I would eat some mummy meat. I bet it might be tasty.
Heh. In more practical terms, it would be cool to figure out what went into making this meat. We could eat ancient Egyptian meat, much in the same way that we enjoy Midas Touch from Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales.
I wish I had mod points. The only thing I would add to this is:
1. The cost of keeping people in prison and the rise of the prison-industrial complex. People make millions off of other Americans' misery.
2. The absolute disgrace of sentencing CHILDREN to adult prison. No attempt at rehabilitation. No effort made to protect their freedoms - which is unconscionable, as we remove their rights to pursue their particular happiness.
The prison system in the United States should make each and every one of us physically ill.
I did not say it was OK. I said they can. It is not unconstitutional for them to do this. Your indignation is amusing though. I agree with you. It's a stupid move, particularly the getting caught part.
A capture rate of 100% is unreasonable. By definition, every document is grabbed and analyzed. It is unreasonable because there is no reason for the seizure of the documents. There must be a reason for the necessary warrant in order to capture of the documents.
The government's behavior in that manner is completely contrary to the protections laid out in the 4th Amendment. Anyone who disagrees with this is wrong, full stop. As there is no war declared, there can no national security argument to be made to override the Constitution. Until we repeal the 4th, a capture rate of 100% is unconstitutional because there is no specific warrant process. The judiciary may not exempt themselves form the warrant process, nor may the Congress pass a law declaring warrants unnecessary - the Constitution overrides both these actions (or inactions).
Thank you for calling me out about the moron part. But respectfully, I disagree with you. I will not be kind, nor civil to someone who disagrees with me on this point of Constitutional interpretation. Anyone who trades freedom for security (in peacetime) is wrong - morally, ethically, and practically. As there is no declaration of war, these Government actions are illegal and the support of these actions traitorous. The people who enacted these warrantless programs should be tried, found guilty, and then places in jail / banished / put to death / pardoned (pardoning would be best, much as Ford pardoned Nixon).
I'm not sure this is a troll. Disagreeing with a moron is not a reason to mod someone down.
That being said, the NSA can spy as much as they want on foreign countries. However, the people have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. The emails and faxes definitively qualify as papers and effects. The 100% capture of these constitutes an unreasonable search and seizure. The NSA has prima facie been violating the 4th Amendment of the Constitution. Their actions are unconstitutional. It's as simple as that.
No man can be a traitor for upholding or protecting the Constitution, which is what Snowden did.
He was a craptastic Khan. Khan is supposed to be menacing and be able to sell Chryslers. Cumberbatch can barely sell Fords and is about as menacing as a hummus and wheat sandwich.
I think I played this one. It's the one where the power company turns everyone into mutants and a blond haired Bruce Campbell goes around cracking wise and blowing up the mutants.
I disagree. MIT was involved. They did not step back from the process. They allowed the process to occur, knowing that the boy would end up in jail, dead, or both.
By doing nothing, MIT implicitly condoned the prosecutor's infamous behavior. Neutrality was a pocket signature. They knew this and they persisted in their inaction.
Even after the death of a person, MIT's refusal to condemn its actions shows a lack of moral courage. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Absolutely to this and some more besides. Austen was, particularly in Persuasion, mocking the very society that read her books.
Further, her ideas of the novel as an internal monologue were revolutionary. Before Austen (ok and maybe Murasaki in some sort of weird lost art way), novels were based on action rather than ego.
Austen is a British treasure. She definitely belongs on the bill.
Oh, absolutely. They also tried like hell to sink an American ship back in the 60s. The US will forgive Israel anything, as long as Congressmen can count on the pro-Israeli lobby.
Hmmm. The fact that most (or all) Lenovo chief executives are Communists is not a legitimate concern? Heh. At the end of the day, Lenovo is owned and run by the CCP. That alone is a reason for concern.
I somewhat agree with this post. Psychohistory is an excellent way to explain algorithms, credit reports, economics, sociology, and other modern statistical sciences. We have gotten quite good at this and it's nice to be able to take a step back and realize what we are actually doing.
Nevertheless, I am correct. I have a couple of smartphones that I am responsible for. One is a Nexus 4. Quadcore Snapdragon, 2 gigs of ram. That is approximately equivalent to an out of box Dell or HP from about 5 years ago. The other is a Galaxy S2. Not as good, but still decent enough to get the job done. Maybe equivalent to a second generation P4 like I used to run about 7 years ago.
"Now Stargoat," you'll say to me, "Those are really outdated and cannot run modern applications. Also, you're a horse deer."
Yes. They are outdated - kind of. I, and most users, have no need to run advanced photo imaging, or modern games. I can get a PC or Playstation for that. What I need to do is run some software in a business environment, including putty, Windows emulator, MS office, Youtube, Outlook Web Access (or some sort of slim Outlook), etc. My Nexus 4 can do all of that quite easily.
"But Stargoat, that still is not good enough for the home gamer, which is why most people buy home PCs."
Correct. But Microsoft's core business model is B2B. They seem licenses for PCs for Fortune 500 Companies. That's where their bread and butter is. And those companies, when they figure out they can eliminate buying hardware AND at the same time make their users' lives easier, are going to jump all over that bandwagon.
"Ah Ha, you did not think of security, Stargoat."
Yes, I did not. A PC is much stronger in this regard. It's large and difficult to take out of an office. However, laptops have this same problem, and it has been easily overcome. Smartphones can (and should) be encrypted. Even today, applications exist that apply GPO style forced permissions to smartphones. These will grow in ubiquitousness. I find I am unconcerned about security as it is an easily overcome problem.
"Stargoat, I need a large hard drive to store my files. And I need to be able to create DVDs and other stuff."
Servers can do this now. As can attached USB drives. This is not in any way something that is a detriment my phone dock concept. The phone dock could even contain a separate GPU to improve output.
"I see, Stargoat. You're right. I was posting before thinking. You're not a horse deer."
That's OK. Let's all do our best together and be friends.
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That's funny. Pheasants also freak out at my 16 gauge.
I would eat some mummy meat. I bet it might be tasty.
Heh. In more practical terms, it would be cool to figure out what went into making this meat. We could eat ancient Egyptian meat, much in the same way that we enjoy Midas Touch from Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales.
I wish I had mod points. The only thing I would add to this is:
1. The cost of keeping people in prison and the rise of the prison-industrial complex. People make millions off of other Americans' misery.
2. The absolute disgrace of sentencing CHILDREN to adult prison. No attempt at rehabilitation. No effort made to protect their freedoms - which is unconscionable, as we remove their rights to pursue their particular happiness.
The prison system in the United States should make each and every one of us physically ill.
Some knucklehead did not turn off the autoplay for CDs and USBs. It's as simple as that.
I did not say it was OK. I said they can. It is not unconstitutional for them to do this. Your indignation is amusing though. I agree with you. It's a stupid move, particularly the getting caught part.
A capture rate of 100% is unreasonable. By definition, every document is grabbed and analyzed. It is unreasonable because there is no reason for the seizure of the documents. There must be a reason for the necessary warrant in order to capture of the documents.
The government's behavior in that manner is completely contrary to the protections laid out in the 4th Amendment. Anyone who disagrees with this is wrong, full stop. As there is no war declared, there can no national security argument to be made to override the Constitution. Until we repeal the 4th, a capture rate of 100% is unconstitutional because there is no specific warrant process. The judiciary may not exempt themselves form the warrant process, nor may the Congress pass a law declaring warrants unnecessary - the Constitution overrides both these actions (or inactions).
Thank you for calling me out about the moron part. But respectfully, I disagree with you. I will not be kind, nor civil to someone who disagrees with me on this point of Constitutional interpretation. Anyone who trades freedom for security (in peacetime) is wrong - morally, ethically, and practically. As there is no declaration of war, these Government actions are illegal and the support of these actions traitorous. The people who enacted these warrantless programs should be tried, found guilty, and then places in jail / banished / put to death / pardoned (pardoning would be best, much as Ford pardoned Nixon).
I'm not sure this is a troll. Disagreeing with a moron is not a reason to mod someone down.
That being said, the NSA can spy as much as they want on foreign countries. However, the people have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. The emails and faxes definitively qualify as papers and effects. The 100% capture of these constitutes an unreasonable search and seizure. The NSA has prima facie been violating the 4th Amendment of the Constitution. Their actions are unconstitutional. It's as simple as that.
No man can be a traitor for upholding or protecting the Constitution, which is what Snowden did.
Probably the same thing the British did when the Russians sent an assassin into London in 2006. Which is to say, nothing at all.
Good. It's nice that they're having a good time. And I'm pleased to meet their friends on Slashdot!
He makes America look like a foolish and ineffectual power mad state. Part of the Great Game is marketing, after all.
He was a craptastic Khan. Khan is supposed to be menacing and be able to sell Chryslers. Cumberbatch can barely sell Fords and is about as menacing as a hummus and wheat sandwich.
I think I played this one. It's the one where the power company turns everyone into mutants and a blond haired Bruce Campbell goes around cracking wise and blowing up the mutants.
I disagree. MIT was involved. They did not step back from the process. They allowed the process to occur, knowing that the boy would end up in jail, dead, or both.
By doing nothing, MIT implicitly condoned the prosecutor's infamous behavior. Neutrality was a pocket signature. They knew this and they persisted in their inaction.
Even after the death of a person, MIT's refusal to condemn its actions shows a lack of moral courage. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Absolutely to this and some more besides. Austen was, particularly in Persuasion, mocking the very society that read her books.
Further, her ideas of the novel as an internal monologue were revolutionary. Before Austen (ok and maybe Murasaki in some sort of weird lost art way), novels were based on action rather than ego.
Austen is a British treasure. She definitely belongs on the bill.
Lends a whole new meaning to the term computer piracy. Yarr.
Oh, absolutely. They also tried like hell to sink an American ship back in the 60s. The US will forgive Israel anything, as long as Congressmen can count on the pro-Israeli lobby.
Hmmm. The fact that most (or all) Lenovo chief executives are Communists is not a legitimate concern? Heh. At the end of the day, Lenovo is owned and run by the CCP. That alone is a reason for concern.
This country is out of control. My great x 3 grandparents left Germany during the rise of Bismarck. They came to the US. Where's to go now?
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More than cloud?
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A MÃÃse once bit my sister ...
I somewhat agree with this post. Psychohistory is an excellent way to explain algorithms, credit reports, economics, sociology, and other modern statistical sciences. We have gotten quite good at this and it's nice to be able to take a step back and realize what we are actually doing.
That's some really negative feedback.
Nevertheless, I am correct. I have a couple of smartphones that I am responsible for. One is a Nexus 4. Quadcore Snapdragon, 2 gigs of ram. That is approximately equivalent to an out of box Dell or HP from about 5 years ago. The other is a Galaxy S2. Not as good, but still decent enough to get the job done. Maybe equivalent to a second generation P4 like I used to run about 7 years ago.
"Now Stargoat," you'll say to me, "Those are really outdated and cannot run modern applications. Also, you're a horse deer."
Yes. They are outdated - kind of. I, and most users, have no need to run advanced photo imaging, or modern games. I can get a PC or Playstation for that. What I need to do is run some software in a business environment, including putty, Windows emulator, MS office, Youtube, Outlook Web Access (or some sort of slim Outlook), etc. My Nexus 4 can do all of that quite easily.
"But Stargoat, that still is not good enough for the home gamer, which is why most people buy home PCs."
Correct. But Microsoft's core business model is B2B. They seem licenses for PCs for Fortune 500 Companies. That's where their bread and butter is. And those companies, when they figure out they can eliminate buying hardware AND at the same time make their users' lives easier, are going to jump all over that bandwagon.
"Ah Ha, you did not think of security, Stargoat."
Yes, I did not. A PC is much stronger in this regard. It's large and difficult to take out of an office. However, laptops have this same problem, and it has been easily overcome. Smartphones can (and should) be encrypted. Even today, applications exist that apply GPO style forced permissions to smartphones. These will grow in ubiquitousness. I find I am unconcerned about security as it is an easily overcome problem.
"Stargoat, I need a large hard drive to store my files. And I need to be able to create DVDs and other stuff."
Servers can do this now. As can attached USB drives. This is not in any way something that is a detriment my phone dock concept. The phone dock could even contain a separate GPU to improve output.
"I see, Stargoat. You're right. I was posting before thinking. You're not a horse deer."
That's OK. Let's all do our best together and be friends.