The "sexual history" questions will unfortunately remain relevant in background checks for highly important/secret positions so long as sexual history related topics remain highly taboo in society. The (intended) purpose of these questions is to determine if the applicant has anything in their past that would make particularly them subjective to blackmail.
They leave a bad taste in my mouth too, which is why I avoid those sorts of jobs...
Maybe people should just stop be ashamed by crap they do and not worry about it?
We all have gotten together with people we didn't want people to know. Chances are, people already know and don't care.
Seriously, blackmail only works if you let it.
You want to blackmail me? go for it. and good luck!
This evidence was obtained illegally, however it's enough that it could start an investigation where they could then gain the same, or more evidence via legal means (seized computers, lawful investigation with write blockers)
No, it wasn't obtained illegally.
They put the backup of their website on their frontpage.
They made it available. Did they mean to? No. But they did.
Is what surprising? After reading the linked articles, they don't support the blurb, particularly the claim Crossley is "admitting that he is running a scam job, sending out thousands of frivolous legal threats on the premise that a percentage pay up immediately to avoid legal hassles." He does come across as something of a jerk, but then, a lot of people probably say things about ex-wives.
Guess you missed the part in the article where that info was a torrent you need to download?
and you claimed to read the article? lol, glad i'm not you.
There's the problem right there - they're all old people. If only old people knew how awesome pirating was, they'd probably jump on board instead of trying to shut it down.
Well, maybe. But they're the ones with the money to actually pay for that shit, so they might not.
Old people only care about getting up early, and ruining the fun of anyone younger then them.
They don't actually care about this stuff, but they do enjoy pissing off the younger generation.
Alternatively again, I dig a whole for the express purpose of turning it into a swimming pool and charging people for its use. I finish the pool and sell admission to thousands of people but at night, after we're all closed up, hundreds climb over the fence and swim for free.
Obviously you don't know your market, and if you offered all night swimming at a reduced price, you'd make even more money.
I'm right handed, and while I can do stuff with my left hand, just not as good.
but typing? Video games? please.
Tron You controlled him with your right hand.
don't recall people bitching about that.
There's been a ton of funky and non conformal arcade controls, and we've all managed.
Look at the gamepad.
You got controls and buttons all over the place. You telling me you can't move the right side stick as well as the left stick?
We aren't talking big movements here, we are talking small, little ones. Nothing hard, nothing that requires alot of dexterity really. if you type, you all ready have it.
The problem really is, you suck, and your blaming it on the tools.
Ridiculous. Phones need about a watt. If you SHOUT into a microphone, you will maybe generate 50 millivolts across 600 ohms, or (E^2/R) about FIVE BLEEPIN MICROWATTS.
We're a good five powers of ten below what is needed.
Doesn't anybody do math anymore?
No, because we got peeps like you to do it for us.
I agree totally. The first image that comes to mind is an 8 1/2 x 11 size device, roughly a quarter inch thick. And you're right, that could be easily snapped. But, I suppose iPads and such really aren't much different and I haven't heard of those snapping yet.
But as was mentioned, a sheet of glass can be awfully thick.:)
You seem to be confusing sheet of glass with sheet of paper.
Look at all the different cars we can buy, food, shoes, clothes.
Books, music, movies, etc...
Do I really need to go on?
This article is just flamebate, to cause peeps to get angry.
Anyways, didn't we have an article that like 70% of the Android Devices were 2.0 and up?
And I bummed my G1 is running 1.6? No. The phone works fine and does what I want it to. Keep my calender info, call people, receive calls, and i like to read ebooks on it.
If I want Android 2.2, I can either use a custom rom, or i can buy a new phone.
Just like everything fucking thing else.
I'm going to add this. I'm glad we have all these choices. It's good for us. Now quit thinking you need to defend what you buy, because that sort of thinking is stupid.
I agree. The trouble is - people. If people can get something for nothing, they will. I can fully understand the reason why content producers will wrap things in DRM, but by the same token I want to do with my media what I want. A CD can play in any CD player. A DVD and play in any DVD player. If a universal DRM container could be created that was a light touch (i.e. stopped people casually copying files) then it would be great. But the infrastructure to do that would be huge IMHO, hence why nobody has yet bothered to do it. If a content producer can make somebody buy something twice, then it's in their shareholder's best interests to do so.
That isn't true. I know a shitload of people who buy DVD's (new), Blurays, music CD's. They like having the actually copy of it, instead of a download.
Not to mention it lacks real class to give someone a download copy of a movie for a gift, instead of an actually bought DVD or BD.
You know who pirates crap? People who are cheap and weren't going to buy it in the first place. People who would of bought used, or not at all.
Sure, there are some people who might get a game for free, or a movie, instead of buying it. Just as there are people who pirate stuff to see if it's worth buying. And of course, there is the people who buy everything used, so their money never goes to the studios anyways.
So, don't generalize, mainly over a subject you are apparently not that familiar with.
I don't think you understood what I was trying to say. there is a difference between news/forums filtering and search filtering.
trying to explain it, I realize it's pretty complicated. the point is this: I searched for "tianmen square" (complicated spelling), and the first google result was "Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia --- The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, referred to in much of the world as the Tiananmen Square massacre and in the People's Republic of China...." . If you do this in China, I understood that you get some nice pictures and nothing about any protest.
If you are searching actively for something related to a religion, please go ahead and find a specialized search engine, but if you're gonna do that for all searches, you're an idiot.
What does that have to do with specialized search engines, like the type that this article is about?
Slashdot Mirror
You can look into you LHC & lasers and what not.
me, i'm waiting for the test of a gamma bomb, so I can sneak out on the test range.
Just don't make me angry.
The "sexual history" questions will unfortunately remain relevant in background checks for highly important/secret positions so long as sexual history related topics remain highly taboo in society. The (intended) purpose of these questions is to determine if the applicant has anything in their past that would make particularly them subjective to blackmail.
They leave a bad taste in my mouth too, which is why I avoid those sorts of jobs...
Maybe people should just stop be ashamed by crap they do and not worry about it?
We all have gotten together with people we didn't want people to know. Chances are, people already know and don't care.
Seriously, blackmail only works if you let it.
You want to blackmail me? go for it. and good luck!
This evidence was obtained illegally, however it's enough that it could start an investigation where they could then gain the same, or more evidence via legal means (seized computers, lawful investigation with write blockers)
No, it wasn't obtained illegally.
They put the backup of their website on their frontpage.
They made it available. Did they mean to? No. But they did.
Nothing illegal about downloading it.
Is what surprising? After reading the linked articles, they don't support the blurb, particularly the claim Crossley is "admitting that he is running a scam job, sending out thousands of frivolous legal threats on the premise that a percentage pay up immediately to avoid legal hassles." He does come across as something of a jerk, but then, a lot of people probably say things about ex-wives.
Guess you missed the part in the article where that info was a torrent you need to download?
and you claimed to read the article? lol, glad i'm not you.
Isn't this the little engine that could?
the human struggle?
Never going to give you up?
err, sorry, guess i'll leave the rickroll out of this.
There's the problem right there - they're all old people. If only old people knew how awesome pirating was, they'd probably jump on board instead of trying to shut it down.
Well, maybe. But they're the ones with the money to actually pay for that shit, so they might not.
Old people only care about getting up early, and ruining the fun of anyone younger then them.
They don't actually care about this stuff, but they do enjoy pissing off the younger generation.
You know, that is the first time I've read somewhere that people don't like using a webinterface.
The problem is usually they don't like webinterface x, just like they don't like desktop app y.
Okay, if you read this, here's your second.
I don't like web interfaces.
ISPs have an established precedent for blocking spam. Same concept, different medium.
Except this isn't spam.
So mod, modding parent interesting or insightful is just wrong.
thought it said it was called Mangina.
PS2 still has new games made for it. The Xbox doesn't.
Alternatively again, I dig a whole for the express purpose of turning it into a swimming pool and charging people for its use. I finish the pool and sell admission to thousands of people but at night, after we're all closed up, hundreds climb over the fence and swim for free.
Obviously you don't know your market, and if you offered all night swimming at a reduced price, you'd make even more money.
It's not very hard.
I'm right handed, and while I can do stuff with my left hand, just not as good.
but typing? Video games? please.
Tron You controlled him with your right hand.
don't recall people bitching about that.
There's been a ton of funky and non conformal arcade controls, and we've all managed.
Look at the gamepad.
You got controls and buttons all over the place. You telling me you can't move the right side stick as well as the left stick?
We aren't talking big movements here, we are talking small, little ones. Nothing hard, nothing that requires alot of dexterity really. if you type, you all ready have it.
The problem really is, you suck, and your blaming it on the tools.
Ridiculous. Phones need about a watt. If you SHOUT into a microphone, you will maybe generate 50 millivolts across 600 ohms, or (E^2/R) about FIVE BLEEPIN MICROWATTS.
We're a good five powers of ten below what is needed.
Doesn't anybody do math anymore?
No, because we got peeps like you to do it for us.
thanks!
MS isn't working on this. They are claiming they are.
Why?
To get some startup, full of bright people, to actually build one first, so they can then buy them out, and sell the product.
Please, MS doesn't make anything, they pretend to.
They do though, buy out startups and stuff.
I agree totally. The first image that comes to mind is an 8 1/2 x 11 size device, roughly a quarter inch thick. And you're right, that could be easily snapped. But, I suppose iPads and such really aren't much different and I haven't heard of those snapping yet.
But as was mentioned, a sheet of glass can be awfully thick. :)
You seem to be confusing sheet of glass with sheet of paper.
Mozilla made a new benchmark that their browser is the fastest on?
Seriously? Who would of thought...
So what's next, the Benchmark the AMD makes that blows Intel or Nvidia out of the water?
We have laws to protect children for most activities that "adults" are allowed to do.
buy cigs, alcohol, drive.
So what if some games parents have to buy. At least that way, you can see what your kid is playing. You know, pay attention to your kid?
I'm a gamer. A PC gamer.
Sure, i have some consoles, because I like to hack. But when it comes to games, i'm mostly on my PC.
3D Vision? Have, and it rocks.
Now don't get me wrong, I like linux. It's fun to play with, it's great on old laptops and old computers.
But mainstream? good luck with that.
Most people are too stupid to use windows correctly, how the hell they ever going to figure out linux?
I have to say this, damn people.
Look at all the different cars we can buy, food, shoes, clothes.
Books, music, movies, etc...
Do I really need to go on?
This article is just flamebate, to cause peeps to get angry.
Anyways, didn't we have an article that like 70% of the Android Devices were 2.0 and up?
And I bummed my G1 is running 1.6? No. The phone works fine and does what I want it to. Keep my calender info, call people, receive calls, and i like to read ebooks on it.
If I want Android 2.2, I can either use a custom rom, or i can buy a new phone.
Just like everything fucking thing else.
I'm going to add this. I'm glad we have all these choices. It's good for us. Now quit thinking you need to defend what you buy, because that sort of thinking is stupid.
Everyone runs faster with a knife in their hands.
Double Dragon taught me to wait for the other person to reach down for the knife, then attack.
I agree. The trouble is - people. If people can get something for nothing, they will. I can fully understand the reason why content producers will wrap things in DRM, but by the same token I want to do with my media what I want. A CD can play in any CD player. A DVD and play in any DVD player. If a universal DRM container could be created that was a light touch (i.e. stopped people casually copying files) then it would be great. But the infrastructure to do that would be huge IMHO, hence why nobody has yet bothered to do it. If a content producer can make somebody buy something twice, then it's in their shareholder's best interests to do so.
That isn't true. I know a shitload of people who buy DVD's (new), Blurays, music CD's. They like having the actually copy of it, instead of a download.
Not to mention it lacks real class to give someone a download copy of a movie for a gift, instead of an actually bought DVD or BD.
You know who pirates crap? People who are cheap and weren't going to buy it in the first place. People who would of bought used, or not at all.
Sure, there are some people who might get a game for free, or a movie, instead of buying it. Just as there are people who pirate stuff to see if it's worth buying. And of course, there is the people who buy everything used, so their money never goes to the studios anyways.
So, don't generalize, mainly over a subject you are apparently not that familiar with.
All the more reason to start using TrueCrypt now if you haven't already.
Until the cops in the US get the authority to legally compel you to divulge passwords, your computer will be safe from prying eyes.
Ya, about the password. I figure if you use the constitution as a password, there's no way the officials will ever be able to get into it.
Or my something along the lines of "fuck you, you'll never get my password" as the password.
I don't think you understood what I was trying to say.
there is a difference between news/forums filtering and search filtering.
trying to explain it, I realize it's pretty complicated. the point is this: I searched for "tianmen square" (complicated spelling), and the first google result was "Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia --- The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, referred to in much of the world as the Tiananmen Square massacre and in the People's Republic of China ...." . If you do this in China, I understood that you get some nice pictures and nothing about any protest.
If you are searching actively for something related to a religion, please go ahead and find a specialized search engine, but if you're gonna do that for all searches, you're an idiot.
What does that have to do with specialized search engines, like the type that this article is about?
Every atheist accepts that there is no deity on blind faith and without further investigation. ...
Change atheist with any religion, or the word religion, and you actually would of had it right.