"Civilized countries arrest someone, then try him. People are not guilty until proven guilty..."
You mean like a 9/11 plotter? Given posh digs in a tropical paradise, allowed access to all forms of media; allowed to pray in the manner he is accustomed, eating exactly as his religion dictates. then tried in a civilian court where a civil judge will find him not guilty of 99% of his war crimes because he was slapped around a little? Yeah, we should do more of that. Europeans are so wise. We should be more like them. Friggin' idiots.
Well, no, not so much. Its our government that has led us to this. Sure, we "elect" them every two years, but we need to face facts; this government's approach to every cut and bruise (to paraphrase the larger picture) is to use the most expensive, gold-plated band-aids available, using OUR money, and we really don't have much say in any of it. Fear that bombs will be smuggled on to a plane or two? Then EVERYONE gets patted down and X-Rayed. Political correctness (the least sane and most useless political philosophy EVER) dictates NO APPEARANCE (because appearance is everything) of racism so the most USEFUL anti-terrorist tool available, profiling, is out. Add to that the corruptness of the leaders of homeland security and certain manufacturers (look up Michel Chertoff's relationship to Rapiscan Systems) and we get the most expensive boondoggle of a scandal money can buy. Did we vote for this crap? Sort of. Did we have a REAL SAY in any of it? Not really. They always know what's "best" for us. The bastards.
Uh, yeah, about that... did it. Assuming you keep on top of it and updating it every time you don't like a particular host the file grows to be quite large, which isn't a problem, but keeping the file updated gets to be quite a chore. Best to use white/black lists with the help of community updates. You might add to the black list occasionally, but so does everyone else. And there's no Firefox add-on like NoScript; best way to keep those pesky java script hooks out of your hair at the browser level.
...and, in other news, North Korea broadcasts apology for shelling S. Koreans to death, say it was all a Korean April Fools Joke, and come on in! Check what's doin' in our Nuke research program! Gift baskets for all UN inspectors.
Of all the tech efforts for Fry to get behind a USB protocol analyzer is one of the least likely in my opinion, but it is a good and needed effort. Kudos to Fry for picking it.
"He's a high-profile, highly intelligent celebrity...
Seconded. If you're familiar with the American TV show "House" then your familiar with another brilliant British actor and Fry friend and Blackadder alum Hugh Laurie, who has nothing but high praise for Fry. Fry I thought was also brilliant in the flawed "V for Vendetta" film adaptation of the great graphic novel. He a charming and intelligent actor and if he stands behind something I can buy into it.
"When we want to derail them (trains), we don't need to be on them..."
These are the same people who started this "enhanced" security program by insisting pilots go through the scanning process too, so, I don't hold out much hope that they are going to listen. But then again, some one finally did wake up and decide that pilots could get a pass, so... who knows.
"Six people (five children and a woman) became the only deaths due to enemy action to occur on mainland America during World War II when one of the children tampered with a bomb from a balloon near Bly, Oregon and it exploded."
Well, at the risk of splitting hairs, of all the "covert actions" listed we have this gem under the Japanese balloon attacks:
"Six people (five children and a woman) became the only deaths due to enemy action to occur on mainland America during World War II when one of the children tampered with a bomb from a balloon near Bly, Oregon and it exploded."
The Nazi spy ring started before the war, and strictly speaking wasn't an attack, your examples are hardly a refutation of the premise as I understood it. Five kids and a woman, while deplorable, is not exactly the engagement I had in mind.
If I'm a spy and my target is something in Kuwait I think the last thing I want is a bulkier SLR, I'll take a digital. In fact, I'll buy one there in Kuwait, snap off pix of my target(s), and send them over the internet. No need to go through customs anything that might be connected with spying. Seriously, the people who run governments need to step up their games.
"Corruption, lax pollution laws and questionable labor practices make China very difficult to compete with. We've exported so much manufacturing there because of this. Is it a bad thing?"
For the US, yes. Who knew that you actually had to make something for your currency to be worth anything. Go figure.
"- I hear a bit of sea battles actually took place along the US Coast."
Uh, you're kidding, right? The only hit on US soil since 1814 was Pearl Harbor, and Hawaii wasn't a state then, and of course 9/11 10 years ago. At best a Japanese sub MAY have sneaked into San Francisco harbor or Puget Sound during the war.
I like how you Brits live in a country where such finds are possible. Here in the States if we're lucky we might find an arrow head. Worth a few bucks, MAYBE.
You're right, but OS/2 is worth mentioning anyway. I tried it back in the day, and really liked it. It was a 32 bit os when Windows was still only 16 bit and REXX was a really powerful shell language, much more so than Batch. I'm really sorry it couldn't survive. Although it gave it quite a go. I think I've read comments from/. readers who still use it.
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"unless you have it locked down like crazy behind a hardware firewall..."
Heh, "hardware firewall"... I giggle a little every time I see a neophyte write that.
"Civilized countries arrest someone, then try him. People are not guilty until proven guilty..."
You mean like a 9/11 plotter? Given posh digs in a tropical paradise, allowed access to all forms of media; allowed to pray in the manner he is accustomed, eating exactly as his religion dictates. then tried in a civilian court where a civil judge will find him not guilty of 99% of his war crimes because he was slapped around a little? Yeah, we should do more of that. Europeans are so wise. We should be more like them. Friggin' idiots.
I'm a Windows Hater too!! That's it. I just hate Windows.
Well, no, not so much. Its our government that has led us to this. Sure, we "elect" them every two years, but we need to face facts; this government's approach to every cut and bruise (to paraphrase the larger picture) is to use the most expensive, gold-plated band-aids available, using OUR money, and we really don't have much say in any of it. Fear that bombs will be smuggled on to a plane or two? Then EVERYONE gets patted down and X-Rayed. Political correctness (the least sane and most useless political philosophy EVER) dictates NO APPEARANCE (because appearance is everything) of racism so the most USEFUL anti-terrorist tool available, profiling, is out. Add to that the corruptness of the leaders of homeland security and certain manufacturers (look up Michel Chertoff's relationship to Rapiscan Systems) and we get the most expensive boondoggle of a scandal money can buy. Did we vote for this crap? Sort of. Did we have a REAL SAY in any of it? Not really. They always know what's "best" for us. The bastards.
"You're DEAD"
The LIVING
"Also you can add a blocking hosts file.
Uh, yeah, about that... did it. Assuming you keep on top of it and updating it every time you don't like a particular host the file grows to be quite large, which isn't a problem, but keeping the file updated gets to be quite a chore. Best to use white/black lists with the help of community updates. You might add to the black list occasionally, but so does everyone else. And there's no Firefox add-on like NoScript; best way to keep those pesky java script hooks out of your hair at the browser level.
...and, in other news, North Korea broadcasts apology for shelling S. Koreans to death, say it was all a Korean April Fools Joke, and come on in! Check what's doin' in our Nuke research program! Gift baskets for all UN inspectors.
They found an old campsite with crushed Bud cans and used condoms on Titan.
Of all the tech efforts for Fry to get behind a USB protocol analyzer is one of the least likely in my opinion, but it is a good and needed effort. Kudos to Fry for picking it.
"He's a high-profile, highly intelligent celebrity...
Seconded. If you're familiar with the American TV show "House" then your familiar with another brilliant British actor and Fry friend and Blackadder alum Hugh Laurie, who has nothing but high praise for Fry. Fry I thought was also brilliant in the flawed "V for Vendetta" film adaptation of the great graphic novel. He a charming and intelligent actor and if he stands behind something I can buy into it.
"...emphasizing its ODBC and JDBC connections."
Wow, way to be last century CA. They're obviously trying to squeeze a few more bucks out of a drying product through the courts.
Every time I sit on the crapper I must be producing terrabytes of back-up storage.
What a bad ruling.
Yeah, yeah. Typo. So ban me.
"They simply did not feel comfortable with the students using ink."
Was this before that parish banned pencils or before?
"TSA == Taliban-Style-America
Good one. Also, there's TSA = Testicle Squeezing Authority
"When we want to derail them (trains), we don't need to be on them..."
These are the same people who started this "enhanced" security program by insisting pilots go through the scanning process too, so, I don't hold out much hope that they are going to listen. But then again, some one finally did wake up and decide that pilots could get a pass, so... who knows.
"Don't underestimate them."
Yes, "they" will shank you without a blink and leave you with your stomach open in the hallway while they dash off for recess.
"Six people (five children and a woman) became the only deaths due to enemy action to occur on mainland America during World War II when one of the children tampered with a bomb from a balloon near Bly, Oregon and it exploded."
Well, at the risk of splitting hairs, of all the "covert actions" listed we have this gem under the Japanese balloon attacks:
"Six people (five children and a woman) became the only deaths due to enemy action to occur on mainland America during World War II when one of the children tampered with a bomb from a balloon near Bly, Oregon and it exploded."
The Nazi spy ring started before the war, and strictly speaking wasn't an attack, your examples are hardly a refutation of the premise as I understood it. Five kids and a woman, while deplorable, is not exactly the engagement I had in mind.
If I'm a spy and my target is something in Kuwait I think the last thing I want is a bulkier SLR, I'll take a digital. In fact, I'll buy one there in Kuwait, snap off pix of my target(s), and send them over the internet. No need to go through customs anything that might be connected with spying. Seriously, the people who run governments need to step up their games.
"Corruption, lax pollution laws and questionable labor practices make China very difficult to compete with. We've exported so much manufacturing there because of this. Is it a bad thing?"
For the US, yes. Who knew that you actually had to make something for your currency to be worth anything. Go figure.
"- I hear a bit of sea battles actually took place along the US Coast."
Uh, you're kidding, right? The only hit on US soil since 1814 was Pearl Harbor, and Hawaii wasn't a state then, and of course 9/11 10 years ago. At best a Japanese sub MAY have sneaked into San Francisco harbor or Puget Sound during the war.
Another gov. contractor stealing OSS code? REALLY!!?!?!?!
I like how you Brits live in a country where such finds are possible. Here in the States if we're lucky we might find an arrow head. Worth a few bucks, MAYBE.
"I believe Windows 1.0 predates OS/2 by a bit."
You're right, but OS/2 is worth mentioning anyway. I tried it back in the day, and really liked it. It was a 32 bit os when Windows was still only 16 bit and REXX was a really powerful shell language, much more so than Batch. I'm really sorry it couldn't survive. Although it gave it quite a go. I think I've read comments from /. readers who still use it.