7/26/2013
7/25/2013
Peter Young and Animal Liberation
Peter Young, at his sentencing before the court
"This is the customary time when the defendant expresses regret for the crimes they committed, so let me do that because I am not without my regrets. I am here today to be sentenced for my participation in releasing mink from 6 fur farms. I regret it was only 6. I'm also here today to be sentenced for my participation in the freeing of 8,000 mink from those farms. I regret it was only 8,000. It is my understanding of those 6 farms, only 2 of them have since shut down. I regret it was only 2.
More than anything, I regret my restraint, because whatever damage we did to those businesses, if those farms were left standing, and if one animal was left behind, then it wasn't enough.
I don't wish to validate this proceeding by begging for mercy or appealing to the conscience of the court, because I ...know if this system had a conscience I would not be here, and in my place would be all the butchers, vivisectors, and fur farmers of the world.
Just as I will remain unbowed before this court- who would see me imprisoned for an act of conscience- I will also deny the fur farmers in the room the pleasure of seeing me bow down before them. To those people here whose sheds I may have visited in 1997, let me tell you directly for the first time, it was a pleasure to raid your farms, and to free those animals you held captive. It is to those animals I answer to, not you or this court. I will forever mark those nights on your property as the most rewarding experience of my life.
And to those farmers or other savages who may read my words in the future and smile at my fate, just remember: We have put more of you in bankruptcy than you have put liberators in prison. Don't forget that.
Let me thank everyone in the courtroom who came to support me today. It is my last wish before prison that each of you drive to a nearby fur farm tonight, tear down its fence and open every cage.
That's all."
~Peter Young
"This is the customary time when the defendant expresses regret for the crimes they committed, so let me do that because I am not without my regrets. I am here today to be sentenced for my participation in releasing mink from 6 fur farms. I regret it was only 6. I'm also here today to be sentenced for my participation in the freeing of 8,000 mink from those farms. I regret it was only 8,000. It is my understanding of those 6 farms, only 2 of them have since shut down. I regret it was only 2.
More than anything, I regret my restraint, because whatever damage we did to those businesses, if those farms were left standing, and if one animal was left behind, then it wasn't enough.
I don't wish to validate this proceeding by begging for mercy or appealing to the conscience of the court, because I ...know if this system had a conscience I would not be here, and in my place would be all the butchers, vivisectors, and fur farmers of the world.
Just as I will remain unbowed before this court- who would see me imprisoned for an act of conscience- I will also deny the fur farmers in the room the pleasure of seeing me bow down before them. To those people here whose sheds I may have visited in 1997, let me tell you directly for the first time, it was a pleasure to raid your farms, and to free those animals you held captive. It is to those animals I answer to, not you or this court. I will forever mark those nights on your property as the most rewarding experience of my life.
And to those farmers or other savages who may read my words in the future and smile at my fate, just remember: We have put more of you in bankruptcy than you have put liberators in prison. Don't forget that.
Let me thank everyone in the courtroom who came to support me today. It is my last wish before prison that each of you drive to a nearby fur farm tonight, tear down its fence and open every cage.
That's all."
~Peter Young
7/24/2013
Banks, PayPal Spurn Defense Distributed, But 3D-Printed Gun Development Continues - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Banks, PayPal Spurn Defense Distributed, But 3D-Printed Gun Development Continues - Hit & Run : Reason.com: "Banks, PayPal Spurn Defense Distributed, But 3D-Printed Gun Development Continues
J.D. Tuccille|Jul. 18, 2013 10:01 am
DefCadFrom Defense Distributed comes word that Chase Bank says it is "unable to retain" DefCad's account, and that PayPal has suspended services for Defense Distributed. Call me a suspicious sort, but I see federal pressure behind this sudden attempt to cut off financial support for Cody Wilson and company's efforts to demonstrate the unenforceabilityof laws restricting the ownership of firearms. Increasingly, governments are turning to behind-the-scenes attacks on their enemies rather than publicly flex muscles and invite debate. Defense Distributed supporters are suggesting alternative financial channels, including Bitcoin. And progress on new 3D-printed guns continues independently, to later be discussed in the DefCad forum."
'via Blog this'
J.D. Tuccille|Jul. 18, 2013 10:01 am
DefCadFrom Defense Distributed comes word that Chase Bank says it is "unable to retain" DefCad's account, and that PayPal has suspended services for Defense Distributed. Call me a suspicious sort, but I see federal pressure behind this sudden attempt to cut off financial support for Cody Wilson and company's efforts to demonstrate the unenforceabilityof laws restricting the ownership of firearms. Increasingly, governments are turning to behind-the-scenes attacks on their enemies rather than publicly flex muscles and invite debate. Defense Distributed supporters are suggesting alternative financial channels, including Bitcoin. And progress on new 3D-printed guns continues independently, to later be discussed in the DefCad forum."
'via Blog this'
7/17/2013
More NSA spook program nomenclature...
Summary
+Experienced SIGINT Geospatial-Metadata Analyst/Intelligence Analyst/Linguist
+Skilled in the use of several Intelligence tools and resources: ANCHORY, AMHS, NUCLEON, TRAFFICTHIEF, ARCMAP, SIGNAV, COASTLINE, DISHFIRE, FASTSCOPE, OCTAVE/CONTRAOCTAVE, PINWALE, UTT, WEBCANDID, MICHIGAN, PLUS, ASSOCIATION, MAINWAY, FASCIA, OCTSKYWARD, INTELINK, METRICS, BANYAN, MARINA
+ Deployed to use SIGINT to provide Force Protection to American and allied personnel
+Acted as primary liaison for NSA during daily teleconferences with other government partners, exchanging ideas and information to maintain complete and up-to-date situational awareness
+Translated foreign language materials from Somali and French into English and made targeted briefings to strategic leadership regarding regional security matters
+Used a variety of tools and data to provide advanced threat warnings to American civilian, government, and military personnel
+Compiled supplemental threat summaries for specific topical meetings of senior leadership, providing them with a fuller global terrorism situational awareness
+Prepared topic-specific, detailed presentations for senior leadership using Powerpoint, Word, ZapGrab, ARCMap, and SIGNAV
+Routinely wrote articles for CT today, considered a “must-read” by Agency senior leadership and NSA representatives at other organizations.
+Collaborated with partners worldwide to enable efficient, real-time support in a 24/7 shift environment
+Have worked in both foreign and domestic environments and managed to facilitate smooth exchanges between foreign partners that allowed for maximum efficiency of both parties
+Repeatedly called upon to train new employees in a variety of positions
+Improved the quality and immediate usefulness of office reporting, directly resulting in an increase of 15% in requests for this product.
+Able to filter vast amounts of data and reports to identify key information critical to ongoing projects
+Skilled in the use of several Intelligence tools and resources: ANCHORY, AMHS, NUCLEON, TRAFFICTHIEF, ARCMAP, SIGNAV, COASTLINE, DISHFIRE, FASTSCOPE, OCTAVE/CONTRAOCTAVE, PINWALE, UTT, WEBCANDID, MICHIGAN, PLUS, ASSOCIATION, MAINWAY, FASCIA, OCTSKYWARD, INTELINK, METRICS, BANYAN, MARINA
+ Deployed to use SIGINT to provide Force Protection to American and allied personnel
+Acted as primary liaison for NSA during daily teleconferences with other government partners, exchanging ideas and information to maintain complete and up-to-date situational awareness
+Translated foreign language materials from Somali and French into English and made targeted briefings to strategic leadership regarding regional security matters
+Used a variety of tools and data to provide advanced threat warnings to American civilian, government, and military personnel
+Compiled supplemental threat summaries for specific topical meetings of senior leadership, providing them with a fuller global terrorism situational awareness
+Prepared topic-specific, detailed presentations for senior leadership using Powerpoint, Word, ZapGrab, ARCMap, and SIGNAV
+Routinely wrote articles for CT today, considered a “must-read” by Agency senior leadership and NSA representatives at other organizations.
+Collaborated with partners worldwide to enable efficient, real-time support in a 24/7 shift environment
+Have worked in both foreign and domestic environments and managed to facilitate smooth exchanges between foreign partners that allowed for maximum efficiency of both parties
+Repeatedly called upon to train new employees in a variety of positions
+Improved the quality and immediate usefulness of office reporting, directly resulting in an increase of 15% in requests for this product.
+Able to filter vast amounts of data and reports to identify key information critical to ongoing projects
7/15/2013
Girls with Guns (gwg)
Hmmm. It may be that there are two kinds of photos of "girls with guns", from here after referred to as (GWG,gwg). One is sexist and subordinates the female body to an extension of objectivity for the male aesthetic (sex/violence). The other is a gwg that empowers women to find their own aesthetic or political enfranchisement through the basic human right to own an assault rifle. There are what I would consider subversive meme generators who are 70% good and 30% bad when they should be 100% good and 0% bad.
7/13/2013
Create a software or cloud based service that destroys the legal profession by driving lawyers into poverty.
The most important task of software developers and programmers is the destruction of the US legal system by driving lawyers into poverty. This can be done by creating automation, outsourcing, and online resources that will eliminate the fees many lawyers charge. Once lawyers are impoverished, the system will rapidly change. Journalists and many other content creators livelihood is being disrupted by software mediated models, this needs to be aggressively applied to the legal system. Once the lawyers are gone, the judicial system will have no source of persons to draw upon. The gentrification that results will result in generational conflict, and eventual implosion of the legal system (revolution). Just as instagram is sort of a disruptive model (and Kodak dies out) so we need a kind of legal online service which disrupts the ability of lawyers to earn a living.
7/12/2013
7/11/2013
POWERBUILDER DEVELOPER – CONTRACT – LITTLE ROCK, AR
POWERBUILDER DEVELOPER – CONTRACT – LITTLE ROCK, AR
PowerBuilder Developer Skills & Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
5+ years’ experience with system development
PowerBuilder 11 or higher
Oracle 11g
SQL server
SSRS/SSIS
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in .Net
Experience in SSRS reports
Experience in working on SACWIS systems
Experience with projects ranging from simple to enterprise solutions
Experience with all phases of the software development lifecycle process
Excellent communication and writing skills
PowerBuilder Developer Job Summary:
Responsible for providing senior-level programming/technical expertise on project development tasks ranging from low level system maintenance projects to highly complex enterprise solutions; lead the effort to complete analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of these projects. Require highly developed communication skills and will work directly with the client, will track and monitor project status, and escalate risks to the Project Manager. Working experience on child welfare systems ( SACWIS) will be a definitive plus. Working experience in .Net/SQL server will also a plus.
Follow us on our BLOG to see all our open jobs: http://national.vereduscorp.com
Why Veredus?
Candidates work with a professional Recruiter whose average experience is eight years in the industry. That means they have intimate knowledge of the Information Technology industry and market trends - who is in demand now and who will be next. Your Veredus Recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and desires. They also counsel their candidates in resume writing, interviewing, and career planning so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it. Additionally, Veredus provides full benefits starting Day 1, and at virtually no cost to you.
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit)
ATOP - Accrued Time Off Program
Consultant Lunches and Outings
Consultant Web-Site
Name Plates
Care packages/Survival packs
Dedicated Consulting Services Representative
Veredus has been recognized as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” by Staffing Industry Analysts the last 3 years in a row.
Nervous about an upcoming interview? Want to be as prepared as possible?
Click on the link below and you will have access to the Veredus Interview Prep Video - culled from hundreds of years of collective experience in preparing candidates for that all important job interview:
http://vereduscorp.com/career-center/
Veredus Corporation is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.
Drug testing may be required; please contact Recruiter for more information.
PowerBuilder Developer Skills & Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
5+ years’ experience with system development
PowerBuilder 11 or higher
Oracle 11g
SQL server
SSRS/SSIS
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in .Net
Experience in SSRS reports
Experience in working on SACWIS systems
Experience with projects ranging from simple to enterprise solutions
Experience with all phases of the software development lifecycle process
Excellent communication and writing skills
PowerBuilder Developer Job Summary:
Responsible for providing senior-level programming/technical expertise on project development tasks ranging from low level system maintenance projects to highly complex enterprise solutions; lead the effort to complete analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of these projects. Require highly developed communication skills and will work directly with the client, will track and monitor project status, and escalate risks to the Project Manager. Working experience on child welfare systems ( SACWIS) will be a definitive plus. Working experience in .Net/SQL server will also a plus.
Follow us on our BLOG to see all our open jobs: http://national.vereduscorp.com
Why Veredus?
Candidates work with a professional Recruiter whose average experience is eight years in the industry. That means they have intimate knowledge of the Information Technology industry and market trends - who is in demand now and who will be next. Your Veredus Recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and desires. They also counsel their candidates in resume writing, interviewing, and career planning so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it. Additionally, Veredus provides full benefits starting Day 1, and at virtually no cost to you.
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit)
ATOP - Accrued Time Off Program
Consultant Lunches and Outings
Consultant Web-Site
Name Plates
Care packages/Survival packs
Dedicated Consulting Services Representative
Veredus has been recognized as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” by Staffing Industry Analysts the last 3 years in a row.
Nervous about an upcoming interview? Want to be as prepared as possible?
Click on the link below and you will have access to the Veredus Interview Prep Video - culled from hundreds of years of collective experience in preparing candidates for that all important job interview:
http://vereduscorp.com/career-center/
Veredus Corporation is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.
Drug testing may be required; please contact Recruiter for more information.
7/09/2013
7/08/2013
7/07/2013
7/06/2013
Diet Coke
Diet Coke is the most dangerous and defective drink on the market. It will cause pancreatic cancer, among many other maladies. I lose all respect for persons who drink the stuff, they have NO idea what they are getting into. They all have very shitty health too I've noticed, which is to say that no one can be healthy and drink Diet Coke, and no truly healthy person does drink diet coke. If you haven't figured out where you stand in regards to that consumer item I don't know what I can do for you. You either want to to live or die, and Diet Coke is the way of death.
Zimmerman Trial
I think Wearable cameras from manufacturers such as Vievu that allow organizations to document actions from the user’s point of view may one day be commonplace. In fact, it may behoove States to examine legislation that would mandate their use for civilians who are also Concealed Carry Permit holders? Granted low light conditions may render such evidence gathering technology less reliable, I have noticed that many android smart phone cameras provide better low light recording than human vision in some instances and that trend should only continue as time goes on. Heck, for the sake of living in such a litigious society as ours we may well find that wearing said cameras is simply a good insurance policy.
Unfortunately we are unlikely to get any new "best practices" from this trial regardless of the outcome and we are poorer as a society for it. I think Zimmerman deeply regrets his actions (at least insofar as the strict liability he has inherited), and even if he could have aided his cause by the addition of evidence gathering technology he would probably choose now, after the fact, not to initiate pursuit. With that said, I would hope that the lessons that come from this tragic episode are that people need to mind their own business, let the police handle things, avoid confrontation, deescalate the situation whenever possible, and attempt to egress a bad scene whenever possible. And in that same vein of taking ones own advice I should look into an affordable wearable camera.
Unfortunately we are unlikely to get any new "best practices" from this trial regardless of the outcome and we are poorer as a society for it. I think Zimmerman deeply regrets his actions (at least insofar as the strict liability he has inherited), and even if he could have aided his cause by the addition of evidence gathering technology he would probably choose now, after the fact, not to initiate pursuit. With that said, I would hope that the lessons that come from this tragic episode are that people need to mind their own business, let the police handle things, avoid confrontation, deescalate the situation whenever possible, and attempt to egress a bad scene whenever possible. And in that same vein of taking ones own advice I should look into an affordable wearable camera.
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