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scottalanmiller

It's fine to be pro-gun ownership. You can argue the value of guns over safety. But what can't be argued is that that is what is required. Broad availability of weapons reduces safety, that's established. Americans broadly believe that individual rights are far more important than societal safety. It's a unique ethical stance shared by no other large society. But it is an ethics position, and ethics positions aren't right or wrong, just different or the same.

But that has to be understood as a basis for any discussion. Personally, I believe no individual right is ethical if it comes at the cost of the rights of others. I believe people should be free within their own space, until that freedom comes at the cost of localized lessening of freedoms of others.

Basically - all people should be equally free. Laws should never favour the freedom of the rich or the powerful at the cost of the weak or poor; or favour those willing to take away freedom over those willing to respect it. But that's counter to the standard American ethical position which favours "as much freedom as one can take from others."

PenguinWrangler

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

That's the issue with knives, we choose what we feel is best for others. The people in question aren't the buyers or choosers of the knives, but those that don't choose them.

What exactly do you mean by this? Me choosing to have a nice set of pointy Kitchen cutlery in my house does not mean it is best for you, nor would I ever say it was. You are free to have or not have any kitchen cutlery. Only you can determine that.

PenguinWrangler

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

But what can't be argued is that that is what is required. Broad availability of weapons reduces safety,

Then why does California have higher crime rate than Texas? Guns are much much more available in Texas than in California.

dafyre

There's also the point that anything can harm you accidentally -- Paper cuts anybody? How about toothpicks?

Anything can be turned into a weapon too. A pencil... a Pen... a rock, a stick... I'd have to try real hard with a toothpick... less so with it's larger cousin Clue by Four...

There comes a point where it becomes absurd to try and legislate things away... Don't make something fool proof... cause a bigger fool will always come along.

momurda

@penguinwrangler That isnt true. In America, you can buy a gun anywhere at any time. California has just as many guns as Texas. the higher crime rate(if that is even true, i doubt it) is likely due to higher poverty rate.

JaredBusch

Y'all shut the fuck up and take it elsewhere.

JaredBusch

Fortinet announced the acquisition of Bradford Networks

dafyre

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Y'all shut the fuck up and take it elsewhere.

#ThatKilledIt

jmoore

@jaredbusch Good article thanks

Obsolesce

Asus' Project Precog
https://www.cnet.com/news/forget-wwdc-asus-showed-us-the-sexiest-tech-of-tomorrow/

Nice!

scottalanmiller

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Fortinet announced the acquisition of Bradford Networks

What did Bradford make?

wrx7m

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Fortinet announced the acquisition of Bradford Networks

What did Bradford make?

https://www.bradfordnetworks.com/products/network-sentry/

scottalanmiller

@wrx7m said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Fortinet announced the acquisition of Bradford Networks

What did Bradford make?

https://www.bradfordnetworks.com/products/network-sentry/

They had me at "patented" as their one point of differentiation, lol.

JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@wrx7m said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Fortinet announced the acquisition of Bradford Networks

What did Bradford make?

https://www.bradfordnetworks.com/products/network-sentry/

They had me at "patented" as their one point of differentiation, lol.