This is about shameless self promotion and nothing more.
Absolute Bullshit. Self-promotion to what end? You even say yourself he will eventually be killed (or "stopped"). So you are saying he is self-promoting to eventually be the target of a murder?
My guess is Assange is going to be charged with something for this by Australia (the only country he holds citizenship in)
That makes no sense. The US routinely charges citizens of other countries for breaking US law, even if they have never stepped foot within the US, even if the crime was entirely outside its borders.
I don't know why has been modded insightful... but
Most of what they've done has been fairly reactionary
Iraq reactionary? That is in no way true. Your explanation is naive nonsense. You speak of global politics as if it were boys fighting in a school yard.
Mossad will just kill you and the KGB(or whatever three letter acronym they're using these days) will find a creative way of killing you.
More than likely they would killed the person who leaked to Wikileaks, not members of Wikileaks. Because of this, it's unlikely they would receive anything to leak about countries like that.
The problem is, "They already have innumerable unremarkable bits of plastic." What is the point of getting them, for example, a toy truck when they already have three?
It's not about being "hipster" as you arrogantly state, it's about getting them something new and different that they haven't already got.
Even if the source is from bacteria instead of peat moss (not dinosaurs)
Not peat moss, microscopic marine life, e.g. plankton. Coal generally forms from peat bogs.
Also, the original comment is confused. The bacteria (apparently) feeds on hydrocarbons that formed abiotically. The bacteria is not producing hydrocarbons, as he claims.
As someone who has worked in a mine that went to 1 km depth (and increasing), it is completely not feasible.
It costs $6000 per metre to develop a tunnel. It is hot down there, from the geothermal gradient, machinery exhaust and air compressing as it is pumped down. It is humid, making the heat worse and everything rust. The air is stale, dusty and has diesel particulate in it. There is also a limit on how big a void can be, if it is too big the rock will collapse.
The article isn't correct. The 802.11 standards and WiFi was not developed by CSIRO. The technology was first invented (and patented) by CSIRO. Following this various tech companies developed the standards/brand, without dealing with CSIRO at all. CSIRO sued one company, they settled, and most other companies have come to an agreement with CSIRO.
"When threatened, however, they can reach up to 40 km/h (25 mph) and maintain that speed for up to 90 seconds." Source
The article also says that can bowl a human over. Now imagine a pack of wombats; one traps you in, another bowls you over, then while you are helpless on they ground they all rush in rip you to shreds. Once they have the taste of blood, there is no stopping them. But they definitely can't climb trees...
I agree. The reports of Iran interfering in the war is proof they aren't completely bias against the US. This supports the US governments stance of Iran being not that good.
The New York Times is, IMHO, providing good coverage. They have links to the original documents in their articles. None of the top articles are about the story of the leaks. But I'm not American, is the NYT actually read by common people over there?
They didn't counter the statement that there is a risk.
Everything in life has risk. The best you can do is mitigate the risk. Reportedly, Wikileaks attempted to redact as many names as possible for the first leak and asked the Pentagon to help (and none was provided).
it costs an even more metric shitload to return the material to earth and handle moon launch reentry and terminal guidance.
That would actually be the cheapest (relatively) part. You would only need a purpose built rocket that only takes gold. There wouldn't be an life support systems etc. Just gold, fuel, guidance, comms... and a parachute? The greatest cost would be getting the cargo rocket and fuel up to the moon in the first place.
Most gold (that is mined) occurs in its elemental form. Some will occur in other minerals, such as galena and pyrite. It can also occur in an alloy with silver (electrum). I believe the most common silver mineral is tetrahedrite.
By income through capital gains you mean share options? That is standard for executives, as it ties your income to the company performance.
I'm Australian so I don't know the laws in the US, but are shares etc that are received as income taxed at a lower rate? In Australia, anything you receive from your company is counted as income and taxed at standard income rates.
Yesterday I was cleaning out my cupboard filled with old computer crap and found 16 million IPs. They are on a 5 1/4" floppy. Should I just mail it to ARIN?
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Are you actually replying to me? Your first reply wasn't related to what I said. Your second you saying I said things that I didn't...?
Nobody has legal jurisdiction over WikiLeaks.
That won't stop the US arresting and charging the people involved. Or just holding them indefinitely in a foreign country, without charge.
This is about shameless self promotion and nothing more.
Absolute Bullshit. Self-promotion to what end? You even say yourself he will eventually be killed (or "stopped"). So you are saying he is self-promoting to eventually be the target of a murder?
Replying to the wrong article? This is about a bank leak, not the diplomatic cables.
What legal defence? That releasing information in a neutral manner is legal but selectively isn't? Are you just spouting BS?
My guess is Assange is going to be charged with something for this by Australia (the only country he holds citizenship in)
That makes no sense. The US routinely charges citizens of other countries for breaking US law, even if they have never stepped foot within the US, even if the crime was entirely outside its borders.
I don't know why has been modded insightful... but
Most of what they've done has been fairly reactionary
Iraq reactionary? That is in no way true. Your explanation is naive nonsense. You speak of global politics as if it were boys fighting in a school yard.
Mossad will just kill you and the KGB(or whatever three letter acronym they're using these days) will find a creative way of killing you.
More than likely they would killed the person who leaked to Wikileaks, not members of Wikileaks. Because of this, it's unlikely they would receive anything to leak about countries like that.
Why do/did they call it Ovomaltine?
The problem is, "They already have innumerable unremarkable bits of plastic." What is the point of getting them, for example, a toy truck when they already have three?
It's not about being "hipster" as you arrogantly state, it's about getting them something new and different that they haven't already got.
Even if the source is from bacteria instead of peat moss (not dinosaurs)
Not peat moss, microscopic marine life, e.g. plankton. Coal generally forms from peat bogs.
Also, the original comment is confused. The bacteria (apparently) feeds on hydrocarbons that formed abiotically. The bacteria is not producing hydrocarbons, as he claims.
As someone who has worked in a mine that went to 1 km depth (and increasing), it is completely not feasible.
It costs $6000 per metre to develop a tunnel. It is hot down there, from the geothermal gradient, machinery exhaust and air compressing as it is pumped down. It is humid, making the heat worse and everything rust. The air is stale, dusty and has diesel particulate in it. There is also a limit on how big a void can be, if it is too big the rock will collapse.
High-speed rail in the United States
The article isn't correct. The 802.11 standards and WiFi was not developed by CSIRO. The technology was first invented (and patented) by CSIRO. Following this various tech companies developed the standards/brand, without dealing with CSIRO at all. CSIRO sued one company, they settled, and most other companies have come to an agreement with CSIRO.
What happens when they need to watch porn?
I'm not familiar with them. Is it something you eat?
I don't think I could do that.
What happened to you earlier?
You disgust me.
"When threatened, however, they can reach up to 40 km/h (25 mph) and maintain that speed for up to 90 seconds." Source
The article also says that can bowl a human over. Now imagine a pack of wombats; one traps you in, another bowls you over, then while you are helpless on they ground they all rush in rip you to shreds. Once they have the taste of blood, there is no stopping them. But they definitely can't climb trees...
I agree. The reports of Iran interfering in the war is proof they aren't completely bias against the US. This supports the US governments stance of Iran being not that good.
The New York Times is, IMHO, providing good coverage. They have links to the original documents in their articles. None of the top articles are about the story of the leaks. But I'm not American, is the NYT actually read by common people over there?
They didn't counter the statement that there is a risk.
Everything in life has risk. The best you can do is mitigate the risk. Reportedly, Wikileaks attempted to redact as many names as possible for the first leak and asked the Pentagon to help (and none was provided).
Her?
it costs an even more metric shitload to return the material to earth and handle moon launch reentry and terminal guidance.
That would actually be the cheapest (relatively) part. You would only need a purpose built rocket that only takes gold. There wouldn't be an life support systems etc. Just gold, fuel, guidance, comms... and a parachute? The greatest cost would be getting the cargo rocket and fuel up to the moon in the first place.
Most gold (that is mined) occurs in its elemental form. Some will occur in other minerals, such as galena and pyrite. It can also occur in an alloy with silver (electrum). I believe the most common silver mineral is tetrahedrite.
Ore just means rock that is profitable to mine.
By income through capital gains you mean share options? That is standard for executives, as it ties your income to the company performance.
I'm Australian so I don't know the laws in the US, but are shares etc that are received as income taxed at a lower rate? In Australia, anything you receive from your company is counted as income and taxed at standard income rates.
Yesterday I was cleaning out my cupboard filled with old computer crap and found 16 million IPs. They are on a 5 1/4" floppy. Should I just mail it to ARIN?