It's a CYA move "Look! We are doing everything we can to protect American lives." As far as any negative consequences? Well, as an elected official I would rather cover my ass from criticism than actually do the hard things. Hard things take time and I'm forced to focus most of my time on getting re-elected these days.
Surprisingly, money isn't the end-all-be-all for some people. Teachers seemingly fall into that category. My folks were great teachers (still are, even in retirement). Money, while important, wasn't that important for them. Especially my mother. My wife currently teaches at the local community college. She's not getting rich, either. Amazingly, she finds her work satisfying/gratifying, despite the lack of wealth.
As I see it, there is a fundamental dishonesty in this discussion that never gets addressed.I don't think money is the root issue here. We have enough money. I think the real issue is that money has strings attached.
In America, we have quite a bit of money allocated towards education. Federal monies, state money, local bond money. However, that money isn't a gift. The institutions raising and providing the money want something in return. Like all good institutions, they want control. The government doesn't just want to "educate children" - they want to make their vision of educating children real.
Educating a child is an easy thing. They are designed to learn things. Making that education fit a particular vision, well... that's a different thing.
And I can bring up examples (from an equally obscure place) of parents volunteering time, attention, energy, and money to help the "the children" not just "their children".
It's easy to be cynical - it comes across as clever. Doesn't mean it's accurate
Unless there's a compelling business need there is no reason to allow Android or iOS devices to connect to a company's resources in any way.
Why stop there? Add Rim and Windows to the list as well. I challenge you to find a good business reason for any phone to be connected. When desire is great enough, a business justification will be made.
I need to get email on my phone! The fate of the free world is in the balance!
It's nonsense. Since we're caving in to give folks their wants rather than needs, might as well go all they way and let them use their iPhones & Droids.
They don't need a clue - this is more for show:
Out-of-touch-elderly-British-citizen: "Did you hear the news on the telly? The Anonymous is out to get us!"
Scotland-Tard: "Rest easy. We're on the case!"
There really are cases where information is better left out of public hands for the time being
is the institution always gets to decide the time length, and they will always cover their ass.
Nope - I would rather have some input, and EVERYTHING eventually sees the light of day. No more perpetual secrets.
it's because "absolute safety" is the mantra of the sheep who think they are owed absolute safety in life, and have been taught by someone that it is possible to achieve.
Are you sure it's the sheep, and not the wolves that are behind this? One of the best justifications for a larger government is to better protect us. They don't want us to believe we can protect ourselves in any way. A fancy protection racket.
...and have undermined our nation's diplomatic efforts.
Bullshit. Nothing has been undermined. IMO, anyone acting upset is doing so because that is what is expected of them in this situation.
If there is any genuine distress, it has to do with the institution's lack of control. Institutions are obsessed with the idea of complete control. Of course, that total control cannot be realised, but that doesn't mean they like it when they have their nose rubbed in that fact
... maybe the best thing to do would be to start from the ground-up and design an entirely new OS. Is it so difficult for you to believe that in 2010 we couldn't design and implement a better architected OS than something that was made in 1969 and has been duct-taped with add-ons ever since?
I like UNIX and its clones and derivatives, but surely the world can do better.
I thought the same thing, but I can only stream to my airport express/appleTV. Based on my understanding of the announcement, I was actually hoping to stream from my Mac to my iPhone, ala Plex. No such luck.
When we look at faults around the world, we see them storing up that energy. So when we first put markers in the ground and measured the position of the Midwestern fault lines we were surprised that we didn’t see any motion at New Madrid. We concluded that there’s no sign that a big earthquake is on the way.
I'm not a geologist so I'm very confused, if something is 'storing up energy' how does moving around equate to that? I mean, if the moving of the ground in violent ways is the releasing of that 'stored energy' then how is small movements indications that it's storing up energy? I would assume that the worse earthquake areas are those when there's a lot of movement going on deep underground but nothing on the surface releasing that energy until a very devastating movement.
Your answer is in the previous paragraph in the article:
"It lets us see the ground storing up that energy and deforming".
Agreed. The only way to make scanners "less objectionable" is to get rid of them entirely. I'm very much in the "security theatre" camp. Too much of this is for show, and ineffective.
Maintaining "passionated" (GREAT word!) teachers is expensive. The school isn't here to educate or inspire. It exists to generate revenue. It's better for the school's bottom line to hire a hack and then put the blame on the students. This has been going on since the dawn of man. The young being blamed for the failings of their elders.
Not quite - as soon as church gets into government, the establishment clause applies. The only way the establishment clause doesn't apply to church is stay out of the role of "government"
The hard work WASN'T done to "save lives". It was done to advance America's interests. We aren't a goddamn charity. Especially when we use our military resources. They are expensive and worth every penny. Those humanitarian efforts are just as much a "projection of force" as dropping bombs. Just more subtle. Additionally, it helps maintain the political will to support our military. A win for America. We get to flaunt our power, without incurring casualties. A very effective way to fight, actually.
As a veteran, I appreciate what our military does and how well they do it. What I don't do is fool myself about the motives of their masters. Or them, either. In the final analysis they are Warriors.
"No questions asked"? I dunno about that. While I appreciate your point, I suggest those humanitarian efforts serve America's interests, just as the military action in Afghanistan and Iraq are proposed to do.
America is many things, but "Altruistic" isn't on the list - at least at the Geo-Political level.
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Getting more personal freedom in return for the lack of a "show of force/security theatre" is a good trade-off.
It's a CYA move "Look! We are doing everything we can to protect American lives." As far as any negative consequences? Well, as an elected official I would rather cover my ass from criticism than actually do the hard things. Hard things take time and I'm forced to focus most of my time on getting re-elected these days.
Security Theater is a good compromise. /sarcasm
She does stand out...
Surprisingly, money isn't the end-all-be-all for some people. Teachers seemingly fall into that category. My folks were great teachers (still are, even in retirement). Money, while important, wasn't that important for them. Especially my mother. My wife currently teaches at the local community college. She's not getting rich, either. Amazingly, she finds her work satisfying/gratifying, despite the lack of wealth.
As I see it, there is a fundamental dishonesty in this discussion that never gets addressed.I don't think money is the root issue here. We have enough money. I think the real issue is that money has strings attached.
In America, we have quite a bit of money allocated towards education. Federal monies, state money, local bond money. However, that money isn't a gift. The institutions raising and providing the money want something in return. Like all good institutions, they want control. The government doesn't just want to "educate children" - they want to make their vision of educating children real.
Educating a child is an easy thing. They are designed to learn things. Making that education fit a particular vision, well... that's a different thing.
It's easy to be cynical - it comes across as clever. Doesn't mean it's accurate
Unless there's a compelling business need there is no reason to allow Android or iOS devices to connect to a company's resources in any way.
Why stop there? Add Rim and Windows to the list as well. I challenge you to find a good business reason for any phone to be connected. When desire is great enough, a business justification will be made.
I need to get email on my phone! The fate of the free world is in the balance!
It's nonsense. Since we're caving in to give folks their wants rather than needs, might as well go all they way and let them use their iPhones & Droids.
They don't need a clue - this is more for show: Out-of-touch-elderly-British-citizen: "Did you hear the news on the telly? The Anonymous is out to get us!" Scotland-Tard: "Rest easy. We're on the case!"
Please. Other countries/governments harbor no illusions about the US Government. The only folks who are deluded are US voters.
I disagree. Many of us have suspected the chicanery that has been brought to light by the coverage , but confirmation of our suspicions is important.
because they cover "big" breasts...
There really are cases where information is better left out of public hands for the time being
is the institution always gets to decide the time length, and they will always cover their ass. Nope - I would rather have some input, and EVERYTHING eventually sees the light of day. No more perpetual secrets.
it's because "absolute safety" is the mantra of the sheep who think they are owed absolute safety in life, and have been taught by someone that it is possible to achieve.
Are you sure it's the sheep, and not the wolves that are behind this? One of the best justifications for a larger government is to better protect us. They don't want us to believe we can protect ourselves in any way. A fancy protection racket.
Bullshit. Nothing has been undermined. IMO, anyone acting upset is doing so because that is what is expected of them in this situation.
If there is any genuine distress, it has to do with the institution's lack of control. Institutions are obsessed with the idea of complete control. Of course, that total control cannot be realised, but that doesn't mean they like it when they have their nose rubbed in that fact
...and booting windows means an automatic failure of the test. Brilliant!
Sure it is. Some of it, anyhow. Like this stuff - all effectively private, and IMO much worse that these classified cables
Remember, they govern . Even in the US. This is the real world face of the "consent of the governed".
I understand we have ideals that might state differently, but these people don't work for you or me, they work for institutions and bureaucracy.
"Let" them? Part of being wild means they don't always follow instructions.
I think it does. Think of MAD
... maybe the best thing to do would be to start from the ground-up and design an entirely new OS. Is it so difficult for you to believe that in 2010 we couldn't design and implement a better architected OS than something that was made in 1969 and has been duct-taped with add-ons ever since?
I like UNIX and its clones and derivatives, but surely the world can do better.
Better than unix? Done
I thought the same thing, but I can only stream to my airport express/appleTV. Based on my understanding of the announcement, I was actually hoping to stream from my Mac to my iPhone, ala Plex. No such luck.
When we look at faults around the world, we see them storing up that energy. So when we first put markers in the ground and measured the position of the Midwestern fault lines we were surprised that we didn’t see any motion at New Madrid. We concluded that there’s no sign that a big earthquake is on the way.
I'm not a geologist so I'm very confused, if something is 'storing up energy' how does moving around equate to that? I mean, if the moving of the ground in violent ways is the releasing of that 'stored energy' then how is small movements indications that it's storing up energy? I would assume that the worse earthquake areas are those when there's a lot of movement going on deep underground but nothing on the surface releasing that energy until a very devastating movement.
Your answer is in the previous paragraph in the article:
"It lets us see the ground storing up that energy and deforming ".
Agreed. The only way to make scanners "less objectionable" is to get rid of them entirely. I'm very much in the "security theatre" camp. Too much of this is for show, and ineffective.
Maintaining "passionated" (GREAT word!) teachers is expensive. The school isn't here to educate or inspire. It exists to generate revenue. It's better for the school's bottom line to hire a hack and then put the blame on the students. This has been going on since the dawn of man. The young being blamed for the failings of their elders.
Not quite - as soon as church gets into government, the establishment clause applies. The only way the establishment clause doesn't apply to church is stay out of the role of "government"
The hard work WASN'T done to "save lives". It was done to advance America's interests. We aren't a goddamn charity. Especially when we use our military resources. They are expensive and worth every penny. Those humanitarian efforts are just as much a "projection of force" as dropping bombs. Just more subtle. Additionally, it helps maintain the political will to support our military. A win for America. We get to flaunt our power, without incurring casualties. A very effective way to fight, actually.
As a veteran, I appreciate what our military does and how well they do it. What I don't do is fool myself about the motives of their masters. Or them, either. In the final analysis they are Warriors.
"No questions asked"? I dunno about that. While I appreciate your point, I suggest those humanitarian efforts serve America's interests, just as the military action in Afghanistan and Iraq are proposed to do. America is many things, but "Altruistic" isn't on the list - at least at the Geo-Political level.