Actually, I don't think it will even go that far. I get the impression that it will be more of a review of the legal institutions in place to protect privacy (like getting a warrant to use the system).
This is what I don't get. So far as I can tell, no one is attacking government employees. They're only stating that it is inappropriate for a third-party review to employ people who have been involved with one of the concerned parties. It's not an implication that former government employees are evil, tyrranical, or even biased; it's simply a matter of protocol.
As for the competency of the review team, that's yet to be answered. I would feel great about this whole thing if his answer to question #8 had been in any way informative.
Yeah, but I thought his answer to question 8 (the best one) was completely inadequate and inappropriate. I don't think the poster was being impolite. I think he was actually interested in knowing what kind of skills the reviewers had.
I'm not sure whether NSA conducts industrial espionage as, apparently, some western European intelligence services do.
I don't know either. But I *do* know that the CIA has often engaged in immoral activities to further the interests of large US corporations. It's sad to think that this stuff might be used to crush foreign competition in the private sector.
I just don't have enough money. Alphas could be really sweet for music production (think realtime DSP). Grab a couple of these things and whip up some good assembly routines and you're in business. How many voices could you get out of one? 64? 128?
Alphas are useful for much more than doing the latest physics simulations. Do you realize the power of a software synthesizer running on one of these things? I wish they weren't so damn expensive; I could set up one hell of a digital audio/music workstation with one of these.
Of course, what I'd really like to have is a G4 that wasn't in one of those cases. Then I could stick PPC Linux on it and go to town. A new Alpha would be nice too, while I'm dreaming. <grin>
If EVERY Malaysian approved of his government, then yes, I would agree with you. That's an impossibility.
Then every government on earth must fall since there is no such thing as absolute consensus. This just doesn't work.
Furthermore, from what I have heard from Malaysians here on/., they approve of this action. Why? Because these so-called video arcades are more appropriately termed "illegal gambling dens." These are not the nice safe places you went to as a kid.
I support the destruction of their government unconditionally. The Malaysian people will rise or they will be crushed, just like the Russian people. At the very least, I don't want to have to look back on a decimated Malaysia and think "But my opinions of what is right and wrong are no better than anyone else's, so I had no right to try to fix what I thought to be wrong."
That's not what this is about. I am a firm believer in absolute truth. However, I have seen no evidence that the people of Malaysia are upset about this action. They seem to be happy about it. Remember that during the Cold War, citizens of the Soviet Union were told how horribly our government treated us and how much we desired to be liberated from our hard bondage (capitalism). Are you sad that they didn't succeed?
The people know best, and I will fight for them.
Is it not possible that they don't always know best? I wouldn't trust most of our population with making important decisions about public policy because they either have poor judgement or, more commonly, they aren't informed well enough about the details of the issues to make good decisions. This is why we use a republic rather than a democracy.
Just to add to what you've said here. Most people read the headline "Banning Arcades in Malaysia" and think, "Malaysians can't play Pong or Pac-Man. What is the world coming to?"/. journalism strikes again! What they don't realize is that these "video arcades" aren't the same nice little cozy places they went to as children. They're more like "gambling dives."
BTW, I applaud your understanding of popular government.
Um, I think not. As long as we're talking about America here (and only because these rights are explicity stated in our Constitution. I, and many others would argue that the rights below are the basis for any civilized government), black people, like all citizens have a right to life that cannot be infringed.
You've missed his point. It was largely because of his poor choice of wording and example (minority in the political sense elided into Minority in the racial sense).
What he's really talking about here is that the people of a democracy have the right to vote against something they disapprove of (in this case, illegal gambling dens). If a minority of the population of the country (not a Minority with a capital "M") like that thing (again, in this case, illegal gambling dens) then they have to put up with not having these places to go to. That's the reason democracies are often referred to as "mob rule."
Huh? From here on in you stop making sense entirely.
Again, he's talking about American arrogance. He's saying that if the Malaysian people want to ban gambling dens, then they can do that. We, the US of A, have no right to stop them.
I'm looking in the Constitution and...nope. Isn't in there.
a right to look at art?
Scanning the Constitution again and...hmmm. That isn't in there either.
I think most people believe that its your right to do something that dosen't harm other people
Two points:
It doesn't amount to a hill of beans what "most people believe." What matters is what the law says.
Getting back to the original story, this is not about an activity that "doesn't harm other people." This is not the same video arcade you went to 20 years ago in the US where people are playing Pong or Pac-Man. Think of it more as a mafia-run gambling dive where killings and drug sales take place.
Banning something doesn't do anything, you need to back it up with *real* punishment in order to make it work.
Very true. It's kind of funny to watch politicians with that dopey "Look ma, I done a good thing!" expression on their faces when they pass some big crime bill, only to realize that when you wake up tomorrow, the world will be exactly the same--except for a politician with a good feeling for having "done something for his country."
First of all, the use of the term "we" to refer to the actions of one's government is common. I don't think his usage was intended to trick or confuse readers.
Secondly, I'd like to know what you mean by proposing that the Malaysian government be "brought to justice." Do you mean that the Malaysian people should rise up against their government? Fine, let them do so. If you mean that the United States of America should enter the situation and bring down a foreign power, I have to ask what kind of crack you're smoking.
Assuming that the people of Malaysia approve of their government, what right do we, the almighty United States of America, have to destroy it? Remember, sovereignty is an important right too. Just because a nation has the capability to impose their beliefs and culture on another doesn't make it right.
You need to be shot. At point blank range. Multiple times. In the head. With an elephant gun.
Ummm, hello? For someone who speaks of the evils of aggression, you sure are violently minded.
People like you are the reason the country is so fubared. Are you too brain-damaged to realize that this simply fosters aggresion and loathing?
I was spanked as a child and yet I am a very mild mannered (some would say nerdy) kind of guy. Furthermore, I appreciate what my parents have done for me. I love them with all my heart and respect them. There are many times I feel they were too easy on me, in fact. Appropriate discipline is born of love for a child. It's the, "I care about what happens to you and how you turn out as an adult," kind of love rather than the, "here's twenty bucks, go hang out somewhere and leave me alone," kind of "love" that most parents seem to practice.
Oh, and a "healthy" "respect" for authority isn't always the best thing for someone either.
Why do you think he used the term "healthy"? Because there's a difference between blind adherence to authority figures and appropriate respect for legitimate authority.
Go ahead, be a good little drone.
As those who know me will tell you, I am far from being a drone. Read my.sig. Yes, I know it's from Monty Python and is intended humorously. I still see a lot of truth to it.
See, it's true... Children who are abused become child abusers. How would you like it if someone 3x your size slapped you around because they didn't like what you were doing?
It's not about being "slapped around" or "abused." There's a big difference between appropriate punishment and child abuse. No one is claiming that abuse should be legal.
When I saw the headline, I thought/. had sunk to a new low--I thought this was going to be a story about Transmeta poetry.
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Calvin was one of the major guys to write in a non-Latin language.
Actually, I believe that his Institutes of the Christian Religion was published in Latin. Of course, it was also published in French and I don't know which one he originally wrote it in--but there you are. Whoa, this is really getting offtopic!
This is pretty old. It's a sign people sometimes put on their console when they are away from their desk. It's a humorous pseudo-German warning not to touch the machine.
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I'm not exactly an expert here, but won't a higher bit rate give you better dynamic range?
Actually, I don't think it will even go that far. I get the impression that it will be more of a review of the legal institutions in place to protect privacy (like getting a warrant to use the system).
As for the competency of the review team, that's yet to be answered. I would feel great about this whole thing if his answer to question #8 had been in any way informative.
Yeah, but I thought his answer to question 8 (the best one) was completely inadequate and inappropriate. I don't think the poster was being impolite. I think he was actually interested in knowing what kind of skills the reviewers had.
I don't know either. But I *do* know that the CIA has often engaged in immoral activities to further the interests of large US corporations. It's sad to think that this stuff might be used to crush foreign competition in the private sector.
Wow, thanks for the tip. For some strange reason, I hadn't thought of Ebay.
I just don't have enough money. Alphas could be really sweet for music production (think realtime DSP). Grab a couple of these things and whip up some good assembly routines and you're in business. How many voices could you get out of one? 64? 128?
Alphas are useful for much more than doing the latest physics simulations. Do you realize the power of a software synthesizer running on one of these things? I wish they weren't so damn expensive; I could set up one hell of a digital audio/music workstation with one of these.
The DMCA and education are at odds. The DMCA and schools are not at odds. Something wrong with this picture?
Of course, what I'd really like to have is a G4 that wasn't in one of those cases. Then I could stick PPC Linux on it and go to town. A new Alpha would be nice too, while I'm dreaming. <grin>
You're my hero. Seriously.
Ahh, the old "Americans are dick sucking shitheads" argument again. Does anyone else ever get tired of this stereotyping?
Then every government on earth must fall since there is no such thing as absolute consensus. This just doesn't work.
Furthermore, from what I have heard from Malaysians here on /., they approve of this action. Why? Because these so-called video arcades are more appropriately termed "illegal gambling dens." These are not the nice safe places you went to as a kid.
I support the destruction of their government unconditionally. The Malaysian people will rise or they will be crushed, just like the Russian people. At the very least, I don't want to have to look back on a decimated Malaysia and think "But my opinions of what is right and wrong are no better than anyone else's, so I had no right to try to fix what I thought to be wrong."
That's not what this is about. I am a firm believer in absolute truth. However, I have seen no evidence that the people of Malaysia are upset about this action. They seem to be happy about it. Remember that during the Cold War, citizens of the Soviet Union were told how horribly our government treated us and how much we desired to be liberated from our hard bondage (capitalism). Are you sad that they didn't succeed?
The people know best, and I will fight for them.
Is it not possible that they don't always know best? I wouldn't trust most of our population with making important decisions about public policy because they either have poor judgement or, more commonly, they aren't informed well enough about the details of the issues to make good decisions. This is why we use a republic rather than a democracy.
BTW, I applaud your understanding of popular government.
You've missed his point. It was largely because of his poor choice of wording and example (minority in the political sense elided into Minority in the racial sense).
What he's really talking about here is that the people of a democracy have the right to vote against something they disapprove of (in this case, illegal gambling dens). If a minority of the population of the country (not a Minority with a capital "M") like that thing (again, in this case, illegal gambling dens) then they have to put up with not having these places to go to. That's the reason democracies are often referred to as "mob rule."
Huh? From here on in you stop making sense entirely.
Again, he's talking about American arrogance. He's saying that if the Malaysian people want to ban gambling dens, then they can do that. We, the US of A, have no right to stop them.
I'm looking in the Constitution and...nope. Isn't in there.
a right to look at art?
Scanning the Constitution again and...hmmm. That isn't in there either.
I think most people believe that its your right to do something that dosen't harm other people
Two points:
It doesn't amount to a hill of beans what "most people believe." What matters is what the law says.
Getting back to the original story, this is not about an activity that "doesn't harm other people." This is not the same video arcade you went to 20 years ago in the US where people are playing Pong or Pac-Man. Think of it more as a mafia-run gambling dive where killings and drug sales take place.
Very true. It's kind of funny to watch politicians with that dopey "Look ma, I done a good thing!" expression on their faces when they pass some big crime bill, only to realize that when you wake up tomorrow, the world will be exactly the same--except for a politician with a good feeling for having "done something for his country."
Secondly, I'd like to know what you mean by proposing that the Malaysian government be "brought to justice." Do you mean that the Malaysian people should rise up against their government? Fine, let them do so. If you mean that the United States of America should enter the situation and bring down a foreign power, I have to ask what kind of crack you're smoking.
Assuming that the people of Malaysia approve of their government, what right do we, the almighty United States of America, have to destroy it? Remember, sovereignty is an important right too. Just because a nation has the capability to impose their beliefs and culture on another doesn't make it right.
Ummm, hello? For someone who speaks of the evils of aggression, you sure are violently minded.
People like you are the reason the country is so fubared. Are you too brain-damaged to realize that this simply fosters aggresion and loathing?
I was spanked as a child and yet I am a very mild mannered (some would say nerdy) kind of guy. Furthermore, I appreciate what my parents have done for me. I love them with all my heart and respect them. There are many times I feel they were too easy on me, in fact. Appropriate discipline is born of love for a child. It's the, "I care about what happens to you and how you turn out as an adult," kind of love rather than the, "here's twenty bucks, go hang out somewhere and leave me alone," kind of "love" that most parents seem to practice.
Oh, and a "healthy" "respect" for authority isn't always the best thing for someone either.
Why do you think he used the term "healthy"? Because there's a difference between blind adherence to authority figures and appropriate respect for legitimate authority.
Go ahead, be a good little drone.
As those who know me will tell you, I am far from being a drone. Read my .sig. Yes, I know it's from Monty Python and is intended humorously. I still see a lot of truth to it.
It's not about being "slapped around" or "abused." There's a big difference between appropriate punishment and child abuse. No one is claiming that abuse should be legal.
When I saw the headline, I thought /. had sunk to a new low--I thought this was going to be a story about Transmeta poetry.
Actually, I believe that his Institutes of the Christian Religion was published in Latin. Of course, it was also published in French and I don't know which one he originally wrote it in--but there you are. Whoa, this is really getting offtopic!
This is pretty old. It's a sign people sometimes put on their console when they are away from their desk. It's a humorous pseudo-German warning not to touch the machine.
It's called a joke for crying out loud.
Yeah, Objective C support is somewhat broken. GNUstep won't compile (Internal Compiler Error). Still not sure why yet.