I don't know. I am pretty damned neutral. I am not a gamer though nor do I really give a shit if people get doxxed or the likes. I read just for the amusement. I really do not care who is right or wrong and only finally went and learned the history (oddly, Encyclopedia Dramatica was an interesting source of information) about the whole subject. It matters not one bit to me but I do find the comments amusing.
If you were trying to make yourself a public figure you would be subject to more scrutiny. Note: I have no idea or opinion if you or this person can code.
If English is, as you claim, your native language then how did you manage to spell 'racist' wrong every single time? It is not like it is an obscure and difficult to spell word... Raciest means the most racy. Racy has not really got much to do with race when used to define differences in culture, genes, etc...
I am not usually one to pick at spelling or grammar, my own is not infallible, but when I see really atrocious and egregious errors it makes me immediately discount anything the person said. That is a failing of my own, I suppose. However, I do not think I can adjust accordingly.
I am a straight male who is quite welcome, and frequently partakes, in the queer community. I am very hetero-normative actually - it is who I am, any attempts to be otherwise have been interesting and have only shown me that I am not, in fact, gay or bi or even a woman in male skin. I have not met all cliques but, of those I have, I have found the GLBT groups to be the most welcoming. Hell, when I drank my favorite bar (now closed, sadly) in this area was an 'alternative' bar which catered to the queer community. It was awesome and I could just do anything I wanted and be myself without care. It seems that those who are considered to be freaks are much more accepting of other freaks but I could be projecting.
Not one of you understands the word freedom. I will give you a hint... I am free to kill you, I am not at liberty to do so.
There you go. You *are* free to own slaves. You just do not have the right to do so. Freedom is restricted when one is physically prevented from doing so.
Absolutely. There are so many Army bases in Norfolk and Quantico that it is hard to spit without hitting one. Those damned Army people...
Show me on the doll where the Marine touched you?
Or where you the idiot who decided to pull into a convoy, brake, and then act as if they were wronged? There is a reason that we are not held accountable for such and a reason we are held accountable if we fail to obey orders.
You do not interfere with a convoy. Doing so will get you hurt. You do not run out across the firing line. Doing so will get you hurt. Upholding the Constitution has nothing to do with protecting stupid people from themselves. This is not complicated. I will not slow down and potentially harm my fellow Marines for you. I will not even risk it. I will for a child, a distressed pedestrian, or some old person or something like that though. I am not a monster, just an asshole.
Except, now, people are having to code specifics just to render in Firefox appropriately. It sucked having to do it for Microsoft's Internet Explorer. It sucks having to do it for Mozilla's Firefox.
Don't get in between vehicles during a convoy. If you do you will be punted off to the side of the road. You may be hurt or even die as a result. It is a stupid safety risk and there are clear warning signs with big flashing lights and giant hardened vehicles all around you. Do not be stupid and you will not be hurt. Get in the way and I can and will run you over. Exceptions? I'd have broken orders had it been a distressed pedestrian or a child or something similar. Other than that? Nope... I am going to keep going - and I am going to chuckle about it.
It is a small thread - just like you said. Now, why would you want to increase the risks of something tragic happening? What possible motive would you have for adding risks? There is only a small risk of actual permanent damage so you do not mind if I punch you in the nuts, right?
Source: Me. I trained to be a volunteer "fire jumper" (though we usually go in with choppers and fast rope down instead of bailing out of an airplane). I only was on scene a half dozen times and none of them required jumping or even fast roping.
Anyhow, fires grow quickly. Very quickly. Once they build up enough energy they expand even more rapidly. Stopping them from building that much energy is a concern and is a very time-sensitive matter. Anything interfering with the containment process, any delays, are cause for future damages. Your house is destroyed in an average of something like five minutes from the start of a fire. Twenty minutes is a very long time in a crisis. It is generally not just twenty minutes, it is twenty *additional* minutes.
Historically, firemen have not always been so cool. They were private, for profit, businesses and had all the evils associated with that. They would do stuff like steal your stuff. They would let your house burn. They would intentionally burn other properties to protect one that had been insured with that particular fire company. This has, obviously, changed for the better.
Terry Pratchett has a bit of a novel that sort of covers this. It actually is not so very far from the truth. I forget the name but it is a good read, as all of his work seems to be.
A lady friend was a coke dealer. Her house caught on fire. There was some damage to the barn but little damage. The FIREMEN used their axes to break into a safe that was in the barn. They found coke, money, and a small caliber pistol. They claimed the act of breaking into the safe was necessary to ensure the fire was completely out. They got off with zero charges and the owner was charged with a number of crimes for the cocaine, money, and firearm. They were successfully prosecuted and ended up with a suspended sentence, a large fine, and a felony on their record.
Years ago, I was driving in a convoy from Quantico over to Norfolk. You may NOT interfere with a military convoy. It is generally a bad idea as well as being illegal. My instructions where to maintain the speed of the convoy, remain in pattern (keep to the lane), and to accept no interference. A small Honda crossed between our HMMWVs and slowed down for some stupid civilian reason. I did not slow down. I pushed him for a good 500+ feet before his vehicle worked its way off and to the right where the vehicle rolled onto its side.
We were not traveling quickly and there were 'flasher trucks' (with appropriate signage) ahead, beside, and in front of the convoy. This was a regular convoy that was done quite often in that area. The driver tried to sue, called the cops, etc... A couple of us were called in to speak to the Captain and nothing ever came of it. Similar happened at an intersection in Quantico itself, just north of the base. In that case the driver even ended up going to jail for a short stint. They had driven around the MP and into the intersection.
I have no experience in firefighting vehicles but I can assure you that we do laugh about it when it happens. We just do not do so when there is a chance we can be observed by outside parties. We are not dicks. It is just funny. Okay, we might be dicks too. However, I am not going to disobey an order to protect you from your own stupidity. I can, and will, run your ass off the road.
Convoys travel at speeds of 40 mph or less usually. We were probably traveling at 45 mph and the first vehicle mentioned was probably going only about 5 mph less and had slowed down to that speed. It was not a rough impact but they insisted on hitting the brakes after impact. Their vehicle was trashed. Some paint was missing from the HMMWV. There was not even a dent on the bumper. I understand that they had pulled in to take a picture (pre-cell phone days and pre-digital camera days) and, frankly, there was barely enough room between vehicles for them to even fit their car in there. I do not regret downshifting... There is a guy with his upper body poked out of the top and he is wielding an M202... Why, oh why, would you get in our way???
Most of us do not have a high power water cannon nor will we be building them. Many of us, on the other hand, have shotguns. The 12ga shotgun is the most frequently owned size firearm in the United States. (Followed by firearms chambered in.22lr if the statistics are still the same as they were a few years ago.) Bean bag rounds or wooden blocks would be interesting choices but require one be prepared and be a decent shot. Bird shot is likely the best choice for minimal risk with maximum potential.
I have been playing with a 'firewall' for the browser in Opera. It is called uMatrix (micro-matrix) and it is actually not all that bad. It is annoying at first but you eventually get the settings dialed in. They are on a per-site basis and, once dialed in, you do not have to play with the settings any longer. As I tend to flit about the web like a schoolgirl at her first drinking party this has been a neat addition to my browsing.
And what have you done, during these twenty years, to help build Linux? Somehow, I doubt it is as much as you would like us to believe. Just a guess... Hell, I am not even a gamer. I think *they* built Linux so that we would not have to listen to whiners (such as yourself) because we can use it to do anything we damned well want if we have the energy and knowhow to put into it. Hell, if it a popular use-case then someone has probably already put the effort in. I somehow suspect that that someone is not you. Again, just a guess...
Does it feel good to troll and pretend to be something you are not while hiding behind the mask of anonymity? Anyhow, you got some herp in your durp. You might want to clean that up and save your mother the trouble.
This is surely not related but I discovered, yesterday, that Vino (Linux Mint - Cinnamon) does not allow sharing the desktop with Windows with an encrypted connection using realVNC as the Windows viewer. Fortunately, I paid for the software so I was able to change it as I am not sure that the free version even allows one to change that. It took a minute to figure it out, I had to change the config and change the settings on the Windows box. Either way, it kind of sucks and is only tangentially related but I figured I would share.
Jeep lost me when they went to rectangle headlights. Sure, they put the round ones back on some models. The round lights worked better and were generally more resistant to damage. My favorite was a '73 Wagoneer. It had a PTO and a Borg-Werner transmission. It had enough torque in 4W-L that it could probably have pulled a house off its foundation. *sighs* Of course, once you got it stuck it was stuck. It was also a horrifically lovely orange color that belonged on absolutely nothing on this planet. I loved it.
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How about, "It's not a race?"
I don't know. I am pretty damned neutral. I am not a gamer though nor do I really give a shit if people get doxxed or the likes. I read just for the amusement. I really do not care who is right or wrong and only finally went and learned the history (oddly, Encyclopedia Dramatica was an interesting source of information) about the whole subject. It matters not one bit to me but I do find the comments amusing.
If you were trying to make yourself a public figure you would be subject to more scrutiny. Note: I have no idea or opinion if you or this person can code.
LOL I was just screwing with you. In hindsight it was not so obvious. My bad.
Less likely to commit crimes or less likely to be convicted or reported for criminal activity?
Great! Now you are saying black people smell?!? Racist! /s ;)
If English is, as you claim, your native language then how did you manage to spell 'racist' wrong every single time? It is not like it is an obscure and difficult to spell word... Raciest means the most racy. Racy has not really got much to do with race when used to define differences in culture, genes, etc...
I am not usually one to pick at spelling or grammar, my own is not infallible, but when I see really atrocious and egregious errors it makes me immediately discount anything the person said. That is a failing of my own, I suppose. However, I do not think I can adjust accordingly.
I am a straight male who is quite welcome, and frequently partakes, in the queer community. I am very hetero-normative actually - it is who I am, any attempts to be otherwise have been interesting and have only shown me that I am not, in fact, gay or bi or even a woman in male skin. I have not met all cliques but, of those I have, I have found the GLBT groups to be the most welcoming. Hell, when I drank my favorite bar (now closed, sadly) in this area was an 'alternative' bar which catered to the queer community. It was awesome and I could just do anything I wanted and be myself without care. It seems that those who are considered to be freaks are much more accepting of other freaks but I could be projecting.
Well yeah, I am high enough to see the one male driver of the vehicle. Don't worry - you're not special. I'd do the same to you.
Not one of you understands the word freedom. I will give you a hint... I am free to kill you, I am not at liberty to do so.
There you go. You *are* free to own slaves. You just do not have the right to do so. Freedom is restricted when one is physically prevented from doing so.
Absolutely. There are so many Army bases in Norfolk and Quantico that it is hard to spit without hitting one. Those damned Army people...
Show me on the doll where the Marine touched you?
Or where you the idiot who decided to pull into a convoy, brake, and then act as if they were wronged? There is a reason that we are not held accountable for such and a reason we are held accountable if we fail to obey orders.
You do not interfere with a convoy. Doing so will get you hurt. You do not run out across the firing line. Doing so will get you hurt. Upholding the Constitution has nothing to do with protecting stupid people from themselves. This is not complicated. I will not slow down and potentially harm my fellow Marines for you. I will not even risk it. I will for a child, a distressed pedestrian, or some old person or something like that though. I am not a monster, just an asshole.
Except, now, people are having to code specifics just to render in Firefox appropriately. It sucked having to do it for Microsoft's Internet Explorer. It sucks having to do it for Mozilla's Firefox.
Don't get in between vehicles during a convoy. If you do you will be punted off to the side of the road. You may be hurt or even die as a result. It is a stupid safety risk and there are clear warning signs with big flashing lights and giant hardened vehicles all around you. Do not be stupid and you will not be hurt. Get in the way and I can and will run you over. Exceptions? I'd have broken orders had it been a distressed pedestrian or a child or something similar. Other than that? Nope... I am going to keep going - and I am going to chuckle about it.
It is a small thread - just like you said. Now, why would you want to increase the risks of something tragic happening? What possible motive would you have for adding risks? There is only a small risk of actual permanent damage so you do not mind if I punch you in the nuts, right?
How do you feel about drunk driving, distracted driving, criminal threatening, driving to endanger, or similar laws?
For the record, I tend to agree with you in theory. Practicality has shown that theory does not hold up to reality.
You are retarded. Straight up retarded.
We can do something about drones. We can not control the birds.
You are suggesting that if something is beyond our control we should not control those things we can. Why? Because you are too stupid for words.
You don't have a pilot's license. It is the internet, the one place you do not have to lie.
Source: Me. I trained to be a volunteer "fire jumper" (though we usually go in with choppers and fast rope down instead of bailing out of an airplane). I only was on scene a half dozen times and none of them required jumping or even fast roping.
Anyhow, fires grow quickly. Very quickly. Once they build up enough energy they expand even more rapidly. Stopping them from building that much energy is a concern and is a very time-sensitive matter. Anything interfering with the containment process, any delays, are cause for future damages. Your house is destroyed in an average of something like five minutes from the start of a fire. Twenty minutes is a very long time in a crisis. It is generally not just twenty minutes, it is twenty *additional* minutes.
Historically, firemen have not always been so cool. They were private, for profit, businesses and had all the evils associated with that. They would do stuff like steal your stuff. They would let your house burn. They would intentionally burn other properties to protect one that had been insured with that particular fire company. This has, obviously, changed for the better.
Terry Pratchett has a bit of a novel that sort of covers this. It actually is not so very far from the truth. I forget the name but it is a good read, as all of his work seems to be.
A lady friend was a coke dealer. Her house caught on fire. There was some damage to the barn but little damage. The FIREMEN used their axes to break into a safe that was in the barn. They found coke, money, and a small caliber pistol. They claimed the act of breaking into the safe was necessary to ensure the fire was completely out. They got off with zero charges and the owner was charged with a number of crimes for the cocaine, money, and firearm. They were successfully prosecuted and ended up with a suspended sentence, a large fine, and a felony on their record.
That is the exception and not the norm.
Years ago, I was driving in a convoy from Quantico over to Norfolk. You may NOT interfere with a military convoy. It is generally a bad idea as well as being illegal. My instructions where to maintain the speed of the convoy, remain in pattern (keep to the lane), and to accept no interference. A small Honda crossed between our HMMWVs and slowed down for some stupid civilian reason. I did not slow down. I pushed him for a good 500+ feet before his vehicle worked its way off and to the right where the vehicle rolled onto its side.
We were not traveling quickly and there were 'flasher trucks' (with appropriate signage) ahead, beside, and in front of the convoy. This was a regular convoy that was done quite often in that area. The driver tried to sue, called the cops, etc... A couple of us were called in to speak to the Captain and nothing ever came of it. Similar happened at an intersection in Quantico itself, just north of the base. In that case the driver even ended up going to jail for a short stint. They had driven around the MP and into the intersection.
I have no experience in firefighting vehicles but I can assure you that we do laugh about it when it happens. We just do not do so when there is a chance we can be observed by outside parties. We are not dicks. It is just funny. Okay, we might be dicks too. However, I am not going to disobey an order to protect you from your own stupidity. I can, and will, run your ass off the road.
Convoys travel at speeds of 40 mph or less usually. We were probably traveling at 45 mph and the first vehicle mentioned was probably going only about 5 mph less and had slowed down to that speed. It was not a rough impact but they insisted on hitting the brakes after impact. Their vehicle was trashed. Some paint was missing from the HMMWV. There was not even a dent on the bumper. I understand that they had pulled in to take a picture (pre-cell phone days and pre-digital camera days) and, frankly, there was barely enough room between vehicles for them to even fit their car in there. I do not regret downshifting... There is a guy with his upper body poked out of the top and he is wielding an M202... Why, oh why, would you get in our way???
Most of us do not have a high power water cannon nor will we be building them. Many of us, on the other hand, have shotguns. The 12ga shotgun is the most frequently owned size firearm in the United States. (Followed by firearms chambered in .22lr if the statistics are still the same as they were a few years ago.) Bean bag rounds or wooden blocks would be interesting choices but require one be prepared and be a decent shot. Bird shot is likely the best choice for minimal risk with maximum potential.
I have been playing with a 'firewall' for the browser in Opera. It is called uMatrix (micro-matrix) and it is actually not all that bad. It is annoying at first but you eventually get the settings dialed in. They are on a per-site basis and, once dialed in, you do not have to play with the settings any longer. As I tend to flit about the web like a schoolgirl at her first drinking party this has been a neat addition to my browsing.
Git is here:
https://github.com/gorhill/uMa...
You may find it is available for Chrome at least. There may be a Firefox version as well. If not then the source is at the Git that is linked above.
And what have you done, during these twenty years, to help build Linux? Somehow, I doubt it is as much as you would like us to believe. Just a guess... Hell, I am not even a gamer. I think *they* built Linux so that we would not have to listen to whiners (such as yourself) because we can use it to do anything we damned well want if we have the energy and knowhow to put into it. Hell, if it a popular use-case then someone has probably already put the effort in. I somehow suspect that that someone is not you. Again, just a guess...
Does it feel good to troll and pretend to be something you are not while hiding behind the mask of anonymity? Anyhow, you got some herp in your durp. You might want to clean that up and save your mother the trouble.
This is surely not related but I discovered, yesterday, that Vino (Linux Mint - Cinnamon) does not allow sharing the desktop with Windows with an encrypted connection using realVNC as the Windows viewer. Fortunately, I paid for the software so I was able to change it as I am not sure that the free version even allows one to change that. It took a minute to figure it out, I had to change the config and change the settings on the Windows box. Either way, it kind of sucks and is only tangentially related but I figured I would share.
Jeep lost me when they went to rectangle headlights. Sure, they put the round ones back on some models. The round lights worked better and were generally more resistant to damage. My favorite was a '73 Wagoneer. It had a PTO and a Borg-Werner transmission. It had enough torque in 4W-L that it could probably have pulled a house off its foundation. *sighs* Of course, once you got it stuck it was stuck. It was also a horrifically lovely orange color that belonged on absolutely nothing on this planet. I loved it.