The 1970s, when many of the communications were written, were probably both the high point of Communist and Soviet Power and the struggle between Communism and freedom.
Is a struggle between Communism and freedom really what was going on back then?
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Our entire economy and society is being managed for the benefit of corporate elites. It's the simplest and most reasonable explanation for what looks like total idiocy from the outside.
I've been saying that war is too civil, too precise, and not horrific enough.
I understand your argument. I agree in part.
The least we can do is bring back a draft so the burden of war can be more equitably shared across the socio-economic scale. If war is going to be more horrible, it should be more horrible for everyone, especially the people with the wealth and power to influence whether or not governments go to war in the first place.
Conscripts don't make good soldiers. If you are drafted against your will to do something as terrible as fight in a war, you won't do it very well and you will look for any opportunity to escape. The fact that America's rich and powerful seldom go to war is more cultural. Notice that Prince Harry of England flies combat missions.
What's so fun about driving? That's like saying a Roomba takes the fun out of sweeping the floor.
Ever drive a 400 horsepower car? It's not for everyone, but I like to just go out and drive around. When I get somewhere, I'm always a little disappointed because I have to stop driving. I love driving; it's fun.
Do you know how a lock keeps people out of your house? It makes it more difficult to get in. The more robust the lock, the more deterrent it is, therefore fewer people will try or be successful in breaking into your house. Same principle here. If something is difficult and expensive for the police to do, it will be used sparingly and only when really necessary. If it is cheap and easy they will do it a lot more.
Not necessarily. If he kept his diet the same but started lifting 3 times a week, he would be burning a lot more calories than he had been before. When I started strength training I dropped 10 pounds in a month or two without changing my diet. Of course, then I started trying to actually build muscle and started eating more. I've gained 20 lbs and it ain't fat!
Your point about improving diet is an important one. Not all calories are created equal of course; 700 calories from a balanced meal is not the same as 700 calories from ice cream. I would also recommend the submitter snack during the day. But eat healthy snacks! A good granola bar (no chocolate chips), a cup of yogurt, a handful of nuts, a piece of fruit, stuff like that. It will keep his metabolism up and keep him from getting too hungry.
For cardio, try, um walking. Go a place with trees and hills once a week and walk instead of pounding a treadmill in a filthy flu/fungus-ridden gym.
Good point. Walking or running outside is better exercise than a treadmill anyway. Walking requires you to actually move your body weight through space. On a treadmill you are just keeping pace with a moving belt.
I agree that you don't need to hit every little muscle individually. But 10 - 20 minutes for a workout? I don't see how you can get enough movements in, even if you're lifting heavy. How many times a week do you work out and do you do a split routine?
I do a basic full-body workout twice a week. The workout takes about an hour, maybe a little less. I use all compound exercises to maximize efficiency: pull-ups, push-ups, squats, deadlifts, dips, body rows, shoulder raises and some ab work. I do two sets of 10 reps each. I use a weight vest when body weight is not enough, and I have a couple sets of dumbbells.
I think this workout is about medium intensity. I've been using it for a few years and while I do look like I work out, I'm not jacked. I have built a solid foundation of strength but my progress has not been rapid. I'm even thinking of adding at third set to try to speed up my gains. I don't think I would have made much progress if I did less.
And I just realized, almost every sentence in this post starts with "I"...
He had roomates (news said he didn't), there was at least one other person there dressed in all black holding weapons (news never mentioned this but eye-witness testimonials revealed that this is the case), Holmes was perfectly normal and was a great student, well loved, and so forth. How does one switch so quickly? I'm going to throw this one out to the conspiracy theorists and see what they can conjure up.
I've wondered about this case myself. My curiosity lies around where he got the money for all the military gear he wore, and where he got that gear. It's also very odd that after his rampage he quietly waited for police, surrendered and then told them his apartment was booby-trapped. Then the traps turned out to be quite sophisticated. Where did he get training in explosives? Perhaps there are good answers to these questions, but I have not seen them and I have been following the case. Then there's the fact that he claimed to not remember the incident; shades of Sirhan Sirhan.
It has been demonstrated that touch-screen electronic voting machines are not secure and can be compromised. Further, there is strong evidence that they have been compromised.
They shutdown the game servers but every game everywhere will have its last day online.
Incorrect. I have hosted and still have the files for many game servers. If the time comes that there are no more running I will gladly run one. Now who wants to play Doom2?
Doom 2, no. But Quake 3 Arena? I'll still play that all day! And we the people can run servers for it. Nice!
There's a company that pumped the highest profit in a quarter without pumping oil. Massive cash pile, no debt. And Wall Street continues to punish it.
Wall Street wants bloods.
About time. And preemptive my ass. China has been making state-orchestrated cyber attacks for years now. There's a war in cyberspace, did they just think the U.S. wouldn't show up?
So has the USA. More facets of the Stuxnet story are slowly being unearthed and it now appears the thing was already under intense development in 2005. It makes one wonder how widespread this kind of thing really is and how early the various intelligence services started doing it... Post 9/11? In the early 90s?
Yes, of course. The US and any other country has been doing this since the capability was realized. The fact that people get all bothered about the Chinese while seeming to think other countries, including the US, don't do the same thing, indicates to me that a lot of people don't really understand how the world works.
So it's wrong when they do it but not when the US does it, is that what you're saying?
That depends. Self-defense is not wrong, so if the US is doing it in self-defense, then yes. Since we know the Chinese have been launching attacks against the US for many years now, it seems likely that the US is in fact doing it in self-defense, so yes, it is OK when the US does it but not when they do it. Ideally, neither one would do it, but in the case of war the aggressor is in the wrong (barring any other extenuating circumstances, like the defender attacking it's neighbors, or committing genocide).
Considering how the US conducts itself in the world, thinking that the US is launching cyber-attacks only in response to Chinese action is incredibly naive. The US has likely been conducting espionage via computer since the capability existed. It amuses me that the US can complain publicly about the Chinese or Iranians without anyone pointing out that the pot is calling the kettle black.
No, in real life outside of liberal art college where everything is abstract, the truth is subjective, and we're all one happy global community of free thinkers (damn I have to go wash my mouth out now).
No matter how much people think we are capable of rising above war, selfishness, ambition, pride, arrogance, etc the fact is that we all have those elements. They are embedded in our DNA. I happen to believe it was because of the fall, but regardless of how it happened I think anyone who is honest with themselves knows that what I'm saying is true. If you think you've risen above it, it's only because you've turned a blind eye to your true nature. Knowing that, and that the Chinese people are every bit as bent on world domination as we are, I'm going to go ahead and side with the guys whose soil I happen to be standing on.
I believe it was Henry Ford who said that whether you think you can or cannot do something, you're right. I think your description may describe the world and humanity as they currently exist. But it forecloses the ability to improve. By resigning ourselves to a future of tribalism, and the chauvinism and hypocrisy that it brings, we miss the opportunity to realize that the boundaries of the tribe are arbitrary. We decide who is in the tribe an who is out. We could expand the tribe to include all of humanity. Or we can reduce it to our own neighborhood. It's up to us, not embedded in our DNA. We reap what we sow, and we get the world we choose.
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The 1970s, when many of the communications were written, were probably both the high point of Communist and Soviet Power and the struggle between Communism and freedom.
Is a struggle between Communism and freedom really what was going on back then?
Seconded. I say locked down guest account, or live CD. The VM idea isn't bad either.
They were just doing their jobs....
Is that like just following orders?
Our entire economy and society is being managed for the benefit of corporate elites. It's the simplest and most reasonable explanation for what looks like total idiocy from the outside.
FTFY
then remove those categories all together?
You and what army?
I understand your argument. I agree in part.
The least we can do is bring back a draft so the burden of war can be more equitably shared across the socio-economic scale. If war is going to be more horrible, it should be more horrible for everyone, especially the people with the wealth and power to influence whether or not governments go to war in the first place.
Conscripts don't make good soldiers. If you are drafted against your will to do something as terrible as fight in a war, you won't do it very well and you will look for any opportunity to escape. The fact that America's rich and powerful seldom go to war is more cultural. Notice that Prince Harry of England flies combat missions.
Well speculated! More insight, please!
If they would just release the information like they should, we wouldn't have to speculate.
What's so fun about driving? That's like saying a Roomba takes the fun out of sweeping the floor.
Ever drive a 400 horsepower car? It's not for everyone, but I like to just go out and drive around. When I get somewhere, I'm always a little disappointed because I have to stop driving. I love driving; it's fun.
Do you know how a lock keeps people out of your house? It makes it more difficult to get in. The more robust the lock, the more deterrent it is, therefore fewer people will try or be successful in breaking into your house. Same principle here. If something is difficult and expensive for the police to do, it will be used sparingly and only when really necessary. If it is cheap and easy they will do it a lot more.
Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battlestation!
Not necessarily. If he kept his diet the same but started lifting 3 times a week, he would be burning a lot more calories than he had been before. When I started strength training I dropped 10 pounds in a month or two without changing my diet. Of course, then I started trying to actually build muscle and started eating more. I've gained 20 lbs and it ain't fat!
Your point about improving diet is an important one. Not all calories are created equal of course; 700 calories from a balanced meal is not the same as 700 calories from ice cream. I would also recommend the submitter snack during the day. But eat healthy snacks! A good granola bar (no chocolate chips), a cup of yogurt, a handful of nuts, a piece of fruit, stuff like that. It will keep his metabolism up and keep him from getting too hungry.
For cardio, try, um walking. Go a place with trees and hills once a week and walk instead of pounding a treadmill in a filthy flu/fungus-ridden gym.
Good point. Walking or running outside is better exercise than a treadmill anyway. Walking requires you to actually move your body weight through space. On a treadmill you are just keeping pace with a moving belt.
I agree that you don't need to hit every little muscle individually. But 10 - 20 minutes for a workout? I don't see how you can get enough movements in, even if you're lifting heavy. How many times a week do you work out and do you do a split routine?
I do a basic full-body workout twice a week. The workout takes about an hour, maybe a little less. I use all compound exercises to maximize efficiency: pull-ups, push-ups, squats, deadlifts, dips, body rows, shoulder raises and some ab work. I do two sets of 10 reps each. I use a weight vest when body weight is not enough, and I have a couple sets of dumbbells.
I think this workout is about medium intensity. I've been using it for a few years and while I do look like I work out, I'm not jacked. I have built a solid foundation of strength but my progress has not been rapid. I'm even thinking of adding at third set to try to speed up my gains. I don't think I would have made much progress if I did less.
And I just realized, almost every sentence in this post starts with "I"...
There was even a list of online stores he used to buy stuff in some of the articles on the topic.
Interesting, I hadn't seen that. Thanks!
He had roomates (news said he didn't), there was at least one other person there dressed in all black holding weapons (news never mentioned this but eye-witness testimonials revealed that this is the case), Holmes was perfectly normal and was a great student, well loved, and so forth. How does one switch so quickly? I'm going to throw this one out to the conspiracy theorists and see what they can conjure up.
I've wondered about this case myself. My curiosity lies around where he got the money for all the military gear he wore, and where he got that gear. It's also very odd that after his rampage he quietly waited for police, surrendered and then told them his apartment was booby-trapped. Then the traps turned out to be quite sophisticated. Where did he get training in explosives? Perhaps there are good answers to these questions, but I have not seen them and I have been following the case. Then there's the fact that he claimed to not remember the incident; shades of Sirhan Sirhan.
This is just an allegation, come up with some proof next time.
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It has been demonstrated that touch-screen electronic voting machines are not secure and can be compromised. Further, there is strong evidence that they have been compromised.
Yes, I've known some Israelis and their idea of fat is different (and much smaller ) than an American's.
With a little training a basically healthy person can become a marathon runner. Just sayin'.
They shutdown the game servers but every game everywhere will have its last day online.
Incorrect. I have hosted and still have the files for many game servers. If the time comes that there are no more running I will gladly run one. Now who wants to play Doom2?
Doom 2, no. But Quake 3 Arena? I'll still play that all day! And we the people can run servers for it. Nice!
There's a company that pumped the highest profit in a quarter without pumping oil. Massive cash pile, no debt. And Wall Street continues to punish it. Wall Street wants bloods.
Of course. How else will they show us who's boss?
hackers from the U.S. have been attacking Chinese military websites.
Wake me up when the U.S. military is hacking Chinese civilian/banking computers or trying to SSH into everything.
Wake you up when they're doing it, or wake you up when it comes out that they're doing it?
About time. And preemptive my ass. China has been making state-orchestrated cyber attacks for years now. There's a war in cyberspace, did they just think the U.S. wouldn't show up?
So has the USA. More facets of the Stuxnet story are slowly being unearthed and it now appears the thing was already under intense development in 2005. It makes one wonder how widespread this kind of thing really is and how early the various intelligence services started doing it... Post 9/11? In the early 90s?
Yes, of course. The US and any other country has been doing this since the capability was realized. The fact that people get all bothered about the Chinese while seeming to think other countries, including the US, don't do the same thing, indicates to me that a lot of people don't really understand how the world works.
So it's wrong when they do it but not when the US does it, is that what you're saying?
That depends. Self-defense is not wrong, so if the US is doing it in self-defense, then yes. Since we know the Chinese have been launching attacks against the US for many years now, it seems likely that the US is in fact doing it in self-defense, so yes, it is OK when the US does it but not when they do it. Ideally, neither one would do it, but in the case of war the aggressor is in the wrong (barring any other extenuating circumstances, like the defender attacking it's neighbors, or committing genocide).
Considering how the US conducts itself in the world, thinking that the US is launching cyber-attacks only in response to Chinese action is incredibly naive. The US has likely been conducting espionage via computer since the capability existed. It amuses me that the US can complain publicly about the Chinese or Iranians without anyone pointing out that the pot is calling the kettle black.
No, in real life outside of liberal art college where everything is abstract, the truth is subjective, and we're all one happy global community of free thinkers (damn I have to go wash my mouth out now).
No matter how much people think we are capable of rising above war, selfishness, ambition, pride, arrogance, etc the fact is that we all have those elements. They are embedded in our DNA. I happen to believe it was because of the fall, but regardless of how it happened I think anyone who is honest with themselves knows that what I'm saying is true. If you think you've risen above it, it's only because you've turned a blind eye to your true nature. Knowing that, and that the Chinese people are every bit as bent on world domination as we are, I'm going to go ahead and side with the guys whose soil I happen to be standing on.
I believe it was Henry Ford who said that whether you think you can or cannot do something, you're right. I think your description may describe the world and humanity as they currently exist. But it forecloses the ability to improve. By resigning ourselves to a future of tribalism, and the chauvinism and hypocrisy that it brings, we miss the opportunity to realize that the boundaries of the tribe are arbitrary. We decide who is in the tribe an who is out. We could expand the tribe to include all of humanity. Or we can reduce it to our own neighborhood. It's up to us, not embedded in our DNA. We reap what we sow, and we get the world we choose.