Unless its one of those Terminator plots where the Federation is really the source of the Borg... So they had to sent the cube back knowing it would be destroyed in order for some borg piece to be around so that they are created sometimes in the future.
Are you thinking that taking down internet connectivity could have national security implications? This is possible, though unlikely.
Are you thinking that something actually hosted on the public internet has national security implications? There probably IS something connected to the public internet like that, but there shouldn't be because sensitive systems and information like that are supposed to on a completely separate net, like SIPRnet.
There used to be a guy who wrote stories about how the Martians were interacting with the rover in comments every time a Rover story came up on Slashdot.
Anything with a strong amount of Nostalgia for it is going to suffer from the fans who still play it proclaiming "they changed it, now it sucks" - See: Fallout 3, or any remake of Master of Magic ever done.
At the same time, some really great work has been done with remaking old games. I, for one, LIKED fighting the Enclave alongside a Giant mecha that spewed anti-communist propaganda.
GP's point is that in many rural areas, commercial data providers simply aren't willing to come into the town and install data infrastructure.
Additionally, even though it's a monopoly, chances are nearly every citizen of a given small town knows each other, knows their elected representative personally, and can actually have a say in town decisions, as opposed to big cities or countrywide monopolies, which are usually run by an oligarchy of some sort.
Don't flip out, I wrote what I did because you were bragging about having reading and writing ability far beyond the level people you age usually had - as well as being able to do chores and such.
You saw early on that being smarter than other people was an advantage, so you worked at becoming smarter than other people. I made pretty much the same choice (This is probably why we're having a conversation on Slashdot right now!) - and it worked out well. This doesn't necessarily mean someone else who doesn't consider these things important is making the "wrong" choice.
When people are young, they have terrible habits that seem incredibly stupid to people who have matured a little bit. Naturally, you assume that -you- were perfect back in the day, or at least far more developed than your current example.
In my experience, a given 12-year old might have different annoying tendencies or immature behaviors, but they'll still have immature behaviors. I'm picking up an "egotistical know-it-all" vibe from you, for example.
By all means correct her behavior as much as you can, get her to brush her teeth and cook and clean and whatnot... But, seriously, she's 12, you really can't expect perfection at that age.
For every one person that's launched to superstardom despite (or even because of, I'll admit) taking drugs, there are plenty of people who ruined their brains, bodies, and eventually lives taking drugs.
Of my friends in high school, all the ones I knew who were heavily into drug use ended up either as burger-flippers coasting through life, homeless, or in jail.
maybe it's correlation and not causation, I don't know. I'm still pretty disdainful of druggies though.
Yes, working 12-hour shifts in the blistering heat or freezing cold is my idea of a shitty job.
There are more jobs in the air force that need to be filled, valuable jobs that provide just as much job satisfaction without the side effect of devoting nearly every waking hour to the air force. Furthermore, the Air Force is still getting more recruits than it needs (as opposed to the army, still looking for more loyal bullet-sponges) - so those flight line jobs are going to be filled, with or without you signing up.
Or, more specifically, with or without some kid reading slashdot who's thinking about joining the Air Force, reads my goddamn opinion, and realizes, "wow, flight line guys work in terrible conditions! Maybe I should rethink this whole mechanic thing."
Eh, recruiters and MEPS will still try to dick you over to get you into the roles they need (shitty ones like combat duty or flight line work) - Mine actually changed my job after I signed while I was in the delayed enlistment program, and moved my "go" date back a couple months.
Luckily, I wasn't coming in straight out of high school and had a bit of a clue. Complained to his commanding officer and threatened to get out of the military entirely to get everything back in order (it felt so good back when I could say "fuck off" to an authority figure...) - I bet some of the kids out there joining up wouldn't realize they could do they same if he (or recruiters like him) tried the same.
"Or property" is usually specified because people don't necessarily alwys want to kill you, they just want your stuff. They're usually still threatening you to get it, though.
If they're unarmed and not threatening you, like an unarmed burglar, you just point a gun at'em and call the police. Unless you're Texan, in which case they're so very dead.
You've got to use a little common sense here, dude.
I'm talking about people invading your home (or, in the spirit of the original conversation, your offshore datacenter) with guns and intent to steal or damage your property. Kids egging your house isn't comparable, why are you even introducing it into the conversation?
Blah blah blah can't prove the invisible pink unicorn doesn't exist either, blah blah blah, Thor throws lightning bolts, and you can't prove he doesn't, blah blah blah, you can't prove Quetzlcoatl doesn't look down favourably on South america either.
Slashdot Mirror
Unless its one of those Terminator plots where the Federation is really the source of the Borg... So they had to sent the cube back knowing it would be destroyed in order for some borg piece to be around so that they are created sometimes in the future.
That is Exactly what happened
There seems to be an error.
Are you thinking that taking down internet connectivity could have national security implications? This is possible, though unlikely.
Are you thinking that something actually hosted on the public internet has national security implications? There probably IS something connected to the public internet like that, but there shouldn't be because sensitive systems and information like that are supposed to on a completely separate net, like SIPRnet.
Are you sure about that, sparky? Because Soviet Russia would like to have a word with you...
I read this, and instantly though ofthis guy
Yes, but how many lights do you see?
There used to be a guy who wrote stories about how the Martians were interacting with the rover in comments every time a Rover story came up on Slashdot.
Whatever happened to that guy? Where's he at?
it's a conundrum;
Anything with a strong amount of Nostalgia for it is going to suffer from the fans who still play it proclaiming "they changed it, now it sucks" - See: Fallout 3, or any remake of Master of Magic ever done.
At the same time, some really great work has been done with remaking old games. I, for one, LIKED fighting the Enclave alongside a Giant mecha that spewed anti-communist propaganda.
Even though it never got reported on, the cable cuts were a serious nuisance to American troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq at the time too.
This is probably no different.
Did you read anything beyond that line?
GP's point is that in many rural areas, commercial data providers simply aren't willing to come into the town and install data infrastructure.
Additionally, even though it's a monopoly, chances are nearly every citizen of a given small town knows each other, knows their elected representative personally, and can actually have a say in town decisions, as opposed to big cities or countrywide monopolies, which are usually run by an oligarchy of some sort.
You have an awesome User ID number.
Don't flip out, I wrote what I did because you were bragging about having reading and writing ability far beyond the level people you age usually had - as well as being able to do chores and such.
You saw early on that being smarter than other people was an advantage, so you worked at becoming smarter than other people. I made pretty much the same choice (This is probably why we're having a conversation on Slashdot right now!) - and it worked out well. This doesn't necessarily mean someone else who doesn't consider these things important is making the "wrong" choice.
"When I was 12, I had a college-level reading comprehension and my writing was equivalent to a junior in high school."
Look at that! Your reading comprehension skills RIGHT NOW are inferior to the OP's when she was 12! Amazing!
When people are young, they have terrible habits that seem incredibly stupid to people who have matured a little bit. Naturally, you assume that -you- were perfect back in the day, or at least far more developed than your current example.
In my experience, a given 12-year old might have different annoying tendencies or immature behaviors, but they'll still have immature behaviors. I'm picking up an "egotistical know-it-all" vibe from you, for example.
By all means correct her behavior as much as you can, get her to brush her teeth and cook and clean and whatnot... But, seriously, she's 12, you really can't expect perfection at that age.
What do you think are the odds of him getting a pardon?
I mean, really, why else would he want to have the trial finished before the election?
I, for one, Welcome our new Robotic Overlords.
For every one person that's launched to superstardom despite (or even because of, I'll admit) taking drugs, there are plenty of people who ruined their brains, bodies, and eventually lives taking drugs.
Of my friends in high school, all the ones I knew who were heavily into drug use ended up either as burger-flippers coasting through life, homeless, or in jail.
maybe it's correlation and not causation, I don't know. I'm still pretty disdainful of druggies though.
Yes, working 12-hour shifts in the blistering heat or freezing cold is my idea of a shitty job.
There are more jobs in the air force that need to be filled, valuable jobs that provide just as much job satisfaction without the side effect of devoting nearly every waking hour to the air force. Furthermore, the Air Force is still getting more recruits than it needs (as opposed to the army, still looking for more loyal bullet-sponges) - so those flight line jobs are going to be filled, with or without you signing up.
Or, more specifically, with or without some kid reading slashdot who's thinking about joining the Air Force, reads my goddamn opinion, and realizes, "wow, flight line guys work in terrible conditions! Maybe I should rethink this whole mechanic thing."
Eh, recruiters and MEPS will still try to dick you over to get you into the roles they need (shitty ones like combat duty or flight line work) - Mine actually changed my job after I signed while I was in the delayed enlistment program, and moved my "go" date back a couple months.
Luckily, I wasn't coming in straight out of high school and had a bit of a clue. Complained to his commanding officer and threatened to get out of the military entirely to get everything back in order (it felt so good back when I could say "fuck off" to an authority figure...) - I bet some of the kids out there joining up wouldn't realize they could do they same if he (or recruiters like him) tried the same.
Maybe it's another Alien civilization that just annihilated itself in nuclear\fusion\antimatter\something hellfire?
"Or property" is usually specified because people don't necessarily alwys want to kill you, they just want your stuff. They're usually still threatening you to get it, though.
If they're unarmed and not threatening you, like an unarmed burglar, you just point a gun at'em and call the police. Unless you're Texan, in which case they're so very dead.
You've got to use a little common sense here, dude.
I'm talking about people invading your home (or, in the spirit of the original conversation, your offshore datacenter) with guns and intent to steal or damage your property. Kids egging your house isn't comparable, why are you even introducing it into the conversation?
Lol wut?
What is morally ambiguous about shooting people who are threatening to shoot you?
Not as some kind of bizarre Iraq war metaphor, I mean if someone breaks into your house, or your place of employment, and threatens you with a gun.
You also have a gun, so you shoot them. This is not a difficult moral dilemma.
Global Warming.
Nah, insulting the Republican Party is almost always insightful, or at the very least funny.
Now if you talk shit about Ron Paul on the other hand...
Blah blah blah can't prove the invisible pink unicorn doesn't exist either, blah blah blah, Thor throws lightning bolts, and you can't prove he doesn't, blah blah blah, you can't prove Quetzlcoatl doesn't look down favourably on South america either.