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  1. Re:Ethics? Not on my watch on Library Journal Board Resigns On "Crisis of Conscience" After Swartz Death · · Score: 1

    You have to wear the wet boots though, if you are trying to shape them. ewww

  2. Re:evidence on CIA To Hand Over Drone Program To Pentagon? · · Score: 1

    I was the AC. You are an asshole[7], going by your remark.[5] It looks like you couldn't even read past the first paragraph before you started your reply.

    The President IS in charge and he can order the US Military anywhere at anytime.[1] There is no question about it. The US Army would just groan and rollout. '"Pulling out" of a war isn't like pulling out of the fat girl in your class after you prematurely....' Is your argument that it takes years for the US Military to leave? That cannot be true. Think about how much time it took to invade in the first place.[2] How long does it take to deploy thousands of troops and their support? Just days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_deployment_force and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Grenada_(1983) [4] However most of the deployed units were not RDF, their timelines are measured in weeks, especially non-coastal units who need to move equipment via rail/HET. Extreme speed requires air and that has a very limited capacity. Ships are slower but we're talking about the ability to move thousands of tanks, not just hundreds.

    (Warning, large PDF) http://csis.org/files/publication/090812_Cordesman_WithdrawalIraq_Web.pdf TL;DR the US is taking a very long time to leave in order to support Iraq. Against Iraq's wishes. [3]

    Here's a good reference for how much US Military are deployed and where: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_deployments

    Also, your ability to write a program to argue with me is in serious doubt.[6] I don't want to forget anything from that pyramid. [1] being top and [7] being bottom, btw.

    Have a nice weekend : ) Honestly man, you did come off as an ass.

  3. Re:Security is good now, but there's a reason for on Chrome OS Remains Undefeated At Pwnium 3 · · Score: 1

    I think the kids going through middle school now will be fine. When i was a kid there was no such thing as malware or fishing. It was worms and viruses. Spam was so rare that filters didn't exist. We didn't have wifi and didn't have to worry about wardrivers. The internet wasn't something you could carry in your pocket. We didn't have social media, we had Geocities.

    I agree with you that their concerns will be different. But i don't think it will lead to completely insecure programming.

  4. Re:Fundamentally Flawed on Chrome, Firefox, IE 10, Java, Win 8 All Hacked At Pwn2Own · · Score: 1

    I don't think a team would show up to crack OS X if they couldn't already do it at home. But a confirmation would be good!

  5. Re:First strike! on North Korea Threatens US With Preemptive Nuclear Strike · · Score: 1

    The war has never ended because they are STILL at war. There was never a peace treaty, only a truce. The South is always looking to help the North and make peace. Take a look at this and guess how many South Koreans will head north to join the NK Army: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KoreaAtNight20121205_NASA.png

  6. Re:Enforced With Kinect on EU To Vote On Proposal That Could Ban All Online Pornography · · Score: 1
  7. Re:Engineering isn't a secret club on 83-Year-Old Inventor Wins $40,000 3D Printing Competition · · Score: 1

    I think you changed the argument when you made engineers into scientists. He was trying to say that if you tried to get engineers to build a flying bumblebee-plane the engineers could only have used trial and error to figure it out. There was no existing solution for the problem they could template from.

  8. Re:Any person getting a government education... on $100 Million Student Database Worries Parents · · Score: 1

    If you're driving on a government funded road, i want to know where you are. Just so that i know you aren't speeding or being dangerous on roads i helped pay for : )

  9. Re:Reminds me of... on $100 Million Student Database Worries Parents · · Score: 1

    Digital medical records are great. You can visit any clinic or hospital that is wired up and they'll be able to access all your x-rays, notes, and prescriptions. Paper is fine though for people who've never moved and have a family doctor or something. I wouldn't be a fan if they sent parts of my record anywhere without my consent though.

  10. Re:Before all you blowhards cheer the Feds ... on Bradley Manning Makes Statement · · Score: 1

    The UCMJ only applies to the military.

  11. Re:"UP TO 1080p!" on Apple's Lightning-to-HDMI Dongle Secretly Packed With ARM, Airplay · · Score: 1

    >It's not a lie, it says "UP TO" 1080p. Mathematically speaking that's "less than or equal to (=)"

    More like "up to but not including" 1080p

  12. Re:And blaming Forbes on SpaceX Launching Dragon Capsule to ISS Today · · Score: 1

    Dude, an engine blew and it didn't take down the whole rocket. How does that not make your geek-bits excited?

  13. Re:Really? on Texas Declares War On Robots · · Score: 1

    The hard part would be figuring out how the heck it got into the Aquifer. You'd have to examine local property... with a drone maybe.

  14. Re:Travesty of Justice on Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To 10 Charges · · Score: 0

    It's the Uniform Code of Military Justice, not the normal US justice system. His pre-trial treatment sounds just like any other. You can't draw conclusions from the scraps that come out. "Had to stand naked each day outside the cell for inspection". That sounds like he was doing something that prompted them to visually see his body. Like if he was hurting himself or hiding things in his clothes (extra food and so on). We simply do not know and they won't say because "it violates his privacy."

    He may deserve a medal but i doubt it will be issued by the Organization he was serving at the time. All this will shake out in time and we'll find out what really happened.

  15. Re:the drone will be flying straight and level on Boeing Touts Fighter Jet To Rival F-35 — At Half the Price · · Score: 1

    You can navigate via inertia very well : )

  16. These idiots! on Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet · · Score: 1

    It's the price of your top tiers that customers don't have an interest in. 40$ is lowest tier for me. That is your rock bottom option, lol. I would love to get faster access but it just isn't worth paying for. A year ago i plotted a graph to show the sketchy ping time that their techs say is acceptable: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/tibman/cruft/ping_times.png

  17. Re:"Education" is itself flawed on A School in the Cloud · · Score: 0

    Self-taught is almost dirty to say though. "How did you learn that?" Oh, i taught myself on weekends. "Welp, we'll get someone with training in here soon." : /

  18. Re:Sums it up ... on DoJ Admits Aaron Swartz's Prosecution Was Political · · Score: 1

    1.6 bil rounds is enough to train on but they'll be out of ammo when your "one day" comes. Either that or their marksmanship will be piss-poor and little practicing militias will drive them into hiding. It takes a lot of ammo to train up a force.

  19. Re:So -- the terrorists win in the end on Software Lets Scientists Assemble DNA · · Score: 1

    oh, but this will be intelligently designed : P

  20. Re:no on Cryptography 'Becoming Less Important,' Adi Shamir Says · · Score: 1

    Cool but GNOME had not been released 15 years ago. I'm not even sure if the kernel had module support either. It just got ELF at the time, as an idea for kernel maturity. But getting the key would be a slick way in. Like leaving the keys to your house in the mailbox : /

  21. Re:no on Cryptography 'Becoming Less Important,' Adi Shamir Says · · Score: 1

    15 Years ago there were bugs in ssh?

  22. Re:Teamwork on Why Working Remotely Needs To Make a Comeback · · Score: 1

    Good argument. I'd settle for a little of both. Two office days a week seems plenty.

  23. Re:Teamwork on Why Working Remotely Needs To Make a Comeback · · Score: 1

    Takes a lot of hardware/software to do that right. Four people sharing one intercom is not a conversation, lol. Screen sharing works well when one person is a presenter only or if participants are allowed to take control temporarily (like a "here, let me show you").

  24. Re:Teamwork on Why Working Remotely Needs To Make a Comeback · · Score: 1

    Lol, yes. Mixing sales with dev is a disaster! "Made a sale! woo! *COWBELL*"

  25. Re:Teamwork on Why Working Remotely Needs To Make a Comeback · · Score: 1

    Most developers want quiet, like a library. Shove them all into rooms with doors. The social aspects can't be waved away as yammering idiocy. If a developer strikes up a conversation, it will be work related and pretty brief. Longer conversation and you two/three can go to a conference room and remote in to your work-stations.