Re: Robust Protections?
Bridge? Do you refer to the one that's in Arizona?
(with apologies to a certain Texas songwriter)
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How the mighty have fallen... they screwed me & my mates more than 13 years ago during one of their (in)famous "restructurings".
And no, I don't wish to recount (or relive) the sordid details. I'll just let it go at "what goes around, comes around". They've thrown a lot of good services, technologies, and people under the bus for a long time.
Uhh, TECHNOLOGY! That's how we'll fix it! Yeah, that's the ticket!
If guns are such a problem, how about we get the Secret (Cigarette?) Service to disarm?
It's easy for a US politician, surrounded by more firepower than any US citizen can ever HOPE to have, to tell everyone else to disarm.
What a bunch of "maroons".
I so wanted to chime in, and rant about the powers-that-be using "OMG - terrorists, child molesters, (insert popular criminal classes here)."
I believe that if (supposedly) rational and law abiding people succumb to invasions of privacy to "stop the XXX's", then the XXX's have won.
Your post sums up the situation eloquently.
Why isn't that lying sack of shit, that oath betraying motherfucker, NOT in a maximum security, "pound me in the ass", Federal prison, for a LONG time?
Goddamn traitor, betrayer of the Constitution he swore to uphold... that's what he is (and so many others are).
Wow, glad I was able to vent...
"I remember the program that was going to take over 24 hours to load a day's data into the replenishment system."
Or, in mainframe batch terms:
"Daily runs for a day, weekly runs for a week, and no one has ever completed an end-of-quarter."
This scenario really happened during a development project back in ~1985.
How do I hate the TPP? Let me count the ways...
Why in the effing HELL would I support an agreement that was negotiated in secret, and written by corporations who want to screw everyone on this planet? Why (as a US citizen) would I support a treaty that subverts the US Constitution (BTW, I hear YOU are a "Constitutional scholar")?
Get a damn GRIP! Let go of the effing MONEY, and do your damn job!
@ dan1980
Speaking (writing) as a US citizen, I salute you!
My uncle, who served in the 1ST Cavalry in WWII, told me of his respect for Australians... He told me that they knew US History better than the "average" US citizen. He regaled me with stories of his time with the Australian troops.
He told me that he trusted the Ossies (sp?) over the masses in the US, because they were better people than many "Americans", better understood the difference between right and wrong, and were fiercely loyal to others.
I will always hold dear his stories of his dealings and friendships with Australians.
In your post, you've demonstrated your superior understanding of the fears and intents of the framers of the US Constitution. I thank you, and wish you well.
RIP Uncle Jim, and all his friends from Australia who have passed.
I've tried (and, to date, failed) to spread the word about flash to various government webadmins - this shite must be deprecated - no, must cease, ASAP.
A proprietary POS like flash is only (repeatedly) a vector for problems on the "web". I refuse to use flash. There are too many historical (hysterical?) problems, and there will continue to be problems with such dainbramaged BS on the web.
Government sites (never mind everyone else) should be MUCH more concerned about "open access" to content. Tying info (and the display of same) to closed formats is ludicrous.
Once, there was a farmer who had a plow horse. The horse had an extremely long and matted mane.
Every spring, the farmer would hook up his horse, and plow his fields.
But, birds would alight on the horse's neck, seeking hair with which to build their nests. The birds made the horse jump about, resulting some VERY crooked rows.
The farmer made some comments about the situation in the local feed and seed store. The proprietor suggested that he sprinkle brewer's yeast on the horse's mane.
As the brewer's yeast was inexpensive, and being desperate, the farmer did so.
The birds ceased to annoy the horse, and the farmer was able to plow straight rows.
When he next visited the store, he made mention of the success of the technique. The proprietor said, "Well, everyone knows that yeast is yeast, and nest is nest, and never the mane shall tweet."
Hey, hey, hey! Take it easy - not all of us Texans are so ill informed, or supportive of gummit spying.
I believe Snowden to be a true patriot. He did the only thing he could do to expose the Constitutional violations (he was a contractor, wasn't protected by whistle blower laws, and tried to raise flags with his superiors).
I only wish that US lawmakers, who have sworn to uphold the Constitution, would DO SO.
There are two (three? four? n+?) sides to this fiasco.
I am appalled at the total waste of time and money that various governments have spent pursuing DC. Can't we all just drop this sh*t and get on with life? I am REALLY tired of hearing about these shenanigans.
I am reminded of the current "Security Theatre" crappage that is occupying everyone's attention.
There are many more important (to normal people) things happening in this day and time for these petty arguments to occupy headlines.
Hey, Copyright Assholes! Get over it, and come up with a better revenue plan! Quit wasting time, effort, and money!