Woman: How pleasant it would be if only we lived a hundred years ago when it was easy to get servants. Isaac Asimov: It would be horrible... We'd be the servants.
“Stuxnet is a low-yield weapon with the overall intention to reduce the lifetime of Iran’s centrifuges and make their fancy control systems appear beyond their understanding,” he says, and estimates that the Stuxnet set back the Iranian nuclear program by over two years.
Interesting description - "low-yield"
That is a rather different take on it given the uproar over it.
From what I've seen in the past, if you're looking to run big "name brand" software, your only real Linux choices are Red Hat and Suse if you want to run on a certified OS. It makes no sense to run software costing $100k+ on uncertified platforms.
I've always preferred Suse to Red Hat myself. Suse was always much closer to other Unix releases in the way it did things compared to Red hat which tended to go off in its own direction. Unfortunately I almost always end up having to deal with Red Hat anyway.
You should probably read that again more carefully. The allegation in it is that a contractor to a state government agency alleged that the Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition could be a threat of some type. It doesn't appear either that the US DHS was involved, or that the threat assessment originated from the state DHS.
There really isn't much in the story to judge about the conduct of the organization that is suing so I have no idea how they actually behave. It is probably a stretch to consider them terrorists, especially if all they do is engage in nonviolent policy advocacy. On the other hand there are genuine eco-terrorists that have caused tens or hundreds of millions of dollars of damage, engaged in arson, destruction of property, theft, assault, and other crimes.
If a 12 / 7 / 1941 attack occurred on the US every month in 1941, you'd still be statistically more likely to die in a car accident than in a Japanese attack. The degree to which people confuse the significance of random chance accidents versus deaths caused by willful human action is appalling. Indefinite detention is how prisoners of war are held. Indefinite detention isn't really appropriate for traffic incidents short of murder.
Every country has it's bogeymen (a/k/a government excuses). Here it's "terrorism",
Bogeymen are generally considered imaginary and don't have a body count. That isn't an accurate description of terrorism in the US. It has both an existing body count and a continuing series of arrests and convictions. (Which is also a handy fact to consider when the subject of "magic rocks" comes up.)
The funny thing about manure is that it smells the same wherever you go.
There seems to be some disagreement about the identification of manure.
More economic freedom, social freedom is mixed, and continuing or tighter political control.
It will be interesting to see if they continue the trend of relatively more economic freedom into the future since the new leadership is harkening back to the old ways. "Where are the true communists?"
I suspect if anything you have changed more than the country has, and that your politics have lead you astray.
Bin Laden was an enemy leader in an armed conflict, and personally approved multiple atrocities against Americans. Killing him was no different than killing Admiral Yamamoto. Do you weep for Yamamoto?
The term "prisoner of war" predates the Geneva Conventions and as such can have both a specific meaning in the treaty context as well as a more general common meaning.
If you aren't lawfully waging war that doesn't make you a civilian. It means you are subject to being found a war criminal, and forfeit the protections of the laws of war.
The problem is that your encoding scheme doesn't hold enough states. Either that or you lack sufficient understanding to properly code them.
If you want the protections of the Geneva Conventions, you have to abide by them. It is an enforcement mechanism built into the treaty. Your scheme doesn't capture that. It sucks to wage war unlawfully, and it is that way for a reason.
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The choice regarding Iran may be between one new Chernobyl versus one or more new Hiroshimas. I doubt Iran will settle for less.
Reminds me of this bit from Isaac Asimov -
Woman: How pleasant it would be if only we lived a hundred years ago when it was easy to get servants.
Isaac Asimov: It would be horrible... We'd be the servants.
“Stuxnet is a low-yield weapon with the overall intention to reduce the lifetime of Iran’s centrifuges and make their fancy control systems appear beyond their understanding,” he says, and estimates that the Stuxnet set back the Iranian nuclear program by over two years.
Interesting description - "low-yield"
That is a rather different take on it given the uproar over it.
I have a long posting history on Slashdot that predates Edward Snowden's "fame" by at least 9 years. Your post is nonsense.
From what I've seen in the past, if you're looking to run big "name brand" software, your only real Linux choices are Red Hat and Suse if you want to run on a certified OS. It makes no sense to run software costing $100k+ on uncertified platforms.
I've always preferred Suse to Red Hat myself. Suse was always much closer to other Unix releases in the way it did things compared to Red hat which tended to go off in its own direction. Unfortunately I almost always end up having to deal with Red Hat anyway.
You should probably read that again more carefully. The allegation in it is that a contractor to a state government agency alleged that the Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition could be a threat of some type. It doesn't appear either that the US DHS was involved, or that the threat assessment originated from the state DHS.
There really isn't much in the story to judge about the conduct of the organization that is suing so I have no idea how they actually behave. It is probably a stretch to consider them terrorists, especially if all they do is engage in nonviolent policy advocacy. On the other hand there are genuine eco-terrorists that have caused tens or hundreds of millions of dollars of damage, engaged in arson, destruction of property, theft, assault, and other crimes.
I'll feel free to comment here or on any story that I care to. And I suggest you don't look to see who submitted this story.
You might be a little tense. Perhaps you need some exercise. Why don't you fall in with that lot?
A new set of verses is needed: In München steht ein Linuxhaus
Speaking of that....
They are just pining for the fjords.
Did somebody call?
Vital Statistics of the United States 1941, Page 241
Yes. And that definition seems to be sticking pretty close to terrorism, not "terrorism."
The US is up front about its surveillance and intelligence being directed against terrorism.
As to the Snowden leaks, a lot of that ground was covered in 2006 or before.
If a 12 / 7 / 1941 attack occurred on the US every month in 1941, you'd still be statistically more likely to die in a car accident than in a Japanese attack. The degree to which people confuse the significance of random chance accidents versus deaths caused by willful human action is appalling. Indefinite detention is how prisoners of war are held. Indefinite detention isn't really appropriate for traffic incidents short of murder.
Every country has it's bogeymen (a/k/a government excuses). Here it's "terrorism",
Bogeymen are generally considered imaginary and don't have a body count. That isn't an accurate description of terrorism in the US. It has both an existing body count and a continuing series of arrests and convictions. (Which is also a handy fact to consider when the subject of "magic rocks" comes up.)
The funny thing about manure is that it smells the same wherever you go.
There seems to be some disagreement about the identification of manure.
In the US everything needs to be carefully cloaked in terms of protection from terrorists.
No, the US is equally up front about that, you just doubt the motive.
More economic freedom, social freedom is mixed, and continuing or tighter political control.
It will be interesting to see if they continue the trend of relatively more economic freedom into the future since the new leadership is harkening back to the old ways. "Where are the true communists?"
Indeed, the words "fascism" and "communism" both seem to be code words for "oppressive regime" these days.
LOL.... "code words." Well, nobody would want to go out on a limb and actually call fascist or communist regimes oppressive, would they?
Except we have not declared war.
The US Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force. Legally it is equivalent to a declaration of war.
The Constitution designates the party holding the power to declare war. It doesn't contain a magic formula or incantation for doing so.
The government killing people and imprisoning people without a fair and open trial is fucking immoral, no matter what anyone says.
It's war. You are likely to see more of them. I suggest you and your country don't lose one.
At last I know who weeps for Bin Laden.
I suspect if anything you have changed more than the country has, and that your politics have lead you astray.
Bin Laden was an enemy leader in an armed conflict, and personally approved multiple atrocities against Americans. Killing him was no different than killing Admiral Yamamoto. Do you weep for Yamamoto?
The term "prisoner of war" predates the Geneva Conventions and as such can have both a specific meaning in the treaty context as well as a more general common meaning.
There are two states but also two categories, not just one category. There are 4 boxes, not 2.
Axis x: Military/War + Civilian/Crime
Axis y: Lawful + Unlawful
If you aren't lawfully waging war that doesn't make you a civilian. It means you are subject to being found a war criminal, and forfeit the protections of the laws of war.
The problem is that your encoding scheme doesn't hold enough states. Either that or you lack sufficient understanding to properly code them.
If you want the protections of the Geneva Conventions, you have to abide by them. It is an enforcement mechanism built into the treaty. Your scheme doesn't capture that. It sucks to wage war unlawfully, and it is that way for a reason.