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Hopefully this works:
http://www.gpo.gov/f...LLS-112hr1540enr.pdf
That's for v7. Is that the right one or wrong one?-Renegade (December 27, 2011, 08:01 PM)
I meant the geek who was a geek because thats how they actually are, not the geek who just wants to appear that way to people around them.
People who actually spend time DOING things like programming, and not just talking about it.
People say Sheldon reminds them of me, it just annoys me. He spends too much time socialising ineptly. While I am perfectly capable but just have other things that amuse me more than other people.-Fred Nerd (December 26, 2011, 08:23 PM)
It's moved from 1031 to 1021, so looks like I was out of date above and being ranty again.
http://thomas.loc.go...query/z?d112:HR01540: < You need to drill down. You can't link to it directly.SEC. 1021. AFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES TO DETAIN COVERED PERSONS PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE.
(a) In General- Congress affirms that the authority of the President to use all necessary and appropriate force ... includes the authority for the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons (as defined in subsection (b)) pending disposition under the law of war.
(b) Covered Persons- A covered person under this section is any person as follows:
...
(2) ...any person who has committed a belligerent act...
It's still there. It still says "anyone we feel like". "Belligerent act" is simply massively broad.-Renegade (December 26, 2011, 09:16 PM)
SEC. 1031. DEFINITION OF INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO.
In this subtitle, the term `individual detained at Guantanamo' means any individual who is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after March 7, 2011, who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.
SEC. 1034. AFFIRMATION OF ARMED CONFLICT WITH AL-QAEDA, THE TALIBAN, AND ASSOCIATED FORCES.
Congress affirms that--
(1) the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces and that those entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both domestically and abroad;
(2) the President has the authority to use all necessary and appropriate force during the current armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note);
(3) the current armed conflict includes nations, organization, and persons who--
(A) are part of, or are substantially supporting, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners; or
(B) have engaged in hostilities or have directly supported hostilities in aid of a nation, organization, or person described in subparagraph (A); and
(4) the President's authority pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) includes the authority to detain belligerents, including persons described in paragraph (3), until the termination of hostilities.
Paul’s debate warning ties to the House-approved language adding "associated forces" to the Taliban and al-Qaeda as permitted U.S. targets--not to the Defense Department’s budget, contrary to his wording.
Most significantly, the U.S. government has laid claim to such authority for about a decade. So even if the cited provisions pass into law, they would not change how the government prosecutes detainees. Also, we saw no evidence that the change would make American non-combatants vulnerable. We rate Paul’s claim Mostly False.
Obama never vetoed it. It went through.-Renegade (December 26, 2011, 11:04 AM)
Status: Passed Congress. Next: Having passed in identical form in both the House and Senate, this bill now awaits the signature of the President before becoming law. [Last Updated: Dec 22, 2011 12:00PM]
All of this is just FUD, and maybe from a consumer prospective or even a small ISV prospective it might seem that this is just around the corner. But coming from somewhere that has a huge IT department and that has just spent a sickening amount of money on VS2010 and MSDN, I can tell you that it just isn't so.-wraith808 (December 26, 2011, 09:08 AM)
I'll have to respectfully disagree with you that all of this is "just" FUD. (Gotta be careful with that "just" argument. I'm often guilty of that myself.) But I suppose our corporate work experiences are rather different.
Either way, time will tell.-40hz (December 26, 2011, 11:37 AM)
Oh, and Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory is nothing like a reak geek.-Fred Nerd (December 26, 2011, 03:12 AM)
NDAA 2012 gives the US govt the power to arrest and indefinitely detain anyone for *any reason*.
http://rt.com/news/t...ards-government-613/-Renegade (December 26, 2011, 06:27 AM)
Not really surprising - if they want to sell anything for Apple iPods/iPads/iPhones they are froced to sell through the app store.-Carol Haynes (December 26, 2011, 05:34 AM)
Then consider this - most of the major record labels have recently announced they plan to discontinue producing CDs after 2012 and switch completely over to digital distribution. No more hard media!-40hz (December 26, 2011, 06:30 AM)
Point is, if Microsoft goes that route, it's far easier for enterprise customers to go along than it is for them to retool over to a new OS and a new set of core applications. Especially since Microsoft has already announced plans to allow big corporate users to run what amounts to their own app store in-house.-40hz (December 26, 2011, 06:30 AM)
The Obama administration has basically given the office of the president god-like powers to do whatever he wants. The next president could simply arrest all of the 3 branches of government as traitors and terrorists.
(I couldn't resist that one either~! The sad thing is that it's actually true~!)
-Renegade (December 25, 2011, 10:29 PM)
Which is fine. But what I (and my clients) don't appreciate is Microsoft's refusal to categorically state what the long term plans for the desktop are once Win8/Metro goes gold. (And by Metro i mean the whole walled garden environment every tech company seems hell bent on copying from Apple if they can possibly get away with it.) So if there's unwarranted confusion and concern, it's largely how Microsoft's been playing it so coy that's caused it.-40hz (December 22, 2011, 09:11 AM)
I'm advising my business clients not to buy any app they will use in their business from an app store where the owner of the store can kill apps already purchased. No business in their right mind should want any applications -- especially applications that are or might become "business critical" -- that someone can kill switch at any time. That's like giving someone a kill switch for your business. I really don't think Microsoft has thought a lot of this stuff through given that a lot of their income comes from sales to businesses.-rssapphire (December 25, 2011, 07:25 PM)
Terrifying (and stupid) as the whole thing is you have to wonder if Obama is actually more intelligent than George W. Bush because everything seems to indicate "White House Out to Lunch" (nothing new there then).
Reminds me of the huge amount of hope we had in the UK when Tony Blair was originally made PM, the same seems to have happened with the new politics Obama promised.
Hope is the commodity used to win elections these days, and the first casualty of every new government!-Carol Haynes (December 25, 2011, 07:27 PM)
I really hate that, because it's true.
I'm hoping and praying that Ron Paul wins in 2012 though. He's been consistent with the same message for forever and a day. I can't seem him winning then changing.
He really is the only hope.
Help us Ron Paul! You're our only hope~!-Renegade (December 25, 2011, 07:54 PM)
Looping back a bit, some folks over at Slashdot say GoDaddy actually still supports the SOPA bill, they're just reversing their PR advocacy. Not sure of the details, I'll leave that to my betters.-TaoPhoenix (December 25, 2011, 01:40 AM)
The SOPA is an incredible dangerous piece of legislation that requires a crystal clear message. We The People, will not tolerate the further weakening (and destruction) of the Constitution.-Stoic Joker (December 24, 2011, 10:55 AM)
You know that you're sending mixed signals now, eh?-Renegade (December 24, 2011, 11:08 AM)
That was a calculated risk, but I thought the joke fit rather nicely. Moral being that some things just cannot be overlooked regardless of previous good behavior.-Stoic Joker (December 24, 2011, 11:11 AM)
This ain't a mistake what got learned from. Unless of course the "lesson" was don't get caught. It's a pure and simple evil corporate money grab attempt at backing-the-winning-pony. They recoiled because they got $panked ... Not because they learned anything/had a change of "heart"/realized it was wrong...-Stoic Joker (December 24, 2011, 08:44 AM)
I'm afraid Stoic is 100% correct in his analysis.
GoDaddy talks a good game. But they're a big sprawling corporation. And many who have used GD soon discover there's often serious disconnects between what's being said and what's being done.-40hz (December 24, 2011, 08:59 AM)
I used to sit around and drink with spooks. They were some very nice people. Tight lipped about a lot of things, but open about many others.-Renegade (December 23, 2011, 07:32 AM)
which they plan on forcing everyone over to eventually.-40hz (December 22, 2011, 07:17 AM)
Sorry if someone is so poor that they can't shell out $1+ they shouldn't be wasting even 1 cent on games and probably should sell their PC to buy some food! They certainly can't afford to pay a broadband subscription to cover their Steam costs.Just because someone can't afford non-essentials doesn't mean that they can't buy food or don't need PCs/broadband for easy access to jobs and such. I know quite a few people in those situations (and I'd think that most people at least in the US know someone) so I guess I'm a little more understanding with the economic situation the way that it is that but for the grace of God that I could be in the same situation, and how much entertainment helps to stave off depression and make the situation a bit brighter. So done within reason, I can understand prioritizing a little entertainment- and that's why as a gamer I try to do these unexpected things for friends in those situations. Economic hard times haven't spared any class of people during this downturn, and I know people who've worked hard for 20 years+ that have lost everything because of it. And some are *still* not turning to handouts, so isn't a charitable attitude towards them just as much charity?-Carol Haynes (December 21, 2011, 10:09 AM)
I am sure not everyone is gaming the system but obviously a lot of people are otherwise they wouldn't have made the current statement. Another thing they can do is simply wither stop using Steam to avoid the issue - all the games are still downloadable and playable which seems fair enough - or ask Steam to make it clear that Humble Buindle Keys are not going to be eligible for any prizes etc.-Carol Haynes (December 21, 2011, 10:09 AM)
I don't really see why they can't insist all purchases must be over $1 - if people are paying under 30 cents that shouldn't be allowed as it is costing them money for the PayPal transaction.-Carol Haynes (December 21, 2011, 04:35 AM)
As for socialism, that is a dirty word that can be taken out of context in so many ways that I prefer never use it. We're hard core capitalists here in the USA, even the left-wing people who some call 'socialists'. You can bet on that. Real socialism is a totally different ballgame. Sure, we do have a mixed economy in ways, since we do have social programs, as do all first-world countries. However, nothing much has changed, and it really doesn't matter much who is in office. We are nowhere near socialism, so let's not take out that word. That's my take on things.-db90h (December 20, 2011, 10:56 PM)
The steam servers were being hammered yesterday. They have finally picked up the load and are processing normally. That said, I have found some very good deals on there!
If anyone sees a good 4 pack, let me know. I am almost always up for a 4 pack.-Josh (December 20, 2011, 06:29 AM)
About the Game:
The Bunch is the most formidable team of elite fighters ever assembled from around the world. What brought them together? Well, obviously the Earth is under attack! An alien invasion is threatening all humankind, without regards to gender, color or nationality. And these nasty aliens have a powerful Zombie Army™ at their disposal!
Play as Agent Liu, Jared Joe, El Camarada or Captain Smith becoming humanity’s last line of defense. Survive by any means necessary wielding a huge arsenal that includes flame throwers, rail guns and gravity bombs. Or charge over-the-top super powers that will annihilate your enemies! Cooperate online with up to 4 players.
“Bunch of Heroes” features stylized cartoon like artwork, funky rock and roll music, cutting edge technology, great humor and cooperative gameplay to inspire zombie killers and E.T. haters alike all over the globe!
Become a Hero; Earth needs a bunch of them at least!
Key Features:
Play with your friends in the 4 player cooperative online campaign
Amazing cartoon style graphics and Funky Rock and roll Music
4 Playable characters with amazing Ultra attacks
Lush and diverse environments
Multiple objectives within each level
Dozens of fun and wacky enemies
A huge arsenal of weaponry to annihilate them with
Place and use turrets to gain tactical advantage
In fact, if anyone wishes to pay for the postage, they can have the MIMO. Let me know.-nudone (December 18, 2011, 06:05 AM)
There's nothing "real" about it though. I apologize if I come off sounding antagonistic. I'm no more doing what IainB was doing in the CNET Downloader topic which is just to show and warn of obvious marketing schemes that I know of. Pinboard is not any way wrong for doing this, it's just that it shouldn't be used as a metric for "being real".-Paul Keith (December 16, 2011, 12:13 AM)
