And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the easiest way to spot a lackey. A doctor in what? Ah yes, gynaecology. That certainly has an overarching lack of relevance to the subject at hand
Dunno why this didn't occur to me before. It just hit me why Dr. Paul is so hated here on slashdot:
Ron Paul has actually SEEN a human vagina!
Not just one, but thousands of 'em! No wonder the/. crowd is so envious of him.
... Ron "Dr. No" Paul. When he says "freedom", he really means it - as in freedom to oppress, freedom to fuck the individual, freedom to discriminate based on color and creed...
Nice Straw Man.
In the future, please consider criticizing what he has actually said and written, instead of using words put in his mouth by people who hate him.
Anyone with a clue knows what the government means by "net neutrality"
Not only that, but the story has been filtered through a journalist who is likely clueless. I wouldn't get my panties in a wad over Dr. Paul's words (without at least checking first to see what he actually meant) if I were you.
Uh... dude, have you actually READ the proposed "net neutrality" rules?
Hint: They have nothing to do with what you and I mean by "net neutrality." They're just a Government power-grab, and nothing else. THAT is what Dr. Paul opposes.
When I was a sysadmin at a certain Bible college known for its weak security, I collected the password hashes of the students & faculty and ran them through a cracker (John the Ripper if I remember correctly), then sent out a mass email with the decrypted passwords, sorted by the amount of time it took to crack them.
Yeah, the majority of them were cracked within five seconds. Of course, I omitted the information on just whose passwords they were.
Dunno if it resulted in anyone actually doing something about their passwords though.
Mod parent up. I've been waiting to see someone post some actual facts on this issue, and this (above) is the first I've seen.
FACT: China spent years dumping rare earths into the US market below their cost, which drove all of the US RE mines out of business.
FACT: Then China started cutting back on their exports. Voila! Prices go up!
Do you see where this goes? Hint: it has nothing to do with the environment. That's a smoke screen. It's all about dominating the world supply, and that's the only thing it's about.
China's problem is, of course, that the US rare earth deposits are still here, in the ground. And with prices going back up to where they should be, US corps are starting to re-open those mines.
One could easily speculate that China's "stockpiling" is so that they can again put US miners out of business with another round of dumping. However, that idea might be viewed by some as too cynical....
Fun fact: If you live in or near SoCal, you can go see this mine. It's right beside I-15 near the top of the hill near the Nipton exit (which IIRC is the last exit before entering Nevada). You can't see it very well from the freeway, but it's there.
Which means nothing if what they record is encrypted.
Not true. Remember the news a while ago about the new gigantic NSA facility in Utah?
Yeah. They're storing everything you say and do online. Been doing it for years. They're already able to crack most encryption. And twenty years from now, they'll be able to crack any encryption you used today.
There is literally no place to hide. If you truly want privacy, do NOT use the Internet. Don't use any cellular phones, either.
There is a proof of concept showing that the use of smart meters could reveal television usage
OH MY GOD!!
This is an outrage! I mean, it's not as if anyone driving by your house in a properly-equipped van can already know what you're watching by picking up the frequencies emitted by your TV receiver's local oscillator or anything...
Ah, thank you, Comrade, for explaining it to me. Now I love Big Brother. An extra ration of beets and vodka for you, for "educating" me!
And now, I must leave to attend the Occupy Wyatt Oil protest. That idiot sister of our glorious friend, James Taggart, is getting ready to kill half the population of Denver by running a train down that damned dangerous rail line of hers...
Again, none of the above is a subsidy. Handing half a billion dollars to a company to make solar panels, or ethanol, or windmills, or anything else that cannot possibly pay for itself, is a subsidy. Taking less of someone's money at the point of a gun (i.e., taxation) is not a subsidy.
Then if you raise costs at night vs the day, basic market economics will force even more usage during the day.
If you arbitrarily raise costs at night vs. the day (or in any other way, for that matter), you're not dealing with basic market economics. You're interfering with basic market economics.
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Your error is in assuming that any & all attackers would be from the outside.
Not a safe assumption.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the easiest way to spot a lackey. A doctor in what? Ah yes, gynaecology. That certainly has an overarching lack of relevance to the subject at hand
Dunno why this didn't occur to me before. It just hit me why Dr. Paul is so hated here on slashdot:
Ron Paul has actually SEEN a human vagina!
Not just one, but thousands of 'em! No wonder the /. crowd is so envious of him.
... Ron "Dr. No" Paul.
When he says "freedom", he really means it - as in freedom to oppress, freedom to fuck the individual, freedom to discriminate based on color and creed...
Nice Straw Man.
In the future, please consider criticizing what he has actually said and written, instead of using words put in his mouth by people who hate him.
Thanks in advance.
Oops. I had forgotten about that. You are correct, sir (I presume you're a sir).
I hereby amend my challenge to:
Name ONE thing Obama has wanted (besides preventing a President Hillary) that is actually good for the country.
Anyone with a clue knows what the government means by "net neutrality"
Not only that, but the story has been filtered through a journalist who is likely clueless. I wouldn't get my panties in a wad over Dr. Paul's words (without at least checking first to see what he actually meant) if I were you.
Uh... dude, have you actually READ the proposed "net neutrality" rules?
Hint: They have nothing to do with what you and I mean by "net neutrality." They're just a Government power-grab, and nothing else. THAT is what Dr. Paul opposes.
"anything Obama wants, we oppose, even if it was our idea first, even if it's good for the country.
Name ONE thing Obama has wanted that is actually good for the country.
Go ahead, I'm holding my breath waiting for it. Oh, wait a minute...
We pay attention to ron paul on slashdot because he is the source of >90% of the political groupthink here.
What? Are YOU new here?
Hint: The political groupthink here is WAAAAAAY to the left of Dr. Paul.
Yes, I published them. One year later.
When I was a sysadmin at a certain Bible college known for its weak security, I collected the password hashes of the students & faculty and ran them through a cracker (John the Ripper if I remember correctly), then sent out a mass email with the decrypted passwords, sorted by the amount of time it took to crack them.
Yeah, the majority of them were cracked within five seconds. Of course, I omitted the information on just whose passwords they were.
Dunno if it resulted in anyone actually doing something about their passwords though.
Since your post is marked Score: 4, Insightful it's probably correct
I wouldn't bank on that if I were you. I just had a particularly raucous joke of mine modded +3 Insightful in the last couple of days.
... will be a device that makes the girls' locker room walls invisible!
Mod parent up. I've been waiting to see someone post some actual facts on this issue, and this (above) is the first I've seen.
FACT: China spent years dumping rare earths into the US market below their cost, which drove all of the US RE mines out of business.
FACT: Then China started cutting back on their exports. Voila! Prices go up!
Do you see where this goes? Hint: it has nothing to do with the environment. That's a smoke screen. It's all about dominating the world supply, and that's the only thing it's about.
China's problem is, of course, that the US rare earth deposits are still here, in the ground. And with prices going back up to where they should be, US corps are starting to re-open those mines.
One could easily speculate that China's "stockpiling" is so that they can again put US miners out of business with another round of dumping. However, that idea might be viewed by some as too cynical....
Fun fact: If you live in or near SoCal, you can go see this mine. It's right beside I-15 near the top of the hill near the Nipton exit (which IIRC is the last exit before entering Nevada). You can't see it very well from the freeway, but it's there.
The Prophet has spoken. And that makes it true. Science has no meaning in a True Believer context.
Did you not click on the link? The Prophet clearly said that it shall be a trend that shall continue unto the generations. No need to wait.
O ye of little faith.
Sea levels stopped rising in 2008 and, according to some interpretations of the data, have actually been declining ever since.
I see that neither history nor economics were your strong subjects in school...
Everything is recorded.
Which means nothing if what they record is encrypted.
Not true. Remember the news a while ago about the new gigantic NSA facility in Utah?
Yeah. They're storing everything you say and do online. Been doing it for years. They're already able to crack most encryption. And twenty years from now, they'll be able to crack any encryption you used today.
There is literally no place to hide. If you truly want privacy, do NOT use the Internet. Don't use any cellular phones, either.
There is a proof of concept showing that the use of smart meters could reveal television usage
OH MY GOD!!
This is an outrage! I mean, it's not as if anyone driving by your house in a properly-equipped van can already know what you're watching by picking up the frequencies emitted by your TV receiver's local oscillator or anything...
Oh, wait a minute...
Ah, thank you, Comrade, for explaining it to me. Now I love Big Brother. An extra ration of beets and vodka for you, for "educating" me!
And now, I must leave to attend the Occupy Wyatt Oil protest. That idiot sister of our glorious friend, James Taggart, is getting ready to kill half the population of Denver by running a train down that damned dangerous rail line of hers...
Who is John Galt?
Again, none of the above is a subsidy. Handing half a billion dollars to a company to make solar panels, or ethanol, or windmills, or anything else that cannot possibly pay for itself, is a subsidy. Taking less of someone's money at the point of a gun (i.e., taxation) is not a subsidy.
Then if you raise costs at night vs the day, basic market economics will force even more usage during the day.
If you arbitrarily raise costs at night vs. the day (or in any other way, for that matter), you're not dealing with basic market economics. You're interfering with basic market economics.
The lack of a tax is not a subsidy.
None of which are subsidies.
Biofuels are heavily subsidized. Solar is heavily subsidized. Wind power is heavily subsidized.
The only subsidies the oil companies are getting are from the portion of their investments in the above (not so) "green" technologies.
I know of no actual subsidies for the oil / gas industry. And you obviously don't either.
Thanks for playing.
Yes, a "descriptive term" -- that just happens to "describe" someone as an admirer of...
...the subject of Godwin's Law.
As I said, thanks for playing.