You got it! The 9-11 report said the same damn thing. Clean up the act, reduce layers of red tape. So we added a huge layer instead. And crony-fied the cream at the top for good measure. Ugh. We didn't need fewer civil liberties, more wiretapping, extra defense dollars. We had the info needed, but nobody in charge ever got close enough to the data to do something useful with it.
At least the GAO is still working for the American people. They are one of the few groups that has any clue how to protect us from our government and incompetency in general.
Design a camera that streams to a remote location instead of stored locally. Not impossible to do, I would think. That would screw the scumbags real good.
Some would argue the only things we need a federal government for would be national defense against aggressors and Mother Nature. The rest seems to get in the way of its own two feet.
Tesla worked under Edison for a short while. When he left, he insulted the "throw it at a wall and see what sticks" methodology to Edison's labs. Tesla stated that if Edison's team ever bothered with a little theory now and then instead of relentless experiments, he would have fewer cases of that 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration.
No, the PSP will brick if you have modded firmware to load your own games. I haven't heard of any lawsuit with teeth on that one... You are licensing the hardware. Whether or not you agree is not the issue -MS took the easier less painful path here and just denied people from the service vs ruining a 300.00 piece of hardware.
If you modded one, you can still revert back to the old version and get back online. They realize that the multiplayer is a big pull and so they are driving users to go at it in this manner. I like it better anyways, as it keeps the cheaters out of multiplayer. I don't like it because it prevents my fair use backup from functioning. It's a trade-off.
You are correct sir. The appearance of cover-up or incompetence was far far worse than the actual event. Similar to the Clinton-Lewinsky denial on big tv. The funny thing, when you compare this to something evil like Iran-Contra that was whitewashed and stonewalled into oblivion, Bush and Clinton didn't do all that much. I might argue that the Nixon wiretapping was not so insignificant, but certainly the coverup (he fired the special prosecutor for crap's sake) was gigantic.
On the note about ROM's - I got a 10.00 usb controller with mappable keys that all the emulators recognize. I have an older machine that runs the emulation just fine.
Well, let's see if the Congress is strong enough to defeat it with a 2/3rds majority. And Bush will have to make some sort of public statement that will injure his party further. This is the death of a thousand cuts by the bare demo majority - they want to humiliate Bush ala Gonzalez, Iraq War, etc.
Part of the author's points - because communications have intensified, the world at large has greater opportunity to hear and learn from the genius minds of people like Einstein, Newton, et al. He bucks the conventional knowledge that the genuis alone was enough to propel humanity. It also needed an appropriate medium to spread across knowledge that we've retained throughout recorded history (another communications advancement.)
There is no problem. They want to create an extra layer of red tape, exactly like Homeland Security. They don't want to streamline state id systems; they want to leave all the flaws in place, but report to a Big Daddy computer. You've hit the nail on the head. Real ID is a solution in search of a non-existent problem.
I would check into M-Audio's Delta series. They have linux drivers and will give you 2 balanced xlr, 6 rca l/r inputs, 2 midi in/outs, a time-code cable, and some other connector (which I don't use and can't remember) for under 200.00. It is a fantastic card! They also make the same thing, but in a breakout box vs a pci style internal card for more money.
But on the balance sheet, we need to look at this : does the drag increase cost more in terms of gasoline/diesel burnt vs the cost of that turbine electricity generated for the light rail?
I am so glad I completely avoided the movie, book, and other cultural phenomenons associated with the story. THe more I hear, the less I want to be a part of it.:-P
In other news, the Illuminatus! Trilogy is 100 million times better than any conspiracy theory book out there. RIP Bob Wilson.
It is also a firefox plugin. Does require the plugin install and you need to create a login, but the plugin is safechecked by firefox for malware. Or are you worried about something else?
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I am far more impressed that it got all the way to the market by itself, without a foot or wheel or anything.
You got it! The 9-11 report said the same damn thing. Clean up the act, reduce layers of red tape. So we added a huge layer instead. And crony-fied the cream at the top for good measure. Ugh. We didn't need fewer civil liberties, more wiretapping, extra defense dollars. We had the info needed, but nobody in charge ever got close enough to the data to do something useful with it.
At least the GAO is still working for the American people. They are one of the few groups that has any clue how to protect us from our government and incompetency in general.
Sounds like me at 3:00 AM after a twelve-pack.
Design a camera that streams to a remote location instead of stored locally. Not impossible to do, I would think. That would screw the scumbags real good.
Some would argue the only things we need a federal government for would be national defense against aggressors and Mother Nature. The rest seems to get in the way of its own two feet.
When your camera will stream the data to a remote location, that will help vs the camera breakers... Information always wants to flow, doesn't it? :-)
Tesla worked under Edison for a short while. When he left, he insulted the "throw it at a wall and see what sticks" methodology to Edison's labs. Tesla stated that if Edison's team ever bothered with a little theory now and then instead of relentless experiments, he would have fewer cases of that 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration.
Or Occam's Razor could apply. No need for a complex conspiracy when simple incompetence is readily at hand.
No, the PSP will brick if you have modded firmware to load your own games. I haven't heard of any lawsuit with teeth on that one... You are licensing the hardware. Whether or not you agree is not the issue -MS took the easier less painful path here and just denied people from the service vs ruining a 300.00 piece of hardware.
If you modded one, you can still revert back to the old version and get back online. They realize that the multiplayer is a big pull and so they are driving users to go at it in this manner. I like it better anyways, as it keeps the cheaters out of multiplayer. I don't like it because it prevents my fair use backup from functioning. It's a trade-off.
Maybe they are trying to unsuccessfully shame the people who sneak a camcorder in there...
You are correct sir. The appearance of cover-up or incompetence was far far worse than the actual event. Similar to the Clinton-Lewinsky denial on big tv. The funny thing, when you compare this to something evil like Iran-Contra that was whitewashed and stonewalled into oblivion, Bush and Clinton didn't do all that much. I might argue that the Nixon wiretapping was not so insignificant, but certainly the coverup (he fired the special prosecutor for crap's sake) was gigantic.
On the note about ROM's - I got a 10.00 usb controller with mappable keys that all the emulators recognize. I have an older machine that runs the emulation just fine.
Habeus Corpus! SHOW ME THE BODY! What lawsuit won't list the actual infringements?! They are filthy fear-mongers.
Well, let's see if the Congress is strong enough to defeat it with a 2/3rds majority. And Bush will have to make some sort of public statement that will injure his party further. This is the death of a thousand cuts by the bare demo majority - they want to humiliate Bush ala Gonzalez, Iraq War, etc.
Part of the author's points - because communications have intensified, the world at large has greater opportunity to hear and learn from the genius minds of people like Einstein, Newton, et al. He bucks the conventional knowledge that the genuis alone was enough to propel humanity. It also needed an appropriate medium to spread across knowledge that we've retained throughout recorded history (another communications advancement.)
There is no problem. They want to create an extra layer of red tape, exactly like Homeland Security. They don't want to streamline state id systems; they want to leave all the flaws in place, but report to a Big Daddy computer. You've hit the nail on the head. Real ID is a solution in search of a non-existent problem.
I see you passed your Series 63 with flying colors... I am busy studying for mine... :-)
I would check into M-Audio's Delta series. They have linux drivers and will give you 2 balanced xlr, 6 rca l/r inputs, 2 midi in/outs, a time-code cable, and some other connector (which I don't use and can't remember) for under 200.00. It is a fantastic card! They also make the same thing, but in a breakout box vs a pci style internal card for more money.
That makes sense to me - how can they just declare this with ICANN in control?
But on the balance sheet, we need to look at this : does the drag increase cost more in terms of gasoline/diesel burnt vs the cost of that turbine electricity generated for the light rail?
Ramen to that!
I am so glad I completely avoided the movie, book, and other cultural phenomenons associated with the story. THe more I hear, the less I want to be a part of it. :-P
In other news, the Illuminatus! Trilogy is 100 million times better than any conspiracy theory book out there. RIP Bob Wilson.
No, you are still violating copyright laws which have different applications from patent law. Not the same thing.
It is also a firefox plugin. Does require the plugin install and you need to create a login, but the plugin is safechecked by firefox for malware. Or are you worried about something else?