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| 2008/4/21-30 [Politics/Domestic/Crime, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:49786 Activity:nil |
4/19 Bush interrogation program was being used before Yoo memo
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-horton21apr21,0,1892568.story
\_ He and Libby will both get a pardon. |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Computer/SW/Security] UID:49787 Activity:nil |
4/21 Yahoo Instant Messenger is not encrypted. Are there chat programs
that are a bit more secure than YIM?
\_ what OS are you using?
\_ What are your goals? Corporate security, or preventing your wife
from eavesdropping on you? If you're using IM for internal company
communication, you shouldn't be using anything where you don't
control the server; deploy an internal messaging server instead.
Jabber-based servers are popular for this.
\_ I think AIM supports encryption (at least it seems to when I'm
using iChat or Adium). I think GTalk supports encryption as well.
\_ Beware of webcams pointing at your screen!
\_ There is encryption but it's a pain in the ass sometimes.
\_ Both you and your mistress log on to soda using ssh. Then run the
good o' "talk" program.
good o' "talk" program. You two will have a more intimate
experience than using popular chat programs, coz now you can see
every keystroke by the other instead of just line by line.
every keystroke by the other instead of just line by line. (Imagine
all kinds of real-time animation you can do with the '-' key and the
backspace key.)
what animation you can do with the '-' key and the backspace key.)
\_ install adium or pidgin-otr. Trust in nikitab. |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Academia/Berkeley/CSUA/Troll/Aspolito] UID:49788 Activity:nil |
4/21 You'll appreciate this tom holub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4
\_ Target rich environment?
\_ I missed it (don't want to be a spoiler) completely! This
would be a great TV commercial here in the US.
\_ Except most American don't care about bears.
\_ I think aspolito cares very much about bears.
\_ I think aspolito wants to be sodomized by bears.
\_ I think it's clever, although I had already read about the research
this was based on, so I knew what to expect.
I think the message is actually a bit off. No amount of telling
people "look out for cyclists" will make them look out for cyclists.
Your goal as a cyclist is to put yourself in a position to be the
expected thing rather than the unexpected one. -tom |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Science/GlobalWarming] UID:49789 Activity:nil |
4/21 What's a good term for a place that is easy to move into but
hard to move out? Like "Tenessee is like a __________, it's
so easy to move into but once you're in it, it's really hard
to move out."
Some of the terms I can think of are: blackhole, trap. Anything
else you can think of?
\_ tar pit
\_ Roach Motel. In the old days in Hong Kong, Black Flag actually
mode a version of Roach Motel where there was a one-way metal
made a version of Roach Motel where there was a one-way metal
push door leading to the bait in a semi-transparent plastic housing.
No sticky substance was used. You could see how many "guests"
there were when you replaced the motel.
\_ Parenthood.
\_ Los Angeles. Quick sand.
\_ Hotel California
\_ Red state
\_ Quagmire. 'dict quagmire' comes up with numerous similar words too
\_ Cal
\- potential energy well
x |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Health/Women, Science/Space] UID:49790 Activity:nil |
4/21 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080419/ap_on_re_eu/russia_space_6 Russian Federal Space Agency chief Perminov: '"You know in Russia, there are certain bad omens about this sort of thing, but thank God that everything worked out successfully," he said. "Of course in the future, we will work somehow to ensure that the number of women will not surpass" the number of men. Challenged by a reporter, Perminov responded: "This isn't discrimination. I'm just saying that when a majority (of the crew) is female, sometimes certain kinds of unsanctioned behavior or something else occurs, that's what I'm talking about." He did not elaborate.' |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Israel] UID:49791 Activity:kinda low |
4/19 Israel's dilemma
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200805/israel
\_ I'm sympathetic to Isreal's plight, but that's a horrid fairly one
sided article.
\_ In which ways is it one-sided?
\_ On who's side is it?
\_ Carter has already done more for peace in the Middle East in two
weeks than Bush has in two terms in office:
http://www.csua.org/u/lbm (NYT)
\_ It's hard to argue with your assertion, but the accomplishment
cited here has already been contradicted:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7359661.stm
\_ I totally agree, Bush has really screwed things up, but he can't
hold a candle to Carter.
\_ You're nuts. The kind of peace where Israel pulls back to the
1967 borders and gives 10 years for Hamas to build up in exchange
for nothing? It's suicidal. Is this a troll?
\_ Yes, everyone who disagrees with you is a troll. Automatically,
without question. Oddly enough, I think that you are more
likely to come to peace with someone you are negotiating with
than someone you are shooting at. I don't think for a second
that Israel will (or should) agree to all of Hamas' terms,
but I do think that if they don't start talking, there will
never be peace.
\_ Yes, everyone who disagrees with you is a troll.
Automatically, without question. Oddly enough, I think that
you are more likely to come to peace with someone you are
negotiating with than someone you are shooting at. I don't
think for a second that Israel will (or should) agree to all
of Hamas' terms, but I do think that if they don't start
talking, there will never be peace.
\_ Do you have any idea what Hamas is talking about or any
knowledge of the history of the region, Hamas, or anything
else going on? Have you read the Hamas charter? No.
Here: http://www.palestinecenter.org/cpap/documents/charter.html
When Hamas stops *firing rockets in Israel almost every
day!* there might be something to talk about. Until that
time they are at war with Israel who they don't even
acknowledge the legitimate existence of and have made very
clear very loudly their only goal is Israel's destruction.
There is no compromising with someone whose only reason
for being is your death. You can't be a "little bit" dead.
Maybe you're not a troll, just naive.
\_ You don't have to negotiate for peace with your friends,
only those you are at war with. You seem to forget this
basic fact. History is full of examples of hostile
neighbors full of angry rhetoric eventually getting
tired of fighting and then making peace. Why are these
two any different?
\_ Well, one side obviously isn't tired of it yet, for
one thing.
\_ Very uplifting. Now go read some real history. Far
more conflicts have been resolved with the Rome vs.
Carthage model than the "We got tired of killing
your civilians with daily rocket attacks from our
side of the border, we're going to give up our holy
quest to kill you all and throw a tea and crumpets
party for you, our new friends and neighbors, peace
be unto you, brothers!" Negotiated peace only comes
when at least one side has been defeated and is
unwilling or unable to continue fighting. Until
then there is nothing to talk about.
\_ Who lost in the Catholic vs. Protestant wars in
Northern Ireland?
\_ You mean the modern version with the IRA, bombs
etc? Everyone lost. The English were
unwilling to apply the force required to win
a military victory, didn't want or consider
a heart and minds conversion, and both sides
lost a number of people for no real purpose.
This has exactly what to do with trying to
talk with psychotics like Hamas? Nothing.
Go read Hamas' charter and come back if you're
serious about discussing this further.
\_ Hamas is no nuttier than the Real IRA.
\_ That's an opinion. Factually incorrect,
but no one can stop you from believing
things that aren't true. Have at it.
The "Real IRA" stopped blowing things up
after the English left them alone. When
Israel steps back, Hamas just moves
closer so they can fire rockets further
into Israel. If it was San Francisco
getting shelled every day (or whatever
town you live in), you'd be screaming
the loudest how "We have to kill them
all and why hasn't the incompetent BUSH
admin stopped the bad guys yet?!"
\_ Israel has never, ever stepped back.
\_ The Real IRA has not given up and
in fact, continues to operate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_IRA
You certainly have strong opinions for
one so lightly informed.
\_ Did you read your own link? The
so called Real IRA is dead. There
is more Real Crime in LA every
day than these goofballs have
managed since their founding in 97.
\_ Which side is unwilling to negotiate?
http://www.csua.org/u/lch (Yahoo News)
\_ We've seen this one before. "We would
like to kill you, would you please open
the gate?"
\_ Wow, you are incredibly naive. "We need
6 months to rearm for the next round of
attacks. We'll stop attacking you for
those 6 months if you let us bring in
more weapons". You can't possibly be
this dumb. Thus, I label you: troll.
You still clearly haven't read the Hamas
charter, either. You won't make it more
than a few paragraphs in before your
eyes glaze at the insanity and seething
hatred.
\_ I read about half of it. I will finish
the rest later. It is full of a bunch
of religious mumbo-jumbo.
of religious mumbo-jumbo. Unlike you,
I have actually been to Jerusalem, the
West Bank and Gaza, so it is kind of
amusing that you bounce back and forth
between calling me ignorant and a
troll. Perhaps I am as informed as you
and just disagree.
\_ I'm stunned that you think putting
a maple leaf on your hawaiian
tshirt during your weekend
excursion to the region makes you
an expert. You would have been
better off if you said you saw
something on the history channel.
\_ I saw it on the History Channel |
| 2008/4/21-2009/5/3 [Computer/SW/OS/Linux] UID:49792 Activity:nil 61%like:42770 55%like:52942 |
Linux soda 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 22:11:31 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux Welcome to Macintosh^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HSoda Mark VII, a dual Xeon 2.8GHz with many hozers. |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Transportation/Car, Transportation/Car/Hybrid] UID:49793 Activity:nil |
4/21 Think car. 0 emission and 124 miles per charge:
http://think.no/think/content/view/full/290
\_ It reads "zero *local* emissions." Nonetheless, "an energy
efficiency three times that of a traditional combustion engine
car" is still pretty impressive. |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Politics/Domestic/Gay] UID:49794 Activity:nil |
4/21 Why are there so many gay people in Hollywood?
\_ Because acting is traditionally a gay friendly field, so a lot
of young gay men get into acting.
\_ You might have cause and effect switched around here...
\_ By now there is no real cause and effect. If you are a
gay teen you know damn well that the theater club is going
to be a good place to hang out.
\_ Maybe this is true today, with the Internet and all,
but it wasn't true for rural gay teens 20 years ago.
\_ My wild guess is that they were well-trained in acting in their
real lives when they were pressured to act like heterosexuals in
order to avoid trouble. |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Academia/Berkeley/CSUA] UID:49795 Activity:nil |
4/21 Hey everyone! The CSUA is having its semi-regular Alumni BBQ!
It will be May 8, 2008 in the Wozniak Lounge from 6pm. All
alums and current members are welcome! Come for some free food
and friends (hopefully disjoint sets). Email politburo with any
and all questions/comments/concerns. --steven
\_ Any hot women there?
\_ I'll bring my girlfriend(s)
\_ If you have to ask, you don't know.
\_ any that are, will be "with someone". This isn't an event to go
to for hot women. |
| 2008/4/21-5/2 [Science/Biology] UID:49796 Activity:nil |
4/21 If he shot himself in the nuts, can we put him up for a Darwin award?
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9004996?source=rss
\_ Yes, I believe the Darwin awards count self-sterilizers as
canidates if they don't already have children. This guy failed
though. On the other hand, he did try to flee from the police
on foot with a bullet wound in the gut. Tough! |
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