It's interesting to learn about Snowden's eating pizza. It's exciting to know he's successfully evading getting caught.
But the NSA is violating the Constitution, the executive branch is stepping on the gas to increase it, the legislative branch is asleep at the wheel, the judicial branch is represented by a few rubber stampers appointed by a Chief Justice who I don't think has the public's interests at heart, the fourth estate is facing persecution like never before, and the citizens are so materially comfortable they don't do anything.
I feel like there's more of a story here than Snowden's pizza that might at least get the citizens a little less comfortable and a little more active.
The British invaded in the 60s with biological vectors like Beatles, blunt objects like Stones, and aerial attacks by Zeppelins. On our side some were Grateful just to be Dead.
Every holy book has brutally violent sections. In the Old Testament God orders genocide more then once. Which means that if you think Islam has to be singled out due to it's violent nature you also think that Judaism, and the third Abrahamic religion (Christianity) need singling out. And in the US the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims are pretty much everyone.
To read the dangers paleo-dieters say about carbs, pastafarians don't sound too innocent either.
It is the only thing that protects them from the wrath of US army... ever wondered why the US only attack weak countries?
North Korea has plenty of defenses without nuclear weapons.
North Korea has conventional weapons on the Demilitarized Zone that could kill millions of people in Seoul within minutes.
North Korea could also kill many in Japan with conventional weapons.
North Korea also has the support of China, which has seen multiple invasions from the Korean peninsula and would rather keep an ally there, however weird, as a buffer from the U.S. and any other military.
Having worked with Thurgood Marshall and teaching at an Ivy League Law School you witness and can contribute to many causes I'm sure you find more than worthy of your attention. I'm sure people in many areas would love the benefit of your skills, knowledge, etc. Yet your long-term dedication to software freedom (not sure if that term encompasses everything you work on, but I hope it suffices) seems focused. I bet many of us are curious where your motivation and focus comes from, especially those looking to find areas and causes to contribute to. I'm sure your inner-geek plays a big role, loving what we do like all of us do.
My main question: How do you describe the importance of software freedom, both to Slashdot readers and to those who would never read Slashdot, in the context of so many other causes out there?
Personally, I contribute to software freedom partly because the geeky aspects appeal to me, but also because I consider it one of the most important issues of our time. I've never tried to justify how important I consider it to others, but I bet people would challenge me if I did. I suspect you've found ways to express these things. I think most non-geeks consider software licenses unimportant, whereas I think of them on the forefront of protecting the First Amendment in the U.S. and values of freedom of expression worldwide.
A related question: What other areas or causes do you consider comparably important, if any?
"...who patented his colour process on 22 March 1899..."
Moving pictures predated film by decades or millenia. The zoetrope was invented in 1833 according to Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoetrope -- which also mentions a similar device in China in 180 AD.
People looking to the government to lead on acting to protect the environment are going to wait a long time. To call members of Congress and the executive branch "leaders" mis-uses the term in this case.
If we want to change, we are going to have to lead our government. Yeah, they should act in our interests, but they aren't. We can do something about it. If this lawsuit doesn't succeed, the next one will go farther. And the next one farther. Until the kids who are thinking about their lives eventually get their interests protected over those of government officials who only have a few years left anyway.
On the one hand, a cartel that charges ridiculous prices for messaging. On the other, a service which will not allow you to send messages to users of other services.
I must have three hands then, because sometimes I email.
Or four or more hands, since sometimes I just talk to people or send regular mail (yes, really, for business), etc.
You can't go wrong getting his perspectives on science (besides his actual science, which has some relevance to condensed matter physics). I don't know anyone who describes learning about nature better. If what he says doesn't resonate, you might consider leaving the field. If it resonates, you may find you don't care about other people's opinions as much and just enjoy the pleasure of finding things out.
There are many hours of videos of him online free.
For a quick understanding of North Korea from a strategic perspective, here is an insightful series on North Korean strategy by an American physicist and business strategist/entrepreneur who visited: http://joshuaspodek.com/north-korea-strategy-preview. It clarifies a lot of why things are the way they are there.
"In my opinion, the French firm Lyonnaise de Garantie to a man, are worse than crooks. They are the most foul and debase degenerates, slime of the lowest order. Fuck them, they are pox on the world and a waste of air. To call them a pack of worthless cunts would bring shame to roving packs of worthless cunts. Jean-Luc Berho, the VP of the company cannot bring himself to orgasm without unless he chokes a dog to death. Jean-Jacques Olivié, the president of that slithering pack of reptilians, cannot be trusted not to accidentally choke himself to death if left unattended with a stale croissant. May he catch syphilis from a drunken Armenian mule. Insurance frauds could learn something from these thieves, as could lamprey and other tubular blood sucking vermin."
In that case, can crooks sue Google for including Lyonnaise de Garantie in a search with them?
"The true crux is the immoral and illegal decision to take something without reimbursing the owner."
You have one measure for morality and legality, but others don't have to share it.
Gandhi didn't reimburse the legal (British) owner of the sole right to sell salt in India when he sold the salt he got from evaporating sea salt.
The members of the Boston Tea Party didn't reimburse the owners of the tea.
I'm not equating this case with those, just pointing out what happens when you have no flexibility in interpreting laws. You end up forced into untenable positions.
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I was thinking about correcting Maximum Prophet, but held back. If we're correcting each other, 67*pi is not 210.49 or 210.38. It's a transcendental number. It's a slippery slope if we slack on meaning of equals signs.
Memorizing 3.14 tables is memorizing something different than pi.
Back to the topic of tau day, I found the argument that tau makes a better circle constant than pi compelling. I got a PhD in physics and dealt with more than my share of 2*pis.
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It's interesting to learn about Snowden's eating pizza. It's exciting to know he's successfully evading getting caught.
But the NSA is violating the Constitution, the executive branch is stepping on the gas to increase it, the legislative branch is asleep at the wheel, the judicial branch is represented by a few rubber stampers appointed by a Chief Justice who I don't think has the public's interests at heart, the fourth estate is facing persecution like never before, and the citizens are so materially comfortable they don't do anything.
I feel like there's more of a story here than Snowden's pizza that might at least get the citizens a little less comfortable and a little more active.
> I'll be damned if I'll be spending (wasting) my remaining years on this planet sitting zombie-like in front of a screen
... written on Slashdot
"Nihilists! Jesus. Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos."
Wait, did I just Godwin the thread?
It's been a long time since Britain attacked us.
The British invaded in the 60s with biological vectors like Beatles, blunt objects like Stones, and aerial attacks by Zeppelins. On our side some were Grateful just to be Dead.
How long before Congress simply states "We aren't in charge anymore."?
DID THIS SPYING PREVENT BOSTON?
Well, did it?
You have no idea what it has or has not prevented, which is the fact of the matter. For all you know the government thwarted several more 9/11s
I have a pretty good idea this spying didn't prevent Boston.
Every holy book has brutally violent sections. In the Old Testament God orders genocide more then once. Which means that if you think Islam has to be singled out due to it's violent nature you also think that Judaism, and the third Abrahamic religion (Christianity) need singling out. And in the US the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims are pretty much everyone.
To read the dangers paleo-dieters say about carbs, pastafarians don't sound too innocent either.
I solve this problem by making all my passwords ********.
That's the code for my luggage!
This series of posts describes North Korean strategy at a high level -- http://joshuaspodek.com/north-korea-strategy-preview
Soon the tech industry will proudly proclaim
Declared "Lame" by Slashdot! ... with whatever that time's less space than a Nomad and having no wireless are.
It is the only thing that protects them from the wrath of US army... ever wondered why the US only attack weak countries?
North Korea has plenty of defenses without nuclear weapons.
North Korea has conventional weapons on the Demilitarized Zone that could kill millions of people in Seoul within minutes.
North Korea could also kill many in Japan with conventional weapons.
North Korea also has the support of China, which has seen multiple invasions from the Korean peninsula and would rather keep an ally there, however weird, as a buffer from the U.S. and any other military.
This book treats North Korean strategy: Understanding North Korea: Demystifying the World's Most Misunderstood Country
Having worked with Thurgood Marshall and teaching at an Ivy League Law School you witness and can contribute to many causes I'm sure you find more than worthy of your attention. I'm sure people in many areas would love the benefit of your skills, knowledge, etc. Yet your long-term dedication to software freedom (not sure if that term encompasses everything you work on, but I hope it suffices) seems focused. I bet many of us are curious where your motivation and focus comes from, especially those looking to find areas and causes to contribute to. I'm sure your inner-geek plays a big role, loving what we do like all of us do.
My main question: How do you describe the importance of software freedom, both to Slashdot readers and to those who would never read Slashdot, in the context of so many other causes out there?
Personally, I contribute to software freedom partly because the geeky aspects appeal to me, but also because I consider it one of the most important issues of our time. I've never tried to justify how important I consider it to others, but I bet people would challenge me if I did. I suspect you've found ways to express these things. I think most non-geeks consider software licenses unimportant, whereas I think of them on the forefront of protecting the First Amendment in the U.S. and values of freedom of expression worldwide.
A related question: What other areas or causes do you consider comparably important, if any?
"World's First Color Moving Pictures Discovered"
"...who patented his colour process on 22 March 1899..."
Moving pictures predated film by decades or millenia. The zoetrope was invented in 1833 according to Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoetrope -- which also mentions a similar device in China in 180 AD.
Bravo!
People looking to the government to lead on acting to protect the environment are going to wait a long time. To call members of Congress and the executive branch "leaders" mis-uses the term in this case.
If we want to change, we are going to have to lead our government. Yeah, they should act in our interests, but they aren't. We can do something about it. If this lawsuit doesn't succeed, the next one will go farther. And the next one farther. Until the kids who are thinking about their lives eventually get their interests protected over those of government officials who only have a few years left anyway.
Missing feature from the article: how well Windows 8 can be overwritten with Linux.
Missing feature from Windows 8: avoiding the Windows tax.
Now for my karma points, here's a link for the article on one page: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/374587/30-best-features-of-windows-8/print
On the one hand, a cartel that charges ridiculous prices for messaging. On the other, a service which will not allow you to send messages to users of other services.
I must have three hands then, because sometimes I email.
Or four or more hands, since sometimes I just talk to people or send regular mail (yes, really, for business), etc.
Beware false dichotomies.
If it fits in an R2 unit it should be helpful. It could be our only hope. Or a new hope, at least.
You have to make sure it doesn't skip too much. You might break your screwdriver getting it to play.
Find great mentors. I recommend Richard Feynman.
You can't go wrong getting his perspectives on science (besides his actual science, which has some relevance to condensed matter physics). I don't know anyone who describes learning about nature better. If what he says doesn't resonate, you might consider leaving the field. If it resonates, you may find you don't care about other people's opinions as much and just enjoy the pleasure of finding things out.
There are many hours of videos of him online free.
For a quick understanding of North Korea from a strategic perspective, here is an insightful series on North Korean strategy by an American physicist and business strategist/entrepreneur who visited: http://joshuaspodek.com/north-korea-strategy-preview. It clarifies a lot of why things are the way they are there.
Also this book, based on that series.
You DO know how the TSA recruits people, right...? They put adverts on pizza delivery boxes
You couldn't make this shit up it you if you hired a whole team of comedy writers...
You probably could if you hired a team of tragedy writers.
"In my opinion, the French firm Lyonnaise de Garantie to a man, are worse than crooks. They are the most foul and debase degenerates, slime of the lowest order. Fuck them, they are pox on the world and a waste of air. To call them a pack of worthless cunts would bring shame to roving packs of worthless cunts. Jean-Luc Berho, the VP of the company cannot bring himself to orgasm without unless he chokes a dog to death. Jean-Jacques Olivié, the president of that slithering pack of reptilians, cannot be trusted not to accidentally choke himself to death if left unattended with a stale croissant. May he catch syphilis from a drunken Armenian mule. Insurance frauds could learn something from these thieves, as could lamprey and other tubular blood sucking vermin."
In that case, can crooks sue Google for including Lyonnaise de Garantie in a search with them?
"The true crux is the immoral and illegal decision to take something without reimbursing the owner."
You have one measure for morality and legality, but others don't have to share it.
Gandhi didn't reimburse the legal (British) owner of the sole right to sell salt in India when he sold the salt he got from evaporating sea salt.
The members of the Boston Tea Party didn't reimburse the owners of the tea.
I'm not equating this case with those, just pointing out what happens when you have no flexibility in interpreting laws. You end up forced into untenable positions.
I was thinking about correcting Maximum Prophet, but held back. If we're correcting each other, 67*pi is not 210.49 or 210.38. It's a transcendental number. It's a slippery slope if we slack on meaning of equals signs.
Memorizing 3.14 tables is memorizing something different than pi.
Back to the topic of tau day, I found the argument that tau makes a better circle constant than pi compelling. I got a PhD in physics and dealt with more than my share of 2*pis.
It's not just businesses and it has many Slashdot community projects.
This Kickstarter project -- http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/492851406/big-beautiful-public-art-by-parsons-class-in-union -- is by a techy art project by a guy first profiled in Slashdot for a related business -- http://slashdot.org/story/02/08/16/1833215/Animated-Ads-in-a-Subway-Near-You -- about ten years ago.
There's also Diaspora, inspired by Eben Moglen, which was hugely successful, generating press in the NY Times and more -- http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/196017994/diaspora-the-personally-controlled-do-it-all-distr
Self-wiping my ass!