For the record, I do not support NRA. I was a member for 1 year. After reading the literature they sent me and the fear mongering contained within. I did not renew my membership and I feel they do more harm then good. The real awakening for me was the letter I got from them that said the very fact Obama has not banned all guns is proof that he wants to and will ban all guns if I vote for him.
I support the rights of private citizens to be allowed to act responsibly and to be allowed to be responsible for their own lives and safety. I do not and will never again support the NRA.
Really, I used carry one around all the time. How else would I get it to class? I've even had to tell a officer I had one in a traffic stop. Hee asked, "Are there any weapons in the vehicle?" I replied, "Yes officer, I am wearing a 9mm and there is a katana in the back seat." He didn't bat an eye. He secured my weapons, wrote me a ticket for speeding and returned it to me. I don't carry that gun on me "just because I like it". I carry a gun for the same reason I carry a tool set and first aid kit in my trunk or have a fire extinguisher in my kitchen.
To your armed response, if I take my gun out and wave it around, I'm going to get a armed response from the police, maybe tased, probably shot. The amount of damage a person can do with either really comes down to location, determination, and planning. Active shooters tend to pick a location with low security, tons of people, and they tend to plan to do the most damage possible.
Without guns, maybe they can't shoot people in a movie theater, but they could build a bomb, or drive their car though a starbucks at lunchtime. And to hell with blunting the sword, it would make the cost of the blade silly and I wouldn't be able to use it anymore. I bought it to learn to use it, that means cutting! Nothing in life is safe. The problem is everyone confuses responsible owners with people who illegally acquire weapons and use them illegally. I have no problem with laws punishing the illegal use of weapons or laws that punish gun owners for not responsibly securing and managing the use of their weapon. My guns are locked up tight and my ammo is secured in a separate room and again locked up tight. I don't have kids, but I still take the responsibility very seriously. This is no different then the responsibility of owning anything dangerous, be it dogs, turkey friers, heavy machinery, etc.
Ultimately the "Think of the children" argument could be used for anything. Video games, booze, drugs, freedom of speech, etc. I see no reason to restrict the rights of lawful citizens because of the actions of unlawful ones. Instead, I say we punish unlawful citizens more harshly and enforce our laws with more zeal.
This argument is a silly one. Swords were designed for the singular purpose of killing nothing but humans on a battlefield.
Should we ban swords from being owned? Even though the use of them has now been adapted into safe and casual recreational activities? I own quite a few firearms, some for historic reasons, most for sport reasons, 1 for defense reasons.
I have never used a gun for killing yet I use guns almost twice a week. Intended purpose should be very little to the people who frequent these kind of websites. We are people who repurposed whistles from cereal boxes, we are people who revel in any kind of 'hack' that makes something become more than was intended, anything that brings enrichment or hobbyism to things that were once relegated to enterprise or even military.
Yes, guns are dangerous in the wrong hands, but what the fuck isn't? Yes this is a horrible tragedy and I feel greatly for those victims. I want to know how this guy acquired the guns in question, what the warning signs were and how we can safeguard ourselves without trampling on the rights of everyone who's not crazy. I also want justice for the families involved.
Teacher, hell what about just paying for 1 or 2 armed security officers at the school. It helps with shootings, kidnappings, or any other kind of crime that might happen on school grounds.
Even without crazy people like the shooter it would be a good idea.
By identical I mean in look, but not files. You just have to know which one, they have to try all of them (and get the password and steal the usb keys).
Factor of two authentication? Truecrypt supports that. Carry a few identical usb keys on a ring in your pocket full of random mp3 files. Use one as your key that goes with your password.
So Mr. Cuban thinks that if he goes to myspace his fan base will follow? Somehow I doubt it. The reason he is on facebook is because his fan base was on facebook, not the other way around.
Having the flash plugin is just more more attack vector on my system who's sole purpose is to essentially display advertisements, youtube videos, or horrible "I wish I was a real application" user interfaces. I can't tell you the number of times we have had to rush to update flash because of the threat of infections.
I can live without it. If it can't be done with html and javascript it probably is best not done in a web browser.
We had the same fate. All projects were to be ranked on a top 10 scale. Eventually I had 10 projects that all were priority 1, so then I needed a new top 10 for my priority 1 projects inside the other top 10. Repeat to infinity.
I am with you on size. I think 4.7" is too large. Unfortunately there really no options, you can pick large with good top of the line hardware specs, or small with aging and slow hardware specs. Why can't the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy mini have the same hardware on the inside?
I don't want a phone this large. I really enjoy the size of my iphone 4. I don't want to even 'upgrade' to a iphone 5 sized phone.
Hardware companies need to also release hardware designed for linux. I'm so sick of trying to find a high end notebook only to read that it works with a bunch of "except for a, b, and c". I want a dell/ibm/etc laptop with good battery life, a sleek design, large trackpad, wireless N, and a high end video card that works with linux.
So your going to buy something roughly the size of a small laptop, but due to just "a design decision" and not any real technical decision you probably shouldn't buy a arm based microsoft device, but rather a cheap intel/amd based device with roughly the same dimensions but all the features of a first class operating system (running all of your software which the arm version does not have).
I also do not agree with you at all on point a. It underestimates the intelligence and ingenuity of children. They might need kiddy wheels at age 6, but by age 12 they are ready for the real stuff. For point B, there are many college students that can do their work on netbooks, if this arm platform MS has put together isn't at least as powerful as a netbook then it's already pointless in my regard.
The problem here, which is also the difference between apple and MS, is that MS made their arm device function like their desktop. The half assed it however so that while it functions and looks like their desktop OS it has artificial limitations preventing it from being the desktop OS. If I have a keyboard and mouse interface, that is enough to write text and click a button labeled 'compile'.
My point was that just because the tools might not be used by enterprise developers on such a 'cheap' and 'low performance' platform doesn't mean its suddenly useless to bother to put those tools on the platform. Even if you can't get as good of performance there are people who want to write software for windows RT without budgets to buy both a tablet and a desktop computer who would probably deal with slow compiles and a little lag in the UI. Likewise there are children who would use those same tools to learn and grow. We could even point to college kids, who typically can only afford to buy one device. The fact is not allow your dev tools on a platform (that is fully capable of running those tools because it's essentially the same OS) is only stifling innovation and education.
Because everything you want to make is heavy duty and enterprise software right? There are no kids who just want to learn to program on the low cost device their parents got them for xmas....
It depends on your history. If you spent a long time at previous positions, then after a few months at the current position you look for work, your answer to the new employer has a nice history of facts behind it.
"As you can see, I typically stay at a company for the long term. Unfortunately, the work environment at my current employer was not the environment I was led to believe during the interview process. Had I know that I would have never left my previous employer. Which is why I am currently searching for a company that is a better fit for my talents."
Someone should tell Dr. Dre, Doc and Dr. J that. Not to mention Dr. Claw, Dr. Evil, and Doctor Who. Hell I know plenty of people with PHD's in all sorts of silly things that put Doctor in front of their name, but I don't think that confused people into thinking they can prescribe meds and diagnose prostate cancer.
In all seriousness though I think they are taking this overboard. There is no service being offered here. It's really no different than making a programming tutorial site and calling it code university or . It's obvious that it's not a 'real' university but just a term to denote that you feel you are a good resource for education.
Their cause is a noble one and they are partnered with 33 real Universities that are fully accredited. I understand where they state is coming from, but it reeks of the same silly zero tolerance laws that expel kids from schools for having a bottle of ibuprofen.
We do run everything to a single proxy/firewall. You still are trying to keep up with the blocking. Sure I can tell my firewall to block all proxy avoidance sites and it will, until there is a new one and then I need a update that includes that site (or I have to manually add it). Sure if I only allowed a set lists of URLs then I wouldn't have an arms race, but I'm trying to block content that management feels is not appropriate, not block the whole internet and just allow the select sites. There are always ways around content blocking, especially when your trying to reach a balance between allowing access and restricting content.
That's great, but his list is a list of proxy servers. The purpose of those proxy servers is 'proxy avoidance'. My content filtering automatically filters pages in the category of 'proxy avoidance'.
Therefore, if someone wanted to use his proxy servers (which he's constantly adding new domains to to get around my attempts to keep my employees from avoiding my filters) he needs a way to get them those proxy servers and they need a way to find him. I'm not allowed to block email services, but I am allowed to block sites related to getting around my filters.
This is why email works better. They can sign up at home or on some page before I find and block it, confirm via email, then get updates even if I'm blocking the place where they signed up in the first place.
There is a problem with emails being blocked as well, but that is spam filtering not my active attempt to keep them from getting around my filters. Overall this is the fundamental problem with getting around content blocking/filtering. You have to be able to find the site that tells you how to get around the filtering before the people doing the filtering filter that site.
Until the services their customers are trying to get around block his web page. Email works a bit better for this as it's not easily blocked (unless the people doing the blocking are going to block hotmail and gmail).
I thought the purpose of primary school was to give a well rounded and basic education that would be used as a directional tool for your 'real' education as you pick a career and start your study.
I think students need to be exposed to as much as possible over a focus on a single subject they are 'good' at. What need to get more focus on a after primary school apprenticeship programs and trade schools. These things should come after your HS graduation.
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I have a flashlight that I can shake like crazy to power in my trunk. Maybe we could do the same in the guns!!!
For the record, I do not support NRA. I was a member for 1 year. After reading the literature they sent me and the fear mongering contained within. I did not renew my membership and I feel they do more harm then good. The real awakening for me was the letter I got from them that said the very fact Obama has not banned all guns is proof that he wants to and will ban all guns if I vote for him.
I support the rights of private citizens to be allowed to act responsibly and to be allowed to be responsible for their own lives and safety. I do not and will never again support the NRA.
Really, I used carry one around all the time. How else would I get it to class? I've even had to tell a officer I had one in a traffic stop. Hee asked, "Are there any weapons in the vehicle?" I replied, "Yes officer, I am wearing a 9mm and there is a katana in the back seat." He didn't bat an eye. He secured my weapons, wrote me a ticket for speeding and returned it to me. I don't carry that gun on me "just because I like it". I carry a gun for the same reason I carry a tool set and first aid kit in my trunk or have a fire extinguisher in my kitchen.
To your armed response, if I take my gun out and wave it around, I'm going to get a armed response from the police, maybe tased, probably shot. The amount of damage a person can do with either really comes down to location, determination, and planning. Active shooters tend to pick a location with low security, tons of people, and they tend to plan to do the most damage possible.
Without guns, maybe they can't shoot people in a movie theater, but they could build a bomb, or drive their car though a starbucks at lunchtime. And to hell with blunting the sword, it would make the cost of the blade silly and I wouldn't be able to use it anymore. I bought it to learn to use it, that means cutting! Nothing in life is safe. The problem is everyone confuses responsible owners with people who illegally acquire weapons and use them illegally. I have no problem with laws punishing the illegal use of weapons or laws that punish gun owners for not responsibly securing and managing the use of their weapon. My guns are locked up tight and my ammo is secured in a separate room and again locked up tight. I don't have kids, but I still take the responsibility very seriously. This is no different then the responsibility of owning anything dangerous, be it dogs, turkey friers, heavy machinery, etc.
Ultimately the "Think of the children" argument could be used for anything. Video games, booze, drugs, freedom of speech, etc. I see no reason to restrict the rights of lawful citizens because of the actions of unlawful ones. Instead, I say we punish unlawful citizens more harshly and enforce our laws with more zeal.
It seems to make more sense when compared to 'ban all guns!!!'
This argument is a silly one. Swords were designed for the singular purpose of killing nothing but humans on a battlefield.
Should we ban swords from being owned? Even though the use of them has now been adapted into safe and casual recreational activities? I own quite a few firearms, some for historic reasons, most for sport reasons, 1 for defense reasons.
I have never used a gun for killing yet I use guns almost twice a week. Intended purpose should be very little to the people who frequent these kind of websites. We are people who repurposed whistles from cereal boxes, we are people who revel in any kind of 'hack' that makes something become more than was intended, anything that brings enrichment or hobbyism to things that were once relegated to enterprise or even military.
Yes, guns are dangerous in the wrong hands, but what the fuck isn't? Yes this is a horrible tragedy and I feel greatly for those victims. I want to know how this guy acquired the guns in question, what the warning signs were and how we can safeguard ourselves without trampling on the rights of everyone who's not crazy. I also want justice for the families involved.
Case in point http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/in-china-22-school-students-stabbed_816680.html
Teacher, hell what about just paying for 1 or 2 armed security officers at the school. It helps with shootings, kidnappings, or any other kind of crime that might happen on school grounds.
Even without crazy people like the shooter it would be a good idea.
By identical I mean in look, but not files. You just have to know which one, they have to try all of them (and get the password and steal the usb keys).
Factor of two authentication? Truecrypt supports that. Carry a few identical usb keys on a ring in your pocket full of random mp3 files. Use one as your key that goes with your password.
So Mr. Cuban thinks that if he goes to myspace his fan base will follow? Somehow I doubt it. The reason he is on facebook is because his fan base was on facebook, not the other way around.
Having the flash plugin is just more more attack vector on my system who's sole purpose is to essentially display advertisements, youtube videos, or horrible "I wish I was a real application" user interfaces. I can't tell you the number of times we have had to rush to update flash because of the threat of infections.
I can live without it. If it can't be done with html and javascript it probably is best not done in a web browser.
We had the same fate. All projects were to be ranked on a top 10 scale. Eventually I had 10 projects that all were priority 1, so then I needed a new top 10 for my priority 1 projects inside the other top 10. Repeat to infinity.
I am with you on size. I think 4.7" is too large. Unfortunately there really no options, you can pick large with good top of the line hardware specs, or small with aging and slow hardware specs. Why can't the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy mini have the same hardware on the inside?
I don't want a phone this large. I really enjoy the size of my iphone 4. I don't want to even 'upgrade' to a iphone 5 sized phone.
Or the phone could present the datastore as a network drive. Then you wouldn't even need to plug the device in, you could get get it over wireless.
Hardware companies need to also release hardware designed for linux. I'm so sick of trying to find a high end notebook only to read that it works with a bunch of "except for a, b, and c". I want a dell/ibm/etc laptop with good battery life, a sleek design, large trackpad, wireless N, and a high end video card that works with linux.
So your going to buy something roughly the size of a small laptop, but due to just "a design decision" and not any real technical decision you probably shouldn't buy a arm based microsoft device, but rather a cheap intel/amd based device with roughly the same dimensions but all the features of a first class operating system (running all of your software which the arm version does not have).
I also do not agree with you at all on point a. It underestimates the intelligence and ingenuity of children. They might need kiddy wheels at age 6, but by age 12 they are ready for the real stuff. For point B, there are many college students that can do their work on netbooks, if this arm platform MS has put together isn't at least as powerful as a netbook then it's already pointless in my regard.
The problem here, which is also the difference between apple and MS, is that MS made their arm device function like their desktop. The half assed it however so that while it functions and looks like their desktop OS it has artificial limitations preventing it from being the desktop OS. If I have a keyboard and mouse interface, that is enough to write text and click a button labeled 'compile'.
My point was that just because the tools might not be used by enterprise developers on such a 'cheap' and 'low performance' platform doesn't mean its suddenly useless to bother to put those tools on the platform. Even if you can't get as good of performance there are people who want to write software for windows RT without budgets to buy both a tablet and a desktop computer who would probably deal with slow compiles and a little lag in the UI. Likewise there are children who would use those same tools to learn and grow. We could even point to college kids, who typically can only afford to buy one device. The fact is not allow your dev tools on a platform (that is fully capable of running those tools because it's essentially the same OS) is only stifling innovation and education.
So it has EVERYTHING to do with Visual Studio.
Because everything you want to make is heavy duty and enterprise software right? There are no kids who just want to learn to program on the low cost device their parents got them for xmas....
It depends on your history. If you spent a long time at previous positions, then after a few months at the current position you look for work, your answer to the new employer has a nice history of facts behind it.
"As you can see, I typically stay at a company for the long term. Unfortunately, the work environment at my current employer was not the environment I was led to believe during the interview process. Had I know that I would have never left my previous employer. Which is why I am currently searching for a company that is a better fit for my talents."
I totally understand that concept. I think it's silly. I don't see how a accredited Doctor of Ufology is worthy of the title doctor.
Someone should tell Dr. Dre, Doc and Dr. J that. Not to mention Dr. Claw, Dr. Evil, and Doctor Who. Hell I know plenty of people with PHD's in all sorts of silly things that put Doctor in front of their name, but I don't think that confused people into thinking they can prescribe meds and diagnose prostate cancer.
In all seriousness though I think they are taking this overboard. There is no service being offered here. It's really no different than making a programming tutorial site and calling it code university or . It's obvious that it's not a 'real' university but just a term to denote that you feel you are a good resource for education.
Their cause is a noble one and they are partnered with 33 real Universities that are fully accredited. I understand where they state is coming from, but it reeks of the same silly zero tolerance laws that expel kids from schools for having a bottle of ibuprofen.
We do run everything to a single proxy/firewall. You still are trying to keep up with the blocking. Sure I can tell my firewall to block all proxy avoidance sites and it will, until there is a new one and then I need a update that includes that site (or I have to manually add it). Sure if I only allowed a set lists of URLs then I wouldn't have an arms race, but I'm trying to block content that management feels is not appropriate, not block the whole internet and just allow the select sites. There are always ways around content blocking, especially when your trying to reach a balance between allowing access and restricting content.
That's great, but his list is a list of proxy servers. The purpose of those proxy servers is 'proxy avoidance'. My content filtering automatically filters pages in the category of 'proxy avoidance'.
Therefore, if someone wanted to use his proxy servers (which he's constantly adding new domains to to get around my attempts to keep my employees from avoiding my filters) he needs a way to get them those proxy servers and they need a way to find him. I'm not allowed to block email services, but I am allowed to block sites related to getting around my filters.
This is why email works better. They can sign up at home or on some page before I find and block it, confirm via email, then get updates even if I'm blocking the place where they signed up in the first place.
There is a problem with emails being blocked as well, but that is spam filtering not my active attempt to keep them from getting around my filters. Overall this is the fundamental problem with getting around content blocking/filtering. You have to be able to find the site that tells you how to get around the filtering before the people doing the filtering filter that site.
Until the services their customers are trying to get around block his web page. Email works a bit better for this as it's not easily blocked (unless the people doing the blocking are going to block hotmail and gmail).
I thought the purpose of primary school was to give a well rounded and basic education that would be used as a directional tool for your 'real' education as you pick a career and start your study.
I think students need to be exposed to as much as possible over a focus on a single subject they are 'good' at. What need to get more focus on a after primary school apprenticeship programs and trade schools. These things should come after your HS graduation.