Aren't those the fools who tried building a city out of rock-and-roll instead of concrete and brick? Sure, worked great until the first big storm came through. I can still see those bloody Members Only jackets scattered everywhere in the rubble.
Reminds me a of science fiction story I read once set aboard a "generation ship" several hundred years into a journey of several thousand. Each year, they would celebrate "Founders Day" by spitting on effigies of the original crew (whose selfish dream had essentially stranded their descendants in deep space).
That's because the "neighborhood" has little air pressure, only a minuscule amount of oxygen or water (mostly in a form that would require extensive processing to even get at it), intense cosmic radiation, little in the way of complex minerals or ores, and no topsoil. It's also either very hot or very cold (depending on which direction you head). And it requires a huge amount of time and energy to get from house to house.
That's why we stay in the basement, and probably always will, whether we like it or not.
And the multiple-planet graves of cultures who didn't appreciate how unsurvivable and unsustainable the other planets and moons in their solar system really were.
Getting around Einstein's speed of light restriction with "wormholes" is the physics equivalent of saying "Maybe a magic unicorn will stop the volcano." It's nothing more than a wishful fiction.
The vast majority of soldiers aren't allowed to carry weapons while on a U.S. base (outside of designation training areas and ranges). The assumption is that MP's will handle security (or at least it used to be). But, now with rent-a-cops, they don't even have that assurance. The Ft. Hood shooter was able to fire for half an hour, wounding or killing 43 people, in the middle of a major U.S. Army base--before being stopped by CIVILIAN police (Ft. Hood doesn't even have MP's guarding the base anymore).
Good lord, even I hadn't heard about that. I knew he was legendary for not giving to charity, parking his Mercedes in handicapped spots, etc., but my god. Does he kick puppies in his spare time too?
I think this guy is a few iPad sales away from petting a cat in a secret island hideout.
Great, none of us ever need to donate to the Red Cross or any other charity organization ever again. We're all doing our part to help the world just by keeping our money in the bank and buying shit.
Fuck, I hate that. Even trying to click on a link now requires you to fully expand the message thread. And a few weeks ago, even that was borked for a while (couldn't select a link at all).
Slashdot seems determined to constantly fuck with their code until it's either broken completely or annoying as hell. I think the Slashdot motto should be "If it ain't broke...just give us some time."
Criminals and terrorists are generally not the smartest lot. Sure, there are a VERY small handful of exceptional masterminds, but most are morons who can barely read and write--much less analyze source code.
He might also want to have a word with his old buddy Steve Jobs too. Apple has been getting meaningless patents left and right, just like MS and all these other corps. And at least Allen and Gates are using some of their ridiculous money for charity. What exactly has Jobs been doing to innovate, or contribute to the world?
I love Woz, but if he's going to criticize, he needs to include his old friends and not just his old enemies.
All the ones I've visited in the last few years (Army anyway) have had rent-a-cops. Look closely at their uniforms and you'll see they're not actual military personnel. Many of the ones I saw weren't even carrying sidearms, much less the M-16's that they used to carry when I was a kid. The sad thing is that there is way more need for military security today than when I was a kid. It's kind of bizarre.
There is nothing wrong with contracting something out--just as long as you don't become so dependent on the contractors that you're completely at their mercy.
When I was a kid, MP's used to guard the gates at our military bases. Care to guess who does it now?
NASA and the military have always relied on commercial companies to design and build their spacecraft/aircraft. All this really does is add launch and maintenance to the mix.
Of course, on the downside, this leaves them more dependent than ever on private contractors--which will only strengthen a military/industrial complex that is already draining U.S. coffers dry. But hey, a credit card is just as good as cash as long as they keep giving you credit, right?
They might not believe it, true. But I seriously doubt they could hate us any more. It's sort of like the "Now that we've killed him, they might attack us!" crap. Like they *weren't* going to attack us before?
putting a backdoor into an open source project is pure tin-foil hat territory
And how many people download the source, analyze it for backdoors, and then compile it themselves? I suspect that 99.99% of people who download Trucryrpt download the binaries.
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Yes, how dare anyone applaud anyone for giving to charity!
Aren't those the fools who tried building a city out of rock-and-roll instead of concrete and brick? Sure, worked great until the first big storm came through. I can still see those bloody Members Only jackets scattered everywhere in the rubble.
Reminds me a of science fiction story I read once set aboard a "generation ship" several hundred years into a journey of several thousand. Each year, they would celebrate "Founders Day" by spitting on effigies of the original crew (whose selfish dream had essentially stranded their descendants in deep space).
That's because the "neighborhood" has little air pressure, only a minuscule amount of oxygen or water (mostly in a form that would require extensive processing to even get at it), intense cosmic radiation, little in the way of complex minerals or ores, and no topsoil. It's also either very hot or very cold (depending on which direction you head). And it requires a huge amount of time and energy to get from house to house.
That's why we stay in the basement, and probably always will, whether we like it or not.
And the multiple-planet graves of cultures who didn't appreciate how unsurvivable and unsustainable the other planets and moons in their solar system really were.
Getting around Einstein's speed of light restriction with "wormholes" is the physics equivalent of saying "Maybe a magic unicorn will stop the volcano." It's nothing more than a wishful fiction.
The vast majority of soldiers aren't allowed to carry weapons while on a U.S. base (outside of designation training areas and ranges). The assumption is that MP's will handle security (or at least it used to be). But, now with rent-a-cops, they don't even have that assurance. The Ft. Hood shooter was able to fire for half an hour, wounding or killing 43 people, in the middle of a major U.S. Army base--before being stopped by CIVILIAN police (Ft. Hood doesn't even have MP's guarding the base anymore).
Good lord, even I hadn't heard about that. I knew he was legendary for not giving to charity, parking his Mercedes in handicapped spots, etc., but my god. Does he kick puppies in his spare time too?
I think this guy is a few iPad sales away from petting a cat in a secret island hideout.
I wouldn't give anything at all. Then I would just sit back and let all my fanboys defend me with "He must be giving anonymously."
Great, none of us ever need to donate to the Red Cross or any other charity organization ever again. We're all doing our part to help the world just by keeping our money in the bank and buying shit.
I'm doing my part!
Baird's system was not the one that became "television" as we know it today. Most of the credit for that belongs to Philo Farnsworth.
There is no way in hell that I will marry a supermodel this year. Just never going to happen.
And don't let your hatred for Bill Gates turn you into a fanatic who sees evil in everything he does.
Yeah, and I can criticize him for it too. What a country!
Cons: Room was obviously previously occupied by someone who smoked.
So who's straight?
We got burgled at the start of the year, the wii was pinched
So right now there is a thief somewhere with a Wii sitting in his closet, gathering dust.
Fuck, I hate that. Even trying to click on a link now requires you to fully expand the message thread. And a few weeks ago, even that was borked for a while (couldn't select a link at all).
Slashdot seems determined to constantly fuck with their code until it's either broken completely or annoying as hell. I think the Slashdot motto should be "If it ain't broke...just give us some time."
Criminals and terrorists are generally not the smartest lot. Sure, there are a VERY small handful of exceptional masterminds, but most are morons who can barely read and write--much less analyze source code.
He might also want to have a word with his old buddy Steve Jobs too. Apple has been getting meaningless patents left and right, just like MS and all these other corps. And at least Allen and Gates are using some of their ridiculous money for charity. What exactly has Jobs been doing to innovate, or contribute to the world?
I love Woz, but if he's going to criticize, he needs to include his old friends and not just his old enemies.
All the ones I've visited in the last few years (Army anyway) have had rent-a-cops. Look closely at their uniforms and you'll see they're not actual military personnel. Many of the ones I saw weren't even carrying sidearms, much less the M-16's that they used to carry when I was a kid. The sad thing is that there is way more need for military security today than when I was a kid. It's kind of bizarre.
There is nothing wrong with contracting something out--just as long as you don't become so dependent on the contractors that you're completely at their mercy.
When I was a kid, MP's used to guard the gates at our military bases. Care to guess who does it now?
NASA and the military have always relied on commercial companies to design and build their spacecraft/aircraft. All this really does is add launch and maintenance to the mix.
Of course, on the downside, this leaves them more dependent than ever on private contractors--which will only strengthen a military/industrial complex that is already draining U.S. coffers dry. But hey, a credit card is just as good as cash as long as they keep giving you credit, right?
They might not believe it, true. But I seriously doubt they could hate us any more. It's sort of like the "Now that we've killed him, they might attack us!" crap. Like they *weren't* going to attack us before?
putting a backdoor into an open source project is pure tin-foil hat territory
And how many people download the source, analyze it for backdoors, and then compile it themselves? I suspect that 99.99% of people who download Trucryrpt download the binaries.