Just because Genetics has the promise to deliver a lot doesn't mean that everything is genetic. There's still a big bad environment out there, and I don't see a "hit by a car" gene or "poisoned by industrial waste" gene working its way into DNA anytime soon.
I disagree. A terrible idea with a beautifully executed development goes no where. A great idea that is hacked together with shell scripts and kilometers of spaghetti code can make someone a fortune and (lame as it sounds) change the world.
That said I think having solid developer(s) is a really good thing. It costs less, makes for a more reliable product, and enables you to say "yeah, we can add that" vs. "hah, you'd have to rewrite everything" when further great ideas come along.
You need solid developers to build the shell scripts and kilometers of spaghetti code. At least, if you want them to work. It's not understanding structured programming, OOP, or any of those other things that makes the difference; it's understanding computing, and understanding the thing to be implemented. Your stereotypical (and all too typical) code monkey understands neither; he's somehow managed to learn to code by rote. If you have someone who understands computing but doesn't understand structured programming, OOP, the importance of meaningful variable names, and the like, you get code that's hard to use, hard to understand, but actually works quite well. Look at any number of math libraries for examples.
Yeah, I hate it when I accidentally log into bit torrent and download software rather than paying for it. I mean, the keys are practically right next to each other.
Yeah, well, the PirateBay Search Plugin that some malware installed on my machine replaces all those "buy" buttons with "torrent" buttons.
Being part of the free press, or being anyone who enjoys the protection of the first amendment, doesn't give you cover to work with a person who is illegally stealing and transferring classified documents. Period.
Of course the US government declined to assist. "Hi, we just got a whole bunch of classified documents you'd rather us not have, and we'd like to publish them. Want to help us redact them?" Any answer the government gives other than "publish nothing" is basically approving Wikileaks publishing leaked documents.
We all read about spam gangs and botnets regularly. We know that no one person is worth crap to the spam community; even if the 10 most prolific spammers were killed this afternoon the volume would not change appreciably -
Really? Has the experiment been tried? Of course, it would be best to do this with a proper control. Each day for a month we'll either kill the top 10 remaining spammers, or just 10 people at random, with proper blinding. Then we'll measure the spam volume. At the end of the month, we'll have our answer. If spam volume dropped appreciably on days where actual spammers were killed, we'll continue killing spammers. If not, we'll do it your violence-is-not-the-answer way.
(personally the only drawback I see to this is the random people. But, eh, some sacrifices must be made for science...Hey, who are you... is that a gun........
Fortunately, no precedent is set by a guilty plea.
And if he was really funneling these phones to terrorists, arresting him was the last thing we should have done. Having the DHS/CIA/WhatHaveYou intercept all the phones either before or after he got them, record all the EMEIs and other identifying information, and then passing them through would have been the smart thing. Then intercept and pay special attention to all calls made on those phones. What's the point of having all these shadowy Orwellian agencies if they can't think of that?
She is unelectable, why the hell does the media pay so much attention to her? She has to be the most hated political figure in the US for the left/left leaning middle. The dumbest thing the republicans could possibly do is run her in 2012.
The media (aside from Fox News) opposes both the Tea Party and the Republicans; focusing on Palin discredits them both. Fox News really is that crazy.
You'd think so wouldn't you? Back about 2 years ago, some idiots tried stealing copper elec. lines, and blew out a 220k kv transformer about 2 blocks from my house. No smoking shoes. That left a city of ~30,000 people without power for nearly a day and a half.
It took them a day and a half to replace a transformer serving 15,000 customers? That doesn't say much good about the power company. Unless the police delayed them for most of that time "investigating".
Which is exactly why the release of these diplomatic cables really isn't that big of a deal, IMHO. Most of them involve loose transcripts of diplomatic meetings that took place; these diplomatic meetings always have minute takers on both sides. The parties fully expect that each respective government apparatus is going to dissect and analyze everything that was said
Sure, most of them. But on the other hand, Arab countries urging the US to bomb Iran probably are quite upset that Iran now knows they did so.
Yes, that is the first step in justifying any action against the enemy - dehumanizing them. When they aren't human beings, but rather evil incarnate, of course you are justified in any means necessary to defeat them!
There are people out there who would kill you for your beliefs. Enslave you for being of the wrong color, or of the wrong religion. Abuse you for being the wrong sex. Torture you for the sheer fun of it. Some of those people control nations and armies. If you don't want to believe that's evil, you're just a fool.
Odd how the opposition takes the exact same stance...
That two sides take symmetrical opposing stances does not mean both are wrong.
Living forever is the province of Lord British and the Avatar's Companions, and has been so for thousands of years. There is no reason to think ordinary folk would get the treatment.
Fortunately, much of slashdot is included in that former category. Except you bastards who kept using the Skull of Mondain.
All of them claim that the end justifies the means. However, we claim as Americans to be better than that. We claim to believe in that every human being possesses certain inalienable rights by virtue of his humanity. We cannot espouse such an ideal while also claiming that in war the end justifies the means. The two are contradictory.
Sometimes the end does justify the means, or (if you're into feeling guilty) at least excuse it. If the alternatives are to use only acceptable means and be defeated by an enemy which is evil to the core, or use means you'd otherwise find unacceptable and prevail, the means are justified by the end of preventing such a defeat. You can counter that this makes you "just like" the enemy, but it doesn't. It moves you in that direction, but there's still a vast gulf between otherwise decent people who commit horrific acts in extreme situations, and any of the many examplars of evil history has provided.
And no, I don't think the torture of prisoners at Guantanemo was such a situation.
After adding over $1T to the federal deficit to fund a sham war in Iraq that has cost over 4400 American lives (http://antiwar.com/casualties/) and over 100,000 civilian casualties (http://www.iraqbodycount.org/) -- how do you sleep at night?
It is perfectly legal for Syfert to sell these self-help booklets; even if it is not legal, they have no standing to sue.
They aren't actually suing him. They are attempting to have him sanctioned, en passant, as part of their lawsuit against the defendants. Syfert, in his response, claims such sanctions are forbidden against a "non party attorney". Which is probably why they kept calling him and giving him updates about the various motions; they were trying to get him to say something which they could use to claim he was actually a party to the proceedings.
The files are all SECRET rather than TOP SECRET, but there are very sensitive official files in here that have no business seeing the light of day within their classification timeframe, such as HUMINT documents.
How is having diplomats collecting "internet and intranet 'handles', internet e-mail addresses, web site identification-URLs; credit card account numbers; frequent-flier account numbers; work schedules, and other relevant biographical information." from officials in allied countries "least disruptive and most beneficial"? Allied countries which have no motive nor means to threaten the US.
The fact is gentlemen DO read other gentlemen's mail, and have for a very long time. Spying on one's allies is pretty normal.
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Tell it to Teela Brown.
You need solid developers to build the shell scripts and kilometers of spaghetti code. At least, if you want them to work. It's not understanding structured programming, OOP, or any of those other things that makes the difference; it's understanding computing, and understanding the thing to be implemented. Your stereotypical (and all too typical) code monkey understands neither; he's somehow managed to learn to code by rote. If you have someone who understands computing but doesn't understand structured programming, OOP, the importance of meaningful variable names, and the like, you get code that's hard to use, hard to understand, but actually works quite well. Look at any number of math libraries for examples.
Yeah, well, the PirateBay Search Plugin that some malware installed on my machine replaces all those "buy" buttons with "torrent" buttons.
Are you absolutely sure about that?
Yes, they did.
Of course the US government declined to assist. "Hi, we just got a whole bunch of classified documents you'd rather us not have, and we'd like to publish them. Want to help us redact them?" Any answer the government gives other than "publish nothing" is basically approving Wikileaks publishing leaked documents.
Go ahead and pressure Network Solutions to pull nytimes.com. See how well that works.
We get more and more expensive requirements for smaller and smaller problems. Diminishing returns, anyone?
(and then we wonder why people aren't buying as many new cars...)
The Costanza. A trifold full of receipts, transit tickets, singles, and other stuff. It's to "The Peacock" what a hairpiece is to hair.
Really? Has the experiment been tried? Of course, it would be best to do this with a proper control. Each day for a month we'll either kill the top 10 remaining spammers, or just 10 people at random, with proper blinding. Then we'll measure the spam volume. At the end of the month, we'll have our answer. If spam volume dropped appreciably on days where actual spammers were killed, we'll continue killing spammers. If not, we'll do it your violence-is-not-the-answer way.
(personally the only drawback I see to this is the random people. But, eh, some sacrifices must be made for science...Hey, who are you... is that a gun........
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There's no precedent set by this decision. It's in a district court and it's a consent decree.
Fortunately, no precedent is set by a guilty plea.
And if he was really funneling these phones to terrorists, arresting him was the last thing we should have done. Having the DHS/CIA/WhatHaveYou intercept all the phones either before or after he got them, record all the EMEIs and other identifying information, and then passing them through would have been the smart thing. Then intercept and pay special attention to all calls made on those phones. What's the point of having all these shadowy Orwellian agencies if they can't think of that?
The media (aside from Fox News) opposes both the Tea Party and the Republicans; focusing on Palin discredits them both. Fox News really is that crazy.
It took them a day and a half to replace a transformer serving 15,000 customers? That doesn't say much good about the power company. Unless the police delayed them for most of that time "investigating".
Sure, most of them. But on the other hand, Arab countries urging the US to bomb Iran probably are quite upset that Iran now knows they did so.
Not specifically in relation to nuclear war it isn't; I'm sure we have posters older than the A-bomb here.
The way I learned it in school was to get under your desk, put your head between your legs, and kiss your ass goodbye.
There are people out there who would kill you for your beliefs. Enslave you for being of the wrong color, or of the wrong religion. Abuse you for being the wrong sex. Torture you for the sheer fun of it. Some of those people control nations and armies. If you don't want to believe that's evil, you're just a fool.
That two sides take symmetrical opposing stances does not mean both are wrong.
Fortunately, much of slashdot is included in that former category. Except you bastards who kept using the Skull of Mondain.
Sometimes the end does justify the means, or (if you're into feeling guilty) at least excuse it. If the alternatives are to use only acceptable means and be defeated by an enemy which is evil to the core, or use means you'd otherwise find unacceptable and prevail, the means are justified by the end of preventing such a defeat. You can counter that this makes you "just like" the enemy, but it doesn't. It moves you in that direction, but there's still a vast gulf between otherwise decent people who commit horrific acts in extreme situations, and any of the many examplars of evil history has provided.
And no, I don't think the torture of prisoners at Guantanemo was such a situation.
W: Like a baby. Next question?
They aren't actually suing him. They are attempting to have him sanctioned, en passant, as part of their lawsuit against the defendants. Syfert, in his response, claims such sanctions are forbidden against a "non party attorney". Which is probably why they kept calling him and giving him updates about the various motions; they were trying to get him to say something which they could use to claim he was actually a party to the proceedings.
Wouldn't source information be TOP SECRET?
The fact is gentlemen DO read other gentlemen's mail, and have for a very long time. Spying on one's allies is pretty normal.
Naa, the US prefers the personal touch of hired goons. Either that or redirects to seizeddomains.com.
I was referring to the post by MRe_nl, concerning the Stasi. Somehow I missed the original post with the actual Nazi reference.