if you are working on a government contract for the DoD then you should realize that everything you do is furthering war. if you are working on something that seems like it's not an offensive weapon but help prevent soldiers from dying, just consider that it will be used to reduce risk which will enable higher risk activities in war. if you are a manager, you are working to coordinate the efforts to make this stuff. oh and we sell are war tech to other governments and gives them to rebels to fight a proxy war, so do realize it's not just wars that the US wages.
if you work for the DoD or defence contractor, you are working to further global warfare. if you think anything else, you are just in denial.
He linked the demise of XP to China’s efforts to stem software piracy by making pirated software seem a better option. “These practices affect the smooth operations of genuine software in China,” Yan Xiaohong is quoted as saying.
Windows XP is easy to pirate but Win 7/8 is a total pain in the ass and updates thwart previously working cracks. Wouldn't this mean that moving to Win 7/8 would be more likely to prevent piracy? Then again, they could just help ReactOS, they sure as hell have reverse engineered Windows enough to make a proper implementation.
I don't see that as any different than someone not properly maintaining their manual car. I know lots of people that have been in accidents because of bad breaks or bawled tires.
people shouldn't be taking a break while driving much less bad ones! how can they even stand with crying tires? dude, you know some messed up people.
While Fuller admits this may seem extreme, he also believes that such an approach would “send much clearer signals to society about the status of the ‘mentally ill’, a category whose current vagueness will otherwise continue to contaminate public life and interpersonal relations.”
wow... sounds like this guy wants to start internment camps. scary stuff.
The [dividing] line between us and those other nations is surely being narrowed. After the Chinese shot down a satellite in 2007, I knew it was just a matter of time.
a) who cares? b) we already cooperate with those we used to call enemies (like russia) and we made an international space station. c) considering the average quality of life in china, i think we are several decades ahead. d) china steals all their technology, we invent it.
Instead of spending tax dollars on hiring people and companies to do the same
there is (currently) no reason to go back to the moon. besides, rovers can do a better job of science experiments and are waaaay cheaper to send. we may use it as an outpost for deep space stuff when we get to that point but it's a waste of money right now.
Put everything in the cloud! WebOS is the future! HTML5 apps should replace native apps!
Everyone who ever agreed with any of this crap has only themselves to blame. Also, no bitching when they change the layout/functionality/something else you can't control because IT'S NOT YOUR SYSTEM.
I called my brother on this multiple times and now he finally see the "cloud apps" for what they are, a farce!
sensible and socially responsible: why disable an existing and working system that has advantages over the new system? at the very least, make outgoing calls free for emergency purposes.
shortsighted asshole capitalist: it costs money to maintain, so just unplug it as soon as contractually possible. when they somehow manage to call your support staff, tell them that they will need to upgrade to your cable internet + VOIP service and transfer them to sales. if they are rural and thus too far out to actually make a profit from installing new cabling, tell them they cant get it and politely hang up. be sure to use your hired company that keeps track of online forums and rating sites to blast anyone that is upset.
which do you think your telecom is going to fall under?
nobody is forcing them to do anything. it seems the more rational response is the fix the problem instead of treating the symptom. if someone wants to hack your server, do you think something like removing wifi access will stop them?
When Terrorism is 'Any action that is intended to influence the government', what is extremism?
you misquoted.
(b) the use or threat is designed to influence the government [or an international governmental organisation][2] or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and
The only problem I have with BitCoin at the moment is that it isn't something you want to hold on to. Buy it, do your transaction immediately before the value changes. Somebody pays you in BitCoin, immediately cash out before the value goes down.
if/when bitcoins are officially recognized as a currency and become widespread, it will stabilize. when you can pay employees in bitcoins thats when you have a completely legit currency.
umm... what part of anonymous currency didnt you understand? you can only be tracked by something that leaves a paper trail.
note: if the nsa can rapidly decrypt internet traffic then they may be able to track bitcoin exchanges at specific sites... or maybe they or the fbi will hack the servers. land of the free.;_;
"has realised he threw out a hard drive containing 7500 bitcoins, worth £4 million at today's prices. it is now under four feet of garbage in a landfill site the size of a football pitch."
dude, i want to know where this landfill is! for £4 million, you can automate the searching process or pay idiots to do the work for you! sensitive metal detectors can sure cut down the searching process. plus, think of all the other hard drives you will find and could sell on ebay as "used".;D
the problem is with the message in the video, not science.
Shored Up is a convincing call for action along our coasts. As the oceans rise and storms flood our towns and cities, we have a choice to make: do we continue to develop as we have in the past, ignoring clear risks and danger?
even if the UN passes something to assert "universal human right to online privacy", we know that the ones doing the snooping are still going to keep snooping with no regard for the law.
Land of the free to violate our own constitution.:(
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And what does Japan have in excess?
oww, i know this one! rice balls!
if you are working on a government contract for the DoD then you should realize that everything you do is furthering war. if you are working on something that seems like it's not an offensive weapon but help prevent soldiers from dying, just consider that it will be used to reduce risk which will enable higher risk activities in war. if you are a manager, you are working to coordinate the efforts to make this stuff. oh and we sell are war tech to other governments and gives them to rebels to fight a proxy war, so do realize it's not just wars that the US wages.
if you work for the DoD or defence contractor, you are working to further global warfare. if you think anything else, you are just in denial.
it still sucks and it's going to take forever to clean up.
He linked the demise of XP to China’s efforts to stem software piracy by making pirated software seem a better option. “These practices affect the smooth operations of genuine software in China,” Yan Xiaohong is quoted as saying.
Windows XP is easy to pirate but Win 7/8 is a total pain in the ass and updates thwart previously working cracks. Wouldn't this mean that moving to Win 7/8 would be more likely to prevent piracy? Then again, they could just help ReactOS, they sure as hell have reverse engineered Windows enough to make a proper implementation.
there wasn't a car analogy for healthcare.gov security. i'm guessing someone made a car analogy about his car.
at age 65, fatal accidents go waaay up. i blame the old people sunglasses and old people.
I don't see that as any different than someone not properly maintaining their manual car. I know lots of people that have been in accidents because of bad breaks or bawled tires.
people shouldn't be taking a break while driving much less bad ones! how can they even stand with crying tires? dude, you know some messed up people.
While Fuller admits this may seem extreme, he also believes that such an approach would “send much clearer signals to society about the status of the ‘mentally ill’, a category whose current vagueness will otherwise continue to contaminate public life and interpersonal relations.”
wow... sounds like this guy wants to start internment camps. scary stuff.
The [dividing] line between us and those other nations is surely being narrowed. After the Chinese shot down a satellite in 2007, I knew it was just a matter of time.
a) who cares?
b) we already cooperate with those we used to call enemies (like russia) and we made an international space station.
c) considering the average quality of life in china, i think we are several decades ahead.
d) china steals all their technology, we invent it.
Instead of spending tax dollars on hiring people and companies to do the same
there is (currently) no reason to go back to the moon. besides, rovers can do a better job of science experiments and are waaaay cheaper to send. we may use it as an outpost for deep space stuff when we get to that point but it's a waste of money right now.
Because in space, no weapons are allowed
that happened shortly after we scared the hell out of ourselves by detonating a 1.4 megaton nuke in space which created a hugeass radiation belt which damages satellites.
the space race was really about making ICBMs. sputnik intentionally looks like the nose cone of a missile.
why do you think the whole thing was supported by the DoD?
* Freedom to change shitty design decisions by the author(s). *cough*GIMP*cough*
Put everything in the cloud! WebOS is the future! HTML5 apps should replace native apps!
Everyone who ever agreed with any of this crap has only themselves to blame. Also, no bitching when they change the layout/functionality/something else you can't control because IT'S NOT YOUR SYSTEM.
I called my brother on this multiple times and now he finally see the "cloud apps" for what they are, a farce!
there are two lines of thought.
sensible and socially responsible:
why disable an existing and working system that has advantages over the new system? at the very least, make outgoing calls free for emergency purposes.
shortsighted asshole capitalist:
it costs money to maintain, so just unplug it as soon as contractually possible. when they somehow manage to call your support staff, tell them that they will need to upgrade to your cable internet + VOIP service and transfer them to sales. if they are rural and thus too far out to actually make a profit from installing new cabling, tell them they cant get it and politely hang up. be sure to use your hired company that keeps track of online forums and rating sites to blast anyone that is upset.
which do you think your telecom is going to fall under?
scientific progress never fails to amaize me.
take that karma!
nobody is forcing them to do anything. it seems the more rational response is the fix the problem instead of treating the symptom. if someone wants to hack your server, do you think something like removing wifi access will stop them?
When Terrorism is 'Any action that is intended to influence the government', what is extremism?
you misquoted.
(b) the use or threat is designed to influence the government [or an international governmental organisation][2] or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and
just stating the fact, not it's implications.
The only problem I have with BitCoin at the moment is that it isn't something you want to hold on to. Buy it, do your transaction immediately before the value changes. Somebody pays you in BitCoin, immediately cash out before the value goes down.
if/when bitcoins are officially recognized as a currency and become widespread, it will stabilize. when you can pay employees in bitcoins thats when you have a completely legit currency.
I give it less than that, personally. Probably by next year, in fact.
i think you overestimate the government's sloth-like pace to do things.
umm... what part of anonymous currency didnt you understand? you can only be tracked by something that leaves a paper trail.
note: if the nsa can rapidly decrypt internet traffic then they may be able to track bitcoin exchanges at specific sites... or maybe they or the fbi will hack the servers. land of the free. ;_;
"has realised he threw out a hard drive containing 7500 bitcoins, worth £4 million at today's prices. it is now under four feet of garbage in a landfill site the size of a football pitch."
dude, i want to know where this landfill is! for £4 million, you can automate the searching process or pay idiots to do the work for you! sensitive metal detectors can sure cut down the searching process. plus, think of all the other hard drives you will find and could sell on ebay as "used". ;D
you get what you pay for.
the problem is with the message in the video, not science.
Shored Up is a convincing call for action along our coasts. As the oceans rise and storms flood our towns and cities, we have a choice to make: do we continue to develop as we have in the past, ignoring clear risks and danger?
even if the UN passes something to assert "universal human right to online privacy", we know that the ones doing the snooping are still going to keep snooping with no regard for the law.
Land of the free to violate our own constitution. :(