I can't wait till some jacktard decides it's OK to drop a JDAM into a house where some 15y/o is jerking off to pr0n and hacking PBS.....because he's committing "an act of war".
Nah. Some kid who tested 6 different denture adhesives in Coke will win because the judges actually understand WTF he did. At least that's how it worked at science fairs when I was in school.
Yeah. I can't wait to run AutoCAD Mechanical in Firefox over a 256kb/s connection from a hotel in Malaysia. That's going to be amazing. Why, I won't need anything but a XOOM for all of my mobile computing needs.
It's down for me. Perhaps, being the "The world's most resilient BitTorrent site", they are back up and running elsewhere and DNS updates haven't made it my way yet.
Exactly. All the more reason to take the gloves off. Should we run crazy around the world killing indiscriminately? NO. Should we give our own foreign intelligence service the power to take out high-level targets. YES. I don't think anyone would dispute the fact that if we were caught killing the wrong person in the wrong place we'd have hell to pay. Targets should be chosen very discriminately, but tying the hands of the same people we ask to protect us from foreign threats is absurd.
Right. The majority of the world has a beef with the US because in some cases we choose not to play by their rules while fighting an enemy who has a distinct advantage solely due to the fact that they don't play by ANY rules. I'm not one to take the moral high ground when it involves the lives of innocent civilians, so don't waste your time giving me the old "That makes us as bad as them" argument. If the rest of the world wants to play by a set of rules that puts them at a distinct disadvantage, good for them. I firmly believe that if someone threatens to kick your ass later your best option is to kick his ass now regardless of what the people around you think.
The argument that this is saving American soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines lives is grounded in nothing more than assumptions and theoretical data. The only FACT here is that the CIA was gaining valuable intel from this site and now they are not. Having served 8 years(1996-2004) in the military I'm all for measures that will decidedly protect our troops without diminishing our capability to fight the war. Having soldiers walk everywhere MIGHT prevent a lot of deaths due to IEDs but at the expense of lost performance due to the loss of a valuable tool. Eliminating the CIA honeypot MIGHT save lives (not likely) but at the expense of valuable intel that could potentially save thousands/millions.
Now, if the CIA started say a Sterility/Dentistry program for terrorists THAT would be cool.
I never said I'm right. I made no statement regarding the legitimacy, necessity and legality of such ops. Obviously I believe I'm right or wouldn't have expressed my OPINION regarding the necessity of a group capable of carrying out such ops. To make myself clear on the legality issue, I DON'T CARE about the legality of ops carried out on foreign soil.
Whining? They have a legitimate complaint here. Another government entity destroyed a solid intelligence source and then blabbed to the world about its previous existence. All for a political turf grab someone has potentially damaged the capability of the US to defend itself. Being the hardcore, right-wing, terrorist hater that I am I personally think what we have here is a case of treason.
The CIA has been doing its own thing for decades and is very much an outsider when it comes to dealing with NSA, FBI, etc.
And with good reason. It's hard to run black ops with a bunch of lawyers(FBI) and UCMJ indoctrinated officers(NSA) looking over your shoulder. You could debate the legitimacy, necessity, and legality of such operations all day, but in the end you always need a group of people willing/capable/enabled to take care of issues "behind the scenes" without political and legal interference.
It sounds to me like the DoD and NSA just violated a slew of laws under 18 USC. While I don't think it would help matters at all I thin it would be interesting to see the CIA seek prosecution of the offenders.
Don't underestimate the Secret Service. These guys are elite-trained for the job.
Don't underestimate crazy people. The President is the hardest man in the world (excluding Bin Laden) to get to. However, what keeps the President truly safe is the average person's fear of reprisal for an assassination attempt. One crazy idiot who feels he/she has nothing to lose or that they have a responsibility to the world could pull it off. No one will ever getting away with a Presidential assassination (CIA excluded), but pulling one off is possible. Our troops in IRAQ are a highly trained bunch. Does that stop suicidal idiots from killing them and thousands of Iraqis? NO.
Don't get me wrong. I would NEVER advocate such an act, but I fear that the likelihood of an attempt is high. The effects would stretch well beyond the inevitable race riots and would devastate this nation. Barack Obama may do everything in his power to ruin the US in the name of socialism, but nothing he could do would be as horrible as the effects of his assassination.
Here's one to add to your count. My biggest fear (even as a right-leaning centrist) is that some redneck is going to assassinate Obama. While I'd personally rather see Biden in office the ramifications of our first black President being assassinated would rip this country to shreds. I love my redneck neighbors, but I pray that they all have enough sense to wait 4 years and vote the idiot out.
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I can't wait till some jacktard decides it's OK to drop a JDAM into a house where some 15y/o is jerking off to pr0n and hacking PBS.....because he's committing "an act of war".
Nah. Some kid who tested 6 different denture adhesives in Coke will win because the judges actually understand WTF he did. At least that's how it worked at science fairs when I was in school.
Why? The CIA knew nothing about that.
Maybe THIS will explain the "ComeOn Ice Cream!!!" concept for you.
That's great, but will it cool the ring of fire the next day.
Someone better find a better ice cream to start chasing these chilies with.
Mod Up. Nice find AC.
Yeah. I can't wait to run AutoCAD Mechanical in Firefox over a 256kb/s connection from a hotel in Malaysia. That's going to be amazing. Why, I won't need anything but a XOOM for all of my mobile computing needs.
It's down for me. Perhaps, being the "The world's most resilient BitTorrent site", they are back up and running elsewhere and DNS updates haven't made it my way yet.
I'd like to see that.
1) Pull truck onto install location
2)Press self-installer button.
Cue transformers audio effects
3)Use Wi-Fi
Yes we did.
Exactly. All the more reason to take the gloves off. Should we run crazy around the world killing indiscriminately? NO. Should we give our own foreign intelligence service the power to take out high-level targets. YES. I don't think anyone would dispute the fact that if we were caught killing the wrong person in the wrong place we'd have hell to pay. Targets should be chosen very discriminately, but tying the hands of the same people we ask to protect us from foreign threats is absurd.
Right. The majority of the world has a beef with the US because in some cases we choose not to play by their rules while fighting an enemy who has a distinct advantage solely due to the fact that they don't play by ANY rules. I'm not one to take the moral high ground when it involves the lives of innocent civilians, so don't waste your time giving me the old "That makes us as bad as them" argument. If the rest of the world wants to play by a set of rules that puts them at a distinct disadvantage, good for them. I firmly believe that if someone threatens to kick your ass later your best option is to kick his ass now regardless of what the people around you think.
The argument that this is saving American soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines lives is grounded in nothing more than assumptions and theoretical data. The only FACT here is that the CIA was gaining valuable intel from this site and now they are not. Having served 8 years(1996-2004) in the military I'm all for measures that will decidedly protect our troops without diminishing our capability to fight the war. Having soldiers walk everywhere MIGHT prevent a lot of deaths due to IEDs but at the expense of lost performance due to the loss of a valuable tool. Eliminating the CIA honeypot MIGHT save lives (not likely) but at the expense of valuable intel that could potentially save thousands/millions.
Now, if the CIA started say a Sterility/Dentistry program for terrorists THAT would be cool.
I never said I'm right. I made no statement regarding the legitimacy, necessity and legality of such ops. Obviously I believe I'm right or wouldn't have expressed my OPINION regarding the necessity of a group capable of carrying out such ops. To make myself clear on the legality issue, I DON'T CARE about the legality of ops carried out on foreign soil.
More of a Mossad than CIA.
Me too, given the fact that Mossad has the legal authority (under Israeli law) to plan and conduct assassinations. I'm all for that.
Whining? They have a legitimate complaint here. Another government entity destroyed a solid intelligence source and then blabbed to the world about its previous existence. All for a political turf grab someone has potentially damaged the capability of the US to defend itself. Being the hardcore, right-wing, terrorist hater that I am I personally think what we have here is a case of treason.
The CIA has been doing its own thing for decades and is very much an outsider when it comes to dealing with NSA, FBI, etc.
And with good reason. It's hard to run black ops with a bunch of lawyers(FBI) and UCMJ indoctrinated officers(NSA) looking over your shoulder. You could debate the legitimacy, necessity, and legality of such operations all day, but in the end you always need a group of people willing/capable/enabled to take care of issues "behind the scenes" without political and legal interference.
It sounds to me like the DoD and NSA just violated a slew of laws under 18 USC. While I don't think it would help matters at all I thin it would be interesting to see the CIA seek prosecution of the offenders.
Don't underestimate the Secret Service. These guys are elite-trained for the job.
Don't underestimate crazy people. The President is the hardest man in the world (excluding Bin Laden) to get to. However, what keeps the President truly safe is the average person's fear of reprisal for an assassination attempt. One crazy idiot who feels he/she has nothing to lose or that they have a responsibility to the world could pull it off. No one will ever getting away with a Presidential assassination (CIA excluded), but pulling one off is possible. Our troops in IRAQ are a highly trained bunch. Does that stop suicidal idiots from killing them and thousands of Iraqis? NO.
Don't get me wrong. I would NEVER advocate such an act, but I fear that the likelihood of an attempt is high. The effects would stretch well beyond the inevitable race riots and would devastate this nation. Barack Obama may do everything in his power to ruin the US in the name of socialism, but nothing he could do would be as horrible as the effects of his assassination.
Here's one to add to your count. My biggest fear (even as a right-leaning centrist) is that some redneck is going to assassinate Obama. While I'd personally rather see Biden in office the ramifications of our first black President being assassinated would rip this country to shreds. I love my redneck neighbors, but I pray that they all have enough sense to wait 4 years and vote the idiot out.
Or contact the experts.
http://viasat.com/broadband-satellite-networks
I'm a little biased, but I truly believe that for a broadband satellite solution specializing in IP over satellite this is your best bet.
Your very own guide to salary.....oh subscription huh? pfft
Could be worse. You could be in ALLTohELL/Windstream territory. Who the hell ever heard of a cable provider without cable internet?
LOL. They're idiots, but they're not suicidal.