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931.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Authorization != { Acceptance, Implicit Approval } Authorization would mean they have a piece of paper, a verbal order allowing the killing of people, or something to that effect. The others are simply society's acceptance and approval
932.
by SolarNet 13y ago
You realise the slippery slope is also the name of a logical fallacy right? The difference between the fallacy and the logical device is warrant (the logical chain of events) and lack of reasonable demarcation. How does watching police lead
933.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Police officers are NOT authorized to kill people. They have a right to self defence just like you or I. The state does give them special powers, but they are only justified to kill someone when it is in defence of themselves or others, how
934.
by SolarNet 13y ago
I think what you are actually looking for is hashing[1] mixed with some sort of generative art[2]. For example Identicons [3,4]. Meaning that you could use identicons so that when prescribing a medicine a picture would be displayed next to
935.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Oh don't get me wrong, I'd prefer we don't do this. I'm just saying if we do do it, we might as well make the data public.
936.
by SolarNet 13y ago
I would like to argue for the surveillance state, or at least government cameras recording all public actions. Consider what it means to be in public. If you are in public you are giving up your implicit right to privacy relating to being v
937.
by SolarNet 13y ago
I think he is suggesting something like this: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/25/norwegian-pri... Where serious crimes like rape and murder (but not manslaughter) still come with heavy senten
938.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Instead of insulting him, why not provide some links: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/25/norwegian-pri... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/11/swed
939.
by SolarNet 13y ago
I think the problem is that modern conservatives have gone so far to the right that organizations which are traditionally conservative are now considered left wing.
940.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Have you considered that you weren’t chosen because of your attitude instead of your project. Your comment here (as well as your name...) betrays a certain... outlook on the world. It's not just about the ideas, it's also about th
941.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Not if they are both of the same genetic pool. For example if they are both Dutch or Korean etc. Especially if the 'not smelling' it gene is the less common one (and on ethnic boundaries). For example all of the workers were Chine
942.
by SolarNet 13y ago
And we don't have trade secrets, that's why ISL followed it up with this: > want to know some of our most-clever trade secrets? Just read our papers, where we detail everything we do so you can replicate it ISL was pointing out
943.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Third parties in their own company...
944.
by SolarNet 13y ago
That's because it's not funded by the budget bill that's not being passed. Kind of stupid isn't it.
945.
by SolarNet 13y ago
They don't have to use it as justification. It's the law! If they use something else as justification, but not this, then you can say that. But if they just say "This website unavailable due to shutdown" they can be talk
946.
by SolarNet 13y ago
This is 4 hours after the midnight vote (remember east coast time), and the current climate does not seem to include a resolution tonight.
947.
by SolarNet 13y ago
They did: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/... They have 4 hours, using emergency funds appropriated for exactly this situation, to prepare the agency to be shuddered for
948.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Besides the fact that it is illegal ( http://www.bsnlawfirm.com/newsletter/OP0413_Natter.pdf ) employees are NOT guaranteed to get their money. In the past congress has sometimes not provided backpay. Also, if the websit
949.
by SolarNet 13y ago
The agencies are given a single half day to shutdown.
950.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Well that's basically just a static blog site anyway. The USDA site had dynamic information, statistics, graphs. The IT infrastructure for USDA is probably much more complicated than the TSA.
951.
by SolarNet 13y ago
They have to prepare for an uncertain amount of time. I think the botnet/hacking concerns are more notable. Especially since the USDA collects information from across the country.
952.
by SolarNet 13y ago
That IT person has 4 hours to shut-down the agency internet presence for an indeterminate amount of time. Also, their server farm may not have power in 4 days, better to set up a simple website on some "essential" box somewhere. E
953.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Well if they have a server farm or cloud server on which the website is hosted it likely needs power and bandwidth (or money for a cloud service). Either they disappear completely or put up a static page.
954.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Not if they can't pay for the power or system administrators to support them for an undefined amount of time. Better to switch to a simple single server now than let the web page get hacked, fail slowly, or disappear completely.
955.
by SolarNet 13y ago
I realize that people are a little annoyed at this tact, and think it is melodramatic. But consider: * The servers may be hosted on a cloud system, and there is now no way to pay for them. (Even if the bill is due in 4 days, the employees c
956.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Oh I completely agree with what you describe. (I use exactly the MVC pattern you describe when I work on contracts to pay the bills.) Personally, however, I maintain that even at the level you describe the tools just don't exist to red
957.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Which means more taxes...
958.
by SolarNet 13y ago
Of course the problem here is the software. It's not that it doesn't exist, it's that tools to use and create such a system easily don't exist. We can make applications which do what you describe but it is a hell of a lo
959.
by SolarNet 13y ago
"Why don't these people get jobs?" Because: THERE. ARE. NOT. ENOUGH. JOBS. * The economy crashed a while ago. We still haven't recovered all the jobs we lost, by either absolute or percentage. * Increased automation and
960.
by SolarNet 13y ago
I think the idea is that his laptop could be stolen/robbed. They are often worth a bit of money. But I bet there is a performance/age/fencing/cost point where it isn't worth it to rob someone for it.

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