No, the plumbing companies create a false shortage of plumbers, lobby the government for a new type of work visa, and get low paid workers from third world countries to come do the job for 30% of what Americans will do it for.
This isn't change. It's appeasement. Event TFA states that the paper's goal is to clarify ACTA's objective, not to show its actual language. However, when the final agreement appears, if ever, it probably won't look anything like what you expect it to be. It'll be an abomination that preserves nothing in the way of individual rights, and likely will go far to extend corporate plutocracy.
Yes, this is absolutely a lobbying ploy. How the hell do they know "exactly which computer the information came from" unless they had direct access to the defense contractor's computers? TFA doesn't say whether or not they had legitimate access to them. As a card-carrying conspiracy theorist, I know that there was no security breach and the Iranians don't have the blueprints for Marine One. This is all a sham to:
a.) Pass legislation against P2P software.
b.) Get more funding for Tiversa's "security research".
c.) Return Westley Clark to relevance.
d.) ???
e.) Profit
Is this news to anyone? Where I live, in a dry county, the same rules apply. Liquor in private clubs only, and you have to sign in, and pay to be a "member". There is a lot of circumvention of the rules, but to get booze, I have to drive to the state line. I agree that it's backasswards, but it's not news. In Utah it's Mormons, elsewhere, it's Baptists. These guys need to learn how to party like Lutherans.
Horse shit, there is no fence. These assholes (government, network TV, viewers) have had four years to get ready for this. Anyone dragging their feet over a $49US converter box is just a lazy shit-bum. Remember folks, TV is a luxury item that you don't need. It shouldn't be subsidized. If you want to continue watching it, get a converter. Simple as that. You've all had ample time to get the converter. The fact that 2.5 million people are on the waiting list tells me that there are 2.5 million lazy sons-of-bitches that will NEVER get with the program as long as there are delays. Remember when Al Gore said we had ten years to fix global warming? These same fuckers are waiting for the government delay on that too.
Agreed. It reminds me of the old IBM way of counting lines of code. I always figured that it would be better to get the same thing done in fewer lines and more optimized code.
DAMMIT!!! Why did I click that link?!?!
Eight cases of G.S.O.T.A.B.P.D.S. (Guts sucked out through asshole by pool drain syndrome)?
ewww...wow...but ewww...
Why is the belief in a higher power any more or less "religious" than the belief in a big bang? Big bang theorists have a belief, or faith if you will, in a theory forwards the notion that EVERYTHING came from a single infinitely massive object that exploded from nothing and caused everything to just "be". Where did the infinitely massive object come from? Does your faith in science tell you that it was just always there?
This reminds me of a joke. A scientist speaking to God says "Look God, I've created life." God said "How did you do that?" The scientist said "Same as you. I created life from dirt." God said "Show Me." The scientist picked up a handful of dirt and began to place it in a test tube. God said "Start with your own dirt."
Dawkins entire point is that religion promotes "unthinking as a virtue"
Atheism promotes this just as much as religion. Every single atheist I have ever spoken to (hyperbole aside) has had the same mental block as every religious fanatic I have ever spoken to. They can't entertain ideas they don't support. It is truly dogmatic. However, a distinction must be made between "religion" and a belief in God. A belief in the existence of a higher power, whether it is the alpha male, or a mathematical equation or whatever, does not automatically imply religion. Let the flames begin.
You are aware that this is/. right? Many, if not most people here take apart stuff and find out how it works for fun. Why, just this weekend, I'll replace a radiator in my wife's van for a fourth of what the repair shop would charge, then later I might compile a new kernel or something. When I'm done, I'm probably gonna treat that old lawn mower to a new magneto, and then later, restart work on my control program for my radio scanner.
Also not cheap, is IBM FileNet P8, but it gives you a ton of flexibility in managing document security through default instance security, marking sets, class level security, property level security, etc. Additionally you can set up event subscriptions on numerous document related events, such as check-in, check-out, update, etc., that you can use to fire custom event actions.
So if you buy one of these, given Chinese manufacturing quality, and you get electrocuted, which of your family members does the Chinese government bill for the burial?
Sounds to me like one of those "If you have nothing to hide, then what are you worried about?" arguments. I've never fallen for that load of crap either, and I'm not falling for the "Total surveillance can be a good thing." argument either. Get a grip man, put your tin foil hat back on.
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No, the plumbing companies create a false shortage of plumbers, lobby the government for a new type of work visa, and get low paid workers from third world countries to come do the job for 30% of what Americans will do it for.
Make you wear a helmet while driving your car.
Sounds like the answer is "whoosh"
Did you just say she had junk in the trunk?
This isn't change. It's appeasement. Event TFA states that the paper's goal is to clarify ACTA's objective, not to show its actual language. However, when the final agreement appears, if ever, it probably won't look anything like what you expect it to be. It'll be an abomination that preserves nothing in the way of individual rights, and likely will go far to extend corporate plutocracy.
but they keep re-electing their congressmen. Same thing applies here.
Getting framed for political gain sucks.
Yes, this is absolutely a lobbying ploy. How the hell do they know "exactly which computer the information came from" unless they had direct access to the defense contractor's computers? TFA doesn't say whether or not they had legitimate access to them. As a card-carrying conspiracy theorist, I know that there was no security breach and the Iranians don't have the blueprints for Marine One. This is all a sham to:
a.) Pass legislation against P2P software.
b.) Get more funding for Tiversa's "security research".
c.) Return Westley Clark to relevance.
d.) ???
e.) Profit
sorry... couldn't resist the last part.
I read it as wall art. In a way, it is artful.
nah, she wasn't all that expensive.
Is this news to anyone? Where I live, in a dry county, the same rules apply. Liquor in private clubs only, and you have to sign in, and pay to be a "member". There is a lot of circumvention of the rules, but to get booze, I have to drive to the state line. I agree that it's backasswards, but it's not news. In Utah it's Mormons, elsewhere, it's Baptists. These guys need to learn how to party like Lutherans.
Horse shit, there is no fence. These assholes (government, network TV, viewers) have had four years to get ready for this. Anyone dragging their feet over a $49US converter box is just a lazy shit-bum. Remember folks, TV is a luxury item that you don't need. It shouldn't be subsidized. If you want to continue watching it, get a converter. Simple as that. You've all had ample time to get the converter. The fact that 2.5 million people are on the waiting list tells me that there are 2.5 million lazy sons-of-bitches that will NEVER get with the program as long as there are delays. Remember when Al Gore said we had ten years to fix global warming? These same fuckers are waiting for the government delay on that too.
The point of the H1-B visa was not to get cheaper workers. It was to address a (falsified) shortage of qualified workers.
Agreed. It reminds me of the old IBM way of counting lines of code. I always figured that it would be better to get the same thing done in fewer lines and more optimized code.
Yes, but incremental improvements to a flaming bag of shit results in larger flames and more shit.
DAMMIT!!! Why did I click that link?!?!
Eight cases of G.S.O.T.A.B.P.D.S. (Guts sucked out through asshole by pool drain syndrome)?
ewww...wow...but ewww...
You have a small particle or speck with sharks?
It's moat...
Why is the belief in a higher power any more or less "religious" than the belief in a big bang? Big bang theorists have a belief, or faith if you will, in a theory forwards the notion that EVERYTHING came from a single infinitely massive object that exploded from nothing and caused everything to just "be". Where did the infinitely massive object come from? Does your faith in science tell you that it was just always there?
This reminds me of a joke. A scientist speaking to God says "Look God, I've created life." God said "How did you do that?" The scientist said "Same as you. I created life from dirt." God said "Show Me." The scientist picked up a handful of dirt and began to place it in a test tube. God said "Start with your own dirt."
Atheism promotes this just as much as religion. Every single atheist I have ever spoken to (hyperbole aside) has had the same mental block as every religious fanatic I have ever spoken to. They can't entertain ideas they don't support. It is truly dogmatic. However, a distinction must be made between "religion" and a belief in God. A belief in the existence of a higher power, whether it is the alpha male, or a mathematical equation or whatever, does not automatically imply religion. Let the flames begin.
You are aware that this is /. right?
Many, if not most people here take apart stuff and find out how it works for fun. Why, just this weekend, I'll replace a radiator in my wife's van for a fourth of what the repair shop would charge, then later I might compile a new kernel or something. When I'm done, I'm probably gonna treat that old lawn mower to a new magneto, and then later, restart work on my control program for my radio scanner.
Also not cheap, is IBM FileNet P8, but it gives you a ton of flexibility in managing document security through default instance security, marking sets, class level security, property level security, etc. Additionally you can set up event subscriptions on numerous document related events, such as check-in, check-out, update, etc., that you can use to fire custom event actions.
So if you buy one of these, given Chinese manufacturing quality, and you get electrocuted, which of your family members does the Chinese government bill for the burial?
Sounds to me like one of those "If you have nothing to hide, then what are you worried about?" arguments. I've never fallen for that load of crap either, and I'm not falling for the "Total surveillance can be a good thing." argument either. Get a grip man, put your tin foil hat back on.
no, I meant get in line... okay... I guess you're right.
queue the predictions for $500 a barrel oil...