This is wrong on just about ever level. Fact: The NSA is not a Law Enforcement agency, and has no authority to arrest or detain people. We know through leaks that they do provide data to various law enforcement agencies, then those agencies have been instructed to (illegally) reconstruct the data to keep the NSA out of the picture. We know the NSA provided data to the IRS who then audited political groups.
I can see questioning the use of "honeypot conference", or lacking knowledge of what crossing them would lead to. I don't agree with you painting them as innocent because we have enough facts to know they are not innocent. How guilty they are is a valid question.
You didn't ask me, but I can still provide an answer. "What has the NSA done to people?"
No frigging clue, because everything done is "secret". You can assume that they have done nothing, and I can assume they have done everything. Both of those are assumptions and neither could be proven.
So has the NSA turned over documents to Police agencies, employers, the IRS, etc.. that have led to investigations or damages? I believe we have enough circumstantial evidence to believe the first and third of those examples have happened. I'm not trying to patronize, but you can look at Parallel investigations and the IRS investigating non-profits for more information. It was impossible to tell if you were defending them or not, so you may already have knowledge of the subjects.
This is why we should all be demanding transparency from the agency and accountability from the whole Government. We don't know what they are doing because they label everything "secret". I find it logical to assume that if they are immoral in one area, we can assume that they are immoral in more areas. Wrong follows wrong, always has and always will.
The same concerns we have over the NSA should exist with a company like RSA who only apologized and told customers to change practices _after_ they were caught taking money from a government agency at the expense of customers. They never refunded a penny to customers either, so they are more than deserving of a boycott.
I think you are arguing Cold Fjord. Same broken logic, false analogies, red herrings, and plain old lies, and he has not been seen yet in this thread. Looks like he gave up on his own account, probably due to his karma dropping so low.
Really, so you never wear a safety harness, because your freedom is more important than your safety?
False analogy. In a survival situation, you need water before food. That does not mean that you never eat, and making such an implication is simply asinine.
Ok, so you don't like that way of analogy, fine, let's consider putting people in prison. Why do we do this? Isn't that impairing their freedom? How dare we!
Another false analogy, and horrible logic. Are you really trying to imply that if you believe in Natural Law, the US Constitution, or personal freedom that there can be no accountability for actions, no justice system, or that having a justice system makes freedom impossible? This is another asinine implication, no matter how it's viewed.
There is no possible way to debate anyone with logic this horribly broken. Yes, that is correct. It's impossible to debate someone that uses this level of irrationality.
You are anonymous, so stating something like "if you'll note, who was saying that" is not very helpful. If you wish to have progressive dialogue make an account and log in.
It's your right not to do so, but remember that when a conversation exists among at least 2 anonymous people it's impossible to tell who said what. Also impossible to tell if a 3rd, 4th, or Nth anonymous person jumped into the conversation.
Where I disagree should be very obvious. Obama just stated on Friday that spying on the people won't change, but data collection would be privatized. This makes a very easy transition of all data into a single pool that all already questionable government offices have access to.
If you have a kiddie porn habit, you may find a job with the TSA. Outside of that, your employer may see an message from DHS during your hiring process that you did look at porn, or you had a communicable disease, or that you purchase alcohol or tobacco products, etc..
The point is, we all have histories. Most of us are not groomed politicians that have had people paying to cover up all of their mistakes through life. We should be able to choose what gets stuffed into a database and be able to see what people are collecting about us. Currently we can do this with some private company data, but the Government data we have no clue. Once these databases start to merge, it will all be closed and you won't be able to see a thing.
If this turd from Disney thinks it's a good idea to RFID chip himself, good for him. I think he's an idiot, but his choice. I have the same ability to choose not to do this, and both of us should remain able to choose.
Obama has a history of lying. It does not matter what a persons school was, or what race they are, or what religion they are. A proven liar is a liar. There are web sites that keep track of the major lies, and Obama in 4 years topped any previous president by at least double. We are not talking wishy-washy things like "close Gitmo" but big things like prosecuting bankers, ending wars, and repealing the Patriot act that he's lied about.
As to him not expanding the TSA, this is another blatent lie. The TSA is now not just in airports, but bus and rail stations and sporting events. Fuck, even the Michigan State Fair has had a TSA presence for the last few years.
To claim a Constitutional Scholor will review things is your third blatant fallacy. First it's a red herring, second nobody has determined who would be the watcher, and third relates directly to item 1. Obama claims to be an expert at Constitutional Law, and he is a liar. So no matter what the person studies or claims to be an expert in, you may end up with another liar sitting in an appointed office simply spreading more lies.
Well, you do realize that you have family still in Russia who may be subject to pay your fines in lieu of you paying the fines.
That said, I think Russia has been in a different direction since the USSR broke apart. Still corrupt, still messed up, but the have been slowly moving in the right direction.
Meanwhile, we have the US and Europe which has been steadily moving in the wrong direction. Freedom has been diminishing and continues to be eroded. The US is very much hit or miss on liberty today and getting worse. The haves keep getting more and the rest keep getting screwed not just in the US, but look at pretty much all of the EU.
I'd still rather live here than there, but the point of that message is that it will be easier for Russia to retain people. Free is no longer "Free" in Europe or the US, and we are steadily declining while they seem to be slowly improving.
The fact is, the court does not have to reveal names to have public monitoring. Claiming that names of suspects are required, as you have shilled in the past, is irrational and illogical. Every person in court could be named "John Doe" for the proceedings, and every privacy and liberty advocate would be fine with that method.
What people want made public is the proceedings themselves. How are they ruling that John Doe is worthy of surveillance? Is the evidence being presented gathered legally and ethically? Is there even evidence presented to the courts, or is this simply a rubber stamp? What methods rulings are the judges giving and what powers are they granting to these agencies? Are the rulings and powers being granted legal?
Your point is not just irrational, it evades the reason people are demanding either these courts become open or we shut them down. Perhaps you should read what Due Process is, and what the Constitution states regarding the Justice system and your Liberty. You won't, because you are a habitual shill for a pro authoritarian state and it's agencies.
Funny, you mention everything except the problem in your claim to be living in the real world. "look over there, look over there!", and "Quick, look that way!".
So you are content living in a delusion where corporeal punishment is never needed. Good for you, I hope you are happy living there. If you ever decide to join the rest of the world, there are plenty of places where you can learn about the real world. Work with underprivileged children, mentor those in need, and for pity sake get out of your own little shoe box. I am a parent, have mentored and worked with all kinds of children, and continue to visit the real world every day. It's a pretty cool place, but it's not some fairy tale where people all do the right things all the time.
I believe you have trouble with the English language. "Do not expect" does not mean what you think it does, or at least what you just portrayed. Consider the meaning of the terminology and re-think your position.
_YOU_ don't have a first post when you are anonymous you moron, "Anonymous Coward" gets the first post. Not only were you wrong about being first, you were wrong about who gets credit for the first post! If you did not forget some medication today you may want to see a doctor and get a new prescription.
The summary also spends a lot of time talking about how great Intel is. It makes sense that prices are not discussed because the submitter appears to be heavily biased, and price always favors AMD.
While there are certainly things you can do to improve your memory, I think this advice is correct. You are not just wanting to strengthen your brain, you have something not working quite right. Assuming you exercise, eat healthy, and exercise your brain a bit each day your mind and body should both shut down to rest at some point. If you are doing none of those things, or even some of them well you may want to start there.
A regular doctor should be able to tell you if your heart rate, blood pressure, and overall health is normal. They may offer advice on things they see that appear wrong, such as increasing exercise or a change in diet.
When you get to a "normal" sleeping state, then you can look at improving memory. Reading is probably one of the best things to do regularly, followed by logic puzzles and memory games. Fish and high protein foods are good for brain function, but also can be a health concern due to mercury and other toxins found in nearly every fish today.
Using my "wife" example above at what point do you use corporal methods (not the self defense question)? Substitute you wife for your child, and they simply refused to obey where it may not be a self defense issue but one of inconvenience, cost, or the fear that your neighbors complain to authorities that you can't control your child? You are trying to deny that a limit exists, and yet there is a point at which corporeal punishment becomes a method.
I would agree that it's a last resort, and nobody here claims otherwise. It may not work even as a last resort, but it's either this method or the kid ends up in legal custody. Perhaps you live in a shoe box and never see where this method was or could have been attempted, but that's a different issue which means you are not qualified to discuss corporeal punishment.
Copyright is not supposed to be forever, and not supposed to be overtly long in duration either. This debate in court goes back to the 1700s and is well documented. Interestingly it is always people with money that argue to extend them, while authors and inventors normally argue that they should be limited. The practice of selling copyrights to businesses goes back longer than the debate.
The difference is that the Patent covers the method, while the Copyright covers the implementation of the method. Ten minutes of Google searches could have shown you exactly that difference as well as why it matters.
Copyright prevents me from stealing your work. Just like I can't steal Steven King's work for my own horror novel. Patents ensure that Steven King is the only person that can write horror novels or control who does. Yes, that analogy is correct and yes you could have figured it out rather easily.
BPP (Business Process Patents) simply needs to be repealed. It was an overreach to ensure that the lordlings took back all the serfs land.
No, it has nothing to do exceptionalism. I can't compare German Schools to US Schools because they are not the same. They are not run the same, don't have the same requirements, don't have the same curriculum, etc... Would it be fair for a person from India to jump into a conversation about German public schools and claim to know how good or bad the schools are? Would the Indian person be an exceptionalist for doing so? It should be obvious that the answer is "No" and "No".
Why can't I slap my wife around? I feel that sometimes it's in her best interest that I do so, so why is that tool not available to me?
This is one of several responses you made to people that simply claimed that corporal punishment is not an option in schools. I can read sarcasm, and I don't agree with your position. I think Steven Molyneux does a good job of presenting a thesis on no corporal punishment, but is wrong for the same reason you are. Interestingly you only responded to one of several examples I gave for when corporal punishment may have merit and completely ignored the psychological issue I presented.
Hint: Self Defense was one sentence out of 2 paragraphs of talking points.
I think it's supposed to be being touted as a special new language because we need "reactive" programming hence the name "Reactive". The language may be "new", but I doubt it. I have not looked honestly, I looked at the claim on why it's needed and call bullox. I have mountains of libraries I have written for various tools in C, Python, Perl, and various scripting languages (TCL/WISH/SH). Most of those use bits of the mountains of libraries developed for those languages.
I'm getting cynical in my age I guess, but the majority of the claims people make are simply fluff to try and make a buck or name. Claiming that we need a new language for a special case is silly. Develop and release a library(or libraries) for your needs so that people can use it. Otherwise we end up with all these little tufts of crap that 3 people in the world use, and have to listen to them complain about why adoption is so low.
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This is wrong on just about ever level. Fact: The NSA is not a Law Enforcement agency, and has no authority to arrest or detain people. We know through leaks that they do provide data to various law enforcement agencies, then those agencies have been instructed to (illegally) reconstruct the data to keep the NSA out of the picture. We know the NSA provided data to the IRS who then audited political groups.
I can see questioning the use of "honeypot conference", or lacking knowledge of what crossing them would lead to. I don't agree with you painting them as innocent because we have enough facts to know they are not innocent. How guilty they are is a valid question.
You didn't ask me, but I can still provide an answer. "What has the NSA done to people?"
No frigging clue, because everything done is "secret". You can assume that they have done nothing, and I can assume they have done everything. Both of those are assumptions and neither could be proven.
So has the NSA turned over documents to Police agencies, employers, the IRS, etc.. that have led to investigations or damages? I believe we have enough circumstantial evidence to believe the first and third of those examples have happened. I'm not trying to patronize, but you can look at Parallel investigations and the IRS investigating non-profits for more information. It was impossible to tell if you were defending them or not, so you may already have knowledge of the subjects.
This is why we should all be demanding transparency from the agency and accountability from the whole Government. We don't know what they are doing because they label everything "secret". I find it logical to assume that if they are immoral in one area, we can assume that they are immoral in more areas. Wrong follows wrong, always has and always will.
The same concerns we have over the NSA should exist with a company like RSA who only apologized and told customers to change practices _after_ they were caught taking money from a government agency at the expense of customers. They never refunded a penny to customers either, so they are more than deserving of a boycott.
I think you are arguing Cold Fjord. Same broken logic, false analogies, red herrings, and plain old lies, and he has not been seen yet in this thread. Looks like he gave up on his own account, probably due to his karma dropping so low.
Really, so you never wear a safety harness, because your freedom is more important than your safety?
False analogy. In a survival situation, you need water before food. That does not mean that you never eat, and making such an implication is simply asinine.
Ok, so you don't like that way of analogy, fine, let's consider putting people in prison. Why do we do this? Isn't that impairing their freedom? How dare we!
Another false analogy, and horrible logic. Are you really trying to imply that if you believe in Natural Law, the US Constitution, or personal freedom that there can be no accountability for actions, no justice system, or that having a justice system makes freedom impossible? This is another asinine implication, no matter how it's viewed.
There is no possible way to debate anyone with logic this horribly broken. Yes, that is correct. It's impossible to debate someone that uses this level of irrationality.
You are anonymous, so stating something like "if you'll note, who was saying that" is not very helpful. If you wish to have progressive dialogue make an account and log in.
It's your right not to do so, but remember that when a conversation exists among at least 2 anonymous people it's impossible to tell who said what. Also impossible to tell if a 3rd, 4th, or Nth anonymous person jumped into the conversation.
Where I disagree should be very obvious. Obama just stated on Friday that spying on the people won't change, but data collection would be privatized. This makes a very easy transition of all data into a single pool that all already questionable government offices have access to.
If you have a kiddie porn habit, you may find a job with the TSA. Outside of that, your employer may see an message from DHS during your hiring process that you did look at porn, or you had a communicable disease, or that you purchase alcohol or tobacco products, etc..
The point is, we all have histories. Most of us are not groomed politicians that have had people paying to cover up all of their mistakes through life. We should be able to choose what gets stuffed into a database and be able to see what people are collecting about us. Currently we can do this with some private company data, but the Government data we have no clue. Once these databases start to merge, it will all be closed and you won't be able to see a thing.
If this turd from Disney thinks it's a good idea to RFID chip himself, good for him. I think he's an idiot, but his choice. I have the same ability to choose not to do this, and both of us should remain able to choose.
Wholly load of delusional bullshit Batman!
Obama has a history of lying. It does not matter what a persons school was, or what race they are, or what religion they are. A proven liar is a liar. There are web sites that keep track of the major lies, and Obama in 4 years topped any previous president by at least double. We are not talking wishy-washy things like "close Gitmo" but big things like prosecuting bankers, ending wars, and repealing the Patriot act that he's lied about.
As to him not expanding the TSA, this is another blatent lie. The TSA is now not just in airports, but bus and rail stations and sporting events. Fuck, even the Michigan State Fair has had a TSA presence for the last few years.
To claim a Constitutional Scholor will review things is your third blatant fallacy. First it's a red herring, second nobody has determined who would be the watcher, and third relates directly to item 1. Obama claims to be an expert at Constitutional Law, and he is a liar. So no matter what the person studies or claims to be an expert in, you may end up with another liar sitting in an appointed office simply spreading more lies.
Well, you do realize that you have family still in Russia who may be subject to pay your fines in lieu of you paying the fines.
That said, I think Russia has been in a different direction since the USSR broke apart. Still corrupt, still messed up, but the have been slowly moving in the right direction.
Meanwhile, we have the US and Europe which has been steadily moving in the wrong direction. Freedom has been diminishing and continues to be eroded. The US is very much hit or miss on liberty today and getting worse. The haves keep getting more and the rest keep getting screwed not just in the US, but look at pretty much all of the EU.
I'd still rather live here than there, but the point of that message is that it will be easier for Russia to retain people. Free is no longer "Free" in Europe or the US, and we are steadily declining while they seem to be slowly improving.
The fact is, the court does not have to reveal names to have public monitoring. Claiming that names of suspects are required, as you have shilled in the past, is irrational and illogical. Every person in court could be named "John Doe" for the proceedings, and every privacy and liberty advocate would be fine with that method.
What people want made public is the proceedings themselves. How are they ruling that John Doe is worthy of surveillance? Is the evidence being presented gathered legally and ethically? Is there even evidence presented to the courts, or is this simply a rubber stamp? What methods rulings are the judges giving and what powers are they granting to these agencies? Are the rulings and powers being granted legal?
Your point is not just irrational, it evades the reason people are demanding either these courts become open or we shut them down. Perhaps you should read what Due Process is, and what the Constitution states regarding the Justice system and your Liberty. You won't, because you are a habitual shill for a pro authoritarian state and it's agencies.
Funny, you mention everything except the problem in your claim to be living in the real world. "look over there, look over there!", and "Quick, look that way!".
To fit in line with your point that every pro-AMD comment gets modded down, I get modded a troll for pointing out the bias to begin with.
So you are content living in a delusion where corporeal punishment is never needed. Good for you, I hope you are happy living there. If you ever decide to join the rest of the world, there are plenty of places where you can learn about the real world. Work with underprivileged children, mentor those in need, and for pity sake get out of your own little shoe box.
I am a parent, have mentored and worked with all kinds of children, and continue to visit the real world every day. It's a pretty cool place, but it's not some fairy tale where people all do the right things all the time.
Thanks for the clarification, sometimes sarcasm is not obvious.
I believe you have trouble with the English language. "Do not expect" does not mean what you think it does, or at least what you just portrayed. Consider the meaning of the terminology and re-think your position.
_YOU_ don't have a first post when you are anonymous you moron, "Anonymous Coward" gets the first post. Not only were you wrong about being first, you were wrong about who gets credit for the first post! If you did not forget some medication today you may want to see a doctor and get a new prescription.
The summary also spends a lot of time talking about how great Intel is. It makes sense that prices are not discussed because the submitter appears to be heavily biased, and price always favors AMD.
While there are certainly things you can do to improve your memory, I think this advice is correct. You are not just wanting to strengthen your brain, you have something not working quite right. Assuming you exercise, eat healthy, and exercise your brain a bit each day your mind and body should both shut down to rest at some point. If you are doing none of those things, or even some of them well you may want to start there.
A regular doctor should be able to tell you if your heart rate, blood pressure, and overall health is normal. They may offer advice on things they see that appear wrong, such as increasing exercise or a change in diet.
When you get to a "normal" sleeping state, then you can look at improving memory. Reading is probably one of the best things to do regularly, followed by logic puzzles and memory games. Fish and high protein foods are good for brain function, but also can be a health concern due to mercury and other toxins found in nearly every fish today.
Using my "wife" example above at what point do you use corporal methods (not the self defense question)? Substitute you wife for your child, and they simply refused to obey where it may not be a self defense issue but one of inconvenience, cost, or the fear that your neighbors complain to authorities that you can't control your child? You are trying to deny that a limit exists, and yet there is a point at which corporeal punishment becomes a method.
I would agree that it's a last resort, and nobody here claims otherwise. It may not work even as a last resort, but it's either this method or the kid ends up in legal custody. Perhaps you live in a shoe box and never see where this method was or could have been attempted, but that's a different issue which means you are not qualified to discuss corporeal punishment.
Copyright is not supposed to be forever, and not supposed to be overtly long in duration either. This debate in court goes back to the 1700s and is well documented. Interestingly it is always people with money that argue to extend them, while authors and inventors normally argue that they should be limited. The practice of selling copyrights to businesses goes back longer than the debate.
Bad example, but close. The better example would be "show me a company that can sell 20 year old unmodified code."
The difference is that the Patent covers the method, while the Copyright covers the implementation of the method. Ten minutes of Google searches could have shown you exactly that difference as well as why it matters.
Copyright prevents me from stealing your work. Just like I can't steal Steven King's work for my own horror novel. Patents ensure that Steven King is the only person that can write horror novels or control who does. Yes, that analogy is correct and yes you could have figured it out rather easily.
BPP (Business Process Patents) simply needs to be repealed. It was an overreach to ensure that the lordlings took back all the serfs land.
That was hysterical, well done!!
No, it has nothing to do exceptionalism. I can't compare German Schools to US Schools because they are not the same. They are not run the same, don't have the same requirements, don't have the same curriculum, etc... Would it be fair for a person from India to jump into a conversation about German public schools and claim to know how good or bad the schools are? Would the Indian person be an exceptionalist for doing so? It should be obvious that the answer is "No" and "No".
Why can't I slap my wife around? I feel that sometimes it's in her best interest that I do so, so why is that tool not available to me?
This is one of several responses you made to people that simply claimed that corporal punishment is not an option in schools. I can read sarcasm, and I don't agree with your position. I think Steven Molyneux does a good job of presenting a thesis on no corporal punishment, but is wrong for the same reason you are. Interestingly you only responded to one of several examples I gave for when corporal punishment may have merit and completely ignored the psychological issue I presented.
Hint: Self Defense was one sentence out of 2 paragraphs of talking points.
I think it's supposed to be being touted as a special new language because we need "reactive" programming hence the name "Reactive". The language may be "new", but I doubt it. I have not looked honestly, I looked at the claim on why it's needed and call bullox. I have mountains of libraries I have written for various tools in C, Python, Perl, and various scripting languages (TCL/WISH/SH). Most of those use bits of the mountains of libraries developed for those languages.
I'm getting cynical in my age I guess, but the majority of the claims people make are simply fluff to try and make a buck or name. Claiming that we need a new language for a special case is silly. Develop and release a library(or libraries) for your needs so that people can use it. Otherwise we end up with all these little tufts of crap that 3 people in the world use, and have to listen to them complain about why adoption is so low.