Anonymous operative Barrett Brown

Does not being Barret Brown contradicts beins Anonymous? ;)

Paul B.

I think that the problem with FPGAs is how many times can they be reprogrammed. For this (banking) application probably not that many, but if you have to re-program your in-PC FPGA every time you decide to check your encrypted e-mail while watching streaming video, you will run out of programming cycles pretty quickly.

Besides, if task is well-defined (as in, has a standard, like MPEG, or SSL), if it probably more cost-effective to have a special chip doing it (you can definitely get cheap stand-alone chips for tasks like this), and just add it in the corner of motherboard.

Paul B.

Still, no harm in PDF link towards the start of the discussion, right?

Sorry, did not go that deep down before deciding to thank you, and provide some constructive suggestion...

Paul B.

But, in light of "the book every American needs to read right now" on Huck's show, your should have plugged http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf , which dissects the point you were making perfectly!

Thanks for this and you other comments below, let's keep up the good fight (stalemate in RF today, hope for a win in USA next year).

In Liberty,

Pavel B.

As someone currently working for a high-tech start-up in Vancouver, BC, I can assure you that, as nice as it is here in the Summer, it's no Silicon Valley -- and when you have to make a trip there it's like $800 in plane tickets and a whole day of travel.

But then, Valley is not exactly on the shore, so it's not just 12 miles boat ride, add another hour or so to get across the hills -- still beats air travel!

Paul B.

.. as, say, gasoline refineries, I bet they would not be "blowing up at alarming rate" -- and no, I do not use their end product, and do not even intend to use it!

Paul B.

Try *assassinate* underaged US citizens (born on US soil) because they could have been associated with (suspected) terrorists!

I am not talking about al-Awlaki the senior (I can see how people might be divided about him, though, I'd say, if proper Judiciary inquest into his doings were held in the open and conclude with "bring dead or alive", I would not mind much), but his 16 years old son!

http://www.salon.com/2011/10/20/the_killing_of_awlakis_16_year_old_son/
http://www.dailypaul.com/181607/obamas-assassination-order-and-the-secret-memo

Fed up yet?

Paul B.

Instant Friendly Green Bubble, my friend! Why non of us have any points to up-mod the GP post???

Paul B.

... and have to admit, that they are lots of fun, especially when you are young! ;-)

When you are a bit older, as in, having to plan for more than one month ahead, they are less fun, but still can be educational to some people.

(Me? trying to be young in heart, honestly!)

Paul B.

About USGS, Weather Services, and such... Straight from Ron Paul's mouth: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/3/one-year-to-go/

Note: "Functions that cannot be abolished immediately will be transferred to other departments."

I hope that you would reconsider your stance (and yes, I've notices your interest in USGS in your recent posts, but not enough to make me think that you would sell your integrity and freedom of mind for having a certain title on your business card! ;) ).

And I did like your recent petition, though both of us know that it will go nowhere whatsoever...

Just trying to win one heart at a time, and yours seems to be not all crusted,

Paul B.