Russia is an adversary of the US? That's quaint Cold War thinking. China is a US adversary? Last I checked, China is our largest trading partner (in terms of imports).
If you bother to check you will find that both China and Russia have nuclear weapons pointed at the US and members of their governments make explicit threats. Russia regularly probes US and NATO defenses with bombers and submarines, and the Chinese have their own charms.
The US and NATO countries used to trade with both during the Cold War, so you may not have this all nailed down yet.
Sometimes Russia and China cooperate, sometimes they don't. Neither make themselves actual enemies at the moment, but neither do they quite make the grade as allies of the West either.
People have different ideas about friendship and patriotism. Apparently you think friends and patriots have orange hair.
Chinese spies currently outnumber the Soviet intelligence presence that existed in Australia during the Cold War, it was revealed late last year..... Last month, The Australian's Cameron Stewart revealed that the number of Russian spies in Australia had increased to near Cold War levels, "forcing ASIO to respond by training a new generation of counter-espionage officers" (The Australian, July 23 and 24, 2007).
Russia has decided to make its relationship with the US, UK, and NATO in general complicated. (And perhaps Australia as well / in time.) While they cooperate in various matters such as terrorism and trade, the Russians have resumed various Soviet practices, such as certain foreign policy stands, and probing Western defenses with bombers and submarines. To that you can add making various threats regarding nuclear strikes against NATO countries. (Former Soviet sample.) Perhaps you simply don't bother reading about such things?
I would expect you to be at least somewhat acquainted with the various acts of Chinese encroachment and aggression against its neighbors. Various members of the Chinese government have also threatened nuclear strikes against the US. Perhaps you've heard that US forces are now providing greater aid in the defense of Australia?
Both China and Russia are "great powers" in the classic sense, and pursue their interests. Sometimes that will mean working with the West, sometimes against it. China's power is ascending as they build towards a navy with four aircraft carrier battle groups, the first one now available, and India is right behind them. The US seems to be heading towards a much less capable navy than today, and Australia decommissioned its last aircraft carrier long ago.
This world is occupied by 4.5 big thugs - China, Russia, USA, Japan, plus UK, which can only be rated as 0.5big, since they are living in their past glory.
Japan.... a thug? Really? And not just a 1/2 "thug" like you describe the UK, but a big thug? That is fascinating. Could you expand on that a bit? Between ninety to seventy years ago you would have been on solid ground, when Japan was at war with and occupying many of its neighbors, but today? How does that "thuggery" play out? Japan hasn't been fighting overseas wars like the UK has (to the credit of the UK). Why do you describe Japan as a thug?
Unlike Mr. Edward Snowden, none of you have the guts to do the right thing.... exile from the country he loves so much - you guys post smart-ass comments as if you are some how "better" than Mr. Snowden.
As you point out, neither of them stole 1,700,000 Top Secret intelligence agency documents and fled with them to live under the protection of American adversaries while dispensing many of them in a way to make them available to America's enemies. That has to count for something. As you point out, not everyone loves America quite so much. You included, apparently.
So how would you have handled the German American Bund Nazi patriotic organization in the US? Keep in mind the role played by ethnic Germans or collaborators in undermining the defense of various nations at the time, including Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Norway, all of which fell to German occupation, in some cases with no resistance? (There were also Japanese patriotic organizations.) None of those nations freed themselves, they were liberated by the Allies.
Compelling-state-interest-test refers to a method of determining the constitutional validity of a law. Under this test, the government’s interest is balanced against the individual’s constitutional right to be free of law. However, a law will be upheld only if the government’s interest is strong enough.
Recall how it was going to turn us into Satanists?
I don't think that was generally the claim, but rather that it would be a diversion leading away from God and the church, and potentially leave one vulnerable to harmful influences of various sorts, including spiritual. Weren't there some people that committed suicide after their characters were killed in the game? I don't think time spent studying the monster manuals or magic would be of much aid in the actual spiritual journey we face on earth even if you could make various other claims of benefit.
Adults in the 60s, 70s and 80s were smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, getting high on grass and coke before they had kids and
Also, I doubt that very many devout Christians, reference above, were getting high on coke.
I'm sure that Oogle Peep View capture / Wi-Fi mapper / porn share finder vans will be by soon to distribute a patch in the background. It would be evil to not patch that, right?
(Don't you love being able to search for your own posts within minutes from.... you know. )
Just like the earth's climate can change, so can the business climate of a state, and California's has. Momentum will carry things for now, but the state seems determined to kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
And if you think the San Francisco Bay Area has cheap rent, you are way off base.
The tools for totalitarian rule in the West and other parts of the world are being delivered "for your convenience." Some government assembly required.
You do yourself and your freedom a favor to keep a cash economy viable. Online tracking by companies for profiling is already too powerful.
I find that most of the people using that quote from Ben Franklin don't really bother to read it carefully, or understand Mr. Franklin's general views. Benjamin Franklin secretly opened the mail of other colonists to gather intelligence during the Revolutionary War. You will also note that the original is a qualified statement. I think it virtually certain he would strongly disagree with the unwise and often narcissistic uses of that quote today. It seems likely to me that you favor license, as the Founding Fathers would have understood it, not liberty.
I know what you mean. Look at this weight lifting scene from a prison documentary. Everyone looks happy and like they want to be there. Obviously prison isn't so bad and we can safely ignore reports of crowded cells, fights, boredom, despair, and other troubles.
Many kids now spend more time inside than previous generations...
I saw this story a number of years ago and it stuck with me. For some reason the map originally with it doesn't show up any more, but you can see it in the second link.
Your comment reminds me of this bit about the code for what became Adobe Photoshop. The code is available for download from a link on the page linked to below.
Thomas Knoll, a PhD student in computer vision at the University of Michigan, had written a program in 1987 to display and modify digital images. His brother John, working at the movie visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic, found it useful for editing photos, but it wasn’t intended to be a product. Thomas said, “We developed it originally for our own personal useit was a lot a fun to do.” Gradually the program, called “Display”, became more sophisticated. In the summer of 1988 they realized that it indeed could be a credible commercial product. They renamed it “Photoshop” and began to search for a company to distribute it.... The fate of Photoshop was sealed when Adobe... decided to buy a license to distribute an enhanced version of Photoshop.....
Commentary on the source code Software architect Grady Booch is the Chief Scientist for Software Engineering at IBM Research Almaden and a trustee of the Computer History Museum. He offers the following observations about the Photoshop source code:
“Opening the files that constituted the source code for Photoshop 1.0, I felt a bit like Howard Carter as he first breached the tomb of King Tutankhamen. What wonders awaited me? I was not disappointed by what I found. Indeed, it was a marvelous journey to open up the cunning machinery of an application I’d first used over 20 years ago. Architecturally, this is a very well-structured system. There’s a consistent separation of interface and abstraction, and the design decisions made to componentize those abstractions – with generally one major type for each combination of interface and implementation — were easy to follow. The abstractions are quite mature. The consistent naming, the granularity of methods, the almost breathtaking simplicity of the implementations because each type was so well abstracted, all combine to make it easy to discern the texture of the system. . . .
This is the kind of code I aspire to write.”
Good examples can provide powerful learning experiences. They can crystalize the intangible aspects of description and discussion.
Once again the data is (allegedly) retained, but moved and is now less convenient to access.
Before the main library closed, the inter-library loan functions were outsourced to a private company called Infotrieve, the consultant wrote in a report ordered by the department. The library's physical collection was moved to the National Science Library on the Ottawa campus of the National Research Council last year.
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Russia is an adversary of the US? That's quaint Cold War thinking. China is a US adversary? Last I checked, China is our largest trading partner (in terms of imports).
If you bother to check you will find that both China and Russia have nuclear weapons pointed at the US and members of their governments make explicit threats. Russia regularly probes US and NATO defenses with bombers and submarines, and the Chinese have their own charms.
The US and NATO countries used to trade with both during the Cold War, so you may not have this all nailed down yet.
Sometimes Russia and China cooperate, sometimes they don't. Neither make themselves actual enemies at the moment, but neither do they quite make the grade as allies of the West either.
People have different ideas about friendship and patriotism. Apparently you think friends and patriots have orange hair.
A bit more for you.
Russian and Chinese espionage in Australia - News Weekly, August 18, 2007
Chinese spies currently outnumber the Soviet intelligence presence that existed in Australia during the Cold War, it was revealed late last year. .... Last month, The Australian's Cameron Stewart revealed that the number of Russian spies in Australia had increased to near Cold War levels, "forcing ASIO to respond by training a new generation of counter-espionage officers" (The Australian, July 23 and 24, 2007).
Canada spy case rocks ASIO
Russia has decided to make its relationship with the US, UK, and NATO in general complicated. (And perhaps Australia as well / in time.) While they cooperate in various matters such as terrorism and trade, the Russians have resumed various Soviet practices, such as certain foreign policy stands, and probing Western defenses with bombers and submarines. To that you can add making various threats regarding nuclear strikes against NATO countries. (Former Soviet sample.) Perhaps you simply don't bother reading about such things?
Russian bombers’ secret UK missions ‘not a friendly act’
Russian Bombers Perform Simulated "Strikes" on Sweden, U.S.
I would expect you to be at least somewhat acquainted with the various acts of Chinese encroachment and aggression against its neighbors. Various members of the Chinese government have also threatened nuclear strikes against the US. Perhaps you've heard that US forces are now providing greater aid in the defense of Australia?
Both China and Russia are "great powers" in the classic sense, and pursue their interests. Sometimes that will mean working with the West, sometimes against it. China's power is ascending as they build towards a navy with four aircraft carrier battle groups, the first one now available, and India is right behind them. The US seems to be heading towards a much less capable navy than today, and Australia decommissioned its last aircraft carrier long ago.
This world is occupied by 4.5 big thugs - China, Russia, USA, Japan, plus UK, which can only be rated as 0.5big, since they are living in their past glory.
Japan.... a thug? Really? And not just a 1/2 "thug" like you describe the UK, but a big thug? That is fascinating. Could you expand on that a bit? Between ninety to seventy years ago you would have been on solid ground, when Japan was at war with and occupying many of its neighbors, but today? How does that "thuggery" play out? Japan hasn't been fighting overseas wars like the UK has (to the credit of the UK). Why do you describe Japan as a thug?
Unlike Mr. Edward Snowden, none of you have the guts to do the right thing .... exile from the country he loves so much - you guys post smart-ass comments as if you are some how "better" than Mr. Snowden.
As you point out, neither of them stole 1,700,000 Top Secret intelligence agency documents and fled with them to live under the protection of American adversaries while dispensing many of them in a way to make them available to America's enemies. That has to count for something. As you point out, not everyone loves America quite so much. You included, apparently.
So how would you have handled the German American Bund Nazi patriotic organization in the US? Keep in mind the role played by ethnic Germans or collaborators in undermining the defense of various nations at the time, including Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Norway, all of which fell to German occupation, in some cases with no resistance? (There were also Japanese patriotic organizations.) None of those nations freed themselves, they were liberated by the Allies.
Usefulness is not a valid criterium for arguing the Constitutionality of a law!
That needs some fine tuning.
Compelling-State-Interest-Test Law & Legal Definition
Compelling-state-interest-test refers to a method of determining the constitutional validity of a law. Under this test, the government’s interest is balanced against the individual’s constitutional right to be free of law. However, a law will be upheld only if the government’s interest is strong enough.
Tackling the most important topics of law school, Part 6a: Constitutional judicial review and strict scrutiny
Tackling the most important topics of law school, Part 6b: Rational basis, “with teeth,” and intermediate scrutiny
Since it has already passed muster with the courts, Congress, and President, I doubt there will be much outcome. They are advisors, not "deciders."
Recall how it was going to turn us into Satanists?
I don't think that was generally the claim, but rather that it would be a diversion leading away from God and the church, and potentially leave one vulnerable to harmful influences of various sorts, including spiritual. Weren't there some people that committed suicide after their characters were killed in the game? I don't think time spent studying the monster manuals or magic would be of much aid in the actual spiritual journey we face on earth even if you could make various other claims of benefit.
Adults in the 60s, 70s and 80s were smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, getting high on grass and coke before they had kids and
Also, I doubt that very many devout Christians, reference above, were getting high on coke.
You fail your morale check and can't post this round.
Remain calm ....
I'm sure that Oogle Peep View capture / Wi-Fi mapper / porn share finder vans will be by soon to distribute a patch in the background. It would be evil to not patch that, right?
(Don't you love being able to search for your own posts within minutes from .... you know. )
Just like the earth's climate can change, so can the business climate of a state, and California's has. Momentum will carry things for now, but the state seems determined to kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
And if you think the San Francisco Bay Area has cheap rent, you are way off base.
It may seem like that if you aren't following the conversation.
Who wouldn't enjoy the government's finger on a kill switch for all your electronic transactions? That is harder to do with cash.
The tools for totalitarian rule in the West and other parts of the world are being delivered "for your convenience." Some government assembly required.
You do yourself and your freedom a favor to keep a cash economy viable. Online tracking by companies for profiling is already too powerful.
I find that most of the people using that quote from Ben Franklin don't really bother to read it carefully, or understand Mr. Franklin's general views. Benjamin Franklin secretly opened the mail of other colonists to gather intelligence during the Revolutionary War. You will also note that the original is a qualified statement. I think it virtually certain he would strongly disagree with the unwise and often narcissistic uses of that quote today. It seems likely to me that you favor license, as the Founding Fathers would have understood it, not liberty.
I know what you mean. Look at this weight lifting scene from a prison documentary. Everyone looks happy and like they want to be there. Obviously prison isn't so bad and we can safely ignore reports of crowded cells, fights, boredom, despair, and other troubles.
Many kids now spend more time inside than previous generations ...
I saw this story a number of years ago and it stuck with me. For some reason the map originally with it doesn't show up any more, but you can see it in the second link.
How children lost the right to roam in four generations - Map
That is only one ionization away from something potentially very dangerous.
Your comment reminds me of this bit about the code for what became Adobe Photoshop. The code is available for download from a link on the page linked to below.
Adobe Photoshop Source Code
Thomas Knoll, a PhD student in computer vision at the University of Michigan, had written a program in 1987 to display and modify digital images. His brother John, working at the movie visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic, found it useful for editing photos, but it wasn’t intended to be a product. Thomas said, “We developed it originally for our own personal useit was a lot a fun to do.” Gradually the program, called “Display”, became more sophisticated. In the summer of 1988 they realized that it indeed could be a credible commercial product. They renamed it “Photoshop” and began to search for a company to distribute it. ... The fate of Photoshop was sealed when Adobe ... decided to buy a license to distribute an enhanced version of Photoshop. ....
Commentary on the source code
Software architect Grady Booch is the Chief Scientist for Software Engineering at IBM Research Almaden and a trustee of the Computer History Museum. He offers the following observations about the Photoshop source code:
“Opening the files that constituted the source code for Photoshop 1.0, I felt a bit like Howard Carter as he first breached the tomb of King Tutankhamen. What wonders awaited me? I was not disappointed by what I found. Indeed, it was a marvelous journey to open up the cunning machinery of an application I’d first used over 20 years ago. Architecturally, this is a very well-structured system. There’s a consistent separation of interface and abstraction, and the design decisions made to componentize those abstractions – with generally one major type for each combination of interface and implementation — were easy to follow. The abstractions are quite mature. The consistent naming, the granularity of methods, the almost breathtaking simplicity of the implementations because each type was so well abstracted, all combine to make it easy to discern the texture of the system. . . .
This is the kind of code I aspire to write.”
Good examples can provide powerful learning experiences. They can crystalize the intangible aspects of description and discussion.
Ball lightning video
(Don't complain that it is the Daily Mail, it worked better than the Puffington Hosts.)
What's it like? It's like a considerable improvement over your brand, only more so.
You have no idea how funny I find that. You have no clue about me at all. LOL
Reality has a well known liberal bias
It is the reporting that has a well known liberal bias, the facts of life are conservative.
Once again the data is (allegedly) retained, but moved and is now less convenient to access.
Before the main library closed, the inter-library loan functions were outsourced to a private company called Infotrieve, the consultant wrote in a report ordered by the department. The library's physical collection was moved to the National Science Library on the Ottawa campus of the National Research Council last year.