ForEnglandJames
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I just wish it were less obtuse to set up.
I had little interest in security before Snowden, so admittedly, I need to lurk moar and keep learning. Thanks for offering another argument I can try to fit against new facts I encounter and helping me continue that process.
Who can resist a sufficiently determined state that still enjoys popular support? All he has to do is engineer the support for "security" over the long term.
Don't misunderestimate your fellow voters.
One friend in particular who was given a windows phone by his large, seattle-based employer (ahem) had no end of trouble. The UI was great, but basic functionality was terrible. The thing could never handle SMS--we had to call him constantly, just to let him know what was going on, then we all would sporadically receive 4-5 texts from him that made no sense out of context. It was a nightmare.
My guess is not censoring the Jesse Jackson AMA when the users got nasty. I have another comment on this site that details what I suspect went down. You can search it out if you're really curious--I don't know how to permalink here.
This is essential, and I wish it hadn't been overlooked. The only power of stochastic modeling over deterministic modeling is in quantifying the likelihood of outcomes in the outcome space.
Unfortunately, this requires either crazy stochastic math, or multiple computations (monte carlo methods). I suspect the op is a great guy and just hasn't been exposed to these ideas yet. When he does, he's going have that head-slapping moment we all have when we first encounter it.
FTFY.
This sort of lexical scattergunning--a sentence appearing to follow all the rules of syntax and usage, but which is in reality drivel sprinkled with ten dollar words, is a classic marker.
My earnest hope is that everyone learns not to trust GS at their word, or at all. And then GS can't find buyers.
Hey, I can dream, right?