I used to love back yard astronomy. I especially loved meteor showers the Leonids of 01 were fantastic beyond belief.
But due to urban development; new street lights and people with blasting lights on their property, I can only see the brightest stars. So I kinda lost interest.
I predicted we would arrive here from nearly the first time I got on the internet with my modem way back. Even back then, I knew this free, open, powerful network was too good to be true - and It will become a threat to a lot of people and organizations and governments. I was laughed at; told the sky is not falling and there is no need for tinfoil hats.. "Nobody cares what us geeks do!" I was told. My friend always chided me for reading slashdot. He called slashdot a web page full of chicken littles and I am way too paranoid.
Well, their not laughing any more..
No. Their are people who simply can't sleep at night knowing other people are doing things without their knowledge. They are hard wired for this. Take my neighbor for example: A camera crew from VH1 was here to interview my tenant (a Warhol factory person), she comes running down the driveway "Whats going on! Whats going on!"
We all went inside, and the started recording the interview. Then we heard a noise in the hall, had to stop recording, opened the door and there she was at the top of the stairs with here ear to the door! Same thing when an ambulance was called for my father, she marched right in with the EMT's to see whats going on.
My point is they can't live without sticking their nose everywhere.. Go figure.
You would have no problem then with me entering your house going through your file cabinets and photo copying all your paper work , bills, loans, work, tax forms, medical records, etc..?
So what would happen if thees bastards came to my company throwing their weight around, demanding all of this and that and I just said - - wait for it --
9/11 was nothing more that excuse to do the level of spying which they have been wanting to do (and have done) forever. 9/11 gives them a rational reason that the people will understand so they can do thees things blatantly and unfettered.
Exactly. I think rsync will do nicely. I use it for nightly backups and I rotate through 5 increments. The oldest goes to the bit bucket.
Note the copy link -l option.
A snippet:
[more rotations above]
if [ -d $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.0 ]; then
cp -al $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.0 $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.1
fi
Law making tool:
We don't need to grasp technology, but we do know how to break it. And we will keep breaking it until we are satisfied that the kiddies are safe... and the record companies.. and the movie studios..
It's also the kind of work. Some things, like fluid dynamics and discreet element analysis lend themselves to very parallel computation.
Playing solitaire not so much..
Use the right tool for the right job.
I have a.38 revolver and a 9mm auto. I use them for home protection and only take them with me when I go to the range. I don't go slithering around in shadows looking for trouble and an excuse to shoot people. It's far more easy to just walk away and call authorities. I don't think at any time was Zimmerman's life was in danger.
Slashdot Mirror
Christian Science Monitor? Isn't that an oxymoron?
Yes
I used to love back yard astronomy. I especially loved meteor showers the Leonids of 01 were fantastic beyond belief.
But due to urban development; new street lights and people with blasting lights on their property, I can only see the brightest stars. So I kinda lost interest.
Your right. If your up to your eyes in shit. Don't make waves.
Wait a minute! I thought streaming was a felony thees days! I'm so confused!
I predicted we would arrive here from nearly the first time I got on the internet with my modem way back. Even back then, I knew this free, open, powerful network was too good to be true - and It will become a threat to a lot of people and organizations and governments. I was laughed at; told the sky is not falling and there is no need for tinfoil hats.. "Nobody cares what us geeks do!" I was told. My friend always chided me for reading slashdot. He called slashdot a web page full of chicken littles and I am way too paranoid.
Well, their not laughing any more..
No. Their are people who simply can't sleep at night knowing other people are doing things without their knowledge. They are hard wired for this.
Take my neighbor for example: A camera crew from VH1 was here to interview my tenant (a Warhol factory person), she comes running down the driveway "Whats going on! Whats going on!" We all went inside, and the started recording the interview. Then we heard a noise in the hall, had to stop recording, opened the door and there she was at the top of the stairs with here ear to the door! Same thing when an ambulance was called for my father, she marched right in with the EMT's to see whats going on.
My point is they can't live without sticking their nose everywhere.. Go figure.
You would have no problem then with me entering your house going through your file cabinets and photo copying all your paper work , bills, loans, work, tax forms, medical records, etc..?
You forgot: All mail gets CC'd to the NSA
I'm turning blue!
We should ban stupid people from breathing.
OOPS I meant to say:
Treating your employees like criminals is stupid
. Our government spies on us every day.
I fail to see the difference
Treating your employees like criminals is stupid
I fail to see the difference.
So what would happen if thees bastards came to my company throwing their weight around, demanding all of this and that and I just said - - wait for it --
NO!
maybe a "go fuck yourself" for good measure.
What then?
9/11 was nothing more that excuse to do the level of spying which they have been wanting to do (and have done) forever. 9/11 gives them a rational reason that the people will understand so they can do thees things blatantly and unfettered.
Why not. I think we should all spy on each other. It seems to be in vogue right now.
Exactly. I think rsync will do nicely. I use it for nightly backups and I rotate through 5 increments. The oldest goes to the bit bucket. Note the copy link -l option.
A snippet:
[more rotations above]
if [ -d $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.0 ]; then
cp -al $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.0 $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.1
fi
rsync -av --delete --exclude-from="$EXCLUDE_LIST" $i/ $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.0/
touch $BACKUP_DEST/$(basename $i)/increment.0
done
echo "Backup Complete on "$(date)
Law making tool:
We don't need to grasp technology, but we do know how to break it. And we will keep breaking it until we are satisfied that the kiddies are safe... and the record companies.. and the movie studios..
I prefer
while (stupid==stupid) do
{ insert stupid shit here }
They banned Shakespeare before. Here comes round 2
It's also the kind of work. Some things, like fluid dynamics and discreet element analysis lend themselves to very parallel computation.
Playing solitaire not so much..
Use the right tool for the right job.
it was his (volunteer A.K.A Cop wannabe) job to look for suspicious people ( black people?) and keep and eye on (white neighborhood) things.
Here in New York he would have been found guilty. No doubt. Also I think Zimmerman should have been able to physically over power Trayvon.
I have a .38 revolver and a 9mm auto. I use them for home protection and only take them with me when I go to the range. I don't go slithering around in shadows looking for trouble and an excuse to shoot people. It's far more easy to just walk away and call authorities. I don't think at any time was Zimmerman's life was in danger.
Those at Guantanamo Bay and not citizens therefor none of thees "rights" apply.
Gotta love those loopholes.
Ya, lets see - what happened to Rome I forget? O yea it fell.