Would that someone should cast a light on Psychology. Perhaps it is just the tendency of its many adherents to be so batty. (I am not a Scientology sympathizer myself, perhaps they aren't much help on this.) While I like the Tesla theory that we are all automatons, I have some doubts when I see some of the "scientific" work being published.
In the olden days, when I was a kid, we happened into dealing with the F.B.I. Subsequently, I know to engage a large supply of salt anytime I read about any investigation that has been tainted by their crime lab. Think of the children and send more money. Yeah. Knowing their proclivity to abuse/disregard the law, I don't really see the upside to this.
I live on a private road. It is clearly marked "private road". Occasionally, someone accidentally drives down my road. In California, this is not a crime, as there is not a closed gate on the road. I could legally ask them to leave, and if they refuse to comply, I could arrest them for trespassing (C.P.C. 602J). I choose to ignore them and leave my curtains closed. Another option, I suppose, is to emulate the contumacious asshole across the street and attack anyone who blunders in. I am unable to fathom the damage that occurred in this instance, perhaps the laws are different in Pennsylvania?
One problem with the system you describe is it presumes both competence and professional integrity AT EVERY STEP along that path. The main qualification for a judge is an ability to feign impartiality. At no point does ANYONE, including defense counsel, presume innocence. If you happen to dispute the testimony of a police officer, you will be presumed guilty of lying as well.
If that fund came from the budget of the "Public Service" department that created the problem, it might work, OTOH it might add to their incentive to cover up their malfeasance even more than present SOP. The "Police Code" is not a myth. I hate to use this example, but what happened to Rodney King was not any sort of abberation, only that a videotape was released. Maybe if we added amendments to our Constitution to protect our citizens from the govern- oh wait...
This is interesting. Not having done any actual research, I had to develop this theory out of nothing but paranoid delusion: 'After giving up Vietnam to the local government, certain factions of the US government decided that the failure of that particular bit of foreign policy was due to abuse of civil rights by American Citizens. Constitutional loopholes, particularly the First Amendment, had to be closed. Local police got free surplus helicopters if they could conform to the new federal guidelines.' (I've always wondered if the Hitler Youth haircuts on the rookie cops since then were just coincidence.)
Ethics seem to be subjective. CYA plus "SAVE THE CHILDREN" have trumped this now and malicious prosecution is legally protected/required. Letting an innocent man escape prosecution is obviously more than their jobs are worth. I guess data security and integrity are too high a price if it might inconvenience one person's access to easy credit.
TFA didn't mention Mr. Bunce's armaments, fortunately he was attacked from Indonesia so no lives were lost. "The odds are much better that you'll get shot with your own gun in the scenario you describe." These odds you mention, I have heard before. (derision deleted) "consider that police officers miss nearly 90% of the time when they discharge their weapons. They have lots of training up front and ongoing training in firearms use which you almost certainly do not have. What makes you think your skills are better than theirs?" Considering the native aptitude of some of the people selected for police service, which no amount of training can compensate for, a 10% hit rate sounds about right. I'm guessing those were mostly within three meters. I can't speak for DaedalusHKX, but I have been shot at, and if I'd been armed at the time, I'd have returned fire calmly and accurately. Instead I had to calmly walk over and take the rifle away from the guy and beat him for a while. I can recall four times I've asked for service from the police, the times when the thief was there, the cops didn't even take their names. Otherwise, it was "probable cause" for a check on my bonafides, and my gun's. I hate to be down on cops, Its a bad job that I don't want, But most of the people available are NOT QUALIFIED and we all need to look out for ourselves.
If you've tried your hand at flint knapping, you probably know something of human ingenuity. I crushed up around ten kilos of obsidian before I gave up trying to make a tool. I bled a bit on that job, and probably owe a lot to the polycarbonate goggles I wore. I started a fire once using friction, I hope I never do that again. It took me a week of hard work. I used store bought tools and twine to make my bow. Tool Steel depends on the natural ability of some alloys to hold a finer edge. The sharpness is part of the steel's property, and the true credit belongs to the work of generations of humans who have observed and utilised the properties of metallurgy and mechanics to devise these tools.
IIRC we had some pretty effective fission events in the forties. It took an awful lot of scientists to pull that off and some of the engineering details are probably still hard to come by. How big of a bang would it take to arouse your interest? I think our alleged poor relations* with the Chinese government could be more stressed if they thought we were supplying Taiwan with WMDs. OTOH if the Taiwanese opened up the containers, (Not in TFA?) then it totally increases the likelihood that their mainland cousins will get to have the designs for analysis. I'm sure security is a lot tighter at the battery storage area of a Taiwanese vs: American military bases, but maybe not as good as the nuclear warhead storage area.
*I think maybe the folks in charge of our Fearless Leaders like to cultivate foreign enemies for commercial gain, but the facts are far above my rating.
As a citizen of the People's Republic of California, and former long-time Bezerkeley Resident, I have known or observed many strange people holding even stranger beliefs. One observation- if you want to generalise- the crystal-power-people are teetotalers. Please don't equate this nonsense with dirty old hippies like myself. Every one knows that drugs interfere with the Cosmic Forces flowing through the universe. "Sandi Maurer is an electrical pollution and electrical sensitivity researcher." She can feel the deleterious effects of magnetism? I would give odds that she hasn't taken anything more potent than chamomile in her life.
20-year-old I don't have, but my ten-year-old stuff is about half-borked, so right. OTOH I have two or three Win98 licenses and it seems to install pretty well on my more modern ATX-compatible stuff. IIRC the 64-bit boxen would run it, if needed. My son has no regard for old games so it ain't gonna happen, but it could.
I have been anti-virus free since '99 or so. I couldn't afford enough RAM to run it. Since I've trained the rugrat to avoid the pron sites (and removed all the icons for iexplore.exe, since the little scalawag isn't hip to "run"), I haven't had to re-format the Windows. Basically just as you describe, using the router rather than the MS firewall. The consoles have all gone to Goodwill anyway, the kids strung out on WOW now.
Our fearless leader have suggested requiring all livestock be chipped for our protection. The small herd owners find this an unappealing prospect. Perhaps the current highest purpose of our government is to invent new rat-holes to pour our money into.
When I lived in Bezerkely, EVERYONE cared about what our Fearless Leaders were up to, and we all gave it a lot of thought, discussed it on the porches, and in the pubs. Out here in the sticks, no revelation is shocking enough to make any impression whatsoever. It is VERY apparent here that the average person's I.Q. is only 100.
I doubt that you know this does not present any selection pressure on the pathogenic bacteria in your body. When my brother tested atropine for the military, he got paid. (My friend Gene died.) When do I get my check?
The mutants who have adapted to digesting cow's milk can exist in some pretty sparse environments. Looks like an advantage, IMO.
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Like the rich dude that had to pack in custom six-course dinners, thats what he's used to eating. As the scientist who won the ride probably had better things to do than spend two to three years adapting to life without kimchi, this is a triumph for science. According to TFA, researchers have addressed the smell issue, allegedly with success. While I, for one, have no problem with kimchi unless the peppers are too many... I am anxious to get my hands on some of the canned "space kimchi" just to see how well they did.
LMAO- If only I hadn't already RTA & posted on this, I've got mod points... Actually I think the existing air purification must be one of the seven wonders of the modern world, and if it ain't, I don't think you could give me a ticket up there.
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Would that someone should cast a light on Psychology. Perhaps it is just the tendency of its many adherents to be so batty. (I am not a Scientology sympathizer myself, perhaps they aren't much help on this.) While I like the Tesla theory that we are all automatons, I have some doubts when I see some of the "scientific" work being published.
In the olden days, when I was a kid, we happened into dealing with the F.B.I. Subsequently, I know to engage a large supply of salt anytime I read about any investigation that has been tainted by their crime lab. Think of the children and send more money. Yeah. Knowing their proclivity to abuse/disregard the law, I don't really see the upside to this.
It should stop paintballs.
Damn, I thought the link was to a Kettenkraftrad.
The La Brea Tar Pits. (the the tar tar pits)
If you dig through TFA you may notice this is not exactly Biltmore.
I live on a private road. It is clearly marked "private road". Occasionally, someone accidentally drives down my road. In California, this is not a crime, as there is not a closed gate on the road. I could legally ask them to leave, and if they refuse to comply, I could arrest them for trespassing (C.P.C. 602J). I choose to ignore them and leave my curtains closed. Another option, I suppose, is to emulate the contumacious asshole across the street and attack anyone who blunders in. I am unable to fathom the damage that occurred in this instance, perhaps the laws are different in Pennsylvania?
One problem with the system you describe is it presumes both competence and professional integrity AT EVERY STEP along that path. The main qualification for a judge is an ability to feign impartiality. At no point does ANYONE, including defense counsel, presume innocence. If you happen to dispute the testimony of a police officer, you will be presumed guilty of lying as well.
If that fund came from the budget of the "Public Service" department that created the problem, it might work, OTOH it might add to their incentive to cover up their malfeasance even more than present SOP. The "Police Code" is not a myth. I hate to use this example, but what happened to Rodney King was not any sort of abberation, only that a videotape was released. Maybe if we added amendments to our Constitution to protect our citizens from the govern- oh wait...
This is interesting. Not having done any actual research, I had to develop this theory out of nothing but paranoid delusion: 'After giving up Vietnam to the local government, certain factions of the US government decided that the failure of that particular bit of foreign policy was due to abuse of civil rights by American Citizens. Constitutional loopholes, particularly the First Amendment, had to be closed. Local police got free surplus helicopters if they could conform to the new federal guidelines.' (I've always wondered if the Hitler Youth haircuts on the rookie cops since then were just coincidence.)
Ethics seem to be subjective. CYA plus "SAVE THE CHILDREN" have trumped this now and malicious prosecution is legally protected/required. Letting an innocent man escape prosecution is obviously more than their jobs are worth.
I guess data security and integrity are too high a price if it might inconvenience one person's access to easy credit.
TFA didn't mention Mr. Bunce's armaments, fortunately he was attacked from Indonesia so no lives were lost.
"The odds are much better that you'll get shot with your own gun in the scenario you describe."
These odds you mention, I have heard before. (derision deleted)
"consider that police officers miss nearly 90% of the time when they discharge their weapons. They have lots of training up front and ongoing training in firearms use which you almost certainly do not have. What makes you think your skills are better than theirs?"
Considering the native aptitude of some of the people selected for police service, which no amount of training can compensate for, a 10% hit rate sounds about right. I'm guessing those were mostly within three meters.
I can't speak for DaedalusHKX, but I have been shot at, and if I'd been armed at the time, I'd have returned fire calmly and accurately. Instead I had to calmly walk over and take the rifle away from the guy and beat him for a while.
I can recall four times I've asked for service from the police, the times when the thief was there, the cops didn't even take their names. Otherwise, it was "probable cause" for a check on my bonafides, and my gun's. I hate to be down on cops, Its a bad job that I don't want, But most of the people available are NOT QUALIFIED and we all need to look out for ourselves.
If you've tried your hand at flint knapping, you probably know something of human ingenuity. I crushed up around ten kilos of obsidian before I gave up trying to make a tool. I bled a bit on that job, and probably owe a lot to the polycarbonate goggles I wore. I started a fire once using friction, I hope I never do that again. It took me a week of hard work. I used store bought tools and twine to make my bow. Tool Steel depends on the natural ability of some alloys to hold a finer edge. The sharpness is part of the steel's property, and the true credit belongs to the work of generations of humans who have observed and utilised the properties of metallurgy and mechanics to devise these tools.
Will they be online by September?
IIRC we had some pretty effective fission events in the forties. It took an awful lot of scientists to pull that off and some of the engineering details are probably still hard to come by. How big of a bang would it take to arouse your interest? I think our alleged poor relations* with the Chinese government could be more stressed if they thought we were supplying Taiwan with WMDs.
OTOH if the Taiwanese opened up the containers, (Not in TFA?) then it totally increases the likelihood that their mainland cousins will get to have the designs for analysis. I'm sure security is a lot tighter at the battery storage area of a Taiwanese vs: American military bases, but maybe not as good as the nuclear warhead storage area.
*I think maybe the folks in charge of our Fearless Leaders like to cultivate foreign enemies for commercial gain, but the facts are far above my rating.
As a citizen of the People's Republic of California, and former long-time Bezerkeley Resident, I have known or observed many strange people holding even stranger beliefs. One observation- if you want to generalise- the crystal-power-people are teetotalers. Please don't equate this nonsense with dirty old hippies like myself. Every one knows that drugs interfere with the Cosmic Forces flowing through the universe.
"Sandi Maurer is an electrical pollution and electrical sensitivity researcher."
She can feel the deleterious effects of magnetism? I would give odds that she hasn't taken anything more potent than chamomile in her life.
20-year-old I don't have, but my ten-year-old stuff is about half-borked, so right. OTOH I have two or three Win98 licenses and it seems to install pretty well on my more modern ATX-compatible stuff. IIRC the 64-bit boxen would run it, if needed. My son has no regard for old games so it ain't gonna happen, but it could.
I have been anti-virus free since '99 or so. I couldn't afford enough RAM to run it. Since I've trained the rugrat to avoid the pron sites (and removed all the icons for iexplore.exe, since the little scalawag isn't hip to "run"), I haven't had to re-format the Windows. Basically just as you describe, using the router rather than the MS firewall. The consoles have all gone to Goodwill anyway, the kids strung out on WOW now.
Our fearless leader have suggested requiring all livestock be chipped for our protection. The small herd owners find this an unappealing prospect. Perhaps the current highest purpose of our government is to invent new rat-holes to pour our money into.
This time, I guess goatse kinda expresses my reaction.
When I lived in Bezerkely, EVERYONE cared about what our Fearless Leaders were up to, and we all gave it a lot of thought, discussed it on the porches, and in the pubs. Out here in the sticks, no revelation is shocking enough to make any impression whatsoever. It is VERY apparent here that the average person's I.Q. is only 100.
I doubt that you know this does not present any selection pressure on the pathogenic bacteria in your body. When my brother tested atropine for the military, he got paid. (My friend Gene died.) When do I get my check?
The mutants who have adapted to digesting cow's milk can exist in some pretty sparse environments. Looks like an advantage, IMO.
Like the rich dude that had to pack in custom six-course dinners, thats what he's used to eating. As the scientist who won the ride probably had better things to do than spend two to three years adapting to life without kimchi, this is a triumph for science. According to TFA, researchers have addressed the smell issue, allegedly with success. While I, for one, have no problem with kimchi unless the peppers are too many... I am anxious to get my hands on some of the canned "space kimchi" just to see how well they did.
LMAO- If only I hadn't already RTA & posted on this, I've got mod points...
Actually I think the existing air purification must be one of the seven wonders of the modern world, and if it ain't, I don't think you could give me a ticket up there.