Any bets on a couple of kid hackers being uncovered as the real authors after a few more weeks of news reports about how it was all spies?
"Sources close to Iranian intelligence services reported today that they allegedly suspect two elite Zionist hacker-spies, codenamed "Trinity" and "Neo", one of which reportedly compromised the US IRS d-base, basing this suspicion on intelligence it said was gathered from Western sources. Also reportedly wanted for interrogation is someone that they can only identify by the codename "Morpheus". Further details as facts emerge."
NASA, oh NASA why can't you be more like China. Oh wait you have a stupid president that likes to waste 10 times more money than needed on trivial solutions available almost everywhere(Universal Health Case) but in the US.
You've got to think like the aspiring future head of a global tyranny. If you go and advance space exploration by the US, that will only serve to engender hope among America's people that escape and/or better days may one day be possible. Hopes and dreams are powerful motivators and must be crushed at every opportunity. Complete demoralization, hopelessness, and resignation to their fate is the preferred state of mind for slaves, after all.
Because *you* are using bandwidth. If *you* use more bandwidth than the guy next to you, it's reasonable to think that *you* pay more. Not because you used the wrong protocol, no. Not because you went to Youtube, when your ISP has a deal with Hulu, no. But because you used more resources than your neighbor, sure. Net Neutrality has nothing to do with whether you're charged for speed, total bandwidth used, or both. It's about preventing you from being charged extra to use certain protocols or access certain destinations
And you know what? Very few people have a problem with that. A bill to accomplish ONLY that would be what, maybe 10-20 pages at most? Why does it take X*thousand pages?
The problem, dear poster, is that the government insists on passing another HUGE freaking piece of government-expanding legislation that does a whole metric crap-ton of things that have NOTHING whatsoever to do with the nuts-and-bolts of "net neutrality" as discussed here. Most of which gives the government even more control over the intertubes and YOU, thus removing freedom, while causing costs to skyrocket for ISPs and consumers. The "net neutrality" part of the legislation is but a tiny fraction, and would probably be hard to even find if it is even still present at all by the time it's passed.
People claiming that National Socialism (Nazism) and Socialism are the same, because they both have the word socialism in them--it's like they never read Orwell. This is double plus ungood.
From my reading and understanding of history, Hitler himself referred to the struggle that ended with the "Kristalnacht" as a battle between a "nationalistic socialism" versus the "one-world socialism" of Marx for control of Germany.
Tell that to those left alive in Haiti and Thailand. The US, particularly it's people, is/are have had a long history of being far, far more generous, helpful, and merciful to those who suffer disasters around the world than any other nation or people.
Everything must be made not just safe enough, but safe with a huge margin of error so that there is no chance of any accident happening ever at all. Of-course accidents are mostly responsible for a large number of scientific discoveries, so any evidence of scientific discovery must be investigated to isolate the main reason and find out where the safety procedures have failed to prevent such an occurrence to make sure it never happens again.
Have a safe day.
Dr. Cocteau? Is that you?
Another apropo "Demolition Man" reference, a quote by the "Simon Phoenix" character;
"Simon Phoenix: All right, gentlemen, let's review. The year is 2032 - that's two-zero-three-two, as in the 21st Century - and I am sorry to say the world has become a pussy-whipped, Brady Bunch version of itself, run by a bunch of robed sissies."
-And one more, not only because it quite humorously and acerbically sums up where society is heading, but also just because it's my favorite from that movie and the character is played by Dennis Leary, one of my all-time fave comedians;
"Edgar Friendly: You see, according to Cocteau's plan... I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think; I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy likes to sit with a greasy spoon and wonder - "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecued ribs with the side order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and BUCKETS of cheese, okay? I want to smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section. I want to run through the streets naked with green Jell-O all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener"."
By allowing this government-mandated over-protection and coddling, we're raising a bunch of children that will grow up to be those 47-year-old virgins, sitting around in their beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener".
but it is the *one* system that has provided the most freedom and highest standard of living
Until it doesn't anymore, and becomes a mechanism for siphoning the wealth inherent in people's labor to the top 2 percent of society.
"It [capitalism] doesn't anymore" when it is perverted from within and is no longer capitalism, but some other system like an oligarchy, fascism, socialism, communism, etc etc.
Capitalism depends on a vigilant populace able to rein-in those who would twist it into something else for their own purposes of wealth, power, and/or ideology. That is what the widespread, grassroots, populist uprising in the US is about. The citizens of the US are "pushing the reset button", to use a current popular political phrase, on their government.
Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are not large continent-spanning nations with hundreds of millions of people, and are exceptions because of their particular society and national conditions. The US has single states larger than all three put together, with larger economies as well, and face different challenges.
France is not so successful, and is currently suffering severe economic and societal upheaval due to heavy national debt their massive entitlements and other socialist policies have wrought upon that nation.
And as far as "South American successes" of socialism, maybe you'd better look a little closer. I was in Venezuela when Chavez was taking power. Chavez is a brutal, murdering thug of the worst sort. I don't call death squads, mass murders, and countless other brutalities that still occur on a daily basis "success" but I suppose YMMV depending on what level of ongoing death, brutality, and suffering one deems acceptable.
Umm, no, thanks. I and the vast majority of US citizens strongly prefer, and are currently working to make sure, that the US cleans up it's government's act and returns it's government to first principles enshrined in it's Constitution that made it the most free, prosperous, generous, kind, and powerful nation the world has ever seen.
Pure capitalism == Fail Pure socialism == Fail There has to be a healthy workable middle ground
The problem is that being "a little bit socialist" is like being "a little bit pregnant".
Socialism always expands until it takes over everything. Look at history. Capitalism has it's problems, as nothing is perfect, but it is the *one* system that has provided the most freedom and highest standard of living for it's citizens that the world has ever known. Capitalism is the only system that got humans to another world (the moon).
I know that there are demonstrations in some locations around Europe, but calling them "riots", that's a bit of a stretch. I'm in Denmark. Even if my backyard covered Sweden, Norway, Finland and Germany I haven't heard about any events that would qualify as a riot.
If NY cab drivers stop working in protest of something, is that a riot as well? A riot across the USA?
Note that the AP "blurp" doesn't even call it riots, only protests.
Well, if you think these are nothing more than small, localized and peaceful protests, I suggest Googling "Anti-Austerity Protests" and do some reading.
My original point, which this validates as fact, is that the Obama administration in the US is plowing ahead full-speed down the exact same path that has brought Europe to this point, and which will end badly unless they are stopped, and stopped soon. Keep in mind that US citizens are well-armed compared to European citizens. It's a recipe for widespread violence and death.
And, what do you think will happen to the EU country's economies if the US Dollar collapses? Those in the EU should be praying that the US TEA Party is successful in reigning in the out-of-control US government and it's insane government spending and economic policies for your own sakes. This stuff doesn't occur in a vacuum.
I think you need to adjust your smell-o-vision -- sounds like something has burned out.
No riots where I'm at.
Well, if something isn't happening in right in *your* backyard, then it obviously doesn't exist of course. How silly of me.
And how silly of the AP too, apparently.
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"BRUSSELS (AP) -- Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe on Wednesday -- Greek doctors and railway employees walked off the job, Spanish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man even rammed a cement truck into the Irish parliament to protest the country's enormous bank bailouts.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into Brussels, hoping to swell into a 100,000-strong march on European Union institutions later in the day and reinforce the impact of Spain's first nationwide strike in eight years.
All the actions sought to protest the budget-slashing, tax-hiking, pension-cutting austerity plans of European governments seeking to control their debt."
Europeans are refusing to be stuck with the debt and burden of the rich and greedy and are forcing those governments to rethink their choices and basically stick it to the rich and greedy for screwing up the financial system.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."-Margaret Thatcher
"Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy." -- Margaret Thatcher
"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left." -- Margaret Thatcher
"Consensus: "The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: 'I stand for consensus?" -- Margaret Thatcher
Both Europe AND the US needs leaders like that now more than ever.
You mean Europe, where there are riots in the streets now because the governments there can no longer afford any more of the same failed big-government policies our President & Congress are busy trying to implement in the US, and that Europe is desperately trying to back out of before they collapse completely?
Young Communist league USA, New Black Panther Party, the Democratic Socialists of America, the International Socialist Organization, the War Resisters League, the SEIU, the AFL-CIO, La Raza, and the American Muslim Association of North America,
Just the kind of people I'd trust to ensure freedom and justice.
Me too. Those are exactly who I'd expect to try to ensure freedom and justice.
Or would you expect the Tea party and the Republicans to do it? Dream on.
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Republicans!?!? You gotta be joking. They're part of the problem. As are the Democrats.
As far as the TEA Party, whose basic platform is;
# Fiscal Responsibility
# Constitutionally Limited Government
# Free Markets
Yeah, those are some dangerous ideas right there. You can barely distinguish them from the Taliban with those kind of radical principles.
[rolls eyes]
Not at all like the so-very-inclusive, non-violent, centrist, "You want freedom, you gonna haveta kill some crackers! You gonna have to kill they' babies!" New Black Panther Party.
Why? I don't recall where I heard it but Lucas apparently said he was selling merchandise and toys, not movies. Keep an eye out for the next run of Jar Jar figurines at you local KMart.
I'm sorry sir, but that's an invalid use of "WHOOSH!". The respondent clearly had to "get" the joke in order to respond the way that he did. I'm going to have to issue a demerit, and I would remind you that this will go on your permanent record.
Heh!
I'm going to have to appeal my "Whoosh!" on the basis that respondent did *not* clearly get the joke, as demonstrated by his failure to grasp that the joke was that this topics' discussion of Sony's hostile behavior toward users was compared in my post to past hostile behavior in an absurd and ironic manner.
Respondent's post was an almost purely system administration/technical reply alluding only to the practical likelyhood of success of rootkit infection and demonstrably failed to grasp the gist of the humor or irony involved.
I don't understand why Sony doesn't just send the jailbreak software authors a few select "complimentary" Sony music CDs. They could then simply delete the code at their leisure.
It's not misleading; it's the headline's purpose to get straight to the author's point, and the point is that the unintended consequence of our domestic policies has been to enable authoritarian regimes to enforce policies of their own.
I'm not so sure it's "unintended".
After all, President Obama endorses and co-sponsors, through Organizing For America, the upcoming 10/2 rally at the Mall in D.C. which has some very interesting official co-sponsors.
The rally is also endorsed by other freedom-loving organizations such as the New Black Panther Party, the Democratic Socialists of America, the International Socialist Organization, the War Resisters League, the SEIU, the AFL-CIO, La Raza, and the American Muslim Association of North America, whose leader Sofian Abdelaziz Zakkout was fired this summer by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for his ties to Hamas and David Duke.
Just the kind of people I'd trust to ensure freedom and justice.
Beck is being paid real money by goldline. He is almost certainly not a customer of theirs
In nearly every radio spot I've heard Beck do for Goldline (he doesn't pimp them on Fox) he has stated that he was a Goldline customer long before they were a customer of his. He also states that buying gold the way he does (coins) is, quote; "crazy-town".
The reason some buy in coins is that when FDR had banned private ownership of gold, there were exceptions for collectible, antique, and rare coins.
People like George Soros have reportedly recently been moving large chunks of their wealth into physical gold, so how nuts it is to buy gold as a hedge is not clear.
It is also unclear whether claims of Goldline prices being "excessive" are accurate, as no mention of how example purchases were made, i.e. whether the example purchase was gold bullion or coins, gold plus offered secure storage, direct shipment, additional shipment insurance costs included or not, etc etc.
Goldline has existed for ~50 years is rated A+ by the BBB.
It seems to me that the attacks on Goldline have more to do with attacking Glenn Beck and his political message through attacking his sponsors as opposed to any actual wrongdoing.
2. I live in an apartment complex. The built-in fixtures and appliances (light fixtures, fridge, stove/oven) are not compatible with CFL bulbs and I cannot change such built-in parts of the rental unit according to lease terms.
3. Fluorescent lighting hurts my eyes. Yes, even the "soft-white" and other CFL types.
4. I own and regularly use certain electronic test equipment which uses standard incandescent light bulbs as a central component essential to its' function.
5. I resent having my choices in such things forcibly removed by government, either by outright "outlawing" via regulation over which I have no say or, being "nudged" by government tactics such as deliberately & artificially causing energy prices to increase to make other options less feasible economically.
>>>you are making it easy for an underpaid civil servant (or someone who blackmails a civil servant) to cause massive damage to the economy and make a large profit in the process.
But government employees (like Obama and the Congress) always assume that they are good, and such a thing could never happen. "You could trust the government with your keys." They blindly ignore history that shows the opposite.
I highly doubt that Obama & Congress are that clueless. I believe this is one step along a path to the real goal.
1. Try to enact legislation that allows old telco wiretap rules to apply to the internet and digital communications. Allow furor, confusion, and frustration to build.
2. After an appropriate amount of time to allow the furor created to cause things to grind down to a near-halt while frustration builds, save the day by re-introducing something that's been dormant in the wings for some time. Trusted Computing.
3. Mandate universal use of Trusted Computing and assume control of all digital data, software, and communications.
4. PROFIT!!!
(I really did try to come up with a step that included "???" but I failed. And it scared me.)
Slashdot Mirror
Any bets on a couple of kid hackers being uncovered as the real authors after a few more weeks of news reports about how it was all spies?
"Sources close to Iranian intelligence services reported today that they allegedly suspect two elite Zionist hacker-spies, codenamed "Trinity" and "Neo", one of which reportedly compromised the US IRS d-base, basing this suspicion on intelligence it said was gathered from Western sources. Also reportedly wanted for interrogation is someone that they can only identify by the codename "Morpheus". Further details as facts emerge."
Strat
NASA, oh NASA why can't you be more like China. Oh wait you have a stupid president that likes to waste 10 times more money than needed on trivial solutions available almost everywhere(Universal Health Case) but in the US.
You've got to think like the aspiring future head of a global tyranny. If you go and advance space exploration by the US, that will only serve to engender hope among America's people that escape and/or better days may one day be possible. Hopes and dreams are powerful motivators and must be crushed at every opportunity. Complete demoralization, hopelessness, and resignation to their fate is the preferred state of mind for slaves, after all.
Strat
Because *you* are using bandwidth. If *you* use more bandwidth than the guy next to you, it's reasonable to think that *you* pay more. Not because you used the wrong protocol, no. Not because you went to Youtube, when your ISP has a deal with Hulu, no. But because you used more resources than your neighbor, sure. Net Neutrality has nothing to do with whether you're charged for speed, total bandwidth used, or both. It's about preventing you from being charged extra to use certain protocols or access certain destinations
And you know what? Very few people have a problem with that. A bill to accomplish ONLY that would be what, maybe 10-20 pages at most? Why does it take X*thousand pages?
The problem, dear poster, is that the government insists on passing another HUGE freaking piece of government-expanding legislation that does a whole metric crap-ton of things that have NOTHING whatsoever to do with the nuts-and-bolts of "net neutrality" as discussed here. Most of which gives the government even more control over the intertubes and YOU, thus removing freedom, while causing costs to skyrocket for ISPs and consumers. The "net neutrality" part of the legislation is but a tiny fraction, and would probably be hard to even find if it is even still present at all by the time it's passed.
Strat
People claiming that National Socialism (Nazism) and Socialism are the same, because they both have the word socialism in them--it's like they never read Orwell. This is double plus ungood.
From my reading and understanding of history, Hitler himself referred to the struggle that ended with the "Kristalnacht" as a battle between a "nationalistic socialism" versus the "one-world socialism" of Marx for control of Germany.
Strat
The US, particularly it's people, is/are have had..
Gah!! Should have read;
"The US, particularly it's people, have had..
"Generous" and "kind" are myths.
Tell that to those left alive in Haiti and Thailand. The US, particularly it's people, is/are have had a long history of being far, far more generous, helpful, and merciful to those who suffer disasters around the world than any other nation or people.
Strat
Everything must be made not just safe enough, but safe with a huge margin of error so that there is no chance of any accident happening ever at all. Of-course accidents are mostly responsible for a large number of scientific discoveries, so any evidence of scientific discovery must be investigated to isolate the main reason and find out where the safety procedures have failed to prevent such an occurrence to make sure it never happens again.
Have a safe day.
Dr. Cocteau? Is that you?
Another apropo "Demolition Man" reference, a quote by the "Simon Phoenix" character;
"Simon Phoenix: All right, gentlemen, let's review. The year is 2032 - that's two-zero-three-two, as in the 21st Century - and I am sorry to say the world has become a pussy-whipped, Brady Bunch version of itself, run by a bunch of robed sissies."
-And one more, not only because it quite humorously and acerbically sums up where society is heading, but also just because it's my favorite from that movie and the character is played by Dennis Leary, one of my all-time fave comedians;
"Edgar Friendly: You see, according to Cocteau's plan... I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think; I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy likes to sit with a greasy spoon and wonder - "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecued ribs with the side order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and BUCKETS of cheese, okay? I want to smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section. I want to run through the streets naked with green Jell-O all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener"."
By allowing this government-mandated over-protection and coddling, we're raising a bunch of children that will grow up to be those 47-year-old virgins, sitting around in their beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener".
Strat
but it is the *one* system that has provided the most freedom and highest standard of living
Until it doesn't anymore, and becomes a mechanism for siphoning the wealth inherent in people's labor to the top 2 percent of society.
"It [capitalism] doesn't anymore" when it is perverted from within and is no longer capitalism, but some other system like an oligarchy, fascism, socialism, communism, etc etc.
Capitalism depends on a vigilant populace able to rein-in those who would twist it into something else for their own purposes of wealth, power, and/or ideology. That is what the widespread, grassroots, populist uprising in the US is about. The citizens of the US are "pushing the reset button", to use a current popular political phrase, on their government.
Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are not large continent-spanning nations with hundreds of millions of people, and are exceptions because of their particular society and national conditions. The US has single states larger than all three put together, with larger economies as well, and face different challenges.
France is not so successful, and is currently suffering severe economic and societal upheaval due to heavy national debt their massive entitlements and other socialist policies have wrought upon that nation.
And as far as "South American successes" of socialism, maybe you'd better look a little closer. I was in Venezuela when Chavez was taking power. Chavez is a brutal, murdering thug of the worst sort. I don't call death squads, mass murders, and countless other brutalities that still occur on a daily basis "success" but I suppose YMMV depending on what level of ongoing death, brutality, and suffering one deems acceptable.
Umm, no, thanks. I and the vast majority of US citizens strongly prefer, and are currently working to make sure, that the US cleans up it's government's act and returns it's government to first principles enshrined in it's Constitution that made it the most free, prosperous, generous, kind, and powerful nation the world has ever seen.
Strat
Pure capitalism == Fail
Pure socialism == Fail
There has to be a healthy workable middle ground
The problem is that being "a little bit socialist" is like being "a little bit pregnant".
Socialism always expands until it takes over everything. Look at history. Capitalism has it's problems, as nothing is perfect, but it is the *one* system that has provided the most freedom and highest standard of living for it's citizens that the world has ever known. Capitalism is the only system that got humans to another world (the moon).
Strat
I know that there are demonstrations in some locations around Europe, but calling them "riots", that's a bit of a stretch.
I'm in Denmark. Even if my backyard covered Sweden, Norway, Finland and Germany I haven't heard about any events that would qualify as a riot.
If NY cab drivers stop working in protest of something, is that a riot as well? A riot across the USA?
Note that the AP "blurp" doesn't even call it riots, only protests.
Well, if you think these are nothing more than small, localized and peaceful protests, I suggest Googling "Anti-Austerity Protests" and do some reading.
My original point, which this validates as fact, is that the Obama administration in the US is plowing ahead full-speed down the exact same path that has brought Europe to this point, and which will end badly unless they are stopped, and stopped soon. Keep in mind that US citizens are well-armed compared to European citizens. It's a recipe for widespread violence and death.
And, what do you think will happen to the EU country's economies if the US Dollar collapses? Those in the EU should be praying that the US TEA Party is successful in reigning in the out-of-control US government and it's insane government spending and economic policies for your own sakes. This stuff doesn't occur in a vacuum.
Strat
I think you need to adjust your smell-o-vision -- sounds like something has burned out.
No riots where I'm at.
Well, if something isn't happening in right in *your* backyard, then it obviously doesn't exist of course. How silly of me.
And how silly of the AP too, apparently.
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"BRUSSELS (AP) -- Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe on Wednesday -- Greek doctors and railway employees walked off the job, Spanish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man even rammed a cement truck into the Irish parliament to protest the country's enormous bank bailouts.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into Brussels, hoping to swell into a 100,000-strong march on European Union institutions later in the day and reinforce the impact of Spain's first nationwide strike in eight years.
All the actions sought to protest the budget-slashing, tax-hiking, pension-cutting austerity plans of European governments seeking to control their debt."
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Yeah, nothing to see here, move along.
Strat
Europeans are refusing to be stuck with the debt and burden of the rich and greedy and are forcing those governments to rethink their choices and basically stick it to the rich and greedy for screwing up the financial system.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."-Margaret Thatcher
"Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy."
-- Margaret Thatcher
"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left."
-- Margaret Thatcher
"Consensus: "The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: 'I stand for consensus?"
-- Margaret Thatcher
Both Europe AND the US needs leaders like that now more than ever.
Strat
Go to Europe some time.
You mean Europe, where there are riots in the streets now because the governments there can no longer afford any more of the same failed big-government policies our President & Congress are busy trying to implement in the US, and that Europe is desperately trying to back out of before they collapse completely?
Strat
P.S. This /. thread was the first thing I shot at. Now it's of to Microsoft.com! Yeeeeeaah
Have fun, Mr. Dean!
Strat
And this just shows how stupid and uneducated you are, JACKASS!
I stand in awe of the obvious intellectual power and formidable education you demonstrate, sir.
Young Communist league USA, New Black Panther Party, the Democratic Socialists of America, the International Socialist Organization, the War Resisters League, the SEIU, the AFL-CIO, La Raza, and the American Muslim Association of North America,
Just the kind of people I'd trust to ensure freedom and justice.
Me too. Those are exactly who I'd expect to try to ensure freedom and justice.
Or would you expect the Tea party and the Republicans to do it? Dream on.
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Republicans!?!? You gotta be joking. They're part of the problem. As are the Democrats.
As far as the TEA Party, whose basic platform is;
# Fiscal Responsibility
# Constitutionally Limited Government
# Free Markets
Yeah, those are some dangerous ideas right there. You can barely distinguish them from the Taliban with those kind of radical principles.
[rolls eyes]
Not at all like the so-very-inclusive, non-violent, centrist, "You want freedom, you gonna haveta kill some crackers! You gonna have to kill they' babies!" New Black Panther Party.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBhzJnJIilI&feature=related
Tell us, what color is the sky on *your* planet?
Strat
Why? I don't recall where I heard it but Lucas apparently said he was selling merchandise and toys, not movies. Keep an eye out for the next run of Jar Jar figurines at you local KMart.
Oh, thank goodness!
My supply of clay pigeons was getting low.
PULL!!
Strat
I'm sorry sir, but that's an invalid use of "WHOOSH!". The respondent clearly had to "get" the joke in order to respond the way that he did. I'm going to have to issue a demerit, and I would remind you that this will go on your permanent record.
Heh!
I'm going to have to appeal my "Whoosh!" on the basis that respondent did *not* clearly get the joke, as demonstrated by his failure to grasp that the joke was that this topics' discussion of Sony's hostile behavior toward users was compared in my post to past hostile behavior in an absurd and ironic manner.
Respondent's post was an almost purely system administration/technical reply alluding only to the practical likelyhood of success of rootkit infection and demonstrably failed to grasp the gist of the humor or irony involved.
Did I mention that there are Wookies on Endor? :D
Strat
I think this is where one replies;
"WHOOSH!"
YMMV
I don't understand why Sony doesn't just send the jailbreak software authors a few select "complimentary" Sony music CDs. They could then simply delete the code at their leisure.
Strat
It's not misleading; it's the headline's purpose to get straight to the author's point, and the point is that the unintended consequence of our domestic policies has been to enable authoritarian regimes to enforce policies of their own.
I'm not so sure it's "unintended".
After all, President Obama endorses and co-sponsors, through Organizing For America, the upcoming 10/2 rally at the Mall in D.C. which has some very interesting official co-sponsors.
You can find out more about the rally at the Young Communist League USA website.
The rally is also endorsed by other freedom-loving organizations such as the New Black Panther Party, the Democratic Socialists of America, the International Socialist Organization, the War Resisters League, the SEIU, the AFL-CIO, La Raza, and the American Muslim Association of North America, whose leader Sofian Abdelaziz Zakkout was fired this summer by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for his ties to Hamas and David Duke.
Just the kind of people I'd trust to ensure freedom and justice.
I hope that helps.
Strat
Beck is being paid real money by goldline. He is almost certainly not a customer of theirs
In nearly every radio spot I've heard Beck do for Goldline (he doesn't pimp them on Fox) he has stated that he was a Goldline customer long before they were a customer of his. He also states that buying gold the way he does (coins) is, quote; "crazy-town".
The reason some buy in coins is that when FDR had banned private ownership of gold, there were exceptions for collectible, antique, and rare coins.
People like George Soros have reportedly recently been moving large chunks of their wealth into physical gold, so how nuts it is to buy gold as a hedge is not clear.
It is also unclear whether claims of Goldline prices being "excessive" are accurate, as no mention of how example purchases were made, i.e. whether the example purchase was gold bullion or coins, gold plus offered secure storage, direct shipment, additional shipment insurance costs included or not, etc etc.
Goldline has existed for ~50 years is rated A+ by the BBB.
It seems to me that the attacks on Goldline have more to do with attacking Glenn Beck and his political message through attacking his sponsors as opposed to any actual wrongdoing.
Strat
There are a few problems with my using CFLs.
1. They're expensive. I'm on a tight budget.
2. I live in an apartment complex. The built-in fixtures and appliances (light fixtures, fridge, stove/oven) are not compatible with CFL bulbs and I cannot change such built-in parts of the rental unit according to lease terms.
3. Fluorescent lighting hurts my eyes. Yes, even the "soft-white" and other CFL types.
4. I own and regularly use certain electronic test equipment which uses standard incandescent light bulbs as a central component essential to its' function.
5. I resent having my choices in such things forcibly removed by government, either by outright "outlawing" via regulation over which I have no say or, being "nudged" by government tactics such as deliberately & artificially causing energy prices to increase to make other options less feasible economically.
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Not sure how it would work but I hear they're thinking about putting "idiot detectors" on Segways now.
Fixed!
FTFFY (Fixed that fix for you.)
Strat
>>>you are making it easy for an underpaid civil servant (or someone who blackmails a civil servant) to cause massive damage to the economy and make a large profit in the process.
But government employees (like Obama and the Congress) always assume that they are good, and such a thing could never happen. "You could trust the government with your keys." They blindly ignore history that shows the opposite.
I highly doubt that Obama & Congress are that clueless. I believe this is one step along a path to the real goal.
1. Try to enact legislation that allows old telco wiretap rules to apply to the internet and digital communications. Allow furor, confusion, and frustration to build.
2. After an appropriate amount of time to allow the furor created to cause things to grind down to a near-halt while frustration builds, save the day by re-introducing something that's been dormant in the wings for some time. Trusted Computing.
3. Mandate universal use of Trusted Computing and assume control of all digital data, software, and communications.
4. PROFIT!!!
(I really did try to come up with a step that included "???" but I failed. And it scared me.)
Strat