As a superhero in training, I've licked every part of that nuclear site to expose myself to radiation and while one puddle made my teeth feel warm, I still don't have any superpowers, so I would say it's a safe bet that this is a false alarm. It's unrelated but does anyone know a good dentist? Because my teeth recently fell out.;)
Let me see if I have this right: the key to an open and free Internet, and limiting mass surveillance, is empowering the government to thoroughly regulate the Internet?
No, not regulate the Internet itself but rather thoroughly regulate your connection to the Internet.
Despite endless upgrades, there has always been come lingering need for DOS support (which has existed since the days of DOS) for legacy stuff people still use but does anyone know of a need for OS/2 support? I feel like all the systems that needed OS/2 support have been replaced by now. So, seriously, does anyone know of any sector or business that actually relies on OS/2 software? I'm not saying it's not interesting, I just think anyone that has needed it in the past has moved on by now.
Six million retail jobs, perhaps but in the next 10 years the are going to be 10 to 35 million jobs (in the US) being replaced by automation. The reason for the large level of variance depends on how fast certain technologies become available and how soon some are adopted. It's going to be a rough future until society finally accepts we will need UBI.
will only connect to a master list of cellular towers
Then they'd just order the cell site operators to include their stingray devices as "allowed".
Which is why you would include GPS info about each tower. It's also why you would only update that list every few months, so it wouldn't be something they could push to your phone.
The fact that such a device exists is clear evidence that the protocols for cellular phones need to be fixed so that they will only connect to a master list of cellular towers that are in specific locations. What you may not know about cellular phones is that much more than this is possible. You can push an "update' from a tower to your cell phone and it's all done without any consent. Even if you have the latest security focused Blackphone, your phone will still accept any update pushed to your phone by any tower. The reason for this is that the baseband modem functions independently and always trusts that the network is not compromised.
Largely this is through ferreting all corruption out of military procurement, and if similar efforts are made then the US could achieve comparable results for cost and do more with the same budget.
I agree completely. However, I think that our money would be better spent raising the standard of living and education globally than eternally fighting a small number of people. People don't get sucked into murdering others when their life is great and the future is hopeful. If you think it's an intrinsic part of the religion itself then you are an advocate for genocide.
No, I'm afraid this is an instance of the American's surrendering and the French fighting.
You aren't entirely wrong but I think it's important to remember that the US was hit very hard by this virus. There is no glory to be had and no incentive to continue working on the problem.
In contrast France actively fights terrorist groups in Mali and Niger so that they don't link in Nigeria and create a greater problem for the western world.
I think it's hilarious that you think we aren't doing enough to fight terrorism because we've practically destroyed ourselves with the level of military investment we've made just to kill some jerks in caves.
While this will be a tragic turn of events for millions or even billions of people, ultimately we will be forced to seek a new path of technology to sustain our bad behavior. As they say, "necessity is the mother of invention". It will be a long hard road but we will reach the end and develop something akin to synthetic microbes that do exactly what they are programmed to do. Frankly, with the last few centuries so focused on killing each other, humanity could use the diversion to actually work on protecting ourselves from the ever-present invisible enemies that are microbes.
It's a hard road we face but after much death and suffering we will come out stronger as a species.
The Earth's ecosystems are being destroyed and will being to collapse, so people should be afraid of what is happening. I do not believe you recognize the gravity of the situation. We are experiencing a mass extinction event in progress.
This message has essentially been the same my entire life
Yes, you were warned before that it was going to happen and now it is happening. It's a process that is taking decades and will continue for decades more. This doesn't make it any less real because these processes are supposed to happen over the period of thousands of years. not tens of years.
A) That's a shitty explanation. B) It was in effect because it was being battled in court and had they done anything further to make the FCC's case for it's need then they would have shot themselves in the foot. Now that they are free and clear, it's game on. C) You must not understand how capitalism works.
"Scientists" might but I don't think real scientists would.
What is alarming about moss taking advantage of warmer weather for a rapid growth splurge?
Because this is a global issue and green absorbs heat meaning the feedback loop is going to become increasingly stronger and thus harder to break.
There are lots of examples in nature of things that grow very slowly with an incredibly rapid ramp-up when conditions are even a tiny bit more favorable.
Alternatte headline "warming expands zone of habitability for species".
The problem here is that the increased warmth is destroying existing habitats. Normally these changes happen over thousands of years which results in species being able to adapt to change. However, with rapid change like this you are going to see mass extinctions happen in rapid succession because the fates of species within an ecosystem are interlinked.
It's a headline that is equally true but one you will never see in the current climate of fear-mongering.
The Earth's ecosystems are being destroyed and will being to collapse, so people should be afraid of what is happening. I do not believe you recognize the gravity of the situation. We are experiencing a mass extinction event in progress.
You're assuming a zero sum game, if they have something then we can't have it, too.
Parts of it a zero sum but obviously not all of it.
The truth is that the more people are involved in a market, the more wealth is created.
Ahh, the foolish armchair economist and his ideas about "wealth" that don't align with reality. Nice to meet you once more.
Also, nothing is stopping you from "buying American." You can buy made in the US shoes from Alden for $300, made in the US shirts from Brooks Brothers for $100, made in the US khakis from Bills for $100, made in the US jeans from Earnest Sewn for $200.
If you don't like paying that much, then you can't complain that much about globalism.
That's the dumbest thing I've read on this subject. Congratulations on taking the title of fool.
Actually globalism and this offshoring of labor has lead to drastic increases in the middle class for both China and India.
Yes it has and it's also resulted in suppressed wages in the US and thus moving the middle class in the US closer to poverty. My point is that if we keep going on at this pace that it will make us all equally poor.
R's whore for big business and D's sell out to tech and media companies. At best net neutrality is a wash for D's with as many policy buyers in the tech and media area willing to bribe them to do it as not.
I'm not saying that it's absolute but in regards to network neutrality, it's been a very partisan issue.
The current proposal for Open Internet was opposed by the FCC's two Republican officials, Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker. They believe that the current order will stifle internet innovation. They also believe that the regulation will not hold up to judicial review.[8] McDowell himself believes that the FCC "is defying the court and also circumventing the will of Congress."[8]
Democrats and left-leaning organizations are disappointed with the rule as well because they claim that it does not go far enough.[13] Prior to the passage of the regulations, The Progressive Change Campaign Committee attacked Democratic FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, saying "Internet users across America will have lost a hero if Commissioner Copps caves to pressure from big business and supports FCC Chairman Genachowski's fake Net Neutrality rules — rules written by AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, the very companies the public is depending on the FCC to regulate strongly."[14]
The net neutrality rule did not keep ISPs from charging more for faster access. The measure was denounced by net neutrality advocates as a capitulation to telecommunication companies such as allowing them to discriminate on transmission speed for their profit, especially on mobile devices like the iPad, while pro-business advocates complained about any regulation of the Internet at all. Republicans in Congress announced to reverse the rule through legislation.[52][53] Advocates of net neutrality criticized the changes.[54]
It's nice to remember only the good parts of history but it's critical that we remember all parts of history lest we be doomed to repeat it.
Honestly, this is just a simple advertising effort to get people to buy their hardware. AI isn't about to about to eat software, it will be at least a century or two before we have intelligent machines. Until then the greatest thing neural networks can do is mimic existing software (a super niche need) or assist programmers in making software.
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I see, so they won't regulate the Internet, just what my ISP is allowed to let me see on the Internet.
Incorrect. They will legislate that your ISP cannot interfere with what you can see on the internet.
As a superhero in training, I've licked every part of that nuclear site to expose myself to radiation and while one puddle made my teeth feel warm, I still don't have any superpowers, so I would say it's a safe bet that this is a false alarm. It's unrelated but does anyone know a good dentist? Because my teeth recently fell out. ;)
Let me see if I have this right: the key to an open and free Internet, and limiting mass surveillance, is empowering the government to thoroughly regulate the Internet?
No, not regulate the Internet itself but rather thoroughly regulate your connection to the Internet.
Despite endless upgrades, there has always been come lingering need for DOS support (which has existed since the days of DOS) for legacy stuff people still use but does anyone know of a need for OS/2 support? I feel like all the systems that needed OS/2 support have been replaced by now. So, seriously, does anyone know of any sector or business that actually relies on OS/2 software? I'm not saying it's not interesting, I just think anyone that has needed it in the past has moved on by now.
Six million retail jobs, perhaps but in the next 10 years the are going to be 10 to 35 million jobs (in the US) being replaced by automation. The reason for the large level of variance depends on how fast certain technologies become available and how soon some are adopted. It's going to be a rough future until society finally accepts we will need UBI.
I'll wait for the Linux port. ;)
will only connect to a master list of cellular towers
Then they'd just order the cell site operators to include their stingray devices as "allowed".
Which is why you would include GPS info about each tower. It's also why you would only update that list every few months, so it wouldn't be something they could push to your phone.
Incorrect. Stop trying to confuse the issue, fuckwit.
The fact that such a device exists is clear evidence that the protocols for cellular phones need to be fixed so that they will only connect to a master list of cellular towers that are in specific locations. What you may not know about cellular phones is that much more than this is possible. You can push an "update' from a tower to your cell phone and it's all done without any consent. Even if you have the latest security focused Blackphone, your phone will still accept any update pushed to your phone by any tower. The reason for this is that the baseband modem functions independently and always trusts that the network is not compromised.
Largely this is through ferreting all corruption out of military procurement, and if similar efforts are made then the US could achieve comparable results for cost and do more with the same budget.
I agree completely. However, I think that our money would be better spent raising the standard of living and education globally than eternally fighting a small number of people. People don't get sucked into murdering others when their life is great and the future is hopeful. If you think it's an intrinsic part of the religion itself then you are an advocate for genocide.
the US was not hit very hard by this virus
FTFY
No, I'm afraid this is an instance of the American's surrendering and the French fighting.
You aren't entirely wrong but I think it's important to remember that the US was hit very hard by this virus. There is no glory to be had and no incentive to continue working on the problem.
In contrast France actively fights terrorist groups in Mali and Niger so that they don't link in Nigeria and create a greater problem for the western world.
I think it's hilarious that you think we aren't doing enough to fight terrorism because we've practically destroyed ourselves with the level of military investment we've made just to kill some jerks in caves.
While this will be a tragic turn of events for millions or even billions of people, ultimately we will be forced to seek a new path of technology to sustain our bad behavior. As they say, "necessity is the mother of invention". It will be a long hard road but we will reach the end and develop something akin to synthetic microbes that do exactly what they are programmed to do. Frankly, with the last few centuries so focused on killing each other, humanity could use the diversion to actually work on protecting ourselves from the ever-present invisible enemies that are microbes.
It's a hard road we face but after much death and suffering we will come out stronger as a species.
The Earth's ecosystems are being destroyed and will being to collapse, so people should be afraid of what is happening. I do not believe you recognize the gravity of the situation. We are experiencing a mass extinction event in progress.
This message has essentially been the same my entire life
Yes, you were warned before that it was going to happen and now it is happening. It's a process that is taking decades and will continue for decades more. This doesn't make it any less real because these processes are supposed to happen over the period of thousands of years. not tens of years.
But if you take my right to lockdown my tractors, how am I going to force the farmers to pay me for every repair?! -- John Deere
I guess every ISP has to give other ISPs infinite bandwidth without charging for it.
Nope, just the amount that is stipulated in the contract. Stop trying to confuse the issue, fuckwit.
A) That's a shitty explanation.
B) It was in effect because it was being battled in court and had they done anything further to make the FCC's case for it's need then they would have shot themselves in the foot. Now that they are free and clear, it's game on.
C) You must not understand how capitalism works.
What are you talking about? After Netflix pays Comcast, speeds improve 65%
How retarded can you be?
"Scientists" might but I don't think real scientists would.
What is alarming about moss taking advantage of warmer weather for a rapid growth splurge?
Because this is a global issue and green absorbs heat meaning the feedback loop is going to become increasingly stronger and thus harder to break.
There are lots of examples in nature of things that grow very slowly with an incredibly rapid ramp-up when conditions are even a tiny bit more favorable.
Alternatte headline "warming expands zone of habitability for species".
The problem here is that the increased warmth is destroying existing habitats. Normally these changes happen over thousands of years which results in species being able to adapt to change. However, with rapid change like this you are going to see mass extinctions happen in rapid succession because the fates of species within an ecosystem are interlinked.
It's a headline that is equally true but one you will never see in the current climate of fear-mongering.
The Earth's ecosystems are being destroyed and will being to collapse, so people should be afraid of what is happening. I do not believe you recognize the gravity of the situation. We are experiencing a mass extinction event in progress.
Alternative Headline: "Thing That Never Made Any Difference Never Will"
Tell that to Netflix, who has had to pay ISPs. They won't be the last either.
You're assuming a zero sum game, if they have something then we can't have it, too.
Parts of it a zero sum but obviously not all of it.
The truth is that the more people are involved in a market, the more wealth is created.
Ahh, the foolish armchair economist and his ideas about "wealth" that don't align with reality. Nice to meet you once more.
Also, nothing is stopping you from "buying American." You can buy made in the US shoes from Alden for $300, made in the US shirts from Brooks Brothers for $100, made in the US khakis from Bills for $100, made in the US jeans from Earnest Sewn for $200.
If you don't like paying that much, then you can't complain that much about globalism.
That's the dumbest thing I've read on this subject. Congratulations on taking the title of fool.
Actually globalism and this offshoring of labor has lead to drastic increases in the middle class for both China and India.
Yes it has and it's also resulted in suppressed wages in the US and thus moving the middle class in the US closer to poverty. My point is that if we keep going on at this pace that it will make us all equally poor.
R's whore for big business and D's sell out to tech and media companies. At best net neutrality is a wash for D's with as many policy buyers in the tech and media area willing to bribe them to do it as not.
I'm not saying that it's absolute but in regards to network neutrality, it's been a very partisan issue.
Support for "the Obama administration's signature Internet polic[y]" was split down partisan lines and has remained as such.
The current proposal for Open Internet was opposed by the FCC's two Republican officials, Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker. They believe that the current order will stifle internet innovation. They also believe that the regulation will not hold up to judicial review.[8] McDowell himself believes that the FCC "is defying the court and also circumventing the will of Congress."[8]
Democrats and left-leaning organizations are disappointed with the rule as well because they claim that it does not go far enough.[13] Prior to the passage of the regulations, The Progressive Change Campaign Committee attacked Democratic FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, saying "Internet users across America will have lost a hero if Commissioner Copps caves to pressure from big business and supports FCC Chairman Genachowski's fake Net Neutrality rules — rules written by AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, the very companies the public is depending on the FCC to regulate strongly."[14]
The net neutrality rule did not keep ISPs from charging more for faster access. The measure was denounced by net neutrality advocates as a capitulation to telecommunication companies such as allowing them to discriminate on transmission speed for their profit, especially on mobile devices like the iPad, while pro-business advocates complained about any regulation of the Internet at all. Republicans in Congress announced to reverse the rule through legislation.[52][53] Advocates of net neutrality criticized the changes.[54]
It's nice to remember only the good parts of history but it's critical that we remember all parts of history lest we be doomed to repeat it.
The race of global businesses to cut costs by exporting labor is just going to result in everyone living in a third world country.
Honestly, this is just a simple advertising effort to get people to buy their hardware. AI isn't about to about to eat software, it will be at least a century or two before we have intelligent machines. Until then the greatest thing neural networks can do is mimic existing software (a super niche need) or assist programmers in making software.