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What Is "Artron Energy"?
The key is in the phrase occasionally used to describe the Doctor, "Complex Space-Time Event". Presumably, this differentiates him from a simple space-time event, which gives us a hint as to the nature of a CSTE. Because a simple space-time event is one that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. If you were to be able to draw an outline of it in four-dimensional space, it would have a single continuous shape; even though it moves through three-dimensional space, it is always connected in four-dimensional space. (If I move ten feet to the left, and you could see through time, you would see me as sort of a weird John-shaped tunnel through time.)
Think of it like a stylus moving on a seismometer. The stylus moves up and down erratically, but the line is always contiguous, and always moving forward. That's a simple space-time event. Always contiguous, always in one direction.
But the Doctor doesn't. He can, for lack of a better analogy, lift his stylus up and move it back to an earlier point on the paper. The shape of the Doctor in space-time is not one long line winding its way through three dimensions, it's a series of apparently unconnected shapes in various parts of the graph. He cannot be described with the normal geometry of space-time. He is, in short, a Complex Space-Time Event.
It's my suggestion that the act of traveling in time, moving in ways that are discontiguous, builds up a "charge" almost like shuffling across a carpet builds up static. (At this point in the explanation, my lovely wife reminded me of the exchange from the series itself: "Is that really how it works?" "No! But if that makes sense to you...") Normally, it evens out because you're properly in synch with space time. But Complex Space-Time Events don't dissipate the charge normally, they build it up...and that's artron energy.
Make sense? No? Good. At least I got it off my chest.
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- Mister Teatime said...
"It's my suggestion that the act of traveling in time, moving in ways that are discontiguous, builds up a "charge" almost like shuffling across a carpet builds up static. (At this point in the explanation, my lovely wife reminded me of the exchange from the series itself: "Is that really how it works?" "No! But if that makes sense to you...")"
Simpler explanation, then: it's the energy you build up by pushing yourself backward against (or forward beyond) the normal flow of time, like the elastic potential energy you generate when you stretch a rubber band or compress a spring. (Only the two types are additive, not subtractive- if you travel forward to time A and then travel the same length of time back to where you started, you finish the trip with twice the energy you had at time A instead of zero, which explains why people have artron energy even if their physical age matches the length of time the universe has experienced since their birth- Rose and Mickey in Doomsday, for instance.)
Heck, "artron" might be a mistranslation of something more appropriate, like "achron" or "asynchronous".
(Of course, this explanation means that by your definition of Complex Space-Time Event, every time traveler is a CSTE, not just the Doctor... but River Song says she counts as well, so that might make more sense anyway. ^^;)
- Unknown said...
So a Complex Space-Time Event is what generates artron energy. So in order to generate it you have to travel through time.


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In July, 86 degrees feels like a fine enough reason to hang out the laundry. There is a surprising pleasure in carrying out this simple task on a breezy summer afternoon. I find myself walking back and forth across the yard, laden basket in hand, not as annoyed as I usually would be that the fuse in our electric clothes dryer chose peak visiting season to go kaput. The repetition of spinning the drying umbrella, reaching for a garment, then clipping it to the line reminds me that most of the good habits we develop—just like the bad—take time, like learning to appreciate the simple things.
Still, there is something disheartening about the broken clothes dryer sitting dismantled in the basement, as if it were just one more thing in a long list of things that have recently begun to exceed their warranty. I think of it now because when I turn the line, it feels like I am marking time. Six months since my cancer surgery…Six years since we bought Smallpeace…Seven years married…Twenty-five years living in New York! Incredibly in August, I plan to attend my 30th high school reunion. How can that be?
Handling the soggy sheets, I notice some wear and tear around the edges. And when I stretch them across the wire, I catch a glimpse of sunlight peeping through a tiny hole that wasn't there before. It's like hanging up a cotton chronicle of my body, and I think to myself: Some of these sheets aren't even old enough to look so worn. And yet somehow, they just are.
I have women in my life who make a big production out of ironing sheets. I used to think it was a mark of good breeding and fastidiousness, and that one day I would take up the practice myself. What I do instead is to hang my linens in the country air the old fashioned way, and sometimes spray them with lavender oil. It always makes me rest easier. On rare occasions, I actually do take the time to pull out the iron and give my sheets a press. I am discovering that even gently used sheets tend to look better when you show them a little extra loving care.


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I grew up deprived. In the Northeast, where I was born and raised, and in Michigan, where I went to college, there are only four seasons. It was only recently, when I moved to Arizona, that I discovered the joys of having five.
Tucked in between (Dry) Summer and Fall, here in Tucson we have Monsoon, the time of year when our normal days of single digit humidity are changed by wet winds coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. Traditionally, monsoon begins when we have three successive days where the dew point is over 54 degrees. This obviously was too esoteric for the folks at the National Weather Service to deal with. How do you keep statistics if a season keeps moving around? So last year they declared that monsoon begins on June 15th, regardless of the dew point. This might make record-keeping easier, but it really doesn't correspond to the season very well. The average date for the beginning of monsoon by the old method is July 3rd.
Desert people aren't used to rain. There are two distinct reactions to the thunderstorms that come up suddenly during monsoon. One group of people stands outside in the rain, enjoying the novelty, even acting like children, opening their mouths and catching raindrops on their tongues. The other group, which tends to be much larger, stays indoors until it's over, fearful that they'll actually get wet and melt like sugar.
In the Northeast, storms are big masses of moisture. Thunderstorms in Arizona are more miserly. They break out in columns of water coming down in torrents. A street can be drenched in minutes, rivers gushing down it to flood the intersections and tie up traffic. A couple of blocks over, it will be perfectly dry.
And the lightning! I never really saw lightning till I came to Arizona. Huge forks of electricity pierce the sky, putting on a fireworks show more wondrous than any 4th of July. My second year here, I was lying in bed when I was awakened by the sound and fury of a monsoon storm. Debating whether to get up and watch the light show or stay snuggled in my bed, the flash of light and rumble of thunder were almost simultaneous. I waited a few minutes, thinking the storm would abate, but it continued to flash and rumble. I got out of bed and went to the sliding glass doors facing the patio. Off to my right, a tall tree in the yard of the house next door was blazing like a candle. I never looked at the Italian cypress outside my balcony in quite the same way after that.
Tonight, on the typical monsoon start date, the sky is overcast and the wind is blowing fitfully. I can see the flash of lightning in the distance and have heard the rumble of thunder as I've been typing. But so far, the storm hasn't come to my street. I long for it, the relief from the 100 degree days and the scorching sun. Soon now. I can feel it.
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Always room for more! The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast has added Jacqueline Mark Goldschneider and Jennifer Aydin to the season 9 cast, sources confirm to Us Weekly. RadarOnline was the first to report the news.
Jackie is a newspaper columnist and freelance writer who is also the mother of two sets of twins! She writes for her own website, IntoTheMommyBrain.com, and also contributes to Huffington Post and ScaryMommy.com. She recently wrote a profile on former Housewife Jacqueline Laurita for (201) Family magazine. She describes herself on her website as "a freelance writer, a former attorney and a Minivan driving chick hanging out in the suburbs of New Jersey with my husband, Evan."
Jennifer Aydin is married to plastic surgeon, Dr. Bill Aydin. He runs Aydin Center for Plastic Surgery and together, they have five children. She's also close friends with Teresa Giudice's cousin Kathy Wakile. According to her Twitter bio, she's "just a good ol' fashioned New Jersey housewife with 5 kids, married to a Plastic Surgeon." She also added, "Money and beauty means nothing without family!"
Last season, there were five housewives — Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Melissa Gorga, Siggy Flicker and Teresa — with Danielle Staub in the cast as a friend. Siggy announced she was leaving at the end of season 8.
Jackie and Jennifer will fill in as housewives, this is, if they fit with the cast. For now, they are just joining as friends. Both have already begun to film.
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New AHS Soundsport Group prepares for their season
For the Antigo Times
A new marching group has formed within the Antigo High School Band program called Soundsport. Members of the AHS Soundsport group recently completed their camp week as they began to work on their 2017 production.
Soundsport is a marching group that can range anywhere from seven to 40 members and the performance area is 20 yards deep and 30 yards wide. The Antigo High School Soundsport group includes 33 members from the 75-member Marching Band. The Marching Band will perform locally at parades and football games and the Soundsport team will travel to competitions.
Antigo High School will be the first band in the state to pilot the Soundsport concept.
"For many years, Antigo has been known as a group that has provided entertaining and successful shows with a small group," long-time Antigo director Jeff Dewey said.
The Wisconsin School Music Association is hoping the Soundsport concept can be a great option for small schools with limited budgets, staff and time to get involved in the marching activity.
"My ultimate goal is to see a Soundsport division at the State Marching Band Championships where small groups could compete against each other in their own class instead of forcing these groups to compete against larger 200 member bands," Dewey added.
The AHS Soundsport's 2017 production is entitled Motion"less". The premise of the show is that sometimes throughout our lives we can be doing the same thing over and over whether it's our jobs, school, or just going through the daily motion of life. But what would happen if we get stuck in the same pattern and eventually just start going through the motions – which turns our spirit and passion into stone?
"Justin Clintsman is our new show and drill designer. He has had some great ideas as we transition from a marching band to a Soundsport group." During the production, Band members will interact with silhouettes creating a two dimensional drill. The show will also feature more dance and body work. "We are all learning, students and staff, as we dive into this unique activity called Soundsport," said Dewey.
Other staff members include Mr. Jeff Dewey – Director, Gerald Sakamaki and Matt Hornbuckle – Percussion. Melissa Wald – Color Guard writing, and Elizabeth Boyd and Dane Aros – Color Guard Instruction. Mr. Justin Markgraf, art teach at AHS, help serve as a consultant for the silhouettes.
The early home football games will allow everyone a chance to see the AHS Soundsport group perform before the Marching Band performs for games later in the season.
AHS Soundsport Competition Schedule:
- September 17 – Waukesha North Bandfest (1pm)
- September 30 – Merrill Marching Invitational (6:30pm)
- October 1 – Antigo Marching Showcase (1pm)
- October 7 – Music Along the Chippewa (Chippewa Falls HS – 6:00pm)
- October 8 – Rhythm by the River (UWRF – 1pm)
- October 14 – State Marching Band Championships (3:15 performance)


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First some background to my comments. I'm going to be honest and admit I am biased towards VW cars. For example, back in 1981 I owned one of the very first Golf GTI cars to set foot in the U.S. and I've closely followed VW's ups and downs in the US over the past four decades.
In 1992, I predicted VW would be selling over 400,000 Jettas per year in the U.S. by 2001. This would come about, as VW would design a Jetta to appeal to Americans and sell it more cheaply than Japanese vehicles since it would be imported from China. My predictions were wrong. However, it has been fascinating to hear Volkswagen of America say it aims to sell 800,000 Volkswagens a year in the US, which would place it right behind Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota and Honda and about equal to Nissan, in the annual sales charts.
In order to achieve this lofty goal, VW has to produce cars that have a lower cost and are more mainstream. This is just what VW has done with the 2011 Jetta, which has an amazingly low base price of $15,995 and blends in nicely with Honda Civics and Toyota Corollas.
However, the 2011 Jetta SEL I drove to Las Vegas to cover the CES had a sticker price of $23,395 since it was powered by a 170 bhp 2.5-liter 5-cylinder engine, instead of the 115 bhp 2.0-liter 4-cylinder in the base Jetta. It also had a six-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, sunroof and navigation system.
Overall, I cannot complain about the car as it achieves what it sets out to do. It's what I call a transparent car — neither delighting nor disappointing. Its performance was adequate, especially when you stick the trans in sport mode. It returned 30.2 mpg cruising at 75-80 mph on the freeway from Vegas and 26.4 mpg overall. A commendable figure as it closely matches the official EPA ratings of 24/31 mpg city/highway and 27 mpg overall.
The interior is not as classy as the old Jetta but it's than its competitors. The rear seat leg room is best in class, according to VW, and the trunk is still large if not quite as big as in the Corolla's. One disappointment is the return of those dreaded gooseneck hinges on the trunk lid that all too easily crush luggage if you're not careful.
Honestly, though, the 2011 Jetta sedan does not appeal to me as much as the diesel-powered Jetta SportWagon, which just to confuse the issue, is still based off the old platform. I'd also rather have a Golf GTI or the stunning looking CC, which incidentally was VW's second best selling vehicle in the US last year after the Jetta.
Generally speaking Volkswagens have appealed to enthusiasts more than mainstream drivers for the past couple of decades. The key to VW achieving its sales goal is to continue to appeal to enthusiasts, which it can do with the Golf, GTI, CC and other models, while gaining traction with mainstream buyers with the Jetta and upcoming 2012 Passat. Appealing to mainstream buyers will hopefully not alienate us enthusiasts.
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The growth of Facebook has been massive over the last couple of years, however I must admit I never saw this next news coming, Facebook is now the most visited site in the US.
Prior to this Google held the number one spot, however now Facebook is responsible for 7.07 percent of web visits in the US, whereas Google are now only responsible for approximately 7.03 percent of US web visits.
If you compare last week's Facebook visits against the same week last year there has been an increase in page visits of a massive 185 per cent, at one point Facebook's closest competitor was MySpace, how times have changed.
What do you think Google can do to retake their number one spot?
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When I was young, my mom used to make cornbread all the time. I grew up in Texas — it's a staple there. But cornmeal here in Germany is not quite as course as the cornmeal you buy in America. And it can be rather hard to find. I guess it's really more cornflour than cornmeal which creates a much more cake-like cornbread but also makes some traditional cornbread recipes taste downright terrible. Taking a regular recipe off the back of the cornmeal box resulted in cornbread that was flat and flavorless. So the quest for the perfect cornbread recipe began. If I wasn't so fearful of freezing to it, I would just get outside and turn some corn in my Country Living Grain Mill with the perfect texture. I guess throwing a little polenta into the corn flour would probably give it a similar consistency to the American version I am used to, but with the following recipe, it's not really necessary anymore.
This recipe will make a cake-like, moist, wonderful cornbread that looks as good as it tastes. The key seems to be letting the milk and cornmeal sit together for at least 15 minutes. I prefer to leave them together for an hour or so and I've even let mine soak for a couple of hours while we walk the dog and put the munchkin to bed. The resulting cornbread was absolutely wonderful. Regardless of how long you have to let it soak, just make sure you don't omit the soaking step because the cornbread will not live up to your expectations.
I really wanted to use my KitchenAid when I made this the other day, but Mackenzie was already in bed when I got to mixing everything together. But I think that a little help from it could make this cornbread even more fantastic; not to mention incredibly easy. Then I won't be able to stop myself from just gobbling it down straight out of the oven!
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- 2 cups cornmeal
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a small bowl, combine cornmeal and milk; let stand for 15 minutes or more. Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix in the cornmeal mixture, eggs and oil until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean.


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GE Looks to Hadoop for the Industrial Internet
With a name as big as "The Industrial Internet," it shouldn't come as a surprise that implementing the sensor-filled, waste-reducing, machine-optimizing network will require a multitude of research and development from its incubator, General Electric. While we've already learned about the vast array of sensor technologies and operational dashboards in place at GE's Schenectady battery plant, what's been missing thus far is the powerful analytics that would turn what is currently a reactive system into a predictive tool to circumvent failures on the factory floor.
This week, the industrial giant announced such a platform at the D: All Things Digital conference in San Francisco, California. The Hadoop-based big data and analytics platform will include expanded partnerships with Accenture and Pivotal, as well as a new partnership with Amazon Web Services, which will provide cloud storage. Together, they will serve as the infrastructure and analytics behind GE's push for the Industrial Internet.
Thus far the spotlight has fallen on GE's efforts to outfit equipment with the sensors and interconnects necessary to gather and transmit key data from the factory floor and beyond. But with this latest announcement, GE said it will provide "real-time data management, analytics, and machine-to-operations connectivity in a secure, closed-loop architecture so critical global industries can move from a reactive to a predictive industrial operating model."
Specifically, the toolkit has been designed to optimize equipment for longevity, energy consumption, and throughput, as well as to predict when a part must be replaced in order to avoid failure, which was done by breaking analytics into two roles: asset health and process performance.
Brian Courtney, General Manager of GE Intelligent Platforms' Industrial Data Intelligence Software group, explained that the goal of asset health is to go beyond merely predicting equipment failure 90 minutes ahead of time to instead accurately forecast failures months in advance. For some industries this means significant reductions in downtime and a boost in productivity, but for others such as aerospace and energy, the power to predict failure in a jet engine or across the power grid could be life-saving.
Meanwhile, process performance analytics will help to optimize equipment and processes to deliver optimal machine output based on current conditions.
Today GE offers data collection through Historian, predictive analytics for condition-based monitoring through SmartSignal, and process-level analytics through CSense. And now that GE has been gathering data throughout their businesses using these tools, Courtney said that the question remained of how to tie these elements—data and analytics—together in a useful way.
The answer to GE's question was their newly released Monitoring and Diagnostics Suite, which combines those products with several new offerings: Proficy Knowledge Center and the Hadoop-based Proficy Historian HD. Together they allow for the storage of big data, process visibility, asset health assessment and process optimization.
Knowledge Center is a model-driven, browser-based visualization application that was designed to perform data mining on an asset, such that you can see information like asset and process health alongside the corresponding analytics (such as advisories and the predictions currently available based on past failures).
"Many large-scale manufacturers have so much data that the first thing they do is ignore it," explained Courtney, which ultimately leads to data being overlooked that could have been used to predict equipment failures. Historian HD is expected to mitigate this problem because it offers the elasticity of the cloud, whereby manufacturers can simply add nodes to their Hadoop cluster in order to accommodate a growing data set.
This has enabled GE to expand into petascale, which wasn't possible before the company turned to Hadoop, which is necessary if you're like GE and processing 5 terabytes of data per day.
"We use the software ourselves in our own Monitoring & Diagnostics centers to manage trillions of dollars in asset value," Courtney explained. "Today, in the GE Industrial Performance and Reliabilty Center, GE engineers monitor thousands of mission critical assets for our customers to ensure uptime, asset reliability and overall production throughput."
Courtney says that they had to make some changes to how Hadoop works such that it understands data collected at regular intervals, but all the Hadoop applications that sit on top of the data still work, which means that those working with R, Pig Latin and Hive aren't out of luck.
Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE, described advanced analytics such as these as comprising the foundation of GE's future. While he assured that "GE will never become a software company," he did say that investing in analytics "will be the only way an industrial company can guarantee that the products it sells will be successful."


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What Is Nonfunctional Art?
Nonfunctional art is art that serves no utilitarian purpose. It is in direct contrast with functional art, which has both an aesthetic value and a utilitarian purpose.
Sometimes found in unlikely places, functional art could include items such as sofas, books or lighting fixtures. This type of art takes usable objects and incorporates high-minded aesthetic sensibilities.
Nonfunctional art, on the other hand, is everything else. Marchel Duchamp's readymades serve as functional art's diametrical opposites: Duchamp took utilitarian objects such as urinals and stripped them of their utility. The readymades became art pieces through conceptual edict rather than innate artistic merit. Though collectors may keep functional art pieces on a display shelf, the works are intended to serve a purpose.
Nonfunctional art also encompasses paintings, sculptures and all manner of fine art. These pieces usually seek to engage with the viewer on an intellectual, emotional or aesthetic level. The exploration of these sensibilities, rather than their utilitarian merits, determines the artworks' worth.
Functional art objects are also popular collector's items, even when they have lost their utilitarian value. Objects such as ancient Chinese vases are valued more for their aesthetic merits than their usefulness. The delineation between fine art and functional art began to collapse with the rise of the Bauhaus movement in 1919, and institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art continue to interrogate the division between nonfunctional art and functional art.


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Setup Postfix to Login to Your Email Account and Deliver Mail
Unless you're a sysadmin you don't generally have to worry that much about getting email delivered, you just hookup your GUI email client to your external email account and you're done. But what if your system tries to deliver mail, for example from cron? Normally, this just goes to root or perhaps some designated user on your system, but what if you'd like it to get delivered to your external email account?
The obvious answer is you setup your system to forward root's email to your external email account, eg change this line in /etc/aliases:
root: you
root: [email protected]
or you can change root's .forward file to accomplish the same thing.
So, what's the problem? The problem comes when your IP address (or your ISP's IP address) someday gets blacklisted and all of a sudden you're not getting any system mail anymore. This problem can also arise if you have scripts which deliver mail to somebody: at some point their email server may refuse to talk to your system because it thinks you're a spammer or something.
In these cases, assuming your email provider allows you to have SMTP access, one solution is to have your system deliver email to your email provider and let your email provider deliver it to the final destination. Your email provider is probably (hopefully) more likely to stay on top of problems related to their IP addresses and blacklists so your email has a higher probability of getting delivered (in the case of cron it's already at its destination).
Getting your system to deliver mail to an external email account, ie getting your system to relay mail via another server requires a bit of configuration. Few, if any, email providers allow their servers to be used as open relays, an open relay being an email relay that anyone can use. So one of the first things you have to do is tell your system how to login to your email account so that it can relay email. Furthermore you may also have to, or want to, configure your system to use TLS/SSL when it logs in so that your username and password are protected.
In this example, I'll show you how I set up my system to deliver mail to my fastmail account. I use openSUSE and therefore my system uses postfix to deliver email. If you use another Linux distro these steps may require modification, and if you use exim or some other system for email delivery this won't help at all.
First, if it's not already installed and running, install the SASL authentication daemon saslauthd and start it. Next edit the file /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd and add this line to the bottom of the file:
mail.messagingengine.com USERNAME:PASSWORD
The values in this file determine the username and password that SASL uses when logging in to a particular server. Obviously, change these values for your external email account. You should be able to find the server name on your email provider's web site, although it usually takes some digging.
Now run postmap to convert the text password file to a .db file:
postmap sasl_passwd
Next edit the file /etc/postfix/master.cf and uncomment the tlsmgr line:
tlsmgr unix - - n 1000? 1 tlsmgr
Now edit the file /etc/postfix/main.cf and add the following lines to the bottom of the file:
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_type = cyrus
smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = PLAIN, LOGIN
smtp_tls_security_level = verify
smtp_tls_mandatory_ciphers = high
smtp_tls_verify_cert_match = nexthop
smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous
relayhost = [mail.messagingengine.com]:587
#debug_peer_list = mail.messagingengine.com
These options tell postfix to use SASL authentication when doing SMTP (ie delivering mail) and they also tell it to use TLS security when logging in. The relayhost option tells postfix the default server to use when relaying email, the :XXX value is the port number to use (another value you'll have to dig out of your email provider's help pages). The last option, the commented out one, debug_peer_list allows you tell postfix to show TLS related debug information on a per server basis. This is often useful when trying to diagnose TLS connection problems. In this case it turned out to be useful because postfix did not recognize the CA (certificate authority) that issued Fastmail's SSL certificate (Entrust). (Actually, I don't know if postfix recognizes any CA's out of the box.)
After some groping around on the Entrust site my SSL memory came back to me and I did a search for "root certificates" and got to a page where I could download a copy of Entrust's root certificate (you may need to start here).
Once you've downloaded the certificate, save a copy in /etc/postfix and remove group/other read/write access. Then add the following line to /etc/postfix/main.cf:
smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/entrust_ssl_ca.cer
Restart postfix:
$ /etc/init.d/postfix restart
Now send a test email from the command line:
$ mail -s test [email protected] <<<test
And hopefully it will arrive in your external email account.


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Ideal Electrically powered Blade Assessments 2018: Top Five Suggested
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Ideal Electrically powered Blade Assessments 2018: Top Five Suggested
The application of electric powered cutlery became a rather long-time thought for me personally ahead of it really was a real truth.
I used to be among those blade purists, rejecting whatever however the timeless, standard methods of chopping dishes.
Happily personally, amongst my beloved acquaintances is a lot more wide open-minded, and she certain me toAndnbsp;check out a power bladeAndnbsp;at her place – not surprisingly, I found myself instantaneously got.
Countless midsection-old people keep in mind the unpleasant shows within the to begin with electronic kitchen knives ever produced along with saved that photograph throughout their heads for decades.
This had been my situation way too, nevertheless i remarked that situations have adjusted and also the new versions can be a totally different narrative.
Organically, whenever i get fascinated that has a solution I want to evaluate numerous versions as they possibly can, and thereforeAndrsquo;s exactly what I did so.
So, now I provide you with myAndnbsp;top five electronic cutlery readily available for obtain now, and ways in which they fared within my assessment.
Short MenuWhy Would You Use A Power Blade?Options To Consider Before You Buy An Electric Powered Blade?Corded Or Cord-lessBattery And Entire Power cordWattageBlade DistanceFigure And Kinds Of Rotor bladesBlade InformationSecurity FeaturesAdditional items
Factors For Using An Electrical Blade?
So the initial question will beAndnbsp;Andldquo;Why would just about anyone acquire this unfamiliar, humming component of cutlery?Andrdquo;
Nicely, to inform truthfully, there are many really real motives.
Whether you happen to be cook or maybe a housewife who usually spends too much time with the food prep (like your own actually), you can clearly gain from using a Andldquo;encouraging handsAndrdquo; when reducing foodstuff. Some cooks food even report that they choose it really as it will allow them alot more continual slashes.
It will be easy to free your wrists and conserve loads of capability which will usually be used on looking to separated that squash in two orAndnbsp;piece that major item of meat.
Finally, it is centred on overall performance, and unless you really need to push a lot of hard work, time, as well as in your kitchen Andndash; you can actually shell out it in pleasant tactics.
A different population group who could drastically gain from with this merchandise are the types with arthritic arms, hand pains, or some health conditions that remove a great deal of their toughness.
Electric power kitchen knives are typically safe and sound to function for people, and everything you need to do is get a full grasp in the deal with, switch it on, additionally, the blade will take it from there.
And lastly, hunters and anglers that have to slice by lots of demanding, unprocessed animal meat will surely take pleasure in the support that product will give.
See Also:Andnbsp;Top Meats Cleaver
Options To Consider Before You Buy An Electric Powered Blade?
With this location, remember, I am going to break up this piece into its most crucial materials, their different types, and processes.
By discovering this, you will understand what what to be watching just before of these types of merchandise.
Corded Or Cord less
- In regards to the ability reference, you can findAndnbsp;two kinds of electrical kitchen knives, corded or using a electric battery. Each of those variations get their upsides and drawbacks, therefore it is your choice to decide on what on earth is even more much better – convenience or force.
- Corded designs will manage their chopping electricity continually, they also undermine moving. Conversely, cord-less kitchen knives are totally transportable and simpler to manage, though the challenges on this page is really because they at some point use up all your power, or go cheap to the battery pack which hinders remarkable ability to reduce. Some types take advantage of the two capabilities with each other so people can make the best of equally worlds.
Life Of The Battery And Entire Power cord
- Examine the makerAndrsquo;s knowledge along with web based evaluations to locate regarding the bladeAndrsquo;s battery lifespan. It is really not excitement in the least to use up all your potential whereas in the center of cooking.
- In regards to corded versions, at all times know about the power cord size. Electric power cutlery with simple wires might be a problem to undertake, and the ones with extended types may position a safety and security risk notably if you have family pets or young ones walking around as the blade is connected. Overall, I do think that your 4-feet power cord is perfect, but naturally, it depends upon your needs and kitchen area build.
- On the subject of energy, select a type that delivers around 100 watts. The main reason for this is it will just make trimming better, so there is absolutely no want to make clear this time even further.
Blade Measurements
- The duration of the blade that you require is dependent upon the dimensions of the meal that you like to slice, quick as that! As an example ,, if you desire to slice seafood and do so usually, then order a lesser blade considering that it will be simpler to address. Yet, to be able to portion thru poultry or pork feet, take a look not less than 9 to 10 " of blade span.
See Also:Andnbsp;Very best Boning Kitchen electric knife uk knives
Multitude And Kinds Of Rotor blades
- The majority of the devices right away arrived with well over a person blade, additionally they may differ long and category. Some designs have aAndnbsp;blade for a loaf of breadAndnbsp;and the other 1 for anything else, while some share the same variety of blade just in various measures. This provides for additional flexibleness, that is usually a good item.
Blade Substance
- OftenAndnbsp;go with steelAndnbsp;merely since it is quite possibly the most robust and extended-prolonged fabric for this type of a functionality. Most electrical cutleryAndrsquo; cutting blades are manufactured from the second, but a majority of versions use stainless or some artificial material, and my information should be to refrain from the.
See Also:Andnbsp;Most beneficial Blade Sharpener Assessments
Safety Measures
- Many electronic kitchen knives have got a sealing lead to or maybe a twice activate for preventing fascinated little ones from transforming them on and hurting their selves. Assuming you have kids, these functions really are a have to.
Additional items
- Several electrical cutlery include additional items just likeAndnbsp;hardwood backup obstructs, aAndnbsp;carving fork, and so forth. Everyone of these can be hugely helpful improvements thus i assume it will be excellent to hunt for one that also includes them as well.
See Also:Andnbsp;Greatest Earthenware Cutlery
Most Highly recommended Electronic Cutlery At this time Out There Andndash; My Ratings 2018
1. Cuisinart CEK-40 Andndash; The True Price, Excellent Blade
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Cuisinart is actually a well known United states business; their house blade item lines are significant extremely versatile. TheyAndrsquo;ve been used ever since 1971, and they also absolutely know their create wonderfully, that is definitely validated by the level of CEK-40.
First off, this really is a corded version using a 4-feet prolonged power cord. In my view, it is really an suitable duration and present loads of liberation for taking on with no posing a safety and security risk.
The electric motor packages 130 watts of energy which can be more than sufficient for good general performance, and surpasses our strongly suggested tolerance of 100 watts. The take on seems to be fine on your to start with appearance, while the vinyl was stated as inadequate-excellent by many people customers.
The product contains two cutting blades,Andnbsp;1 for breadsAndnbsp;and the other a forAndnbsp;carving, and perhaps they are eachAndnbsp;manufactured from stainless-steel, that is certainly really good. So far as the distance is involved, they are simply to some degree beyond 8Andrdquo;, and even though I would personally ordinarily select for a longer period models, I sense that this is an excellent measurements in this device.
CEK-40 incorporates a wellbeing fasten, and it is then complicated or very unlikely to take care of for modest (kidAndrsquo;s) palms. In addition, it contains a timber prohibit hard drive holder, so there is absolutely no must store it inside a cabinet brimming with other products and cutlery.
A Few Things I Preferred
- Highly effective (130 watts)
- Fantastic power cord span
- Steel cutting blades
- Decent storage area plate
A Few Things I DidnAndrsquo;t Like
- Tackle isnAndrsquo;t of the best Andndash; several claimed it shattered after a little use
2. Dark-colored Decker EK500B Andndash; Good, Healthy, But Hefty Andamp; Irregular
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When you have possibly got any residence home appliance in your lifetime, you've likely been told about Charcoal Decker. This business helps to make anything from floor cleaners toAndnbsp;coffee makersAndnbsp;and judging by EK500B, their electric powered cutlery are good also!
That is a corded version, and as long as I am just anxious, the power cord can be quite small and hinders the bladeAndrsquo;s moving. An extension power cord could be found it necessary to put it to use in certain cooking area setups.
Relating to ability, its motor unit delivers about 100 watts, that is certainly not as well as the last product but executes effectively.
The two main rotor blades within the offer,Andnbsp;a bakery cutterAndnbsp;and a second for carving. Regardless that their entire size is 9 ins, the successful slicing measurements is 7 ins which is certainly more than enough for the majority intentions. Together cutting blades are manufactured from stainless-steel, so i convey a thumbs-about that.
One particular difficulty i found is definitely the moderate inconsistency in chopping. This indicates almost like the bladeAndrsquo;s exercises get abnormal in some cases, and also this was somewhat of a discouragement.
EK500B features a safety and security fasten that puts a stop to it from to be changed on though connected to the electrical socket. It is deemed an very important characteristic for dwellings with preschoolers.
This type comes with a blade take which keeps it solid while you are not utilizing it.
A Few Things I Loved
- Stainless, 9Andrdquo; cutting blades
- 100 watts of electricity
- Health and safety-locking mechanism
The Thing I DidnAndrsquo;t Like
- Somewhat intense
- Irregular trimming
- Quite short power cord
3. Hamilton Shore 74259 Carve Andlsquo;n Placed Andndash; Loud Andamp; Very hot, But Wonderful For Your Cost
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This cost-effective and fascinating electrical blade involves us fromAndnbsp;Hamilton OceanAndnbsp;agency, a renowned developer of appliances for the home. This specific item is actually a sensible choice for individuals trying to find level of quality from a cheap price.
The blade is cord less, and therefore it works with a electric battery to electrical power its motor unit. The 100 watts offer good sawing potential, and getting no power cord causes it to become easily transportable uncomplicated to manage. An element that I experienced within this style could be that the generator warms when 10-20 minutes of application. The overall performance is right yet, but this provided me with some cause of priority.
A very nice include on this type stands out as the two times serrated blade, and therefore two cutting blades slash all at once which functions rather effectively, tends to make carving uncomplicated, and offers a superb consequence. The cutting blades are constructed from stainless-steel. The knife's generally size is 11 ins, however the blade is 7 Andfrac12; ins, that is definitely relatively reasonable.
As much as additional features are worried, a carving fork is contained in the packet, an it could be a really functional and effective enhancement. The many sections get to a pleasant very little recycled plastic field with foam cushioning, and you could shop them there after very.
The Thing I Wanted
- Cord-less an uncomplicated to move
- 2x blade is successful
- Very good entire blade
- Really low-priced
Whatever I DidnAndrsquo;t Like
- Quite very loud
- Gets hotter speedy
4. Proctor Silex 74311 Andndash; Gentle Andamp; Potent, But Sorts of Concise
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Proctor Silex 74311 is known as a featherweight electrically powered blade which will come at an amazing fee and is also crafted depending on Northern United states power specifications.
This can be a corded unit which partly restrictions its mobility, but this may not be a great problem around my working experience. The upside below is usually that the power cord presents electrical power persistently, so there can be no falls from the knife's electricity and gratification. It will typically overheat when utilized for lengthier amounts of time.
In regards to the motor unit, it creates 100 watts.
The package has a couple of stainless carving cutting blades that happen to be 7.5 ins prolonged total.
This span will work for smaller to mid scaled elements of animal meat and seafood, though not so excellent for large roasts. Also, in order to utilize it for breads cutting, then you will need to obtain a bakery blade as a stand alone.
The blade is incredibly brightness, so you can certainly take on, and you will have to maintain a cause without exception when you need to work it. This may bring about some low energy when slicing great items because switch can be found at the base from the work with.
Whatever I Enjoyed
- Superb rate
- Superior electrical power
- Light and portable
- Stainless cutting blades
A Few Things I DidnAndrsquo;t Like
- Simple rotor blades
- Cause position may very well be considerably better
- A loaf of bread blade got as a stand alone
5. Us citizen Angler Master 32352DS Andndash; Robust, But Andldquo;FishyAndrdquo; Andamp; Expensive
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Right here we have now an electrical blade which is a tad distinctive from the types on our selection at this time. Us citizenAndnbsp;Angler Professional 32352DSAndnbsp;isAndnbsp;a top-side electric powered bladeAndnbsp;constructed especially for anglers (fishermen), where is virtually no far better application on the market today for this specific purpose.
This can be a corded version, by having an 8-feet lengthy power cord. This can be a lttle bit too much time for my preferences on account of my wellbeing worries in the kitchen area. The electric motor runs using 110 volts which results in an awesome potential wall socket, and then there are definitely no disadvantages in this attribute.
Now, on the subject of the rotor blades, this is when this device shines. There are certainly all 5 devices that contrast long (from 5.five to ten ") and engineering, and every created for a different sort of objective. To illustrate, it comes with an 8-in . curved fillet blade, a 10-inches robust shark blade, etc .. All are constructed from steel.
The product also may include a fine mesh glove for more safe controlling in addition to a bear travelling bag that anglers will discover practical. On the whole, this blade is extremely good however it is customized for species of fish, thus it isnAndrsquo;t appropriate for decreasing other food items.
See Also:Andnbsp;Top Electrical Fillet Blade Assessments
Whatever I Favored
- Prime quality
- Very high capability
- It offers a few totally different stainless-steel rotor blades
- Package has a fine mesh glove and take tote
A Few Things I DidnAndrsquo;t Like
- Power cord is just too extended
- Very good fee
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Plus The Champ IsAndhellip;
Buying the champion is rarely an uncomplicated judgement to me, yet it is important for your benefit.
The gold bullion medal nowAndrsquo;s overview collection will go toAndnbsp;Cuisinart CEK-40.
The power cord time period of this type is ideal, and this aids very good moving, along with its force (130 watts) is unrivaled by any electrical blade we explained outlined in this article.
It can be a easy, two blade product which does its profession absolutely wonderful, and my perspective is that often there exists very little far more you would request for.
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Why Stopping #GamerGate And 8chan Is Important For Everyone - Including GamerGate
I wish that #GamerGate hadn't, for
better or worse, defined my time as Gaming Editor at BAD. I wish it hadn't so far dominated Zoe Quinn's entire 27th year on Earth, and five months of the lives of many others. I wish it hadn't sucked an entire industry into its septic slurry of shit. I wish it hadn't existed, frankly. But it does, so here we are. Month five, and the harassment and terrorism continues - and it stands to threaten more than just its targets.
If you've only been cursorily following the #GamerGate saga, through mainstream media or whatever, you could be forgiven for thinking it was over. And indeed, there have been some major wins for decent folk. Anita Sarkeesian told her story in the New York Times and on The Colbert Report. Zoe Quinn told hers on the BBC. Numerous websites, papers, and celebrities took a stand against misogyny and harassment. Most recently, Intel pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to improving diversity as a direct reaction to the Hashtag That Shall Not Be Tagged.
Despite all that, five months on, #GamerGate is somehow still with us, an infection that just keeps bouncing back. But it's different now. The useful idiots - those well-meaning gamers who bought the "ethics in game journalism" party line and got unwittingly swept up into a harassment campaign - have mostly departed. What's left is the rotten core; the hate movement. Per capita, #GamerGate has worsened, its seedy underbelly revealed as the foot soldiers have sidled away embarrassed. It's not about ethics in game journalism anymore (if it ever was (it wasn't)). It's not even about games at all. The 'Gaters left over are those that represent what #GamerGate was always about. These 'Gaters are the ones feverishly devoted to rooting out the "Social Justice Warriors" and "feminazis" who are supposedly ruining the world for antisocial straight white guys. #GamerGate has always been about ideology, and the stripping-back that has taken place over the past month or two has made that even clearer.
Inevitably, now that the movement's withered heart has been exposed to the world, it's lashing out in worrisome and dangerous ways. To give some context as to how, we have to go to the toxic source of #GamerGate: chan culture.
For the uninformed: think of all the bad things about the Internet. Online harassment. Child pornography. Racism. Sexism. Homophobia. Hackers. Spammers. Chan culture is the nexus of all of those things. Channers themselves - the people who frequent the anonymous, lackadaisically-moderated image-board sites whence the culture draws its name - are the rat-king personification of all of those things. All of those things take place, with the full knowledge and consent of the webmasters, on sites like 8chan - a site under heavy scrutiny of late for a variety of sound reasons, among the soundest of which is the actual terrorism being organised and conducted on its boards.
It's true that 8chan has been put under the microscope thanks to being the de facto home of #GamerGate, conversations about which were banned on fellow image-board site 4chan soon after its bullshit began. That 4chan, itself notorious for playing host to awfulness like last year's "Fappening" nude leaks, would ban #GamerGate, is a testament to just how nasty the movement is. 8chan's 20-year-old owner Fredrick Brennan presents the site as a home for conversation on any topic, free of censorship. That's a nice ideal, but what Brennan has created is a haven for neo-Nazis, pedophiles, and online terrorists.
As owner, Brennan is perhaps the most disingenuous of all of 8chan's denizens, constantly diving into legal loopholes and shifting blame to avoid culpability. He hides behind his mantra of free speech even as he knowingly provides a place for child abusers to post sexualised images of children and discuss their exploits with others. He says it's not up to him to police what users post, a convenient and weird abdication of responsibility. Even while making these excuses, he publishes critics' personal information in the full knowledge that the mob behind him will go on the attack. That mob hero-worships Brennan in the same way they do other prominent #GamerGate figures like reactionary blogger Milo Yiannopolous, semen-obsessed lawyer-slash-juice-salesman Mike Cernovich, and conservative actor/douche-dick Adam Baldwin. They turn a blind eye to the fascism, child porn and terrorism because it's their fascism, child porn and terrorism.
The site's content is also characterised by skirting the edge of the law, occupying grey areas so as to plausibly deny any wrongdoing. Chanting "it's technically legal!" - as if that somehow also grants moral high ground - betrays the fact that the site's users know what they're doing is wrong. Ultimately, when you associate yourself with someone - by allowing pedophiles to post sexualised images of children on your site, or to pick another example, publishing a pro-eugenics article on neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer, you have to accept the consequences. That Brennan refuses to do so is symptomatic of the insincerity of chan culture. And it gets worse.
Because while this is all really horrible, criminally actionable stuff, and would be the focus in any other article, it serves as mere context to the main attraction. Enter the /baphomet/ board.
/baphomet/ is an 8chan board explicitly devoted to doxing (leaking of private personal information), swatting (calling in armed police raids on unsuspecting targets), spam bombing (having loads of useless shit sent to targets' houses), gaslighting (making targets doubt their own sanity), and raiding (a generic term that encompasses all of the above and then some). There are discussions on this board about who should be targeted. There are discussions about targets' personal information. About hitmen. About bombmaking. The wiki linked in the site's rules page features guides on how to find people's personal information, how to call in police raids, and how to bomb targets with high volumes of junk mail or fraudulently sign them up for memberships in dubious organisations. There's a section called "Ruin Life Tactics". It's not ambiguous.
Both /baphomet/ and #GamerGate claim they're unrelated to each other, yet somehow, most of /baphomet/'s targets happen to be outspoken #GamerGate critics, and both Brennan and /baphomet/ owner Benjamin Biddix have been noted #GamerGate supporters. This is the state of play now: if you publicly critique #GamerGate, you'll either be threatened - vaguely or specifically - or you'll be outright attacked. I've received a fair amount of the former, but have thankfully escaped the latter; the same cannot be said for a growing number of individuals, including the three GamerGate critics swatted by /baphomet/ in the past ten days. This is the movement's goal now. They don't want to change anyone's minds; they only want to destroy their opponents. In a way, /baphomet/ is more honest than claiming it's about ethics, which is more spurious than ever now. Sometimes they'll say it's all a bit of harmless internet fun - just for lulz. Why can't you take a joke? But even if this were intended as a joke, the difficulty of distinguishing jokes that look like terrorist threats from actual terrorist threats kills that intent. All threats have to be treated seriously. And they know that - that's why they call in police raids.
Again: let me stress that innocent people have had their lives ruined by these dicks. They've been driven from their homes and had their livelihoods broken. This is domestic terrorism, plain and simple, and anyone who can't see or admit that is either duplicitous or wilfully ignorant. #GamerGate will cry - as before - that they're "not terrorists!", I assume because they don't fit their own mental picture of one, but being a terrorist has nothing to do with looking like Osama Bin Laden and everything to do with committing acts of terror.
/baphomet/ is also a perfect illustration of chan culture at its worst. Channers live outside the real world, to a degree, their online chaos driven by a desire for "lulz". The majority of these sites are completely anonymous, which contributes to the lack of empathy for actual human beings demonstrated by their users. To them, targets aren't real people; they're names on the internet, pawns to be toyed with to stave off boredom. There are no victory conditions for these people. They will never "win". It's a constant escalation, a cycle of threats and terror whose only goal is to fuck shit up. It's appropriate that the board is called /baphomet/, as while it's totally possible to spin certain parts of the Satanic Bible into positivity (which we even do here!), it's ultimately an expression of revenge and eye-for-an-eye as a way of life.
Anonymity, of course, kicks the board's foul practices up a few hundred notches. There's no one taking responsibility, nobody being a grown-up. Even Benjamin Biddix, ostensibly in charge of the board, can often be found deadpanning that he's not responsible for the actions of his users, all the while encouraging those actions on the board and making threats to critics. And through it all, he and his users continue to hide behind the legally dubious and morally unthinkable claim that "all this is technically legal under US law".
But why should you, the uninvolved, care about #GamerGate, 8chan, or /baphomet - aside from basic human empathy? It's not like you're affected by it, right?
Let's get real here. 8chan and /baphomet/'s tactics are only "within the law" (in their bullshit words) because the law has not kept up with technology. Fredrick Brennan can bleat about "freedom of speech" all he wants (laughably, given his followers' tendency to silence their critics through force). Benjamin Biddix can abdicate responsibility all he wants. But free speech is a right that has to be exercised responsibly. Freedom of speech laws are written to help the oppressed, not the oppressors, and it would be hard for anyone to convincingly claim #GamerGate aren't oppressors at this point.
But the criminal activity happening in the name of "free speech" isn't just terrible in its own right; it has the potential to curtail the very freedom of speech that makes it possible.
8chan was created as an alternative to perceived "censorship" on the part of 4chan, whose moderators (sometimes) ban users or delete threads that proved problematic. But here's the thing about censorship: 4chan deleting threads is not it. That's 4chan exercising their own freedom of speech. Actual censorship is something undertaken by the government, and it's a hammer perilously close to falling upon the internet, as we've seen lately. Because of these smirking assholes at 8chan, when the law does catch up with the Internet, it's going to be swift, punishing, and affecting to everyone. Sooner or later, somebody is going to get fucking killed by one of these raids - but it likely won't even take that much to give legislators one more excuse for draconian internet-usage laws. Just as with 9/11 and the PATRIOT Act, there will be repercussions for this behaviour. Channers and Gaters are too blinded by lulz and chaos to see it, but they are the villains in their own story. For all they claim to be about freedom, people like Fredrick Brennan who hand-wave child abuse away as "simply the cost of free speech" are going to be the ones who end up destroying it. The free internet is a terrific sandbox and a boon to the world, but if we can't be trusted to be grownups in it, our toys will get taken away.
#GamerGate, 8chan, and associated organisations can safely be labelled a domestic terrorist group at this point. Institutionalised harassment and terrorism runs straight to that group's core. So report this shit to the police. Make sure they and others understand what is going on; that the internet is a real place and not some Cloud Cuckoo Land where nothing matters. The perpetrators will react disingenuously, claiming the attacks have nothing to do with them, or the targets somehow deserved it, or even that they never happened. They might react by threatening reprisals. But we do not negotiate with terrorists, nor should we be afraid of them. Something's gotta be done, or we're all going to suffer for it.
To #GamerGate and 8chan: stop.
To everyone else: stop them.


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Rieder: Snowden's NSA bombshell sparks debate
- NSA whistle-blower Snowden chose what to leak and worked through middlemen
- His actions have triggered a dialogue on what kind of country we want to be
- Debate is about finding the right balance between national security and civil liberties
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says massive government surveillance "is an absolutely appropriate topic for debate both now and going into the future because the kind of technological advances we've seen when it comes to communications will only continue."
He's absolutely right. But we wouldn't be having this debate without Edward Snowden.
If the National Security Agency whistle-blower hadn't leaked material about the government's vast trove of telephone records and propensity for sifting through the Internet data of private citizens, the subject would have remained in the shadows, where the Obama administration seemed perfectly comfortable allowing it to languish.
The debate, of course, is about finding the right balance between national security and civil liberties.
Candidate Barack Obama was critical of his predecessor's approach, saying President George W. Bush, in the wake of 9/11, had put "forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide."
But as president, Obama has exhibited far more enthusiasm for the security state than civil liberty niceties. After the British newspaper The Guardian and The Washington Post revealed the telephone record collection and Internet mining, a White House spokesman defended the extensive data collection as "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terror threats."
It may well be that public opinion is on the side of the Bush/Obama approach. A Pew Research Center/Washington Post poll released Monday found that 56% of the American public was cool with the government collecting the phone records of millions of Americans, while 41% said it was a bad idea. On the other hand, 52% were against having the government "monitor everyone's e-mail and other online activities if officials say this might prevent future terrorist attacks," while 45% thought it was fine.
These are far-reaching decisions about the very nature of American society that should be up for debate, not imposed unilaterally by an all-knowing, paternalistic Big Brother.
And big changes they are. Snowden's first major revelation was the fact that the government, without a warrant, was collecting the phone records of millions of Americans without any connection to terrorism or any other nefarious activity. Sure, the government isn't listening in to your calls, as far as we know, but it knows whom you called and when and for how long you talked.
Snowden also disclosed that the NSA, in its pursuit of foreign suspects, monitors e-mails, audio and video chats documents, photos and much more, thanks to access to the servers of such major U.S. tech companies as Facebook, Google, YouTube, AOL, Apple and Skype.
"It's a little unsettling to have this massive data in the government's possession," said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, with classic New England understatement. King is considering how Congress could put the brakes on the data collection colossus.
Of course, it may almost be naïve to be concerned about privacy in the age of the Internet, when people willingly post on Facebook or YouTube things that in the past many would have refused to reveal at gunpoint. But there is something qualitatively different about the government accessing and storing so much personal information.
The administration's constant reminders that all three branches of government are on board are hardly reassuring. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and congressional leaders on intelligence matters march in lockstep with the executive branch when it comes to national security. Witness the rousing defense of the rampant surveillance by leaders such as Sen. Dianne
Feinstein, D-Calif., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. And that oh-so-secret court? It has rejected government requests only 0.03% of the time, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Similarly, blithe promises that none of that personal information is being abused are hardly reasons to chill. Witness the obviously misleading responses by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to questions from Sen., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., last March:
Wyden: "Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?"
Clapper: "No, sir."
Wyden : "It does not."
Clapper: "Not wittingly. There are cases where they could inadvertently perhaps collect, but not wittingly."
In light of Snowden's revelations, Clapper's evasions are clearly, in Watergate parlance, "inoperative."
It's important to keep in mind that Snowden took a far different approach than Bradley Manning of WikiLeaks fame. Manning indiscriminately dropped a massive collection of classified documents on the Internet, a highly irresponsible course of action. Snowden picked and chose.
"I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest," he told The Guardian. "There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn't turn over, because harming people isn't my goal. Transparency is."
Also, he worked through middlemen, journalists with respected publications, adding another level of scrutiny in determining which documents should see the light and which should remain buried. While Snowden wanted The Washington Post to commit to running all of the slides from a PowerPoint presentation about the NSA's PRISM surveillance program, the paper ran just four of them, after consulting government officials in an effort to gauge potential harm to national security.
Snowden will pay a large price for his actions. He faces prosecution in the United States for disclosing classified information, and it's unclear if he can find a safe haven anywhere else.
But he did what he set out to do: trigger a dialogue about what kind of country we want to be. And we are the better for it.


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I've never seen Band of Horses live (I'm still pissed at that ice storm that kept me home a couple years ago), but that's about to change come May 4th when they will open for Pearl Jam in St. Louis. Although I really don't like arena shows (maybe it's because I always get crappy seats, I'm not sure), this is one for which I'm proud to make an exception. And you know you would, too.
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ABYSS: The One Night Stand That Ruined Me
Arrgh! The Only One Night Stand
We had just been meeting and those unexpected exceptional one night stands would always happen. That moment when our eyes met and I felt some heaviness inside my undergarments, I knew that it had to happen. I was not the dominating one in this since she also wanted to have some fun too. In biology, I remember we called it a symbiotic relationship. It has never been serious. We loved fun. Is that what everyone feels good about? Yeah that is it. I have to admit that the one-night-stands were soo great that i only longed for the next time i shall meet this electric beauty. I bet you understand the meaning of the term 'electric' as used in this context. Her name was Sally. She was the dazzling dark beauties of all time. In my village back at home, she was the only girl who at least managed to own some flesh in her gluteal tissue. To add on to that, she was the infiltrative type of lady. Meaning, she was choosy and selective to certain men. I knew she had fun with many people but I still could not get enough of her time. She had a cartel of men who I guess operated on her on my absence. She would get admitted and discharged after been worked on for hours or days. Sometimes I thought she did it for cash and that is why every time I came back to my village from college, I used to have a packet of approximately a 100 barrier contraceptives. I had that feeling deep in me about what I was getting into.
Therefore, it happened that this day, I managed to get home from school on a Friday. I was extremely tired and weary. The time was 3:30pm. The sun was still shining bitterly on my clean-shaven head. There was a bit of a shaky drizzle that was trying to drive away the sunny weather. I approached my village that was situated in somewhere deep in Ukambani. A lot of grass-thatched and mud-walled houses were the spectacular things in this region. You can imagine the tourists would come to take pictures of our houses and pay us. That shows how deep poverty had stricken our village. The only privileged man in the area was called Mr. Muthama who owned a wooden house and a bicycle.He made a lot of cash when ferrying residents to and from town and that is where he got his cash.
The Catawampus – Caanan Estate Experience
mbagathi Road
This happened last week on Friday Night. It was a long night as I can remember. As usual, people who have just come to college must enjoy as they say. Yeah, we must enjoy. I was in that category of people. I really enjoyed night raves and booze. A little bhang (ndom) too and not forgetting 'muguka' (jaba) complemented with 'njugu – karanga'. The last stimulant was my appetizer before now the actual drinks. This was my schedule during the weekends. My after-Friday schedule was very tight due to the hunger I had to at-least taste these things. "tulikuwa tunachana hadi zinashika. Najifeel niko hukoooooo" cloud 9. I knew it's gonna lit up every Friday evening.
Let me tell you a brief history about me. I am a tall dark student. My name is Ojaamong. I live in Caanan Estate – A newly established gated estate along the Highrise – Kibera route. My friends normally call me "The Bull". The bull because I am the know-everything type of person. I guide them home too when we are all drunk and also protect them from bandits. Nobody would like to go to the club without consulting Bull. Sometimes, I get free drinks just to take the other students out so they can feel safe under my cover. To touch a little bit of my education level, I am a 2nd Year Business Administration student at a university Around the place I live. I am a sharp Student though this drugs are kinda taking me to a cloud that makes me deviate from my normal reasoning. At the moment, I feel they are taking away my intelligence gradually.
Let's keep off the block stories. The story today was about that Friday. Last week's pre-weekend partying. It happened in a way that wasn't expected. Friday 19th was the date. In my business class, normally on Friday's, the turn up is low for Students. They take it as a holiday. But the few present, dress like they have come to stay for a few moments and later walk out to the clubs. Men have their clad well put while the women are dressed to impress and arouse the "creativity" of a "holy man". Let's not get into the details. Since it's Friday, new partnerships are usually formed. If last week you had some lady, you get to choose another. It's a day where men get ditched for other men and ladies get Dumped for some better curves, looks and tastes.
Yeah, that was a Friday. You get to feel good when you bumped on a good partner. Are these the so called "prayer partners"? I don't know.
So this Friday. We ganged up. This time round, we didn't want to include the ladies. It was to happen in my newly acquired Bedsitter at Caanan Estate. The house was big to accommodate like a dozen booze gamblers. I got my two friends Kamau and Kipyegon. When it came to "kuchana" and booze, there was no crossing on tribal lines. It was something that was soo cordial. We were brothers in this thing. Since class was over, we hurriedly rushed through past the gates and got on the Highrise – kibera route. We actually didn't want the ladies to start booking us for the weekend. We walked for the short distance. We arrived at Caanan Estate in about some minutes. I hurriedly walked ahead of my two ninjas as I directed them to my room. It was in the 1st floor of the 5-storey rentals. I opened the door and allowed them to get inside. I locked the door with my keys and left the key inside the lock. I had two sofa sets on which they plastered themselves knowing Bull had something great to offer.
The room was dark with red lighting. I didn't want to open the windows. I opened my bag and placed it on the small glass table at the centre of the two guys. I took a blue plastic chair and sat as a third party. My bag was at the centre. I removed the countable rolls of bhang, three "mzingas" and a lot of "muguka" which was covered in seven khaki bags. Today was our day. My friends shouted in overwhelmed joy as we debated on what to start with.
"This is more sweeter than Joyline " Kipyegon said as he referred to a certain classmate whilst channeling the muguka deep inside his jaws.
We all bursts into laughter as we joined in the picking of the preferred fun.
"Bull, kwani wapi Glasses?"
"Pia. Weka ngoma msee…"
I slowly got up and removed three wine glasses and placed them On the glass table. I crawled on my knees towards the sound system and plugged it on. I put my favorite Genre of music which was reggae and roots mixes. As the first song hit the air, I could feel the cold drink going through my warm intestines. I slowly increased the bass +3 and reduced the treble – 3. I gradually put on the volume to a staggering VOL 19. Only our heads could move as we sat on the chairs grounded as if our butts had being super-glued to our seats.
Kamau would take some bit of the dried leaves and use a paper from his accounts book to make a cigarette-like bar of which he would smoke in real gusto. The spacious Bedsitter was now a smoking zone. The air around was reeking of freshly smoked "ndom". This is what we enjoyed most. The feeling of being "high" had already taken over in 45 minutes. I could feel myself as if I was floating in the air. The feeling of greatness and grandiosity had started to express itself. I began shouting at the top of my voice as I jumped holding the full length bottle of "mzinga". The beat was soo strong and the type of music that I loved was full in my ears. I could feel it in my nerves as it made me breakdance better than my fellow classmates. Kipyegon knew the best dances of their tribe. The dances in which you kinda dance with one leg as you rotate the other. It was crazy. "Muratina" dance by Kamau was the most astonishing type of dance. It lacks a description in the English Oxford dictionary.
new highrise estate [CAANAN ESTATE]
The time was rushing. It was now 9pm at night. Kipyegon and Kamau were "stoned" to the occiput by the "makali" substances. They just lay there as I continued chewing the muguka nonstop. I mean, it had become a hobby. My teeth were all green. Kipyegon's too. I could feel bits of leaves stuck in my teeth and using my rough tongue, I would remove and swallow them with some "mzinga"
After about an hour. We decided to get out and take a stroll in the noisy KIBERA area. It was just a day to the party nomination exercise. So the campaigns were still ongoing. We walked out of the house and I locked the door from the outside. We wanted to visit the club and at least fish some stray ladies as we walked. We slowly got out of the gate as we walked in high spirits. By any chance that one would come across our way, we would beat them Up mercilessly. That's the extent to which we had been stoned at the moment. We walked as we scared away pedestrians who walked home at that time. I was the one leading the way as they followed me in unison. Kamau was still holding a cigarette in his fingers. We arrived at a certain club inside the slum. It wasn't that well up like normal pubs. In this place, we were assured of getting cheap drinks and some club women. We sat at a certain round table Together as we ordered extra drinks on our table. We hadn't got enough of what we had at my room. The beat inside the house was rhyming well with the dances inside the club. To people who used bhang like me, such music was my kind of thing. We all got up and started taking it to the floor as we danced ourselves to the beat.
Just then, there was a loud bang. Due to the effect, Of the sound, I was a bit "unstonned" . I shook. People inside the club had started running away from the club. It was something to do with the party nominations. I could hear the names of some aspirants. Kipyegon stepped on top of the tables and jumped outside. I couldn't wait too. I followed suit. Kamau followed me as we traced Kipyegon. I guess due to his tribal background, we couldn't even see his feet, he had already disappeared in the dark. Kamau was soo drunk to the occiput such that he couldn't even be able to run. He fell and landed inside a ditch. I stopped back and tried to pull him out but couldn't. He was too heavy. I left him and ran for safety. The police were on my back. They had visualized me. I guess they had confused me with the guy who was causing the chaos in the area. They planned their game and soon caught up with me. I was beaten and several injured by their clubs. Within minutes, I was mauled inside their trucks. Surprisingly, we were many inside the carriage. Some of the people Inside were fellow classmates while others were residents of Highrise area. However, there was no sight of Kipyegon nor Kamau. I was the only one who had been tracked.
In no time, we landed inside a police station. We were ejected roughly under strict supervision towards the inner cells inside the police station. I specifically was locked up inside a cell with older men. My clothes attracted their nostrils as they asked me where I have been getting bhang. They had already recognized it in my clothes. I couldn't answer any of them. I couldn't even sit on the floor, the place was dirty and watery. At the corner was a bucket. It was full of urine and definitely faeces at the bottom. Suddenly, one of the quiet guys in the corner called the cell officer and informed them that the bucket to urinate was full. In a rude shock, he was told to defecate on the bucket or on the floor. Since he was pressed, he urinated on the full bucket as urine flooded inside the cell. Some bits of faeces too (coats of beans and maize) were being carried away by the moving urine towards the entire corners of the cell. I stood on one shoe since one of my shoes had got lost during the chase.
I was confused. The alcohol level had subsidized in my occiput. I was reasoning again. Why was I caught?
Why me?
I didn't understand why I was inside a police cell. I realized it was on Saturday already because the 5am birds had already started humming. The alcohol had already been metabolized and I was standing on a full bladder. I too had to urinate on the walls of the cell. I couldn't hesitate. I turned to my side of the wall and opened my urethral sphincters. We were about 15 people in a 2 by 2 cell. You can imagine the stench.
The sun was already stretching out its rays. Around 7.30am, a certain soldier came to the cell I was in and opened the door. He removed me forcefully and told me to get to the desk. There, I found my friends Kipyegon and Kamau, they had come to bail me out.
Truly, I had met a new home. That was the government cell. I promised myself to behave again and be a better person. I knew that I was deteriorating in memory slowly. I knew this drugs weren't good but I kept taking them. I vowed to stop drugs and to move forward. I also want to make new friends and open a new chapter of Life.