I'm sure there are plenty of locations in the world where folks who don't appreciate societal laws can live out their fantasy lifestyles of doing whatever they please. Of course, they may have to battle against others who are also selfishly wanting their own desires. I'm pretty sure there could be a place for you as well ;)

So it's okay to participate for only one minute in a hate crime? Or a murder? Or a Heist? Crime is crime, yes? The whole point of law is defining a line not to cross and once crossed the consequence is provided. Most folks know this and in choosing to commit the crime, are also choosing to accept any consequence.

It's a slow news day on Slashdot...

So now I need 12 vm's to perform the same tasks that one vm with 12 apps used to be able to perform? No thanks.

Umm... the birth of Slashdot?

public cloud services as "the future". I will never risk my corporate data uptime and reliability to some "location in the cloud". I'll stick to private clouds (VMWare/VCenter) where I have control of both hardware and software and reliable failsafe systems. At least then if I have downtime I also have accountability and predictability. They same cannot be said for cloud providers and no matter what anyone says once the data leaves your hardware, you have lost that control.

These days there is so little to a story and much more to the effects. There will be good blockbusters sure, but the better ones are about the story (ie, Lord of the Rings/Hobbit/etc).

The problem with trying any renewable/conservation experiment in a "real-world" scenario is that almost every angle is now covered by regulation. Green Groups/EPA/Agriculture/Neighborhood Groups/etc, etc. It's getting to the point that the only real way to test theories in a real world scenario is to buy a big Island, build your infrastructure and pay a bunch of people to move there. I think Blofeld may be able to help fund this though.

Um, thinking that 600k may have paid for some increased security around Bengazi, or for a quick rescue team? I'm pretty sure the state department has many other priorities that could have been funded with this waste.

was tracking their very move would be called but jobs? My how times have changed.

When people imagine insects as food they always think that means in some manner of native/raw form. Who says you cannot mix them with other meats or even heat dry and grind them as a powder additive to other foods? The nutrition is what we are looking for here - not necessarily the "grossing out" of folks.

There is a difference between a state issued/controlled ID and a government issued ID. In case you don't remember your civics, you're a state citizen first. You can't be extradited to another state for prosecution in crimes without your state's permission. A government issued ID tends to blur the lines as to state citizen's rights when used inappropriately. This is more about being mindful of these issues before it gets out of hand.

The only time we record anything is when there is an official Calea request. Otherwise, standard POTS telephone calls are unmonitored (at least as far as local/local calls are concerned).

Yes - that is why I live, work and play here!

Come on. It is really naive of anyone associated with business with and in foreign countries to not think they would be monitored and possibly have information used against them while on the internet. Personally, I think it says a lot about the individual who seems like this is some big surprise. Possibly he really wasn't qualified for that line of work if he couldn't expect the end results.