Really, for once the court seems to have a backbone. (Only once?)

It of course makes no sense that you can have a pile of papers and "edible looking items" in your car, and those are protected, but then there's your phone over there in the corner, "yay, it's electronic so the consitution doesn't apply!"

I share your skepticism, and I'm waiting for someone with enough clout to bust them at their game.

Maybe it's an honest effort, but with a site specifically designed for juicy info, "selling out the source" is all the rage these days, whether it's in fact the paper or if they F*k it up and Anonymous does it for them.

Sorry, the Buy More was a fictional store in the TV Series Chuck.

So you can't do that either. But you can Purchase More if you like!

Because they like the current state of affairs. In a sense it's "sorta not that hard" of a problem, but they benefit from the current weak environment.

I bet any couple of guys in these companies know who does what, but they can carefully keep them separate from "corporate knowledge" and play dumb. For example, using the (I know, imperfect) Ghostery, in twelve seconds it gives you the list of all *seventeen* trackers on a typical page of IT World, but I bet 10 out of 12 PR reps couldn't name the complete list off the top of their heads. (But you know ONE of them can, because that's how they got there at all, see?)

Meanwhile "not responding to emails about privacy"?! Really?! Again They/We don't want to know. All you have to do is call "any company that doesn't disclose all privacy info to be aiding child kidnapping terrorists upon threat of subpoena by perjury subject to independent audit" and Boom! Here comes your info!

Yeah, I admit I use Ghostery as an intermediate step. I got to like their organized layout, and haven't put in the 20 hours to really nail down a pure replacement. For me it's important not just to block junk, but to know *who was there in the first place* (and then block them!) I have learned a lot about which "magazine sites" etc use more or less trackers from Ghostery. It's taught me a lot. So no, not perfect at all, but not bad for a beginner to the topic.

... Better!

So start by giving us a list of who the top leaders of the Justice Party are.

What is "CT"? Is this a Connecticut State party?

Then since you are working on your "Platform 2.0", give us your latest 1.x series platform so we know how far you got before you decided to ask for opinions! No need for us to rehash old hat if you've already agreed on something!

Good Politics is about information. So let's have it! Lots of it! As in, about 50 pages of it!
(Think that's a lot? That's just 5 pages on each of ten hot Tech topics!)

I know, insert prelim apology for sounding "arrogant" etc. Then let's thrash out a theory.

"I've been trying to fix this for 12 years." When something takes 12 years to get better at, there's hidden factors at play.

Suppose you try a thought experiment. Imagine one of your recent projects. So you get to the stage of the "estimate" (really some kind of pre-pre-pre estimate!) and imagine what you were thinking when you worked it out.

Then try to pin down at least a couple of the "oh my gawd" moments when the whole thing exploded. Clarify a little why that particular moment didn't work.

So as part of the thought experiment, the next time you get a project, make THREE estimates. (Feel free to add a couple of bonus ones). The first is private and not told to anyone. *Because you just throw an "insane" chunk of time on top of it*. Go wild! Three month project? Whee! Let's pretend it takes two years! And lo and behold, it came in at 10 months. Yay! You were "under your estimate!" That's your first private estimate - throwing so much time that it's designed to *not go over, with NO penalties*.

So then the second one should perhaps also be private - the one that made you *think* (wish?) it was three months. But that one will be too short, for all the reasons you said you've struggled in 12 years.

Then your third one is to build in contingencies for "nightmares" - "I don't know what it is yet but something awful will go wrong here."

I know I am a little too far down, but here goes.

1. Identity Fail.
"An anonymous reader writes "I am the Technology Manager of the Justice Party..."
Really?! For me you sunk your chances right there. Politics is about promoting yourself and hoping no bad $hit from your past sticks too badly. (Because there IS some, it's only a question of relativity!)

So "Anonymous Reader", for a party I've never heard of? Nope. Go away. I won't even begin to (oh wait, I am) open the can of worms on authenticity security for ... wait for it ... the *Technology Manager*... of a party?! Sales guys, I get. Tech Manager? Oh dear gawd.

2. Too F#$%$% Sick of "Hidden One Way Flow" data-slurps in politics. You want all our notes, but you won't stand to even log a Slashdot Username to respond to replies? And this for a *political party*? Screw that. I'll dignify you by saying you're not a complete fabrication by site Mgt. Let's assume you are real. Why So Sneaky?

Bye Bye.

It's not just you, but I wouldn't slander the Kids!
(Have we forgotten that meme that fast, that all the cyber bills are For The Kids?!)

They are mouthing off, but not kids - some kind of weird way they think the "mood is right" and they can get away with it.

Any 3 of these 10 stories would have been career enders Back In The Day.

But there's some kind of magic going on - they can say *absolutely anything* and still keep their elected posts.

They don't, but chops to you for heading towards a "managed" situation in politics.

It's a weird line they are following - on one hand if they bomb the masses with enough ads, they get their votes. In another way, they have got to be deathly afraid if the masses actually start coordinating votes. I could go on for 3,000 words but I'll stay short in this post. The basic point is, for the first time ever, Social Media can Coordinate votes to counter the advantage politicians have had of close access in the Capitol for a hundred years. Right now there's no platform for it. But so help us when there is, this grand Pres cycle will be a WHOLE NEW game.

Heh I'll reply to you. Yeah, this one is a pretty bad mis-step.

I won't even use logic because that's too hard for this person. Let's stay at the Pre-logic level that the dev. psychologists say works for children.

Age 14. Really?! SO many things wrong with that age metaphor. Let's try to keep it obvious.

14 year olds can't vote.

So what are they doing, brainwashing their older brothers and sisters?!

However, Non-GAAP is a fishy way to begin anything. Sure, a few things might go unscathed, but those rules got there for a few reasons, so companies going all fancy must have something in mind.

But also amazing Slashdot rarely gets Insiders to set records straight.

No one else has yet chimed in with the obligatory aurora boreanaz.

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