I would not recommend working in that environment as a newbie civilian. It would be one thing if you had a military background and knew what you were getting into. I will assume that is not the case given the questions you are asking.
Rather, I suggest that if you really yearn to see another part of the globe (an educational and eye-opening experience for most Americans) go somewhere other than the countries you mentioned. While you are deciding where that might be, consider perusing the State Department Travel Alert system (or whoever maintains that data today). That will provide you some idea of which locales might be safer than others.
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I can't say that I agree with all of his positions, but I too will acknowledge that the level of consistency in his various positions points to the amount of thought he has applied to them. I can respect that.
Even so, he still strikes me as an a**. His comments on Steve Jobs are both churlish and ironic. The irony is that I consider them to share a certain single mindedness of purpose and a string of odd personal traits. Somehow, I expect RMS would be insulted at the prospect of having that in common.
... Keeping this balance when #1 is in jail and #2 is a traitor is really difficult.
Sorry, I don't have my scorecard in front of me. One of these two is a traitor... to whom, WikiLeaks? And the other is a paragon of virtue? The phrase "honor among thieves" comes to mind.
Given that this approach is able to account for light sources, geometry (perspective) and physical objects in an original image, it should also be able to remove objects and allow for realistic rendering of that loss. Combine that with the capability described in the proposal and the use of photographs as evidence at trial may soon be inadmissible. Or at the very least, a legal team could reasonably claim that a photo had been doctored (whether true or not) and therefore render such evidence unusable by the prosecution.
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many proteins denaturate over 41 degrees celsius. It might be reversible when the temperature is not too high though. If you heat part of the body with microwaves up to 50 degrees celsius, that could already do a lot of permanent damage. And I doubt if you'll feel much heat when it happens.
Your core temperature is 37 C (98.6 F). But you don't think someone would notice 50 C (122 F)? If that was bathwater, you'd be scalded.
Look at the currently popular notion in the US that to run government, we need someone with experience running a private corporation. As if running a business had anything in common with running a government except they are both organizations. If that were the true measure, then a general would make the best president and we've seen that's not usually the case. In fact, I'd say that "business experience" or "experience" in general (other than experience dealing with people) is highly overrated. Right now, there's going to be only one person running for president in 2012 that actually has on-the-job experience as president of the US. Does that make him automatically the best person for the job? Does the fact that a leading candidate on the other side ran a business that successfully cannibalized other businesses make him the best person for the job?
This line of thinking got us a President with zero experience of any useful kind. He had no experience running any kind of large organization be it public, private or military. Part of a year going through the motions of being a Congressman does not count. We are seeing the result of that.
Both major parties (not one, both) need to set aside their posturing and pontificating for the benefit of their fringe constituencies. This country has serious problems. We need a frank discussion of the solutions followed by non-partisan action. Let's put an end to any activity that only benefits a small portion of the citizenship. Halt useless Congressional activity that only serves political parties and their patronage. The time for such nonsense is long over. Let's get to work.
Our country was founded on the ideal of "No taxation without representation". It appears that somewhere along the line something flipped to where we have "Representation without taxation" for a hell of a chunk of our population.
And yet, if you live in DC you ARE taxed without representation. Better yet, despite the fact that there is a mayor and a city council, members of congress seem to have no qualms about interfering in DC's financial and other affairs. The residents of DC deserve the same rights as the citizens of any other state. Puerto Rico is in the same position.
You say same percentage, I say same relative impact to standard of living. Fair means different things to different people.
How would you determine "relative impact to standard of living"?
Until that's defined, I have to side with "same percentage". Someone show me what's fair about progressive tax rates anyway. You're always left at the whim of some politician to determine what your "fair share" is. Establish what constitutes "taxable" (from among income, investments returns, assorted gains, etc) and apply a flat tax rate. In addition, the combined tax rates of Federal, State and Local should not exceed the share left for the individual.
FTA: The group was angered after reading an interview Barr gave with the Financial Times regarding his plans to give a presentation at the Security B-Sides conference in San Francisco earlier this year that promised to divulge the identities of Anonymous's leadership.
I wasn't aware that Anonymous attacked HBGary after Barr threatened to out their leadership. I guess it's okay for them to put others at risk, but they're not willing to have themselves at risk.
What if there were a class action lawsuit against lawyers for charging outrageous rates to do something which can be accomplished by a individual following a script or template? Better yet, how about a class action against "Slip and Fall" lawyers for filing unnecessary cases and seeking exorbitant settlements leading to artificially high malpractice insurance, overly cautious doctors, and an inflated cost for healthcare?
"In fact, Revere’s own account of the ride in a 1798 letter seems to back up Palin’s claim. Revere describes how after his capture by British officers, he warned them “there would be five hundred Americans there in a short time for I had alarmed the Country all the way up."
Perhaps you should go back and study American history. You've only been paying attention to half the story. Revere warned the colonists, but when captured by the British he also warned them that the colonists were ready to face them.
In Montana? As in "we're only marginally larger that the CITY of San Jose, CA"? Montana, where the density at 6.8 people per square mile puts it 48th out of 50 states? The entire population of the state is just shy of 1 Million. What large, trained, work capable population are you dreaming of?
you would realize that many of the protesters are local farmers.
yeah, right. And most of the Iranians who occupied the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979 were 'students.'
And this, gentlemen, is the rarely-seen-in-the-wild Straw Man/Non-Sequitor/Category Error! Or, could the great Bing Tsher E please explain what in the name of Zeus's asshole does the Iran Hostage crisis have to do with the protesters in the article???
Lets see... I believe the point offered by the parent would be:
GMO protesters are to farmers as Those who occupied the US Embassy in Tehran are to students
Parent was insinuating that the protesters in both cases were not what they seemed. Is the point clear now?
exactly. I have been trying to find a cheap version of windows 7 for a while. I have even hunted down some wholesalers, and I can't seem to find it for less than retail, unless I am part of some ultra special group.
You used to be able to buy XP OEM disks from certain builders but I can't even do that anymore.
Check out Pricewatch. They have reasonable prices ($70 - 80) for Win 7. That's for a full install, not an upgrade.
Which means revealing classified information to the JAG ("I found documents that say...."), so Manning would still be in jail.
You've never been in the military or you would know that your answer is incorrect. If indeed Manning had felt there was some moral issue involved, a violation of law or orders, the proper place to take that complaint would be the local offices of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) or the Inspector General (IG). They are expected to deal with evidence which may be classified in nature. WikiLeaks is not part of that solution.
And for those who are eager to elevate Manning as responsible for rebellion around the globe, while I strongly debate whether he had anything to do with that, you have to be prepared to also lay at his feet partial responsibility for the deaths of civilians caught in the crossfire between factions.
All web sites are blocked by the WI state government firewall the first time they are encountered until they've been cleared as non-offensive (i.e. pr0n). The block was temporary. It was not political. It was not First Amendment relevant. It was a rule in a firewall.
This is slashdot, not Digg, let's try to rational for a change.
Patrick Lo should focus on his own company's prospects for success. Netgear is not in the same class as Apple on any financial level: Netgear Apple
I think the CEO has more important things to worry about in his own back yard. Apple would have a very far way to fall to be as paltry as Netgear.
Meanwhile, the arguments between iOS and Android platforms have all the hallmarks of a discussion of one fanatical religion over another. The points used are not as they are represented. In the end, neither camp is swayed by the other. Obviously the market is big enough for multiple platforms. I do think it's interesting how often Apple is touted as headed for spectacular failure. One would think, given the number of times that has proven to be inaccurate, there might be a little more skepticism at the predictions.
4) Once again, when a (self) important male is the focus, any women take a back seat.
In this case, we have someone who is important not merely because he says so, but because he's also waving a political banner. That means we can conveniently overlook that he's a serial scumbag. AND, because he's waving that oh so important banner, we shall cast doubt on the character and veracity of the women rather than the man.
Nothing to see here that you haven't seen before. Move along ladies.
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I would not recommend working in that environment as a newbie civilian. It would be one thing if you had a military background and knew what you were getting into. I will assume that is not the case given the questions you are asking.
Rather, I suggest that if you really yearn to see another part of the globe (an educational and eye-opening experience for most Americans) go somewhere other than the countries you mentioned. While you are deciding where that might be, consider perusing the State Department Travel Alert system (or whoever maintains that data today). That will provide you some idea of which locales might be safer than others.
I can't say that I agree with all of his positions, but I too will acknowledge that the level of consistency in his various positions points to the amount of thought he has applied to them. I can respect that.
Even so, he still strikes me as an a**. His comments on Steve Jobs are both churlish and ironic. The irony is that I consider them to share a certain single mindedness of purpose and a string of odd personal traits. Somehow, I expect RMS would be insulted at the prospect of having that in common.
... Keeping this balance when #1 is in jail and #2 is a traitor is really difficult.
Sorry, I don't have my scorecard in front of me. One of these two is a traitor... to whom, WikiLeaks? And the other is a paragon of virtue? The phrase "honor among thieves" comes to mind.
Given that this approach is able to account for light sources, geometry (perspective) and physical objects in an original image, it should also be able to remove objects and allow for realistic rendering of that loss. Combine that with the capability described in the proposal and the use of photographs as evidence at trial may soon be inadmissible. Or at the very least, a legal team could reasonably claim that a photo had been doctored (whether true or not) and therefore render such evidence unusable by the prosecution.
many proteins denaturate over 41 degrees celsius. It might be reversible when the temperature is not too high though. If you heat part of the body with microwaves up to 50 degrees celsius, that could already do a lot of permanent damage. And I doubt if you'll feel much heat when it happens.
Your core temperature is 37 C (98.6 F). But you don't think someone would notice 50 C (122 F)? If that was bathwater, you'd be scalded.
Offworld mining? Have you really thought out the cost to do THAT?
I think the administration should just admit that it wants to kill any mission that involves Man leaving the upper atmosphere and be done with it.
Look at the currently popular notion in the US that to run government, we need someone with experience running a private corporation. As if running a business had anything in common with running a government except they are both organizations. If that were the true measure, then a general would make the best president and we've seen that's not usually the case. In fact, I'd say that "business experience" or "experience" in general (other than experience dealing with people) is highly overrated. Right now, there's going to be only one person running for president in 2012 that actually has on-the-job experience as president of the US. Does that make him automatically the best person for the job? Does the fact that a leading candidate on the other side ran a business that successfully cannibalized other businesses make him the best person for the job?
This line of thinking got us a President with zero experience of any useful kind. He had no experience running any kind of large organization be it public, private or military. Part of a year going through the motions of being a Congressman does not count. We are seeing the result of that.
Both major parties (not one, both) need to set aside their posturing and pontificating for the benefit of their fringe constituencies. This country has serious problems. We need a frank discussion of the solutions followed by non-partisan action. Let's put an end to any activity that only benefits a small portion of the citizenship. Halt useless Congressional activity that only serves political parties and their patronage. The time for such nonsense is long over. Let's get to work.
Our country was founded on the ideal of "No taxation without representation". It appears that somewhere along the line something flipped to where we have "Representation without taxation" for a hell of a chunk of our population.
And yet, if you live in DC you ARE taxed without representation. Better yet, despite the fact that there is a mayor and a city council, members of congress seem to have no qualms about interfering in DC's financial and other affairs. The residents of DC deserve the same rights as the citizens of any other state. Puerto Rico is in the same position.
You say same percentage, I say same relative impact to standard of living.
Fair means different things to different people.
How would you determine "relative impact to standard of living"?
Until that's defined, I have to side with "same percentage". Someone show me what's fair about progressive tax rates anyway. You're always left at the whim of some politician to determine what your "fair share" is. Establish what constitutes "taxable" (from among income, investments returns, assorted gains, etc) and apply a flat tax rate. In addition, the combined tax rates of Federal, State and Local should not exceed the share left for the individual.
FTA: The group was angered after reading an interview Barr gave with the Financial Times regarding his plans to give a presentation at the Security B-Sides conference in San Francisco earlier this year that promised to divulge the identities of Anonymous's leadership.
I wasn't aware that Anonymous attacked HBGary after Barr threatened to out their leadership. I guess it's okay for them to put others at risk, but they're not willing to have themselves at risk.
What if there were a class action lawsuit against lawyers for charging outrageous rates to do something which can be accomplished by a individual following a script or template? Better yet, how about a class action against "Slip and Fall" lawyers for filing unnecessary cases and seeking exorbitant settlements leading to artificially high malpractice insurance, overly cautious doctors, and an inflated cost for healthcare?
Lulzsec/Anon etc. are going to be using this at concerts,tourist places etc. etc. wherever people would want to take pics.
Never mind them. The concert promoters are going to use this so that you're forced to pay their rates for media content.
"In fact, Revere’s own account of the ride in a 1798 letter seems to back up Palin’s claim. Revere describes how after his capture by British officers, he warned them “there would be five hundred Americans there in a short time for I had alarmed the Country all the way up."
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Perhaps you should go back and study American history. You've only been paying attention to half the story. Revere warned the colonists, but when captured by the British he also warned them that the colonists were ready to face them.
Boston Herald
In Montana? As in "we're only marginally larger that the CITY of San Jose, CA"? Montana, where the density at 6.8 people per square mile puts it 48th out of 50 states? The entire population of the state is just shy of 1 Million. What large, trained, work capable population are you dreaming of?
you would realize that many of the protesters are local farmers.
yeah, right. And most of the Iranians who occupied the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979 were 'students.'
And this, gentlemen, is the rarely-seen-in-the-wild Straw Man/Non-Sequitor/Category Error! Or, could the great Bing Tsher E please explain what in the name of Zeus's asshole does the Iran Hostage crisis have to do with the protesters in the article???
Lets see... I believe the point offered by the parent would be:
GMO protesters are to farmers as
Those who occupied the US Embassy in Tehran are to students
Parent was insinuating that the protesters in both cases were not what they seemed. Is the point clear now?
So now we're considering passive eugenics for wild species. How is that any more acceptable that eugenics applied to humans?
If we don't take care of nature, one day nature won't be there to take care of us.
What was the last thing from M$ that was going to eat Apple's lunch? That's right, the Zune! How's that working out for them?
exactly. I have been trying to find a cheap version of windows 7 for a while. I have even hunted down some wholesalers, and I can't seem to find it for less than retail, unless I am part of some ultra special group.
You used to be able to buy XP OEM disks from certain builders but I can't even do that anymore.
Check out Pricewatch. They have reasonable prices ($70 - 80) for Win 7. That's for a full install, not an upgrade.
Thank you for talking sense.
Prepare to be shunned.
>>>Contacting JAG
Which means revealing classified information to the JAG ("I found documents that say...."), so Manning would still be in jail.
You've never been in the military or you would know that your answer is incorrect. If indeed Manning had felt there was some moral issue involved, a violation of law or orders, the proper place to take that complaint would be the local offices of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) or the Inspector General (IG). They are expected to deal with evidence which may be classified in nature. WikiLeaks is not part of that solution.
And for those who are eager to elevate Manning as responsible for rebellion around the globe, while I strongly debate whether he had anything to do with that, you have to be prepared to also lay at his feet partial responsibility for the deaths of civilians caught in the crossfire between factions.
These are the other evil men and women that fight for corporate rights above the rights of the people of the united states.
What?! Democrats can be evil supporters of corporations too? When the heck did that happen? The unions are going to want equal time now.
Oh wait...
All web sites are blocked by the WI state government firewall the first time they are encountered until they've been cleared as non-offensive (i.e. pr0n). The block was temporary. It was not political. It was not First Amendment relevant. It was a rule in a firewall.
This is slashdot, not Digg, let's try to rational for a change.
Patrick Lo should focus on his own company's prospects for success. Netgear is not in the same class as Apple on any financial level:
Netgear
Apple
I think the CEO has more important things to worry about in his own back yard. Apple would have a very far way to fall to be as paltry as Netgear.
Meanwhile, the arguments between iOS and Android platforms have all the hallmarks of a discussion of one fanatical religion over another. The points used are not as they are represented. In the end, neither camp is swayed by the other. Obviously the market is big enough for multiple platforms. I do think it's interesting how often Apple is touted as headed for spectacular failure. One would think, given the number of times that has proven to be inaccurate, there might be a little more skepticism at the predictions.
4) Once again, when a (self) important male is the focus, any women take a back seat.
In this case, we have someone who is important not merely because he says so, but because he's also waving a political banner. That means we can conveniently overlook that he's a serial scumbag. AND, because he's waving that oh so important banner, we shall cast doubt on the character and veracity of the women rather than the man.
Nothing to see here that you haven't seen before. Move along ladies.