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Comment: Re:The original 0xOmar post on pastebin (Score 1) 422

instead of punishing the banks for somehow fucking up so badly that the information was leaked online and calling for their heads (figuratively) they're more interested in calling for the heads (literally) of the people who exposed just how fucked up securing that data was--an act that is ultimately self-defeating if it were meant to protect those random people who are hurt .. instead of using the opportunity for a very public, open expose on the issues with the banking system as a justification to fix those problems

Terry Gillam's Brazil comes to mind. Everything that's called "Terrorism" in that movie is just "Central Services" screwing up and passing the buck. The worst terrorist of all is a heating repair man.

Comment: Ob. Lebowski (Score 1) 142

by MrEd (#31438480) Attached to: Google's Computing Power Refines Translation

Good times.

"But sometimes, there's a man – and I'm talking about the Dude here – sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Dude. In Los Angeles."

"But sometimes, man - you can go anywhere - even in some cases, men, men of his time and place. He is the right fit. Order. In Los Angeles."

Comment: Re:toposhaba - mods are wrong (Score 1) 792

by MrEd (#29433815) Attached to: Congress Mulls Research Into a Vehicle Mileage Tax

"cyclists (who pay nothing) have more rights on the road than drivers who's taxes and fees actually pay for the roads"

As others have pointed out, you don't know what you're talking about. "92% of the funds for local roads come from property, income, and sales taxes". Your gas taxes pay for highways, but even they are subsidized by general tax funds.

Comment: How the computer made it worse (Score 1) 403

by MrEd (#28515017) Attached to: Investigators Suspect Computers Doomed Air France Jet

You forgot some steps:

A330:

1. Computer in control every flight for months
2. Pilots' skills and awareness degrade.
3. Sensors fail
4. Computer: "sorry dudes, you're on your own"
5. Rusty, out-of-the-loop pilots thrown into control
6. Pilots: "Fuck, I'd better troubleshoot the computers"

Here's the same for a B767:

1. Pilots in control, maintaining their skills, developing aircraft and weather awareness
2. Sensors fail
3. Seasoned pilots: "Fuck, it's a good thing I can fly this thing in my sleep"

"'Tis true, 'tis pity, and pity 'tis 'tis true." -- Poloniouius, in Willie the Shake's _Hamlet, Prince of Darkness_

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