminded of. Very very unfortunate. Beyond all of the additional exposure, the guy didn't get the care he likely needed to have a chance at survival.
Amazon.com patents "A method to petition Federal agencies for permission to test drones outdoors for use in a campaign to further hype the company and erect barriers to competitive drone-delivery buzz."
"As with all forms of complementary and alternative medicine, the practice of osteopathy does not always adhere to evidence-based medicine (EBM). There are few high-quality research studies demonstrating that osteopathy is effective in treating any medical condition other than lower back pain."
Bunny: "Bless me father, for it has been 3 years since my last confession. I confess that I have not been attending Mass regularly and have had impure thoughts about proprietary technologies!"
Father O'Reilly: "Why that is fairly serious. I suggest you say a Hail Mary twice a day for two months."
Bunny: "OK, Father."
Father O'Reilly: "Oh, and can you make a Novena?"
Bunny: "Why sure, Father! Give me the schematic and I can make anything!"
And Fluke is out for support, too. Those people who get free Fluke meters from Sparcfun aren't going to call Sparcfun when they need help with the meter. They're going to call Fluke because Fluke's name is on them.
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People call Fluke for support on a frickin' DMM???
First, I'll stipulate that Snowden is a hero to me. Half my age. Twenty times the guts.
What really bothers me, though, is how the Administration bungled this. Amateur hour! The moment we arrogantly, petulantly forced Evo Morales airplane down in Austria, we pretty much guaranteed that Snowden would need to hole up and that Putin would take the opportunity to stick us in the eye. This is beyond amazing. We've put ourselves in the position where a vicious thug gets to posture as the nice guy and leave us with very little to do. We are depending on a thug to protect the fate and future of a man who initiated one of the most important discussions in our nation's political history. All because we couldn't think straight and realize that Ecuador or Venezuela or *anywhere" would be a batter outcome than what we got.
It's one thing to get poked in the eye with a stick, but quite another thing to run into the stick full tilt. Amateur hour.
Yet another simplistic "smart cards would have prevented..." article. Do we really believe these glib summaries from MSM "Experts"? Will we simply accept the premise?
Time for a reality check. In an earlier thread after the breach, there was an entry from a @girlintraining that was at minimum though-provoking, and arguably much more credible than a lot of the puff pieces on offer. Take a moment and read it:
Slashdot Mirror
Ah, not enough sarcasm sauce. The point I failed to make is that since no apologies are forthcoming for "collateral" murders of non-American and Non-European people, then I guess we have to assume that those are just A-OK, right? I mean, we are the US of A, right? Whatever we do must be good.
I mean, killing innocent Americans and innocent Italians with drone strikes. Now that is totally unacceptable!
One very mundane thing that is often overlooked in price comparisons is warranty coverage. A given Apple may appear cheaper but comes with a meager 1-year warrant. Adding Applecare for 3-years warranty adds another $200+. On the Dell side many business laptops and mobile workstations come with a base 3-year warranty that can be extended out to 5 years if desired at a fairly low cost.
With the near-total shift to a consumer market focus, Apple has forgotten about TCO in any meaningful way as they are now totally wrapped up in the "new" and in irreparable planned obsolescence.
Hey, can you unglue my battery? :)
Quoting parent got messed up so just responding as-is.
Your Brown/Simpson allusion is apt. Yes, this has become a country where war criminals freely walk the streets, get paid for speaking engagements, are feted for their oil paintings and occupy our highest office while launching Hellfire missles on a whim. Innocent teenagers? Why not? The MGR (mere gook rule) has become the MAR (mere arab rule) or MMR (mere muslim rule?) In this thread, though, I was stuck on a young hero of mine who is stuck in Russia.
I feel pretty comfortable with the assumption that Putin ordered a lot of the killings you find listed on spots like https://larussophobe.wordpress... I think I would have to be a real optimist otherwise. But I'll admit. He doesn't hold a candle to Stalin :)
No argument to your correction of 50+ cleared for release. I was thinking that they did not have a commitment (that was broken) but that doesn't mean much.
I have yet to see bitching about Putin that wasn't either a case of projection, or 'beams and 'motes. He's an authoritarian doosh, but he's not keeping people in gulag's that have been cleared for release for a decade, nor is he busy murdering people on the other side of the planet with robot planes for their political speech. Nor has he supported a coup in Mexico and then all but invited his newly created puppet government into the Warsaw Pact.
Putin, at his worst day, is a a molehill next to the mountain of American Exceptionalism on it's best day.
You make some good points, but Snowden is stuck in Russia, and I intentionally did not want to get in to "Who is Worse?".
I don't think that "authoritarian doosh" is sufficent. Murders of Politkovskaya, Litvinenko, and now Nemtsov are just the tip of the iceberg.
If you are referring to Mohamedou Ould Slahi, his Habeas Corpus petition was only granted (then countermanded) in 2013. Not that it matters much.
I think Slahi's diary and Scahill's Dirty Wars speak to the exceptional view you point out and should both be required reading for all high school juniors.
On some level, I feel like Snowden has to explore the option to return, if only to make clear his long-stated desire to do so, look for avenues to negotiate, and keep his supporters engaged.
I am very doubtful, however, that he will be treated fairly given that he committed the unpardonable crime of embarrassing the U.S. government. Obama is clearly petty and pig-headed enough to resist any cries for justice. His mind is made up about a lot of things, this just being one.
If I were him, though, I'd have to be very nervous anxious about being the guest of such a calculating thug during a time of such geopolitical aggression and uncertainty. I mean Vlad could just order him killed by unknown assailants and then blame the U.S. for the purposes of some minor PR points. He's that kind of guy.
Dear Edward Snowden. There has been one person telling the truth and that has been you. You have lost pretty much everything and gained nothing. I hope the day comes when you can walk the streets of our misguided country as a free man. Thank you.
Note: Not a term restricted to or owned by the restaurant culture.
Actually, I'd look to fire somebody higher-up. Communication issues like these are cultural and systemic -- organizational problems. I feel it is always a bit too easy to punish the front line folks without holding responsible higher-ups to any account.
'But "regretfully, that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team," '
My experience from working in ICU and ER years ago:
Can't know, but when I hear phrases like "full team", that's what I am reminded of. Very very unfortunate. Beyond all of the additional exposure, the guy didn't get the care he likely needed to have a chance at survival.
I mean, Snowden is ahead by about 9,047 to 6.
Amazon.com patents "A method to petition Federal agencies for permission to test drones outdoors for use in a campaign to further hype the company and erect barriers to competitive drone-delivery buzz."
I am *sooo* looking forward to my Glass-enabled Bluetooth rectal thermometer!
....Only apple could repackage a stale turd, sell it as a "better life experience," ....
I wouldn't argue your point, but he didn't merely promise "a better life experience", rather:
"They had bought an Android phone by mistake, and then had sought a better experience and a better life."
Small difference, but Tim looks to be promising a flat-out better life. Amazing. All from a little phone. Oh, thank-you Tim! Your are THE BEST!"
I conflate nothing you twit. Try this:
"As with all forms of complementary and alternative medicine, the practice of osteopathy does not always adhere to evidence-based medicine (EBM). There are few high-quality research studies demonstrating that osteopathy is effective in treating any medical condition other than lower back pain."
Of course, that quote is from...Wikipedia
Like I am going to accept wisdom from a bunch of osteopaths???
But soon every fridge will be smart and have a screen. You will then have to accept the terms of service or the icemaker won't work.
TSLSIA
Risked everything. Gained nothing.
Snowden.
Bunny: "Bless me father, for it has been 3 years since my last confession. I confess that I have not been attending Mass regularly and have had impure thoughts about proprietary technologies!"
Father O'Reilly: "Why that is fairly serious. I suggest you say a Hail Mary twice a day for two months."
Bunny: "OK, Father."
Father O'Reilly: "Oh, and can you make a Novena?"
Bunny: "Why sure, Father! Give me the schematic and I can make anything!"
And Fluke is out for support, too. Those people who get free Fluke meters from Sparcfun aren't going to call Sparcfun when they need help with the meter. They're going to call Fluke because Fluke's name is on them.
.
People call Fluke for support on a frickin' DMM???
The main problem with this is that with going out in grand style, you don't just disappear over the ocean....
I am starting to think of what has happened as "diabolical", with someone creating a sick mystery worth of Moriarty.
Sick people get their kicks in different ways. This really could be "grand style".
First, I'll stipulate that Snowden is a hero to me. Half my age. Twenty times the guts.
What really bothers me, though, is how the Administration bungled this. Amateur hour! The moment we arrogantly, petulantly forced Evo Morales airplane down in Austria, we pretty much guaranteed that Snowden would need to hole up and that Putin would take the opportunity to stick us in the eye. This is beyond amazing. We've put ourselves in the position where a vicious thug gets to posture as the nice guy and leave us with very little to do. We are depending on a thug to protect the fate and future of a man who initiated one of the most important discussions in our nation's political history. All because we couldn't think straight and realize that Ecuador or Venezuela or *anywhere" would be a batter outcome than what we got.
It's one thing to get poked in the eye with a stick, but quite another thing to run into the stick full tilt. Amateur hour.
Woosh?
Yeah, Whoosh me. Sigh.
Obama isn't the retarded Bush that could barely read. Obama actually has an Ivy League degree.
And Bobby Fischer was a really smart guy. What's your point?
No, unlike in the Bush era, I don't cringe when I hear the President speak. I just get very depressed.
Maybe not the worst President in this country's history, but certainly a leading contender for the most disappointing.
Yet another simplistic "smart cards would have prevented..." article. Do we really believe these glib summaries from MSM "Experts"? Will we simply accept the premise?
Time for a reality check. In an earlier thread after the breach, there was an entry from a @girlintraining that was at minimum though-provoking, and arguably much more credible than a lot of the puff pieces on offer. Take a moment and read it:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4574335&cid=45733709
A conspiracy theory, for sure. But more sophisticated than any other Target analysis I have seen.