Maybe our allies should start picking up their portion of their defense tab rather than relying on the U.S. taxpayer to constantly foot the bill.
Aren't some of them -- namely, the ones like Japan and Germany which double as our defeated foes -- mostly disallowed from having their own military by treaty?
Forth, above 70C latitude it is not possible to provide Internet over satellite with geostationary orbit since there isn't enough visibility of the satellite on the horizon.
Is this because of literal line-of-sight issues or is it due to sending the signal "diagonally" through the atmosphere? Would locating the antenna on the south side of a hill help?
You may be surprised to find out that is not actually the case. A vast number of the US population demanded that we should give up some of our civil liberties in exchange for great security.
They don't actually get to make that decision without amending the Constitution to abolish the 4th Amendment.
Obviously, the One True Version Numbering System is to pick an irrational number, truncate it to an integer (for version 1), and then append a digit to it for each release...
They are the ones who tacitly sanctioned wholesale violation of the constitutional right against unreasonable searches.
"Tacitly sanctioned?" Why are you giving them so much benefit of the doubt which they do not deserve? Chances are, they explicitly ordered the unconstitutional behavior!
Why does everybody keep assuming that Feinstein, Rogers et. al. are incompetent or under blackmail or something? They are not only perfectly happy with what the NSA has done, they're also probably the ones who told the NSA to do it in the first place!
Chances are, Feinstein and Rogers are the goddamn traitorous RINGLEADERS, not puppets!
Feinstein and Rogers undoubtedly completely understand and heartily agree with what the NSA is doing in the first place. They should be tried for treason (along with the entire NSA leadership) and be executed once their guilt is established.
No, it doesn't boil down to that. Any directive to keep the damning information secret was an illegal order and thus must not be followed according to the Constitution. Snowden acted entirely legally; it is only the corruption of the treasonous fascists in charge that prevents his actions from being recognized as such!
To suggest that whistleblowing within the ranks would have produced the sort of system review that's been going on is intentionally naive on her part.
You're still managing to give Feinstein way too much benefit of the doubt. To suggest that is really blatantly and intentionally deceitful on her part, carefully calculated to bolster her fascist agenda.
I know the alternatives and many colleagues will say "lets move to [proprietary crap] as it always works better" , some still use [proprietary crap] as it is better in low bandwidth countries (if you are going to the Philippines, get a [proprietary crap] account) or some other provider like [proprietary crap]. I try to encourage my hard core colleagues to use [proprietary crap] as it is more secure (only 4 do) BUT the reality is that more than 95% of the people that I work with, who are all computer literate, want to stay with [proprietary crap] because it is what they know and are happy with.
Dude, seriously, just get an app that supports XMPP and Jingle.
People don't seem to understand that the reason the internet is so effective is that it's based on free, open protocols. Home automation needs to be approached the same way.
The trouble is, all these people are looking at the success of things like Facebook, Skype and Twitter (which should all be open and decentralized, but aren't).
Beyond automated lighting (which while cool, isn't really all that useful.. a light switch really is "good enough"), temperature (already handled quite well by smart thermostats), and appliances which handle their own automation (coffee pot), what else is there that provides any real benefit beyond geek appeal.
The main thing I would want to do is hook my windows (and my window treatments) to the thermostat. The AC or heat should be disabled when any windows are open, and the blinds should open to direct light into the house when it's cold inside, but reflect it away when it's hot (and close completely at night for privacy).
6) Tree Huggers who all want us to abandon our cars and drive around in communal VW busses from the 60s. These are the ones who enjoy the smell of their own farts.
Not to mention the un-catalyzed exhaust fumes from those aforementioned buses...
So while he was "breaking the law" I doubt he was as wreckless as Sally the realtor hurtling along in her Infinity SUV on her cell phone, explaining stuff to clients, and looking up things on her laptop....
I think he was much more "wreckless" than Sally the realtor... but not nearly as reckless.
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I was under the impression that you guys had a "defense force" that wasn't allowed to exceed a certain size.
An employee's MEMORIES are not the property of the company!
Holy shit, that was 5 years ago! Great, now you've made me feel old...
Why S&P 500 instead of total market?
Well, it's not in the woods, but yes.
Aren't some of them -- namely, the ones like Japan and Germany which double as our defeated foes -- mostly disallowed from having their own military by treaty?
Is this because of literal line-of-sight issues or is it due to sending the signal "diagonally" through the atmosphere? Would locating the antenna on the south side of a hill help?
They don't actually get to make that decision without amending the Constitution to abolish the 4th Amendment.
Obviously, the One True Version Numbering System is to pick an irrational number, truncate it to an integer (for version 1), and then append a digit to it for each release...
More like:
Snowden: "Hello, Senator? The NSA is tapping the phones of US citizens"
Senator: "I know; I told them to do so. And you're not going to tell anyone else about it, ever again. (You hear that, NSA rendition team?)"
NSA tech: "Yep, we heard it -- we're breaking down his door now"
Senator: "Keep up the good work!"
"Tacitly sanctioned?" Why are you giving them so much benefit of the doubt which they do not deserve? Chances are, they explicitly ordered the unconstitutional behavior!
Why does everybody keep assuming that Feinstein, Rogers et. al. are incompetent or under blackmail or something? They are not only perfectly happy with what the NSA has done, they're also probably the ones who told the NSA to do it in the first place!
Chances are, Feinstein and Rogers are the goddamn traitorous RINGLEADERS, not puppets!
Feinstein and Rogers undoubtedly completely understand and heartily agree with what the NSA is doing in the first place. They should be tried for treason (along with the entire NSA leadership) and be executed once their guilt is established.
No, it doesn't boil down to that. Any directive to keep the damning information secret was an illegal order and thus must not be followed according to the Constitution. Snowden acted entirely legally; it is only the corruption of the treasonous fascists in charge that prevents his actions from being recognized as such!
Indeed. Feinsten's "advice" amounts to "if you want to blow the whistle, call the goddamned ringleaders so that we can disappear you easier!
In SA it was called "apartheid," in the US it was called "segregation;" I don't know if one term is more generic than the other.
You're still managing to give Feinstein way too much benefit of the doubt. To suggest that is really blatantly and intentionally deceitful on her part, carefully calculated to bolster her fascist agenda.
Fascist != "true democrat." Fascism is as much a corruption of democratic ideals as it is republican ones.
(If you're interested in non-fascist liberalism or conservatism, look towards the Green and Libertarian parties, respectively.)
I think he means "FCC certified," not "network operator certified." I strongly suspect other countries have an equivalent to the FCC...
Dude, seriously, just get an app that supports XMPP and Jingle.
It allegedly has some sort of integration with Google Drive (assuming that counts as an "improvement").
The trouble is, all these people are looking at the success of things like Facebook, Skype and Twitter (which should all be open and decentralized, but aren't).
The main thing I would want to do is hook my windows (and my window treatments) to the thermostat. The AC or heat should be disabled when any windows are open, and the blinds should open to direct light into the house when it's cold inside, but reflect it away when it's hot (and close completely at night for privacy).
Not to mention the un-catalyzed exhaust fumes from those aforementioned buses...
I think he was much more "wreckless" than Sally the realtor... but not nearly as reckless.