Comment Re:Not wooden (Score 1) 82
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To keep it from looking like an Apple product, there's something really cool you can do with aluminum called anodizing.
Also, hydrographics
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To keep it from looking like an Apple product, there's something really cool you can do with aluminum called anodizing.
Also, hydrographics
Editors:
If this one makes it to the front page, please add an "end quote" tag after the "...police would be called and the family would not be allowed back onboard." paragraph.
Forgot to do that when submitting.
A Minnesota man and his two sons were asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight after the man sent a tweet complaining about being treated rudely by a gate agent... he agent told him that he would have to wait if he wanted to board with his children. Watson replied that he had boarded early with them before and then sent out a tweet that read "RUDEST AGENT IN DENVER. KIMBERLY S. GATE C39. NOT HAPPY @SWA."
After he boarded, an announcement came over the plane asking his family to exit the aircraft. Once at the gate, the agent said that unless the tweet was deleted, police would be called and the family would not be allowed back onboard."
He gave into the threat, deleted the Tweet, and was allowed to board a later flight (with his sons). Southwest, as one could have predicted, offered a boilerplate "apology" and vouchers for more terrible service.
As of this post, no word on the rude agent's current employment status.
But Keyboardio, the product that is being Slashvertised, is not, save (maybe) those two little panels on the corner. Although were I a betting man, my money would be on veneer rather than actual wood panels.
I just wonder if they come with a cord.
TFA doesn't mention one (just Bluetooth), but in one of the pictures you can clearly see part of a cord poking out from between the two sections...
From TFA:
Heirloom-grade craftsmanship
From the best mechanical keyswitches to aircraft-grade aluminum construction, this is a keyboard that will last.
If that's "wooden," I must ask: What kind of tree do you get aircraft-grade aluminum and/or mechanical keyswitches from?
Soon enough (if not already), they will have "reasonable suspicion" to add all Slashdot users to the list.
Hmm, let's see:
- technologically savvy? Check.
- Interested in/knowledgeable about cryptography/biology/chemistry? Check.
- Generally Libertarian (pro-individual-freedom) mentality? Big ol' check.
- NOT large donors to political campaigns? Good chance of another check here.
Sounds like yes, we as a group do indeed meet the Fascist, er Federal Government's definitions of "terrorist."
Any attributes I failed to list, that makes our community a target for clandestine government agencies?
I don't have that kind of secret to hide.
You don't think you do, today, but that doesn't mean you don't, nor does it mean you won't at some point in the future.
The fact that governance is dynamic and contingent solely on the whims of a handful of powerful people are precisely why everyone, yourself included, should actually care about the government snooping on private information.
Oh, that and fetish sex. Because there's nothing wrong with fetish sex, but I'd bet most people who are into that sort of thing want to keep it hidden regardless.
We all know, at this point, that these tech hardware companies are total butt-fuck buddies with clandestine government organizations.
We all know, at this point, that as a result of the aforementioned butt-fuck buddies relationship, all hardware can be considered compromised before you even open the damn box.
I don't know about you all, but I'm far more concerned that an organization with the power to take away my life and/or freedom can access my data without my permission or knowledge than infamous Russian credit card scammer "Peggy."
That be my 2 pennies.
Oh, so, functioning as designed.
The "worth" of a polygraph lies in the subject's belief in its ability to judge his truthfulness. Basically it's a psychological tool. It's ability to discover lies relies on the subject's belief in the operator's "professional" ability and his faith in machines making no mistakes.
The irony being, of course, that the type of absolute sociopath you would want to find/prevent from hiring with such a technique is exactly the person it won't work on.
Which, actually, explains a lot about law enforcement types....
The 1970's called, they want their userspace problems back:
if you think the holocaust was progressivism, then you still havent learned the meaning of the word.
No, I haven't learned your meaning. I can Google "define progressive" just the same as anyone else, and guess what? The actions of Germany's National Socialist Party very much do fit at least one of the definitions.
all you've succeeded in doing is godwining yourself by used the tired cliche of liberals = nazis.
Hey, speaking of people who don't know the definition of things - that's not a Godwin.
Godwin's law applies especially to inappropriate, inordinate, or hyperbolic comparisons of other situations (or one's opponent) with Nazis – often referred to as "playing the Hitler card".
Pointing out that Nazi-ism was a type of progressive mentality doesn't qualify, because it's accurate. You not liking the accuracy of the comparison notwithstanding.
in short: you're ignorant.
But less so than you, so I'd call that a win.
Per TFA - you can totally point it to goatse rather than Rick Astley.
Although for some people, there's little actionable difference between the two.
If we're talking about the southern boarder, just cross with everyone else. Illegally.
No shit.
Besides, if they want to fuck with you, they won't do it at the border, they'll wait until you're deep inside the Constitution-Free Zone. Because that's how the New America works.
If a thing's worth having, it's worth cheating for. -- W.C. Fields
