All the providers who currently enjoy double-dipping the consumers ( once for Internet Access, again for Video Services ) are really starting to feel the sting as more and more folks are dropping traditional Cable and Satellite and moving to competing streaming services.
As a result, they're simply doing everything in their power ( at the cheapest possible cost ) to disrupt, destroy and / or prevent folks from utilizing competing services in the video market. They'll use every trick in the book before they're forced to do the obvious and upgrade their networks. Netflix currently burns about 3GB / hour for HD content and consumes a huge chunk of download bandwidth ( something like ~35% ). This number is only going to go up as more folks drop Cable and Satellite in record numbers, as well as future offerings of even higher resolutions ( 4k, 8k ).
Continuing to allow corporations to dictate the rules is why we're falling behind in Internet Availability and bandwidth offerings vs the rest of the World. While unpopular with the/. crowd, perhaps corporations should be forced to put X percentage of their profits back into the company to improve itself, instead of paying CEO's and execs more money than they could ever possibly spend in a dozen lifetimes.:|
Do ISP's in other countries have these issues or is it just the profits-above-all-else mentality of American corporations that are keeping us in the Internet Stone Age ?
The FCC needs to bring out the biggest hammer they have and use it. They need to split those companies who are both Internet Provider and Content Provider into separate entities. Watch how fast those data caps and grey-area network tricks vanish when their own video streaming services suffer due to the same bandwidth limitations everyone else must endure. The whole " What's good for the Goose " argument as it were.
I'm ( like many others ) personally DONE with paying $$$ for a dozen Jesus channels, another dozen shopping channels, two dozen channels in languages I don't even speak, sports packages I don't care about, extra fees for the privilege of HD, and rental fees for each receiver and / or DVR. I was basically paying ~$100 / month for maybe 3-4 channels that I watched. F*ck that.
Even if they manage to destroy the streaming Video revolution, I'll never return to the Cable / Satellite teat.
They finally gave up trying to figure out who the person is behind the name. So, they're gonna try a million dollar piece of cheese to see if they'll bite:D
Well, here's the problem with all of this: this was a treaty America wanted, actively pushed it as being important, and allowed industry to write most of it (like all US laws and treaties are written by industry).
America pushed this on the rest of the world, not the other way around.
If there's a treaty expanding copyright terms and otherwise giving corporations the upper hand, it's being championed by Americans, and pushed on other countries.
Sorry, but this is hardly the first treaty the US has championed which only serves corporate interests. And the rest of the world has no sympathy when Americans suddenly say how bad this treaty is -- because it's your government who pushed for it.
Your government has been so thoroughly coopted to serve the interests of huge multinationals, you should be yelling at your own politicians, instead of acting tough by saying you'll grow a pair and tell the world this is an unfair treaty. We already know this.
Why do Americans keep thinking this is being done to you by other countries? It's your own politicians who drive this crap.
So don't whine about your sovereignty, because this is what the rest of the world has been dealing with for years. And it usually is the US threatening trade sanctions if we don't give up OUR sovereignty for YOUR interests.
Cry us a river, you're not the only ones getting fucked over here. But you have been driving the bus.
**************
Let's get a few things out in the open:
1) This thing ( as are most things worth knowing ) was kept secret from everyone including those Americans you seem to rather enjoy putting all the blame on. * 2) For non-Americans, does your government listen to you ? Can you talk, call, or email your Representative and actually make a difference ?
Yeah, us either. There are only two ways to get noticed:
A) Extreme Violence will get everyone's attention. Make sure what you need to say is short, because your life is going to be a rather short one as well. B) Extreme amounts of money to buy any legislation you want
If you wield neither method, you're just another peon in a sea of peons that will never have a voice.
So guess who our Representatives DO listen to ? Yep, the very same corporations who both wrote the draft and will benefit from it.
So, I'm curious. Short of an armed revolution, what would you propose we Americans** do to remedy this situation ? Seeing as how our government doesn't bother listening to anyone other than their Sugar Daddy corporations with unlimited funding, I am truly curious as to what steps you would recommend taking. I know ! Maybe we should do another Occupy Movement ! Because that worked out so well the last time we tried it:|
Tip: Protests are a laughable waste of time as evidenced by the aforementioned Occupy Movement. Once they tire of your silliness, they'll declare you to be a hazard, terrorist, nun-killer, whatever and remove you and your fellow protesters by force. Resist, and watch them grin ear-to-ear as any restrictions they may have had are removed and their behavior turns lethal.
* The American Government does not represent the will of the people any longer. Hasn't for a long time. Anyone claiming otherwise is naive.
**The extremely small fraction of the populace that even still gives a shit are far outnumbered by those that do not. As their votes are just as powerful as mine, Quantity > Quality. We lose. Every. F*cking. Time.
So, to conclude, make sure you understand where the f*cking blame really sits and that the American Government represents only the American Government in all matters. They could give two shits about what anyone else thinks. ( Including their own citizens )
Cloud insecurity is similar in scope to large corporation security. The more folks have access to your hardware or your network, the less secure it becomes.
Sure it may have stellar PHYSICAL security, but your systems are merely one cash payment to an employee ( that you didn't get to screen ) who has a debt problem away from compromise.
At least if you own the data center and the hardware, you get to pick the employees and what level of access they will have to it.
In " The Cloud ", those choices are no longer made by you or even your company. You just have to hope your Cloud Provider is up to the task.
That said, I think I would keep my hardware and data under my direct control.
But I'm pretty sure that the majority of folks who voted for Obama the past two elections, did so on his claims that he was going to fix everything that was evil / corrupt / wrong with government and the previous administration. We all know how that turned out:| He was SUPPOSED to be " THE ONE " to set everything straight. Get America back on track. Make it great again. . . . . . wait . . . any of this stuff sound familiar ? From current candidates perhaps ?:|
Yeah, same rhetoric. Every four years. Same lies. Same outcomes. And nothing ever changes for the better. Hasn't for decades.
That whole " Definition of Insanity " thing comes to mind here . . . .
So basically, all the Obama administration did ( and while I'm picking on Obama because that was the platform he ran on . . . Hope and Change, this applies to pretty much all administrations past, present and future ) was show voters just how naive it is to believe anything that comes out of a politicians / candidates mouth.
( Most of the older voters have given up on the system long ago, so this mostly applies to the younger, inexperienced voting crowd )
The problem is, the way the system is setup, there is an infinite amount of fresh, first time gullible voters to draw upon.
There is no such thing as a fair trial when the prosecution can use any number of trump cards to ensure things go their way.
The big one being the State Secrets Privilege. Since all of the evidence is classified ( and the majority of it at Secret / TS level ) there is no way on the planet the intelligence community is going to allow that material to be presented in a courtroom. If you're unable to use any of the smoking gun evidence you've collected in your defense, I'm curious how you would consider the trial to be a fair one ?
To wit:
The state secrets privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. Application of the privilege results in exclusion of evidence from a legal case based solely on affidavits submitted by the government stating that court proceedings might disclose sensitive information which might endanger national security.
More evidence for the " Wait till it's been out at least a year and it's $20 on Steam before picking it up " argument.
Never, ever pre-order anything. Ever.
I wouldn't even give a new game a serious look until at least six months have passed. For the sole purpose of ensuring the game is playable, the servers aren't overloaded ( if an online game ) and the majority of the game killing bugs are located and remedied.
My life isn't over if I don't get to play a game on release day. In fact, now that I think about it, my life is a whole lot less stressful if I wait and play it later.
You gain / maintain respect by ensuring those wearing the uniform of a Law Enforcement agency act like professionals instead of thugs.
You solidify that respect by bringing down the hammer on those unfit to wear that uniform and you do it publicly.
You SHOW the people that criminal and thuggish behavior will not be tolerated by those in uniform. A zero tolerance policy to remove the idiots and a better screening process to remove them from the pool before they're even hired.
Yes, they deal with monsters from time to time. Becoming one to deal with them quickly blurs the line between protectors and predators.
That line is already so blurry that most don't trust any police because we can't differentiate between the professional and the thug.
You want your respect, trust and peace back ? Begin by clearing your ranks of those who can't seem to live up to the professional standards of those who wore that uniform back when it meant something.
just maybe, they are in those lovely parts of the US of A where they can't get decent broadband. You know, where the big pipe providers skipped because it wouldn't be profitable or promised a fiber rollout for everyone and didn't deliver.
With this in mind, perhaps tethering is their only access to the net. Or, they're running a cellular enabled router ( Like say a Cisco 819 ) to provide a household with net access.
So while it's possible someone is watching Netflix via their phone, or streaming music 25 hours a day, 8 days a week, don't rule out the possibility that, due to the carriers greed, their phone may be one of the few options they have.
Allow me to introduce you to the ships gyro. Also referred to as a stable element.
It's the reference plane the fire control systems utilize while plotting a firing solution for the ships guns.
Some of the older manned directors also referenced them and kept the director perfectly stable even in rough seas. Was the best place to be in the event you and the pitching seas didn't get along:)
In order for officers to earn their Surface Warfare badge, they will have a turn playing Officer of the Deck while underway at some point. ( I assume the sub-surface fleet has similar requirements )
Contrary to popular belief, the Captain is not on the bridge guiding the ship 24/7.
The housings holding critical systems are very well shielded and shock isolated. In fact, some of the housings around the system I worked on were LEAD LINED. They take their shielding fairly seriously:)
"In the event that we had to go into a national emergency, we would probably have to shut the GPS down because it can be used by potential enemies," says retired Navy Capt. Terry Carraway."
When the shit hits the fan against a capable enemy ( cough. . . China . . . cough ) the first thing they're going to do is target all satellites considered military assets. GPS, Sigint and recon systems will be the first to go down.
If you, or your weapons, rely too heavily on such things, the War will be a very short one.
There is a very good reason modern weapons systems still have alternate guidance systems. In a GPS denied environment, they would be useless without them.
with anything else and all of a sudden it's a non-story.
Toddler consumed $chemical and died. Child electocuted themselves after sticking a fork in a wall socket and died. Child found dead floating in pool. Kid found X in house, did Y with it and, yup, died.
Why does the method matter ?
No one seems to give a shit unless a gun is involved. Then, all of a sudden, it's time for another anti-gun crusade event of the week.
Sure, lock the guns up if you have kids. Teach them to respect them when they're old enough. No issues and is common sense for 99% of parents out there.
I wonder if the folks who came up with this story realizes that an alternate fix for children injuring themselves with guns is not to have children. . . . . .
I mean, think of the children:) Less children equates to less child related injuries or death.
In your mind, guns ARE the problem. Removing them from society, even though 99% of owners have never done anything wrong, is your magic fix for the problem.
The rest of us try to make you all see reason in that guns, like anything else humans have used to kill each other over our entire existence, are nothing more than tools. How they're used is solely up to the wielder of said tool. However, you seem to ignore this fact every single time some bat-shit-crazy individual goes out and shoots up a bus full of Nuns, or a schoolyard, a workplace, or whatever. It's the GUNS fault. Each and every time.
Yet ( and this is where your hypocrisy really shines ) anytime the shooting starts, what is the very first thing you do ?
You dial 911.
Which you know will do what ?
IT BRINGS A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WITH GUNS TO THE SCENE. The relevant part of that sentence being " WITH GUNS ". Don't even go down the path of " Well they're properly trained to use them " because we're not talking about the wielder are we ? We're talking about the tool. Remember, to you all, it's the gun. Not the person behind it.
So to all of you who seem to think guns are the problem and not the people wielding them, how do you justify calling the police for help ? Knowing they're going to be bringing lots of guns with them. Remember, to you all, it's not the people, it's without a doubt the GUN that's the problem which is why you want them all banned.
So, I have to ask. Which is it ?
Are guns really the problem or do you think it might just be guns in the hands of the wrong type of person that might be our issue here ? Because if you think it's ok to call the police ( who will be bringing lots of guns with them ) then you can't possibly deny that, in the hands of the right people, guns can actually save lives.
Afterthought: This will probably nuke my karma into oblivion but I don't really care. The folks who think banning something like a firearm will magically make everyone get along and the killings will stop just makes absolutely no sense to me. Mankind has been killing each other en masse since the dawn of time for various reasons using various tools. I don't see us stopping that behavior anytime soon unless we nuke each other into sub-atomic particles. The bright side of nuking everything would be the majority of your gun violence would stop:D
"So what you're saying is, there's basically zero chance of you ever being able to use your gun in the defense of anyone/anything. So why bother?"
Because 99% of violent interactions aren't mass shooting style scenarios ? The lone idiot or duo that decides they want my wallet or high dollar camera gear will find out what a clear line of sight shot looks like pretty quickly.
Pro tip: If you're out in public with a $15k camera / lens combo, you had best follow some rules.
1) Situational awareness at all times 2) Be armed 3) Be polite, but plan for the what-ifs if an encounter goes stupid
"Japan, Europe, both gun free zones, both with far less deaths.
Is it that difficult to get that guns kill??? Really??"
Mexico has VERY strict rules / laws about who can own a firearm and what type.
It doesn't seem to deter much of the homicides by firearm there now does it ?
Not to point out the obvious, but guns are no more responsible for death than computers are for kiddie porn.
99.9% of folks use computers with no problems, yet you would be ok with banning them because of what the.1% do with them ?
Replace " guns " with anything else and apply your ban logic to it. Alcohol, computers, cars, knowledge, etc. Does it work ?
Have you figured out yet that the tool is neutral ? It's the meatbag behind the device that's the issue. Why that is so difficult for you to understand is beyond my ability to explain.
Tell you what, throw your computer / phone away and never use them again. Not for anything YOU might do with it, rather what teh evil haxxors or kiddie porn collectors do with them. Since it's impossible to tell if you'll use it within the bounds of the law, or someday take a liking to underage porn, we should ban your use of it, regardless of how inconvenient it may be, just to satisfy your line of thinking.:|
Because all of the law abiding folks aren't carrying a weapon. See definition of " gun-free " zone.
It's unlikely you've ever seen a criminal intent on shooting everything up walk up to the front door, note the gun-free zone sign, and walk away muttering about how one can be a criminal these days with all the damn laws . . . .
Considering the aggressor isn't some government trained assassin, then everyone on site is on equal footing with firearm proficiency if they're carrying one.
They are at a significant disadvantage against an armed opponent if they are not.
I can spend the time to manually type in a few hundred lines of configuration data for a Router / Switch for every device I manage.
or
I can spend the time to build an app or program that will effectively build the same configuration for me, guaranteed error free. I need only change the unique data for the site which can be done prior to the program launching.
So, if my employer is tracking how much I type or how many windows I click on in a day*, which of the two above scenarios is the more efficient methods of getting a job done ? Because I didn't sit for three days straight and manually configure these systems, then I'm not as productive ?
Heh. I'll say again, metrics are rarely accurate enough to base decisions on by themselves.
*Which is really easy to fudge with a simple script or program.
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All the providers who currently enjoy double-dipping the consumers ( once for Internet Access, again for Video Services ) are really starting to feel the sting as more and more folks are dropping traditional Cable and Satellite and moving to competing streaming services.
As a result, they're simply doing everything in their power ( at the cheapest possible cost ) to disrupt, destroy and / or prevent folks from utilizing competing services in the video market. They'll use every trick in the book before they're forced to do the obvious and upgrade their networks. Netflix currently burns about 3GB / hour for HD content and consumes a huge chunk of download bandwidth ( something like ~35% ). This number is only going to go up as more folks drop Cable and Satellite in record numbers, as well as future offerings of even higher resolutions ( 4k, 8k ).
Continuing to allow corporations to dictate the rules is why we're falling behind in Internet Availability and bandwidth offerings vs the rest of the World. While unpopular with the /. crowd, perhaps corporations should be forced to put X percentage of their profits back into the company to improve itself, instead of paying CEO's and execs more money than they could ever possibly spend in a dozen lifetimes. :|
Do ISP's in other countries have these issues or is it just the profits-above-all-else mentality of American corporations that are keeping us in the Internet Stone Age ?
The FCC needs to bring out the biggest hammer they have and use it. They need to split those companies who are both Internet Provider and Content Provider into separate entities. Watch how fast those data caps and grey-area network tricks vanish when their own video streaming services suffer due to the same bandwidth limitations everyone else must endure. The whole " What's good for the Goose " argument as it were.
I'm ( like many others ) personally DONE with paying $$$ for a dozen Jesus channels, another dozen shopping channels, two dozen channels in languages I don't even speak, sports packages I don't care about, extra fees for the privilege of HD, and rental fees for each receiver and / or DVR. I was basically paying ~$100 / month for maybe 3-4 channels that I watched. F*ck that.
Even if they manage to destroy the streaming Video revolution, I'll never return to the Cable / Satellite teat.
" It's a trap "
They finally gave up trying to figure out who the person is behind the name. So, they're gonna try a million dollar piece of cheese to see if they'll bite :D
Well, here's the problem with all of this: this was a treaty America wanted, actively pushed it as being important, and allowed industry to write most of it (like all US laws and treaties are written by industry).
America pushed this on the rest of the world, not the other way around.
If there's a treaty expanding copyright terms and otherwise giving corporations the upper hand, it's being championed by Americans, and pushed on other countries.
Sorry, but this is hardly the first treaty the US has championed which only serves corporate interests. And the rest of the world has no sympathy when Americans suddenly say how bad this treaty is -- because it's your government who pushed for it.
Your government has been so thoroughly coopted to serve the interests of huge multinationals, you should be yelling at your own politicians, instead of acting tough by saying you'll grow a pair and tell the world this is an unfair treaty. We already know this.
Why do Americans keep thinking this is being done to you by other countries? It's your own politicians who drive this crap.
So don't whine about your sovereignty, because this is what the rest of the world has been dealing with for years. And it usually is the US threatening trade sanctions if we don't give up OUR sovereignty for YOUR interests.
Cry us a river, you're not the only ones getting fucked over here. But you have been driving the bus.
**************
Let's get a few things out in the open:
1) This thing ( as are most things worth knowing ) was kept secret from everyone including those Americans you seem to rather enjoy putting all the blame on. *
2) For non-Americans, does your government listen to you ? Can you talk, call, or email your Representative and actually make a difference ?
Yeah, us either. There are only two ways to get noticed:
A) Extreme Violence will get everyone's attention. Make sure what you need to say is short, because your life is going to be a rather short one as well.
B) Extreme amounts of money to buy any legislation you want
If you wield neither method, you're just another peon in a sea of peons that will never have a voice.
So guess who our Representatives DO listen to ? Yep, the very same corporations who both wrote the draft and will benefit from it.
So, I'm curious. Short of an armed revolution, what would you propose we Americans** do to remedy this situation ? Seeing as how our government doesn't bother listening to anyone other than their Sugar Daddy corporations with unlimited funding, I am truly curious as to what steps you would recommend taking. :|
I know ! Maybe we should do another Occupy Movement ! Because that worked out so well the last time we tried it
Tip: Protests are a laughable waste of time as evidenced by the aforementioned Occupy Movement. Once they tire of your silliness, they'll declare you to be a hazard, terrorist, nun-killer, whatever and remove you and your fellow protesters by force. Resist, and watch them grin ear-to-ear as any restrictions they may have had are removed and their behavior turns lethal.
* The American Government does not represent the will of the people any longer. Hasn't for a long time. Anyone claiming otherwise is naive.
**The extremely small fraction of the populace that even still gives a shit are far outnumbered by those that do not. As their votes are just as powerful as mine, Quantity > Quality. We lose. Every. F*cking. Time.
So, to conclude, make sure you understand where the f*cking blame really sits and that the American Government represents only the American Government in all matters. They could give two shits about what anyone else thinks. ( Including their own citizens )
Cloud insecurity is similar in scope to large corporation security. The more folks have access to your hardware or your network, the less secure it becomes.
Sure it may have stellar PHYSICAL security, but your systems are merely one cash payment to an employee ( that you didn't get to screen ) who has a debt problem away from compromise.
At least if you own the data center and the hardware, you get to pick the employees and what level of access they will have to it.
In " The Cloud ", those choices are no longer made by you or even your company. You just have to hope your Cloud Provider is up to the task.
That said, I think I would keep my hardware and data under my direct control.
Perhaps.
But I'm pretty sure that the majority of folks who voted for Obama the past two elections, did so on his claims that he was going to fix everything that was evil / corrupt / wrong with government and the previous administration. We all know how that turned out :| He was SUPPOSED to be " THE ONE " to set everything straight. Get America back on track. Make it great again. . . . . . wait . . . any of this stuff sound familiar ? From current candidates perhaps ? :|
Yeah, same rhetoric. Every four years. Same lies. Same outcomes. And nothing ever changes for the better. Hasn't for decades.
That whole " Definition of Insanity " thing comes to mind here . . . .
So basically, all the Obama administration did ( and while I'm picking on Obama because that was the platform he ran on . . . Hope and Change, this applies to pretty much all administrations past, present and future ) was show voters just how naive it is to believe anything that comes out of a politicians / candidates mouth.
( Most of the older voters have given up on the system long ago, so this mostly applies to the younger, inexperienced voting crowd )
The problem is, the way the system is setup, there is an infinite amount of fresh, first time gullible voters to draw upon.
There is also no guarantee the remaining 10 bytes contains anything meaningful.
Those who utilize one time pad systems will typically fill parts or even most of a message with nulls.
There is no such thing as a fair trial when the prosecution can use any number of trump cards to ensure things go their way.
The big one being the State Secrets Privilege. Since all of the evidence is classified ( and the majority of it at Secret / TS level ) there is no way on the planet the intelligence community is going to allow that material to be presented in a courtroom. If you're unable to use any of the smoking gun evidence you've collected in your defense, I'm curious how you would consider the trial to be a fair one ?
To wit:
The state secrets privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. Application of the privilege results in exclusion of evidence from a legal case based solely on affidavits submitted by the government stating that court proceedings might disclose sensitive information which might endanger national security.
More evidence for the " Wait till it's been out at least a year and it's $20 on Steam before picking it up " argument.
Never, ever pre-order anything. Ever.
I wouldn't even give a new game a serious look until at least six months have passed. For the sole purpose of ensuring the game is playable, the servers aren't overloaded ( if an online game ) and the majority of the game killing bugs are located and remedied.
My life isn't over if I don't get to play a game on release day. In fact, now that I think about it, my life is a whole lot less stressful if I wait and play it later.
You gain / maintain respect by ensuring those wearing the uniform of a Law Enforcement agency act like professionals instead of thugs.
You solidify that respect by bringing down the hammer on those unfit to wear that uniform and you do it publicly.
You SHOW the people that criminal and thuggish behavior will not be tolerated by those in uniform. A zero tolerance policy to remove the idiots and a better screening process to remove them from the pool before they're even hired.
Yes, they deal with monsters from time to time. Becoming one to deal with them quickly blurs the line between protectors and predators.
That line is already so blurry that most don't trust any police because we can't differentiate between the professional and the thug.
You want your respect, trust and peace back ? Begin by clearing your ranks of those who can't seem to live up to the professional standards of those who wore that uniform back when it meant something.
just maybe, they are in those lovely parts of the US of A where they can't get decent broadband. You know, where the big pipe providers skipped because it wouldn't be profitable or promised a fiber rollout for everyone and didn't deliver.
With this in mind, perhaps tethering is their only access to the net. Or, they're running a cellular enabled router ( Like say a Cisco 819 ) to provide a household with net access.
So while it's possible someone is watching Netflix via their phone, or streaming music 25 hours a day, 8 days a week, don't rule out the possibility that, due to the carriers greed, their phone may be one of the few options they have.
Allow me to introduce you to the ships gyro. Also referred to as a stable element.
It's the reference plane the fire control systems utilize while plotting a firing solution for the ships guns.
Some of the older manned directors also referenced them and kept the director perfectly stable even in rough seas. Was the best place to be in the event you and the pitching seas didn't get along :)
Yes they do. In fact more than one. A secondary conn and even a third deep inside the ship.
In order for officers to earn their Surface Warfare badge, they will have a turn playing Officer of the Deck while underway at some point. ( I assume the sub-surface fleet has similar requirements )
Contrary to popular belief, the Captain is not on the bridge guiding the ship 24/7.
They're not that fragile.
The housings holding critical systems are very well shielded and shock isolated. In fact, some of the housings around the system I worked on were LEAD LINED. They take their shielding fairly seriously :)
Source: Ex Fire Control type
"In the event that we had to go into a national emergency, we would probably have to shut the GPS down because it can be used by potential enemies," says retired Navy Capt. Terry Carraway."
When the shit hits the fan against a capable enemy ( cough. . . China . . . cough ) the first thing they're going to do is target all satellites considered military assets. GPS, Sigint and recon systems will be the first to go down.
If you, or your weapons, rely too heavily on such things, the War will be a very short one.
There is a very good reason modern weapons systems still have alternate guidance systems. In a GPS denied environment, they would be useless without them.
and reveals the true hypocracy of those making the rules.
We must have access to all communications ! No encryption ! We must keep you all safe from $badguys !
Wait a minute. . . you can't spy on me too ! These rules are for the peasants, not the nobles. . . .
WATCH how fast these people work to ensure their own privacy remains intact whilst they continue to allow surveillance on pretty much everyone else.
C'mon guys, you know the saying !
" What's good for the goose. . . is good for the gander. "
with anything else and all of a sudden it's a non-story.
Toddler consumed $chemical and died. Child electocuted themselves after sticking a fork in a wall socket and died. Child found dead floating in pool. Kid found X in house, did Y with it and, yup, died.
Why does the method matter ?
No one seems to give a shit unless a gun is involved. Then, all of a sudden, it's time for another anti-gun crusade event of the week.
Sure, lock the guns up if you have kids. Teach them to respect them when they're old enough. No issues and is common sense for 99% of parents out there.
I wonder if the folks who came up with this story realizes that an alternate fix for children injuring themselves with guns is not to have children. . . . . .
I mean, think of the children :) Less children equates to less child related injuries or death.
I suppose walking about with a dongle sized piece of hardware is a bit more subtle than toting around a microwave attached to a backpack. :D
In your mind, guns ARE the problem. Removing them from society, even though 99% of owners have never done anything wrong, is your magic fix for the problem.
The rest of us try to make you all see reason in that guns, like anything else humans have used to kill each other over our entire existence, are nothing more than tools. How they're used is solely up to the wielder of said tool. However, you seem to ignore this fact every single time some bat-shit-crazy individual goes out and shoots up a bus full of Nuns, or a schoolyard, a workplace, or whatever. It's the GUNS fault. Each and every time.
Yet ( and this is where your hypocrisy really shines ) anytime the shooting starts, what is the very first thing you do ?
You dial 911.
Which you know will do what ?
IT BRINGS A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WITH GUNS TO THE SCENE. The relevant part of that sentence being " WITH GUNS ".
Don't even go down the path of " Well they're properly trained to use them " because we're not talking about the wielder are we ? We're talking about the tool. Remember, to you all, it's the gun. Not the person behind it.
So to all of you who seem to think guns are the problem and not the people wielding them, how do you justify calling the police for help ? Knowing they're going to be bringing lots of guns with them. Remember, to you all, it's not the people, it's without a doubt the GUN that's the problem which is why you want them all banned.
So, I have to ask. Which is it ?
Are guns really the problem or do you think it might just be guns in the hands of the wrong type of person that might be our issue here ? Because if you think it's ok to call the police ( who will be bringing lots of guns with them ) then you can't possibly deny that, in the hands of the right people, guns can actually save lives.
Afterthought: This will probably nuke my karma into oblivion but I don't really care. The folks who think banning something like a firearm will magically make everyone get along and the killings will stop just makes absolutely no sense to me. Mankind has been killing each other en masse since the dawn of time for various reasons using various tools. I don't see us stopping that behavior anytime soon unless we nuke each other into sub-atomic particles. The bright side of nuking everything would be the majority of your gun violence would stop :D
"So what you're saying is, there's basically zero chance of you ever being able to use your gun in the defense of anyone/anything. So why bother?"
Because 99% of violent interactions aren't mass shooting style scenarios ? The lone idiot or duo that decides they want my wallet or high dollar camera gear will find out what a clear line of sight shot looks like pretty quickly.
Pro tip: If you're out in public with a $15k camera / lens combo, you had best follow some rules.
1) Situational awareness at all times
2) Be armed
3) Be polite, but plan for the what-ifs if an encounter goes stupid
"Japan, Europe, both gun free zones, both with far less deaths.
Is it that difficult to get that guns kill??? Really??"
Mexico has VERY strict rules / laws about who can own a firearm and what type.
It doesn't seem to deter much of the homicides by firearm there now does it ?
Not to point out the obvious, but guns are no more responsible for death than computers are for kiddie porn.
99.9% of folks use computers with no problems, yet you would be ok with banning them because of what the .1% do with them ?
Replace " guns " with anything else and apply your ban logic to it. Alcohol, computers, cars, knowledge, etc. Does it work ?
Have you figured out yet that the tool is neutral ? It's the meatbag behind the device that's the issue. Why that is so difficult for you to understand is beyond my ability to explain.
Tell you what, throw your computer / phone away and never use them again. Not for anything YOU might do with it, rather what teh evil haxxors or kiddie porn collectors do with them. Since it's impossible to tell if you'll use it within the bounds of the law, or someday take a liking to underage porn, we should ban your use of it, regardless of how inconvenient it may be, just to satisfy your line of thinking. :|
Nope.
Because all of the law abiding folks aren't carrying a weapon. See definition of " gun-free " zone.
It's unlikely you've ever seen a criminal intent on shooting everything up walk up to the front door, note the gun-free zone sign, and walk away muttering about how one can be a criminal these days with all the damn laws . . . .
Considering the aggressor isn't some government trained assassin, then everyone on site is on equal footing with firearm proficiency if they're carrying one.
They are at a significant disadvantage against an armed opponent if they are not.
I gotta take a moment to point this out.
The only places where " gun-free " zones work are those places where people with guns are onsite to enforce it. ( Eg: Your courtroom example )
Thus, the declaration of something being " gun-free " is pretty much meaningless unless there is someone there with a gun to enforce it.
Ironic no ?
Case in point.
I can spend the time to manually type in a few hundred lines of configuration data for a Router / Switch for every device I manage.
or
I can spend the time to build an app or program that will effectively build the same configuration for me, guaranteed error free. I need
only change the unique data for the site which can be done prior to the program launching.
So, if my employer is tracking how much I type or how many windows I click on in a day*, which of the two above scenarios is the more
efficient methods of getting a job done ? Because I didn't sit for three days straight and manually configure these systems, then I'm not
as productive ?
Heh. I'll say again, metrics are rarely accurate enough to base decisions on by themselves.
*Which is really easy to fudge with a simple script or program.