While AC was very up in arms, as ACs are wont to do, he does make a point. CNN is every bit as biased as Fox is, and quite frankly as an American, I can't stand either news outlet, when speaking in broad terms. There are, however, specific things that they both do well. Honestly, and I know this will sound a bit out there, but if you're really after a good news station, watch Al Jazeera.
Yes, I'm serious. Go watch Al Jazeera. And quit laughing at me behind my monitors.
I know the whole dry heat thing is utterly cliched but once you get acclimated, it's honestly more comfortable than the hot point of summer in Baltimore/DC or the Southeast US.
I'm a DBA for a USAF Enterprise Java app. Recently, we underwent a security audit which involved a Fortify scan.
What makes this so interesting is that one of the Fortify findings was the lack of full implementation of Struts in the application, which we're in the process of correcting.
I find it quite funny that they're finding fault with Struts, which they recommend using in their security scans. Ah, Irony. How I love thee.
W/r to Citizen rights, you are indeed correct. However, non-citizens, aliens as you term them, have no rights under the constitution, regardless of where they are being held. SCoTUS has made no ruling, because it cannot make such a ruling.
So, again, I will point out that LOAC and the Geneva Conventions cover any and all alien enemy combatants, so long as they are 1: Lawful Combatants and 2: Citizens of a nation-state that agrees to both of those. If they don't, then all bets are off, and they have denied themselves of any and all rights under either. If you doubt this, then I'd suggest the 11th Amendment as reading.
I have several times posted that we must, at the least, give at least a basic due process/habeas corpus to alien unalawful enemy combatants; that taking away rights from CITIZEN enemy combatants is absolutely unconstitutional;
You are absolutely wrong on this. Enemy combatants have zero constitutional rights; their rights are covered by LOAC and Geneva Convention, and under those rights they have more than enough.
Except you are trolling at worst, and flamebaiting at best.
Wikipedia defines trolling as follows:
A troll is someone who intentionally posts derogatory or otherwise inflammatory messages about sensitive topics in an established online community such as an online discussion forum to bait users into responding.[1] They may also plant images and data on networks that others may find disturbing (usually indirectly relating to the individual in person) in order to cause confrontation. While not necessarily related to hacking, such a practice is against the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in the United Kingdom, where mischief is caused in order to ensure chaos is spread.
If you're not doing that, then I don't know what you're doing.
You're arguing against a point the GP isn't making. First-sale doctrine states that when you buy a copy of something, you receive the right to redistribute it, butonly the copy you purchased. So, you're correct in that you're receiving a restricted license to use the CD for personal, fair use. The GP is correct in that regardless of whether or not it's in the license you receive, first-sale doctrine allows you to distribute the music. However, once you exercise your rights under first-sale doctrine, the license which allows you to do so is transferred along with your copy; in other words, you are then required to dispose of any backups you made, since you're no longer in possession of the overall license.
While what you're saying is certainly a valid argument, ten years ago it wasn't a DoD priority. 10 years ago, any base that had any reasonable amount of connectivity was home to a NOC. Now, things are vastly different. Even bases which don't house them, never have, still have high speed connectivity.
Yes, it's the Department of Defense. However, Cyberspace and that realm in general has never been seen as a serious threat. It's only in the last 2-3 years that any branch of service has seen it as a viable battlefield. Even now, I'm not sure that the Armed Services as a whole are taking it seriously. However, I will say that if nothing else, the USAF is steering in a direction to take it on as part of their mission; The recent reissue of the USAF mission statement shows this: 'To provide sovereign options to fly and fight in Air, Space and Cyberspace'. Is it overly dramatic? To an extent, I'd say so. I'd also say that it's a step that needs to be taken.
I didn't say much about myself in my prior post; I'll do so now. I'm junior enlisted getting towards the end of my first term. I plan on staying in for quite some time. I feel that as a mission statement to tell the majority of Airmen what 'we', the Air Force, does, it's a bit off. However, it does say what we intend to do moving forward as a service. The Air Force intends to be the 'go to' option for any military action that the US needs to take in any of those realms. To be at the forefront of warfare based in Air, as is our traditional role. To be at the forefront in space, as we as a race begin looking beyond the atmosphere once again. Finally, to dominate in Cyberspace; denying haven to modern terrorists who seek to further the growth of their ideals on the internet.
I'll close with this; ultimately, this is all strictly my personal opinion. I say this as an individual, and despite my association/employment by the USAF and DoD, I support these and all other efforts in that capacity as well.
I hate to say it, but this isn't anything new. The USAF has been moving in this direction for quite a while, with a service wide mandate that came down back in June. I don't recall the exact date, and since I'm not at work, I don't have access to the email which contained the policy. Additionally, There's also been a DoD wide move towards a 'Standard Desktop Configuration'.
All in all, DoD is moving towards more secure networks, and making things a lot harder for the user to screw up on their own, as well as making it harder for people on the outside to get in and do much the same. Will it be effective? I'm not sure, although I personally think that it's not going to happen as long as they're set on remaining largely windows based. Moving to Vista isn't going to happen anytime soon, so any improvements there aren't going to be available for the near future.
Negative, ghostrider. Good Samaritan laws don't require you to do anything. Their purpose is to protect you in the event that you stop to lend assistance which is within your ability to render from a civil suit following the incident.
Posted today, around 4 hours or so ago. Yes, it's a dupe. Yes, there was another story regarding Judge Kimball's de novo review of Magistrate Judge Wells' earlier decision, which was upheld in its' entirety.
This story, as well as the one that link will take you to, are in regards to SCO getting put in their place, once again, with regards to IBM's motion for PSJ regarding the claims left following the Motion to Compel.
Oh, and IANAL, just one of many who's followed this case over the last 3 years on Groklaw. Thanks PJ!
For a month, huh? Try this on for size: I've played WoW for over two years now, since phase 3 of closed beta. Wanna know how long I had the sound on? About a week. It's been completely off ever since, although from time to time I do turn it back on in AQ40 just to hear C'thun whisper sweet nothings to me.
So.. yea, I could totally play WoW without sound, and not a bit of hesitation in doing so.
FUD can be a true thing, especially considering that you spammed the problem in half a dozen articles that I myself read, and entirely unnecessarily. This is doubly true in light of the fact that you did so for 3 days after the issue was corrected.
So my point stands because you're a moron, who went around spamming FUD that was no longer true on the basis that the problem was fixed.
I've checked this in numerous other threads. It works fine for me. Worth noting is that I'm also using the new discussion system. Perhaps you should give that a whirl if you're able? In the meantime, stop spreading FUD.
Only you're forgetting that Matthew is New Testament, not Old Testament.
Is it a bit reactionary? I can see how some would think of it that way, however I am in full agreement with the sentament. There's plenty of other distros that losing SUSE isn't going to make much of a difference. As to SAMBA, Mono and Evolution, like TFA says; There are plenty of alternatives to those as well.
So, while it can be seen as extreme, I don't find that to be the case at all, and it's most definitely not Old Testament.
I beg to differ. While this application is only for Theatre Missiles, which is what both the Iranians and the Koreans are currently developing, there is a scaled up version that has applications for ICBMs.
So, yes, you've missed quite a few development in RADAR tracking abilities. Although, with that said, you also seem to have missed out on AEGIS entirely.
Clearly you don't know what you're talking about either, which makes you an idiot, according to your terms. I deployed to Afghanistan, and the living quarters there can easily be described as a reinforced, air conditioned tent.
However, with that said, he doesn't have a clue about the military in general. Very rarely will you encounter the kinds of conditions you saw in Jarhead, unless the unit is actually out on an unmounted patrol, something I'm not entirely certain happens outside of SF, and they're all volunteers for that. I give them great credit, but zero sympathy for the conditions they endure, as that only lessens the sacrifice they all too willingly make.
As a DBA in a similar situation to what the OP seems to be in, I can sympathize with him. The problem on my project, however, isn't a lack of planning. The problem is that the customer can request requirements changes, and in order to ensure the software can do what the customer needs it to do, schema changes can be necessary.
As to the question of a way to test the DB, the use of a test system, or possibly even multiple test schemas is the correct way to accomplish this. If it's an issue with constructed test data not being inclusive enough, then use an export of your production system data in test. That way you can test for any and all instances without having to create data.
Overall, I agree with the other child to your post, but you make an excellent point concerning DBUnit. I don't know exactly what the OP was expecting from DBUnit, but reading the description of it, it seems like an excellent tool, when used correctly. I can think of a few projects I've been assigned to that would have seen great benefit from it.
Hmm.. If that's the case, then I'd highly recommend taking some notes over a few weeks of this, things like names, gates, etc. If you're seeing a pattern in who's doing it, contact the law desk(AF) or MP Desk(Army/Navy) and report that you feel that some of the guards are hasseling you. The contract for rent-a-cops as gate guards are DoD standardized, even though not all branches/bases take advantage of it being out there. More than likely you won't see those individuals a whole lot after that. I myself have seen several cases of rentacops getting canned for what you're talking about, so in most cases concerns like those are addressed in a satisfactory manner.
As an aside to all this, I personally can't stand civilian guards on my gates. I know it's rough on the cops, but I just prefer knowing that there's organic military folks on duty out there.
There is no "inferiority complex" in the middle east. They aren't emo kids running around threatening to slit their wrists. It just so happens that their standards of living are ridiculously low compared to the standards of living of "the west," not directly due to us, but partially. If you grew up there, you'd be looking for someone to blame, and their government provides "the great satan" as a convenient scapegoat. Further proving their point, "the great satan's puppet in the region," (aka israel) has just rampaged through lebanon, destroying civilian targets like bridges, hospitals, and airports, further degrading their quality of life. it's lack of understanding of the kind that you have just demonstrated that has brought us into the current situation in iraq and afghanistan, as well as the US unspoken nod to israel to rampage across the middle east.
While partly accurate, so much of this is offbase it boggles my mind.
First off, the GP said absolutely nothing about an inferiority complex. He stated that they're downtrodden and ragtag, which is true. I'm currently in Afghanistan, and the people here live in broken down mudhuts, and the vast majority of them are without electricity, indoor plumbing and running water. There's a few cars and the occasional motorcycle, but the vast majority of them walk or ride bikes to get where they're going.
Second, the vast majority of the local populations don't hate americans. There are disagreements, and there are plenty of things they don't like about us. I'm not going to deny that. However, bear in mind that this is a culture that defines itself by a religion that they take very seriously. If you look at the reality of that matter, practically every major war fought in the middle east, up until the US retaliatory invasion of Iraq for the invasion of Kuwait has centered around religion in one way or another. These people take it very seriously, and rightfully so. That does not mean the majority of them view us as 'The Great Satan' as you put it. They certainly disagree with our views on religion, however they are still very respectful of our personal views, even as they view them as strange. Case in point on this; I'm LDS, and as such don't drink tea, coffee or any of that. When offered tea/coffee, which is very much a national beverage, we're instructed by our legal teams to decline, and simply state that it's against our religion. In all cases that this has occured to my knowledge, the host has apologized for not knowing that, and things have gone on as you'd expect between two respectful individuals.
The militants and insurgents and their point of view on the west is very much in the minority, both in Iraq and Afghanistan. The problem in all of this is really the western media and their obsession with putting such a negative slant on everything, regardless of all the positive that is really being done over here.
So, since you have shown me, someone who's been over here and talked with real Afghans, I'd implore you to 'think about it' and educate yourself on what things are really like.
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This is completely offtopic, but I love that in a post where you rail against ignorance writ large, you state the following:
"So why the massive discepancy? Not talking about the Bible Belt here."
Because honestly, this makes you no better than the Californian who doesn't believe in any form of currency apart from the US Dollar.
While AC was very up in arms, as ACs are wont to do, he does make a point. CNN is every bit as biased as Fox is, and quite frankly as an American, I can't stand either news outlet, when speaking in broad terms. There are, however, specific things that they both do well. Honestly, and I know this will sound a bit out there, but if you're really after a good news station, watch Al Jazeera.
Yes, I'm serious. Go watch Al Jazeera. And quit laughing at me behind my monitors.
I know the whole dry heat thing is utterly cliched but once you get acclimated, it's honestly more comfortable than the hot point of summer in Baltimore/DC or the Southeast US.
I'm a DBA for a USAF Enterprise Java app. Recently, we underwent a security audit which involved a Fortify scan.
What makes this so interesting is that one of the Fortify findings was the lack of full implementation of Struts in the application, which we're in the process of correcting.
I find it quite funny that they're finding fault with Struts, which they recommend using in their security scans. Ah, Irony. How I love thee.
W/r to Citizen rights, you are indeed correct. However, non-citizens, aliens as you term them, have no rights under the constitution, regardless of where they are being held. SCoTUS has made no ruling, because it cannot make such a ruling.
So, again, I will point out that LOAC and the Geneva Conventions cover any and all alien enemy combatants, so long as they are 1: Lawful Combatants and 2: Citizens of a nation-state that agrees to both of those. If they don't, then all bets are off, and they have denied themselves of any and all rights under either. If you doubt this, then I'd suggest the 11th Amendment as reading.
You are absolutely wrong on this. Enemy combatants have zero constitutional rights; their rights are covered by LOAC and Geneva Convention, and under those rights they have more than enough.
Because by definition, a straw man is an argument built upon fallacy. Nice troll on your part.Or, in other words, why do you hate straw men so much that you need to tear them down?
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Wikipedia defines trolling as follows:
If you're not doing that, then I don't know what you're doing.
You're arguing against a point the GP isn't making. First-sale doctrine states that when you buy a copy of something, you receive the right to redistribute it, butonly the copy you purchased. So, you're correct in that you're receiving a restricted license to use the CD for personal, fair use. The GP is correct in that regardless of whether or not it's in the license you receive, first-sale doctrine allows you to distribute the music. However, once you exercise your rights under first-sale doctrine, the license which allows you to do so is transferred along with your copy; in other words, you are then required to dispose of any backups you made, since you're no longer in possession of the overall license.
While what you're saying is certainly a valid argument, ten years ago it wasn't a DoD priority. 10 years ago, any base that had any reasonable amount of connectivity was home to a NOC. Now, things are vastly different. Even bases which don't house them, never have, still have high speed connectivity.
Yes, it's the Department of Defense. However, Cyberspace and that realm in general has never been seen as a serious threat. It's only in the last 2-3 years that any branch of service has seen it as a viable battlefield. Even now, I'm not sure that the Armed Services as a whole are taking it seriously. However, I will say that if nothing else, the USAF is steering in a direction to take it on as part of their mission; The recent reissue of the USAF mission statement shows this: 'To provide sovereign options to fly and fight in Air, Space and Cyberspace'. Is it overly dramatic? To an extent, I'd say so. I'd also say that it's a step that needs to be taken.
I didn't say much about myself in my prior post; I'll do so now. I'm junior enlisted getting towards the end of my first term. I plan on staying in for quite some time. I feel that as a mission statement to tell the majority of Airmen what 'we', the Air Force, does, it's a bit off. However, it does say what we intend to do moving forward as a service. The Air Force intends to be the 'go to' option for any military action that the US needs to take in any of those realms. To be at the forefront of warfare based in Air, as is our traditional role. To be at the forefront in space, as we as a race begin looking beyond the atmosphere once again. Finally, to dominate in Cyberspace; denying haven to modern terrorists who seek to further the growth of their ideals on the internet.
I'll close with this; ultimately, this is all strictly my personal opinion. I say this as an individual, and despite my association/employment by the USAF and DoD, I support these and all other efforts in that capacity as well.
Cheers.
I hate to say it, but this isn't anything new. The USAF has been moving in this direction for quite a while, with a service wide mandate that came down back in June. I don't recall the exact date, and since I'm not at work, I don't have access to the email which contained the policy. Additionally, There's also been a DoD wide move towards a 'Standard Desktop Configuration'.
All in all, DoD is moving towards more secure networks, and making things a lot harder for the user to screw up on their own, as well as making it harder for people on the outside to get in and do much the same. Will it be effective? I'm not sure, although I personally think that it's not going to happen as long as they're set on remaining largely windows based. Moving to Vista isn't going to happen anytime soon, so any improvements there aren't going to be available for the near future.
Negative, ghostrider. Good Samaritan laws don't require you to do anything. Their purpose is to protect you in the event that you stop to lend assistance which is within your ability to render from a civil suit following the incident.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/01/05 51238
Posted today, around 4 hours or so ago. Yes, it's a dupe. Yes, there was another story regarding Judge Kimball's de novo review of Magistrate Judge Wells' earlier decision, which was upheld in its' entirety.
This story, as well as the one that link will take you to, are in regards to SCO getting put in their place, once again, with regards to IBM's motion for PSJ regarding the claims left following the Motion to Compel.
Oh, and IANAL, just one of many who's followed this case over the last 3 years on Groklaw. Thanks PJ!
For a month, huh? Try this on for size: I've played WoW for over two years now, since phase 3 of closed beta. Wanna know how long I had the sound on? About a week. It's been completely off ever since, although from time to time I do turn it back on in AQ40 just to hear C'thun whisper sweet nothings to me.
So.. yea, I could totally play WoW without sound, and not a bit of hesitation in doing so.
FUD can be a true thing, especially considering that you spammed the problem in half a dozen articles that I myself read, and entirely unnecessarily. This is doubly true in light of the fact that you did so for 3 days after the issue was corrected.
So my point stands because you're a moron, who went around spamming FUD that was no longer true on the basis that the problem was fixed.
I'd suggest you do the same. It was fixed 4 days ago, retard.
Again, I'm not normally so blunt either, but check your own facts.
Because you are trolling. When you spread false info like this, people mark you as a troll.
Threading works fine. I can track back sub posts just fine, TYVM, and have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about.
I've checked this in numerous other threads. It works fine for me. Worth noting is that I'm also using the new discussion system. Perhaps you should give that a whirl if you're able? In the meantime, stop spreading FUD.
Only you're forgetting that Matthew is New Testament, not Old Testament.
Is it a bit reactionary? I can see how some would think of it that way, however I am in full agreement with the sentament. There's plenty of other distros that losing SUSE isn't going to make much of a difference. As to SAMBA, Mono and Evolution, like TFA says; There are plenty of alternatives to those as well.
So, while it can be seen as extreme, I don't find that to be the case at all, and it's most definitely not Old Testament.
http://www.google.com/search?q=standard+missile&st art=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m ozilla:en-US:official
I beg to differ. While this application is only for Theatre Missiles, which is what both the Iranians and the Koreans are currently developing, there is a scaled up version that has applications for ICBMs.
So, yes, you've missed quite a few development in RADAR tracking abilities. Although, with that said, you also seem to have missed out on AEGIS entirely.
You make me wish I had mod points. Instead, I'll write this comment that sings your praises throughout the internets.
Seriously, other dude had it coming.
Clearly you don't know what you're talking about either, which makes you an idiot, according to your terms. I deployed to Afghanistan, and the living quarters there can easily be described as a reinforced, air conditioned tent.
However, with that said, he doesn't have a clue about the military in general. Very rarely will you encounter the kinds of conditions you saw in Jarhead, unless the unit is actually out on an unmounted patrol, something I'm not entirely certain happens outside of SF, and they're all volunteers for that. I give them great credit, but zero sympathy for the conditions they endure, as that only lessens the sacrifice they all too willingly make.
As a DBA in a similar situation to what the OP seems to be in, I can sympathize with him. The problem on my project, however, isn't a lack of planning. The problem is that the customer can request requirements changes, and in order to ensure the software can do what the customer needs it to do, schema changes can be necessary.
As to the question of a way to test the DB, the use of a test system, or possibly even multiple test schemas is the correct way to accomplish this. If it's an issue with constructed test data not being inclusive enough, then use an export of your production system data in test. That way you can test for any and all instances without having to create data.
Overall, I agree with the other child to your post, but you make an excellent point concerning DBUnit. I don't know exactly what the OP was expecting from DBUnit, but reading the description of it, it seems like an excellent tool, when used correctly. I can think of a few projects I've been assigned to that would have seen great benefit from it.
Hmm.. If that's the case, then I'd highly recommend taking some notes over a few weeks of this, things like names, gates, etc. If you're seeing a pattern in who's doing it, contact the law desk(AF) or MP Desk(Army/Navy) and report that you feel that some of the guards are hasseling you. The contract for rent-a-cops as gate guards are DoD standardized, even though not all branches/bases take advantage of it being out there. More than likely you won't see those individuals a whole lot after that. I myself have seen several cases of rentacops getting canned for what you're talking about, so in most cases concerns like those are addressed in a satisfactory manner.
As an aside to all this, I personally can't stand civilian guards on my gates. I know it's rough on the cops, but I just prefer knowing that there's organic military folks on duty out there.
While partly accurate, so much of this is offbase it boggles my mind.
First off, the GP said absolutely nothing about an inferiority complex. He stated that they're downtrodden and ragtag, which is true. I'm currently in Afghanistan, and the people here live in broken down mudhuts, and the vast majority of them are without electricity, indoor plumbing and running water. There's a few cars and the occasional motorcycle, but the vast majority of them walk or ride bikes to get where they're going.
Second, the vast majority of the local populations don't hate americans. There are disagreements, and there are plenty of things they don't like about us. I'm not going to deny that. However, bear in mind that this is a culture that defines itself by a religion that they take very seriously. If you look at the reality of that matter, practically every major war fought in the middle east, up until the US retaliatory invasion of Iraq for the invasion of Kuwait has centered around religion in one way or another. These people take it very seriously, and rightfully so. That does not mean the majority of them view us as 'The Great Satan' as you put it. They certainly disagree with our views on religion, however they are still very respectful of our personal views, even as they view them as strange. Case in point on this; I'm LDS, and as such don't drink tea, coffee or any of that. When offered tea/coffee, which is very much a national beverage, we're instructed by our legal teams to decline, and simply state that it's against our religion. In all cases that this has occured to my knowledge, the host has apologized for not knowing that, and things have gone on as you'd expect between two respectful individuals.
The militants and insurgents and their point of view on the west is very much in the minority, both in Iraq and Afghanistan. The problem in all of this is really the western media and their obsession with putting such a negative slant on everything, regardless of all the positive that is really being done over here.
So, since you have shown me, someone who's been over here and talked with real Afghans, I'd implore you to 'think about it' and educate yourself on what things are really like.
Cheers.