I think you assume too much. First the companies implemented in this mess stand to lose a lot of costumers, yes domestically, but more so overseas. If for no other reason than basic economics Google has a vested interest in restoring public faith. As shown by the current state of affairs the only way they can achieve this is to eliminate there own access to the data. So yes from Google's perspective it would make perfect sense to implement a strong end to end encryption process that was client side and had no access from Google's servers. Now how that would play into adsense and that sort of thing I don't know. Of course you always have the possibility of NSA interference in the basic encryption methods to render them less impenetrable but in the end I don't know how we can either prevent or detect such tampering under the gag orders these companies are forced to live with.
For people in the US they are two very different questions. Domestic spying in this regard is a violation of the citizenries constitutional rights. Foreign intelligence is a separate legal issue though with obviously connected mechanics. Most people int the US would feel it is wrong to spy on the citizens of an allied nation but this is a matter of priorities. Foreign policy can never be fixed so long as internal policy is so uncontrolled. In this case it is likely either the NSA will be scaled back resulting in less capacity for intelligence gathering in general or we will lose any pretext of being a free and functional democratic republic.
It seems they have forgotten that evolution doesn't favor anything instead specific traits are favored in environments in which they are useful. In human behavior selfishness is partially a byproduct of the survival instinct. In times of plenty it's easy for most of us to push aside our survival instincts and work together to form larger more cooperative communities. It is to our benefit that such communities prosper so that we may live in greater security within the buffer they provide. The more scarce resources become the more pressing our survival instincts are and the more large communities begin to crumble. When you get to the family unit the biological drive to procreate and insure the offspring's survival will moderate the survival instincts allowing parents and other close relatives to sacrifice there own survival. No one, know matter how selfless is going to watch their loved ones starve so everyone can have an equal share of the communities resources. Which brings me back to my primary point. All human behavior is at is base inherently, though not always consciously selfish.
That's a touchy question and in a grey area because as I understand the law I could own and build the mechanics and electronics of a suite case nuke legally but I could not own or attempt to obtain a sufficient quantity of fissionable material to detonate it and would require a license to own explosives of sufficient quality and yield. Of course those laws have as much to do with environmental and public health concerns as the actual military use of the material itself. I could if I wished and had sufficient funding build an ICBM in my garage. I could not launch it without government approval. I could own a Jet fighter (assuming someone would sell it to me) and if sufficiently licensed even fly it. There are companies that specialize in putting you through mock dog fights with lasers now. I could not currently own most of the weapons for it seeing as they are fully automatic and covered under the NFA of 1934. Questions of nukes aside I consider the NFA highly and unquestionably unconstitutional.
You are conflating cause and effect. Yes you can be held accountable for getting people injured by yelling fire in a crowded room just as you can be arrested for murder. The government does not have the right to make you wear a gag before you enter the room just encase you get the urge to do so. This is one of the most common mistake made by middle ground gun law sympathizers. You can under the constitution make it illegal for me to shoot you with out due cause (Yell fire!) but you can not deny me the right to be armed (gag me before I enter the room).
f you had ever actually read the case law instead of quoting some talking point you would know the following. Since the first case to touch on the subject in 1886 the Supreme Court has never questioned the individual right. But please carry on.
1. Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252 Year 1886 - Supports individual right.
"We think it clear that there are no sections under consideration, which only forbid bodies of men to associate together as military organizations, or to drill or parade with arms in cities and towns unless authorized by law, do not infringe the right of the people to keep and bear arms."
2. United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 Year 1939 - Supports individual right. In the absence of evidence since miller was dead and his lawyer a no show the court could not overturn the ruling. Also of interest they used military applicability as a test for 2nd amendment protection meaning ar-15's and ak-47's would be a protected weapon.
"In the absence of any evidence tending to show that possession or use of a 'shotgun having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length' at this time has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia, we cannot say that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear such an instrument. Certainly it is not within judicial notice that this weapon is any part of the ordinary military equipment or that its use could contribute to the common defense... The signification attributed to the term Militia appears from the debates in the Convention, the history and legislation of Colonies and States, and the writings of approved commentators. These show plainly enough that the Militia comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense. 'A body of citizens enrolled for military discipline.' And further, that ordinarily when called for service these men were expected to appear bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the kind in common use at the time."'
Traditionally the political spectrum runs from Left (Anarchy) to Right (Authoritarian). What we have in this country is a mainstream Right leaning party with socialist tenancies and a mainstream Right leaning party with capitalist (or Corporatocracy) leanings. In recent years it has become popular to view political leanings on a two dimensional grid with Left/Right representing the X axis and Socialist/Corporatist representing the Y. Allowing for this both parties are fairly far to the right of the spectrum and one simply leans north on the Y while the other trends south. I used to consider my self a Conservative but after studying some of the actual definitions of political beliefs and looking at the real world interpretation of such I have found I actually have a fairly strong Left leaning and come in fairly well centered on the Y axis. Try this site http://www.politicalcompass.org/analysis2 to get a better understanding (Note this site actually puts the economic leanings on the X axis).
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You know what the funniest thing about Coruscant is?
What?
It's the little differences. I mean they got the same sh** over there that they got here, but it's just, just there it's a little different.
Example.
Alright, well you can walk into a movie theater and buy a beer. And, I don't mean just like a paper cup, I'm talking about a glass of beer. And, in Galactic City, you can buy a beer in McDonald's. You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Galactic City?
They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?
No, man, they got the metric system, they don't know what the fu** a Quarter Pounder is.
What do they call it?
They call it a Royal with Cheese.
In the case of the British Empire it wasn't a "screw up". They purposely divided nations to create hostility. This served to keep locals busy fighting each other and allowed the British to come in as peace makers. Your right thought in that a lot of our current issues in the middle east can be traced to tis policy.
I bought one on sale locally. I'm a geocacher and wanted the full USB port for loading caches on my GPS (Delorme 60) when I'm traveling. It is a bit bulkier than some of the others but it's fast and responsive. I've not been disappointed at all.
WebOS is awesome. I had a pre for a while and the only reason I moved to the Evo was the crappy hardware the pre was designed on. The screen on that phone cracked three times (right at the control button each time) and I did my best too baby it. Once it cracked while I was holding it in my hand. WebOS on decent hardware. I'll take that any day.
My roommate's SO was having problems with her Compaq laptop. She asked me to help and the OS needed to be reinstalled. The problem was there was no recovery disk. I run OS X and Linux on my systems and the latest copy of Windows I had was '98. The solution, I installed Ubuntu. Aside from one complaint about a particular windows based game CD the decidedly non technical owner is extremely happy with it.
This is actually more akin to the FRS/GMRS radio systems as opposed to pagers or TV or broadcast radio. You can have an important conversation over them but you can't call it snooping if I drive by your house and my radio happens to pick it up you conversation. At this point wireless network tech is so common place that it doesn't even take intent to gather this information. Your smart phone likely has Wi-Fi built in and gathers mac, ssid, and encryption information automatically.
While I agree with the sentiment of your statement, I'm not sure it's completely accurate. Such a device could be useful in driving the basal rate of insulin delivery in a pump. It may also allow for the detection of a spike in blood sugar and the automated administration of a bolus to deal with it. If you are doing continuous monitoring you may also be able to boost the accuracy of the device by averaging blood sugar levels instead of relying on any one reading. Don't underestimate how much non-invasive testing would improve the quality of life for diabetics.
I think your grasping a bit. The examples you list would harm people regardless of it's legality and in fact are illegal precisely because of the harm caused. Cannabis use on the other hand is harmful because of it's legal status and would pose no more significant danger than alcohol if legalized. Now we could take prostitution as an better example. I personally dislike the idea of prostitution but I find that in making it illegal our society has created more concrete issues than it has solved moral ones. For instance prostitutes are commonly subjected to abuse and forced dependence on illegal drugs (Hard to hold some one hostage with a legal drug). Underage girls from other countries are sold into sex slavery (Yes, in the US). Prostitutes have extremely high rates of STD's and act as a continued source to spread those various ailments. Despite prostitution's legal status millions of men still make use of it and millions of woman still become prostitutes. So lets talk legalization. The hardest part to swallow (no pun intended) is that one must give up the idea of legislating morality for others. In return how ever we are able to end the suffering and abuse which afflicts prostitutes, monitor them for STD's, gain money from taxation, and remove the life ruining stigma that can be attached with to trade. We now have an empowered, healthy, taxed work force instead of sick, abused, criminals and the crime lords they financially support.
I would agree but I don't think it's confidence in there product. I would argue it's confidence in there understanding of the market. Your average human is opposed to change on an almost instinctual level. Most people who try the "Great free OS Microsoft is giving me, for free even" will find it good enough that they will live with any issues and buy W7 instead of looking for a better alternative. Why you ask, because they are use to it. If one of the mathhletes roaming this board set there mind to it they could probably write a formula to determine point at which humans on average will suffer change to correct discomfort. Windows 7 will most likely fall just below that tipping point.
It's not just a light rail system. The Morgantown PRT system runs in two modes. The first used on nights and low volume weekends (Read no football games) is basically a light rail system like you said. The second mode used during the week and other peak times is truly a PRT. Cars are dispatched as needed and go directly to the destination station. I believe it cost $.50. I will grant the tech is outdated and this version will most likely be superior but give credit where it's due. WV has very few things we've been ahead of the curve on. At least things that didn't involve bare foot pregnant teens who drink too much or combustible living room furniture.
"unless you act to use them for your own benefit, your opponent's information is going to get out there,"
I find this quote to be one of the scariest things I have read in awhile. the idea that suppressing another persons opinions and views is a desirable goal. Personally I dislike both candidates. I find both of their campaigns to be hollow and wouldn't trust either enough to vote for them. I find Obama's views on gun control to border on insane. I would however fight to the death to preserve both parties right to there own opinions. This kind of attitude is exactly whats wrong with our country today.
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I think you assume too much. First the companies implemented in this mess stand to lose a lot of costumers, yes domestically, but more so overseas. If for no other reason than basic economics Google has a vested interest in restoring public faith. As shown by the current state of affairs the only way they can achieve this is to eliminate there own access to the data. So yes from Google's perspective it would make perfect sense to implement a strong end to end encryption process that was client side and had no access from Google's servers. Now how that would play into adsense and that sort of thing I don't know. Of course you always have the possibility of NSA interference in the basic encryption methods to render them less impenetrable but in the end I don't know how we can either prevent or detect such tampering under the gag orders these companies are forced to live with.
For people in the US they are two very different questions. Domestic spying in this regard is a violation of the citizenries constitutional rights. Foreign intelligence is a separate legal issue though with obviously connected mechanics. Most people int the US would feel it is wrong to spy on the citizens of an allied nation but this is a matter of priorities. Foreign policy can never be fixed so long as internal policy is so uncontrolled. In this case it is likely either the NSA will be scaled back resulting in less capacity for intelligence gathering in general or we will lose any pretext of being a free and functional democratic republic.
It seems they have forgotten that evolution doesn't favor anything instead specific traits are favored in environments in which they are useful. In human behavior selfishness is partially a byproduct of the survival instinct. In times of plenty it's easy for most of us to push aside our survival instincts and work together to form larger more cooperative communities. It is to our benefit that such communities prosper so that we may live in greater security within the buffer they provide. The more scarce resources become the more pressing our survival instincts are and the more large communities begin to crumble. When you get to the family unit the biological drive to procreate and insure the offspring's survival will moderate the survival instincts allowing parents and other close relatives to sacrifice there own survival. No one, know matter how selfless is going to watch their loved ones starve so everyone can have an equal share of the communities resources. Which brings me back to my primary point. All human behavior is at is base inherently, though not always consciously selfish.
That's a touchy question and in a grey area because as I understand the law I could own and build the mechanics and electronics of a suite case nuke legally but I could not own or attempt to obtain a sufficient quantity of fissionable material to detonate it and would require a license to own explosives of sufficient quality and yield. Of course those laws have as much to do with environmental and public health concerns as the actual military use of the material itself. I could if I wished and had sufficient funding build an ICBM in my garage. I could not launch it without government approval. I could own a Jet fighter (assuming someone would sell it to me) and if sufficiently licensed even fly it. There are companies that specialize in putting you through mock dog fights with lasers now. I could not currently own most of the weapons for it seeing as they are fully automatic and covered under the NFA of 1934. Questions of nukes aside I consider the NFA highly and unquestionably unconstitutional.
You are conflating cause and effect. Yes you can be held accountable for getting people injured by yelling fire in a crowded room just as you can be arrested for murder. The government does not have the right to make you wear a gag before you enter the room just encase you get the urge to do so. This is one of the most common mistake made by middle ground gun law sympathizers. You can under the constitution make it illegal for me to shoot you with out due cause (Yell fire!) but you can not deny me the right to be armed (gag me before I enter the room).
f you had ever actually read the case law instead of quoting some talking point you would know the following. Since the first case to touch on the subject in 1886 the Supreme Court has never questioned the individual right. But please carry on.
1. Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252 Year 1886 - Supports individual right.
"We think it clear that there are no sections under consideration, which only forbid bodies of men to associate together as military organizations, or to drill or parade with arms in cities and towns unless authorized by law, do not infringe the right of the people to keep and bear arms."
2. United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 Year 1939 - Supports individual right. In the absence of evidence since miller was dead and his lawyer a no show the court could not overturn the ruling. Also of interest they used military applicability as a test for 2nd amendment protection meaning ar-15's and ak-47's would be a protected weapon.
"In the absence of any evidence tending to show that possession or use of a 'shotgun having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length' at this time has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia, we cannot say that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear such an instrument. Certainly it is not within judicial notice that this weapon is any part of the ordinary military equipment or that its use could contribute to the common defense... The signification attributed to the term Militia appears from the debates in the Convention, the history and legislation of Colonies and States, and the writings of approved commentators. These show plainly enough that the Militia comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense. 'A body of citizens enrolled for military discipline.' And further, that ordinarily when called for service these men were expected to appear bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the kind in common use at the time."'
Ha, true. In reality they are but one party still tries to sale itself as being for the people.
Traditionally the political spectrum runs from Left (Anarchy) to Right (Authoritarian). What we have in this country is a mainstream Right leaning party with socialist tenancies and a mainstream Right leaning party with capitalist (or Corporatocracy) leanings. In recent years it has become popular to view political leanings on a two dimensional grid with Left/Right representing the X axis and Socialist/Corporatist representing the Y. Allowing for this both parties are fairly far to the right of the spectrum and one simply leans north on the Y while the other trends south. I used to consider my self a Conservative but after studying some of the actual definitions of political beliefs and looking at the real world interpretation of such I have found I actually have a fairly strong Left leaning and come in fairly well centered on the Y axis. Try this site http://www.politicalcompass.org/analysis2 to get a better understanding (Note this site actually puts the economic leanings on the X axis).
I introduce to you the all new add supported Kindle Fire. Yes you too can get $15, that's FIFTEEN DOLLARS off the price of your new Kindle Fire if you agree to receive their "special offers". Thank you Amazon for leading the way. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Fire-Amazon-tablet/dp/B0083Q04IQ
You know what the funniest thing about Coruscant is? What? It's the little differences. I mean they got the same sh** over there that they got here, but it's just, just there it's a little different. Example. Alright, well you can walk into a movie theater and buy a beer. And, I don't mean just like a paper cup, I'm talking about a glass of beer. And, in Galactic City, you can buy a beer in McDonald's. You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Galactic City? They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese? No, man, they got the metric system, they don't know what the fu** a Quarter Pounder is. What do they call it? They call it a Royal with Cheese.
Yep, it would make a great movie(s). And it vould shmell goot too.
In the case of the British Empire it wasn't a "screw up". They purposely divided nations to create hostility. This served to keep locals busy fighting each other and allowed the British to come in as peace makers. Your right thought in that a lot of our current issues in the middle east can be traced to tis policy.
I bought one on sale locally. I'm a geocacher and wanted the full USB port for loading caches on my GPS (Delorme 60) when I'm traveling. It is a bit bulkier than some of the others but it's fast and responsive. I've not been disappointed at all.
When the Jeagermonsters have returned to Mechanicsburgh. Boom Boom Ba-Doom Doom Doom!
WebOS is awesome. I had a pre for a while and the only reason I moved to the Evo was the crappy hardware the pre was designed on. The screen on that phone cracked three times (right at the control button each time) and I did my best too baby it. Once it cracked while I was holding it in my hand. WebOS on decent hardware. I'll take that any day.
She schmells gooot too!!!!
My roommate's SO was having problems with her Compaq laptop. She asked me to help and the OS needed to be reinstalled. The problem was there was no recovery disk. I run OS X and Linux on my systems and the latest copy of Windows I had was '98. The solution, I installed Ubuntu. Aside from one complaint about a particular windows based game CD the decidedly non technical owner is extremely happy with it.
This is actually more akin to the FRS/GMRS radio systems as opposed to pagers or TV or broadcast radio. You can have an important conversation over them but you can't call it snooping if I drive by your house and my radio happens to pick it up you conversation. At this point wireless network tech is so common place that it doesn't even take intent to gather this information. Your smart phone likely has Wi-Fi built in and gathers mac, ssid, and encryption information automatically.
Am I the only one that read the name of this project and gave serious consideration to buying a shiny new bunker in Montana.
While I agree with the sentiment of your statement, I'm not sure it's completely accurate. Such a device could be useful in driving the basal rate of insulin delivery in a pump. It may also allow for the detection of a spike in blood sugar and the automated administration of a bolus to deal with it. If you are doing continuous monitoring you may also be able to boost the accuracy of the device by averaging blood sugar levels instead of relying on any one reading. Don't underestimate how much non-invasive testing would improve the quality of life for diabetics.
I think your grasping a bit. The examples you list would harm people regardless of it's legality and in fact are illegal precisely because of the harm caused. Cannabis use on the other hand is harmful because of it's legal status and would pose no more significant danger than alcohol if legalized. Now we could take prostitution as an better example. I personally dislike the idea of prostitution but I find that in making it illegal our society has created more concrete issues than it has solved moral ones. For instance prostitutes are commonly subjected to abuse and forced dependence on illegal drugs (Hard to hold some one hostage with a legal drug). Underage girls from other countries are sold into sex slavery (Yes, in the US). Prostitutes have extremely high rates of STD's and act as a continued source to spread those various ailments. Despite prostitution's legal status millions of men still make use of it and millions of woman still become prostitutes. So lets talk legalization. The hardest part to swallow (no pun intended) is that one must give up the idea of legislating morality for others. In return how ever we are able to end the suffering and abuse which afflicts prostitutes, monitor them for STD's, gain money from taxation, and remove the life ruining stigma that can be attached with to trade. We now have an empowered, healthy, taxed work force instead of sick, abused, criminals and the crime lords they financially support.
I would agree but I don't think it's confidence in there product. I would argue it's confidence in there understanding of the market. Your average human is opposed to change on an almost instinctual level. Most people who try the "Great free OS Microsoft is giving me, for free even" will find it good enough that they will live with any issues and buy W7 instead of looking for a better alternative. Why you ask, because they are use to it. If one of the mathhletes roaming this board set there mind to it they could probably write a formula to determine point at which humans on average will suffer change to correct discomfort. Windows 7 will most likely fall just below that tipping point.
Maybe the slime can at least do better than about a foot and a half.
It's not just a light rail system. The Morgantown PRT system runs in two modes. The first used on nights and low volume weekends (Read no football games) is basically a light rail system like you said. The second mode used during the week and other peak times is truly a PRT. Cars are dispatched as needed and go directly to the destination station. I believe it cost $.50. I will grant the tech is outdated and this version will most likely be superior but give credit where it's due. WV has very few things we've been ahead of the curve on. At least things that didn't involve bare foot pregnant teens who drink too much or combustible living room furniture.
"unless you act to use them for your own benefit, your opponent's information is going to get out there,"
I find this quote to be one of the scariest things I have read in awhile. the idea that suppressing another persons opinions and views is a desirable goal. Personally I dislike both candidates. I find both of their campaigns to be hollow and wouldn't trust either enough to vote for them. I find Obama's views on gun control to border on insane. I would however fight to the death to preserve both parties right to there own opinions. This kind of attitude is exactly whats wrong with our country today.