But every time I re-run the script, it finds the same dupes, and every time I delete them, it only deletes them from the playlist, even if I hit CTRL.

What am I doing wrong? Help!

i also think using overflow:hidden is a good idea here too

To address #1 (and by inference #2), I can see the reasoning behind your point. Still, the computers should be secure enough to prevent the app issues that you reference. To me, it’s a hammer hitting a fly in response, and I’d think that the military would be a little more fluent in the measured response department. Still, I’m willing to cede that one (those two?) because I really think that the bigger issue is still trust (3-5).

I think that your response reflects a lack of time walking the lines, in a motor pool, what have you. Ever seen a soldier take a smoke break? These kids are working their butts off trying to protect us. I expected my soldiers to get the job done, whatever that job was, and my job was not to micromanage them along the way. If we had NCOs always on soldiers’ backs telling them to work, efficiency would suffer a heck of a lot worse than what you’re implying. I don’t think that your argument for 3-5 addresses what I read as the implication for the ban. Your argument addresses the idea that Marines should be at work when they’re at work and at home when they’re at home–a separate thread in my mind since we were always “on call” unless we were on leave–and my argument is that this ruling implies that the Marine Corps is telling their Marines that there’s no trust.

With regard to the collaborative environment, do you really think that the Marine Corps is fostering one with this ruling?

It seems that we both want the same outcome – a military that effectively defends our interests and don’t agree in how to get there, so thank you for your comments and thoughtfulness!

1)You say the security risks won’t go away, and that they will remain just as large, and possibly be less monitored because it’s not at work.

There are a couple issues with this: The primary security threat is that many social networking sites are security risks to a computer (and its network’s) data. Whether by adding an app to your profile (apps can see a lot about your profile and computer, and can easily be written to outwardly do one thing, while at the same time attacking your network for information theft or viral attack). The other issue (which also is a flaw in some of your later points) is that the marines aren’t trying to stop service members from personally divulging military secrets through these sites (intentionally or accidentally). They don’t care what the marines are posting really, that’s not the issue. They don’t want want their computers accessing such insecure sites. Use of these sites at home won’t be through military networks or on military computers, which is why they only applied their ban to military computers.

2)The main issue with your “we don’t trust you” complaint is the same as the latter above. They’re not worried about what the service members are posting, they’re worried about the cybersecurity of their military networks. The ban and issue has absolutely nothing to do with trust. Period.

3)Yeah… still the issue that they’ve done nothing about blocking personal use of social networking sites at home or on personal computers and networks. This ban is pretty similar to the ban that most employers have on the ability to play online games while at work. Online games can be created and run by anyone, which can be a security risk to the company, and also it’s a complete waste of their employee’s time. Why should a marine be allowed to mess around on facebook while he’s supposed to be working? It’s a waste of the military’s time and resources, and efficiency is a really big deal at all works, and in the military especially. What the individual marines do on their personal time is no bother of the Marine Corps.

4)This argument is an utter fallacy. It has nothing to do at all with what the ban entails. The ban prevents personal use of such sites. It’s not like the Marine Corps has decided that they’ll not use any social networking sites or other internet means to advertise or promote the service or such. There are still official Marine Corps pages on those sites. Their management is carefully controlled and not done through the same military networks for which strict security is a concern.

5)This is even worse than the 4th point. You’re suggesting that the use of facebook and twitter somehow is a means of creative collaboration through which technical and tactical innovation will occur? That’s absurd. There is an enormous difference between innovation in social networking and self expression and innovation which is militarily significant. Letting marines cruise around on facebook, commenting on funny pictures of their friends while at work will not help the US defeat terrorism, as nice as that would be.

Michael

i just installed snow leopard and have all the last updates.

somebody knows why the script cant find anything?