Prosecuting war (or police actions, or whatnot) is an ugly business. It has to be - armed men, bombs, etc are dangerous. Soldiers are fallible. They have seconds to make the right call, and quite often, screw up. This is a fact of war, and no one disputes it.
So when your country engages in an unjustified war of choice, what should citizens opposed to it do? Sit down, shut up, wave a flag and pay for it? Or should they try to undermine support in the rest of the citizenry, until the government is forced to withdraw? And if supporters of the war want us to accept the facts of war and that the military should be allowed to use all available means to achieve victory, why should the opposition not use every means at their disposal to undermine the war effort and bring it to a close? If the tables were turned, the other side wouldn't hold back. Why should we?
Julian Assange did not singlehandedly order troops into Afghanistan and force them to commit the acts recorded on the videos, did he? Surely the people who ordered the troops into Afghanistan, and the troops themselves, have some responsibility for the actions they took without Julian's urging?
Who is competent at Wikileaks to do such a cost-benefit analysis, though?
I'm sorry, that's classified. You'll have to find out the same way WikiLeaks did.
The same overreaching control, but since it's the good guys now, it should be okay..
We told you guys back in 2001/2002 that Bush wasn't going to be in office forever, and the executive powers he was taking would one day be in the hands of a Democrat President, but you didn't listen.
Could someone please explain what I'm missing here?
The sound of Ted Stevens squeaky Perot-like voice proclaiming "...the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes."
The greater Los Angeles area is huge. If you looked up "urban sprawl" in the dictionary, you'd find a picture of LA. Consequently, services like WiFi and GSM/CDMA are not as heavily concentrated as they are in cities like San Francisco or New York, where the population density is higher.
You think Hollywood is not densely populated? That hipsters wanting to be discovered sit around doing WiFi at the Starbucks on Hawthorne Blvd in Inglewood (not to imply that South Central L.A. doesn't have WiFi or GSM/CDMA - it does)?
Lets assume something completely crazy for a moment: that there really is information that ought to be kept secret. for example, launch codes for nukes.
That you and I both know that so-called "launch codes" exist tells me that is not even close to how it really done (authenticating a nuclear launch order, that is).
So it's more fair for the law to treat you differently based on how much money you earn?
The tax lax assesses income in brackets, not overall income.
Equal Protection should apply to all the laws except the tax code?
The tax code treats everybody the same. Everyone is taxed at the same rate for the money they earn in the first tax bracket, the second tax bracket and so on.
That many people don't make any money in the 3rd or 4th or 5th tax bracket is no reason for those who did make money in those brackets to bitch about unfairness. All it does is expose their ignorance of what a progressive tax scheme is.
And Then What We Really Need is a technology that will allow 'cooperating good guys' to provide and consume reputation information about reputation information providers.
There's a cell tower right there at Isthmus cove, a hundred yards from the moorings. I was not connecting to a tower across the channel. The reason I got such good performance was probably because I was the only 3G user in that cell.
I have no idea if other carriers besides Verizon have cell towers on Catalina Island.
For the most part, if you have Sprint or Verizon, you're going to get at least ISDN-speed 1xRTT data just about anywhere in the country that's within a mile of the nearest paved road, and have decently reliable 3G EVDO service just about everywhere you're likely to care about unless you're a park ranger.
One of the best (Verizon) EVDO signals I have ever seen was while moored in Isthmus cove at Catalina Island, 26 miles off the coast of Los Angeles: Speedtest result
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Why not hire out the police force for any private party? It's not like they have anything better to do.
Yes there is. There are several, in fact.
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So when your country engages in an unjustified war of choice, what should citizens opposed to it do? Sit down, shut up, wave a flag and pay for it? Or should they try to undermine support in the rest of the citizenry, until the government is forced to withdraw? And if supporters of the war want us to accept the facts of war and that the military should be allowed to use all available means to achieve victory, why should the opposition not use every means at their disposal to undermine the war effort and bring it to a close? If the tables were turned, the other side wouldn't hold back. Why should we?
We can just cross-check with the White Pages. http://www.phonebookofafghanistan.com/
Julian Assange did not singlehandedly order troops into Afghanistan and force them to commit the acts recorded on the videos, did he? Surely the people who ordered the troops into Afghanistan, and the troops themselves, have some responsibility for the actions they took without Julian's urging?
I'm sorry, that's classified. You'll have to find out the same way WikiLeaks did.
We told you guys back in 2001/2002 that Bush wasn't going to be in office forever, and the executive powers he was taking would one day be in the hands of a Democrat President, but you didn't listen.
I am not sure where the Hope went, but here is Obama's Change, just as promised.
The sound of Ted Stevens squeaky Perot-like voice proclaiming "...the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes."
Series of Tubes (with audio recordings attached)
And the ASUS Eee Pad is exactly what the iPad would be if Dr. Noonien Soong had designed it.
And the Nintendo DSi is what the iPad would be if the Japanese had designed it. Oh wait...
And don't forget the old mnemonic computers that were constructed with stone knives and bearskin.
You think Hollywood is not densely populated? That hipsters wanting to be discovered sit around doing WiFi at the Starbucks on Hawthorne Blvd in Inglewood (not to imply that South Central L.A. doesn't have WiFi or GSM/CDMA - it does)?
Lets assume something completely crazy for a moment: that there really is information that ought to be kept secret. for example, launch codes for nukes.
That you and I both know that so-called "launch codes" exist tells me that is not even close to how it really done (authenticating a nuclear launch order, that is).
So it's more fair for the law to treat you differently based on how much money you earn?
The tax lax assesses income in brackets, not overall income.
Equal Protection should apply to all the laws except the tax code?
The tax code treats everybody the same. Everyone is taxed at the same rate for the money they earn in the first tax bracket, the second tax bracket and so on.
That many people don't make any money in the 3rd or 4th or 5th tax bracket is no reason for those who did make money in those brackets to bitch about unfairness. All it does is expose their ignorance of what a progressive tax scheme is.
And Then What We Really Need is a technology that will allow 'cooperating good guys' to provide and consume reputation information about reputation information providers.
Somebody is not clear on the meaning of the terms "legally" and "violate."
"Plone and plone! What is plone?!"
Yeah sure, reality is simply a matter of personal preference.
There's a cell tower right there at Isthmus cove, a hundred yards from the moorings. I was not connecting to a tower across the channel. The reason I got such good performance was probably because I was the only 3G user in that cell.
I have no idea if other carriers besides Verizon have cell towers on Catalina Island.
One of the best (Verizon) EVDO signals I have ever seen was while moored in Isthmus cove at Catalina Island, 26 miles off the coast of Los Angeles: Speedtest result
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TaikOS?
Just sayin'...
Facebook's users are what's being sold here, let's not kid ourselves.
No it doesn't. The old term "dragnet" is perfectly applicable here.
I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" from the album Jesus of Cool (1978).
As opposed to those less adept at English.