I think you're misstating the mantra, but anyway... Incompetence isn't limited to proprietary software. Does that make you happy?

Oh, and if you think you have the right to squat on U.S. land for free, YOU'RE the thief, not government.

You do realize that government issued the warning of the impending weather event, right?

What you may not realize is that Alabama has one of the most regressive tax structures in the nation -- meaning they have the highest effective tax rates on those with the lowest incomes. It's not terribly surprising several places in Alabama are facing bankrupt budgets.

In other words, the problem may just be lack of government, not government itself. I guess it all comes down to priorities.

Weather forecasts are sometimes wrong, to be sure. But all things considered, they've gotten amazingly good over the last 10-20 years, especially when it comes to short-term events.

It's your choice whether to ignore a warning. But Alabama was warned.

I'd give this a "6" if I could. The mayor is lying about the warnings they received.

Indeed. I think you should show them how to do it by building and launching your own Martian robotic probe.

Why assume God did it? It looks like Dunkin Doughnuts was responsible. Or Mars law enforcement.

Which has what to do with the likelihood that your town will be "hit by muslim terrorists"? 94% of terrorists aren't muslim, and more than 90% of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil have been carried out by non-muslims.

I'll respond to this well-worded argument with more than it deserves. Several left-wing terrorist groups have been active in the late 20th century. Some, like Shining Path, have been described as explicitly atheist. That most likely wasn't the sum total of why they engaged in terrorism (it is usually that way with terrorist groups, actually, even the ostensibly "religious" ones), but I didn't claim that, either.

While true, the OP's point is valid: if you have access to the RAM, you pretty much have access to the machine. Since the only way you're getting that key is if the encrypted drive or volume is open at the time, getting around the encryption was already a done deal.

This just lets you go back and re-open the encrypted volume if you screw up and e.g. turn off the computer.

That's the entire point of the exploit being discussed in this article. While this tool lets you recover the key of an open encrypted volume and re-open it at leisure later on, if someone has access to your computer while the encrypted volume is open in the first place, it's pretty much game over.

You would have done much better if you hadn't cited the Examiner. If it's independent data from a respected source, you should be able to link to something more reputable.

1) There is Islamic terrorism, and U.S. militia terrorism, and atheist terrorism, and Christian terrorism, and others. I know of no one worth listening to who seriously disputes any of these.
2) If you're really sitting around worried about Islamic terrorists hitting your town, you need to get a hobby.

It's analogous to claiming every night after ~7pm that there is no sun because it's dark out.

There are STILL people who think a single season, storm, or record defines climate?

Thankfully, they seem to be fewer and farther between than ever. Hard to deny the evidence for global warming right in front of you, developing year after year.