Yes, our cops are out of line, largely because they are being taught that the public is the enemy -- but compare, say, Mexican or Nigerian cops and ours suddenly look far better.
That's like saying that the US's prisons aren't as bad as North Korea's, so everything's OK there.
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What happens to society if that turns out to be an impossible job?
We abolish policing and return to the Militia, with YOU having to report for drill every week and YOU doing the patrolling.
the only way the job is impossible is if your goal is not Law Enforcement but Police Intimidation!
A militia is a military force, not a law enfocement one.
The clue's in the name.
If you really want the army to police you, welcome to the wonderful world of fascism.
If you want a volunteer civilian police force, that's a different issue.
So what if the databases were encrypted, the hackers would look for a system that had the encryption keys. Talk-Talk insist on every customer using Direct-Debit, rather than online payments or online billing, so they demand everyone's bank details. They could have simply given customers the choice of how to pay.
In Norway, companies just send you an email with the Faktura and KID number. You use online banking to make the payment with confirmation going through your mobile phone with BankID
It's a lot easier and more convenient to set up a Direct Debit and have it paid each month without having to do anything, especially for things like TV/phone subscriptions which probably don't vary from month to month anyway.
I do not want to have to manually pay my gas, electricity, water, rent, mortgage, life assurance, medical insurance, car insurance, house insurance, pet insurance, gym subs, golf club membership, student loan repayment, charity donations, child support, TV, mobile phone, broadband, credit card bills or whatever each month. I just have to check my monthly bank statement (online) and make sure nothing odd has happened with any of myDirect Debits - and I'm protected if it has.
We know fusion is possible not only because the sun is powered by it, but also because the thermonuclear weapons work.
That is one of the stupidest arguments I've ever seen on slashdot. It's about as useful as saying "we know that travel at the speed of light is possible because photons do it".
Mind you, if you are Greece, and have the current Turkey of Mr. Erdogan as neighbour, you might also be inclined to find some way to buy arms. Lots of arms, actually.
I might be wrong, but I think if Turkey invaded Greece that would put quite a dampener on their EU membership bid. Plus they're both in NATO, so they'd be pissing off the US as well.
" bog-standing "??? What kind of expression is that? What does it mean?
It's "bog-standing microwave heating" so I assume they're locating the microwave in a bog for cooling purposes. Apparently, these fusion thingies get quite hot, even more so than household microwave ovens!
Well said.
Also: I don't know how well known the late playwright Harold Pinter is on Slashdot. There is an adjective "pinteresque".
Definition of Pinteresque in English: adjective - Of or relating to Harold Pinter; resembling or characteristic of his plays. Pinter's plays are typically characterized by implications of threat and strong feeling produced through colloquial language, apparent triviality, and long pauses.
Origin: 1960s; earliest use found in The Times. From the name of Harold Pinter, British playwright + -esque.
Note the similarity of the sounds of "pinteresque" and "pinterest". Surely a creative lawyer could make something of that?
I can't really see how a site called "Pinteresque" is going to overlap with "Pinterest" much. Fans of Harold Pinter probably aren't going to use "Pinteresque" to post links to cookie recipes and knitting patterns.
Define minority please. Heck, for that matter these days, define women!
This is baloney. I don't give a rat's ass about a programmer's sex, color, background, etc. I care that they like what they do and that they do a good job of it, without being offensive to the team. Frankly, I care more if they smoke or wear too much cologne and come in stinking up the office several times a day.
Only knobends unironically uses the word "team" to describe their co-workers.
Because the majority of lawyers, prosecutors, judges and legal advisors are women as it is
Not where I live.
Law is certainly one of the fields which women can do well in but you'll find that the vast majority of the partners in big law firms (for instance) are still men.
Adults in nursery schools (kindergartens) in the UK are not supposed to work with children alone, whether they're male or female. There have been some notorious female paedophile cases here too.
"Why are you worried about the financial situation of your company? The company doesn't belong to you."
You didn't seriously just post that on Slashdot for everyone to read did you?
Not everyone works for a startup. If you work for a bank or large established corporation, it would be pointless to worry too much about its finances (unless you're the finance director or something).
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Yes, our cops are out of line, largely because they are being taught that the public is the enemy -- but compare, say, Mexican or Nigerian cops and ours suddenly look far better.
That's like saying that the US's prisons aren't as bad as North Korea's, so everything's OK there. ,
What happens to society if that turns out to be an impossible job?
We abolish policing and return to the Militia, with YOU having to report for drill every week and YOU doing the patrolling. the only way the job is impossible is if your goal is not Law Enforcement but Police Intimidation!
A militia is a military force, not a law enfocement one.
The clue's in the name.
If you really want the army to police you, welcome to the wonderful world of fascism.
If you want a volunteer civilian police force, that's a different issue.
What kind of dope reads amazon reviews anyway. Anyone with a brain knows most are total bullshit.
To be fair, they can be quite funny.
I am guessing your customers are not allowed to be Scottish because they have a quote symbol in their name.
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Do you mean Irish (O'hare, O'flaherty etc.)?
Or is this some other quote symbol I am not aware of?
Mc"Manus, Mac"Sweeney et al.
The " is silent.
So what if the databases were encrypted, the hackers would look for a system that had the encryption keys. Talk-Talk insist on every customer using Direct-Debit, rather than online payments or online billing, so they demand everyone's bank details. They could have simply given customers the choice of how to pay.
In Norway, companies just send you an email with the Faktura and KID number. You use online banking to make the payment with confirmation going through your mobile phone with BankID
It's a lot easier and more convenient to set up a Direct Debit and have it paid each month without having to do anything, especially for things like TV/phone subscriptions which probably don't vary from month to month anyway.
I do not want to have to manually pay my gas, electricity, water, rent, mortgage, life assurance, medical insurance, car insurance, house insurance, pet insurance, gym subs, golf club membership, student loan repayment, charity donations, child support, TV, mobile phone, broadband, credit card bills or whatever each month. I just have to check my monthly bank statement (online) and make sure nothing odd has happened with any of myDirect Debits - and I'm protected if it has.
Yeah, but there is nothing there to tell us wtf he's actually talking about.
He's talking about leverageing core synergies to maximise transformative outcomes across mission-critical business activities. I expect.
Truest thing I've ever read on slashdot.
It will of course be misunderstood by most people here as meaning you shouldn't raise your eyes above the gutter.
The problem is, people are dickheads that don't care about anyone else.
Speak for yourself, pal.
We can detect the sun directly.
You're forgetting which site you're on.
For a lot of people here, the sun has the same level of reality as a girlfriend.
You mean apart from the complete lack of evidence of other dimensions?
Duh, what about the evidence of gravity leak from other dimensions?
We know fusion is possible not only because the sun is powered by it, but also because the thermonuclear weapons work.
That is one of the stupidest arguments I've ever seen on slashdot. It's about as useful as saying "we know that travel at the speed of light is possible because photons do it".
We knew heavier than air flight was possible LONG before the Wright brothers got involved.
There's a big difference between knowing something is possible, and actually doing it.
Mind you, if you are Greece, and have the current Turkey of Mr. Erdogan as neighbour, you might also be inclined to find some way to buy arms. Lots of arms, actually.
I might be wrong, but I think if Turkey invaded Greece that would put quite a dampener on their EU membership bid. Plus they're both in NATO, so they'd be pissing off the US as well.
And, no, North Cyprus isn't the same thing.
" bog-standing "??? What kind of expression is that? What does it mean?
It's "bog-standing microwave heating" so I assume they're locating the microwave in a bog for cooling purposes. Apparently, these fusion thingies get quite hot, even more so than household microwave ovens!
Well said. Also: I don't know how well known the late playwright Harold Pinter is on Slashdot. There is an adjective "pinteresque". Definition of Pinteresque in English: adjective - Of or relating to Harold Pinter; resembling or characteristic of his plays. Pinter's plays are typically characterized by implications of threat and strong feeling produced through colloquial language, apparent triviality, and long pauses. Origin: 1960s; earliest use found in The Times. From the name of Harold Pinter, British playwright + -esque. Note the similarity of the sounds of "pinteresque" and "pinterest". Surely a creative lawyer could make something of that?
I can't really see how a site called "Pinteresque" is going to overlap with "Pinterest" much. Fans of Harold Pinter probably aren't going to use "Pinteresque" to post links to cookie recipes and knitting patterns.
Never used it, huh? Look little boy, I was developing software before your whore of a mother get impregnated by that drunk guy at the party.
Windows 7 scales resolution just fine. Don't talk about shit you don't understand, junior.
"...and I'm an ex Navy Seal with over 300 confirmed kills..."
Really? What's wrong with South Asians?
They have brown skin. This really annoys racists.
Being good at rote learning is not a sign of high achievement, just of a different educational emphasis.
Define minority please. Heck, for that matter these days, define women! This is baloney. I don't give a rat's ass about a programmer's sex, color, background, etc. I care that they like what they do and that they do a good job of it, without being offensive to the team. Frankly, I care more if they smoke or wear too much cologne and come in stinking up the office several times a day.
Only knobends unironically uses the word "team" to describe their co-workers.
Because the majority of lawyers, prosecutors, judges and legal advisors are women as it is
Not where I live.
Law is certainly one of the fields which women can do well in but you'll find that the vast majority of the partners in big law firms (for instance) are still men.
Adults in nursery schools (kindergartens) in the UK are not supposed to work with children alone, whether they're male or female. There have been some notorious female paedophile cases here too.
You didn't seriously just post that on Slashdot for everyone to read did you?
Not everyone works for a startup. If you work for a bank or large established corporation, it would be pointless to worry too much about its finances (unless you're the finance director or something).
The irony in your post is so painful.
You appear to be using the Alanis Morisette version of irony which is (ironically) nothing to do with irony, but more like "mildy annoying".
You must be a Donald Trump supporter.
Once you live in the countryside with a family, you need a car.
Anyone who looks at cars as a symbol of anything is stupid. They're tools.
Okay, so now could somebody explain to me why Americium is used in smoke detectors? I'm too lazy today to use Google to look it up.
It sounds better than Europeanium to US consumers.