The point of airport security isn't really to thwart terrorists. It's to convince people that flying is safe, so that they'll fly instead of drive to their destination.
The point is to (try to) protect the airline companies and profits, their planes (which, turns out, are really expensive) and the things planes could be crashed into. The country has a huge capital investment in airline travel. If actual people are safe, that's a bonus.
... you can't film in court w/o the judge's permission.
Cases of judges abusing their power to beat up or shoot a defendant in the court room are... nonexistent I believe.
True, and I understand the various reasons taking video/photos in court may be generally prohibited - mainly to avoid disruptions - but I was more remarking on how people are inclined to apply/enforce standards to/on others but not to/on themselves.
For example, Congress was/is all too happy to support the 22nd Amendment setting a term limit for the President, but whenever asked about setting term limits for members of the House and Senate they're all about defending the people's right to choose their elected representatives - hypocrites.
If robotics were sufficiently advanced to build greenhouses and farm food on Mars, what would the purpose of sending humans? Surely, for that level of complexity, we could skip the complex building of habitats and just send a robot to do {whatever} the task that have in mind for humans.
Get your girlfriend/wife a really good vibrator then re-think that question.:-)
I'm pretty sure that some seemingly smart person will propose one day to release bacteria into the oceans that can digest plastic and eat it. Just that person will cause us more trouble than we ever wanted. The reason we use plastic is because it can't be digested by bacteria. If we teach bacteria how to do it efficiently we'll get the bill sooner or later by not being able to continue to use plastic for most of its purposes, like containing food, or to keep the bacteria out from medical equipment (non septic stuff is always packaged inside plastic, that's not for the cool looks), etc.
Someone already contemplated this in this 1973 sci-fi novel Mutant 59: The Plastic-Eaters, specifically as a way to deal with plastic bottles, but things get out of hand when the bacteria mutates and starts consuming other types of plastic, like electrical insulation.
Sure, but that wasn't my main point - sorry for any confusion. The intent of *these* bills is to cut spending on the poor(er) so taxes can be cut for the rich(er), not to provide any actual, workable health-care solutions. In order for the tax cuts to be enacted via reconciliation, the "Legislation cannot add to the deficit outside the customary 10-year budget window" and to accomplish this, the Republicans want to slash health care spending to make room in the budget for tax cuts.
I'm still trying to find where in the Constitution the US Federal government is charged with telling what I have to do where my health and health care is concerned.
I'm guessing somewhere in here:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Believe it or not, your health and health care (and health insurance) status may affect others and vice-versa. At some point, hopefully you will realize that we're all in this together.
That's because what is being pushed thru is not "health care reform" but a partial rollback of the ACA reform.
The current bills in the House and, more so, the Senate are more about cutting taxes, almost entirely benefiting the wealthy, than anything having to do with actual heath care, to allow conservative tax reform, also almost entirely benefiting the wealthy, to proceed using special procedural rules known as reconciliation to pass changes with a simple majority vote and avoid a Democratic filibuster. "Legislation cannot add to the deficit outside the customary 10-year budget window and be eligible for this procedural protection."
This is why Congress started with health-care "reform" before tax reform - to save money in the budget on the former so it can be squandered on the latter.
It seems that those in government -- generally of both parties but, lately, more specifically Republicans -- listen more to ideologies than ideas. Remember people, you get for whom you vote.
Luckily, so far, it doesn't seem like the courts are willing to accept that as evidence...
I can't help but wonder if it will influence the people on juries though. Some people have a hard time ignoring their partisan beliefs. Just yesterday, people were still chanting, "Lock her up," when Trump mentioned Hillary Clinton at a rally in Iowa -- regardless of the fact that she still hasn't been convicted of (or even charged with) anything.
Courts require evidence, which doesn't seem to be in his favor.
Although, it seems that a large segment of society here will now simply accept a tweet -- even from someone known to be lying whenever his mouth moves -- as evidence, especially if it aligns with their beliefs. Hopefully, this doesn't extend to the courts.
Devices may *want* to be or have the capability to be connected to the Internet, but w/o a CAT5 cable plugged into it, or a local WiFi password, it's not going to happen. If they try to use any near-by open hot-spots, I guess we can just put little Faraday cages around the damn things.
If a device doesn't work w/o being connected to the Internet, then I won't buy it.
If not already, there will be a clause added to the Terms and Conditions saying, "(a) We're not liable and (b) all disputes will be settled via arbitration."
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The point of airport security isn't really to thwart terrorists. It's to convince people that flying is safe, so that they'll fly instead of drive to their destination.
The point is to (try to) protect the airline companies and profits, their planes (which, turns out, are really expensive) and the things planes could be crashed into. The country has a huge capital investment in airline travel. If actual people are safe, that's a bonus.
Crackerjack government agencies with the curtains drawn.
Or, perhaps, "Jackboot"government agencies.
... you can't film in court w/o the judge's permission.
Cases of judges abusing their power to beat up or shoot a defendant in the court room are... nonexistent I believe.
True, and I understand the various reasons taking video/photos in court may be generally prohibited - mainly to avoid disruptions - but I was more remarking on how people are inclined to apply/enforce standards to/on others but not to/on themselves.
For example, Congress was/is all too happy to support the 22nd Amendment setting a term limit for the President, but whenever asked about setting term limits for members of the House and Senate they're all about defending the people's right to choose their elected representatives - hypocrites.
Sorry, I was going to read TFS and TFA, but I flaked.
Secure Shell or SSH is a cryptographic network protocol used for remote login to machines and servers securely over an unsecured network.
[ The restraint exhibited in explaining SSH, on a tech site, but *not* "cryptographic" is amazing. /sarcasm ]
If robotics were sufficiently advanced to build greenhouses and farm food on Mars, what would the purpose of sending humans? Surely, for that level of complexity, we could skip the complex building of habitats and just send a robot to do {whatever} the task that have in mind for humans.
Get your girlfriend/wife a really good vibrator then re-think that question. :-)
I'm pretty sure that some seemingly smart person will propose one day to release bacteria into the oceans that can digest plastic and eat it. Just that person will cause us more trouble than we ever wanted. The reason we use plastic is because it can't be digested by bacteria. If we teach bacteria how to do it efficiently we'll get the bill sooner or later by not being able to continue to use plastic for most of its purposes, like containing food, or to keep the bacteria out from medical equipment (non septic stuff is always packaged inside plastic, that's not for the cool looks), etc.
Someone already contemplated this in this 1973 sci-fi novel Mutant 59: The Plastic-Eaters, specifically as a way to deal with plastic bottles, but things get out of hand when the bacteria mutates and starts consuming other types of plastic, like electrical insulation.
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Sure, but that wasn't my main point - sorry for any confusion. The intent of *these* bills is to cut spending on the poor(er) so taxes can be cut for the rich(er), not to provide any actual, workable health-care solutions. In order for the tax cuts to be enacted via reconciliation, the "Legislation cannot add to the deficit outside the customary 10-year budget window" and to accomplish this, the Republicans want to slash health care spending to make room in the budget for tax cuts.
Pretty different goals than those for the ACA.
Someone finally surrendered to France. :-)
I'm still trying to find where in the Constitution the US Federal government is charged with telling what I have to do where my health and health care is concerned.
I'm guessing somewhere in here:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Believe it or not, your health and health care (and health insurance) status may affect others and vice-versa. At some point, hopefully you will realize that we're all in this together.
That's because what is being pushed thru is not "health care reform" but a partial rollback of the ACA reform.
The current bills in the House and, more so, the Senate are more about cutting taxes, almost entirely benefiting the wealthy, than anything having to do with actual heath care, to allow conservative tax reform, also almost entirely benefiting the wealthy, to proceed using special procedural rules known as reconciliation to pass changes with a simple majority vote and avoid a Democratic filibuster. "Legislation cannot add to the deficit outside the customary 10-year budget window and be eligible for this procedural protection."
This is why Congress started with health-care "reform" before tax reform - to save money in the budget on the former so it can be squandered on the latter.
It seems that those in government -- generally of both parties but, lately, more specifically Republicans -- listen more to ideologies than ideas. Remember people, you get for whom you vote.
Maybe the guy can publish his postal address, so people can mail their info to him.
True, but hangouts is much worse.
But with "better features and integration with other Google products". :-)
... when a suitcase starts to rock out of control, the correct response is not to slow down but to pull it faster.
[27] Response may be different s/suitcase/penis/, but this has not been tested on a treadmill.
Luckily, so far, it doesn't seem like the courts are willing to accept that as evidence ...
I can't help but wonder if it will influence the people on juries though. Some people have a hard time ignoring their partisan beliefs. Just yesterday, people were still chanting, "Lock her up," when Trump mentioned Hillary Clinton at a rally in Iowa -- regardless of the fact that she still hasn't been convicted of (or even charged with) anything.
Courts require evidence, which doesn't seem to be in his favor.
Although, it seems that a large segment of society here will now simply accept a tweet -- even from someone known to be lying whenever his mouth moves -- as evidence, especially if it aligns with their beliefs. Hopefully, this doesn't extend to the courts.
Kiwis aren't fruit, they're birds. They're also endangered so you shouldn't be eating them either.
Or do you mean Kiwifruit?
They're people from New Zealand and, I imagine, some of them are delicious. :-)
By-the-piece onions ... come in three flavors - red, white, and yellow.
So how is life with synesthesia? :-)
Devices may *want* to be or have the capability to be connected to the Internet, but w/o a CAT5 cable plugged into it, or a local WiFi password, it's not going to happen. If they try to use any near-by open hot-spots, I guess we can just put little Faraday cages around the damn things.
If a device doesn't work w/o being connected to the Internet, then I won't buy it.
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Just recently, a story indicated that the Microsoft Surface couldn't be repaired or even opened up without effectively destroying it.
I think that story is about "fright" to repair.
If not already, there will be a clause added to the Terms and Conditions saying, "(a) We're not liable and (b) all disputes will be settled via arbitration."