Yeah, some of the candidates aren't absolutely horrible with everything. Some of 'em even have (or profess to have) some sound reasoning but the problem is that they're all seemingly trying to appeal to the more extreme views. The thing is, that's sound political posturing. They don't have to worry so much about getting the group that will vote like it's a team sport. They have to try to 'swing' the people who are often very polarized with their views - perhaps beyond what is mentally healthy but I'd only be speculating at that point.
And it effects politicians - who end up being put into bizarre positions and then, to make matters worse, we then get pissed at them when they change their views on a subject. We call them wishy-washy. If they say they want to learn more about a subject, we call them "fence sitters." So, you get a bunch of fucking lunatics who are actually impacting policy, the narrative, and attention -- while the sane people get kind of fucked.
That's not cool. But who's to blame? It's the people who play politics like it's a team sport! They're gonna vote whoever had the appropriate letter behind their name and justify it no matter what. And often they think they're justified in doing so. One might argue they're lunatics too but I'd actually suggest the problem is intellect and not function. So, you get what you get...
How do you fix this? I'd start with a third party. I've got other ideas but that's the most important first step. It won't be easy - they're probably gonna be lunatics too, because that's what gets noticed and gets voted. I am not a political scientist but I've been observing this insanity for a while now. In simple words, that's a polite way of saying that the average voter is either stupid or insane. As hard as that might be to digest, if you don't believe me - look at the results. Think about it for a little while but try to not think about it as a team sport.
There's a difference between a warrant and a court order. A court can order you to pay a fine, a warrant does not compel any such thing. This is a court order, this is not a warrant. Discussing what a warrant can and can not do is not really helpful.
I am not a lawyer. I am not your lawyer. This is not legal advice. I did, on the other hand, skim the *court order* that was released. It should also be important to note that warrant does have a few different meanings - even in the legal sense.
What deep, unprecedented concessions is the federal government willing to make to solve this 'problem'?
Well, for the moment at least, encryption is still possible and legal. I'd say that's a concession. The term 'unprecedented' has no bearing in this conversation and I'm not sure why you chose to add it to the conditions implied by the person you were responding to. Considering that such activities, encryption of the types we can do today, were not lawful at one point - I'd say that's a concession, you might call it unprecedented but that's entirely up to you and is entirely too subjective for the purpose of meaningful dialogue.
They are being asked to circumvent a security measure. Not, exactly, the encryption. Just a method for decryption, it is a seemingly trivial difference (perhaps a distinction without difference) but might be seen as a valid difference by some. It's probably important to be clear, articulate, and as precise as possible to ensure we're all on the same page.
I have had a whole bunch of shit happen recently. It entails a long story so I'll skip it but mention that I have somehow managed to adopt a nice single mother and her two kids. (The missus doesn't mind and no, it's nothing like that.) She had, has now gifted it to me as I've outfitted her with an alternative and you can probably figure out what I've bought - again, an older iPhone. I've spent a few hours poking at it - 'snot bad.
It's just a 4 from Verizon, MD200LL/A, w/8 GB of RAM. She doesn't need it any more so thought I might be inclined to poke at it. I appreciate the gesture. It doesn't (nor will it ever, probably) have cell phone service but it's actually pretty nice. I've played with a few iPhones but this is my first time poking at this device in particular. It is also the most time I've spent with one. It seems I can jailbreak it but I'd need a Mac or Windows system to do that. Err... I do, technically, have access to a Mac. I don't see any benefit in doing so. The wireless is much better than it seems to be in my iPod. Being able to add some memory would be nice...
I'll have to swap it to a new account and see where it goes from there. I can still fit plenty of music o
Thank you. I was, until now, entirely unfamiliar with them. They look like they might be a worthy cause. Free speech means protecting the speech that is not preferred and these folks get funding from the government. So, it's a noble goal and I thank you for bringing it to my attention. I'm in the process of getting some BTC, where I'll wash it, and then I'll push it on to them anonymously in chunks over the weekend and into the coming week*. I need neither a shirt nor recognition. I care not about the tax write-off, I generally exceed the allowed amount anyhow.
I'll avoid mentioning a specific total but they'll get a good chunk - as I may not remember to donate until next year (I have put it into my calendar so it will remind me to check again in a year). But, suffice to say, it's a goodly chunk and would net a number of t-shirts. They look like a worthy cause and, I repeat myself, thank you for bringing them to my attention. They'll be put into the yearly cycle which is usually appreciated by the organizations. I also try to keep to a budget every month - and what's excess gets donated, sometimes at almost random(ish) and between the groups that I keep in mind.
* Why spread out? Meh, it's a privacy thing. I like anonymity with some things. Or at least not being able to make certain attributions. I've found that doing so means that I don't get as many heart-felt requests (even after ensuring I ticked the box to not subscribe to such) from various groups. I know, pretty factually, that more than one group has shared my email address - I use catch-all and then use a custom email address that indicates the source. I've had this happen multiple times and those groups no longer get donations.
I'm gonna guess that you've never actually been to a "third-world" or impoverished nation? Why? I have. I've also explored the US in great detail - well and above that which is normally seen and very seldom in the urban areas. If you expect your comment to be taken seriously, you might want to make some serious adjustments. I can assure you, the US is much better than you seem to think. Get out of the city in South Africa, go to Nigeria, visit Haiti, go to the more remote areas of even Mexico - then compare and contrast. Hell, there are parts of *Canada* that are fucked up in multiple ways.
How about just using a separate profile, with the original data still being encrypted, until a proper device is in place? I understand that iOS doesn't allow separate profiles but it shouldn't be that hard. The second profile would still allow use but there's no risk of their being a private data spill if it's done properly. The second profile could then be used until a proper repair is made, the data can be merged with the original profile, and the new sensor can have a fuse that burns and locks it to the new device.
I hear that but I've never encountered it in the wild - and, just so I'm clear, I'm actually an avid user of new hardware. I'll try to explain?
I do a bunch of stupid things just because I'm easily amused. One of those things that I do is that I replace and refresh hardware at a stupidly fast rate. As I don't really save any data locally, this is not really a problem. No, I don't even get faster hardware every time. No, I don't even *keep* the faster hardware every time - I'll often set up a box, play with it very little, and then find someone to donate it to. It doesn't make sense, I know. It does keep me amused and it's nice to be able to donate nice new hardware or give it away to someone. Computers are already fast enough that I really don't see much benefit to getting faster and faster for my personal needs. Call it a hobby, that's really what it is.
At any rate, that means I see a lot of hardware. I don't even pay attention to try to find "Linux Compatible" hardware. Ever... If I did, that'd be cheating. I am not sure if this is clear enough - I go through a lot of hardware. I go through an absurd amount of hardware - to the point where it's unusual for a box to last longer than six months and very few stick around for longer than a year. I do give out some nice hand-me-downs.
I've yet to come across a single desktop or laptop that has given me any problems via UEFI. Until recently, Microsoft insisted that the OEMs leave them unlocked. With the advent of 10, they've since allowed them to lock them. I've yet to have a problem with anything. Ever.
As near as I know (and I kinda communicate with a few of the folks who maintain things) that is the exact reason.
I seldom understand those types of complaints. I picked an official Ubuntu flavor exactly for this type of thing - the opposite of their claim. I picked it for the breadth of the ecosystem and the ease associated with that. You can often find exactly what you want and not even have to compile it yourself or anything like that.
I have pretty much all of the official flavors, going back a long time, seeded - I also do the same thing for a few other distros or those that I encounter and might like to try in a VM. It's not the fattest pipes but they're on their own, disparate, connection and they're stable. The LTS builds go back as far as '07 as I recall. I can look if it's really needed but KAT should have them all linked.
Why? Why not? I've got the hardware, the connection, and it might as well do something that's potentially useful to someone.
So very true. At least from my view. I am not a gamer. I do not use an software that is Windows-only. I literally have absolutely no reason to prefer Windows over any other OS, other than some familiarity and that's a bit dated now. In the early 2000s, and until the middle of that decade, I was recognized and awarded the MVP from Microsoft in a few different categories. I've intimate knowledge of the OS but that's actually a drawback at this point in my life. I was not learning anything new and it was disappointing. So, I switched to using Linux exclusively because I'd simply ignore the Linux partition and boot to Windows at least 90% of the time.
I only watched it once but it doesn't really say that they can be rewritten as far as I recollect. They can implant, they can delete, and they can sort of see the physiology of a memory being formed, accessed, and things like that. It's not bad, as far as documentaries go, but it's certainly not as detailed as I'd like. All I watch is documentaries - at least for the most part.
But, we can erase them. It's a bit neat. They're able to invoke the memory (through standard means) and they they drug you. The drug prevents new memories from being written. So, when you access a memory - you rewrite it and it appears that the old one is deleted in the process. (No stateful or incremental backups, defrag, or journaling file systems.) So, the new memory can't be saved and you forget because you can't save it.
I am not, by any means, a brain surgeon. I do just watch documentaries but it's an entertainment process and not a scholastic pursuit. I do not approach it as an academic struggle but as a way to enjoy myself and, hopefully, learn something. Anything learned and retained is incidental. As such, I encourage you to spend the hours and give it a view - you can even play it in the background which is often how I do it.
Oh no, if it seemed defensive that was not the intent. Not at all. Just cautious.;-) I'll be damned if I'm going to say that I'm *certain* it is the correct code. There's no way in hell I'm putting my name and reputation (such as it is) to that statement. More like, I don't want to be in a position of being defensive - if that makes any sense.
I've no reason to doubt the veracity. It did what I needed and I had no problems with it. This being Slashdot, home of the conspiracy theorist, it could just be that they gave selective code that depended on the person requesting access. *nods* So, no... Not really defensive so much as not wanting to be in a position where I said something in error and/or need to be defensive.
I figure you won't be the only person to read the reply.
Out of curiosity, what are you talking about, specifically? I haven't paid attention everywhere I've been but I have paid attention and was there when they rolled out cable. That was done by private enterprise everywhere that I was/visited. Satellites are launched by private enterprise or paid for by private enterprise - when they're for television. I'm not understanding what you're getting at.
Don't, please, read into that things that I did not say. I am not a "free market is always the best" type of guy.
Please do me a favor, if you can. Somewhere, in the back of your mind, stuff this away: They're not a Libertarian. They're a Randian or an Embarrassed Republican who has co-opted the moniker.
It might be hard to tuck that away, they are a noisy bunch. But, as I've explained many times, liberty is the actual ideal for Libertarians. That's for all, not for a select or wealthy few. If it's only for a select few, chance are that it's not anything more than abuse under the guise of liberty.
I recommend everyone look into incorporation. This doesn't necessitate hiring a lawyer and an accountant but, done properly, it can often lead to having enough extra money to do both and still be keeping more of your income (legally) than before.
That and, well, this flat tax idea is pretty stupid. I pay just about 23% on capital gains. I have *no* taxable income. I really don't. I, personally, have no taxably income. 23% isn't a very high percentage. That'd really suck if you're taxably income is something like $20,000. That's ¼ of your income. Yes, it's ¼ of my capital gains. However, I've got more than $15,200 left.
I had heard that there might be some causal link - but I did not click your link. I'm deferring to you and not going to argue with Wikipedia.
That said - it's not with the Iraqi people. It was about the folks we sent in, US troops, to clean it up, walk among it, and then go back and clean up the radioactive materials left behind without proper PPE.
It was on NPR quite a while back. I didn't track it down, I didn't follow it up, I have no idea the veracity. If your link doesn't mention that, or doesn't get into it, then I've no idea - it wasn't that long ago, I'm not sure they'd be able to make that conclusion at this time? I know it was a concern, they mentioned it. I want to say this was like 2007?
So, I just figured I'd toss it out there. I'll defer to you and Wikipedia. I'd not think that the confidence would be all that high with just that short of a time-frame after the event? I just seems a bit short - we don't know what they've got for cancers before they die, they're not dead yet. But, if they develop them, will they be able to link 'em?
Ah, you understand. I still speed sometimes but nothing major. I'm able to get off-road, even at a few events, and there are two tracks not far from my house as well as a lot of legit rally courses. I don't live too far away from, "The Golden Road." That's private but open to the public. There's no speed limit but trucks have the right of way. Sometimes they close it and let us rally on it. We even had a winter rally one year. It is as awesome as it sounds.
So, I get my speeding out of my system elsewhere. If you drove long-haul, I'm going to be inclined to think you might know a little about what you're doing. It's not a guarantee but it's much more likely than not.
Sure, you win. You can draw any conclusions you want. You can read into my post anything you want. Who am I? Just some pixels on a screen. I checked your links, that's what makes me think you didn't even read what I wrote. That's okay. I'm pixels on a screen and there's not a damned thing I could say that would make you think anything different or new. Hell, you didn't even notice who I suggested was really to blame. Nah, you even kind of repeated it like it's your own idea. Hell, I'm the guy that says we should legalize drugs and take the crime out of it and treat it as a social issue and not a criminal issue. But no, you win. Congratulations. (When you calm down, read what I wrote and a history book - and don't read into it things that I did not say or make assumptions, it might help... Or you can just believe you won.)
I have told you guys how to do it. You don't even need to shed a drop of blood. You just need some solidarity. Can you get 1,000,0000 people? Find a day when Congress is in session and the President will be in town. Everybody, work your GPS backwards. Everybody set it to arrive at 1600 PA Ave, DC at 1500 (EST -5 GMT) on Friday afternoon. Everyone try to get as close to it as you possibly can - and all at the same time - 1,000,000 cars. When you can not get any closer (which might be as far as 20 miles away - in all directions, for a complete and total gridlock. Get out of your car, lock the door, and walk away to camp on the Mall.
Do not stop and talk to the police. Do not bring arms. Do not carry weapons. Do not carry any currency on you - but carry ID and enough money on a credit card to bail your car out - if you guys actually do this, they might let you have your car back out of car-jail for free. Just drive, park as close to the address as you can, do not stop until you're almost touching the car in front of you, when you're stopped completely, get out and walk to the mall on foot.
Deliver your peaceful message. Do not get violent. If they arrest you, do not fight back - do not help them. Just sit and say nothing. Do nothing and wait. Someone will come get you eventually. You only need 1,000,000 people - a tiny percentage. If your cause is really worth disrupting the government, there you go. That will get their attention. After that, you're on your own. I wish you luck.
Wikipedia has an interesting article on "Fascism." One of the big points of the first four (I think) paragraphs is that it's hard to pin down what, exactly, it is that makes up a fascist - and many definitions have been used. It goes on to give some things that it should look like if it is 'fascism.' But I'm gonna play Devil's Advocate. I'm quite comfortable changing my views.
If you two want to actually have a meaningful dialogue, you might want to agree on a definition. It is like any other political term, it's complicated. For instance, the US isn't a pure capitalist society nor is it a pure democracy. Nothing ever is - it's complicated. We aren't socialist but we have some socialist parts like police and fire departments. We don't have unregulated capitalism, that would be retarded. Going to extremes, in either any one political spectrum or economic theory is probably not a good idea. Where those lines are is what we should figure out.
That said, I'm a Sanders supporter. I think Trump's an idiot but not a fascist. I suspect that I use a different definition than you. I don't see Trump as an über-capitalist. He's not really adverse to government encroachment, protections, and regulation. He's not *necessarily* a racist. He is a bigot. He's also an idiot but I repeat myself. He's also misquoted, he'll say one thing and people seem inclined to snip it out and use just that instead of the entire thing. I don't really know if I'd classify him as a racist. He's a hateful jackass and an idiot - and he hates some people that are actually kind of diverse. It's not really racist to hate Muslims, it's idiotic and prejudiced but Muslim's not a race. Nor are illegal immigrants but many of them are Mexican. Making "Mexico pay for it." That's pretty dumb but Mexico is the source of most of 'em. He'd probably let Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Panama, or the rest chip in. So, I'm not sure he's racist. Just a fucking idiot... Not a racist.
There... I think that might hold water. You can just throw a rock at me. I understand. But, someone's gotta hold that position. I think it stands up to reason but I'm not sure - I might be missing something. I've not given Trump entirely his due - I mostly listen to NPR and read online.
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Yeah, some of the candidates aren't absolutely horrible with everything. Some of 'em even have (or profess to have) some sound reasoning but the problem is that they're all seemingly trying to appeal to the more extreme views. The thing is, that's sound political posturing. They don't have to worry so much about getting the group that will vote like it's a team sport. They have to try to 'swing' the people who are often very polarized with their views - perhaps beyond what is mentally healthy but I'd only be speculating at that point.
And it effects politicians - who end up being put into bizarre positions and then, to make matters worse, we then get pissed at them when they change their views on a subject. We call them wishy-washy. If they say they want to learn more about a subject, we call them "fence sitters." So, you get a bunch of fucking lunatics who are actually impacting policy, the narrative, and attention -- while the sane people get kind of fucked.
That's not cool. But who's to blame? It's the people who play politics like it's a team sport! They're gonna vote whoever had the appropriate letter behind their name and justify it no matter what. And often they think they're justified in doing so. One might argue they're lunatics too but I'd actually suggest the problem is intellect and not function. So, you get what you get...
How do you fix this? I'd start with a third party. I've got other ideas but that's the most important first step. It won't be easy - they're probably gonna be lunatics too, because that's what gets noticed and gets voted. I am not a political scientist but I've been observing this insanity for a while now. In simple words, that's a polite way of saying that the average voter is either stupid or insane. As hard as that might be to digest, if you don't believe me - look at the results. Think about it for a little while but try to not think about it as a team sport.
There's a difference between a warrant and a court order. A court can order you to pay a fine, a warrant does not compel any such thing. This is a court order, this is not a warrant. Discussing what a warrant can and can not do is not really helpful.
I am not a lawyer. I am not your lawyer. This is not legal advice. I did, on the other hand, skim the *court order* that was released. It should also be important to note that warrant does have a few different meanings - even in the legal sense.
What deep, unprecedented concessions is the federal government willing to make to solve this 'problem'?
Well, for the moment at least, encryption is still possible and legal. I'd say that's a concession. The term 'unprecedented' has no bearing in this conversation and I'm not sure why you chose to add it to the conditions implied by the person you were responding to. Considering that such activities, encryption of the types we can do today, were not lawful at one point - I'd say that's a concession, you might call it unprecedented but that's entirely up to you and is entirely too subjective for the purpose of meaningful dialogue.
Point of order:
They are being asked to circumvent a security measure. Not, exactly, the encryption. Just a method for decryption, it is a seemingly trivial difference (perhaps a distinction without difference) but might be seen as a valid difference by some. It's probably important to be clear, articulate, and as precise as possible to ensure we're all on the same page.
If you promise to not tell anyone...
I have had a whole bunch of shit happen recently. It entails a long story so I'll skip it but mention that I have somehow managed to adopt a nice single mother and her two kids. (The missus doesn't mind and no, it's nothing like that.) She had, has now gifted it to me as I've outfitted her with an alternative and you can probably figure out what I've bought - again, an older iPhone. I've spent a few hours poking at it - 'snot bad.
It's just a 4 from Verizon, MD200LL/A, w/8 GB of RAM. She doesn't need it any more so thought I might be inclined to poke at it. I appreciate the gesture. It doesn't (nor will it ever, probably) have cell phone service but it's actually pretty nice. I've played with a few iPhones but this is my first time poking at this device in particular. It is also the most time I've spent with one. It seems I can jailbreak it but I'd need a Mac or Windows system to do that. Err... I do, technically, have access to a Mac. I don't see any benefit in doing so. The wireless is much better than it seems to be in my iPod. Being able to add some memory would be nice...
I'll have to swap it to a new account and see where it goes from there. I can still fit plenty of music o
Thank you. I was, until now, entirely unfamiliar with them. They look like they might be a worthy cause. Free speech means protecting the speech that is not preferred and these folks get funding from the government. So, it's a noble goal and I thank you for bringing it to my attention. I'm in the process of getting some BTC, where I'll wash it, and then I'll push it on to them anonymously in chunks over the weekend and into the coming week*. I need neither a shirt nor recognition. I care not about the tax write-off, I generally exceed the allowed amount anyhow.
I'll avoid mentioning a specific total but they'll get a good chunk - as I may not remember to donate until next year (I have put it into my calendar so it will remind me to check again in a year). But, suffice to say, it's a goodly chunk and would net a number of t-shirts. They look like a worthy cause and, I repeat myself, thank you for bringing them to my attention. They'll be put into the yearly cycle which is usually appreciated by the organizations. I also try to keep to a budget every month - and what's excess gets donated, sometimes at almost random(ish) and between the groups that I keep in mind.
* Why spread out? Meh, it's a privacy thing. I like anonymity with some things. Or at least not being able to make certain attributions. I've found that doing so means that I don't get as many heart-felt requests (even after ensuring I ticked the box to not subscribe to such) from various groups. I know, pretty factually, that more than one group has shared my email address - I use catch-all and then use a custom email address that indicates the source. I've had this happen multiple times and those groups no longer get donations.
I'm gonna guess that you've never actually been to a "third-world" or impoverished nation? Why? I have. I've also explored the US in great detail - well and above that which is normally seen and very seldom in the urban areas. If you expect your comment to be taken seriously, you might want to make some serious adjustments. I can assure you, the US is much better than you seem to think. Get out of the city in South Africa, go to Nigeria, visit Haiti, go to the more remote areas of even Mexico - then compare and contrast. Hell, there are parts of *Canada* that are fucked up in multiple ways.
How about just using a separate profile, with the original data still being encrypted, until a proper device is in place? I understand that iOS doesn't allow separate profiles but it shouldn't be that hard. The second profile would still allow use but there's no risk of their being a private data spill if it's done properly. The second profile could then be used until a proper repair is made, the data can be merged with the original profile, and the new sensor can have a fuse that burns and locks it to the new device.
Am I missing something?
I hear that but I've never encountered it in the wild - and, just so I'm clear, I'm actually an avid user of new hardware. I'll try to explain?
I do a bunch of stupid things just because I'm easily amused. One of those things that I do is that I replace and refresh hardware at a stupidly fast rate. As I don't really save any data locally, this is not really a problem. No, I don't even get faster hardware every time. No, I don't even *keep* the faster hardware every time - I'll often set up a box, play with it very little, and then find someone to donate it to. It doesn't make sense, I know. It does keep me amused and it's nice to be able to donate nice new hardware or give it away to someone. Computers are already fast enough that I really don't see much benefit to getting faster and faster for my personal needs. Call it a hobby, that's really what it is.
At any rate, that means I see a lot of hardware. I don't even pay attention to try to find "Linux Compatible" hardware. Ever... If I did, that'd be cheating. I am not sure if this is clear enough - I go through a lot of hardware. I go through an absurd amount of hardware - to the point where it's unusual for a box to last longer than six months and very few stick around for longer than a year. I do give out some nice hand-me-downs.
I've yet to come across a single desktop or laptop that has given me any problems via UEFI. Until recently, Microsoft insisted that the OEMs leave them unlocked. With the advent of 10, they've since allowed them to lock them. I've yet to have a problem with anything. Ever.
As near as I know (and I kinda communicate with a few of the folks who maintain things) that is the exact reason.
I seldom understand those types of complaints. I picked an official Ubuntu flavor exactly for this type of thing - the opposite of their claim. I picked it for the breadth of the ecosystem and the ease associated with that. You can often find exactly what you want and not even have to compile it yourself or anything like that.
I have pretty much all of the official flavors, going back a long time, seeded - I also do the same thing for a few other distros or those that I encounter and might like to try in a VM. It's not the fattest pipes but they're on their own, disparate, connection and they're stable. The LTS builds go back as far as '07 as I recall. I can look if it's really needed but KAT should have them all linked.
Why? Why not? I've got the hardware, the connection, and it might as well do something that's potentially useful to someone.
So very true. At least from my view. I am not a gamer. I do not use an software that is Windows-only. I literally have absolutely no reason to prefer Windows over any other OS, other than some familiarity and that's a bit dated now. In the early 2000s, and until the middle of that decade, I was recognized and awarded the MVP from Microsoft in a few different categories. I've intimate knowledge of the OS but that's actually a drawback at this point in my life. I was not learning anything new and it was disappointing. So, I switched to using Linux exclusively because I'd simply ignore the Linux partition and boot to Windows at least 90% of the time.
I only watched it once but it doesn't really say that they can be rewritten as far as I recollect. They can implant, they can delete, and they can sort of see the physiology of a memory being formed, accessed, and things like that. It's not bad, as far as documentaries go, but it's certainly not as detailed as I'd like. All I watch is documentaries - at least for the most part.
But, we can erase them. It's a bit neat. They're able to invoke the memory (through standard means) and they they drug you. The drug prevents new memories from being written. So, when you access a memory - you rewrite it and it appears that the old one is deleted in the process. (No stateful or incremental backups, defrag, or journaling file systems.) So, the new memory can't be saved and you forget because you can't save it.
I am not, by any means, a brain surgeon. I do just watch documentaries but it's an entertainment process and not a scholastic pursuit. I do not approach it as an academic struggle but as a way to enjoy myself and, hopefully, learn something. Anything learned and retained is incidental. As such, I encourage you to spend the hours and give it a view - you can even play it in the background which is often how I do it.
How the hell is that insightful? You know, the Libertarian ideology is older than Rand, right? If you don't understand the ideology, ask.
That's right! We should disband the EFF, FSF, Linux Foundation, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and more!
Wait...
What?
Ima outta here.
Excellent. You were actually managing, somehow, to contribute less than the submitter of this article. Be gone with you.
Oh no, if it seemed defensive that was not the intent. Not at all. Just cautious. ;-) I'll be damned if I'm going to say that I'm *certain* it is the correct code. There's no way in hell I'm putting my name and reputation (such as it is) to that statement. More like, I don't want to be in a position of being defensive - if that makes any sense.
I've no reason to doubt the veracity. It did what I needed and I had no problems with it. This being Slashdot, home of the conspiracy theorist, it could just be that they gave selective code that depended on the person requesting access. *nods* So, no... Not really defensive so much as not wanting to be in a position where I said something in error and/or need to be defensive.
I figure you won't be the only person to read the reply.
Out of curiosity, what are you talking about, specifically? I haven't paid attention everywhere I've been but I have paid attention and was there when they rolled out cable. That was done by private enterprise everywhere that I was/visited. Satellites are launched by private enterprise or paid for by private enterprise - when they're for television. I'm not understanding what you're getting at.
Don't, please, read into that things that I did not say. I am not a "free market is always the best" type of guy.
Please do me a favor, if you can. Somewhere, in the back of your mind, stuff this away: They're not a Libertarian. They're a Randian or an Embarrassed Republican who has co-opted the moniker.
It might be hard to tuck that away, they are a noisy bunch. But, as I've explained many times, liberty is the actual ideal for Libertarians. That's for all, not for a select or wealthy few. If it's only for a select few, chance are that it's not anything more than abuse under the guise of liberty.
I recommend everyone look into incorporation. This doesn't necessitate hiring a lawyer and an accountant but, done properly, it can often lead to having enough extra money to do both and still be keeping more of your income (legally) than before.
That and, well, this flat tax idea is pretty stupid. I pay just about 23% on capital gains. I have *no* taxable income. I really don't. I, personally, have no taxably income. 23% isn't a very high percentage. That'd really suck if you're taxably income is something like $20,000. That's ¼ of your income. Yes, it's ¼ of my capital gains. However, I've got more than $15,200 left.
I had heard that there might be some causal link - but I did not click your link. I'm deferring to you and not going to argue with Wikipedia.
That said - it's not with the Iraqi people. It was about the folks we sent in, US troops, to clean it up, walk among it, and then go back and clean up the radioactive materials left behind without proper PPE.
It was on NPR quite a while back. I didn't track it down, I didn't follow it up, I have no idea the veracity. If your link doesn't mention that, or doesn't get into it, then I've no idea - it wasn't that long ago, I'm not sure they'd be able to make that conclusion at this time? I know it was a concern, they mentioned it. I want to say this was like 2007?
So, I just figured I'd toss it out there. I'll defer to you and Wikipedia. I'd not think that the confidence would be all that high with just that short of a time-frame after the event? I just seems a bit short - we don't know what they've got for cancers before they die, they're not dead yet. But, if they develop them, will they be able to link 'em?
Ah, you understand. I still speed sometimes but nothing major. I'm able to get off-road, even at a few events, and there are two tracks not far from my house as well as a lot of legit rally courses. I don't live too far away from, "The Golden Road." That's private but open to the public. There's no speed limit but trucks have the right of way. Sometimes they close it and let us rally on it. We even had a winter rally one year. It is as awesome as it sounds.
So, I get my speeding out of my system elsewhere. If you drove long-haul, I'm going to be inclined to think you might know a little about what you're doing. It's not a guarantee but it's much more likely than not.
Sure, you win. You can draw any conclusions you want. You can read into my post anything you want. Who am I? Just some pixels on a screen. I checked your links, that's what makes me think you didn't even read what I wrote. That's okay. I'm pixels on a screen and there's not a damned thing I could say that would make you think anything different or new. Hell, you didn't even notice who I suggested was really to blame. Nah, you even kind of repeated it like it's your own idea. Hell, I'm the guy that says we should legalize drugs and take the crime out of it and treat it as a social issue and not a criminal issue. But no, you win. Congratulations. (When you calm down, read what I wrote and a history book - and don't read into it things that I did not say or make assumptions, it might help... Or you can just believe you won.)
I have told you guys how to do it. You don't even need to shed a drop of blood. You just need some solidarity. Can you get 1,000,0000 people? Find a day when Congress is in session and the President will be in town. Everybody, work your GPS backwards. Everybody set it to arrive at 1600 PA Ave, DC at 1500 (EST -5 GMT) on Friday afternoon. Everyone try to get as close to it as you possibly can - and all at the same time - 1,000,000 cars. When you can not get any closer (which might be as far as 20 miles away - in all directions, for a complete and total gridlock. Get out of your car, lock the door, and walk away to camp on the Mall.
Do not stop and talk to the police. Do not bring arms. Do not carry weapons. Do not carry any currency on you - but carry ID and enough money on a credit card to bail your car out - if you guys actually do this, they might let you have your car back out of car-jail for free. Just drive, park as close to the address as you can, do not stop until you're almost touching the car in front of you, when you're stopped completely, get out and walk to the mall on foot.
Deliver your peaceful message. Do not get violent. If they arrest you, do not fight back - do not help them. Just sit and say nothing. Do nothing and wait. Someone will come get you eventually. You only need 1,000,000 people - a tiny percentage. If your cause is really worth disrupting the government, there you go. That will get their attention. After that, you're on your own. I wish you luck.
Wikipedia has an interesting article on "Fascism." One of the big points of the first four (I think) paragraphs is that it's hard to pin down what, exactly, it is that makes up a fascist - and many definitions have been used. It goes on to give some things that it should look like if it is 'fascism.' But I'm gonna play Devil's Advocate. I'm quite comfortable changing my views.
If you two want to actually have a meaningful dialogue, you might want to agree on a definition. It is like any other political term, it's complicated. For instance, the US isn't a pure capitalist society nor is it a pure democracy. Nothing ever is - it's complicated. We aren't socialist but we have some socialist parts like police and fire departments. We don't have unregulated capitalism, that would be retarded. Going to extremes, in either any one political spectrum or economic theory is probably not a good idea. Where those lines are is what we should figure out.
That said, I'm a Sanders supporter. I think Trump's an idiot but not a fascist. I suspect that I use a different definition than you. I don't see Trump as an über-capitalist. He's not really adverse to government encroachment, protections, and regulation. He's not *necessarily* a racist. He is a bigot. He's also an idiot but I repeat myself. He's also misquoted, he'll say one thing and people seem inclined to snip it out and use just that instead of the entire thing. I don't really know if I'd classify him as a racist. He's a hateful jackass and an idiot - and he hates some people that are actually kind of diverse. It's not really racist to hate Muslims, it's idiotic and prejudiced but Muslim's not a race. Nor are illegal immigrants but many of them are Mexican. Making "Mexico pay for it." That's pretty dumb but Mexico is the source of most of 'em. He'd probably let Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Panama, or the rest chip in. So, I'm not sure he's racist. Just a fucking idiot... Not a racist.
There... I think that might hold water. You can just throw a rock at me. I understand. But, someone's gotta hold that position. I think it stands up to reason but I'm not sure - I might be missing something. I've not given Trump entirely his due - I mostly listen to NPR and read online.